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World Cafe on WAER Main Channel
Saturday 11 AM-3 PM

The premier public radio showcase for contemporary music serving up an eclectic blend that includes blues, rock, world, folk, and alternative country. 
 

Latest Episodes
  • The roots-rock singer and Drive-By Truckers veteran performs songs of redemption from his new album. Along the way, he gets help from his band — including his wife, singer and fiddler Amanda Shires.
  • The duo of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward stops by World Cafe to perform songs from the recent Volume 3. The New Girl, the TV sitcom starring Deschanel, begins its third season Tuesday night.
  • Hear two new songs from the punchy and promising L.A. indie-rock band's debut EP.
  • Hear Justin Vernon's stripped-down performance of the divisive, '80s-style power ballad "Beth/Rest."
  • Creative director Ben Jaffe discusses the band's new album — titled That's It! — and spotlights four live songs, recorded live at City Winery in New York City.
  • These acid jazz veterans visit with David Dye and perform three songs from their new album, Inland Emperor.
  • David Dye sits down with this rising British folk-rock group, who also perform four songs live in the World Cafe studio.
  • The former singer of Miracle Legion and Polaris (remember the theme song to The Adventures of Pete & Pete?) joins David Dye to discuss his new solo album, Dear Mark J. Mulcahy I Love You.
  • The Black Keys' Patrick Carney produced this Knoxville band's upcoming album. Listen to two cuts on this World Cafe Next podcast.
  • In this edition of Vintage Cafe, where we revisit older, influential studio sessions, the Seattle band that took the Pacific Northwest by storm in 2011 stops by the World Cafe studios during a national tour.