It's 50 years to this day that Peter Frampton released the now classic double live album, Frampton Comes Alive. Here's our interview with Peter from 2016, playing acoustic versions of songs from the live lp, and talking about the success of the album. www.npr.org/sections/wor...

Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social chats with KIRBY about her recent album, Miss Black America and delivers some powerful in-studio performances from the lp. www.npr.org/2026/01/05/n...

I mean, there could not have been a more perfect ending to your wonderful year of programming than Matt Farley’s live performance of "People Like Raina Douris Because She's Great!" Thanks for bringing us so much great music in 2025, @rahrahraina.bsky.social, and best wishes for the year ahead!

Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks with Chino Moreno, the frontman for the Deftones about their new Grammy nominated rock album, private music, and other highlights of the band's 30+ year career. www.npr.org/2026/01/02/n...

We've done several hundred interviews and sessions this year and one of our favorites was with legend Ringo Starr. Ring in the new year with a listen to Ringo's interview with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4v_...

It might almost be 2026, however we started January 2025 off with one of our favorite interviews of the year, with the legend Herb Albert. The Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social talked w/ Herb about his 50th album and his days at A&M Records, which he co-founded. www.npr.org/2025/01/03/1...

Some of our favorite sessions and interviews from the past year included our conversation with Hannah Cohen and the Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social. Hannah's album Earthstar Mountain is one of the best albums of the year. www.npr.org/2025/05/27/1...

Looking back on some of our favorite interviews and sessions from the year, here's Perfume Genius, who chatted w/ Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social about his latest album, Glory, and performed an exclusive set of songs. www.npr.org/sections/wor...

Happy holidays from Old Crow Medicine Show. Ketch Secor and Cory Younts talk about why they wanted to make their first Christmas album 25 years, reinterpreting some classics and writing new, original songs. www.npr.org/2025/12/25/n...

Happy holidays from all of us! For the first of a couple special holidays shows, we're happy to have Jake Shimabukuro join the Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social to talk about Jake's new holiday album. www.npr.org/2025/12/24/n...

Our long time friend Kathleen Edwards released an excellent new album this year, Billionaire. Raina @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks w/ Kathleen about the making of the new lp, co-produced with Jason Isbell along with live performances from the WXPN music fest in the Fall www.npr.org/2025/12/22/n...

Was great catching up with St. Etienne on the Cafe. Kallao @kallao.bsky.social chatted with Sarah Cracknell, Pete Wiggs and Bob Stanley from the group about their new (and final) album together. www.npr.org/2025/12/18/n...

Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social chats with journalist, DJ, producer and podcaster John Morrison about the lasting impact and influence of the classic album Mothership Connection by Parliament. xpn.org/celebrating-...

Madison Cunningham joined Cafe host Raina @rahrahraina.bsky.social to perform in front of a small audience and talk about her new album, Ace. www.npr.org/sections/wor...

With a new 30 song epic in tow, Jeff Tweedy, along with his two sons and close family friends and musicians Sima Cunningham, Macie Stewart and Liam Kazar, visited the Cafe studios to perform some of those new tunes and talk with the Cafe's Kallao @kallao.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/12/12/n...

Here's some musical moments we loved this year. www.npr.org/sections/wor...

SInger-songwriter S.G. Goodman visits the Cafe and talks with Kallao @kallao.bsky.social about her new album. Planting By The SIgns. www.npr.org/2025/12/09/n...

Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks with the legendary @robertplant.com about his new album, Saving Grace. www.npr.org/2025/12/05/n...

Robert Plant is on @npr.org's @worldcafe.bsky.social to talk with host @rahrahraina.bsky.social about his new band, Saving Grace, and their new album, 'Saving Grace.' He and the band perform three songs from the album live. You can hear it at www.nonesuch.com/journal/list...

@robertplant.com is on @npr.org's @worldcafe.bsky.social to talk with host @rahrahraina.bsky.social about his new band, Saving Grace, and their new album, 'Saving Grace.' He and the band perform three songs from the album live. You can hear it at www.nonesuch.com/journal/list...

Composer, percussionist and drummer Tom Skinner joined us in the studio with his band for a performance and interview with the Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social. www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...

There were many great new albums and songs that came out this year. Here's some of our favorite musical moments. www.npr.org/sections/wor...

“One of the Greats” LIVE in NYC for World Cafe #florenceandthemachine #florencewelch #fatm #florenceandthemachineimages #oneofthegreats #everybodyscream #worldcafe #npr @worldcafe.bsky.social

We took a trip to Electric Ladyland studio in NYC for a very special performance with Florence & The Machine, and a conversation with Florence and Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social about the band's new lp, Everybody Scream. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Ir...

