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Friday May 31, 2013

Wild Nothing at Mount San Jacinto for a Field Recording, recorded in April 2013. NPR hide caption

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Field Recordings

Wild Nothing: Nuanced Pop At 8,500 Feet

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May 31, 2013 • With freezing hands and an adventurous spirit, Wild Nothing performs a stripped-down version of its song "This Chain Won't Break" on the side of the Mount San Jacinto peak near Palm Springs, Calif.

Wednesday May 29, 2013

Unknown Mortal Orchestra performs live at the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 27, 2013. Lizzie Chen/NPR Music hide caption

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Front Row

Unknown Mortal Orchestra: NPR Front Row

May 29, 2013 • Watch the band perform "No Need for a Leader," a tremendous cocktail of riff-rock and Black Sabbath-style psychedelia, recorded live at the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C.

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Favorite Sessions

KCRW Presents: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.

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May 29, 2013 • The dance-happy Detroit pop duo gives Morning Becomes Eclectic a preview of its upcoming album, due out in the fall. Watch Daniel Zott and Joshua Epstein perform "War Zone" live in the studio.

Thursday May 23, 2013

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Live in Concert

James Blake, Live In Concert

May 23, 2013 • Watch the singer perform his breathtakingly emotional music, recorded live at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Unpredictable and often mysterious, Blake's songs are intense and riveting.

Wednesday May 22, 2013

Ira Kaplan of Yo La Tengo performs live on KCRW. Larry Hirshowitz/KCRW hide caption

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Favorite Sessions

KCRW Presents: Yo La Tengo

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May 22, 2013 • Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew visit the Morning Becomes Eclectic studios to perform songs from their most recent album, Fade. Watch the venerable indie-rock trio play "Two Trains."

Jherek Bischoff: The Composer Who Lived On The Ocean

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Music Documentaries

Jherek Bischoff: The Composer Who Lived On The Ocean

Q2

May 22, 2013 • The young composer has worked with David Byrne, Caetano Veloso and Amanda Palmer. Take a video tour of his old bedroom — and the place where he makes his blend of rock, pop and classical music.

An Evening With Nico Muhly, 'Two Boys' And Other Works

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Classics in Concert

An Evening With Nico Muhly, 'Two Boys' And Other Works

Q2

May 22, 2013 • Watch an intimate concert inspired by Muhly's exciting, intrigue-filled opera Two Boys, commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera.

Nico Muhly, Recorded Live At (Le) Poisson Rouge

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Tuesday May 21, 2013

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Favorite Sessions

The National: Falling For 'Graceless'

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May 21, 2013 • The band performs a special studio session for New York City's WFUV in advance of its new album, Trouble Will Find Me. Watch The National perform "Graceless," live from The Cutting Room Studios.

Monday May 20, 2013

Mohammad Reza Shajarian: Tiny Desk Concert

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Mohammad Reza Shajarian: Tiny Desk Concert

May 20, 2013 • Joined by three excellent collaborators, Shajarian gives what amounts to a brief master class in the art of singing. In the course of this love song, titled "Az Eshgh," the Iranian icon unleashes torrents of swooping, soaring, goosebump-inducing sound that's still perfectly controlled at age 73.

Mohammad Reza Shajarian: Tiny Desk Concert

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Thursday May 16, 2013

Savages: Elegant Brutality, Rendered Anything But Silent

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Savages: Elegant Brutality, Rendered Anything But Silent

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May 16, 2013 • The British post-punk band makes its American radio debut at KEXP in Seattle. Luckily, cameras are rolling for these four blistering songs from Savages' debut album, Silence Yourself.

Wednesday May 15, 2013

Chris Tomson (left) and Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend perform at Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica, Calif. Brenda Janario/KCRW hide caption

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Vampire Weekend, Live In Concert

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May 15, 2013 • For this performance, recorded for KCRW, Vampire Weekend took a night off from a West Coast tour to play for a small audience of eager fans at Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica.

Tuesday May 14, 2013

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Field Recordings

Gregory Porter: A Lion In The Subway

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May 14, 2013 • In the arts mecca of New York City, subway buskers are often overqualified. But they're not usually world-class jazz singers with the lungs and charisma of old-school soul stars.

Monday May 13, 2013

Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale: Tiny Desk Concert

Buddy Miller and Jimmy Lauderdale perform a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 19, 2013. Gabriella Demczuk/NPR hide caption

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Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale: Tiny Desk Concert

May 13, 2013 • The veteran country players mix corny humor, musical merrymaking and timeless vocal harmonies. With three songs from their album-length collaboration Buddy and Jim, Miller and Lauderdale perform an endearing set at the NPR Music offices.

Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale: Tiny Desk Concert

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