Music Interviews

Dispatch performs at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

Dispatch On World Cafe

by David Dye

After forming in the '90s, the New England jam band broke up in 2004. Now, it's back in its original form, with new tunes and old favorites. Hear a live World Cafe performance and interview.
Lillie Mae's solo debut, Forever And Then Some, is out now.

World Cafe Nashville: Lillie Mae

by Jewly Hight

Though still in her 20s, the fiddler and singer-songwriter has been plying her trade in Nashville for a decade and a half. She talks singing with her siblings and her Jack White-produced solo debut.
Kevin Morby performs on stage at World Cafe Live during a WXPN Free At Noon Concert.

Kevin Morby On World Cafe

by Talia Schlanger

While making City Music, Morby looked to Lou Reed's legacy for the confidence to experiment. He tells World Cafe about the album and the role New York has played in his story.
Ani DiFranco's latest album is Binary.

Ani DiFranco On World Cafe

by Talia Schlanger

DiFranco's 20th studio album is textured and ambitious. In this session, she performs two songs and shares some personal stories about her childhood and the relationships she's sought out.
"I have ultimate freedom to write the truth," Walker Hayes says. He's released two mixtapes: 8Tracks Vol 1. and Vol. 2.

World Cafe Nashville: Walker Hayes

by Jewly Hight

With a looping station nicknamed "Loop Bryan," Hayes performed material from his two mixtapes at CMA Fest 2017. Here, he talks about writing songs whose unvarnished specificity makes them relatable.