NPR: NPR: Live Concerts from All Songs Considered Podcast Podcast
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A unique podcast. Entire concerts from artists like The Decemberists, Radiohead, Tom Waits, Fleet Foxes, Neko Case. Some concerts include interviews with the bands. Find more at npr.org/music.
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Craig Finn: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Craig Finn's Tiny Desk Concert. All these mournful, inward-facing songs (including the unreleased "Jeremiah's Blues") require is the Hold Steady singer, his acoustic guitar and the indispensable pedal steel of Ricky Ray Jackson. To watch the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Creole Choir Of Cuba: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Creole Choir of Cuba's Tiny Desk Concert. With a musical history that dates back to the late 18th century, the group has revitalized a long-lost culture through music performed largely a cappella and entirely in Haitian Creole. The Creole Choir of Cuba mash up Cuban and Haitian cultures performs a spirited set at the NPR Music offices. To watch the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bill Frisell: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Bill Frisell's Tiny Desk Concert. The brilliant and nimble guitarist reinvents the songs of John Lennon at the NPR Music offices. To watch the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 2/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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JEFF The Brotherhood, Live at the 9:30 Club | It got loud when NPR Music live webcast these full concerts from two of the grittiest rock duos of the past decade, The Kills and JEFF The Brotherhood. Each band has an outsize sound, fueled by deafening guitar noise and trashy rhythms, and is known for feverish but playful live performances. JEFF The Brotherhood opened the webcast from Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club, followed by The Kills. Real-life brothers Jake and Jamin Orrall founded the duo JEFF The Brotherhood in Nashville in 2001. Over the course of a half-dozen full-length albums, they've built a reputation on distorted, noisy rock with a wry sense of humor. For the band's Tiny Desk performance at the NPR Music offices, they insisted on removing their shirts for what they called "a sad love song," which was immediately followed by plenty of guitar shredding and messy beats. No promises on whether the duo will shirt-up for Thursday's live webcast. | 2/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Kills Live in Concert at the 9:30 Club | It got loud when NPR Music live webcast these full concerts from two of the grittiest rock duos of the past decade, The Kills and JEFF The Brotherhood. Each band has an outsize sound, fueled by deafening guitar noise and trashy rhythms, and is known for feverish but playful live performances. JEFF The Brotherhood opened the webcast from Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club, followed by The Kills. Singer-guitarist Alison Mosshart and drummer Jamie Hince formed The Kills in 2001 after bonding over their shared love of blues- and punk-infused garage rock. Their fourth and most recent record, 2011's Blood Pressure — released after Mosshart heightened her profile alongside Jack White in The Dead Weather — is full of sex and swagger, dark guitar riffs and twisted beats. Real-life brothers Jake and Jamin Orrall founded the duo JEFF The Brotherhood in Nashville in 2001. Over the course of a half-dozen full-length albums, they've built a reputation on distorted, noisy rock with a wry sense of humor. For the band's Tiny Desk performance at the NPR Music offices, they insisted on removing their shirts for what they called "a sad love song," which was immediately followed by plenty of guitar shredding and messy beats. No promises on whether the duo will shirt-up for Thursday's live webcast. | 2/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Girl In A Coma: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Girl In A Coma's Tiny Desk Concert. Girl In A Coma is known for crunchy guitars, seamless musical interplay and Nina Diaz's alluring voice. But here, the San Antonio trio deftlygets back to basics to explore not just the form of its songs, but also the soul of its lyrics. To watch the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Anna Calvi: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Anna Calvi's Tiny Desk Concert. The slow build that takes place in just three short songs performed at the NPR Music offices — from a guitar instrumental to the final primal cry of "Jezebel" — is nothing short of astonishing. Calvi plays three songs from her self-titled debut in this powerful performance at the NPR Music offices. To watch the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 1/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Glenn Jones: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Glenn Jones' Tiny Desk Concert. Jones' most recent album, The Wanting, is a compelling work of American folk music that tells stories without a single word. The masterful guitarist performs a lovely set at the NPR Music offices. To watch the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 1/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jake Schepps' Expedition Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Jake Schepps' Expedition Quartet's Tiny Desk Concert. Banjo master Schepps and friends create an intriguing goulash of Bartok, bluegrass and bebop. To watch the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Screaming Females: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Screaming Females' Tiny Desk Concert. Don't let the size of the amps at the NPR Music office fool you: Screaming Females' music is louder than bombs. Pared down at the Tiny Desk, the band's keen sense of song stays front and center — especially in "It All Means Nothing," a new song from Screaming Females' next album. To watch the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 1/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tinariwen: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Tinariwen's Tiny Desk Concert. Even in a stripped-down acoustic formation, Tinariwen's trance-inducing desert music doesn't disappoint. Watch the Tuareg musicians adorn their beautiful, flowing robes for a stunning set in the NPR Music offices. To watch the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 1/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Debo Band In Concert: globalFEST 2012 | Earth-rattling horns and mesmerizingly oscillating vocals: Boston's Debo Band takes the funky, psychedelic groove of 1960s Ethiopiaand transplants it firmly onto a 21st-century dance floor. With 11 musicians crammed every which way onto the tiniest stage of the night — the sousaphone barely cleared overhead pipes — Debo Band closed globalFEST in serious, sweaty, funky style. For more concerts, visit npr.org/liveconcerts. Set List: "Musicawi Silt" "Yene Neger" "Belomi Benna" "Ney Ney Waleba" "Asha Gedawo" "Lantchi Biye" "Tenesh Kelbe Lay" "Addis Ababa Bete" "Gedawo" | 1/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Le Butcherettes: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Le Butcherettes' Tiny Desk Concert. Le Butcherettes' Teri Gender Bender can transform from a soft-spoken musician into a rock 'n' roll beast on a dime. Hear the haunting, spectacular performer as she howls, bangs on her guitar and stares into the eyes of individuals assembled at the NPR Music offices. To watch the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Maria Volonte: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Maria Volonte's Tiny Desk Concert. Argentine singer Maria Volonte's powerful, refreshing interpretation of tango is fully capable of transplanting itself into folk, Latin blues or the traditional music of Peru, Uruguay and Brazil. With its mature sensuality, her music is filled with a potent brew of nostalgia and melancholy. To watch the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 12/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Music Tapes: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from The Music Tapes' Tiny Desk Concert. Somewhere inside Julian Koster lives a 13-year-old boy filled with wonder and imagination. Performing with his band The Music Tapes, the Elephant 6 and Neutral Milk Hotel alumnus plays a holiday set complete with bowed banjos, singing saws and tape machines at the NPR Music offices. To watch the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 12/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gem Club: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Gem Club's Tiny Desk Concert. Maybe you couldn't hear a pin drop when Gem Club played, but you could hear the click of a keyboard. To watch the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 12/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Beirut in Concert From The 9:30 Club | Beirut's latest album, The Rip Tide, was recorded in New York during the winter of 2010 and takes a surprise turn away from the group's early, ?o?ek-influenced sound and toward more mainstream indie rock. But the band hasn't reinvented itself entirely: Anyone drawn to the trumpet and ukulele on Beirut's first album, Gulag Orkestar, will find those familiar sounds on The Rip Tide, but set amidst wurlitzer, pump organ and percussion that can sound almost electronic at times. Beirut showcased this new material in a live concert webcast from Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club. | 12/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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I Wayne: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from I Wayne's Tiny Desk Concert. The reggae star said little between his van and the NPR Music offices. But as soon as the cameras started rolling, he came to life right on cue, showcasing his smooth voice and vibrant energy. To watch the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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JEFF The Brotherhood: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from JEFF The Brotherhood's Tiny Desk Concert. Like the Ramones or early Weezer, the Nashville power-punk duo JEFF The Brotherhood is really good at being funny without writing gimmicky songs. And, while "Bummer" ostensibly comes off a breakup record, We Are the Champions, it functions in the same humorously harsh way as Weezer's Pinkerton. You really feel for these guys, but you still want to bum-rush the mic and sing along, especially during the fuzzy rager "Shredder." And, of course, the power-punk duo took off their shirts at the NPR Music offices, because why not? To watch the video and subsribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 12/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mates Of State: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Mates Of State's Tiny Desk Concert. The modesty of Mates of State's performance both suits and complements a band whose music is about generosity of spirit, forgiveness of failing, and the celebration of all things hard-won enough to be worth celebrating. To watch the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 12/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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tUnE-yArDs: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from tUnE-yArDs' Tiny Desk Concert. With loop pedals and an irrepressible voice, tUnE-yArDs' Merrill Garbus makes powerful and danceable songs that spring to life before your eyes. Garbus performs three buoyant songs from this year's stunning 'w h o k i l l.' To watch the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 12/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gabriel Kahane: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Gabriel Kahane's Tiny Desk Concert. Hear the agile musician's rigorously crafted songs that fall somewhere between classical and pop. To watch the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 11/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hospital Ships: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Hospital Ships' Tiny Desk Concert. On 'Lonely Twin,' Hospital Ships' poppy folk songs and brash rockers are packed with instrumental flourishes and bursts of feedback. But in this stripped-down performance at the NPR Music offices, Jordan Geiger's beautifully crushing songs pack an emotional punch. To download the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 11/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Joe Henry: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Joe Henry's Tiny Desk Concert. Henry's new 'Reverie' reflects his fearlessly easygoing style, so asking him to sing in a crowded office never felt like an imposition. To download the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 11/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile, Stuart Duncan: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Yo-Yo Ma's Tiny Desk Concert. The genre-bending cellist heads a dream team of string players — Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile, Stuart Duncan — in music that borrows from bluegrass. To download the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 11/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Marketa Irglova: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Marketa Irglova's Tiny Desk Concert. With the help of Iranian singer-percussionist Aida Shahghasemi, Irglova crafts a lovely mix of the exotic and the familiar; of sweetness and longing. Watch the pair perform three songs in the NPR Music offices. To download the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 11/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jens Lekman: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Jens Lekman's Tiny Desk Concert. Jens Lekman is a singer-songwriter, storyteller, actor and comedian whose banter falls somewhere between the effortless delivery of a seasoned comic and the nervous rambling of an indie-rock frontman. Lekman shows off his humor and charm in this intimate set at the NPR Music offices. To download the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 11/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tim Hecker In Concert: Moogfest 2011 | Few working composers transcend their compositional means as thoroughly as Tim Hecker. Hecker's sixth and most recent album — titled Ravedeath, 1972 — is an enveloping, almost suffocating exploration of noise music. Hecker buries melodies and rhythms in a deluge of dissonance and sound, obfuscating instrumentation; sifting through the thick, ambient textures of "The Piano Drop" is as gratifying as it is hypnotic. Hear Hecker's textured noise in a full concert, recorded live on October 30, 2011 at Moogfest in Asheville, N.C. | 11/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CANT In Concert: Moogfest 2011 | It's obvious on even a cursory listen to Chris Taylor's new project CANT that he's taken advantage of his time off from Grizzly Bear. "Ghost," his first release in this incarnation, came hot off the heels of Grizzly Bear's critically adoredVeckatimest (an album he produced), and it sounded like it. On the recent Dreams Come True, however, the stylistic markers of Grizzly Bear are conspicuously absent. Gone are the tone cluster vocal harmonies and heavily reverbed guitar. The crunchy fuzz bass of "Believe" plays more like a brilliant cover of a lost '80s R&B ballad, while "Answer" is a glitchy Goth new-wave slog and "Be Around" would feel at home under an action-movie montage. They comprise a dazzling alternative universe from an already accomplished artist. Hear CANT in a full concert, recorded live on October 29, 2011 at Moogfest in Asheville, N.C. | 11/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Moby In Concert: Moogfest 2011 | Few artists have survived the constantly mutating world of dance music from era to era quite like Moby. From his roots in New York's early-'90s rave scene to the commercial gold of Play and 18's ambient electronica, Moby has maintained his place on the shortlist of the genre's crossover stars. His recent performances have highlighted his work as a DJ, departing from his mid-period forays into rock musicianship, but at Moogfest, he was in full-on rock star mode, stalking the stage and playing guitar, drums and keyboards while leading a band clad all in black through songs from throughout his nearly 20-year career. Hear Moby perform a full concert, recorded live on October 28, 2011 at Moogfest in Asheville, N.C. | 11/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Austra In Concert: Moogfest 2011 | Austra, a.k.a. Toronto-based Katie Stelmanis, released her debut album Feel It Break all of one month before it was shortlisted for the Polaris Prize. It's easy to see why: The disc pairs clear, powerful vocals with dark, distorted analog synthesizers to beautiful effect. She didn't win, but — as she rides a rising tide of dark new-wave artists along with Zola Jesus and a rejuvenated Trent Reznor — it's safe to say things are looking up for her. Hear Stelmanis and her band in a full concert, recorded live on October 28, 2011 at Moogfest in Asheville, N.C. | 11/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Juanes: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Juanes' Tiny Desk Concert. Juanes' five albums have struck a chord with millions, making him a superstar who can fill stadiums and large arenas across Latin America and the U.S. Watch the charismatic Colombian superstar give an intimate performance at the NPR Music offices. To download the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 11/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wild Flag, Live From The Black Cat In Washington, D.C. | Wild Flag has only been together for about a year, and just released its debut album last month. But the group has already earned a reputation for stunning, frenetic live performances. Wild Flag's members play with near-total abandon, thrashing on stage to bursts of guitar noise and fierce rhythms. This performance was recorded live at the Black Cat in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 20, 2011. | 11/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lisa