Shot live at the World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, with artists as diverse as Joshua Redman and Rhett Miller to Living Colour and The Knack, you will be intrigued by a new and provocative sound or drawn to the classic artists of the past. A weekly music series that presents an intimate performance shot in high definition and recorded in 5.1 surround sound. If you love music, here’s your chance to appreciate it as part of the ultimate audio and video experience.
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Living Colour |
| Episode Number: |
101 |
| Synopsis: |
Living Colour packs the World Cafe with fans from every stage of this hard-rocking band's long and always exciting career. Reid, Glover, Calhoun and Wimbish perform politically fiery material from their latest critically acclaimed record CollideOscope, as well as their hit "Cult Of Personality" and other crowd favorites from their 1988 Grammy award winning multi-platinum album Vivid. |
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Hour Long Extended Play: Living Colour |
| Episode Number: |
101 |
| Synopsis: |
Living Colour packs the World Cafe with fans from every stage of this hard-rocking band's long and always exciting career. Reid, Glover, Calhoun and Wimbish perform politically fiery material from their latest critically acclaimed record CollideOscope, as well as their hit "Cult Of Personality" and other crowd favorites from their 1988 Grammy award winning multi-platinum album Vivid. |
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Rhett Miller |
| Episode Number: |
102 |
| Synopsis: |
The Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller's winning blend of pop charm, rock attitude and country heart, along with his movie star good looks, draws the audience in as he strikes out on his own as a solo performer. Rhett kicks the evening off with an acoustic set that includes the title track of his recently released album The Believer. His new band, The Believers, join him on stage and transform other tracks from the album (including "Singular Girl," My Valentine" and "Help Me, Suzanne") into pure pop perfection. |
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Hour Long Extended Play: Rhett Miller |
| Episode Number: |
102 |
| Synopsis: |
The Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller's winning blend of pop charm, rock attitude and country heart, along with his movie star good looks, draws the audience in as he strikes out on his own as a solo performer. Rhett kicks the evening off with an acoustic set that includes the title track of his recently released album The Believer. His new band, The Believers, join him on stage and transform other tracks from the album (including "Singular Girl," My Valentine" and "Help Me, Suzanne") into pure pop perfection. |
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David Poe |
| Episode Number: |
103 |
| Synopsis: |
Singer-songwriter David Poe writes poignantly about the downside of love, but his performance always brings an ironic sense of humor to the well-crafted words. David shifts gears with outbursts of "rock 'n roll" in songs like "Blue Glass Fall", showing off his strengths as a musician singer, who is comfortable in many genres. |
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Hour Long Extended Play: David Poe |
| Episode Number: |
103 |
| Synopsis: |
Singer-songwriter David Poe writes poignantly about the downside of love, but his performance always brings an ironic sense of humor to the well-crafted words. David shifts gears with outbursts of "rock 'n roll" in songs like "Blue Glass Fall", showing off his strengths as a musician singer, who is comfortable in many genres. |
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The Knack |
| Episode Number: |
104 |
| Synopsis: |
From the opening note, The Knack pump up the audience, making them as fresh a group today as they were in the '70's. They mix the new with the familiar as they belt out "Baby Talks Dirty," "Good Girls Don't", and one of the biggest selling rock singles of all time, "My Sharona". |
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Hour Long Extended Play: The Knack |
| Episode Number: |
104 |
| Synopsis: |
From the opening note, The Knack pump up the audience, making them as fresh a group today as they were in the '70's. They mix the new with the familiar as they belt out "Baby Talks Dirty," "Good Girls Don't", and one of the biggest selling rock singles of all time, "My Sharona". |
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Joshua Redman |
| Episode Number: |
105 |
| Synopsis: |
The dynamic innovative jazz Saxophonist Joshua Redman and his Elastic Band trips through jazz compositions, combining bebop with a hip fusion of big band sounds. He brings honesty and expression performing many of the singles from his newly released album Momentum. |
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Hour Long Extended Play: Joshua Redman |
| Episode Number: |
105 |
| Synopsis: |
The dynamic innovative jazz Saxophonist Joshua Redman and his Elastic Band trips through jazz compositions, combining bebop with a hip fusion of big band sounds. He brings honesty and expression performing many of the singles from his newly released album Momentum. |
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Duncan Sheik |
| Episode Number: |
106 |
| Synopsis: |
Singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik adds to his repertoire of Grammy-nominated, well-known hits with thought-provoking sweet, sure vocals from his acclaimed new album White Limousine. Fellow Artist Den performer David Poe joins him on stage to wring all the drama and emotion they can from the album's title song. |
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Hour Long Extended Play: Duncan Sheik |
| Episode Number: |
106 |
| Synopsis: |
Singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik adds to his repertoire of Grammy-nominated, well-known hits with thought-provoking sweet, sure vocals from his acclaimed new album White Limousine. Fellow Artist Den performer David Poe joins him on stage to wring all the drama and emotion they can from the album's title song. |
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Shemekia Copeland |
| Episode Number: |
107 |
| Synopsis: |
