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Bruce Warren
Bruce Warren is assistant general manager for programming of WXPN in Philadelphia. Besides serving as executive producer of World Café, Warren also contributes to Paste magazine and writes for two blogs: Some Velvet Blog and WXPN's All About The Music Blog.
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Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss headline the 2024 Outlaw Music Festival, with appearances by Billy Strings, Celisse, Southern Avenue and Brittney Spencer.
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Press play and turn it up to 11! GO BIRDS!
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Other honorees included John Prine, Rosanne Cash, Irma Thomas and k.d. lang.
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Watch all seven performances from this year's festival celebrating the new sounds of Latin alternative music.
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The late gospel singer and guitarist will get an overdue recognition for her crucial influence on early rock and roll, joining a class of inductees that includes Bon Jovi, Dire Straits and The Cars.
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The latest album by the Philadelphia-based indie rockers is their best yet.
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Take a tour around New Orleans with the music legend himself.
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WXPN's Bruce Warren recommends some of the best artists making use of the independent music site.
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Jones' new album, The Fall, maintains her jazzy, sultry sound while pushing into more contemporary pop territory. It's a different direction for the singer, but suitable for old fans and newcomers alike.
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From French electronica and melancholy songwriters to worldly, eccentric indie-rock, here are 10 of this year's best debut albums, as chosen by Bruce Warren, executive producer of WXPN's World Cafe.