Music journalist, DJ, producer and podcaster John Morrison talks with Raina @rahrahraina.bsky.social about Sade’s 1985 lp, Promise. www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...

Inspired by a John Denver song when she was 6, Oklahoma singer-songwriter Ken Pomeroy & her band perform live. She talks w/ the Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social about her new album, Cruel Joke, growing up as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation & the Oklahoma music scene. www.npr.org/sections/wor...

Raina @rahrahraina.bsky.social sat down with Jim James of My Morning Jacket and talked about songs from their incredible discography for an episode of Backtracking. www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...

The recently Grammy nominated drummer Nate Smith performs with his band and chats with the Cafe's Kallao @kallao.bsky.social about his new record, LIVE-ACTION. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmTO...

WATCH: Foxwarren performs music from new album '2' and chats with @rahrahraina.bsky.social for @worldcafe.bsky.social @npr.org www.npr.org/sections/wor...

Nate Smith is a FORCE. Absolutely loved everything about this session, including how Nate's first writing credit came on a Michael Jackson song. Plus what you should be doing if you want to be a better drummer (or musician for that matter) Up now at @worldcafe.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...

From former World Cafe intern (yay!) to emerging rock star, Daffo debuts on the show, playing songs from their debut album and talking about the making of it with Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social www.npr.org/sections/wor...

Canadian indie rockers Foxwarren join Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social in our studios for a performance and interview about their new album, 2. www.npr.org/sections/wor...

David Byrne joins Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social to talk about his new solo album Who Is The Sky? youtu.be/2zj3AQnaBYE?...

Lukas Nelson steps out for his debut solo album, American Romance. He performs songs from it in our studios and talks with the Cafe’s @kallao.bsky.social about the album. www.npr.org/2025/11/13/n...

Lukas Nelson and I had a lovely sit down about his new album, "American Romance" and he plays solo acoustic - including a cover of "Still Crazy After All These Years" that floored me and everyone in the control room. Up now for @worldcafe.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/11/13/n...

Toronto punk rockers Pup join their fellow Toronto pal and Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social to talk about their new record, Who Will Look After The Dogs? It all very much so, rocks. www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...

Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks with Amanda Shires about her new album, Nobody's Girl. They talk about Amanda's divorce and how her friend Shooter Jennings and her producer, Lawrence Rothman, helped her craft the emotions she put into the record. www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...

Pino Palladino, legendary bass guitarist, has played on iconic albums from Eric Clapton to D'Angelo. Guitarist & producer Blake Mills has performed with Joni Mitchell, Fiona Apple and Dylan. On their new lp,That Wasn't A Dream, they create something completely unique. www.npr.org/sections/wor...

The legendary singer-songwriter Richard Thompson joins us for a mini-concert recorded live at the @wxpnfm.bsky.social XPoNential Music Festival. www.npr.org/2025/11/05/n...

Sports Team join Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social to perform live and chat about their latest album, Boys These Days. www.npr.org/2025/11/03/n...

Get to know New Jersey rock and roll band, The Happy Fits with a mini-concert. www.npr.org/2025/10/31/n...

The Mountain Goats' new lp, out Nov. 7, is a musical, & features contributions from Tony Award winner & Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. Featuring performances from the band, John Darnielle talks with the Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social about making the new album. www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...

Singer-songwriter, actor, television writer, comedian, and self declared "deep Elliott Smith nerd" Mae Martin joins Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social for a conversation about Mae's new lp, I'm A TV. www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...

Happy record release day to Brandi Carlile. So happy you returned to the Cafe to chat with Cafe host Raina Douris. @rahrahraina.bsky.social. Listen as Brandi and Raina discuss Brandi's excellent new lp, Returning To Myself. www.npr.org/2025/10/24/n...

ran it back with Kingfish.

The amazing Blues singer, songwriter and guitarist Kingfish performs songs from his new album, Hard Road. The Cafe's Kallao @kallao.bsky.social talks with him about about branching into R&B, pop and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ca5...

Maybe one of the greatest rock records of the Eighties, and still a timeless classic, Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks with John Morrison about Talking Heads' Remain In Light" www.npr.org/2025/10/22/n...

Our Sense of Place: Montreal series continues with a conversation with the Juno award winning Elisapie. www.npr.org/2025/10/16/n...

Hi and happy almost Halloween. For our show on 10/31 we're looking for songs with some screaming and some wailing and some ooo-ooo's. Whaddya got?

Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social chatted with historian Dorothy Williams about the history and impact of Montreal's jazz scene for our Sense of Place: Montreal series. www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...