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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 collection of acoustic blues and country called, "River of Time." In this interview, Kaukonen discusses the record's mix of original material and covers, and talks about Fur Peace Ranch, the guitar camp ...

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[ Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:33:25 -0400 ]

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 independent releases in their path. Now embraced by an international indie-rock audience, Amadou and Mariam will bring their wailing vocals and funky guitars on tour with Coldplay this spring. During the i...

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[ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:56:22 -0400 ]

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, the first on their independent label, IG Recordings, finds the Girls exploring new melodic and rhythmic territory. During this visit, the pair discuss their early years, and their choice to bypass usin...

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[ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:06:40 -0400 ]

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 acts as Oasis and The Tragically Hip. The momentum continues with his new album, Love at the End of the World, which debuted at number one on the Canadian album charts - a first for Roberts. In this inte...

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[ Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:33:13 -0400 ]

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 Devendra Banhart. But Cabic's home base is Vetiver, who are making their neo-psychedelic mark with a dreamy, nuanced style. In the interview, Cabic talks about the band's recent covers album and why he migr...

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[ Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:13:21 -0400 ]

Tommy Keene

Singer-songwriter Tommy Keene celebrates his latest album with host David Dye on this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN. Keene's songbook, although wanting for commercial attention, is considered some of the best rock to come out of the post-punk era. Balancing roles as solo artist and hired-gun for acts like Bob Pollard and Paul Westerberg, he's earned the high opionion of critics for his classic pop hooks and thunderous guitar work. There's a healthy dose of both on Keene's new r...

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[ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:35:51 -0400 ]

The Low Anthem

World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN features The Low Anthem in a session with host David Dye. Their new Americana album, "Oh My God, Charlie Darwin," is a celebration of sonic extremes Hard songs are propelled to raucous, and soft songs become ghostly on the Providence-based trio's sophomore release. Recognized as a breakout band by Rolling Stone, Paste magazine, and NPR, The Low Anthem are quickly gaining a high profile in folk circles. In this session with David, they'll talk about recording ...

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[ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:33:50 -0400 ]

The Low Anthem

World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN features The Low Anthem in a session with host David Dye. Their new Americana album, "Oh My God, Charlie Darwin," is a celebration of sonic extremes. Hard songs are propelled to raucous, and soft songs become ghostly on the Providence-based trio's sophomore release. Recognized as a breakout band by Rolling Stone, Paste magazine, and NPR, The Low Anthem are quickly gaining a high profile in folk circles. In this session with David, they'll talk about recording...

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[ Mon, 25 May 2009 20:51:17 -0400 ]

Juana Molina

Argentinean singer-songwriter Juana Molina celebrates her new album, "Un Dia," on this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN. Long before she earned acclaim as a singer-songwriter, Molina was best known as a comedic TV actress in her native country. But since her musical debut in 1996, she's built a burgeoning career around her inviting blend of traditional rhythms and innovative electronica. In Molina's session with host David Dye, they discuss how her sitcom celebrity status influenc...

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[ Mon, 18 May 2009 11:33:33 -0400 ]

Coming up on World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, host David Dye welcomes singer-songwriter M. Ward. Something of an enigma, Ward gets at the heart of folk, blues, and rock traditions to form melodies that sound weathered and effortless. "Hold Time" marks his solo return, following a focus on She & Him, his side project with actress Zooey Deschanel. On the new collection, Ward enlists guests that include Deschanel, and Jason Lytle of Grandaddy — and, in this interview, he'll talk about wo...

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[ Mon, 11 May 2009 09:33:10 -0400 ]

Frightened Rabbit

On this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, we hope you enjoy a concert with Frightened Rabbit. After the Scottish quartet's jaw-dropping South-By-Southwest debut performance last year, their sophomore album was acknowledged as one of the best releases of 2008 according to Pitchfork and Stereogum. Their anticipated new folk-pop epic called, "The Midnight Organ Fight," laments relationships gone bad with an aching honesty on ballads like "Good Arms Versus Bad Arms," a beautiful examp...

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[ Mon, 04 May 2009 13:04:06 -0400 ]

The Heartless Bastards

Host David Dye welcomes The Heartless Bastards on this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN. Since their 2004 discovery by Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney, the band has released three blues-rock albums to great critical praise. The most recent one, called "The Mountain," incorporates new instrumentation, such as banjo and violin, for a fuller, rhythm-driven sound. In this interview, lead singer Erika Wennerstorm talks about her writing process and how her songs get transform...

