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Like a pink-haired gladiator, Adéla enters the pop arena hellbent on victory
From ballet school to Dream Academy, the Slovakian singer and dancer has been training her whole life for pop stardom.
From ballet school to Dream Academy, the Slovakian singer and dancer has been training her whole life for pop stardom.
Like a pink-haired gladiator, Adéla enters the pop arena hellbent on victory
From ballet school to Dream Academy, the Slovakian singer and dancer has been training her whole life for pop stardom.
Concert Reviews
The visual and aural spectacle of Making Time Pure Halloween 2026
Dave P.’s annual Halloween show—hosted in partnership with Klip Collective—offered up a meal for the ears and eyes at Franklin Music Hall, with Boy…
Dave P.’s annual Halloween show—hosted in partnership with Klip Collective—offered up a meal for the ears and eyes at Franklin Music Hall, with Boy…
The visual and aural spectacle of Making Time Pure Halloween 2026
Dave P.’s annual Halloween show—hosted in partnership with Klip Collective—offered up a meal for the ears and eyes at Franklin Music Hall, with Boy…
World Cafe
Willow Avalon on her latest album, ‘Pink Pocket Pistol’
Willow Avalon is making room for a kind of country song where women can sing about more than just broken hearts. On her new…
Willow Avalon is making room for a kind of country song where women can sing about more than just broken hearts. On her new…
Willow Avalon on her latest album, ‘Pink Pocket Pistol’
Willow Avalon is making room for a kind of country song where women can sing about more than just broken hearts. On her new…
World Cafe
Orville Peck on his latest album, ‘Mule’
Orville Peck is famous for wearing a mask, but his new album, Mule, is a deeply personal, vulnerable, chronological account of the year he…
Orville Peck is famous for wearing a mask, but his new album, Mule, is a deeply personal, vulnerable, chronological account of the year he…
Orville Peck on his latest album, ‘Mule’
Orville Peck is famous for wearing a mask, but his new album, Mule, is a deeply personal, vulnerable, chronological account of the year he…
Music News
Beatrix Thorn’s genre-defying debut album ‘rabbit’ is heavy—lyrically and musically
Themes in the debut album—out now—include one-sided relationships, addiction, and more, all with Amy Winehouse, Marina, The Grateful Dead, and Lana Del Rey serving…
Themes in the debut album—out now—include one-sided relationships, addiction, and more, all with Amy Winehouse, Marina, The Grateful Dead, and Lana Del Rey serving…
Beatrix Thorn’s genre-defying debut album ‘rabbit’ is heavy—lyrically and musically
Themes in the debut album—out now—include one-sided relationships, addiction, and more, all with Amy Winehouse, Marina, The Grateful Dead, and Lana Del Rey serving…
Video Sessions
View allOrville Peck reflects on how bullying shaped his young life
November 3, 2026
Low Cut Connie on World Cafe | Live Session & Interview
November 2, 2026
Social Distortion turns up on World Cafe
November 2, 2026
Orville Peck on World Cafe | Extended Interview
November 2, 2026
Metric bring back indie sleaze on World Cafe
November 2, 2026
Madra Salach – “Tunnel Tigers”
November 2, 2026
Madra Salach – “Murphy Can Never Go Home”
November 2, 2026
Remi Wolf – “Twiggy”
November 2, 2026
World Cafe answers your burning questions
November 2, 2026
Raina and Kallao answer FAQs for World Cafe’s 35th anniversary
November 2, 2026
Toronto’s Jen Agg shares her experience in a male-dominated field
October 29, 2026
Remi Wolf plays a stripped back set on World Cafe
October 28, 2026
Adéla gives World Cafe pop star pointers
October 27, 2026
Friendship leads the pairing behind The Army, The Navy
October 27, 2026
Adéla on World Cafe I Full Interview
October 27, 2026
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Richard Thompson proves he’s still got it in Free At Noon performance
The storied folk rocker just dropped his 20th album and treated a sold-out Free At Noon crowd to songs old and new with his…
The storied folk rocker just dropped his 20th album and treated a sold-out Free At Noon crowd to songs old and new with his…
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Concert Reviews
Purely Timeless: Alex Amen at the Ukie Club
“The last time I was in Philadelphia, I played a showcase at a radio station,” Alex Amen recounted after his first song of the…
“The last time I was in Philadelphia, I played a showcase at a radio station,” Alex Amen recounted after his first song of the…
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Music News
WXPN’s Concert Picks: Fruit Bats, Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam, AJJ, more
These are the don’t-miss shows happening in the region over the next week.
These are the don’t-miss shows happening in the region over the next week.
WXPN’s Concert Picks: Fruit Bats, Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam, AJJ, more
These are the don’t-miss shows happening in the region over the next week.
Music News
Paris Paloma cast spells of sisterhood in Philly
Fresh of the release of her sophomore album, ‘The Fatal Flaw,’ Paris Paloma enthralled the Philly crowd with an emotionally charged show.
Fresh of the release of her sophomore album, ‘The Fatal Flaw,’ Paris Paloma enthralled the Philly crowd with an emotionally charged show.
Paris Paloma cast spells of sisterhood in Philly
Fresh of the release of her sophomore album, ‘The Fatal Flaw,’ Paris Paloma enthralled the Philly crowd with an emotionally charged show.
Music News
Listen back to our special Halloween programming with Robert Drake and Eric Schuman
You can stream the audio of our special Halloween shows—’Land of the Lost Presents: The Dark Side of New Wave’ and our ‘Halloween SPOOKtacular’—from…
You can stream the audio of our special Halloween shows—’Land of the Lost Presents: The Dark Side of New Wave’ and our ‘Halloween SPOOKtacular’—from…
Listen back to our special Halloween programming with Robert Drake and Eric Schuman
You can stream the audio of our special Halloween shows—’Land of the Lost Presents: The Dark Side of New Wave’ and our ‘Halloween SPOOKtacular’—from…