Monday, July 20th, 2026 – Avalon Emerson & The Charm

Avalon Emerson has spent years earning a reputation as one of the world’s most respected DJs and electronic music producers, known for marathon sets in dance music capitals like San Francisco and Berlin. But with her indie-pop band, The Charm, she set out to do something very different: make songs with friends. Emerson joins World Cafe to talk about her latest album with The Charm, Written Into Changes, and plays live in studio.

Tuesday, July 21st, 2026 – Encore: Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

In 2020, Nashville experienced a tornado. Then… the pandemic. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings named their 2024 album Woodland after their East Nashville studio that was destroyed in that tornado. Ahead of their headlining Newport Folk set this weekend, we’re revisiting their session with songs from that album, next time on an Encore World Cafe.

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026 – Holly Humberstone

English Singer Songwriter Holly Humberstone has been making pop music for a decade. On her new album, Cruel World, she made sure that she was in complete control. Humberstone joins us to talk about Cruel World, on the next World Cafe.

Thursday, July 23rd, 2026 – Boma Bango KRVS Mini Concert

You’re heading to Louisiana this hour with World Cafe’s Acadiana Music Showcase, highlighting musicians from Louisiana’s Cajun Country. Hear how Louisiana-French intertwines with Congolese-jazz to create something totally unique in an exclusive mini concert performed by the band Boma Bango, on the next World Cafe.

Friday, July 24th, 2026 – Hrishikesh Hirway

Hrishikesh Hirway is best known as the host of the award-winning podcast and Netflix show Song Exploder, where he has artists walk through the creation of one of their songs. But he’s also a musician himself, and on the next World Cafe, he talks about experiencing writer’s block at the same time his podcast was becoming a hit. He also talks about how he got through it and started releasing music again, most recently his new album In the Last Hour of Light. Plus, he performs live.