Hannigan: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Lisa Hannigan's Tiny Desk Concert. Exuding both musical and personal warmth, the Irish singer mesmerized at the NPR Music offices. To download the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 10/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ben Williams: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Ben Williams' Tiny Desk Concert. Bassist Ben Williams is a rising jazz star. He won the 2009 Thelonious Monk Competition and received a recording contract for his debut album, State of Art, which was released this summer. Williams brought his band Sound Effect to perform two songs from that album at the NPR Music offices. To download the video and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 10/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Zola Jesus, Live From (Le) Poisson Rouge | As a kid growing up in rural Wisconsin, Nika Roza Danilova wanted to sing opera, but youthful insecurities and performance anxiety kept the diminutive singer from finding her voice. By her late teens, Danilova found it instead in the dark and brooding worlds of goth and experimental synth-rock. In 2006, she began writing and performing as Zola Jesus, and in the past two years unleashed a torrent of intense, mesmerizing songs on three EPs and three full-length albums, including this fall's Conatus. | 10/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hilary Hahn: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Hilary Hahn's Tiny Desk Concert. The classical violinist blends Bach and Charles Ives with flair, then tops it off with a fedora. To download the video and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 10/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wilco: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Wilco's Tiny Desk Concert. Armed with acoustic guitars, tiny amps, a desktop percussion unit and a ton of grace, Wilco plays three new songs from The Whole Love and an old favorite in a stripped-down but powerful set at the NPR Music offices. To watch the video and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 10/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Chris Bathgate: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Chris Bathgate's Tiny Desk Concert. Dusky and deliberate, Chris Bathgate's music can be foreboding, even funereal. But the Michigan native invests his songs with warm, rustic beauty, which makes everything too pretty to function as a true downer. To watch the video and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 10/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 In Concert: ATP Festival 2011 | Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 is the sound of spongy pop music hitting a brick wall. Playfully weird and fuzzy, this group of pop deviants has annoyed and delighted since 1986. Even though the band hasn't released any new music in ten years, Thinking Fellers fit right in at Asbury Lanes (yes, a bowling alley) on opening day of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival, inciting the weekend's rowdiest crowd. Recorded on Friday, September 30, 2011. | 10/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Grouplove: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Grouplove's Tiny Desk Concert. Grouplove writes songs that have you pounding the steering wheel to the beat, and are worth rolling down the car windows and sharing with pedestrians whether they want to hear them or not. The young band brings that sort of infectious energy to the NPR Music offices. Download the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 10/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fountains Of Wayne: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Fountains Of Wayne's Tiny Desk Concert. It speaks well of this performance that Fountains of Wayne's set pokes around in a few gray areas; its four songs showcase a band with tremendous narrative gifts and a real flair for subtle beauty. To download the video and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 10/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Trombone Shorty: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Trombone Shorty's Tiny Desk Concert. He can play the horn. He can sing. And that's made him the latest musical star of a great New Orleans tradition. But Trombone Shorty mainly just wants you to dance: "I know you came here to move," he sings to an office full of NPR staff. To download this video or to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 10/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Klezmatics: Tiny Desk Concert (audio) | Music from the Klezmatics' Tiny Desk Concert. Ring in Rosh Hashanah with three globe-trotting tunes from one of the world's greatest Jewish bands. To download the video and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 9/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Nick Lowe, Live in Concert | Hear the legendary English roots -and country-rock singer live from Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD, recorded on Sept. 25, 2011. Lowe performs material from his new album, The Old Magic, as well as classic songs. He also tips his hat to Elvis Costello with a version of "Alison," a song Lowe originally produced for Costello's breakthrough record, My Aim Is True. | 9/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jenny Lin: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Jenny Lin's Tiny Desk Concert. The eminent pianist usually plays eight-foot Steinways. See what she does on an electronic keyboard in this intimate performance at the NPR Music offices. To download the video and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 9/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Olivia Tremor Control | Hear the band recorded live in concert from (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City, from Sept. 21, 2011. Set List: Opening A Peculiar Noise Called Train Director I'm Not Feeling Human Memories Of Jacqueline 1906 Define A Transparent Dream Courtyard A Place We Have Been To The Game You Play Is In Your Head Parts 1, 2, 3 Jumping Fences Grass Canons California Demise 3 Green Typewriters (suite) NYC-25 Black Foliage Paranormal Echoes I Have Been Floated No Growing A Sleepy Company Mystery Hideaway The Sylvan Screen Encore: Holiday Surprise 1, 2, 3 The Opera House | 9/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Beirut: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Beirut's Tiny Desk Concert. Beirut arrived at the NPR Music offices dusty and exhausted following a weekend at Bonnaroo in Tennessee. But after some much-needed showers, the band brought infectious joy to its short set behind the Tiny Desk. To watch the video and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 9/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jeremy Messersmith: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Jeremy Messersmith's Tiny Desk Concert. With his horn-rimmed glasses and esoteric subject matter, Messersmith is no rock star. But he's a pop genius, with creative ambition to match his songs' considerable charm. For more videos and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts video podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 9/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sean Rowe: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Sean Rowe's Tiny Desk Concert. The singer-songwriter brings his booming voice and a succession of ever-louder acoustic-guitar set-ups to the NPR Music offices. And, for good measure, he tells a story about survivalism that'll renew your faith in indoor living. For more videos and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concert podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 9/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Diego Garcia: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Diego Garcia's Tiny Desk Concert. Taken individually, each tune on Diego Garcia's album Laura is lovely. But listen to each song in sequence and it's even better, like a good book: The sum is greater than the parts. Garcia performs songs from Laura at the NPR Music offices. To download the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 9/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Foster The People: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Foster the People's Tiny Desk Concert. Armed with 'the' summer song of 2011, the band brings "Pumped Up Kicks" and more to the NPR Music offices in this stripped down Tiny Desk Concert performance. To watch the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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King Creosote And Jon Hopkins: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from King Creosote and Jon Hopkins' Tiny Desk Concert. To immerse yourself in King Creosote and Jon Hopkins' album Diamond Mine is to be transported to the Scottish countryside. Standing in the NPR Music offices, the album's unassuming creators somehow lose little of their mystique. To download the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 9/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Phosphorescent: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Phosphorescent's Tiny Desk Concert. Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck specializes in a sort of free-wheeling weariness, with songs and characters that work extremely hard at taking it easy. Watch Houck play a stirring, road-ragged solo Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR Music offices. To download the video and subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 9/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CALLmeKAT: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from CALLmeKAT's Tiny Desk Concert. As CALLmeKAT, Katrine Ottosen produces airy, synth-infused pop that pairs melancholy sentiment with sparse melodies. The singer performs a hauntingly beautiful Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR Music offices. To download the video or subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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James Vincent McMorrow: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from James Vincent McMorrow's Tiny Desk Concert. The Irish songwriter has one of the most arresting voices of any young singer you're likely to hear this year. McMorrow gives an intimate acoustic performance at the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concerts podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Other Lives: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Other Lives' Tiny Desk Concert. The Oklahoma band's droning minor-key hymns were seemingly made for wide-open spaces and big skies. The group brings that spirit to the Tiny Desk for a spacious but intimate performance at the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subsribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concerts podcasrt at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. | 8/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gaby Moreno: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Gaby Moreno's Tiny Desk Concert. Moreno's breathtaking voice is passionate and stylistically malleable, as she glides back and forth easily between bossa nova and bluesy rock. Moreno sings three songs from her newest album, Illustrated Songs, at the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 8/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Paul Jacobs: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Paul Jacobs' Tiny Desk Concert. The Grammy-winning organist showcases his miraculous hands (and feet) in an all-Bach performance. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 8/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Noah And The Whale: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Noah And The Whale's Tiny Desk Concert. A few years ago, Noah and the Whale would have seemed like the last band to bring a drum machine to a Tiny Desk Concert. But here, the London band plugs in — and sweet simplicity still reigns. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 8/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bon Iver Live From the 9:30 Club | The love for Justin Vernon and Bon Iver at Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club was so overwhelming for this performance, it seemed fans might storm the stage and eat the humble frontman alive. The stage was set with just the essentials, bathed in thin columns of warmly colored lights. It was just enough to reveal the faces of a thousand or so glassy-eyed fans who mouthed the words to every song and swayed in a state of pure bliss. 8/4/11 Perth Minnesota, WI Towers Holocene Creature Fear Flume Hinnom, TX Wash. Brackett, WI Blood Bank Re: Stacks Calgary Wolves (Act I and II) ENCORE: Skinny Love Beth/Rest For Emma | 8/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Typhoon: Newport Folk Festival 2011 | Portland, Ore., has bred or attracted so many tremendous indie-folk musicians that they're getting stuffed into bigger and bigger bands to make room for everyone. A collective that swells from seven to as many as 17 members, Typhoon is built for soul-stirring beauty on a grand scale. Conceived by singer Kyle Morton as a vehicle for grandiose uplift, Typhoon hammers his points home with ambitious swells of brass and strings. At the 2011 Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I., the group finally commanded a stage big enough for what it throws down on its marvelous new EP, A New Kind of House. | 8/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Amanda Shires: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Amanda Shires' Tiny Desk Concert. Maybe it's the quiver in her voice or the poetry in her spare writing, but there's a magnetic pull that draws fans into the songs and stories of Amanda Shires. Watch the singer and fiddler bring her charming music to the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 8/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Decemberists: Newport Folk Festival 2011 | In the span of just a few years, The Decemberists' Colin Meloy has taken an unlikely path from brainy folk-pop obscurity to commanding frontman — the sort of confident singer who can fill open-air venues with his lone voice when he's not crafting ludicrously ambitious "folk operas" like 2009's The Hazards of Love. The Decemberists scaled back those ambitions on this year's lustrous-but-straightforward The King Is Dead. But make no mistake: Songs this infectious aren't crafted without a healthy dollop of ambition — and an even greater application of craft and skill. Hear The Decemberists' members reach back into their rich catalog live at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Emmylou Harris: Newport Folk Festival 2011 | Emmylou Harris' Grammy-festooned career stretches back more than 40 years, to her legendary early collaborations with the late country-folk legend Gram Parsons. Hard Bargain, her new album, is suffused with mourning, both for Parsons (in "The Road") and for her late friend Kate McGarrigle, whom she memorably memorializes in "Darlin' Kate." But the Country Music Hall of Famer still knows where and how to locate sweetness and joy in her music, and she remains vital and contemporary. Here, Harris closes out the 2011 Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. joined on stage by many special guests: Pete Seeger, The Civil Wars, David Wax Museum and more. | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Civil Wars: Newport Folk Festival 2011 | Joy Williams and John Paul White were strangers when they were paired up at a Nashville songwriting session in 2008, but you'd never know that now: Though not romantically involved, they perform their sweet, harmony-rich folk-pop songs with loving chemistry, often staring sweetly into each other's eyes. After attracting huge buzz at this year's SXSW music festival, the pair has gone on to be a large-scale cult item, thanks in part to the warmly winning songs on this year's Barton Hollow. The Civil Wars draw heavily from that album, and a few choice covers, when the band performs live at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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David Wax Museum: Newport Folk Festival 2011 | Last year, Boston's David Wax Museum couldn't play the Newport Folk Festival without first winning a contest. But talk about making the most of an opportunity: The band was everywhere at Newport last year, passing out CDs and signing bands up to its mailing list when it wasn't breaking spontaneously into song every chance it got. Since that breakthrough, the group has found a national audience for its recent album Everything Is Saved, which finds David Wax mixing the roots of American and Mexican folk music while Suz Slezak gives the band's music the percussive edge that can only come from a stick dragged rhythmically against a donkey's jawbone. Hear David Wax Museum perform live at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Chris Thile and Michael Daves: Newport Folk Festival 2011 | Chris Thile enjoyed massive success at a very early age, selling millions with the prodigiously gifted bluegrass band Nickel Creek. But he's remained remarkably level-headed and creatively ambitious in the five years since the group's demise, exploring his more progressive leanings in Punch Brothers and teaming up with Michael Daves for a more traditional collection paying tribute to past bluegrass greats like Bill Monroe and fellow Newport artist Earl Scruggs. Sleep With One Eye Open, their album together, may look to the past, but make no mistake: This is blazingly intense music, and it shows live when they take the stage at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tegan And Sara: Newport Folk Festival 2011 | Canadian twin sisters Tegan and Sara Quin usually traffic in fizzy, punky pop music, so it's a refreshing twist to see them pop up at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. The smart and outspoken pair will throw an extra curveball when they show their faces Saturday: They're translating their spiky music into acoustic arrangements. The mission is to highlight the sturdy songcraft behind Tegan and Sara's cultishly adored music, without sacrificing any of the hard-earned potency. | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mountain Man: Newport Folk Festival 2011 | Mountain Man is significantly less burly than its name suggests: Founded at Bennington College in Vermont, the mostly a cappella trio of Molly Sarle, Amelia Meath and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig weaves its voices into a stark, reverent and unadorned sound that can be hauntingly beautiful. Tours with Jonsi and The Decemberists helped put the group on the map last year — as did a spot at the Glastonbury Festival, which preceded the release of Mountain Man's debut album — and it's just followed that breakthrough with a live set called Live at the Wiltern. Mountain Man brings its gorgeous three-part harmonies to the 2011 Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three: Newport Folk Festival 2011 | It almost goes without saying that Pokey LaFarge is a man out of time: With his slicked-back hair and vintage clothing, he looks like a grown-up street urchin from early in the previous century. His music matches his look: Recorded with his band The South City Three, the new Middle of Everywhere could have emerged from a decades-old field recording, even as it exudes modern whiz-bang energy. (It's no surprise that the man is putting out his own 78 RPM record.) LaFarge and his players put on a tremendously tight live show at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I., the result of years spent busking and wandering. | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gogol Bordello: Newport Folk Festival 2011 | One of the most demented and infectious live bands in the world, Gogol Bordello assembles something approximating an Eastern European punk-rock circus, suitable for non-stop movement and hearty sing-alongs. Look for the band to showcase songs from 2010's Rick Rubin-produced Trans-Continental Hustle when it plays the 2011 Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I., but don't be surprised by the abundant surprises. | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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They Might Be Giants: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from They Might Be Giants' Tiny Desk Concert. A glance into the crowd assembled for the show in the NPR Music offices reveals just how far-reaching They Might Be Giants' appeal has become. The band performs two of its brand-new songs, as well as "Fingertips," a classic 1992 chestnut. