World Cafe Live

Honoree Spotlight ⭐ Meet Frank Machos, recipient of the Collaborative Connector Award at our 20th Anniversary Spotlight Celebration on October 4th! Frank is the Executive Director for School District of Philadelphia's Office of The Arts & Creative Learning, advancing arts education to children across our city. Frank's passion and leadership continue to uplift and inspire creativity - we're thankful for his tireless efforts in shaping a brighter future through the arts!

It may be cooling down outside 🥶 but our new shows list has been heating up all week 🔥 All are on sale now, including Kings Kaleidoscope from last week's announces!

11.7 Joel Kim Booster: Rude Little Pig
11.23 Jason Wade of Lifehouse
12.14 The York Street Hustle Holiday Spectacular
1.25 Blind Pilot

🎉Join Us for a Special Bridge Session Family Event!🎉

As part of our 20th Anniversary celebration, we're thrilled to invite families to experience the magic of our Bridge Session program for the first time on October 26th! Typically reserved for school groups, this special event opens the doors to all. Join us for World of Percussion, our very first Bridge Session launched in 2008, and embark on a rhythmic journey through dozens of traditional percussion instruments and beats from around the globe. 🌎🪘🪇

Enjoy an afternoon with:

🎶 Sounds by DJ Caesar
🎨 Arts & Crafts
🧩 Interactive Resource Table
🍕 Food
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 And an interactive educational show perfect for all ages!

Thank you to the Free Library of Philadelphia, Opera Philadelphia, Radio One, Rock To The Future, and Project 440 for collaborating with us on this special event. Don’t miss this FREE, family-friendly celebration of music, culture, and community! See you there 👋

Batter up 🧢 ⚾️ In honor of the Philadelphia Phillies last home game of the regular season today, we’re throwing it back to 2022 when The Phanatic graced the Music Hall stage for a private event – very dapper, Mr. Phanatic! Check back for more fond memories from 20 years of World Cafe Live 🎙️

Honoree Spotlight ⭐ Meet Kristal "Tytewriter" Oliver, recipient of the Innovative Educator Award at our 20th Anniversary Spotlight Celebration on October 4th! Kristal is a Grammy-nominated, platinum songwriter signed to Sony ATV Music Publishing with over 25 years of professional experience, and a lead Teaching Artist at World Cafe Live bringing the joy of songwriting to hundreds of young Philadelphians 🎤 We’re so grateful for her incredible impact and dedication to inspiring the next generation of artists!

🎬 That’s a wrap! Thanks for stopping by our table at this weekend - can’t wait to do it all again next year 💙

September may be winding down, but the music keeps going strong at WCL 🎶 This week, we’re serving up a blend of electro-funk, indie-folk, jazz, rock, and alt-pop across both stages! End the month on a high note and join us for a show:

9.24 Ibibio Sound Machine w/ Lollise
9.24 Maya de Vitry w/ Jordie Lane (The Lounge)
9.25 Sylvie w/ John Andrews & The Yawns (The Lounge)
9.26 Julius Rodriguez (The Lounge)
9.27 Learn 2 Ween
9.27 Dora Jar w/ The Army, The Navy (The Lounge) *LOW TICKET WARNING*

📸 Jonathan Lane

Folk music + fall are the perfect pair 🍂 Ease into the season at one of our upcoming shows - we’ve got plenty of folk to go around 🎶

We’re turning 20 in just two weeks! 🎉✨ Join us on October 4th for an unforgettable night celebrating 20 years of live music, community, and memories at World Cafe Live. Indulge in an open bar, savor small plates crafted by Chef Rob, witness a special award presentation, experience an electrifying performance by Billy Allen & the Pollies, and be there for the unveiling of a brand-new art installation. This is a celebration you won’t want to miss—cheers to 20 more years! 🍾🎶

Lucky for you, we have *seven* new shows on sale today 🍀 Featuring a mix of folk-pop, tributes, acoustic gospel, jazz, and holiday celebrations, there's a little something for everyone! Head to our website or box office for tickets 🎫

