Today's show features live performances from some of our favorite World Cafe artists, straight from our 20th-anniversary celebration concerts.
Over the course of a single weekend: Supergroup played rocking alt-country with the help of ; the shined with warm and crisp acoustic guitars and exploratory R&B; brought his gruff-yet-endearing voice and amazing guitar work; displayed its supreme musicianship and genre-hopping exploration of soul, blues, '70s funk, '60s rock and a variety of world-music sounds; went for the gut with emotional Americana, even teaming up with for a memorable duet; brought her naturally smoky, romantic voice, shimmering instrumentals, and starry indie pop center stage with songs from her most recent album, Metals; Old 97's frontman crooned eloquent songs from his recent eponymous solo alt-country album; and, finally, Philadelphia's showcased the range of his folk and soul-tinged songwriting by performing songs from his record, Mission Bell.
It was a weekend celebration not to be forgotten. Relive it here, on today's installment of World Cafe.
This episode originally aired Nov. 11, 2011.
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