Jul 25th, 2008 · Fleet Foxes' members join host David Dye for the latest in World Cafe's Lillywhite Sessions series from Avatar Recording Studios in New York City. The quintet draws from the baroque psychedelic pop of the '60s, sacred harp singing, gospel, and folk music.
Jul 7th, 2008 · Apollo Sunshine blends '60s psychedelic folk with the arena rock hugeness of the '70s and the lo-fi noise pop aesthetics of '90s groups like My Bloody Valentine or the Olivia Tremor Control. The cover art for the Boston, Mass.-based trio's third record, Shall Noise Upon, depicts a Jackson Pollock-like, color-splattered globe surrounded by constellations of religious and spiritual icons from every corner of the earth. The image suggests the record somehow takes the disparate cultures of a large world and unifies them into a single, genre-breaking, stargazing album. It may seem like an impossibly lofty goal, but the songs deliver.
Jun 27th, 2008 · A band named for Shakespeare's character, Titus Andronicus is erratic, frenzied, and at times borderline psychotic. The group's debut album, The Airing of Grievances, meanders from blitzkrieg punk to lo-fi post-punk to psychedelic rock, while mixing in spoken-word renditions of some of the play's most dramatic lines.
Jun 16th, 2008 · The Mexican-American Allá (pronouced Ah-ya) is a Chicano trio whose brand of psychedelic pop and Latin rhythms is highlighted in their debut album, Es Tiempo (It's Time). They are featured on this World Cafe: Next with host David Dye.
Jun 5th, 2008 · English singer-songwriter Jim Noir joins World Cafe host David Dye with a few songs from his eponymous second album. The new disc features infectious psychedelic pop tunes that recall classic '60s pop while remaining rooted in the here and now.
May 14th, 2008 · Pepi Ginsberg has a distinctively mournful voice with a remarkable range. On her latest CD, Red she croons with a weathered and passionate warble about her inner demons (real or imagined), sleeping with strangers, getting high, and starting anew. She's a kind of troubadour for the 21st century, gracefully channeling '60s psychedelic pop and folk and retooling it to fit her own imaginative stylings.
Apr 30th, 2008 · Albert Hoffman discovered the psychedelic drug LSD in 1938 while seeking medicinal uses for a fungus found on grains. He was the first human to try the drug — by accident — when a small amount of the chemical was absorbed through his fingertips.
Apr 17th, 2008 · In 1965, it was Jorma Kaukonen's acid rock guitar playing in Jefferson Airplane that helped define the West coast psychedelic-rock scene. In recent years, he's turned his attention to traditional Americana. In a session from WFUV, Kaukonen talks about his rock history.