11.26 Kings Kaleidoscope
11.26 Bo Rains // Max Davey // Emily Drinker
12.14 Deb Callahan Band Holiday Show ft. Roger Girke
12.19 "The Voices" of Motown Christmas
12.21 Brown Sugar - A Rolling Stones Tribute
1.3 The Gathering Gloom - THE Cure Tribute
1.4 Drew Nugent & the Midnight Society

Innovation in the spotlight! ✨ We were so proud to host Pull Up and Pitch this past weekend, presented by the powerful Black Girl Ventures! Congrats to the amazing Philly small business winners who brought their inventive ideas and inspiring entrepreneurial spirit to the stage 🎤💼 Here’s to building stronger communities and creating opportunities!

Kicking off the week with an *extra special* Monday show, followed by a killer lineup of rock, pop, folk, country, and more! Don’t miss out on the fun – grab your tickets today 🎫

9.16 Bright Eyes w/ Neva Dinova *SOLD OUT*
9.17 The Moth StorySLAM: Elbow Grease
9.17 Voices In Power ft. Solfull Poetry (The Lounge)
9.18 Yemen Blues - Ravid Kahalani
9.18 Taylor McCall w/ Mandy Valentine (The Lounge)
9.19 Sumbuck w/ Gardener - OH *SOLD OUT*
9.20 My Brightest Diamond w/ NOIA (The Lounge)

📸 Toledo x David Iskra Photography Sad Punk Press

As we gear up for World Cafe Live's 20th Anniversary this October, we're taking a stroll down memory lane! Today, we're celebrating the 1-year anniversary of Mitski's 7th studio album, The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We, with a special throwback to her unforgettable 2016 performance on our stage. Keep an eye out for more historic gems from the WCL archives! 💎

Want to experience the sounds of rock and bossa nova legends? Our new show list has you covered 🤘🪇 We announced *5* new shows this week, all on sale now!

9.27 Tender Situation – Learn 2 Ween Live
11.30 Minas Brazilian Music – Tribute to Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66
12.27 Jimmy and the Parrots – Jimmy Buffett Birthday Celebration
1.18 Damn The Torpedoes – A Tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
1.24 WXPN Chuck Prophet Official & His Cumbia Shoes ft. Members of ¿Qiensave?

The secret's out - Bright Eyes is the mystery headliner for Monday's show in the Music Hall! Thanks Philadelphia Inquirer for the feature 💡👀 Head to our website to grab your tickets while they're still available!

In this busy music week, Weezer, the War on Drugs, the National, and PJ Harvey head to Philly It's a hometown show for the Adam Granduciel-led The War On Drugs at the Mann. And at Wells Fargo Center, Weezer is joined by the Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr.

“Veronica Swift has been a promising arrival on the jazz-vocal circuit over the last decade, and for much of that time she’s specialized in a smoky cabaret style” -- Nate Chinen for WRTI🎙 Read their write up and experience her powerhouse vocals for yourself this Thursday in the Music Hall! Tickets are available on our website 🎫

A Jazz Messengers salute, and an all-star Kevin Hays band reunion This week in Moment's Notice: A Tribute to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers at TPAC, Secret Chiefs 3 at Solar Myth, and the continued celebration of Chris' Jazz Cafe's 35th anniversary.

Laid back and jam packed ✨ Take a break from the September scaries and treat yourself to one of our *11* upcoming shows this week! With a mix of Latin, Jazz, Funk, Country, Rock, Folk, and more, we’ve got something for everyone🪇🎷🥁🪕

