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Thursday November 29, 2012

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Taken By Trees: Tiny Desk Concert

November 29, 2012 • Victoria Bergsman's songs seem to come from a place somewhere between a dream state and waking life. There's restraint to the way Taken by Trees' players approach this music, almost as if they're trying not to wake the baby in the other room.

Taken By Trees: Tiny Desk Concert

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Wednesday November 28, 2012

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Front Row: Ray Chen

November 28, 2012 • Ray Chen might be the finest current violinist you don't yet know — but you soon will. See this stellar artist perform works by Sarasate and Saint-Saëns in a performance recorded live in New York.

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Favorite Sessions

KCRW Presents: Orbital

KCRW

November 28, 2012 • When it comes to the history of electronic dance music, few producers loom larger than siblings Phil and Paul Hartnoll. The British brothers visit KCRW to play their very first single, "Chime."

Tuesday November 27, 2012

San Cisco: An 'Awkward' Upstart From Down Under

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San Cisco: An 'Awkward' Upstart From Down Under

The Current

November 27, 2012 • An irresistible Australian band, San Cisco specializes in songs you can't get out of your head. They recently visited The Current in Minnesota to play their breakout hit, "Awkward."

Monday November 26, 2012

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Martha Wainwright: Tiny Desk Concert

November 26, 2012 • Wainwright does the opposite of sugarcoating: She roughs up life's smooth spots, then digs her fingertips into the cracks that form.

Martha Wainwright: Tiny Desk Concert

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Saturday November 24, 2012

The Stray Birds: Young, Weary And Resolute

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The Stray Birds: Young, Weary And Resolute

Folk Alley

November 24, 2012 • The Lancaster County trio is one of the finest young bands on the folk circuit. Watch Maya de Vitry, Oliver Craven and Charles Muench perform their hit single, "Dream in Blue," for Folk Alley.

Wednesday November 21, 2012

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Favorite Sessions

KCRW Presents: Regina Spektor

KCRW

November 21, 2012 • The singer-songwriter and pianist performed an exclusive concert for KCRW listeners at Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica. Watch her end the special evening with "The Party."

Tuesday November 20, 2012

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Favorite Sessions

Sera Cahoone: Sounds Like Home

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November 20, 2012 • The former member of Carissa's Wierd and Band of Horses released her third full-length album, Deer Creek Canyon, earlier this year. Watch Cahoone perform that album's gorgeous title track in Portland.

Monday November 19, 2012

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Tiny Desk

Ben Gibbard: Tiny Desk Concert

November 19, 2012 • For this, the 250th Tiny Desk Concert, the Death Cab for Cutie and Postal Service singer performs solo and unadorned, with just an acoustic guitar to back him up. Hear Gibbard perform a new song, a little-heard track from 2011, and "St. Peter's Cathedral" from Death Cab's Codes and Keys.

Ben Gibbard: Tiny Desk Concert

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Saturday November 17, 2012

Bill Charlap: The American Songbook, Handled With Care

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Bill Charlap: The American Songbook, Handled With Care

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November 17, 2012 • There isn't a modern-day pianist with a greater love for Tin Pan Alley than Bill Charlap. Watch him take circuitous routes through "All the Things You Are" and "Sophisticated Lady."

Friday November 16, 2012

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Live in Concert

Patrick Watson In Concert

November 16, 2012 • Patrick Watson put out one of 2012's most magical records. On Sept. 5, the singer and pianist took his sprawling group of touring musicians to Washington, D.C., for an emotional live set.

Patrick Watson Live From The 9:30 Club

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Thursday November 15, 2012

Dayna Stephens Quartet : Live At Berklee

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The Checkout: Live

Dayna Stephens Quartet : Live At Berklee

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November 15, 2012 • The saxophonist has built up an impressive educational pedigree. But he's really flourished by backing up greats like Kenny Barron and Idris Muhammad, and being a first-call player on both the East and West Coast. He leads his quartet live at his alma mater.

Dayna Stephens Quartet: Live At Berklee (full concert audio)

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Wednesday November 14, 2012

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Favorite Sessions

KCRW Presents: Lost In The Trees

KCRW

November 14, 2012 • Ari Picker's melancholy North Carolina collective introduces a new song on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic program. Watch Lost in the Trees perform "Glass Harp."

Tuesday November 13, 2012

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Jens Lekman: Positively Negative

OPB

November 13, 2012 • The Swedish indie-pop star stopped by opbmusic.org in Portland to perform songs from I Know What Love Isn't in the studio. Watch Lekman perform the album's darkly uplifting title song.

Monday November 12, 2012

Flaco Jimenez and Max Baca play a Tiny Desk Concert on Oct. 3. Lauren Rock/NPR hide caption

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Flaco Jimenez: Tiny Desk Concert

November 12, 2012 • Jimenez is part of a musical continuum that reaches from 19th-century Mexico all the way to The Rolling Stones. And he does it by playing waltzes on a button accordion.

Flaco Jimenez: Tiny Desk Concert

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