Singer Chris Robinson and guitarist Rich Robinson had a rocky relationship as the leaders of influential southern rock band, The Black Crowes. And in 2015, the brothers announced the end of the band. But today, we’ll learn how they recently found their way back together – Chris and Rich are reconnecting for a tour this summer celebrating the 30th anniversary of their debut, Shake Your Money Maker. The duo performs some of those songs live in a special acoustic set today, on the next World Cafe. Then in the second hour, we listen back to a 2018 interview with the great John Prine, who passed away from COVID-19 complications yesterday.

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On her new album, Superstar, Caroline Rose tells the story of a person on a quest for fame – a character she says is partly inspired by herself – and it’s not always pretty, but it’s often a lot of fun. Caroline Rose talks about how she approached telling a story with an album, and what actor she would cast as the main character if Superstar was a movie, on the next World Cafe.

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Listening to Logan Ledger is like hopping in a time machine back to the classic recordings of Patsy Cline and Hank Williams. His debut album was produced by T. Bone Burnett, who has a long-established reputation for appreciating sounds of a different era. Today, we’ll learn about Logan’s Bay Area roots, how he hooked up with T. Bone, and he performs live. And in the second hour, we honor Adam Schlesinger, who was lost to COVID-19 this past week – We’ll revisit a session from the archives with his band, Fountains of Wayne on the next World Cafe.

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World Cafe closes out this week’s “Sense of Place” visit to Virginia with a stop in Charlottesville, where a tiny shop called Rockbridge Guitars makes instruments for artists like Brandi Carlile, Warren Haynes, and Amos Lee. Founder Brian Calhoun tells us how he first started building guitars in high school and what makes his beloved guitars so special. Plus, a dive back into the archives for some of the best live World Cafe performances over the years from Charlottesville's own Dave Matthews. That's all coming up, on the next World Cafe with host Raina Douris.

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(Photo: Dave Matthews playing a Rockbridge guitar – Courtesy of the manufacturer)