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Rufus to follow Loudon with new release of his own Adele will perform at Grammys Listen to new music from Bonnie Raitt and Sinead O’Connor Loudon Wainwright III Announces New Album New Garbage is on the way Lost George Harrison solo from “Here Comes the Sun” rediscovered

Download a new song from Denison Witmer, "Brooklyn With Your Highest Wall"Recap: Pete Donnelly's Free At Noon performance at World Cafe Live Photo Recap: Pete Donnelly's Free At Noon performance at World Cafe Live Weekend Picks: Tycho at The Rotunda, White Birds at Kung Fu Necktie, Augustana at TLA, Snowmine at Johnny Brenda's Listen to the title track from White Birds's upcoming album, When Women Played Drums

World Cafe^® with David Dye

Girls this Friday on World Cafe from WXPN and NPR Music.

Today: Girls return with their sophomore collection of trippy pop, Father, Son, Holy Ghost.
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Marc Broussard - 02/04/12
The Colonial Theatre
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World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
Sharon Van Etten - 02/10/12
Johnny Brendas
Bruce Hornsby - 02/11/12
Keswick Theatre
Ladysmith Black Mambazo - 02/13/12
Sellersville Theater 1894

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XPN Free At Noon

XPN Artist To Watch Sharon Van Etten will be here February 10 with her crystal-clear voice and heart-wrenching lyrics. See her live. RSVP for XPN Free At Noon >>

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Sharon Van Etten - Artist To Watch February 2012

Three years ago a singer-songwriter from Brooklyn named Sharon Van Etten recorded the first Shaking Through session. The session...More on This Artist to Watch

Musicians On Call

Join us on February 29 for a Musicians On Call Benefit Concert featuring Diego Garcia and Mike Doughty with special guest Mutlu.

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Music Meeting

Join us on February 8 at World Cafe Live for the WXPN Music Meeting. Listen to new music and help us pick out the gems for on-air play. We'll bring the music, you bring your ears. RSVP for WXPN Music Meeting >>

Featured Album

Dr. Dog
Be The Void
Toby Leaman and Scott McMicken are one of the great songwriting teams around today in rock ‘n’ roll and Be the Void is another signature moment for their band.
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New Shaking Through!

This month’s episode features a song by Filthybird titled "I'd Like To Know." The magic of these North Carolina natives starts with Renee Mendoza's voice. Listen to their new song and watch the video on TheKey.XPN.org >>

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