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The English Beat, Beth Orton & more at World Cafe Live!  |
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While we’ve got a great a stellar summer and fall line-up, here are some big August shows you won’t want to miss:
Alex Band, August 3rd – the former front-man of Billboard chart toppers, The Calling, brings new material to World Cafe Live.
Michael Sembello, August 4th – He’s a Grammy-award winning writer & producer who has written songs for major artists like George Benson, Michael Jackson, and Stevie Wonder, and gained mainstream success for his Flashdance film hit “Maniac”. His most recent material blends pop, jazz & bossa nova.
Reconstruction of The Fables: A Tribute to 30 Years of R.E.M, August 5th – This killer rock line-up will perform R.E.M. favorites: Led by IKE, join Chris Schutz ,The Jellybricks, Joshua Park, Transistor Rodeo, The Rigbees, Tim McGlone and The Turn, Braxton Parker, members of Atomic Square and more for a night celebrating one of the greatest American bands of all time, R.E.M.
Meshell Ndegeocello, August 8th – Meshell comes back to World Cafe Live to perform the Best of her latest release, Bitter and more. A bass player above all else, singer-songwriter Meshell brings her signature warm, fat, and melodic groove to everything she does and has appeared alongside the Rolling Stones, Madonna, Alanis Morrisette, James Blood Ulmer, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Tony Allen, John Medeski, Billy Preston, and Chaka Khan.
Susana Baca, August 9th – This Grammy Award-winning Peruvian singer is well known for her revival of Afro-Peruvian music. NPR says “Susana Baca is one of the great voices of modern Peru.”
WXPN welcomes Beth Orton, August 13th – Support: Ghost of A Saber Tooth Tiger (Sean Lennon, Charlotte Kemp Muhl) - Beth Orton is a Brit Award-winning English singer-songwriter who has released five albums to great critical international acclaim. Known for her much imitated sound which mixed elements of folk and electronica, she is also renowned for her collaborations with the Chemical Brothers, and also for her albums Central Reservation and the UK top 10 hit Daybreaker. This will be a special acoustic performance!
WXPN welcomes The English Beat with Bad Manners, August 16th – England’s ska-revival, reggae, funk masters return to Downstairs Live!
Lee “Scratch” Perry, August 19th – Jamaica’s Grammy Award-winning dub & reggae icon is touring in support of his new album “Repentance”. Lionize supports.
Admiral Radley with Hooray for Earth, August 23rd – Members of Grandaddy & Earlimart make up this great new indie band heralded by NPR.
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