World Cafe Playlist for 01/28/2026
Patrick Staso of the Baltimore Rock Opera Society joins host Raina Douris
Garbage Quest! Ceremony of the Faceless! Murdercastle! These are all past productions put on by BROS – the Baltimore Rock Opera Society. For almost two decades, BROS has been mounting elaborate, totally original rock operas, and on the Sense of Place: Baltimore on World Cafe, you’ll take a tour of their clubhouse and hear how they make their weird, wild dreams into reality with a team of community volunteers.
Today’s Playlist
Kings of Leon “Molly’s Chambers” Youth and Young Manhood
Parquet Courts “Wide Awake” Wide Awake!
Baltimore Rock Opera Society “Finale” MURDERCASTLE
Baltimore Rock Opera Society “Hear Ye!” Gründlehämmer
Baltimore Rock Opera Society “Brotopia Theme” Gründlehämmer
Baltimore Rock Opera Society “The Sum of Its Parts” Welcome to Shakesville
Baltimore Rock Opera Society “Rise of the Mother Nog” The Terrible Secret of Lunastus
Baltimore Rock Opera Society “RATS! – Party Rat Daze” The Rock Opera 6-Pack
Baltimore Rock Opera Society “RATS! – Party Rat Daze” The Rock Opera 6-Pack
Little Comets “Little Opus” WC Recording
The Who “Overture” Tommy
Genesis “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Choir & Murray Head “Superstar” Jesus Christ Superstar
Green Day “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” American Idiot
Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” A Night at the Opera
Feist “Mushaboom” Let It Die
Courtney Barnett “Site Unseen (feat. Waxahatchee)” Creature of Habit
The Avett Brothers “Ain’t No Man” True Sadness
Palmyra “Arizona” Restless
Goose “Give it Time” Everything Must Go
Hour Two
The Allman Brothers “One Way Out” Eat A Peach
Zach Bryan “Plastic Cigarette” With Heaven on Top
Waxahatchee “Right Back to It (feat. MJ Lenderman)” Tigers Blood
Hiss Golden Messenger “Saturday’s Song” Lateness of Dancers
Bob Weir “Cassidy” Ace
Grateful Dead “Touch of Grey” In The Dark
Fiona Apple “Get Him Back” Recorded Live for World Cafe
My Morning Jacket “The Day is Coming” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Pulp “Spike Island” More
Father John Misty “The Old Law” (Single)
Lord Huron “The World Ender” WC Recording
Arlo Parks “2Sided” Ambiguous Desire
Beth Orton “She Cries Your Name” Trailer Park
Gigi Perez “Sailor Song” At the Beach, in Every Life
Fust “Spangled” Big Ugly