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[ Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:04:25 -0400 ]

Shugo Tokumaru

World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN features Shugo Tokumaru in a session with host David Dye. "Multi-instrumentalist" is almost insufficient to describe Shugo, whose arsenal of fifty different music-makers all come together on his latest record, "Exit." It's a one-man symphony of electronica, folk, blues, and Japanese pop, but as he explains in this session, experimentation with his sound is on-going. Shugo shares stories about his recent foray into improvisational jazz guitar, and how his lyri...

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[ Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:55:47 -0400 ]

The Pretenders - Chrissie Hynde

The Pretenders celebrate their latest release with host David Dye on this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN. "Break Up The Concrete" owes more to rockabilly and Americana than the band's essential new wave catalog, but Pretenders fans will be thrilled with the fresh melodies and Chrissie Hynde's return to lead songwriting duties. The new record was inspired by Hynde's Akron, Ohio homecoming, and she chats in this session about our society's renewed interest in the regional and loca...

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[ Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:23:25 -0400 ]

Coming up on World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, we hope you enjoy a concert with DeVotchKa. This four-piece ensemble took a huge leap into public consciousness in 2006 when they earned a Grammy nomination for their original score to "Little Miss Sunshine." DeVotchKa's global sound features accordion, theremin, trumpet, and sousaphone, and with the album "A Mad and Faithful Telling," an extensive string section adds new texture to their fresh gypsy-rock. In this session with host David Dye, si...

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[ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:45:50 -0400 ]

On this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, host David Dye speaks with Joan Baez as she celebrates her latest album, "Day After Tomorrow." A pioneer of the 1960s folk movement, Joan's name is equally aligned with the numerous political causes she's championed over the past fifty years, most recently gay rights and poverty awareness. On the new release, her first in five years, Joan takes on songs written by a mixed bag of composers including Steve Earle, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, a...

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[ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:13:28 -0400 ]

Holly Golightly

World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN features garage-cum-folk artist Holly Golightly in a session with host David Dye. Since leaving the all-girl rock band, Thee Headcoatees, in 1995, Holly's become a prolific solo and collaborative artist. The latest release, called "Dirt Don't Hurt," is her second project with one-man drum and guitar outfit, The Brokeoffs. In this session, Holly talks about working in the Spanish studio where they recorded in just five days and the vintage equipment used to dr...

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[ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:53:11 -0400 ]

Butch Walker

This edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN features a session with Butch Walker. A seasoned alt-rocker, as well as coveted producer, Walker has worked with such chart-topping acts as Katy Perry, Tommy Lee, and Pink. Last year Walker used this pop production experience to brighten his own indie-rock sensibilities on an album called "Sycamore Meadows," named after the street where California wildfires claimed his home. In a discussion with host David Dye, Walker explains how losing his p...

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[ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:43:54 -0400 ]

Host David Dye welcomes The Heavy on this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN. Bath, England's rising soul-rock outfit was formed over a casual jam session, when guitarist Dan Taylor laid down some acoustic riffs over hip-hop instrumentals and vocalist Kelvin Swaby's raspy croon. Lo-fi samples and broken-down beats dominate on their debut album entitled "Great Vengeance and Furious Fire." During this visit, the band explains how their sound developed, and we'll also get a preview of ...

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[ Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:53:35 -0400 ]

Charlie Haden

Coming up on World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, host David Dye speaks with double bassist Charlie Haden. Best known for his jazz explorations, Haden straddles Americana, folk, and country with the latest effort, "Rambling Boy." It's a return to his musical roots, when a two year-old Charlie first appeared in 1939 on his parents' "Haden Family Radio Show." As a tribute to the program, the new record is a family affair, featuring Haden's wife Ruth, his son, and harmonies from his triplet daught...

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[ Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:13:17 -0500 ]

Jeremy Messersmith

Jeremy Messersmith performs a new batch of songs from "The Silver City" on this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN. A nod to his current Minneapolis home, Jeremy's new album of dreamy '60s pop is heavily influenced by urban-dwellers and their lives. In his session with host David Dye, Jeremy reveals his own metropolis pastime, imagining the stories of fellow passengers on the light rail, and plays a Minneapolis-inspired cover - The Replacements'"Skyway."...