Blues diva Shemekia Copeland rocks the audience from her opening electrifying song to a raucous ending that has the audience moving to the beat and the critics touting her as the contemporary Etta James. And the soul just keeps coming from this sensational young star, whose indescribably powerful voice and inventive melding of musical genres garnered rave reviews for her newly released album The Soul Truth. |
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Hour Long Extended Play: Shemekia Copeland |
| Episode Number: |
107 |
| Synopsis: |
Blues diva Shemekia Copeland rocks the audience from her opening electrifying song to a raucous ending that has the audience moving to the beat and the critics touting her as the contemporary Etta James. And the soul just keeps coming from this sensational young star, whose indescribably powerful voice and inventive melding of musical genres garnered rave reviews for her newly released album The Soul Truth. |
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Steve Forbert |
| Episode Number: |
108 |
| Synopsis: |
Twenty-some years into an extensive musical career, folk-rocker Steve Forbert packs the house with loyal fans, who remember the words to his 1979 hit single "Romeo's Tune" as if it were yesterday. It is an intimate affair with Forbert, as the timeless sound of his warm, gritty vocals and signature harmonica, along with keyboardist Paul Errico fills the World Cafe stage. |
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Hour Long Extended Play: Steve Forbert |
| Episode Number: |
108 |
| Synopsis: |
Twenty-some years into an extensive musical career, folk-rocker Steve Forbert packs the house with loyal fans, who remember the words to his 1979 hit single "Romeo's Tune" as if it were yesterday. It is an intimate affair with Forbert, as the timeless sound of his warm, gritty vocals and signature harmonica, along with keyboardist Paul Errico fills the World Cafe stage. |
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Marshall Crenshaw |
| Episode Number: |
109 |
| Synopsis: |
Marshall Crenshaw commands the stage with a love-worn guitar and the calmness of a seasoned veteran as he delivers his new compositions, as well as classic favorites like "Some Day, Some Way". Influenced by the R&B pop of the early seventies, Marshall is often referred to as a rock 'n' roll Renaissance man whose music and fan base continues to grow. |
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Hour Long Extended Play: Marshall Crenshaw |
| Episode Number: |
109 |
| Synopsis: |
Marshall Crenshaw commands the stage with a love-worn guitar and the calmness of a seasoned veteran as he delivers his new compositions, as well as classic favorites like "Some Day, Some Way". Influenced by the R&B pop of the early seventies, Marshall is often referred to as a rock 'n' roll Renaissance man whose music and fan base continues to grow. |
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Naked Eyes |
| Episode Number: |
110 |
| Synopsis: |
Frontman Pete Byrne puts this 80's mainstay band front and center, as he belts out this group's energetic hit singles "Promises, Promises" and "Always Something There To Remind Me." This major influence of the synth-pop movement continues to make a big impact on the contemporary scene. |
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Hour Long Extended Play: Naked Eyes |
| Episode Number: |
110 |
| Synopsis: |
Frontman Pete Byrne puts this 80's mainstay band front and center, as he belts out this group's energetic hit singles "Promises, Promises" and "Always Something There To Remind Me." This major influence of the synth-pop movement continues to make a big impact on the contemporary scene. |
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Danielia Cotton, Jennifer Glass |
| Episode Number: |
111 |
| Synopsis: |
This dynamic duo of solo performers shows off the best of two different genres. Danielia Cotton packs a wallop with her take on AC/DC's "Back In Black" and Jennifer Glass' sweet, melodic combination of country and rock has made Bruce Springsteen a huge fan. |
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Hour Long Extended Play: Danielia Cotton, Jennifer Glass |
| Episode Number: |
111 |
| Synopsis: |
This dynamic duo of solo performers shows off the best of two different genres. Danielia Cotton packs a wallop with her take on AC/DC's "Back In Black" and Jennifer Glass' sweet, melodic combination of country and rock has made Bruce Springsteen a huge fan. |
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Rita Coolidge |
| Episode Number: |
112 |
| Synopsis: |
Grammy Award winning Rita Coolidge alternates between jazz standards from her newest album And So Is Love, and hit singles like "We're All Alone". She shows off the wide range of her musical experience and talents with a salute to Ray Charles and brings the audience full circle with a rousing rendition of her biggest hit "Higher and Higher." |
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Hour Long Extended Play: Rita Coolidge |
| Episode Number: |
112 |
| Synopsis: |
Grammy Award winning Rita Coolidge alternates between jazz standards from her newest album And So Is Love, and hit singles like "We're All Alone". She shows off the wide range of her musical experience and talents with a salute to Ray Charles and brings the audience full circle with a rousing rendition of her biggest hit "Higher and Higher." |
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Best Of |
| Episode Number: |
113 |
| Synopsis: |
A look back at the best of HDNet's live music series from downtown Philadelphia. Highlights include performances from: Steve Forbert ("Romeo's Tune"), Living Color ("Cult of Personality"), The Knack ("My Sharona"), Rhett Miller ("Singular Girl") and many more. So sit back and enjoy some of today's breaking and classic artists, only On Stage at the World Cafe. |
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Hour Long Extended Play: Best Of |
| Episode Number: |
113 |
| Synopsis: |
A look back at the best of HDNet's live music series from downtown Philadelphia. Highlights include performances from: Steve Forbert ("Romeo's Tune"), Living Color ("Cult of Personality"), The Knack ("My Sharona"), Rhett Miller ("Singular Girl") and many more. So sit back and enjoy some of today's breaking and classic artists, only On Stage at the World Cafe. |
