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Saturday May 28, 2011

Sasquatch Minutes: 60 Second Videos From Our Favorite Shows

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All Songs Considered

Sasquatch Minutes: 60 Second Videos From Our Favorite Shows

May 28, 2011 • Watch 60-second videos from the first two days of the Sasquatch Music Festival.

Monday May 23, 2011

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Jackie Evancho: Tiny Desk Concert

May 23, 2011 • The 11-year-old singer, best known for her rousing appearance on America's Got Talent, performs show tunes, Classical repertoire such as or even a pop tune.

Jackie Evancho: Tiny Desk Concert

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Sunday May 22, 2011

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Low: Tiny Desk Concert

May 22, 2011 • Low continues to find new ways to sound alternately (and even simultaneously) swoony and unnerving.

Low: Tiny Desk Concert

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Thursday May 19, 2011

First Watch: Nader Sadek's Resurrection Of Death And Decay

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First Watch: Nader Sadek's Resurrection Of Death And Decay

May 19, 2011 • A prehistoric warrior slays the primeval serpent in the death-metal artist's video for "Sulffer."

Monday May 16, 2011

Music Documentaries

May 16, 2011 • Discover stories of musicians and the creative process.

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Future Islands: Tiny Desk Concert

May 16, 2011 • Future Islands' members showed up with the biggest amp we've ever squeezed behind the Tiny Desk. Then, because they're such nice guys, they tried to keep it down. Still, their cathartic set managed to keep the intensity up, and even get a handful of people dancing in the NPR Music offices.

Future Islands: Tiny Desk Concert

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Friday May 13, 2011

First Watch: Portal Live At Maryland Deathfest

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First Watch: Portal Live At Maryland Deathfest

May 13, 2011 • Like an H.P. Lovecraft short story realized by David Lynch, director David Hall's live video for claustrophobic death metal band Portal is a visual and aural assault.

First Watch: Amanda Shires Animated Hopes And Heartaches

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First Watch: Amanda Shires Animated Hopes And Heartaches

May 13, 2011 • Watch this bittersweet story song by the talented Amanda Shires set to "paper doll animation"

Wednesday May 11, 2011

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Neil Innes: Tiny Desk Concert

May 11, 2011 • In his work with Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and The Rutles, Innes writes music packed with jokes and laugh-out-loud satire.

Neil Innes: Tiny Desk Concert

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Monday May 9, 2011

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Julieta Venegas: Tiny Desk Concert

May 9, 2011 • It's hard to believe that Venegas released her first album more than 10 years ago. After six albums, including last year's Otra Cosa, Venegas is still maturing as a performer and songwriter, while still defying expectations. Watch her perform three memorable songs from the NPR Music offices.

Julieta Venegas: Tiny Desk Concert

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Saturday May 7, 2011

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First Watch: Yellowbirds, 'The Reason'

May 7, 2011 • Ten years of notebook drawings by Michael Arthur, 1,650 individual frames and an X-acto blade were used to create the video for this song by Yellowbirds called "The Reason."

Monday May 2, 2011

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Booker T. Jones: Tiny Desk Concert

May 2, 2011 • Jones' name is synonymous with the Hammond B3 organ. At 17, he recorded the instrument's anthem, "Green Onions," with his band Booker T and The MG's. Watch him play the song all alone in the NPR Music offices — and with such joy, you'd swear he just discovered it.

Booker T. Jones: Tiny Desk Concert

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Wednesday April 27, 2011

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Live in Concert

Okkervil River Live, 'I Am Very Far'

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April 27, 2011 • Okkervil River's highly anticipated new album, I Am Very Far, won't be released until May 10. But the band gave a sneak preview of the new music in a performance from KUT's Cactus Cafe.

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Wu Man: Tiny Desk Concert

April 27, 2011 • Watch the world's reigning pipa virtuoso play ancient music from her Chinese homeland in the NPR Music offices. When her fingers start to fly, Wu Man can create scenes of cinematic grandeur or serene, moonlit moments.

Wu Man: Tiny Desk Concert

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Monday April 25, 2011

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Steve Earle: Tiny Desk Concert

April 25, 2011 • Earle has lived through the sort of horrors that have launched a million country songs: addiction, affliction, heartbreak, even prison. He wears them in his voice, but what's most appealing about him is the wide-eyed, unmistakable fearlessness with which he goes about his life these days.

Steve Earle: Tiny Desk Concert

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