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[ Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:03:27 -0500 ]

Jeremy Messersmith

Jeremy Messersmith performs a new batch of songs from "The Silver City" on this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN. A nod to his current Minneapolis home, Jeremy's new album of dreamy '60s pop is heavily influenced by urban-dwellers and their lives. In his session with host David Dye, Jeremy reveals his own metropolis pastime, imagining the stories of fellow passengers on the light rail, and plays a Minneapolis-inspired cover - The Replacements'"Skyway."...

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[ Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:07:16 -0500 ]

Jessica Lea Mayfield

Coming up on World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, Jessica Lea Mayfield presents her sweetly haunting fusion of folk, soul, and indie-rock. Her career began at the age of eight in her family's bluegrass band, and by eighteen she'd gained recognition for her collaboration on the Black Keys' "Attack & Release." "With Blasphemy So Heartfelt," her full-length debut, is produced by the Keys' Dan Auerbach, and Jessica explains to host David Dye how that partnership developed, as well as her ambivalent...

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[ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:06:59 -0500 ]

Cold War Kids

On this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, Cold War Kids showcase their intense indie-Americana. Lead singer Nathan Willett spills a soulful yell over blues-inflected, anecdotal songs on, "Loyalty to Loyalty," the band's sophomore record. In this visit, they'll play an unconventional version of the new Cafe favorite, "Something Is Not Right With Me," and host David Dye asks how the band coped with blog backlash....

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[ Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:13:57 -0500 ]

Mercury Rev

Coming up on World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, we hope you enjoy a special Lillywhite Session with Mercury Rev. An underground favorite since their distorted art pop debuted in 1991, Mercury Rev sees experimentation as key to their creativity. On "Snowflake Midnight" the band embraced open-source technology, allowing them to experiment with audio effects designed by people across the globe. They'll speak with host David Dye about discovering the sound for this new record and the concept of a...

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[ Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:44:29 -0500 ]

Brazzaville

Host David Dye welcomes Brazzaville on this edition of World Cafe Words & Music from WXPN. David Brown got the idea to form Brazzaville while on tour as a saxophonist for Beck. Eight albums and ten years later, their latest effort is entitled "21st Century Girl." The band's globally-minded indie pop is an amalgam of influences from Brown's travels through South America, Europe, and Africa, as a teenage runaway, and he'll chat in this interview about the admittedly unrealistic, idyllic image of L...

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[ Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:54:40 -0500 ]

Coming up on World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, Bon Iver performs indie-folk songs from the stunning debut, "For Emma, Forever Ago." Host David Dye talks with singer-songwriter Justin Vernon, who escaped to a secluded Wisconsin cabin and, over several months, experienced an outpouring of creativity. This material would launch the project, Bon Iver, and a sparse, almost ghostly, disc of subdued acoustic guitar, a few drum beats, and Vernon's primal falsetto....

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[ Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:03:46 -0500 ]

Jason Pierce & Spiritualized

Space-rock outfit Spiritualized join host David Dye on this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN. Disrupted by a serious bout of pneumonia, frontman Jason Pierce had to wait almost two years to put to disc a collection of songs he wrote in just two weeks. He tackles themes of survival and near-death experiences on the album, entitled "Songs in A&E," and he discusses how his illness affected his songwriting process....

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[ Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:06:03 -0500 ]

Joseph Arthur

Folk-leaning songsmith, Joseph Arthur, joins host David Dye on this edition of World Cafe Words & Music from WXPN. Although Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed, and Michael Stipe can be counted among his biggest fans, Arthur hasn't seized the mainstream audience that his acclaim warrants — and he's okay with that. Having released four EPs inside the first months of 2008, and topping it off with a new full-length album, called "Temporary People," Arthur clearly finds that his joy is simply in making re...

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[ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:03:57 -0500 ]

Coming up on World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN, David Dye gets a visit from Calexico. Drawing musical inspiration from the border region between California and Mexico, the aptly-named band has carved out a distinctive niche in the indie rock scene. In talking with David, they explain their travels to South America and John Fante's book, "Ask The Dust," which appear in the themes of their new record....

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[ Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:03:22 -0500 ]

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