Charles Bradley On World Cafe
Hear the "Screaming Eagle of Soul" perform songs from his new album, Changes, live in Philadelphia.
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Check Out These Musicians Who Literally Play With Their Food
It turns out beans aren't the only musical fruit. The London Vegetable Orchestra is one of many musical acts that uses all sorts of fruit and veg to produce sweet (and savory) sounds.
Songs We Love: Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, 'Was Dog A Doughnut'
The steel drum tradition is unfairly maligned. The mysterious Hamburg group takes Cat Stevens' pioneering electro jam and replaces synths with steel.
Carrie Rodriguez: Tiny Desk Concert
On her new album Lola, Rodriguez's bi-cultural life blossoms into a spectacular collection of stories and songs, several of which she performs in this Tiny Desk concert with guitarist Luke Jacobs.
The Thistle & Shamrock: Swannanoa Memories, Part 2
Hear more highlights from the gathering in the North Carolina mountains, captured over many years.
Quilt On World Cafe
The Brooklyn band has solidified its psychedelic sound on its new album, Plaza. Hear a conversation and performance.
First Watch: The Wild Reeds, 'Everything Looks Better (In Hindsight)'
The sound of The Wild Reeds is the sound of three singers propelled by great rhythms and memorable songs. On "Everything Looks Better," they sing of nostalgia and the ways it tricks memories.
Thelma & Luis: An Alt.Latino Road Trip With Attitude
The lure of the open road was too much to resist this week, so Alt.Latino turns the volume up on a collection that includes Central American heavy metal, Cuban guitar jazz and Brazilian DJs.
Fox/Soper Duo Opens Portals To Neon Realms In 'I' Video
The synth/drum duo whirs and explodes like Sun Ra leading a psychotropic industrial punk band. Faces melt and blizzards dissolve ice mountains in Soper's video.
Watch Lapsley Perform 'Love Is Blind' Live In The Studio
The Liverpool singer performs a ballad from her debut album for KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.