NPR: World Cafe Words & Music from WXPN
WXPN's live performance and interview program featuring music and conversation from a variety of important artists.
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Sondre Lerche
Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche joins host David Dye on this edition of World Cafe Words & Music from WXPN. A formally trained guitarist by age nine, and composer and recording artist in his teen years, Lerche was poised to take on the pop world by 2001 when his debut, "Faces Down," went g …
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Patterson Hood
On this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, founding member of the Drive-By Truckers, Patterson Hood, stops by in support of his sophomore solo release. Hood wrote the music for "Murdering Oscar (and Other Love Songs)" fifteen years ago, but his personal art was put on the backburner wh …
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David Bazan
David Dye welcomes David Bazan on this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN. Over the course of ten prolific years with the Christian indie rock band Pedro The Lion, Bazan released numerous critically-acclaimed group albums until his burdensome drinking broke the momentum. In 2006 Bazan r …
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The Noisettes
Host David Dye gets a visit from The Noisettes on this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN. This trio of spunky Brits has developed a reputation for its wild stage performances, and on their sophomore release, "Wild Young Hearts," the live energy translates effortlessly. It's an impassio …
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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Coming up on World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, we hope you enjoy a concert with Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros. After making his musical entr?e with the dance-rock outfit Ima Robot, Alex Ebert formed a twelve-member ensemble behind his boyhood alter ego, Edward Sharpe. On their debut recor …
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King Sunny Ade
The monarch of Nigerian juju music, King Sunny Ade, joins host David Dye on this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN. Over the past thirty years, King Sunny has become an icon in his home country and throughout Africa with his seductive blend of percussion and intertwining electric guita …
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Cotton Jones
World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN features Americana duo Cotton Jones, who discuss their debut album, "Paranoid Cocoon." After singer-songwriter Michael Nau's much-adored indie outfit Page France decided to take a break, he developed a solo project called Cotton Jones Basket Ride. With the monike …
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Blind Pilot
Coming up on World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, host David Dye gets a visit from Blind Pilot. When this band of Portland locals set out on their first tour, they were bound to get some early notoriety; towing their instruments all the way, the lo-fi collective biked over 1,000 miles from Vancouve …
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Grizzly Bear
World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN features Grizzly Bear, the Brooklyn-based group that started out as leader Edward Droste's do-it-yourself home recording project. The psych-folk band's humble beginnings have since snowballed, landing their new album, "Veckatimest," among this year's most anticip …
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Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
Coming up on World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears showcase their rowdy blues debut, "Tell 'Em What Your Name Is." One of 2009's breakthrough acts, this fiery blues combo brings new thump and groove to '60s R&B. Just as soul man Lewis' wild wailing enthralls live aud …
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Dirty Projectors
Avant-garde indie collective Dirty Projectors join host David Dye on this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN. Powered by singer-songwriter Dave Longstreth, the quartet has, until recently, been known for their concept albums, one of which told a loose narrative of Don Henley as a Spanis …
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Silversun Pickups
World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN features the shoegazing quartet Silversun Pickups. A strong following built in the L.A. club scene led to the band's debut release in 2006, and not far behind came the opportunity to tour with acts like OK Go and Snow Patrol. On their sophomore record, "Swoon," S …
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Bat For Lashes
On this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, we hope you enjoy a session with Bat For Lashes, the brainchild of songwriter Natasha Khan. The mystical and elemental sound on the debut, "Fur And Gold," turned Bat For Lashes into a critical sensation of 2007, attracting nods for the Mercury …
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Sara Watkins
Coming up on World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, Sara Watkins, of the progressive bluegrass outfit Nickel Creek, celebrates her self-titled solo debut. Throughout her extensive musical travels, Watkins has developed a rolodex of accomplished artists, such as Gillian Welch and Chris Eldridge, who a …
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Jamey Johnson
Country Music Award-winning songwriter Jamey Johnson discusses his recently released album "That Lonesome Song" in this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN. Following an overwhelming run of hardships, Johnson went into a deep period of isolation, supporting himself by penning hits for Tr …
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Jorma Kaukonen
World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN features Jorma Kaukonen in a special session with host David Dye. As a founding member of Jefferson Airplane, Kaukonen's masterful guitar work helped to define psychedelic rock in the '60s. Now with more than a dozen solo albums on his r?sum?, he adds the new col …
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Amadou and Mariam
Amadou and Mariam celebrate their new Afro-blues record, Welcome to Mali, on this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN. When the pair married almost thirty years ago, they also vowed to build a musical career together, a pursuit that took them across Africa and Europe with a slew of indep …
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Indigo Girls
Coming up on World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, the Indigo Girls showcase songs from their new disc, "Poseidon And The Bitter Bug." Throughout a twenty-year collaboration of making innovative music and fighting social injustice, the folk-pop duo's passion has not mellowed. Their latest release, t …
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Sam Roberts
David Dye welcomes Canadian indie-rocker, Sam Roberts. Since introducing his EP The Inhuman Condition - the best-selling independent release in his home country's history - Roberts has been on the upward move, scoring an international record deal with Universal, and opening for such high-profile act …
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Vetiver
In this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, Vetiver stops by with music from their new release, "Tight Knit." Frontman Andy Cabic, a heavy-hitter in San Francisco's freak-folk scene, was recognized early on for his musical collaborations with Joanna Newsom and the genre's founder Devend …
NPR: World Cafe Words & Music from WXPN
