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Monday April 28, 2014

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Johnnyswim: Tiny Desk Concert

April 28, 2014 • Impossibly telegenic and charming, husband and wife Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano have the booming voices of great street buskers, but also the polished sparkle of natural-born stage performers.

Johnnyswim: Tiny Desk Concert

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Favorite Sessions

The Afghan Whigs, 'The Lottery' (Live)

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April 28, 2014 • Greg Dulli waited 16 years to release a new album as head of The Afghan Whigs, but the band lost none of its swagger in the interim. Watch the reunited group perform "The Lottery" on KEXP.

Saturday April 26, 2014

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Quilt: Tiny Desk Concert

April 26, 2014 • Interweaving harmonies and guitar lines from Anna Fox Rochinski and Shane Butler set the tone for these tunes — soft and benevolent, dreamy and quivering.

Quilt: Tiny Desk Concert

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Thursday April 24, 2014

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Favorite Sessions

Kelis, 'Friday Fish Fry' (Live)

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April 24, 2014 • Kelis Rogers recently packed her 12-piece band onto the small stage at Santa Monica's Apogee Studios for a raucous good time. Watch her perform "Friday Fish Fry" from her new album, Food.

Take A Tour Of MacArthur Genius Vijay Iyer's Home

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Music Interviews

Take A Tour Of MacArthur Genius Vijay Iyer's Home

Q2

April 24, 2014 • Take a tour of the MacArthur genius's home in Harlem, including a look at his Steinway, favorite books and percussion instruments from India.

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All Songs TV

The Darcys, 'Hunting'

April 24, 2014 • The video for The Darcys' powerful song "Hunting" shows the dark side of life in an apartment building that echoes the Hitchcock film Rear Window, using subtly beautiful CGI and matte paintings.

Tuesday April 22, 2014

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Diane Coffee, 'All The Young Girls'

April 22, 2014 • Diane Coffee's Shaun Fleming sings about lust, heartache and heartbreak while colorful clay figures form and meld in the video for "All The Young Girls," from the 2013 album My Friend Fish.

Lil Bibby: 'I Need $100 Million In My Bank Account'

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Microphone Check

Lil Bibby: 'I Need $100 Million In My Bank Account'

April 22, 2014 • The rapper is a 19-year-old from Chicago with one mixtape, a high-profile co-sign and big dreams.

Monday April 21, 2014

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Federico Aubele: Tiny Desk Concert

April 21, 2014 • The Argentine singer-songwriter uses his dark, husky voice to produce a specific effect in the songs he performs at the NPR music offices: Together, they jell into one impressionistic midtempo ballad.

Federico Aubele: Tiny Desk Concert

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Favorite Sessions

KEXP Presents: Temples

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April 21, 2014 • The young U.K. band has been touted by Britpop luminaries like Johnny Marr and Noel Gallagher, who've both fallen for Temples' shimmering and nostalgia-inducing debut, Sun Structures.

Saturday April 19, 2014

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Tiny Desk

Usman Riaz: Tiny Desk Concert

April 19, 2014 • A young Pakistani musician treats the guitar as a percussion instrument — with surprisingly shimmering results. He also performs a piano piece he wrote at just 16.

Usman Riaz: Tiny Desk Concert

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