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Thursday June 30, 2011

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Milos: Tiny Desk Concert

June 30, 2011 • Watch the newcomer from Montenegro play Spanish standards and a passionate ode to his homeland.

Milos: Tiny Desk Concert

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First Watch: Tasseomancy, 'Heavy Sleep'

June 30, 2011 • Sari and Romy Lightman, the twin sisters and singers who backup the broody electro-pop group Austra, will release their own album late this summer under the name Tasseomancy. See a spooky new video for the song "Heavy Sleep."

Monday June 27, 2011

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The Civil Wars: Tiny Desk Concert

June 27, 2011 • Watch Joy Williams and John Paul White's swooning chemistry and stirring harmonies at the NPR Music offices.

The Civil Wars: Tiny Desk Concert

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Wednesday June 22, 2011

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YACHT: Tiny Desk Concert

June 22, 2011 • For some acts, stripping a sound down to essentials is easy: Strap on the acoustic guitar and maybe use a snare drum instead of a full kit. It was different for YACHT; it's not a simple guitar-bass-drums band. Watch the electro-pop group's striking performance at the NPR Music offices.

YACHT: Tiny Desk Concert

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Monday June 20, 2011

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The Decemberists: Tiny Desk Concert

June 20, 2011 • When he turned up at the NPR Music offices to perform three songs from The King Is Dead, Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy wasn't expecting to be staring into dozens, if not hundreds, of rapt faces.

The Decemberists: Tiny Desk Concert

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Wednesday June 15, 2011

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Charlie Siem: Tiny Desk Concert

June 15, 2011 • Watch the stylish young violinist pull out a bag of tricks in music by Paganini. Performing at the NPR Music offices, Siem tosses off left-hand pizzicatos, double-stop harmonics and spiccato bowing as if he were buttering bread.

Charlie Siem: Tiny Desk Concert

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Monday June 13, 2011

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Chris Thile And Michael Daves: Tiny Desk Concert

June 13, 2011 • Thile and Daves play the traditional bluegrass music of icons Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs with New York City intensity. Watch the dexterous duo perform songs from Sleep With One Eye Open at the NPR Music offices.

Chris Thile And Michael Daves: Tiny Desk Concert

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Thursday June 9, 2011

Sleigh Bells Killed It, And Other Moments From Sasquatch

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Sleigh Bells Killed It, And Other Moments From Sasquatch

June 9, 2011 • The band sounded full-throttle amazing at Sasquatch. Here's proof, and other festival highlights.

Wednesday June 8, 2011

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The Black Angels: Tiny Desk Concert

June 8, 2011 • The Black Angels' music is hardly the stuff of stripped-down acoustic confessionals: It's the sound of a distant rumble, possibly beamed from a garage in a distant decade.

The Black Angels: Tiny Desk Concert

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Monday June 6, 2011

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The Kopecky Family Band: Tiny Desk Concert

June 6, 2011 • NPR Music's staff stumbled onto the Tennessee band's music at the CMJ Music Festival last fall, and quickly fell in love. The Kopeckys' sweet, swollen folk-rock songs keep blooming into something irresistible.

The Kopecky Family Band: Tiny Desk Concert

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Saturday June 4, 2011

First Watch: Scala And Kolacny Brothers 'Everlong'

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All Songs Considered

First Watch: Scala And Kolacny Brothers 'Everlong'

June 4, 2011 • The all-female Belgian choir, which famously covered Radiohead's "Creep," is back with a new video.

Saturday May 28, 2011

Sasquatch Minutes: 60 Second Videos From Our Favorite Shows

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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."