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 7/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Givers: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Givers' Tiny Desk Concert. Givers' music is a clatter of percussion, bright tropical melodies, slinky guitar upstrokes and playful vocals that float over polyrhythmic grooves. At the NPR Music offices, the band plays a sunny, exuberant set, suitable for dancing and bobbing along. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 7/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Y La Bamba: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Y La Bamba's Tiny Desk Concert. Luzelena Mendoza's captivating voice is the centerpiece of Y La Bamba's sound. But the rugged-looking choir boys behind her obviously find joy in blending their voices into rich vocal harmonies. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 7/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Joe Boyd And Robyn Hitchcock: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Audio from Joe Boyd and Robyn Hitchcock's Tiny Desk Concert. Boyd's name popped up on countless records in the 1960s and '70s: Pink Floyd, Fairport Convention, Nick Drake. Joined by singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock, Boyd reads from his book, White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s, while Hitchcock performs songs from or inspired by the era. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 7/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ben Sollee: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Ben Sollee's Tiny Desk Concert. A genre-bending cellist and songwriter who combines classical artistry with bluegrass and pop, Sollee has created a unique and infectious take on folk music. His Tiny Desk Concert was an intimate showcase for a talented young musician with a lot to say. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 7/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Julian Lage: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Julian Lage's Tiny Desk Concert. The 23-year-old guitarist was once called a prodigy. But he's maturing into a distinctive player and bandleader, too. With two bandmates, Lage performs two unreleased songs and a cut from 2011's Gladwell. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 7/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Blind Boys Of Alabama: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from The Blind Boy's of Alabama's Tiny Desk Concert. Whether young or old, blind or sighted, these gospel greats craft an impeccable mix of polished blues, swinging soul and from-the-gut expressions of faith. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 7/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Body With Assembly Of Light Choir In Concert | Hear the sludgy doom-metal duo play with a 24-member female choir at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City as part of the Blackened Music Series on June 25, 2011. | 7/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Milos Karadaglic: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Milos Karadaglic's Tiny Desk Concert. The young newcomer guitarist from Montenegro plays Spanish standards and a passionate ode to his homeland. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 6/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Civil Wars: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from The Civil Wars' Tiny Desk Concert. Joy Williams and John Paul White display their swooning chemistry and stirring harmonies at the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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YACHT: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from YACHT's Tiny Desk Concert. For some acts, stripping a sound down to essentials is easy: Strap on the acoustic guitar and maybe use a snare drum instead of a full kit. It was different for YACHT; it's not a simple guitar-bass-drums band. Watch the electro-pop group's striking performance at the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Charlie Siem: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Charlie Siem's Tiny Desk Concert. Watch the stylish young violinist pull out a bag of tricks in music by Paganini. Performing at the NPR Music offices, Siem tosses off left-hand pizzicatos, double-stop harmonics and spiccato bowing as if he were buttering bread. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 6/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Decemberists: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from The Decemberists' Tiny Desk Concert. When he turned up at the NPR Music offices to perform three songs from 'The King Is Dead,' Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy wasn't expecting to be staring into dozens, if not hundreds, of rapt faces. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 6/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Chris Thile And Michael Daves: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Chris Thile and Michael Daves' Tiny Desk Concert. Thile and Daves play the traditional bluegrass music of icons Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs with New York City intensity. Watch the dexterous duo perform songs from 'Sleep With One Eye Open' at the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 6/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Black Angels: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from The Black Angels' Tiny Desk Concert. The Black Angels' music is hardly the stuff of stripped-down acoustic confessionals: It's the sound of a distant rumble, possibly beamed from a garage in a distant decade. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 6/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Kopecky Family Band: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Kopecky Family Band's Tiny Desk Concert. NPR Music's staff stumbled onto the Tennessee band's music at the CMJ Music Festival last fall, and quickly fell in love. The Kopeckys' sweet, swollen folk-rock songs keep blooming into something irresistible. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitSasquatch 2011: The Decemberists, Live In Concert | Multi-instrumentalist Jenny Conlee wasn't expected to join the band only weeks removed from a breast-cancer diagnosis. But she appeared nonetheless. The band interspersed old favorites with tunes from this year's The King Is Dead. Recorded live at The Gorge on Monday, May 30, The Decemberists performs here as part of the 2011 Sasquatch Music Festival outside Seattle, Wash. Language Advisory: This is a live concert recording, and may not contain language suitable for all audiences. | 5/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitSasquatch 2011: Wolf Parade, Live In Concert | Following a tour in support of its 2010 album Expo 86, the band announced it would be going on indefinite hiatus. Hear its penultimate show from day two of the Sasquatch Music Festival. Recorded live at The Gorge on Sunday, May 28, Wolf Parade performs here as part of the 2011 Sasquatch Music Festival outside Seattle, Wash. Language Advisory: This is a live concert recording, and may not contain language suitable for all audiences. | 5/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitSasquatch 2011: Sharon Van Etten, Live In Concert | Van Etten is no ordinary guitar-wielding singer-songwriter: Sure, she sings softly and woundedly, but her music has teeth. Recorded live at The Gorge on Saturday, May 28, Sharon Van Etten performs here as part of the 2011 Sasquatch Music Festival outside Seattle, Wash. Language Advisory: This is a live concert recording, and may not contain language suitable for all audiences. | 5/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitSasquatch 2011: Washed Out, Live In Concert | Featuring songs from his forthcoming album, Ernest Greene brings hazy bedroom electronica to the Sasquatch Music Festival with a broader sound and an expanded backing band. Recorded live at The Gorge on Saturday, May 28, Washed Out performs here as part of the 2011 Sasquatch Music Festival outside Seattle, Wash. Language Advisory: This is a live concert recording, and may not contain language suitable for all audiences. | 5/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitSasquatch 2011: Aloe Blacc, Live In Concert | One of the great recent records to accompany a late-night drive through the city, Aloe Blacc's Good Things synthesizes the sounds of vintage soul with a contemporary vision. Recorded live at The Gorge on Saturday, May 28, Aloe Blacc performs here as part of the 2011 Sasquatch Music Festival outside Seattle, Wash. Language Advisory: This is a live concert recording, and may not contain language suitable for all audiences. | 5/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sasquatch 2011: Local Natives, Live In Concert | The band plays briskly infectious, harmony-rich folk-pop music that benefits greatly from its propulsive, Afrobeat-inspired rhythms. It performed songs from its 2010 album at Sasquatch. Language Advisory: This is a live concert recording, and may not contain language suitable for all audiences. | 5/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitSasquatch 2011: The Head And The Heart, Live In Concert | The Seattle folk-rock sextet showcases songs from its sweet self-titled debut outside Seattle. Language Advisory: This is a live concert recording, and may not contain language suitable for all audiences. | 5/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Low: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Low's Tiny Desk Concert. Low continues to find new ways to sound alternately (and even simultaneously) swoony and unnerving. Here, singers Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker perform three songs from their gorgeous new album, C'mon. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 5/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Future Islands: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Future Islands' Tiny Desk Concert. Future Islands' members showed up with the biggest amp we've ever squeezed behind the Tiny Desk. Then, because they're such nice guys, they tried to keep it down. Still, their cathartic set managed to keep the intensity up, and even get a handful of people dancing in the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 5/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Neil Innes: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Neil Innes' Tiny Desk Concert. Neil Innes may play and sing, but you come for his wit, not his guitar chops. As a member of Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Bonzo dog Doo-Dah Band, and The Rutles, Innes' humorous music is packed with jokes and laugh-out-loud satire. Watch him play three classics from the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 5/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Julieta Venegas: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Julieta Venegas' Tiny Desk Concert. It's hard to believe that Venegas released her first album more than 10 years ago. After six albums, including last year's Otra Cosa, Venegas is still maturing as a performer and songwriter, while still defying expectations. Watch her perform three memorable songs from the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 5/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Booker T. Jones: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Booker T. Jones' Tiny Desk Concert. Jones' name is synonymous with the Hammond B3 organ. At 17, he recorded the instrument's anthem, "Green Onions," with his band Booker T and The MG's. Watch him play the song all alone in the NPR Music offices — and with such joy, you'd swear he just discovered it. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 5/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wu Man: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Wu Man's Tiny Desk Concert. Watch the world's reigning pipa virtuoso play ancient music from her Chinese homeland in the NPR Music offices. When her fingers start to fly, Wu Man can create scenes of cinematic grandeur or serene, moonlit moments. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 4/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Steve Earle: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Steve Earle's Tiny Desk Concert. Earle has lived through the sort of horrors that have launched a million country songs: addiction, affliction, heartbreak, even prison. He wears them in his voice, but what's most appealing about him is the wide-eyed, unmistakable fearlessness with which he goes about his life these days. The singer, author, actor and activist showcases many of his talents at the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 4/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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PJ Harvey Live In Concert From San Francisco's Warfield Theater | Iconoclastic singer-songwriter PJ Harvey is making four U.S. stops in support of her recent album Let England Shake. Hear one of those concerts featuring songs from her latest album 'Let England Shake,' recorded live from the Warfield Theater in San Francisco on April 14, 2011. To hear the full concert, visit our website, npr.org/music. Set List: 1) "Let England Shake" 2) "The Words That Maketh Murder" 3) "All & Everyone" 4) "In the Dark Places" 5) "The Glorious Land" 6) "The Last Living Rose" 7)"England" 8) "Bitter Branches" 9) "On Battleship Hill" 10) "The Colour of the Earth" | 4/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pokey LaFarge: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Pokey LaFarge's Tiny Desk Concert. LaFarge writes and performs original, sometimes traditional music steeped in American blues, country and Western swing from the days when 78s ruled the record player. Watch him perform a short set at the NPR Music offices, with the help of his band The South City Three. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 4/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mount Kimbie: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Mount Kimbie's Tiny Desk Concert. In the few years that Mount Kimbie has been creating music, the London-based dubstep duo has crossed over to find fans in the U.S. Venturing into the pair's groundbreaking yet accessible soundscapes in this first-ever electronic Tiny Desk Concert, it's easy to see why. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Otis Taylor: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Otis Taylor's Tiny Desk Concert. Banjo-playing bluesman Otis Taylor plays trance-inducing music that's often built around a single chord — an approach that allows his songs to go on for as long as 10 or even 15 minutes. Watch Taylor perform his songs. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 4/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Josh Ritter: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Josh Ritter's Tiny Desk Concert. Josh Ritter carries himself with the bearing of a folk-singing mayor: gregarious, charming, down-to-earth and impeccably dressed. But there's not an ounce of insincerity about him, or else he'd have found a way to sing the apocalyptic ballad "The Temptation of Adam" without letting all those wry smiles slip through. Watch Ritter perform a Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR Music offices. Set List: The Temptation Of Adam Lark Rattling Locks Kathleen You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 4/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lost In The Trees | Hear the band recorded live in concert from the Black Cat in Washington, D.C. on March 25, 2011. | 4/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars' Tiny Desk Concert. Not every Tiny Desk Concert is tailor-made for Friday. When you're mere hours from the weekend, you want something lively to get the blood pumping. So when Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars rolled through on a Friday afternoon, the group fit the bill perfectly. