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Tuesday March 31, 2015

Chadwick Stokes, 'I Want You Like A Seatbelt' (Live)

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Chadwick Stokes, 'I Want You Like A Seatbelt' (Live)

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March 31, 2015 • Accompanied by a handmade oil-can guitar, the Dispatch and State Radio singer performs live in Boston at the Calling All Crows benefit concert.

Monday March 30, 2015

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Tiny Desk

Sylvan Esso: Tiny Desk Concert

March 30, 2015 • Performed softly in the light of day, the duo's year-old material feels fresh and lovable when performed outside of a dark, loud club setting.

Sylvan Esso: Tiny Desk Concert

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Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield, 'Fond Farewell' (Live)

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Favorite Sessions

Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield, 'Fond Farewell' (Live)

KEXP

March 30, 2015 • After bonding over their shared love of Elliott Smith, the two began covering some of his songs.

Saturday March 28, 2015

Anonymous 4 With Bruce Molsky: Tiny Desk Concert

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Anonymous 4 With Bruce Molsky: Tiny Desk Concert

March 28, 2015 • The a cappella quartet, known for luminous interpretations of medieval pieces, teams up with folk musician Bruce Molsky in music from more modern times — popular songs from the Civil War era.

Anonymous 4 With Bruce Molsky: Tiny Desk Concert

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Friday March 27, 2015

First Watch: Lauren Shera, 'Light and Dust'

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All Songs TV

First Watch: Lauren Shera, 'Light and Dust'

March 27, 2015 • The new video from this Nashville by-way-of California songwriter is full of 1970s folk-rock mythology.

Thursday March 26, 2015

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Favorite Sessions

Twin Shadow, 'Eclipse' (Live)

KCRW

March 26, 2015 • The synth-pop band, led by George Lewis Jr., performs a haunting track from its grandiose new album.

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All Songs TV

First Watch: Genevieve, 'Colors'

March 26, 2015 • The debut single by Chicago singer Genevieve Schatz is the one new tune the entire All Songs Considered crew loved before heading down to SXSW.

For Mick Jenkins, Water Is A Way Of Life

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All Songs Considered

For Mick Jenkins, Water Is A Way Of Life

March 26, 2015 • At SXSW, when a good portion of the crowd is likely drinking cheap beer, it's important to stay healthy in the heat. The Chicago hip-hop artist wants you to stay hydrated. No, really.

Wednesday March 25, 2015

Stromae proved to the audience at Stubb's in Austin why he's a major star just about everywhere but the U.S. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption

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SXSW Music Festival

Stromae, Live In Concert: SXSW 2015

March 25, 2015 • After an NPR staffer led Stromae through the crowd prior to his set, she likened the experience to walking John Lennon through the crowd at the height of Beatlemania.

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Avers, 'Girls With Headaches' (Live)

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March 25, 2015 • Watch the psychedelic rock quintet pummel out its album highlight, "Girls With Headaches."

Tuesday March 24, 2015

Wake Up To Breakfast Tacos With Avalon Emerson

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All Songs Considered

Wake Up To Breakfast Tacos With Avalon Emerson

March 24, 2015 • "It nails Tex-Mex perfectly," she says of Mi Madres in Austin, making everyone think about breakfast tacos right now.

Monday March 23, 2015

Torres performed a late-night South X Lullaby on our final night at SXSW. Mito Habe-Evans/NPR hide caption

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All Songs Considered

Watch 5 Late-Night Lullabies From SXSW

March 23, 2015 • Let Laura Marling, Torres, Luluc, Tom Brosseau and The Mynabirds' Laura Burhenn sing you to sleep in church courtyards and on the banks of Waller Creek in Austin, Texas.

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Viet Cong, 'Death' (Live)

KEXP

March 23, 2015 • Watch the intense yet melodic punk rockers rip up the KEXP studio with their ferocious energy.

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SXSW Music Festival

Torres Sings A Quietly Intense Lullaby

March 23, 2015 • The rising songwriter met us under moonlight on the final night of SXSW to perform "A Proper Polish Welcome."

Saturday March 21, 2015

Courtney Barnett, Live In Concert: SXSW 2015

Courtney Barnett performed songs from her new album, Sometimes I Think And Sit And Sometimes I Just Sit, at NPR Music's SXSW showcase on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption

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Courtney Barnett, Live In Concert: SXSW 2015

March 21, 2015 • The famously anxious Melbourne singer-songwriter is now a full-fledged rock 'n' roll star. Watch her perform songs from Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit at our SXSW showcase.