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Friday January 29, 2016

Songs We Love

Songs We Love: Sinistro, 'Relíquia'

January 29, 2016 • For the lonely, Portuguese doom-metal band offers a drop-dead gorgeous piece of saudade, accompanied by a black-and-white video featuring a blissful transgender character.

Reliquia

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EL VY: Tiny Desk Concert

January 29, 2016 • The National's Matt Berninger and Menomena's Brent Knopf team up in an intimate setting that highlights the former's resonant voice and the latter's playful piano.

Thursday January 28, 2016

Charles Kelley, 'The Only One Who Gets Me (1 Mic 1 Take)' (Live)

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Charles Kelley, 'The Only One Who Gets Me (1 Mic 1 Take)' (Live)

January 28, 2016 • Lady Antebellum singer turns wistful and reflective on a stripped-down performance for 1 Mic 1 Take, and discusses the unexpected direction of his solo album.

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Favorite Sessions

World Cafe Presents: Dr. Dog

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January 28, 2016 • Watch from a front-row seat as the trippy Philly band performs "Bring My Baby Back" in its hometown.

First Watch: Parlour Tricks, 'Broken Hearts/Bones'

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First Watch: Parlour Tricks, 'Broken Hearts/Bones'

January 28, 2016 • Parlour Tricks draws romance and free expression out of the mundane aisles of a supermarket in the video for "Broken Hearts/Bones. "

Tuesday January 26, 2016

Korey Dane, "Let It Be Just For Fun" (Live)

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Korey Dane, "Let It Be Just For Fun" (Live)

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January 26, 2016 • Watch the L.A. singer-songwriter perform "Let It Be Just For Fun" live in a hometown studio.

Monday January 25, 2016

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The Arcs: Tiny Desk Concert

January 25, 2016 • It's our 500th show at the Tiny Desk, featuring The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and the new band he started with Richard Swift, Homer Steinweiss, a Mariachi band and more.

Friday January 22, 2016

Madisen Ward And The Mama Bear, 'Yellow Taxi' (Live)

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Madisen Ward And The Mama Bear, 'Yellow Taxi' (Live)

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January 22, 2016 • Watch the mother-son folk duo perform one of its charming songs live in Boston.

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Wolf Alice: Tiny Desk Concert

January 22, 2016 • Wolf Alice's music can be noisy and primal, but at the Tiny Desk it showed a different side, as it performed three songs from 2015's My Love Is Cool.

Thursday January 21, 2016

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Favorite Sessions

Brazilian Girls, 'The Critic' (Live)

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January 21, 2016 • Watch the worldly, danceable band perform a new song, "The Critic," from its first album since 2008.

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Jazz Night In America: Video Episodes And Shorts

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January 21, 2016 • He's a world-class Afro-Cuban percussionist, the first call of jazz and pop stars. He's also a Santería priest. As he tells us after a traditional ceremony, the two aspects of his life are connected.

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Watch: Dr. Dog, Live At World Cafe

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January 21, 2016 • Watch the adventurous Philadelphia rock band premiere its new album, Psychedelic Swamp, in a live webcast on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 4:15 p.m. ET.

Wednesday January 20, 2016

Songs We Love: Pinkshinyultrablast, 'The Cherry Pit'

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Songs We Love: Pinkshinyultrablast, 'The Cherry Pit'

January 20, 2016 • The Russian shoegaze band alternates thunderous pop and astral highlife funk in a radiant video shot in its hometown of St. Petersburg.

The Cherry Pit

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