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 4/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Nellie McKay: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Nellie McKay's Tiny Desk Concert. You wouldn't think to call someone audacious who once devoted an entire album to Doris Day songs, but Nellie McKay is. Her bold personality shines through in every project she tackles, including this short set recorded at the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 4/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Agalloch In Concert | Surrounded by banners adorned with elk, with incense lit at the front of the stage, Agalloch's performance felt like a savagely beautiful and personal ritual. Hear the black-metal band's first-ever New York City performance, recorded live at Le Poisson Rouge on March 22, 2011. | 3/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Worm Ouroboros In Concert | Dreamy and haunting, Worm Ouroboro's set at Le Poisson Rouge on March 22, 2011 felt like a processional. Led by two vocalists, the band's quiet, almost medieval melodies led down a path leading to heavy doom metal. | 3/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2011: Bright Eyes Live In Concert | On the new People's Key, Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst is no longer a prodigiously gifted kid; he's become an adventurous, fully formed folk-rock icon. Hear Bright Eyes cap SXSW 2011 with a monster two-hour concert as part of a SXSW showcase at Auditorium Shores in Austin, Texas, on March 19, 2011. | 3/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2011: Felice Brothers Live In Concert | The members of Felice Brothers know how to make a madly spirited, ramshackle racket onstage: That's how the Upstate New York band got its start. their mix of rock, country and folk has a freewheeling energy at its core: It accesses the spirit of Bruce Springsteen as frequently as it wallows in thoughtful, Bob Dylan-esque folk. Hear the band perform live as part of a SXSW showcase at Auditorium Shores in Austin, Texas, on March 19, 2011. | 3/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2011: Middle Brother Live In Concert | A supergroup featuring the leaders of three largely likeminded bands — Dawes' Taylor Goldsmith, Deer Tick's John McCauley and Delta Spirit's Matthew Vasquez — Middle Brother naturally takes on many incarnations: moodily brooding folk-pop, boozily spirited rock, spotlight-sharing roots music. Altogether, it adds up to roughly the sum of its parts. Hear the band perform live as part of a SXSW showcase at Auditorium Shores in Austin, Texas, on March 19, 2011. | 3/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW 2011: Saturday | The NPR Music crew gather one last time in Austin, Texas for their 4th SXSW 2011 nightly wrap up. Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton Stephen Thompson and Ann Powers talk about the music they loved on this last day and night of the festival. | 3/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW 2011: Friday | The NPR Music crew gather in a churchyard in Austin Texas for their 3rd SXSW 2011 nightly wrap up. Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton Stephen Thompson and Ann Powers talk about the music they loved on this 3rd day of the festival. | 3/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches from SXSW 2011: Thursday Day 2 | The NPR Music crew gather on a street corner again in Austin Texas for their 2nd SXSW 2011 nightly wrap up. Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton Stephen Thompson and Ann Powers talk about the music they loved on this 2nd day of the festival. | 3/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2011: The Joy Formidable Live In Concert | It's hard to imagine a band doing more with limited time than the Welsh-raised, London-based pop-rock trio The Joy Formidable. The group had to cut its set at NPR Music's daytime SXSW party in Austin, Texas, down to a lean four songs due to time constraints. But those spiky, bouncy songs absolutely slayed. Hear the band perform live at NPR Music's SXSW day party from The Parish in Austin, Texas, on March 17, 2011. | 3/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2011: WILD FLAG Live in Concert | A new supergroup featuring Carrie Brownstein (of Sleater-Kinney and NPR's Monitor Mix blog), Janet Weiss (of Sleater-Kinney and Quasi, among others), Mary Timony (of Helium) and Rebecca Cole (of The Minders), WILD FLAG hasn't even released its first single yet. Which means that virtually no one attending NPR Music's SXSW day party at The Parish in Austin, Texas, had heard a note of its rollicking, adventurous pop-rock before walking in the door. Hear the band perform live at NPR Music's SXSW day party from The Parish in Austin, Texas, on March 17, 2011. | 3/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2011: Khaira Arby Live In Concert | One of the great living legends of Malian music, Khaira Arby is widely hailed as the queen of Malian desert soul, and with good reason. Shrouded in regal colors, she presides over a small army of brilliant African musicians, who create a hypnotic backdrop for her gloriously swooping vocals. It feels a little silly to think of her as a frontwoman — the mere lead singer of some band — but she's all showmanship and command on the live stage. Hear Khaira Arby and her band perform the gorgeous songs from her album Timbuktu Tarab live at NPR Music's SXSW day party from The Parish in Austin, Texas, on March 17, 2011. | 3/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2011: Colin Stetson Live In Concert | Colin Stetson is coveted as a sideman for countless big names: The Montreal bass saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist is a touring member of Arcade Fire and Bell Orchestre, and has performed guest work with Tom Waits, TV on the Radio, The National, David Byrne, Bon Iver and countless others. ?As a solo artist kicking off NPR Music's SXSW day party at The Parish in Austin, Texas, Stetson crafts vivid, enveloping, seemingly freeform soundscapes that sprawl and convulse. Hear Stetson perform live at NPR Music's SXSW day party from The Parish in Austin, Texas, on March 17, 2011. | 3/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW 2011: Wednesday | The NPR Music crew gather on a street corner in Austin Texas for their first SXSW 2011 nightly wrap up. Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton Stephen Thompson and Ann Powers talk about the music they loved on this first day of the festival. | 3/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2011: Raphael Saadiq Live In Concert | For all its irresistibly soulful energy, what really jumps out about Raphael Saadiq's music is the smooth precision with which it falls into place. A perfectly tailored showman, with perhaps the whitest teeth in show business, the producer and former member of Tony! Toni! Ton?! plays the part of the in-control frontman to perfection. But don't mistake his impeccably presented persona with sterility: This set from Stubb's in Austin, Texas -- recorded live as part of the South by Southwest music festival — is a full-blown soul revue, complete with choreographed backup singers and buckets of sweat. When a guy this cool exerts this much effort, it's a joy to behold. Hear Saadiq perform live at SXSW from Stubb's in Austin, Texas, on March 16, 2011. | 3/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2011: Smith Westerns Live In Concert | Smith Westerns' members are no strangers to NPR Music's coverage of the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas: Just last year, they were a bunch of skinny, no-name teenagers winning over the crowd at NPR Music's annual daytime party. That enjoyable and ingratiating set — all propulsive rock energy, timeless pop hooks and some of the shiniest hair in music — laid the groundwork nicely for last fall's well-received Dye It Blonde, an engaging blast of candy-coated swagger. Hear the band perform live at SXSW from Stubb's in Austin, Texas, on March 16, 2011. | 3/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2011: Yuck Live In Concert | Yuck doesn't worry much about first impressions: Short of calling a band "We're Terrible," it's hard to imagine a name riper for dismissal. On stage, though, this is a remarkably assured young riser. Yuck captures the frayed noise and hooky, guitar-driven melodies of '90s rock, even though its members, at 20, are too young to have experienced it firsthand. Hear the band perform live at SXSW from Stubb's in Austin, Texas, on March 16, 2011. | 3/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lizz Wright: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Lizz Wright's Tiny Desk Concert. In this short but satisfying two-song set at the NPR Music offices, the ever-evolving Wright channels the gospel of her past while remaining coolly understated. It helps, of course, that she's got a subtly crafty band with her. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Steve Riley And The Mamou Playboys: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Steve Riley's Tiny Desk Concert. Steve Riley and his Mamou Playboys make sweet Cajun music together: music steeped in the French heritage of southwestern Louisiana and driven by accordion and fiddle. Watch the Grammy-nominated Cajun band play an upbeat yet bittersweet set from the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 3/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Damien Jurado: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Damien Jurado's Tiny Desk Concert. Jurado has spent the last decade churning out albums of raw, time-worn, authentically graceful music, and he's always possessed a seemingly innate gift for capturing the intricacies of human behavior. Watch him perform his songs in the NPR Music office. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Low Anthem Live | From the Sixth and I Synagogue in Washington DC, NPR Music presents The Low Anthem. This is their first show for their new album Smart Flesh. It is also the biggest crowd they've ever headlined. Here's the setlist, enjoy. Ghost Woman Blues Ocean of Noise Apothecary Love Hey, All You Hippies American Songwriter Home I'll Never Be (Jack Kerouac cover) I'll Take Out Your Ashes To The Ghosts Who Write History Books Hand Me Down My Walking Cane (Traditional cover) Love and Altar A new, unnamed song Boeing 737 This Goddamn House Dreams Can Chase You Down To Ohio (encore) Smart Flesh | 2/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Local Natives: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Local Natives' Tiny Desk Concert. The L.A.-based indie-rock band plays buoyant, infectious songs that brim with sunny melodies and three-part vocal harmonies. Local Natives' members bring their euphoric choruses and clattering Afrobeat rhythms to the NPR Music offices for a stirring acoustic set. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 2/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Turtle Island Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Turtle Island Quartet's Tiny Desk Concert. On a dime they can pivot from classical quartet to jazz combo, complete with a rhythm section. Watch the Grammy-winning members of the Turtle Island Quartet swing and groove at the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 2/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Adele: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Adele's Tiny Desk Concert. In a stripped-down three-song set at the NPR Music offices, the Grammy-winning U.K. pop star showcases her brilliant voice and seemingly effortless charisma. Watch Adele perform two new songs to go with her ubiquitous hit "Chasing Pavements." You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 2/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ivan And Alyosha: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Ivan And Alyosha's Tiny Desk Concert. In preparation for South by Southwest 2010, we each listened to some 1,300 songs. Among the favorites was "Easy to Love" by Ivan and Alyosha. Watch the band showcase its Beatles-esque pop harmonies and sweet melodies from the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 2/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stars: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Stars' Tiny Desk Concert. With only Evan Cranley's acoustic guitar for accompaniment, Stars' Amy Millan and Torquil Campbell take two of the fizziest dance-pop tracks on The Five Ghosts (plus 2005's "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead") and transform them into chiming, charming folk songs, performed live at NPR Music. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitWavves Live at the 9:30 Club | Wavves opened for Best Coast at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC on a cold winter night. Part of their "Summer is Forever" tour. Here's the set list. 1. Idiot 2. Friends Were Gone 3. To the Dregs 4. In the Sand 5. WAVVES 6. Take on the World 7. Beach Demon 8. Linus Spacehead 9. No Hope Kids 10. Bug 11. Super Soaker 12. So Bored 13. Nervous Breakdown (Black Flag cover) 14. Green Eyes 15. Post Acid | 2/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Best Coast Live from 9:30 Club | Listen to Best Coast live from Washington DC's 9:30 Club. Their tour along with the band Wavves was billed as the Summer is Forever tour. That was a hopeful thought on a night when an ice storm was about to hit the city. Here's the set list 1. Bratty B 2. Summer Mood 3. Goodbye 4. The End 5. Crazy For You 6. Make You Mine 7. Sunny Adventure 8. Far Away 9. Fist City (Loretta Lynn cover) 10. Wish He Was You 11. I Want To 12. When I'm With You 13. That's the Way Boys Are (Lesley Gore cover) 14. When the Sun Don't Shine 15. Our Deal 16. When You Wake Up 17. Sun Was High (So Was I) 18. Something in the Way | 2/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Richard Thompson: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Richard Thompson's Tiny Desk Concert. With his honest songs about politics and love, always dispensed with hard-biting wit, Thompson has been a consistently vital artist for decades. Watch the singer, songwriter and guitarist perform music from his 20th solo album, Dream Attic, at the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 2/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Aurelio And Garifuna Soul: globalFEST 2011 | Composer and guitarist Aurelio Martinez is one of the leading singers of Garifuna music from Central America. Martinez was added to globalFEST at the last minute after a Cuban group had visa trouble; he also played without his own band and had to put together a pickup group quickly. Despite all this, Martinez was a delight. He has been studying under the the legendary African singer and bandleader Youssou N'Dour — an important connection in his life since the Garifuna community descends from escaped African slaves. The culturally endangered Garifuna song forms such as paranda ballads find new life as the Honduran musician complements them with his melancholy yet hopeful singing. | 1/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal: globalFEST 2011 | This was one show everyone wanted to catch. Magic happens when Ballak? Sissoko and Vincent Segal perform. This night at globalFEST was no exception. When the kora and a cello sit side by side, there's a clear cultural juxtaposition of African and European musical tradition. But despite the striking contrast, when the Malian kora player Sissoko and French cellist Segal sit down together, nothing sounds more natural. Sissoko plucks sweet harp-like sounds from the 21-stringed kora, while Segal draws unexpected sounds from his cello, sometimes evoking woodwinds. The acoustic pairing and cultural combination has become an exciting new sound in chamber music. | 1/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Red Baraat: globalFEST 2011 | This was my globalFEST surprise. Imagine a New Orleans street band playing Indian Bollywood tunes with a go-go beat — you can't? Then just listen, because your day is about to get better. Red Baraat is the only bhangra brass band in North America. Hailing from New York City and formed in 2008, the group uses their improvisational sound to blend the dhol, a double-sided, barrel-shaped North Indian drum, with brass funk. It's a crazy blast of fun. | 1/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Basia Bulat: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Basia Bulat's Tiny Desk Concert. The sweetly engaging Canadian singer-songwriter sings highlights from her two albums — including "In The Night" — at the NPR Music offices. And, as an added bonus, she trots out a surprise from Poland. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 1/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Iron And Wine: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Iron And Wine's Tiny Desk Concert. For those who fell in love with Sam Beam's spare solo work, he plays his new full-band material as a solo performer here. Watch Beam show a fresh side of his new songs at the NPR Music offices, and top them off with his devastating 2004 gem "Naked As We Came." You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ballake Sissoko And Vincent Segal: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Ballake Sissoko and Vincent Segal's Tiny Desk Concert. Most bands that perform a Tiny Desk Concert need to adjust their setup and sound to accommodate the setting's limitations. Malian kora player Ballake Sissoko and French cellist Vincent Segal are an exception. Watch the masterful duo perform a transfixing set combining African and European strings. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 1/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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David Wax Museum: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from David Wax Museum's Tiny Desk Concert. Following a frenetic and enjoyable set at the Newport Folk Festival, David Wax Museum brings its infectious blend of American and Mexican folk music to the NPR Music offices. Watch the band perform with a Mexican jarocha guitar and percussive donkey jawbone. