Favorite Sessions archive

September 20, 2012 – The trippy Brooklyn trio performs a synth-driven and beats-heavy "Blue Paper" at WFUV in New York. WFUV

September 19, 2012 – The 11-piece Afrobeat collective brings the heat to KCRW with a live performance of "Dirty Money." KCRW

September 18, 2012 – The Oregon rock band showcases meaty baritone sax, bassline spines and rhythms that turn on a dime. opbmusic

September 15, 2012 – Watch Exitmusic perform a version of "The City" that's beautifully beguiling and darkly unsettling. WFUV

September 12, 2012 – Watch the band tear through "Octopus," a driving, punk-infused dance track from its new album, Four. KCRW

September 11, 2012 – At 17, Lydia Hoglund sings with the ache of an old soul in a chills-inducing "Howl At That Moon." KCMP

September 8, 2012 – Watch the rustic but regal Rhode Island duo perform "A Temple and a Cradle" in Greenfield, Mass. FolkAlley

September 6, 2012 – Watch the jazz singer run through "I Want to Be Happy" and "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" at KPLU. Jazz24

September 5, 2012 – Watch the up-and-coming glam-rock star perform "Runaway Love" on Morning Becomes Eclectic. KCRW

September 4, 2012 – KEXP host John Richards made a chance discovery of this duo, and has fallen in love, hard. KEXP

September 1, 2012 – Watch a captivating performance of "History's Door," live from The Current's Twin Cities studios. KCMP

August 30, 2012 – Watch as Martin Dosh uses knobs, buttons, a piano and drums to craft a version of "Golden Silver." KCMP

August 29, 2012 – Watch the sweetly retro L.A. alt-country band perform "Tarnished Gold" on Morning Becomes Eclectic. KCRW

August 25, 2012 – Watch the folk-rock guitarist fingerpick a haunting tune during Oregon's Pickathon Music Festival. opbmusic

August 23, 2012 – Watch Alt-J perform "Breezeblocks," and see why KCRW describes the group as "a band on the rise." KCRW