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Rufus Wainwright performs a Tiny Desk Concert, at the NPR Music offices on July 24, 2012.

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August 20, 2012 – By the middle of Wainwright's final song, "Montauk," few dry eyes remained in the NPR offices.

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Wye Oak, performing live at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

Watch Wye Oak In Concert

August 17, 2012 – The Baltimore-based duo gave a blistering live performance from the nation's capital.

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Dirty Projectors, performing live at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

Watch Dirty Projectors In Concert

August 17, 2012 – The band gave a strange, beautiful and entirely memorable performance from the nation's capital.

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KCRW Presents: thenewno2

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August 15, 2012 – Watch Dhani Harrison's flawless performance for KCRW from Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio. KCRW

The Zombies perform a Tiny Desk Concert.

Watch The Zombies: Tiny Desk Concert

August 12, 2012 – Two surviving members of the band still have the same chemistry here in a stripped-down performance.

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Delta Rae performs live on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.

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August 8, 2012 – The sextet creates a cacophony of bluesy, gospel-tinged pop music, complete with stomping feet. KCRW

Now, Now performs for a Field Recording video at Graffiti Park in Austin, Texas, during SXSW in 2012

Watch Now, Now At Graffiti Park

August 8, 2012 – The trio rocks a version of "But I Do" against the graffiti murals of Austin's Baylor Street.

Gaslight Anthem

Watch The Gaslight Anthem: A Jersey Rocker Gets Personal KCMP

August 2, 2012 – Frontman Brian Fallon plays a stripped-down version of "45" with surprising tenderness. KCMP

Liars perform on The Current.

Watch Liars: Laying Down An Ominous Groove KCMP

July 31, 2012 – Watch the description-defying trio perform "No. 1 Against the Rush" in The Current's studios. KCMP

The Walkmen perform a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR headquarters in Washington, DC on Tuesday, June 26, 2012.

Watch The Walkmen: Tiny Desk Concert

July 29, 2012 – The band makes the Tiny Desk accommodate its booming sound rather than the other way around.

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Nick Waterhouse performs live on KEXP.

Watch Nick Waterhouse: The Now Sound From Way Back KEXP

July 25, 2012 – The L.A. soul revivalist brings his love of everything analog to a five-song studio session at KEXP. KEXP

Bleached performs "Electric Chair" for a Field Recording at the 12th Street Soular Food Garden in Austin, Texas, during SXSW 2012.

Watch Bleached: Picnic Table Punk

July 25, 2012 – The Clavin sisters perform a stripped-down "Electric Chair" at a food-truck parking lot in Austin.

Deer Tick performs "Main Street" at the Sasquatch bathrooms.

Watch Deer Tick Among The Honey Buckets KEXP

July 18, 2012 – John McCauley serenades a crowd and a row of portable toilets in this performance of "Main Street." KEXP

Bahamas performs on KCRW.

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July 11, 2012 – Watch former Feist guitarist Afie Jurvanen perform "I Got You Babe" on Morning Becomes Eclectic. KCRW

Chastity Brown performs on The Current.

Watch Chastity Brown: A Promising New Voice KCMP

July 5, 2012 – Watch the Twin Cities songwriter perform the uplifting "After You" live at The Current. KCMP

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