World Cafe Guests

Guests

Owen Pallett Is A Home-Recording Wizard

In this session, what you're going to hear are solo performances â€” just Pallett, using effects and looping to create layers of sound.

Nashville Recommendations: Hear 4 New Songs From The Music City

NPR pop critic Ann Powers highlights new songs from Brit Taylor, Molly Parden, The Brummies and C.A. Jones.

Cordovas Epitomize What It Means To Be A Free Spirit

Cordovas frontperson Joe Firstman speaks with host Raina Douris about the unusual path of his music career â€” and performs four songs.

Joan Osborne Returns, With A Very Personal Album

Joan Osborne has had a lot of success with music written by other people over the years, but Trouble And Strife is all her.

Hear Beabadoobee Perform A Concert From Her Childhood Bedroom

Beabadoobee plays her hit "Coffee," plus three songs from her new album, Fake It Flowers.

Hear The Inspirational Protest Songs Of The Resistance Revival Chorus

A collective of around 65 women and nonbinary singers perform both originals and covers on Resistance Revival Chorus' album This Joy, recorded just before the pandemic.

Chicago Rock Trio Dehd Will Leave You Feeling Alive

DEHD's Emily Kempf started out as a very shy kid â€“ but now, she loves the rush of performing live. Hear a live performance in this session.

Alanis Morissette's 'Jagged Little Pill' Is Like Catching Up With An Old Friend

When Alanis Morissette released her breakout record 25 years ago, it was powerful and brutally honest in ways hadn't been heard before. In this session, she speaks on the album and more recent musical of the same name.

The Avett Brothers' 'Third Gleam' Reminds Us Why We Fell In Love With Them

The Third Gleam has no big band, no synths, no electric guitar. Just the brothers and their longtime bassist, Bob Crawford, for a series of songs.

Big Chiefs Of Rival Mardi Gras Tribes Come Together As The 79rs Gang

The 79rs Gang's new album, Expect the Unexpected, feeds the head and tickles the feet, featuring collaborations with members of Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem, among others.