The Sacramento-based singer-songwriter drew from early memories of listening to music with his late grandfather for his new album, Traffic Fiction.

The former member of Arcade Fire plays songs off his band's new album.

The Austin, Texas, band talks about the follow-up to their Grammy Award-nominated self-titled debut.

The Los Angeles-based DJ and music producer talks about his latest record, This Mixtape is Fire TOO.

James Curran, who goes by the moniker JTM, talks about striking a balance between making secular hip-hop music while also wanting to share his faith.

The Clinger sisters from Utah, who found success in the the '60s, were one of the first all-girl groups to play their own instruments and be signed to a major label.

Zach Collier, co-founder of Provo Music Magazine, talks about the unique blend of folk rock heard in Provo.

Step inside ABG's, the only music venue in Provo, Utah with a liquor license.

Velour Live Music Gallery and its owner, Corey Fox, have helped launch the careers of bands like Neon Trees, Imagine Dragons and The Moth & The Flame.

World Cafe visits June Audio, alongside Provo band The National Parks, to find out what makes this recording studio so key to the local music scene.

Inspired by their early days as a band, The Aces open up about growing up in the mostly Mormon city of Provo on I've Loved You For So Long.

The Chicago-based musician performs songs from her latest album, Tomorrow's Fire.

First rising to prominence in the mid-'90s, the Southern California outfit says reuniting to make their first album in 23 years felt totally natural.

The Austin native talks about how songs rejected for a film score led to his latest record.

The 21-year-old singer finds inspiration in the legendary crooners of the '50s and '60s.

The Kentucky musician's debut album explores what it means to be a Korean American navigating life in the U.S.

Music record executive Peter Jesperson remembers discovering The Replacements and more in his new memoir, Euphoric Recall.

The Chicago-based musician talks about how everything from Toni Morrison to animation inspired his latest album.

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James talks about the band's new record, Happy Holiday!

The World Cafe correspondent shares the records he kept coming back to this year.

Today, we bring you live performances from songwriter Jobi Riccio and Americana group The Band of Heathens.

Hiss Golden Messenger frontman MC Taylor talks about loosening his creative approach on the band's latest album, Jump for Joy.

Today, we bring you live performances from songwriter and mandolin player Brennen Leigh and Canadian folk artist Bahamas.

The multi-instrumentalist performs songs from her new album, Sorry I Haven't Called.

The Swedish band talks about their first album in eleven years, The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons

Today, we bring you live performances from Cat Clyde and Adeem the Artist.

Rush's frontman and bassist shares highlights from his new memoir, My Effin' Life.

Under pressure to repeat the success of her debut album, Rodrigo leaned heavily on her songwriting skills to create her latest record. Now, GUTS is up for six Grammys, and she's gearing up for another stint as SNL's musical guest later this month.

Philadelphia Eagles' offensive tackle Jordan Mailata and The War on Drugs' Charlie Hall join us to talk about the football team's latest Christmas album.

Listen to two great performances from this year's festival in Nashville.

World Cafe celebrates one of the most iconic debuts in hip-hop history.

The Ontario indie pop band talks about their latest, self-titled record.

Today, we bring you live performances from Logan Ledger and Sunny War.

The singer-songwriter talks about working with Cate Le Bon on his latest album.

The musician talks about winning the Pulitzer Prize in Music and her latest album, You're The One.

The Canadian rock band talk about their latest album, Landry Pile, plus they revisit their favorite sports moments.

World Cafe revisits a session with Cash from 1993, featuring live performances.

Today, we bring you live performances from blues singer Nat Myers and singer-songwriter Jess Williamson.

The duo from Charlottesville, Va., perform songs from their new album, From Self, With Love.

Tom Rowlands of the English electronic music duo joins us to talk about For That Beautiful Feeling and his 30+ year partnership with Ed Simons.

Kevin Drew, a member of the Broken Social Scene, talks about his new solo album, Aging.

The English musician talks about recording his new solo record, Strange Dream.

The Australian musician talks about her new instrumental record, End Of The Day, and scoring a documentary about her own career, called Anonymous Club.

She's written songs for big stars, but Ilsey says her debut record, From the Valley, was crafted from her own experience.

Steve Wynn and Scott McCaughey talk about the supergroup's latest album, Grand Salami Time.

The small Andean instrument has been core to the success of the Argentine film composer and music producer on projects like The Last of Us video game, 2005's Brokeback Mountain and 2006's Babel.

The Argentine indie rock band performs songs off their acclaimed third album, Tripolar.

The Puerto Rican artist's new album harkens back to a wildly creative era when musicians first started tinkering with synths.

In the shadow of a government crackdown on rock music, a music festival in 1971 eclipsed all expectations and eventually helped the genre break free.

The vocalist behind New York City's all-female mariachi band Flor de Toloache teams up with the Kansas City-based country and western band.

Music producer Nídia specializes in batida, one of the many exciting electronic subgenres being championed by Lisbon's Príncipe Discos label.

The Portuguese rock band talks about their latest EP, Field Trip To Coney Island.

Salvador Sobral, the winner of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest talks about his latest album, Timbre, on World Cafe.

The Lisbon-based musician talks about helping cultivate the music scene in her hometown.

Glaspy talks about the influences behind her fourth record, from Alanis Morissette to Bruce Lee.

The Indian star talks about his playback career and creating his first full-length album in English.

Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre help us ring in Hispanic Heritage Month with new music picks.

From Ennio Morricone to sonic "jump scares," Mitski digs into the inspirations and making of The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We.

Philly-based Shamir talks about his latest album and exploring an alternative pop rock sound on Homo Anxietatem.

The Texas musician talks about signing to Sub Pop and making her debut album.

Joe, Kevin and Nick Jonas make their World Cafe debut to talk about The Album, their second record since reuniting in 2019.

The NEEDTOBREATHE frontman performs songs off his latest album, FEVER / SKY.

The Philadelphia band returns with their fourth LP, Rabbit Rabbit.

The musician from Fort Worth, Texas, talks about his debut album, SEA/SONS.

As we celebrate 50 years of hip-hop, World Cafe takes a look at the history of the genre in Philly.

Los Angeles musician Sabrina Teitelbaum talks about the making of her self-titled debut album, Blondshell.

The Australian musician Genesis Owusu talks about making his sophomore album, Struggler.

One of country music's go-to songwriters leaned into a more personal, Americana sound with the help of Carlile.

The vocalist and guitarist for Best Coast strikes out on her own with Natural Disaster.

The Los Angeles-based duo talk about their latest album, I Only See The Moon.

Bully's Alicia Bognanno talks about how losing her longtime companion influenced the making of Lucky For You.

Frontman Adam Weiner talks about the Philly-based band's new album, Art Dealers.

The legendary hip-hop group's back catalog is finally available on digital platforms. They look back on their genre-shaping career and remember their bandmate Trugoy the Dove.

In this bonus episode of WXPN's Artist To Watch, we meet Denitia, a soulful singer-songwriter whose poetic lyrics and retrospective music exhibit elements of country and folk.

The live music program celebrates 40 years on air this year, and to celebrate, host Kathy Mattea shares some of her favorite performances and memories from her time as a listener, guest and now host.

The Brooklyn-band explores what they call "pop essentialism" on their latest self-titled album.

In this bonus episode of WXPN's Artist To Watch, we meet Nashville-based twin brothers Brandon and Derek Campbell, who harmonize, write and perform as The Kentucky Gentlemen.

We dig into a genre-defying album that captured the feel of the final years of the 20th century.

The leader of the folk band talks about their latest album, plus the band performs live for World Cafe.

Plus, Emma Hardyman talks about how her Utah band wrote the song that won them 2023's Tiny Desk Contest.

The Atlanta rapper dives into Michael, his autobiographical new album and his first in a decade.

In this bonus episode of WXPN's Artist To Watch, we meet Grace Givertz, a Boston-based folk artist and multi-instrumentalist whose witty and honest lyrics bring a refreshing energy and sound to folk music.

The singer-songwriter talks about her debut album, plus she performs live for World Cafe.

The four-piece rock outfit formed in 2019, weathered the pandemic together and came out an even stronger band.

The songwriter and producer melds elements of contemporary electronic music and hip-hop with traditional Spanish sounds.

Following Francisco Franco's death in the 1975, a counterculture movement known as La Movida Madrileña took root in the Spanish capital.

The duo bring vibrant and incisive dance tracks off of their debut album, Topical Dancer, to World Cafe.

Jason Isbell talks about his latest album, recorded with his backing band The 400 Unit.

The North Carolina band Wednesday performs songs off their critically acclaimed record, Rat Saw God.

The singer and actress says her nearly 60 years in show biz is thanks to a series of chance encounters, but her talent is undeniable.

Her autobiography, Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You, coincides with the release of a new album, Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart.

World Cafe celebrates 35 years of one of the most influential albums of all time: Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.

The musician talks about her new record, and shares exclusive live performances for World Cafe.

Highly sought after as backing vocalists, the Nashville duo chat about making their latest album, "Holler."

Raina's dad, Matt Douris, talks about his days playing in Toronto's rock scene.

In this week's bonus episode from WXPN's Artist To Watch podcast, we meet Samantha Rise, a Philadelphia singer-songwriter who was selected for the Black Opry Residency project.

Here's a bonus episode from WXPN's new podcast, 'Artist To Watch.' Black artists in Americana and country music are challenging the outdated notion that their lack of representation is due to a shortage of interest or talent. Their rich melodies, soulful harmonies, and artful lyrics are the newest contributions to a body of work that has for too long been overlooked. Join host John Morrison as he presents five stories of up-and-coming Black Americana musicians seeking to reclaim country music as an inclusive genre. In this episode of Artist To Watch: Tylar Bryant's story.

Five acts (Tylar Bryant, Grace Givertz, Denitia, Samantha Rise and The Kentucky Gentlemen) joined World Cafe to chat about their young careers and perform live.

Plus, the North Carolina musician talks about collaborating with symphony orchestras and how a trip to Australia inpsired one of the songs on What Matters Most.

Watch the folk musician from Mobile, Alabama perform songs from his latest album, Love in the Dark.

Watch the legendary folk singer-songwriter perform songs from throughout his career.

The two country music veterans talk about navigating the industry and how they became friends.

Hear how The Roots' live band approach to hip hop helped shaped the genre's future.

Mercury Prize-winner Arlo Parks chats about her new album, My Soft Machine, plus catch live performances.

The musician talks about making Shabang with the help of his group, THE EVER-EXPANDING.

Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus chat about group therapy, Rainer Maria Rilke and the making of their debut album as boygenius.