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Monday December 29, 2014

ADHD performs live for KEXP's Iceland Airwaves broadcast. Jim Bennett/KEXP hide caption

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Favorite Sessions

ADHD, 'Merkilegt' (Live)

KEXP

December 29, 2014 • The Icelandic jazz-rock quartet performs at the Hafnarfjörður Free Church in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland.

Wednesday December 24, 2014

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Favorite Sessions

TV On The Radio, 'Happy Idiot' (Live)

KCRW

December 24, 2014 • Newly inspired and energized, the Brooklyn band rolls through "Happy Idiot" from 2014's Seeds.

NPR

Tiny Desk

Tiny Desk Concert: HMSTR

December 24, 2014 • Watch our favorite hamsters Joni and Nash rip up the floors of the Tiny Desk and play their twee-as-all-get-out holiday pop-punk song, "Snow Day." You can't handle the cuteness.

Tiny Desk Concert: HMSTR

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Tuesday December 23, 2014

Bombay Bicycle Club performs live at the House of Blues in Boston, Mass. WGBH hide caption

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Bombay Bicycle Club, 'Feel' (Live)

GBH News

December 23, 2014 • Watch the English rock band perform a song from its high-octane set at the House Of Blues in Boston.

Monday December 22, 2014

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Favorite Sessions

Thurston Moore, 'The Best Day' (Live)

KEXP

December 22, 2014 • The former Sonic Youth singer-guitarist joins collaborators old and new for a guitar-heavy performance of "The Best Day."

Sunday December 21, 2014

KCRW

Favorite Sessions

M. Ward, 'Hi-Fi' (Live)

KCRW

December 21, 2014 • The singer and guitarist revisits "Hi-Fi," from his much-loved breakthrough album, Transistor Radio.

Saturday December 20, 2014

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Tiny Desk

Lucinda Williams: Tiny Desk Concert

December 20, 2014 • She came to the desk a little unsure, and left singing "West Memphis" with intensity and passion. Williams has a voice like no other, and it shines in these intimate moments.

Lucinda Williams: Tiny Desk Concert

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Monday December 15, 2014

The Barr Brothers, 'Come In The Water' (Live)

The Barr Brothers perform "Come In The Water," live in the KEXP studio. Jim Bennett/KEXP hide caption

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Favorite Sessions

The Barr Brothers, 'Come In The Water' (Live)

KEXP

December 15, 2014 • Live in the studio, the Montreal folk-rock band performs an intimate take on "Come In The Water."

Tuesday December 9, 2014

Lee Ann Womack, 'The Way I'm Livin" (Live)

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Lee Ann Womack, 'The Way I'm Livin" (Live)

Folk Alley

December 9, 2014 • Watch the country star perform the title track from her latest album live in the studio.

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Tiny Desk

Yusuf/Cat Stevens: Tiny Desk Concert

December 9, 2014 • Nearly 50 years after his first album, the singer-songwriter performs two new songs and two classics: "The First Cut Is the Deepest" and "Father and Son."

Monday December 8, 2014

FKA twigs performs live in the KEXP studio. Dave Lichterman/KEXP hide caption

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Favorite Sessions

FKA twigs, 'Lights On' (Live)

KEXP

December 8, 2014 • The captivating singer showcases strength and vulnerability in a stripped-down performance.

Saturday December 6, 2014

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Tiny Desk

St. Paul And The Broken Bones: Tiny Desk Concert

December 6, 2014 • The band's got heart and soul and flair, with a well-worn sound buoyed by strong, fresh songwriting.

St. Paul And The Broken Bones: Tiny Desk Concert

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Thursday December 4, 2014

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Tiny Desk

Dublin Guitar Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert

December 4, 2014 • It's amazing how satisfying Philip Glass' string quartet music sounds on four guitars. The interlocking parts are transparent and the music seems to breathe.

Dublin Guitar Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert

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Wednesday December 3, 2014

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All Songs TV

Luluc, 'Tangled Heart'

December 3, 2014 • Luluc's new video for the song "Tangled Heart" is a grainy, melancholy ode to New York and the city's remarkable community of artists.

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Elle Varner, Live In Concert

December 3, 2014 • The rising R&B star came out with guns blazing and performed fleshed out versions of her new songs.