World Cafe Nashville: Mary Gauthier
Gauthier's latest album, Rifles & Rosary Beads, is the product of compassion and a call for more of it at a time when it's needed most.
Music Interviews
Khruangbin's Vibrant 'Con Todo El Mundo' Is Drawn From Life
Instrumental music speaks. The Texas trio's second album culls just as much from Iranian pop, R&B, gospel and dub as it does from conversations in the band's daily lives, as told here.
Sense Of Place, South Africa: Native Young
Members of the award-winning Cape Town band speak on the power of collaboration.
Sense Of Place, South Africa: McCoy Mrubata
Mrubata speaks on how jazz was impacted by apartheid and where he sees the genre going now.
Kevin Morby And Waxahatchee Pay Homage To Jason Molina
Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield and Kevin Morby talk with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen about a new collaboration, sparked by the music of the late Jason Molina.
Elton John Says It's Time To Retire From Touring, But Only After A 3-Year Farewell Tour
In a live interview and concert in New York on Wednesday, Elton John announced his retirement from touring. The singer say farewell to life on the road after a three-year, worldwide tour starting this fall.
Tori Amos On World Cafe
Long before #MeToo, the angel-voiced rock star shared her own story about sexual assault in the song "Me and a Gun." Now at this cultural moment, she shares advice for other survivors.
Feeling Like A Self: A Conversation With Mary Margaret O'Hara And Perfume Genius
Perfume Genius' Mike Hadreas invited the reclusive Canadian auteur to perform at Le Guess Who? last year. The pair met for the first time backstage and shared insights on creating and performing.
MILCK: 'Women Are Viral'
The singer talks about her new EP, her history making moment at the 2017 Women's March in Washington, D.C., and how courage and truth can lead to widespread healing.
Calexico's Joey Burns On The Sound Of The Southwest
Calexico singer Joey Burns has spent 20 years in the American Southwest but grew up on SoCal beaches. He talks with Lulu Garcia-Navarro about his band's ninth studio album, The Thread That Keeps Us.