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 1/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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First Listen Live: Iron And Wine | Like 'The Shepherd's Dog,' 'Kiss Each Other Clean' showcases Iron and Wine's subtly exploratory, even meandering side. Hear the increasingly exploratory band perform its new album at New York City's Greene Space. Tickets for the surprise show were scarce, but fans got to watch the intimate performance on Jan. 4, 2011 from WNYC and NPR Music. | 1/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gyptian: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Gyptian's Tiny Desk Concert. Gyptian, who'd already conquered radio from Kingston to French Guyana and London with his song "Hold You," won hearts at NPR Music's Washington, D.C., office within moments of walking in the door. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 1/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Abigail Washburn: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Abigail Washburn's Tiny Desk Concert. Washburn planned to study law at Beijing University, but her love of bluegrass landed her a record deal instead. Still, China remains in her heart: Her latest album, 'City of Refuge,' mixes American bluegrass with Chinese folk music. Watch her play songs from the album at the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 1/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Luisa Maita: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | :Music from Luisa Maita's Christmas Tree-O Tiny Desk Concert. Maita's music combines crisp staccato guitar licks, a subtle Brazilian pulse and vocals as soft as a late-afternoon ocean breeze. Yet without the electronic touches of her studio recordings, Maita glides, floats and sprinkles notes onto just the right places in this engaging Tiny Desk Concert. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 12/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O Tiny Desk Concert. With a pink tinsel tree and an animatronic singing Santa hat, the extraordinary jazz drummer clearly embraces the campy side of Christmas. His band's look may be a bit hokey, but as it proves in this performance, their musicianship isn't. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 12/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Heligoats: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from The The Heligoats' Tiny Desk Concert. The Heligoats' Chris Otepka is the star of NPR Music's 100th Tiny Desk Concert. In many ways, he's the perfect act to mark the milestone: His music is best heard in an intimate setting, where his words can unfurl clearly and he can hold a small room rapt -- which he does here, to say the least. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 12/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Red River: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from The Red River's Tiny Desk Concert. The 10 members of The Red River normally play with guitars and violins, French horns, keyboards and drums. But they rose to the challenge of squeezing behind the Tiny Desk and re-arranging their songs for an elegant, stripped-down performance. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 12/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Yolanda Kondonassis: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Yolanda Kondonassis' Tiny Desk Concert. Harps are something of a curiosity, even to the other members of the orchestra: They're huge and difficult to tune. So when Yolanda Kondonassis parked her giant and distinct Art Deco-inspired instrument behind the Tiny Desk, it had a powerful presence in the room. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 12/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Buke And Gass: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Buke And Gass' Tiny Desk Concert. Buke and Gass' homemade quality is what draws you in at first. Arone Dyer plays a modified baritone-ukulele run through effects that squeal with delight while bandmate Aron Sanchez runs his guitar-bass hybrid through two amps. Watch the duo play a joyfully pummeling set from the Tiny Desk. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 12/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Khaira Arby: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Khaira Arby's Tiny Desk Concert. Khaira Arby, the queen of desert rock, arrived like international royalty to perform selections from her new album, Timbuktu Tarab. Watch the Malian singer unveil her stunning vocal chops with her seven-piece band at the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 11/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Olof Arnalds: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Olof Arnalds' Tiny Desk Concert. The Icelandic singer usually warbles her folk-flavored tunes in her native Nordic tongue. But her new record, Innundir Skinni, is her first to include songs sung in English. Watch Arnalds perform a lovely Tiny Desk Concert from the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 11/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger: Tiny Desk Concert (audio) | Music from The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger's Tiny Desk Concert. Hear new songs by two down-to-earth people with their heads in the clouds: Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl. Together, they write dreamy musings on everything from dark matter to the pedestrian and mundane. Watch the duo perform songs from Acoustic Sessions in the NPR offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 11/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jonsi Live In Concert | Hear the Sigur Ros singer in a stunning solo concert, recorded live from the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Nov. 9, 2010. | 11/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sharon Van Etten: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Sharon Van Etten's Tiny Desk Concert. The music and voice of singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten are engineered to turn each listener into a weepy, vulnerable heap. In this lovely performance at the NPR Music offices, Van Etten plays a beguiling set of songs from her latest album, Epic. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 11/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Los Lobos: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Los Lobos' Tiny Desk Concert. Los Lobos has proven time and again that a universal shared experience will always trump culture and language. This short set from the NPR Music office features something new, something old and something to dance to. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 11/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Black Dub: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Black Dub's Tiny Desk Concert. At the NPR Music offices, Trixie Whitley and Daniel Lanois brought a variety of instrumental backing, including an electronic bed for the single "I Believe in You," only to ditch many of the accoutrements on the fly. The result is a gripping and revealing performance. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 11/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rana Santacruz: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Rana Santacruz's Tiny Desk Concert. Santacruz's music is as magical as his persona. His songs are filled with fantastic stories of men who make a thousand women fall in love with him, and whose funerals cause a biblical flood of tears. In honor of the Day of the Dead, watch Santacruz perform in traditional mariachi garb. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 11/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Nick Lowe: Tiny Desk Concer (audio only) | Music from Nick Lowe's Tiny Desk Concert. Few musicians get better with age. Nick Lowe is an exception: At 61, Lowe is part crooner, part country and a little crotchety, but with a heart of pure pop. Watch the veteran singer-songwriter perform a four-song set in the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 11/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stile Antico: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Stile Antico's Tiny Desk Concert. There's nothing particularly funny about most 16th-century choral music, but the young members of the a cappella ensemble Stile Antico cracked themselves up the entire time they sound checked for this Tiny Desk Concert. But when the cameras started rolling, they were all business. Watch the 12-person ensemble perform in the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 10/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hey Marseilles: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Hey Marseilles' Tiny Desk Concert. These three songs by Hey Marseilles' album To Travels and Trunks, performed live at the NPR Music offices, benefit from a rich assortment of instrumentation: cello, viola, accordion, trumpet, snare drum, cymbal, tambourine, another gigantic drum and a pair of acoustic guitars. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 10/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lower Dens: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Lower Dens' Tiny Desk Concert. The music of Lower Dens is dark but spacious and hypnotic, with swaths of feedback and echoing guitars. At the heart is Jana Hunter, a Texas-born, Baltimore-based singer and songwriter whose delicate voice haunts every song. Watch the band perform its blissed-out songs in an intimate set at the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 10/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tom Tom Club: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Tom Tom Club's Tiny Desk Concert. Tom Tom Club began as a side project of Talking Heads' rhythm section: the bass of Tina Weymouth and the drums of Chris Frantz. The group's music was a staple of parties and clubs back then, and the music took on a life of its own in various samples and remakes, especially in the pop hit "Genius of Love." Watch the legendary band perform in a rare acoustic set at the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 10/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tallest Man On Earth | Swedish singer and guitarist Kristian Matsson is a soft-spoken guy who stands somewhere around five and a half feet tall. But on stage, he's known as The Tallest Man on Earth, a name he's earned by giving unforgettable live performances with one of the boldest, most captivating voices around. Hear him perform live in this full concert, recorded in Washington, D.C. Oct. 3, 2010. | 10/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitS. Carey Live From Washington, D.C. | Sean Carey, who performs as S. Carey, was best known as the beautifully understated drummer for Bon Iver before releasing his own solo album this year called All We Grow. Hear him in this full concert, recorded live from the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Oct. 3, 2010. | 10/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Esperanza Spalding: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Esperanza Spalding's Tiny Desk Concert. The bassist and vocalist conceived of Chamber Music Society as an intimate experience, a close musical exchange between a small group. If it was intimacy she wanted, she got her wish: Performing three songs in the constraints of our office ensures that her players were nice and cozy. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 10/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Chuck Brown: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Chuck Brown's Tiny Desk Concert. The name Chuck Brown might not mean a whole lot to people outside the Washington, D.C., area. That would be their loss. In D.C., Brown is widely known, even revered, as the Godfather of Go-Go, a title he's held since the late '70s. So to have Brown play in a corner of the NPR Music offices with a full, plugged-in 11-member group was like a dream come true for a lot of NPR staffers. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 9/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Of Montreal in Concert 2010 | Everything about Of Montreal is a spectacle, and the band's live performances are no exception. Led by frenetic frontman Kevin Barnes, Of Montreal stages fantastically theatrical concerts with elaborate sets, multiple costume changes and synchronized dancing, all driven by breathlessly unpredictable songs. Of Montreal is on tour for its latest album, False Priest, and this concert is at 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. | 9/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Superchunk | Hear the band recorded live in concert from Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club. | 9/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lost In The Trees: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Lost In The Trees' Tiny Desk Concert. Led by Ari Picker, who studied film scoring at Berklee, Lost in the Trees creates a cinematic blend of storytelling and strings. There's freshness and excitement to the music he writes, and that comes through in his arrangements of cellos, violins, tubas, French horns, guitar and more. Here, the band performs three of its new songs in the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 9/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eef Barzelay Of Clem Snide: Tiny Desk Concert | Music from Eef Barzelay's Tiny Desk Concert. Barzelay may be the most underrated songwriter in the business today, with a sneakily firm grasp on poignancy and humor, and his live performances convey a kind of awkwardly fidgety fearlessness. Here, he mixes old and new in a charming four-song set at the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 9/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Alisa Weilerstein: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Alisa Weilerstein's Tiny Desk Concert. The young cellist plays Bach with elegance, and takes listeners through the back streets of Buenos Aires with a gripping performance of Omaramor, Osvaldo Golijov's tribute to tango singer Carlos Gardel. Watch her performance at the offices of NPR Music. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 9/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Nels Cline Singers: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from The Nels Cline Singers' Tiny Desk Concert. Cline, the preposterously skillful and adaptable guitarist's guitarist, is known mostly for his nasty solos with Wilco. But he's also part of the underground rock and free-jazz scenes, in which he's made challenging and expressive music with countless musicians, including those in The Nels Cline Singers. Cline's short set in the NPR Music offices serves as a rare and intimate master class from a thoughtful musician. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 9/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ana Tijoux: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Ana Tijoux's Tiny Desk Concert. Tijoux is proof that hip-hop knows no boundaries. In this intimate performance at the Tiny Desk, the French-born Chilean rapper held a mid-afternoon crowd enthralled with her rhythmic flow and songs from her most recent album, '1977.' You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 8/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Brian Courtney Wilson: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Brian Courtney Wilson's Tiny Desk Concert. It's not quite right to suggest that Wilson transformed NPR Music's boisterous, slightly disheveled, certainly overcrowded office into a church on a Wednesday afternoon earlier this summer. It's more like he made us realize that church music can be played just about anywhere. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 8/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lawrence Arabia: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Lawrence Arabia's Tiny Desk Concert. The witty songs of Lawrence Arabia singer James Milne are good for more than just singing along: They provide a few chuckles, too. Here, the New Zealand band performs four songs from Chant Darling, which showcases Milne's great gift for poppy melodies and rich vocal harmonies. ou can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 8/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Peter Wolf Crier: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Peter Wolf Crier's Tiny Desk Concert. The duo exudes sentiment, but with a tinge of fury. The music comes straight from Peter Pisano's heart: He says five songs came to him in rapid fire after a long songwriting dry spell. How that happened remains a mystery to Pisano, but he found a voice he never knew he had. Watch Peter Wolf Crier perform songs from its debut album, Inter-Be. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts tags: | 8/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Frazey Ford: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Frazey Ford's Tiny Desk Concert. It's been four years since fans have heard Frazey Ford's lilting, laid-back voice as part of The Be Good Tanyas. But now she's returned with a solo record called Obadiah. Ford came to NPR for this Tiny Desk Concert -- just her guitar and a cheetah jumpsuit -- and lulled the office with four beautiful tunes from the album. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 8/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mavis Staples: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Mavis Staples' Tiny Desk Concert. Staples is a legend, but she's not stuck in the past. While most know her work with the Staple Singers in the '70s, with hits like "Respect Yourself" and "I'll Take You There," Staples has kept active. Her latest album, You Are Not Alone, was produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy. The record doesn't come out until Sept. 14, but you can get a good idea of what a treat it is from this stripped-down but soulful Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 8/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Holmes Brothers: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from The Holmes Brothers' Tiny Desk Concert. When The Holmes Brothers showed up to play a Tiny Desk Concert, the group arrived early -- really early, and ready to work. These folks are pros: They've been working at it for more than 30 years, playing soul music steeped in Baptist hymns, blues and spirituals. Hear the group perform live at the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 8/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Swell Season: Newport Folk Festival 2010 | It sure did take Glen Hansard a while to capture the world's attention. Long a star in his native Ireland, thanks to a long string of albums with The Frames, Hansard couldn't catch a break in America, where he bounced from label to label without finding much success. But then Hansard and young Czech singer Marketa Irglova sang and starred together in a little 2007 indie movie called 'Once,' and everything changed: The two won an Oscar for "Falling Slowly," the movie's soundtrack sold millions, and The Frames gave way to The Swell Season, in which Hansard and his old band perform with Irglova. The two singers' romantic relationship ended as they were recording 2009's 'Strict Joy,' but they continue to work and perform together. Here, The Swell Season performs live at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 8/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore: Newport Folk Festival 2010 | It's no surprise that two Kentucky singer-songwriters would come together to bond over their love of mountain life. But the first album-length collaboration by cellist Ben Sollee and guitarist/banjo player Daniel Martin Moore, 'Dear Companion,' is about little else. Recorded to raise money and awareness for Appalachian preservation -- most pointedly in opposition to mountaintop-removal coal mining -- the album was produced by another likeminded Kentuckian, Jim James of My Morning Jacket. Here, Sollee and Moore perform live at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 8/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros: Newport Folk Festival 2010 | You can't turn on a TV these days without hearing a song by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros: "Janglin'" and especially "Home" have popped up in countless ads and musical montages, everywhere from 'American Idol' to 'Community.' Still, the absolute best place to take in the 10-piece band's gloriously uplifting ruckus is on the concert stage, where the music takes on the celebratory and intense air of a revival show. When singers Edward Sharpe (a.k.a. Alex Ebert) and Jade Castrinos lock eyes and sing to each other, it conjures images of Johnny and June, if Johnny Cash were a towering figure with dreadlocks and no undershirt. Here, the L.A. band performs live at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 8/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three: Newport Folk Festival 2010 | You wouldn't expect someone called Pokey LaFarge to grow up in fancy boarding schools, so it's not a huge surprise to learn that he came of age as an all-around rural wanderer who found his voice in roving packs of fellow buskers. Naturally, he keeps one eye on tradition, but -- true to form for an adventure- seeking free spirit -- he's always looking forward, too. LaFarge's newest album, recorded with his South City Three, is titled 'Riverboat Soul.' Here, LaFarge and his band perform live at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 8/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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David Wax Museum: Newport Folk Festival 2010 | David Wax Museum knows how to make the most of an opportunity. The talented Boston roots-folk band won its spot on a Newport Folk Festival stage after winning a contest, then spent the first day of the festival courting fans cheerfully but aggressively. By the time its set was half over -- after it had passed around its mailing list and hawked its line of hats -- the group had gathered a fairly enormous crowd, which it proceeded to win over in an increasingly big way. Before its set was over, the full band had congregated in the middle of the crowd to perform without amplification; judging by the deafening roar that followed, David Wax Museum won't need to enter contests much longer. | 8/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Punch Brothers with Chris Thile: Newport Folk Festival 2010 | When Nickel Creek broke up in 2006, it was only a matter of time before the massively popular bluegrass band would spin off into new projects. Among the most prominent is singer-mandolinist Chris Thile's creatively ambitious Punch Brothers, whose recordings have already included a 40-minute suite called "The Blind Leaving the Blind." Less than two months after performing at Bonnaroo, Thile and Punch Brothers are hitting the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I., wielding new songs from an album titled 'Antifogmatic.' | 8/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings: Newport Folk Festival 2010 | One of the most self-assured stage performers in the business, Sharon Jones commands her audience's attention for every second of her hard-hitting concerts. For proof, look no further than her remarkable performance at NPR Music's SXSW showcase in Austin, Texas, this past March: Even if she didn't have the brilliant Dap-Kings horn section backing her blazing throwback soul songs, she'd have dominated. Jones performed music from this year's polished 'I Learned the Hard Way' when she takes the Newport Folk Festival stage in Newport, R.I. | 8/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April Smith and The Great Picture Show: Newport Folk Festival 2010 | April Smith sounds like an artist out of time: Her massive voice seems particularly well suited to the pop sounds of the '30s and '40s, when brassy belters reigned. Funded through $13,000 in donations from fans, Smith's recent album with her band The Great Picture Show, 'Songs for a Sinking Ship,' is a buoyant collection of quirky, charming songs. Here, Smith and her band perform live at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 8/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons: Newport Folk Festival 2010 | Cory Chisel grew up in Appleton, Wis., where he got into music while singing in church for his father, a Baptist minister. But while that period of his life helped him find his voice -- particularly in performances with his family -- Chisel remained isolated from popular culture at large. That changed when his uncle introduced him to classic rock and soul music, which in turn helped lead to Cory Chisel's recording career. Expect him to showcase material from last year's full- length major-label debut, 'Death Won't Send a Letter,' in this live performance from the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 8/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tao Rodriguez Seeger: Newport Folk Festival 2010 | Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, the grandson of folk all-timer Pete Seeger, has carried on in the family tradition of musical activism, making frequent appearances at the venerable folk festival his grandfather helped found. But that's not his only claim to fame: The younger Seeger has also put out four albums with his band The Mammals, played with Sarah Lee Guthrie (Woody Guthrie's granddaughter) in the group RIG, and even sung with Bruce Springsteen and Pete Seeger at President Obama's inaugural celebration. Here, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger plays songs from his new solo album, 'Rise and Bloom,' at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 8/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dawes: Newport Folk Festival 2010 | This is a golden age for fans of beardy guys who infuse their indie-rock sound with rich vocal harmonies that recall the heady days of Crosby, Stills & Nash. The L.A. band Dawes may be led by singer Taylor Goldsmith, but the group's layered backing vocals are just as much the star of its sweetly melancholy debut album, 'North Hills.' Here, Dawes performs live at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 7/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Horse Feathers: Newport Folk Festival 2010 | At first blush, Horse Feathers might seem like the prototypical purveyor of ineffectual beard-folk, complete with a stirring string section. But two factors elevate the band to greatness: 1) That is a 'hell' of a stirring string section, which helps Horse Feathers achieve rare exquisiteness; and 2) singer Justin Ringle knows how to use his warm, kind tenor to mask powerful lyrics about dark secrets and bruised souls. Hear Horse Feathers perform songs from this year's excellent 'Thistled Spring' live at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 7/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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O'Death: Newport Folk Festival 2010 | The only way O'Death could be a better name for a Gothic folk-punk band would be if the band only performed on St. Patrick's Day. As it is, the New York group plays grippingly intense Americana, in the process bringing to mind the white-knuckle hellrides of '16 Horsepower.' Here, O'Death plays songs from its latest album, 'Broken Hymns, Limbs and Skin,' at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 7/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Calexico: Newport Folk Festival 2010 | An Arizona band led by singer-guitarist Joey Burns and drummer/multi- instrumentalist John Convertino, Calexico has spent a decade and a half as a go-to purveyor of atmospheric, even cinematic desert pop. With the aid of trumpets, pedal-steel guitars and piano, Calexico has become a festival favorite (playing a set at Bonnaroo earlier this summer), recorded high-profile collaborations (including 'In the Reins,' a tremendous album with Iron & Wine), and evolved into a consistent studio force (most recently releasing the well-received 'Carried to Dust'). Here, Calexico performs live at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 7/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sam Bush: Newport Folk Fest 2010 | Eight albums into his Grammy-decorated solo career, Sam Bush has become a consistent heavy hitter in the world of bluegrass. On his new album, 'Circles Around Me,' Bush collaborates with giants such as Del McCoury and Edgar Meyer. And, of course, Bush rarely travels without some of the best bluegrass players in the business: bassist Byron House, drummer Chris Brown, banjoist Scott Vestal and guitarist Stephen Mougin. Here, Bush will perform live at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 7/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A.A. Bondy: Newport Folk Festival 2010 | With a stage name that's helped him rise to the top of iTunes libraries everywhere, A.A. Bondy -- once known as Scott Bondy from the band Verbena -- writes dark songs about staying a half-step ahead of damnation and doom. Fortunately, Bondy's gentle voice and low-key arrangements help him cut through the bleakness with considerable warmth and pop appeal. Expect him to showcase songs from last year's 'When the Devil's Loose at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 7/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Blitzen Trapper: Newport Folk Festival 2010 | It isn't easy to pin down the music of the folk-rock band Blitzen Trapper, whose collective wandering spirit has taken it down detours over some strange and even psychedelic roads. Drenched in Crosby, Stills & Nash-style harmonies, Blitzen Trapper's recent 'Destroyer of the Void' meanders through country, '70s-style soft rock and the occasional acid-rock freak-out, all held in one place with the help of singer-songwriter Eric Earley. Here, Blitzen Trapper performs live at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. | 7/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Low Anthem: Newport Folk Festival 2010 | In 2008, The Low Anthem's members were volunteering at the Newport Folk Festival, helping to maintain the grounds. The next year, they were on stage, winning the home-state crowd's affections with their frequently gorgeous mix of folk, rock and wrenchingly atmospheric ballads. With a grab bag of unexpected instrumentation in tow, The Low Anthem again joins the Newport lineup in 2010, returning to the haunting sounds of its big-label debut, 'Oh My God, Charlie Darwin.' | 7/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Liz Longley: Newport Folk Festival 2010 | A hardworking young folksinger with an impressive pedigree -- educated at Berklee College of Music and co-winner of the 2009 Mountain Stage New Song Contest, among many other honors -- Liz Longley is particularly highly regarded for her personal, emotionally engaging songwriting. Longley has already opened for the likes of Nanci Griffith and Shawn Colvin, but she takes one of her highest-profile stages yet when she performs live at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. Expect to hear songs from her brand-new album, 'Hot Loose Wire.' | 7/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain's Tiny Desk Concert. Individually, Fleck, Meyer and Hussain are world-class masters of the banjo, the bass fiddle and the tabla, respectively. Playing together in the offices of NPR Music, the three demonstrate the way musical mastery can be transformed into an exercise in wordless communication. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 7/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Villagers: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Conor O'Brien's Tiny Desk Concert. Conor O'Brien essentially is Villagers. The Dublin, Ireland, native played nearly all of the instruments on the band's debut album, Becoming a Jackal, and even did the cover artwork. Though he tours with a full backing band, for this Tiny Desk performance he showed up with just his guitar. In the process, he treated the NPR staff to one of the most beautiful and memorable sets we've had here. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 7/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jimmy Cliff: TIny Desk Concer (audio only) | Music from Jimmy Cliff's Tiny Desk Concert. Reggae giant Jimmy Cliff is a gentle soul whose most legendary songs appeared on the soundtrack to the 1972 film The Harder They Come. In many ways, his aging voice sounds better than ever in this short concert at the NPR Music offices. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 7/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Los Campesinos!: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Gogol Bordello's Tiny Desk Concert. Los Campesinos! usually performs with as many as eight members -- the group needs that many to reproduce the mightily clamorous ruckus heard on its records -- but only four Campesinos are present here. And while there's no nudity or violence in this performance by the whip-smart U.K. band, the group's bawdy, often sexually suggestive lyrics make this the closest we've come to a NSFW Tiny Desk Concert. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 7/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gogol Bordello: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from Gogol Bordello's Tiny Desk Concert. Gogol Bordello's frenetic live show is a gypsy punk circus, complete with a high-wire act. So when the band arrived at the modest NPR Music offices, we wanted to make sure we were covered technically. If you watch this video and don't get to the part where Eugene Hutz dances on the desks, then you've missed the most rollicking and insane Tiny Desk Concert of all time. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 6/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe New Pornographers Live From The 9:30 Club (2010) | The New Pornographers' latest album, Together, is a thrilling parade of infectious hooks, power-pop guitars, whistled melodies and sweet harmonies. The New Pornographers share highlights from the album, along with old favorites, in this full concert recorded live from Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club on June 23, 2010. | 6/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'Weird Al' Yankovic: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from 'Weird Al' Yankovic's Tiny Desk Concert. Even after 12 million albums sold in more than three decades, Yankovic and his band still hadn't played their first Tiny Desk Concert until just now. In these three Yankovic originals (1988's "Good Old Days," 1992's "You Don't Love Me Anymore" and the new White Stripes pastiche "CNR"), it's remarkable how quickly the singer and his band adjust and thrive. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 6/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Mynabirds: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from The Mynabirds' Tiny Desk Concert. A veteran of the pop group Georgie James, Laura Burhenn formed The Mynabirds to capture a grittier and more soulful sound. Burhenn recently brought The Mynabirds to the NPR Music offices to perform songs from 'What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood.' You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 6/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Zuill Bailey: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from classical cellist Zuill Bailey's Tiny Desk Concert performance at NPR. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 6/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Roger McGuinn with The Rock Bottom Remainders (audio only) | Music from The Rock Bottom Remainders Tiny Desk Concert performance at NPR. Authors Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Scott Turow, Amy Tan, Roy Blount Jr., Kathy Kamen Goldmark and Sam Barry didn't bring any instruments to their performance at Bob Boilen's desk. But they were smart enough to bring a ringer: The Byrds' Roger McGuinn. