Joseph Arthur, Citizen Cope, J.D. McPherson, Father John Misty, Beth Orton, The War on Drugs, Polica

World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA

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sorry, I haven't yet written about this show... add your own comments if you were also there!

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