World Cafe Playlist for 02/16/2026

Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie joins host Raina Douris

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is a new film about a band who will stop at nothing in their quest to play a show, even though they have no songs and no idea what they’re doing. Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol of Nirvanna the Band join us to share a mixtape of songs that define them and the film on a new feature called Personal Records.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

Dove Ellis “Pale Song” Blizzard

Leon Bridges “Better Man” Coming Home

Ben Folds Five “Army” The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner

John Williams “Flying Theme” E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Soundtrack)

The Smiths “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out” The Queen Is Dead

Nirvana “Plateau” MTV Unplugged

The Cure “Boys Don’t Cry” Three Imaginary Boys

Susannah McCorkle “The Waters of March” From Bessie to Brazil

Grizzly Bear “Losing All Sense” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Brave Shores “Never Come Down” Brave Shores

Whitney “No Matter Where We Go” Light Upon The Lake

The Beatles “From Me To You” Past Masters. Volume 1

Hour Two

Portishead “Glory Box” Dummy

Ratboys “Light Night Mountains All That” Singin’ To An Empty Chair

MGMT “Electric Feel” Oracular Spectacular

Wet Leg “mangetout” moisturizer

Geese “100 Horses” Getting Killed

Houndmouth “On The Road” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Steve Forbert “There’s Everybody Else (and Then There’s You)” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

The Suffers “Make Some Room” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

Father John Misty “The Old Law” single

Bon Iver “Skinny Love” For Emma, Forever Ago

Beach House “Myth” Bloom

Arlo Parks “Heaven” Ambiguous Desire

The The “Uncertain Smile” Soul Mining

Liz Phair “Help Me Mary” Exile In Guyville