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James Blake performs live at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

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Watch the singer perform 90 minutes of intense, riveting, emotional music, live in Washington, D.C.

Composer Nico Muhly at the piano in a live performance at LPR on May 14, 2013.

Watch An Evening With Nico Muhly, 'Two Boys' And Other Works Q2

May 22, 2013 – Watch a special performance previewing Muhly's exciting, intrigue-filled opera Two Boys. Q2

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Queens Of The Stone Age will perform music from their new album, ...Like Clockwork, in a live show from The Wiltern in Los Angeles.

Read First Listen Live Tonight: Queens Of The Stone Age, '...Like Clockwork'

May 21, 2013 – The band will perform its new album live at The Wiltern tonight. Watch NPR's exclusive broadcast.

Chris Tomson (left) and Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend perform at Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica, Calif.

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May 15, 2013 – Watch the New York band perform an intimate 12-song set at Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio for KCRW. KCRW

Ólafur Arnalds performs live at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City.

Watch Ólafur Arnalds, Live In Concert

May 7, 2013 – Watch the Icelandic musician's magnificent work as it's re-imagined with a 28-member orchestra.

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Iggy & The Stooges live from (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City.

Watch Iggy And The Stooges, Live In Concert Soundcheck

April 28, 2013 – Watch the band rip through songs from its new album Ready to Die during this First Listen Live show. Soundcheck

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For the first time ever, The Flaming Lips performed the 2002 album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots in its entirety from start to finish, live from the Belmont in Austin, Texas.

Watch The Flaming Lips Present 'Yoshimi' Live In Concert

April 25, 2013 – Watch the band perform its beloved Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots in concert, from start to finish.

Nick Cave performs at Stubb's Bar-B-Q as part of NPR Music's 2013 SXSW Showcase.

Watch Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Live In Concert

April 15, 2013 – Sinewy and powerful, Cave controls an Austin, Texas, crowd with a powerful, career-spanning set.

The New York trio performed their new single "Sacrilege" for the first time in front of an audience.

Watch Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Live In Concert

April 11, 2013 – Watch highlights from the New York trio's magnetic performance at NPR Music's SXSW showcase.

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Cafe Tacvba performs at the NPR Music 2013 SXSW Showcase at Stubb's on Wednesday March 13, 2013.

Watch Café Tacvba, Live In Concert

April 6, 2013 – Watch one of Mexico's most popular bands bust out its latest dance-rock jams at Stubb's in Austin.

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Martin Ferres of Bajofondo performs live at Auditorium Shores in Austin, Texas, during SXSW.

Watch Bajofondo, Live In Concert

April 1, 2013 – Watch the eight-piece band perform "Duro y Parejo" to a huge crowd at Auditorium Shores for SXSW.

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Molotov performs at SXSW 2013.

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March 19, 2013 – For Mexico City's Molotov, politics and rock en Español combine in front of a crowd 10,000 strong.

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Alt-J lead vocalist Joe Newman gives his unique voice a break during the band's show at NPR Music's SXSW showcase at Stubb's in Austin.

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March 14, 2013 – Watch the Mercury Prize-winning Brits bewitch a packed house at Stubb's in Austin.

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Le1f performs at NPR Music's 2013 SXSW Showcase at Stubb's.

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March 14, 2013 – The New York rapper whips his glow-in-the-dark hair back and forth during a mesmerizing set.

Trevor Powers of Youth Lagoon performs at NPR Music's 2013 SXSW Showcase at Stubb's.

Watch Youth Lagoon, Live In Concert

March 14, 2013 – Watch Idaho wunderkind Trevor Powers bring his beguiling bedroom pop to life at Stubb's in Austin.

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