52 years ago, the British band Squeeze wrote their first album about a fictional club called "Trixies." Except it never saw the light of day. Until now. Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook chat w/ the Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social about how they finally brought the songs to life.
www.npr.org/2026/04/20/n...
Excited to talk with our guest Jessie Ware on record release day. Ware joins Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social to talk about books that inspired Superbloom; creating an alter ego named Shirley Bloom; & why she wanted to share more of her personal life on the album.
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Does your future have soul in it? Our does, and we've got a very special mini concert w/ @tedeschitrucksband.bsky.social playing songs from their excellent new album, Future Soul. www.npr.org/sections/wor...
Billy Idol talks with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social about his early punk rock days and his group Generation X, to the heights of his new wave success, hit songs, drug fueled days and being a grandparent.
www.npr.org/2026/04/10/n...
Singer-songwriter Sarah Kinsley makes their first appearance on the Cafe, performing songs from her new EP, Fleeting, and talking with the Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social about what it's like to be an artist in today's digital and social landscape.
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Punk rock + mariachi music = Mariachi El Bronx. They visit the Cafe and talk with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social and perform live. www.npr.org/2026/04/08/n...
New Goose.
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From Liverpool, soul and R&B singer MT Jones performs a mini concert. He's from the UK but sounds like he's straight out of Motown. Dig in. www.npr.org/2026/04/07/n...
Happy new song release day to our pal Kurt Vile. We're loving the song and the video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDq6...
Big Thief return to the Cafe w/ performances from their recent album, Double Infinity, and talk with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social abut changes in the band and their lives.
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Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks with @timheidecker.bsky.social about the songs that defined him for "Personal Records." www.npr.org/2026/03/31/n...
Anthony Davis and Sean Daley (Ant and Slug) of Atmosphere talk with the Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social about their new concept lp, Jestures, and look back at 30 years of making music together.
www.npr.org/2026/03/30/n...
Flea is on @npr.org's @worldcafe.bsky.social to talk with host @kallao.bsky.social about his new album ‘Honora.’ You can hear it at www.nonesuch.com/journal/listen-flea-nprs-world-cafe
I talked to Flea about his debut solo album, Honora. He's a remarkable human being and I was hanging on every word, especially when it came to the Nick Cave partnership. Really proud of how this one turned out, please give it a spin! @worldcafe.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5rc...
How Flea made his solo debut jazz album. The Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social talks with the Red Hot Chili Pepper's bassist about his trumpet playing, his lifelong love of jazz, and the LA jazz music community who helped him record the album, Honora.
www.npr.org/2026/03/27/n...
Our friend Langhorne Slim returns to the Cafe studio to perform songs from his new album and talk with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social
www.npr.org/2026/03/26/n...
A live performance from The Nude Party and conversation with the Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social about their new album, Look Who's Back.
www.npr.org/2026/03/24/n...
In Philly, at @wxpnfm.bsky.social where we make the Cafe, we've had the pleasure of working with the incredible Kathy O'Connell - host of the long running kids (and parents!) show, Kids Corner. Congrats to Kathy on a great run and for always making us smile in the office.
Mitski on Shirley Jackson, cats, and being the wrong kind of woman. Loving this album.
We've got a very special studio session w/ Mitski and her band recorded at The Power Station in NYC, and Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks with Mitski about her fantastic new album Nothing's About To Happen To Me.
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We're super stoked cause it's @ratboysband.bsky.social
on the Cafe day today. We've got a not to be missed Interview w/ @kallao.bsky.social and a studio performance of songs from their new album, Singin' to an Empty Chair.
www.npr.org/2026/03/18/n...
One of our longtime friends and favorites on the Cafe, Iron & Wine makes a return visit to the Cafe. He talks with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social about songs from his new album and his catalogue for an episode of Backtracking. He also performs live in concert.
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Folks, Vince Gill continues to be the honest to goodness Truth. We sit down again to talk about his massive year long project to celebrate 50 years of making music. He's my favorite person to talk to, bar done. Up later today for @worldcafe.bsky.social but catch it on @wxpnfm.bsky.social at 2pm EST
Country music legend Vince Gill stockpiled more than 100 songs in the last few years, and he's releasing a new EP every month for a year. The project is called 50 Years From Home. Gill talks with the Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social about the massive project.
www.npr.org/2026/03/11/n...
Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks with singer-songwriter Jobi Riccio, who performs live with her band.
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Kashus Culpepper talks with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social about how he went from performing cover songs to his new full-length debut album, Act I, and with his band performs in front of a live audience.
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Via our friends at KRVS in Lafayette, Louisiana, here's a mini concert with @andrinaturenne.bsky.social
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Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social welcomes Cate Le Bon and her band into the studio for a special performance and conversation about Cate's new album, Michelangelo Dying.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKcJ...