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 6/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bettye LaVette: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from R&B singer Bettye LaVette's Tiny Desk Concert performance at NPR. The song is by Ringo Starr from her album called 'Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook.' You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 5/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Phoenix: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | Music from the French pop group Phoenix's Tiny Desk Concert performance at NPR. You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts | 5/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programming Note | We are no longer publishing Tiny Desk videos in this podcast. To download and watch those videos, subscribe to our new Tiny Desk concerts podcast. We will, however, publish audio-only versions of the TDCs in this live concerts podcast. | 5/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitPublic Image Ltd. | After a nearly 20-year hiatus, the highly revered and often imitated post-punk group Public Image Ltd. has re-formed and launched a new U.S. tour. The band made a stop in Washington, D.C., for a full concert, recorded live at the 9:30 Club. | 5/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Toro Y Moi Live | Hear Toro Y Moi in a full concert, recorded live from the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C. May 10, 2010. | 5/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Caribou Live | Hear Caribou recorded live in concert from the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C. This program originally webcast live on NPR Music May 10, 2010. | 5/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 220 | VideoVIdeo: Tarrus Riley: Tiny Desk Concert | In the calm-before-the-storm part of the day and week -- 10 o'clock on a Monday morning, to be exact -- reggae singer Tarrus Riley, saxophonist Dean Fraser and guitarist Lamont Savory showed up and performed three gorgeous, harmony-drenched reggae songs. | 5/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 221 | VideoVideo: Fredrik: Tiny Desk Concert | Fredrik's new record, 'Trilogi,' is a strange, dark concept album meticulously crafted in a studio, so there was no telling how the band might pull off its songs in a Tiny Desk Concert. With a single strummed guitar, a snare drum, a maraca and triggered odd sounds, it all came together beautifully. | 5/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Freelance Whales Live | Hear the Queens NY band Freelance Whales, recorded live in concert from the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. They performed songs from their new album called "Weathervanes." This concert was recorded May 2nd 2010. | 5/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shout Out Louds Live | Hear the Swedish pop group Shout Out Louds, recorded live in concert from the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. They performed songs from their new album called "Work" and a lot of old favorites. This concert was recorded May 2nd 2010. | 5/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hot Chip Live | Hot Chip came to the 9:30 Club to make a thousand people dance and scream. They succeeded. Playing many songs from their new album One Life Stand, the band headed by Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard played unwavering cheery dance music with synthesizers and electronic beats as the pulse. This podcast may be hard not to dance to. Turn it up. | 4/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The xx Live | The xx performing at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC. The band is at the end of a 6 week U.S. tour. playing songs from their lugubrious spacious and charming debut album. The short 35 minute set left the sold out crowd wanting more. | 4/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 226 | VideoVideo: Lionel Loueke: Tiny Desk Concert | Listen to any Lionel Loueke record long enough and you'll wonder, "How did he make that noise?" When the unusual jazz guitarist and his drummer showed up for a video performance at the NPR Music offices — literally with bells on — they helped answer that question. | 4/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Kings Go Forth | Since forming a few years ago in Milwaukee, Wis., the 10-piece group Kings Go Forth has been thrilling audiences in and around its hometown with a groove-heavy, horn-powered mix of funk and soul. Now, Kings Go Forth is taking that show on the road, with its first-ever tour of the East Coast. Hear Kings Go Forth in a full concert, recorded live from Washington D.C.'s U Street Music Hall. This performance was originally webcast live on NPR Music on April 20, 2010. | 4/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 228 | VideoVideo: David Russell: Tiny Desk Concert | With rippling notes, intertwining melodies and a warm, lyrical tone, classical guitarist David Russell plays pieces from the baroque, from Latin America and from deep in the soul of Spain. | 4/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 229 | VideoVideo: Regina Carter: Tiny Desk Concert | Carter's violin has expressed moods inspired by European classical, bebop, Afro-Cuban and Southern blues music. On her new album Reverse Thread, and in this recent performance at the NPR Music offices, Carter plays traditional African melodies, re-imagined through her own jazz sensibilities. | 4/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 230 | VideoVideo: Jakob Dylan: Tiny Desk Concert | There have only been a handful of Tiny Desk Concerts where NPR employees have overflowed our modest office space, stepping away from looming deadlines to hear some music. Jakob Dylan and his touring companions, Neko Case, Kelly Hogan and Paul Rigby, joined those ranks when they stopped by to perform a mesmerizing, stripped-down set of songs from his latest record, Women and Country. | 4/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Joanna Newsom Live | Joanna Newsom live from the 6th and I Synagogue in Washington, DC. Hear Joanna and her band perform songs from her new album "Have One on Me" also "Ys" and "Milk-Eyed Mender" | 3/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 232 | VideoVideo: Timber Timbre | See the band perform three songs live, from it's self-titled album, for NPR Music, at SXSW 2010. | 3/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 233 | VideoVideo: Wye Oak: Tiny Desk Concert | The Baltimore duo Wye Oak didn't have to travel far to liven up a day at the NPR Music offices. Wye Oak's four-song Tiny Desk Concert draws two songs from a new EP called My Neighbor/My Creator, another from 2007's If Children and an as-yet-unreleased song called "Civilian." | 3/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 234 | VideoVideo: Admiral Radley (Grandaddy & Earlimart) | See the band, featuring members of Grandaddy and Earlimart, perform three new songs from its upcoming album, 'I Heart California.' This video was shot by NPR Music at the historic Driskill Hotel in Austin, TX at the 2010 SXSW festival and conference. | 3/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2010: Broken Bells (Concert Excerpt) | Note: This is a three-song excerpt from the Broken Bells set at SXSW. Hear the full show at npr.org/sxsw. The Shins' James Mercer and the highly sought-after producer Danger Mouse just released their debut album as Broken Bells. Making one of its first-ever live appearances, the band appears on NPR Music's South By Southwest showcase at Stubb's in Austin, Texas, on March 17, 2010. | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW: Saturday | And so brings the beginning of the end. In their final late night dispatch from SXSW, Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton and Stephen Thompson have met up to retrace their steps and remember their favorite moments from Saturday at the festival, including a bittersweet tribute to Big Star's Alex Chilton. | 3/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 237 | VideoVideo: Vadoinmessico: Tiny SXSW Concert | After listening to over a thousand songs before attending the SXSW music festival, a song by an unknown band called Vadoinmessico stood out just about the most. The band is from Italy, Austria and Mexico, and they're based in London. It was a delight to hear them play their song "In Spain" in the grand Maxmillian room at the Driskill Hotel in Austin during South by Southwest. | 3/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 238 | VideoVideo: CALLmeKAT: Tiny SXSW Concert | CALLmeKAT is the recording moniker of Katrine Ottosen, a singer and musician from Copenhagen, Denmark with a lovely, delicate voice backed by electronics. Austin is noisy during SXSW and Ottosen's subtle and beautiful voice could easily be buried by the distorted din of bands playing in venues along the streets. But luckily we found an intimate, quiet room at the Driskell Hotel, an historic hotel in downtown Austin for Ottosen to perform her song "Bug In A Web" | 3/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW: Friday | At the weary end of every night throughout South By Southwest, Bob Boilen, Carrie Brownstein, Robin Hilton and Stephen Thompson have met up on the Austin streets to break down all the events of the day. And then, in the cruel light of morning, we've posted these rambling and often existential recaps here in podcast form. In this third installment, the gang, recap their favorite moments including Japanese band Camisama, a new band from Jason Lytle and Earlimart, party rocker Andrew WK, The xx and so much more. | 3/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW: Thursday | Every night — or really, early morning — during South By Southwest, Bob Boilen, Carrie Brownstein, Robin Hilton and Stephen Thompson will meet up on some random street corner in Austin, Texas and break down the events of the day. And every morning during the festival we'll post these lively and increasingly loopy recaps here and on the blog. In this second installment, the gang met up around 2:30 a.m. to rave about NPR Music's SXSW daytime party at The Parish, which included Brooklyn Rider, Smith Westerns, Local Natives, G-Side, Surfer Blood, and Sleigh Bells. They also talk about some of the shows they were able to catch later that night in venues all across Austin. | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2010: Sleigh Bells | Written on a laptop, Sleigh Bells' songs rely heavily on bombastic beats that are pushed as far into the red as they can go. Combined with Alexis Krauss' sultry vocals and Derek Miller's trashy guitar riffs, their blown-out beats leap out of the speakers. The electro-pop duo headlines at The Parish at NPR Music's SXSW daytime party. | 3/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2010: Surfer Blood | The Florida band's self-described "anthemic, bombastic, life-affirming indie-pop" project seems to have arisen as spontaneously as its name, which came up when one of Surfer Blood's members shouted it out in a car at random. The group performs as part of NPR Music's South By Southwest daytime party at The Parish in Austin, Texas, on March 18, 2010. | 3/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2010: G-Side | Hailing from Huntsville, Ala., G-Side is a rap duo that rhymes about the experience of living in a midsize city in the American south. The group performs as part of NPR Music's South By Southwest daytime party at The Parish in Austin, Texas, on March 18, 2010. | 3/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2010: Local Natives | The Los Angeles band's sound synthesizes vocal harmonies influenced by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (or the more contemporary Fleet Foxes) with the reverberant rhythms of Afrobeat, indie rock and chamber pop. Local Natives performs as part of NPR Music's South By Southwest daytime party at The Parish in Austin, Texas, on March 18, 2010. | 3/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2010: Smith Westerns | The songs of the young Chicago band are, unmistakably, the guttural outpourings of raucous adolescents. But the group's members have talent well beyond their years, as well as an undeniable gift for writing rousing, sneakily infectious rock. The band performs as part of NPR Music's South By Southwest daytime party at The Parish in Austin, Texas, on March 18, 2010. | 3/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2010: Brooklyn Rider | Drawing from its globe-trotting experience with Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble, Brooklyn Rider blends genres and influences seamlessly, carving out its own unique space within the world of chamber music. The string quartet performs as part of NPR Music's South By Southwest daytime party at The Parish in Austin, Texas, on March 18, 2010. | 3/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Late Night Dispatches from SXSW 2010: Wednesday | SXSW is upon us. In the first late night dispatch from South By Southwest, Bob Boilen, Carrie Brownstein, Robin Hilton and Stephen Thompson recap the day's events from the streets of Austin, Tex. Here they share their favorite moments from NPR Music's SXSW showcase at Stubb's that included Visqueen, The Walkmen, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Broken Bells and Spoon. They also highlight other bands they've been able to see so far and preview what's in store for the rest of the week. | 3/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2010: Spoon | Fresh off the release of its seventh album, 'Transference,' the Austin pop-rock band Spoon headlines NPR Music's South By Southwest showcase at Stubb's in Austin, Texas, on March 17, 2010. | 3/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2010: Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings | The soul sensation appears on NPR Music's South By Southwest showcase at Stubb's in Austin, Texas, on March 17, 2010. | 3/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2010: The Walkmen | The ramshackle indie-rock band plays NPR Music's South By Southwest showcase at Stubb's in Austin, Texas, on March 17, 2010. | 3/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SXSW 2010: Visqueen | The charismatic power-pop band opens NPR Music's South By Southwest showcase at Stubb's in Austin, Texas, on March 17, 2010. | 3/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 252 | VideoVideo: The Antlers: Tiny Desk Concert | For much of the past year, The Antlers has stunned live audiences with its extraordinary range, moving seamlessly and gracefully from quiet, delicate moments to thundering swells of chaotic rock noise. That said, for this Tiny Desk performance, the trio pulled way back, offering stripped-down versions of songs from 'Hospice.' | 3/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 253 | VideoVideo: Omara Portuondo: Tiny Desk Concert | Singer Omara Portuondo was part of a musical scene in 1950s Cuba that produced an entire generation of musical innovators and pioneers. The two classic boleros she performs in this Tiny Desk Concert are a reflection of the passion for life she instills in every performance. | 3/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 254 | VideoVIdeo: Laura Veirs: Tiny Desk Concert | The songs on July Flame orbit around Veirs' acoustic-guitar playing and voice. But it's her idiosyncratic lyrics and melodic flourishes that imbue her music with sun-dappled warmth; hers is the sound of immense, wide-open spaces. When a very pregnant Veirs settled in for this performance behind Bob Boilen's desk, that same kind-hearted intimacy shone through. | 3/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 255 | VideoVideo: Alec Ounsworth: Tiny Desk Concert | As the frontman for Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Alec Ounsworth wrote brash, poppy songs. But the singer and songwriter clearly had more music to make. In the fall of 2009, he released a solo record called 'Mo' Beauty', an album he wrote and recorded in New Orleans with a number of local musicians. Here, Ounsworth performs songs from 'Mo' Beauty', accompanied only by two guitars. | 2/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 256 | VideoVideo: Abaji: Tiny Desk Concert | With a trove of instruments, languages and good humor, Abaji demonstrates his passion for music that reflects his numerous family roots, including Armenia, Turkey, Greece and France. Watch him perform a short concert at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. | 2/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 257 | VideoVideo: Edmar Castaneda: Tiny Desk Concert | Castaneda is the sort of musician who isn't afraid to challenge the established order. He's carving out a place for himself in Latin jazz on an instrument you don't often hear in his style of music: the Colombian harp. Castaneda recently parked himself behind Bob Boilen's desk and crafted a transporting mix of tradition and improvisation. | 2/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 258 | VideoDave Rawlings Machine: Tiny Desk Concert (audio only) | David Rawlings is a gifted producer, session guitarist and singer known for his contributions to other musicians' work, and for his longtime partnership with folk and traditional country artist Gillian Welch. But when he and Welch stopped by NPR for this Tiny Desk Concert , it was to promote Rawlings' own album — the first he's ever made under his name. | 2/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 259 | VideoVideo: Brooklyn Rider: Tiny Desk Concert | It's hard to know what will happen when the string quartet Brooklyn Rider starts playing. Yes, these four guys love to play Debussy and Brahms, but they're just as likely to team up with a singer-songwriter or a Kurdish kamancheh player. Or write their own music. So we weren't sure what they'd do when they stopped by the NPR Music offices to play a Tiny Desk Concert. What we got was a bracing sample of their visceral fire. | 1/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 260 | VideoVideo: The Low Anthem: Tiny Desk Concert | When The Low Anthem came to perform at NPR Music, the band seemed humbled and comfortable sitting on and around Bob Boilen's desk, playing music as if it were hanging around in someone's living room. The group's sullen, spacious music was a perfect fit for the intimacy of an office. | 1/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 261 | VideoVideo: Adam Arcuragi: Tiny Desk Concert | When Arcuragi came to the NPR Music offices to play a