World Cafe on KRVS

Monday-Thursday 9:00-11:00 AM
David Dye

Since 1991, World Cafe has showcased contemporary music, serving up an eclectic blend of blues, rock, folk and alternative country. David Dye hosts the program from member station WXPN in Philadelphia. Each show centers on David's "performance chat" with a featured artist or band.

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World Cafe
12:01 pm
Fri August 3, 2012

Keane On World Cafe

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Keane.

The English piano-rock band Keane formed back in 1997, but it wasn't until 2004 that the group's album Hopes and Fears took off on the strength of the smash single "Somewhere Only We Know." A Best New Artist Grammy nomination followed, and in the years since, the group has released three more albums: 2006's Under the Iron Sea, 2008's Perfect Symmetry and this year's Strangeland.

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World Cafe
12:24 pm
Thu August 2, 2012

Langhorne Slim On World Cafe

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Langhorne Slim.

Originally published on Mon September 17, 2012 2:46 pm

Singer-songwriter Langhorne Slim (real name: Sean Scolnick) took his stage name from his hometown of Langhorne in Bucks County, Pa. After studying at the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College, Slim moved to Brooklyn and built a national following by touring with The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players. Eventually, he made his way to Portland, Ore., where he's lived since the 2009 release of Be Set Free.

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World Cafe
1:40 pm
Wed August 1, 2012

Glen Hansard On World Cafe

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Glen Hansard.

Having already found success as the singer of the Irish band The Frames and as half of the folk-pop duo The Swell Season, singer-songwriter Glen Hansard is venturing out as a solo artist.

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World Cafe
2:18 pm
Tue July 31, 2012

Kat Edmonson On World Cafe

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Kat Edmonson.

Texas native Kat Edmonson possesses astonishing vocal control: She glides effortlessly between tones, and can move from a lilting falsetto to a raspy growl with ease. Her debut album, 2009's Take to the Sky, finds her exploring the roots of classic pop and jazz songs — an approach she continues on its sequel, this year's Way Down Low.

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World Cafe
3:33 pm
Mon July 30, 2012

Next: Allen Stone

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Allen Stone
  • Hear two songs by Allen Stone

Allen Stone's smooth voice plays well against the sometimes curiously synthetic beats that characterize his songs. The soul and R&B singer hails from outside Spokane, Wash., where he began his singing career as part of his church choir. After stints in community college and Bible school, Stone brought his talents to bear with his debut album Last to Speak in 2010. The self-proclaimed hippie crafts his songs with socially conscious lyrics, and his commentary on topics ranging from the economic crisis to technological dependence is wittily pertinent.

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Playlist

December 31, 2012

9:00 AM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
Composer :
Label : Luaka Bop
9:01 AM
Kids
Artist : MGMT
Album : Oracular Spectacular
Composer :
Label : Sony
9:06 AM
Yet Again
Artist : Grizzly Bear
Album : Shields
Composer :
Label : Warp
9:09 AM
Down by the Water
Artist : The Decemberists
Album : The King Is Dead
Composer :
Label : Capitol
9:13 AM
Catch My Disease
Artist : Ben Lee
Album : Awake is the New Sleep
Composer :
Label : New West
9:17 AM
Sophia
Artist : Laura Marling
Album : A Creature I Don't Know
Composer :
Label : Domino
9:22 AM
If I Needed You
Artist : Mumford & Sons
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
9:27 AM
Whispers in the Dark
Artist : Mumford & Sons
Album : Recorded Live at the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
9:33 AM
Lover¿s Eyes
Artist : Mumford & Sons
Album : Recorded Live at the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
9:40 AM
Ghosts that We Knew
Artist : Mumford & Sons
Album : Recorded Live at the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
9:47 AM
If I Needed You
Artist : Mumford & Sons
Album : Recorded Live at the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
9:53 AM
Lazuli
Artist : Beach House
Album : Bloom
Composer :
Label : Sub Pop
9:58 AM
Swallowed By The Night
Artist : Sun Airway
Album : Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier
Composer :
Label : Dead Oceans
10:00 AM
Tanacara
Artist : Gonzaghuinha
Album : Brazil Classics: Beleza Tropical, Vol. 2
Composer :
Label : Luaka Bop
10:00 AM
Because of You
Artist : The Revelations
Album : Deep Soul
Composer :
Label : Decision Records
10:01 AM
Hometown Blues
Artist : Steve Earle
Album : Train A Comin'
Composer :
Label : Warner Brothers
10:03 AM
Hometown Blues
Artist : Tom Petty
Album : Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Composer :
Label : Rhino / WEA
10:05 AM
Lonely Boy
Artist : The Black Keys
Album : El Camino
Composer :
Label : Nonesuch
10:09 AM
I Can’t Turn You Loose
Artist : Otis Redding
Album : The Otis Redding Story
Composer :
Label : Warner Brothers
10:12 AM
I Don’t Mind
Artist : Black Joe Lewis
Album : Black Joe Lewis
Composer :
Label : Weary Records
10:16 AM
Going to the Party
Artist : The Alabama Shakes
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
10:21 AM
I Found You
Artist : The Alabama Shakes
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
10:27 AM
Hold On
Artist : The Alabama Shakes
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
10:32 AM
Boys and Girls
Artist : The Alabama Shakes
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
10:38 AM
Alabama Pines
Artist : Jason Isbell & the 400
Album : Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Composer :
Label : WXPN
10:42 AM
California
Artist : Delta Spirit
Album : Delta Spirit
Composer :
Label : Rounder
10:46 AM
Down In The Valley
Artist : The Head & the Heart
Album : The Head & the Heart
Composer :
Label : Sub Pop
10:51 AM
Watch Your Step
Artist : Elvis Costello
Album : Girls Girls Girls (Disc 2)
Composer :
Label : Demon
10:54 AM
Maps
Artist : The Front Bottoms
Album : The Front Bottoms
Composer :
Label : Bar/None
10:57 AM
Sweetness
Artist : Pearl and the Beard
Album : Killing the Darlings
Composer :
Label : Family Records