Decade of Difference: Drive-By Truckers
PHOTO CREDIT: Brantley Gutierrez The Drive-By Truckers became one of the most respected alt-country acts of the 2000s by applying equal parts history, folklore, politics, and character studies to present an unvarnished image of the [...]
Spring 2023 Fund Drive
No matter how often you listen, you make the difference for WNRN. Everything you hear is made possible by the generous support from listeners who became Members. Become a Member March 24-31 and be part of [...]
Decade of Difference: Chaka Khan
Photo courtesy of the artist With a career spanning five decades, Chaka Khan has embraced changing musical tastes. From her early work winning Grammys as the lead vocalist for the R&B group Rufus to her [...]
Dionne Warwick on World Cafe
Thursday, March 23 at 6pm On the next World Cafe, host Raina Douris sits down with the incomparable Dionne Warwick to take a look back at her nearly seven decades in show business. From her [...]
Bluegrass Sunday Morning Playlist 3/19/23
7am Buddy Melton & Milan Miller- Adeline Dan Tyminski- Carry Me Across the Mountain Larry Sparks- Don’t Neglect the Rose Nick Dumas- We’d Go to Town Jim & Lynna Woolsey- Tennessee Memories & California Wine [...]
Studio Session with Yo La Tengo
Amber recently met with Yo La Tengo's bassist, James McNew, and discussed their new album, This Stupid World. Check out the session below! Listen Now [...]
Decade of Difference: George Benson
Photo courtesy of the artist For many music fans, George Benson’s career may be defined by his best selling and award winning 1976 album “Breezin’”, which won the artist Grammy Awards for Best Pop Instrumental [...]
Say She She on World Cafe
Wednesday, March 22 at 6pm Sabrina and Piya were living in separate Brooklyn apartments in the same building when they noticed they could hear singing coming through the floor and ceiling. After officially meeting at [...]
John Morrison’s Culture Corner on World Cafe
Tuesday, March 21 at 6pm Todd Rundgren’s album A Wizard / A True Star turns 50 this year, and its influence is still being felt today. On the next World Cafe, correspondent John Morrison joins [...]
New Rock Now Playlist 3.19.23
Air Date: 3.19.23, Sunday 8-10pm 8PM Philip Selway - Picking Up Pieces Ruen Brothers - Don’t Know What’s Come Over You Brian Dunne - It's a Miracle Momma - Bang Bang Yo La Tengo - [...]
Fresh Roots New Blues Playlist 3/18/23
Fresh Roots New Blues on WNRN FRNB LIVE #23 Air Date: 3/18/23, Saturday 6-8 PM Set 1 · Harlem Lake – Got To Get Better In A Little While (Volition Live) (Self) · Floyd Dixon [...]
Encore: Death Cab For Cutie on World Cafe
Monday, March 20 at 6pm Asphalt Meadows is Death Cab For Cutie’s most adventurous record in over a decade, due in part to an experiment the band tried: Giving each bandmate a day to work [...]