World Cafe Playlist for 04/30/2024

Alejandro Escovedo joins host Stephen Kallao

Alejandro Escovedo is Roots Rock Royality – a career spanning over six decades from his punk beginnings with The Nuns in the 70’s to his consistently adventurous output as a solo artist today – his latest album revisits his weighty discography – It’s called Echo Dancing. Alejandro Escovedo joins us to talk about covering his own catalog – and shares live performances on the World Cafe.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

Adele “Hello” 25

Alejandro Escovedo “Bury Me” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Alejandro Escovedo “Sacramento & Polk” The Boxing Mirror

Alejandro Escovedo “Sacramento & Polk” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Alejandro Escovedo “John Conquest” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Alejandro Escovedo “Outside Your Door” Recorded Live for World Cafe

Phosphorescent “Revelator” Revelator

Yazoo “Situation” Upstairs At Eric’s

Chris Isaak “Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing” Forever Blue

Hour Two
The Knack “My Sharona” Get The Knack

Sierra Ferrell “American Dreaming” Trail of Flowers

Lizzie No “Lagunita” Halfsies

The Black Keys “Beautiful People (Stay High)” Ohio Players

Big Head Todd & The Monsters “Bittersweet” Sister Sweetly

Dan Wilson “Closing Time” World Cafe performance

Rhiannon Giddens “Freedom Highway” World Cafe performance

Elvis Costello “Accidents Will Happen” Armed Forces

Glass Animals “Creatures In Heaven” I Love You So Much

Francis Of Delirium “Blue Tuesday” Lighthouse

Iggy Pop “Nightclubbing” The Idiot

The Decemberists “Burial Ground” As Ever it Was, So it Will Be Again

The Smithereens “A Girl Like You” 11