Nina Diaz Is On The Other Side
The frontwoman for the punk band Girl in a Coma spent years battling addiction. Now, she's gotten sober and gone solo for her new album, The Beat Is Dead.
Music
Weekend LISTening: Musicians From Down Under
To wrap up our Sense of Place week in Sydney, World Cafe presents a playlist of songs by Australian artists new and old.
Soul Singer Sharon Jones, 60, Dies
Jones, known for generating powerful, energetic performances despite her small stature while fronting The Dap-Kings for the past decade, had been fighting pancreatic cancer since 2013.
Music Review: 'The Weight of These Wings,' Miranda Lambert
Music critic Will Hermes reviews a new album from one of country music's biggest stars, Miranda Lambert.
Sense Of Place Sydney: Jagwar Ma
Electronic beats and guitars coexist in this psychedelic dance-rock band. Hear the session and watch a performance of "Slipping."
Sense Of Place Sydney: Gang Of Youths
When World Cafe traveled to Australia recently, we found a passionate new band that's made for bigger stages.
Nellie Lutcher On Piano Jazz
Hear the vocalist and pianist play her original tunes "Hurry On Down" and "Real Gone Guy."
Cuba's Yissy García: A Fresh New Take On Tradition
The drummer and her band, Bandancha, promote Afro-Cuban culture in a visually stunning video for "Mr. Miller."
iLe, Live In Concert
She's known for her work in the popular hip-hop group Calle 13, but Ileana Cabra, who performs solo as iLe, has a quieter, subtler alter ego. Watch her perform live at New York's Damrosch Park.
First Watch: The Avett Brothers, 'No Hard Feelings'
The latest video from the band, for the song "No Hard Feelings," is a deeply emotional and, at times, profound reflection on what it means to be human and the ties that bind us.