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Saturday January 29, 2011

First Watch: Delicate Steve's "Butterfly"

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All Songs Considered

First Watch: Delicate Steve's "Butterfly"

January 29, 2011 • In the new video for Delicate Steve's "Butterfly," spectacular visions swarm a New Jersey farm while his lush, stringy instrumental fills a sunny day.

Wednesday January 26, 2011

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All Songs Considered

Video: Apex Manor's 'My My Mind'

January 26, 2011 • Apex Manor's Ross Flournoy dons a bloodied hospital gown and cruises down a barren road in a wheelchair with his nurse for the band's new video.

Tuesday January 25, 2011

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All Songs Considered

First Watch: Jonsi Live

January 25, 2011 • All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares a video clip from our live concert webcast of Jonsi last fall. Bob says it's one of the few concert videos he's seen that was actually better than being there. See Jonsi, the frontman for Sigur Ros, and his spectacular, visionary performance.

Monday January 24, 2011

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Basia Bulat: Tiny Desk Concert

January 24, 2011 • The sweetly engaging Canadian singer-songwriter sings highlights from her two albums at the NPR Music offices. And, as an added bonus, she trots out a surprise from Poland.

Basia Bulat: Tiny Desk Concert

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Friday January 21, 2011

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Iron And Wine: Tiny Desk Concert

January 21, 2011 • 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."

Iron And Wine: Tiny Desk Concert

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Monday January 17, 2011

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Ballake Sissoko And Vincent Segal: Tiny Desk Concert

January 17, 2011 • Most bands that perform a Tiny Desk Concert need to adjust their sound to accommodate the setting's limitations. Malian kora player Ballake Sissoko and French cellist Vincent Segal are an exception.

Ballake Sissoko And Vincent Segal: Tiny Desk Concert

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First Watch: PJ Harvey's New Video

January 17, 2011 • Watch a video premiere from one of rock music's most consistently fascinating characters, PJ Harvey. "The Words That Maketh Murder" is from Harvey's forthcoming eighth album, Let England Shake, out Feb. 15.

Thursday January 13, 2011

Milton Babbitt: Portrait Of A Serial Composer

January 13, 2011 • Watch the premiere of Robert Hilferty and Laura Karpman's film about the pioneering composer.

Sunday January 9, 2011

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David Wax Museum: Tiny Desk Concert

January 9, 2011 • 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.

David Wax Museum: Tiny Desk Concert

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Wednesday January 5, 2011

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Gyptian: Tiny Desk Concert

January 5, 2011 • 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.

Audio Only: Gyptian's Tiny Desk Concert

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Monday January 3, 2011

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Abigail Washburn: Tiny Desk Concert

January 3, 2011 • 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.

Audio Only: Abigail Washburn's Tiny Desk Concert

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Monday December 27, 2010

Video: Year-End List-Making Is A Battlefield

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All Songs Considered

Video: Year-End List-Making Is A Battlefield

December 27, 2010 • Don't let anyone tell you otherwise: Year-end list-making is a war waged on and between music nerds everywhere. What you didn't know: Sometimes the lists make themselves.

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Video Premiere: David Wax Museum

December 27, 2010 • The joy and energy of Mexican folk music guides this American band. You can feel those uplifting rhythms in this debut video from the duo's soon-to-be-released album Everything Is Saved.

Sunday December 26, 2010

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Luisa Maita: Tiny Desk Concert

December 26, 2010 • 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.

Audio Only: Luisa Maita's Tiny Desk Concert

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Monday December 20, 2010

Belle And Sebastian's Holiday Spectacular

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Belle And Sebastian's Holiday Spectacular

December 20, 2010 • For the group's last show of the year, frontman Stuart Murdoch and the rest of Belle and Sebastian dig deep into their archives to share popular classics, fan favorites and a few festive surprises. Watch the show, recorded live from Glasgow.

Belle And Sebastian's Holiday Spectacular

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