Events
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The Really Cooks and The Best Westerns
Presented by World Cafe Live at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia February 15, 2012 The Really Cooks are a half-human, half-cartoon band that creates an alternate world filled with eccentric characters to tell their story and play their songs. They mix late period British ’60s pop with a quirky American showtune aesthetic, crafting fun, energetic pop tunes. Their music combines harmonic elements that resemble Queen and the Beach Boys, but they still manage to keep an original psychedelic sensibility. Check out their 2011 debut album, Dr. Lemonade Stand! The album...
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World Cafe Live |
02/15/12 |
World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
Tea Leaf Green
Presented by World Cafe Live at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia February 17, 2012 San Francisco’s Tea Leaf Green are newfangled Lost Boys, a traveling gang dedicated to seeking wisdom and experience in places both glorious and seedy. In many ways, this quintet is the essence of rock’s adventurous, playfully outlaw spirit, all of which ultimately fuels songs that resonate with classic vibrations, open-ended possibilities and radio-ready charm.
With the release of their seventh studio album Radio Tragedy!, Tea Leaf Green have crafted a...
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World Cafe Live |
02/17/12 |
World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
Bronze Radio Return
Presented by World Cafe Live at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia February 17, 2012 There are some records that manage to span multiple eras of time and various places, in essence creating a new sonic space. New Englanders Bronze Radio Return have done just that on their sophomore album, the gorgeous and varied SHAKE! SHAKE! SHAKE!. Contained within the space between notes and breaths are thousands of miles, and decades of history.
The roots of this travelogue-time capsule -- and the band that made it -- can be traced back to lead singer and guitarist...
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World Cafe Live |
02/17/12 |
World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
The Illumination Band
Presented by PSALM - The Philadelphia Society for Art, Literature and Music at PSALM - The Philadelphia Society for Art, Literature and Music February 18, 2012 "I'm so Impressed with the IllumInatIon Band. They gave a terrific performance to a full house & A W I L D L Y E N T H U S I A S T I C A U D I E N C E . ...The music by turns rocking and lilting. A band made up of
veteran blues musicians and a very talented Kabir Green”
- Michaela Majoun Radio, host WXPN
Members include David Mowry - Vocals, guitar, slide guitar, Jeff Sheard - Vocals & percussion, Kabir Green - Vocals, guitar, banjo, twelve string...
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PSALM - The Philadelphia Society for Art, Literature and Music |
02/18/12 |
PSALM - The Philadelphia Society for Art, Literature and Music, Philadelphia |
Nic Cowan
Presented by World Cafe Live at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia February 18, 2012 Many young musicians have parents who are less than supportive when artistic aspirations are announced. It’s understandable. After all, becoming a doctor, lawyer or accountant are safe career bets. Donning a guitar, writing songs and pounding on club doors for gigs? Not so much.
But Nic Cowan never had that worry. When the native Texan and transplanted Atlantan decided to get serious about his musical career, he turned to the professional musician he knew best—his...
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World Cafe Live |
02/18/12 |
World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
Archie Fisher
Presented by Crossroads Music at Crossroads Music February 19, 2012 Master guitarist, singer and songwriter Archie Fisher is among Scotland’s foremost interpreters of traditional songs and is known throughout the country as the host of BBC Radio Scotland’s award-winning “Travelling Folk” show, which he has presented for over 25 years. For his contributions to Scottish folk music, he has been inducted into the Scots Traditional Music Hall of Fame and in 2007 was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth for services to traditional music.
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Crossroads Music |
02/19/12 |
Crossroads Music, Philadelphia |
William Fitzsimmons with Special Guest Denison Witmer
Presented by World Cafe Live at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia February 19, 2012 William Fitzsimmons is equal parts songwriter and psychotherapist, creating captivating music which uniquely melds depravity, honesty, and autobiography into a counter-intuitive seamless whole. Since 2005, Fitzsimmons has created three full-length albums, each thoroughly themed and embossed with matters of family history, intimate disclosure and bold confession, yielding rich folk music ranging from the stark and acoustic to the voluminous and electronic.