9.10 La Santa Cecilia
9.10 First Person Arts SexFiles Story Slam w/ Host Dixie De La Tour (The Lounge)
9.11 Paul Thorn
9.11 Jazz Jam w/ Orrin Evans ft. Duane Eubanks (The Lounge) *FREE*
9.12 Veronica Swift w/ Alicia Walter
9.12 Ron and The Hip Tones w/ The Ultimates (The Lounge)
9.12 Marielle Kraft at Drexel Square - (University City District Summer Series) *FREE*
9.13 The White Buffalo + Shawn James
9.13 Philly Gumbo – A Night of Funk and Soul (The Lounge)
9.14 Up Next! Youth Jam Sessions (The Lounge - 12pm) *FREE*
9.14 Mark Schultz & The Wayne Rangers + GRATEFOLK (The Lounge)

📸 Sue Foley x Jonathan Lane Photography

We are the birds and Noah Floersch Music is the arrow 🏹 His new single “The Bird Song” went ~straight to the heart~ and we simply can’t get enough 🕊️ Stream it now, then head to our website for tickets to his show in The Lounge on October 2nd with Haffway!

Noah Floersch Listen to Noah Floersch

Bright smiles 😁 and wide eyes 🤩 for our new show announcements this week! All *six* are on sale now on our website, get ‘em while they’re hot🔥

9.16 Henry Doorly Zoo Explosion w/ Neva Dinova
10.19 WXPN Josh Ritter
11.12 Blake Proehl Haven Madison Kaibrienne KAYKO
11.2 Vertical Current Thanksgiving Eve Throwdown!
12.7 Bermuda Search Party arty w/ Similar Kind and Gloss
1.19 An evening with Glenn Bryan & Friends

Dating apps got you down? Tired of swiping through cringe profile after cringe profile? Comedian Lane Moore gets it📱💔 She sat down with Business Insider to discuss the do's and don'ts of online dating and will be at World Cafe Live on November 16th to do the same! Don’t miss out on Moore’s words of wisdom and witty commentary – check out the interview, then grab your Tinder Live! tickets on our website 🎟️

A comedian has been roasting bad Tinder profiles for a decade. Here are 3 dating app mistakes she sees all the time. Lane Moore hosted "Tinder Live" for 10 years, where she swipes on profiles in front of an audience. These dating app mistakes come up all the time.

Stereogum featured My Brightest Diamond's new single, "Have You Ever Seen An Angel" off their forthcoming album 'Fight The Real Terror' 💎 Stream the song - which was largely inspired by Sinéad O’Connor - then head to our website to grab tickets for their Philly show on September 20th!

My Brightest Diamond Announces New Album 'Fight The Real Terror': Hear "Have You Ever Seen An Angel" My Brightest Diamond last released an album in 2018 with A Million And One. Today, the project of New York singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Shara Nova is announcing its follow-up, Fight The Real Terror. The single “Have You Ever Seen An Angel” is out now.

South Carolina rising star Taylor McCall‘s 'The Porch Sessions' EP has us mesmerized 😍 Described by McCall himself as “an intimate batch of outdoor recordings”, The Porch Sessions are a tender, acoustic reimagining of four tracks from his latest album, 'Mellow War' 🪵🌄 Give it a listen and be sure to snag tickets to his show in The Lounge on September 18 with Mandy Valentine!

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🚘 We’re beyond thrilled to announce a top-secret show at World Cafe Live, featuring a mystery guest we can’t spill the beans on 👀 Any guesses on who it might be?! Tickets are on sale now 😉

⭐ Tickets will be available for purchase online and at the box office while supplies last.

⭐ There is a 4 TICKET LIMIT on all orders.

⭐ SEATED MEZZANINE TICKETS will ONLY be available for purchase IN PERSON at the box office.

⭐ Ticket delivery for this event is WILL CALL ONLY (mobile or print at home is not available); tickets can only be picked up at the box office the day of show beginning at 5pm.

⭐ THIS EVENT IS EXEMPT FROM ALL WORLD CAFE LIVE FAN CLUB PERKS AND ART ACCESS

⭐ VALID ID is REQUIRED and there will be NO RE-ENTRY. Tickets are NOT permitted to be picked up under a different name than the purchaser. No transfers. No exceptions.

⭐ We reserve the right to cancel any suspicious orders.