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Wednesday February 27, 2013

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KCRW Presents: Jessie Ware

KCRW

February 27, 2013 • The soulful British pop star was a hot ticket during her recent U.S. tour. Along the way across the country, she made a stop in Santa Monica, Calif., to perform a studio session for KCRW.

Tuesday February 26, 2013

Yo La Tengo performs a studio session at KEXP's studios in Seattle on Jan. 18, 2013. Renata Steiner/nataworry.com hide caption

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Yo La Tengo: Still 'Around,' Thank God

KEXP

February 26, 2013 • Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew have been making wonderful music together for more than 20 years. They performed some of the best songs from their new album, Fade, live on KEXP.

Monday February 25, 2013

Mary Halvorson Quintet: Tiny Desk Concert

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Mary Halvorson Quintet: Tiny Desk Concert

February 25, 2013 • Halvorson balances golden-era hard-bop order and free improvising entropy. At the NPR Music offices, her band strikes comforting tones, but also morphs, rephrases and implodes those ideas.

Mary Halvorson Quintet: Tiny Desk Concert

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Saturday February 23, 2013

Esperanza Spalding: Song For A 'City Of Roses'

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Esperanza Spalding: Song For A 'City Of Roses'

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February 23, 2013 • One of the most celebrated voices in jazz returns to her old stomping grounds in Portland, Ore., to honor her longtime mentor, Thara Memory. Watch Esperanza Spalding perform "City of Roses."

Wednesday February 20, 2013

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Favorite Sessions

KCRW Presents: Jose James

KCRW

February 20, 2013 • The stylish jazz singer and a full band visited Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio for a special KCRW event. Watch James flex his singular voice as he performs the funky single "Trouble."

Tuesday February 19, 2013

Unknown Mortal Orchestra: Solo And Acoustic

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra: Solo And Acoustic

OPB

February 19, 2013 • Ruban Nielson is the voice behind Portland's Unknown Mortal Orchestra. In this studio session recorded at opbmusic, Nielson strips away his music's accoutrements and sticks to an acoustic six-string.

Monday February 18, 2013

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Night Beds: Tiny Desk Concert

February 18, 2013 • We thought Night Beds' Winston Yellen might perform this set solo — all the better to show off his amazing voice, with maybe just his own guitar as backup. But he opted to go all-in with his full touring band, including lap steel and keys. The result is both lighthearted and deeply affecting.

Night Beds: Tiny Desk Concert

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Saturday February 16, 2013

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Sidi Touré: Magic Music From Mali

KEXP

February 16, 2013 • The Malian blues singer brings his guitar, soukou and calabash to Seattle for a live performance on KEXP. Watch the Bamako musician and his band perform "Maïmouna," from his latest album, Koïma.

Wednesday February 13, 2013

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KCRW Presents: Benjamin Gibbard

KCRW

February 13, 2013 • Seemingly everyone is talking about The Postal Service's impending reunion tour. To help ramp up the anticipation, here's a video of singer Benjamin Gibbard performing "Teardrop Windows" live on KCRW.

Tuesday February 12, 2013

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Wild Nothing: Dream-Pop's Leading Light

WFUV

February 12, 2013 • Singer Jack Tatum writes hazy reveries that reflect the shimmer of early-'80s Manchester pop. Watch Tatum and his band perform "Nocturne" live at WFUV's New York City studios.

Monday February 11, 2013

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The xx: Tiny Desk Concert

February 11, 2013 • Beneath The xx's tightly controlled image-making lays music that's raw and vulnerable; worried tentativeness is wired into a sound that shimmers powerfully, but remains as fragile and delicate.

The xx: Tiny Desk Concert

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