Studio Sessions

Kelly's been to the brink and back. You can hear that journey in the moving songs that make up his latest album, Dying Star.

"Once you present yourself as who you are, and kind of make no apologies for it, then you don't ever have to concede to anything else," the boundary-pushing country artist tells host Talia Schlanger.

The guitar legend talks Bruce Springsteen, Chris Cornell and his new sound on his latest album, The Atlas Underground.

British post-punk band Shame released its debut album, Songs of Praise, earlier this year. The band brought a full-throttle performance to the KCRW studio.

The award-winning Scottish three-piece share stories during World Cafe's Sense Of Place trip to Edinburgh.

The Swedish pop star reflects on becoming friends with her body, using dance to wade through sadness and Honey, her first solo album in eight years.

World Cafe visited Tunstall in Edinburgh — where the artist was born — the day after a sold-out show featuring songs from her new album, WAX.

The Canadian duo brought melancholy lyrics and guitar expertise to KCRW's studio.

The New Orleans-based octet discusses the success of its song "Wish I Knew You" and shares Hurricane Katrina stories — plus, live performances recorded at Denver's Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

The duo performs songs from the album Lush Life, a love letter to the swirl of cities and the people they bring together.