Sweet Spirit On World Cafe
This punchy, powerful band features up to nine members onstage at any given time. Hear a live performance and an interview with co-founders Sabrina Ellis and Andrew Cashen.
Music Interviews
311's Nick Hexum: After 3 Decades, It's All About The Fans
For one of rock's biggest cult bands, sticking together for 27 years has had its challenges, both musical and personal. But frontman Hexum says 311's just grateful to its famously loyal fans.
From Drumline To Devotion, ÌFÉ's Otura Mun Strives For 'Something Higher'
After playing with a prestigious university drumline, Otura Mun moved to Puerto Rico, became a Yoruban priest and began making spiritual electronic music that channels the African diaspora.
Allison Crutchfield On World Cafe
Crutchfield's solo debut, Tourist In This Town, sees her confronting endings and changes. She tells that story and performs a few songs live for World Cafe.
Hippo Campus On World Cafe
Tight, angular, surprising melodies leap from this band of Minnesota 20-somethings on its debut full-length. Hear the World Cafe session.
Something Old, Something New: Public Service Broadcasting On History And Storytelling
J. Willgoose, Esq. says his band's band's practice of repurposing historical films and broadcasts is less an exercise in nostalgia than a way of "reframing the past."
Encore: Why 1971 Was The Greatest Year For Rock Music Ever
Music journalist David Hepworth says 1971 saw "a huge explosion of creativity in a very short period of time." This story originally aired on June 22, 2016, on All Things Considered.
Joe Scarborough Still Wants To Make 'Trump: The Musical'
The Morning Joe host plans to release new music every month over the next two years.
Rhiannon Giddens Speaks For The Silenced
Giddens' Freedom Highway is an exploration of African-American experiences, accompanied by an instrument with its own uniquely African-American story: the banjo. Originally broadcast May 11, 2017.
Why Does The Electric Guitar Need A Hero?
Gibson and Fender, two of the biggest companies making guitars are in debt. One reason is declining sales in electric guitars and the waning popularity of guitar heroes in popular culture.