Since World Cafe Live founder Hal Real stepped down as CEO in May, drama at the University City music venue has been unending. Joseph Callahan, who brought the Portal to Philadelphia in 2024, took ...

Update 6/18/2025: The Taxpayers canceled their June 27 show at World Cafe Live. They will instead perform at First Unitarian Church at 2125 Chestnut St. A pair of Philadelphia-based musical artists ...

Three years after the pandemic shut down live performances, Philadelphia's concert venues are still inching back to normalcy. For World Cafe Live, that recovery will continue in 2024 with new ...

In the two weeks since World Cafe Live workers staged a walkout to protest their new management, nearly a dozen employees have been fired and are under threat of legal action. WCL shares a building ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- World Cafe Live has launched a brand new LatinX music series spotlighting fresh artists and sounds that reflect Philadelphia's diverse communities. Karen Rogers has the details ...

Former employees of World Cafe Live in Philadelphia are speaking out after walking off the job mid-show last week. They blame a leadership shakeup for creating chaos, claiming mismanagement and a ...

World Cafe Live, Philadelphia's nonprofit independent venue dedicated to live music, education, and community engagement, is celebrating a milestone anniversary with a party like none other. Founder ...

All I’ve been thinking about for the last week – well, other than Live Aid – is trash. Piles and piles of trash. But with a new day comes news that Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has reached a ...