The Lounge at World Cafe Live

February of 2022 saw Los Angeles-based indie pop singer/songwriter Wallice wow a group of young fans (My Drexel students can confirm.) at Franklin Music Hall while opening for Still Woozy.  And, earlier this year, she handled support duties for JAWNY at Theatre of Living Arts.  However, on Wednesday, June...

“It’s gonna be a banger of a night,” says JOSEPH of their current headlining tour, not quite a sentiment often associated with shows at World Café Live (They’ll be playing The Music Hall of the singer/songwriter haven on Friday, June 23rd.)  The Portland-based folksy indie pop trio of sisters...

Tonight, The Lounge at World Café Live is hosting a sold-out show from singer/songwriter Sarah Kinsley, a young (but lifelong) musician who scored a 2021 viral hit on TikTok with “The King,” the title track of her sophomore EP.  Kinsley grew up performing classical music in youth orchestras, before...

This Saturday, our new favorite TikTok-sensation-turned-formidable-indie-pop-singer/songwriter, Harriette, kicks off her very first US tour, as support for Arkansas duo Joan, which will have her at The Lounge at World Café Live next Wednesday, May 17th.  Last month Harriette released her 8-song debut EP, i heart the internet (courtesy of...

“I’m really excited to overshare and laugh and cry with you tonight!” said Maddie Zahm, one song into her performance from the semi-stage of The Lounge at World Café Live this past Saturday night.  The 24-year-old singer/songwriter sold-out the 220-capacity space in less than an hour (faster than Billie...

Earlier this week, impressively eclectic 23-year-old singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Elise Trouw had a bit of a milestone when she returned to The Fox Theatre in Boulder, Colorado.  “The last time I was there I was the opening act, so it’ll be cool to be back at the same place...

Polyvinyl indie folk artist Ella Williams, better known as Squirrel Flower, has the unique distinction of being the very last artist I got to see perform live before the pandemic shut down any and all legitimate forms of live musical performance for a year-and-a-half.  Squirrel Flower was headlining The...

Earlier this month London-based singer/songwriter Naima Bock (formerly of Goat Girl) released “Lines,” a stand-alone single on Sub Pop/Memorials of Distinction.  The track was engineered and produced by Ali Chant in 2022, and is the follow-up to Bock’s solo debut, Giant Palm (released last year on Sub Pop), which...

The last time the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection saw The Greeting Committee was just this February, when they headlined The Lounge at World Café Live after selling out the venue almost immediately.  However, the Kanas City indie rockers are already prepped for their return, when they...