NPR Music Downloads archive
Listen JD Allen Trio In Concert: Newport Jazz Festival 2010 WGBH
February 15, 2011 – The tenor saxophonist writes compact, fleshy little themes. Then the band swings 'em like mad. WGBH
Listen Fly In Concert: Newport Jazz Festival 2010 WGBH
February 15, 2011 – The collective of Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier and Jeff Ballard plays with open, soaring grooves. WGBH
Listen Jonsi In Concert From Washington, D.C.
November 17, 2010 – Hear the Sigur Ros singer's solo concert, recorded live from Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club.
Listen Deerhunter In Concert
October 12, 2010 – Hear the ambient punk band in a full concert, recorded live from Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club.
Listen The Tallest Man On Earth In Concert
October 5, 2010 – Hear a full concert, recorded live from Washington, D.C., with an opening set by S. Carey.
Listen Digital Blowout: Wobbly, Daniel, Dunkelman, Whitman In Concert
September 30, 2010 – Dunkelman locked into some nearly dance-rock grooves in this electronics-heavy set at High Zero.
Listen A Brief History Of Electronic Music: Keith Fullerton Whitman In Concert
September 30, 2010 – Rapid-fire popcorn electronics took a turn into Stockhausen-esque trance at the High Zero Festival.
Listen Improvising With Water: Tomoko Sauvage And M.C. Schmidt In Concert
September 30, 2010 – Surrounded by porcelain bowls and effects pedals, Sauvage manipulated the movement of water.
Listen Superchunk In Concert
September 17, 2010 – Hear the long-running indie-rock band in a full concert, recorded live in Washington, D.C.
Listen Explosions In The Sky In Concert: ATP Festival 2010
September 14, 2010 – Hear the Austin post-rock band perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties 10th-anniversary showcase.
Read Girls In Concert: ATP Festival 2010
September 13, 2010 – Listen to a live recording of the West Coast indie-rock duo's set at All Tomorrow's Parties.
Read Sonic Youth In Concert: ATP Festival 2010
September 10, 2010 – Hear a full set of the band's best-loved early material, with nothing beyond Daydream Nation.
Read Kurt Vile In Concert: ATP Festival 2010
September 10, 2010 – Washed in echo, even live, Vile sounds as if he's in his bedroom, fiddling with a four-track.
Listen Ken Vandermark's Powerhouse Sound In Concert: Newport Jazz Festival 2010 WBGO
August 8, 2010 – The prolific improviser's band carefully reassembles, then zealously blows over funk and dub beats. WBGO
Listen Gretchen Parlato In Concert: Newport Jazz Festival 2010 WGBH
August 7, 2010 – Parlato uses her light and feathery voice in ways that request and reward further attention. WGBH