Tiny Desk Concert, many of us hadn't heard his music. After hearing him play three songs, many walked away dazzled by his voice. Arcuragi's voice is powerful, but without unnecessary melodrama. | 1/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 262 | VideoVideo: Mountain Goats: Tiny Desk Concert | In person, John Darnielle's twitchy, nervous energy serves his fearless songwriting well: His performances are utterly committed, with intensity that infuses his screams and whispers alike. In this solo Tiny Desk Concert, his four songs fit nearly into distinct categories: new and quiet, new and loud, old and quiet, and old and loud. It's no surprise that all four approaches serve him well. | 1/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ray Davies: The Kinks Choral Concert | For some diehard Kinks fans, the idea of mixing the band's classic songs with a full choir had little appeal. One of those fans, All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen, was dubious, before he heard the results on the latest CD from Kinks frontman Ray Davies, The Kinks Choral Collection. Boilen was part of a rapt audience at a Nov. 20 performance of the songs, recorded live in New York, by Ray Davies and the Dessoff Chamber Choir. Hear that show in its entirety here. | 12/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 264 | VideoVideo: Australian Chamber Orchestra: Tiny Desk Concert | The adventurous ensemble has been widely praised for its risk-taking attitude. Gathered around Bob Boilen's desk, a stripped-down incarnation of the group plays music by Ravel, then unpacks several Egyptian instruments for an original composition. | 12/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 265 | VideoVideo: Fanfarlo Tiny Desk Concert | We had an opportunity to bring Fanfarlo into the NPR Music offices during its trip from Baltimore to Philadelphia, so All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen asked the band's members in advance if they wouldn't mind dressing up their playlist with a holiday song. | 12/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 266 | VideoVideo: Lightning Dust: Tiny Desk Concert | Lightning Dust should be seen in the smallest possible venue; its music is so spare and raw that its music could easily get drowned out. With singer Amber Webber's quivering vibrato and Joshua Wells' warm piano accompaniment, the group specializes in quietly dark moments, whether in a shared glance or a finely knit harmony. | 12/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 267 | VideoVideo: Andrew W.K.: Tiny Desk Concert | Sometimes, an idea is so perverse and bizarre that it needs to be carried out and followed to its logical end. So once we hatched the idea to bring long-haired, wild-eyed, keyboard-pounding, sublimely over-the-top party-rocker Andrew W.K. to perform an intimate concert at Bob Boilen's desk, there was no abandoning it. It simply had to happen. | 12/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 268 | VideoVideo: Zee Avi: Tiny Desk Concert | The success of Malaysian-born singer-songwriter Zee Avi is an increasingly familiar but noteworthy story: Avi was discovered after she posted a few songs on YouTube. Within two months, she was signed to release her self-titled debut. Here in this intimate Tiny Desk Concert, Avi sings three hushed lullabies, including what has become one of her signature songs: a cover of Morrissey's "First of the Gang." | 11/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 269 | VideoVideo: Bowerbirds: Tiny Desk Concert | Bowerbirds' handcrafted songs creak and swell like wooden floorboards in an old house. With acoustic guitar, accordion and violin, the band's pastoral folk music has a distinctively spare yet harmonious sound. Hear the group, fronted by Phil Moore and Beth Tacular, perform a captivating Tiny Desk Concert in the NPR Music offices. | 11/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 270 | VideoVideo: K'Naan: Tiny Desk Concert | Though his appearance at the NPR Music office qualifies as the first-ever hip-hop Tiny Desk Concert, Somali-born rapper K'naan isn't one to adhere to a single genre. With the help of a crack backing band, his three-song set exuded shimmery grace while incorporating the sounds of soul, pop and reggae. | 11/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 271 | VideoVideo: Sondre Lerche: Tiny Desk Concert | Known as a varsity-level banterer on stage, Lerche puts his considerable magnetism to good use in this charming Tiny Desk Concert in the NPR Music offices. Performing three songs from his recent album Heartbeat Radio, he conveys | 11/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Patrick Watson In Concert | One of Bob Boilen's favorite discoveries of the year, Watson makes imaginative pop with a cinematic bent. So NPR Music jumped at the opportunity to record his concert at The Mercury Lounge in New York City Thursday, performed as part of the CMJ Music Festival. | 10/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 273 | VideoVideo: Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros Tiny Desk Concert | At 10 members, this is the biggest band ever to play a Tiny Desk Concert in the NPR Music offices. But singers Alex Ebert and Jade Castrinos still find a way to command attention, as they trade vocals amid a warm, shambling concoction of keyboards, percussion, guitars, accordion, trumpet and more. | 10/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 274 | VideoVideo: Ralph Stanley: Tiny Desk Concert | It's hard to overstate the impact that Dr. Ralph Stanley has had on bluegrass and old-time gospel music. Now 82, he sits atop a 60-year legacy of making music, both as the preeminent purveyor of clawhammer-style banjo picking and as a singer with one of the most widely imitated (but never duplicated) voices in country music. For this short Tiny Desk Concert, Stanley performs three classic songs, all a cappella: "Gloryland," "Turn Back, Turn Back" and "Amazing Grace." | 10/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Moby, Recorded Live In Berlin | Moby's latest album, Wait for Me, is his best new release in a decade, full of beauty, sadness and celebration. The singer and electronic artist is currently on tour in support of the record, giving sold-out performances to packed arenas and smaller clubs throughout Europe and the U.S. For this stellar concert, recorded live in Berlin on June 26, Moby treated fans to nearly two hours of new songs and old favorites from a career spanning nearly 20 years. | 10/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 276 | VideoProject Song: Chris Walla And J. Robbins Create 'Mercury' | Project Song participants only have two days to write and record a song, but Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla and Jawbox's J. Robbins had it even tougher: They had never met before entering NPR's performance studio. Watch as the two create "Mercury," a soaring song inspired by a cataclysmic scenario. | 10/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 277 | VideoVideo: Rodrigo y Gabriela Tiny Desk Concert | I can't think of a better way to describe the music of Rodrigo y Gabriela than with three words: "heavy metal flamenco." And yet the duo doesn't play heavy metal — its members perform instrumentals on nylon-string guitars — nor does it play Spanish dance music. But the term fits because the pair's fierce guitar riffs feel powerfully electric, and because Rodrigo y Gabriela's rhythmic style showcases a frenetic strum that conjures the energy of flamenco. | 10/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dinosaur Jr. In Concert | When the original lineup of Dinosaur Jr. reunited in 2005, more than 20 years after the band first formed in Amherst, Mass., skeptics figured the group was looking for an excuse to recycle its back catalog. Hear Dinosaur Jr. perform selections from their latest album 'Farm' — along with an assortment of old favorites — in a full concert, recorded live at Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club. | 10/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Gossip In Concert | The Gossip has built its reputation on its incredible live performances. The post-punk trio, based in Olympia, Wash., mixes incendiary guitar noise with funk bass lines and adrenaline-infused rhythms, while frontwoman Beth Ditto thrashes onstage, sometimes stripping down to her underwear. Fans can experience this sonic jolt firsthand in this full concert by The Gossip, recorded live from the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. The performance is hosted by All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen and Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein. | 10/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 280 | VideoVideo: John Vanderslice Tiny Desk Concert | Vanderslice is a songwriter's songwriter. His music, a beautifully finessed mix of acoustic instruments, analog drum machines and digital textures, is invariably thoughtful, carefully crafted and affecting. He's prolific, too: Vanderslice has released an album nearly every year this decade, and his latest (Romanian Names) is his most inspired so far. See him perform acoustic versions of his newest songs in this Tiny Desk Concert. | 10/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 281 | VideoVideo: Raphael Saadiq Tiny Desk Concert | Looking sharp in his tailored suit, the Grammy-nominated R&B artist performed three acoustic interpretations of his soul-inspired tunes. He was joined by guitarist Rob Bacon in this intimate performance at Bob Boilen's desk. | 9/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 282 | VideoVideo: Telekinesis: Tiny Desk Concert | Reduced to a duo for this charming session in the NPR Music offices, Telekinesis is all heart: Without the insistent crunch of electric guitars or drums, the band's performance radiates sweetly awkward warmth. After opening with the unreleased "Plankton," the abbreviated Telekinesis showcases three gorgeous songs from its debut: "Coast of Carolina," "I Saw Lightning" and "Rust." | 9/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 283 | VideoVideo: The Tallest Man On Earth: Tiny Desk Concert | The young Swedish folksinger Kristian Matsson, a.k.a. The Tallest Man on Earth, is passionate, gruff, a great guitar picker and a damn good poet. The melodies are strong, but Matsson's imagery and stories are what make his music stand out. Here, he performs three of his best songs at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. | 9/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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M. Ward In Concert | Hear singer, songwriter and guitarist M. Ward in a full concert, recorded live at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Ward is currently on tour in support of his latest album, Hold Time. One of the year's strongest releases, the disc features a mix of country-flavored pop songs, with finger-picked guitars, upright bass and shuffling rhythms, all tied together by Ward's achy voice. | 9/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jason Lytle In Concert | Three years after the breakup of his widely adored space-pop group Grandaddy, singer Jason Lytle has returned with one of the year's best albums, Yours Truly, The Commuter. Lytle showcased the new songs, along with some old Grandaddy favorites, in this full concert, recorded live at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City July 11. | 9/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 286 | VideoVideo: Tigercity: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen | This week we're featuring video performances of various artists doing the songs of Leonard Cohen. The video was recorded live at this year's South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, TX. Of all the bands performing at "Happy At Last," the NPR/SXSW Tribute to Leonard Cohen, Tigercity was the band that surprised me the most. To start with, they tackled the song "Suzanne." | 8/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 287 | VideoVideo: The Hours: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen | This week we're featuring video performances of various artists doing the songs of Leonard Cohen. The video was recorded live at this year's South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, TX. Members of the London-based band The Hours decided to tackle a Leonard Cohen tune from his 1967 debut album, 'The Songs of Leonard Cohen'. "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye." There is cinematic simplicity in this version. | 8/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 288 | VideoVideo: Laura Gibson: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen | This week we're featuring video performances of various artists doing the songs of Leonard Cohen. The video was recorded live at this year's South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, TX. At Waterloo Records, Laura Gibson performed a song from Cohen's 1988 record 'I'm Your Man'. The track, "Take This Waltz," features accordion, a saw, some percussion and Laura's poignant voice. | 8/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 289 | VideoVideo: David Garza: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen | This week we're featuring video performances of various artists doing the songs of Leonard Cohen. The video was recorded live at this year's South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, TX. David Garza chose one of the best-known songs from one of Leonard Cohen's lesser-known albums, "Dance Me To The End Of Love" from the 1985 album 'Various Positions.' | 8/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 290 | VideoVideo: Herman Dune: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen | In February 2009, Leonard Cohen played his first U.S. concert in 15 years. Just a few weeks later, inspired by Leonard Cohen's resurgence, a group of artists at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, TX paid tribute to the legendary singer by performing some of his songs. We start with "Here It Is" from the album 'Ten New Songs,' performed by the French folk duo Herman Dune. Like all of Leonard Cohen's work, the poetry is potent. | 8/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 291 | VideoVideo: Dark Meat: Tiny Desk Concert | We often joke about how many people we can fit behind Bob Boilen's desk for one of NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts. Every month, we seem to push the boundary just a bit farther, as the bands get bigger and louder. But the first real test of our limits came when eight members of Dark Meat showed up to play. | 8/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 292 | ExplicitVideoVideo: The Swell Season: Tiny Desk Concert Part 2 | This is the second of a two-part video featuring Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, the duo known as The Swell Season, performing live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. | 8/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 293 | ExplicitVideoVideo: The Swell Season: Tiny Desk Concert Part 1 | This is the first of a two-part video featuring Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, the duo known as The Swell Season, performing live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. | 8/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Swell Season (Audio Only): Tiny Desk Concert | Hear an audio-only version of Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova performing live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. | 8/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Joan Baez: Newport Folk Festival 2009 | Just one year after her first Newport appearance, Baez released her self-titled debut and began a decades-spanning career that traversed not only American folk styles, but also a broad assortment of social issues. It would become the mark of her music that it was inextricably linked to social and political change. | 8/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Low Anthem: Newport Folk Festival 2009 | The Rhode Island band's restless experimentation and ever-changing arrangements reflect the disparate interests and careers (art, Americana and technology) of its three members. | 8/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Deer Tick: Newport Folk Festival 2009 | Weathered and shot through with bursts of noise, Deer Tick's tunes could be endearingly sloppy, but the band's arrangements remain thoughtful. The lyrics tend toward folks who have it hard, but don't make things any easier on themselves. | 8/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott: Newport Folk Festival 2009 | Elliott's voice — flat, tinged with sadness, with a matter-of-fact delivery — has become a template for generations of folksingers, as well as an influence on Bob Dylan. On the day he performs at Newport, he will turn 78. | 8/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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David Rawlings Machine: Newport Folk Festival 2009 | Gillian Welch and David Rawlings put out Soul Journey, their last record under Welch's name, in 2003, and since then have toured under the moniker David Rawlings Machine. For most listeners, Welch may be the name in lights, but the best trick she and Rawlings play is to keep the focus shifting between their marvelously paired voices. | 8/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Arlo Guthrie: Newport Folk Festival 2009 | Son of the legendary folksinger Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1947. The younger Guthrie has released more than two dozen albums, founded the Guthrie Center and devoted himself to numerous political causes, most recently attracting attention for his support of 2008 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. | 8/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Billy Bragg: Newport Folk Festival 2009 | Armed with an electric guitar and a sharp wit, Billy Bragg is a one-man punk band with a Woody Guthrie-sized heart. Since the mid-'80s, Bragg has tirelessly railed against injustice in his music, while remaining tethered to the intricacies of human interaction. | 8/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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