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April 20, 2000
RADIO
Cross the heartland
Among the performers featured on “The World Cafe” these next
two weeks are some Midwestern boys who’ve hit the big time: jazz
guitarist Pat Metheny, Lee’s Summit, Mo.’s favorite son, and
alt-rockers the Jayhawks from the next state west. But the rest of the
country’s well-represented too.
 Thursday, April 20 Folk/jazz
legend in the making Terry Callier drops by the World Cafe studios
Friday, April 21 The Jayhawks visit
Philadelphia’s Indre recording studios to preview work from their
forthcoming album, “Smile”
Monday, April 24 An encore
presentation of Slaid Cleaves’ visit
Tuesday, April 25 Jill Sobule visits
Indre studios to talk about and play music from her new album, “Pink
Pearl”
Wednesday, April 26 Country
rockers BR5-49 play music from their new live album, “Coast
to Coast”
Thursday, April 27 Allman
Brothers side project Gov’t Mule bring music from their latest
effort, “Life Before Insanity,” to the Cafe studios
Friday, April 28 Guitar virtuoso
Pat Metheny visits the World Cafe
Monday, May 1 An encore presentation
of Brooks Williams’ studio visit
Tuesday, May 2 Corey Harris drops
and plays music from his latest release, “Vu-Du Menz”
Wednesday, May 3 The Cafe
welcomes two promising young bands to the studio: Matt Pond PA and the
Banjo Spiders
“The World Cafe”, which is heard on more than 100 public radio
stations nationwide, is produced by WXPN (88.5 FM) and airs locally from
2 to 7 p.m. weekdays. All live appearances air between 3 and 4 p.m.
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