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World Cafe Live |
02/19/12 |
World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
Red Wanting Blue
Presented by World Cafe Live at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia February 19, 2012 Red Wanting Blue has been called the hardest working rock band in America. This isn’t surprising considering leader Scott Terry’s decade-long dedication to the road. His songs about its trials, sung in a remarkable radio-ready baritone, are backed by his expert band’s shimmering classic rock sound. Twelve of these tunes comprise this Columbus, Ohio-based band’s first official label release.
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World Cafe Live |
02/19/12 |
World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
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Imagine Africa Evening Event: Voices of Africa Concert and Workshop
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University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) |
02/22/12 |
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum), Philadelphia |
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Julia Nunes
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World Cafe Live |
02/22/12 |
World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
Presented by World Cafe Live at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia February 23, 2012 For the past 34 years Lafayette, Louisiana's BeauSoleil has carried the torch of tradition while continuing to chart uncharted waters with ingenuity and innovation. Their latest release and Yep Roc label debut Alligator Purse is not only a vibrant testament to BeauSoleil's healthy spirit, but also easily their most adventuresome record yet.
Since their inception in 1975, BeauSoleil has not only spearheaded a cultural Renaissance but has elevated Cajun music to one of...
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World Cafe Live |
02/23/12 |
World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
Peter Bradley Adams
Presented by World Cafe Live at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia February 23, 2012 Peter Bradley Adams was formerly one half of the duo Eastmountainsouth, signed by Robbie Robertson (of The Band) to DreamWorks Records in 2002. Since then, Adams has released three solo records, and is set to release his fourth album Between Us on Mishara Music on June 14th.
“Adams is fast developing as a songwriter who both inspires and questions” – Nic Harcourt, Los Angeles Times Magazine, January 2010.
One of the...
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World Cafe Live |
02/23/12 |
World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
Gene Shay Presents Meg Hutchinson
Presented by PSALM - The Philadelphia Society for Art, Literature and Music at PSALM - The Philadelphia Society for Art, Literature and Music February 24, 2012 Meg Hutchinson is an award-winning songwriter who artfully documents the human condition. With a poet’s ease, she makes the personal universal, allowing people’s stories to come alive through her unique vocals and haunting melodies. Since the release of her Red House Records debut Come up Full, she has won high praise for her songwriting and has been featured nationally on NPR Music, XM/Sirius Radio and several times on the syndicated show Mountain Stage....
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PSALM - The Philadelphia Society for Art, Literature and Music |
02/24/12 |
PSALM - The Philadelphia Society for Art, Literature and Music, Philadelphia |
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XPN Welcomes Marco Benevento
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The Blockley Pourhouse |
02/24/12 |
The Blockley, Philadelphia |
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The Strange Heat, Black Stars, The Formulary and The Shock Trials
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World Cafe Live |
02/24/12 |
World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
The TBH Group & Double V Bookings Presents The Better Half
Presented by World Cafe Live at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia February 25, 2012 Join the Better Half and other great acts for a night of music and fun!
Also performing: John & Brittany, Jackson Rider, Bong Hits for Jesus and Shockwave Collective.
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World Cafe Live |
02/25/12 |
World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
In Praise of Unreal Sounds: Carolyn Abbate
Presented by Penn Humanities Forum at University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) February 29, 2012 The 1930s saw a flourishing of "operetta films" in France and Germany. These films attempted to use the conventions of opera within the new medium of sound film. The result was a curious aesthetic mélange in which narrative and visual kitsch coexisted with radical experiments in sound synchronization. Celebrated opera scholar Carolyn Abbate explains how, in the hands of directors like René Clair and Erik Charell, the operetta movie came to exemplify a kind of...
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Penn Humanities Forum |
02/29/12 |
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum), Philadelphia |
WXPN's Free At Noon
Presented by WXPN at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia April 27, 2009 - Ongoing Every Friday at noon, WXPN brings live music to the air with the Free At Noon Concert series at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. From NPR Music and WXPN, hear a live mix of roots rock, folk, country and more every week! Shows are free and open to the public, though registration is required at XPN.org. Registration begins one week in advance of each show (Friday at 1), while XPN members can signup the Thursday before. If you can't make it, the show is broadcast live on-air and on the...
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WXPN |
04/27/09 -
Ongoing |
World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, Philadelphia |