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Friday July 29, 2016

Lucy Dacus: Tiny Desk Concert

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Lucy Dacus: Tiny Desk Concert

July 29, 2016 • The Virginia musician writes songs that can be thoughtful, playful and powerful, with tremendous arrangements from guitarist Jacob Blizard. Watch Dacus and her band perform three songs from No Burden.

Monday July 25, 2016

Xenia Rubinos: Tiny Desk Concert

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Xenia Rubinos: Tiny Desk Concert

July 25, 2016 • On Black Terry Cat and in the NPR Music offices, Rubinos' music uses her Afro-Caribbean roots as a jumping-off point for inventive, provocative songs.

Sunday July 24, 2016

Watch The Districts, Femi Kuti And More At The XPoNential Music Festival

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Watch The Districts, Femi Kuti And More At The XPoNential Music Festival

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July 24, 2016 • WXPN in Philadelphia is hosting its own music festival this weekend.

Saturday July 23, 2016

Watch Alabama Shakes, Gary Clark Jr. At The XPoNential Music Festival

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Watch Alabama Shakes, Gary Clark Jr. At The XPoNential Music Festival

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July 23, 2016 • WXPN in Philadelphia is hosting its own music festival this weekend.

Friday July 22, 2016

Wild Belle, "Dreamland" (Live)

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Wild Belle, "Dreamland" (Live)

July 22, 2016 • The brother-sister duo recalls its hometown of Chicago in the title track from its album Dreamland.

Watch Father John Misty, White Denim And More At The XPoNential Music Festival

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World Cafe

Watch Father John Misty, White Denim And More At The XPoNential Music Festival

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July 22, 2016 • WXPN in Philadelphia is hosting its own music festival this weekend.

Songs We Love: Roosevelt, 'Fever'

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Songs We Love: Roosevelt, 'Fever'

July 22, 2016 • The German producer captures youth, boredom and adventure in a wistful pop song whose video follows three teenagers as they stumble aimlessly into chaos.

Songs We Love: Roosevelt, 'Fever'

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John Congleton And The Nighty Nite: Tiny Desk Concert

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John Congleton And The Nighty Nite: Tiny Desk Concert

July 22, 2016 • These are not songs to shock, but songs to remind us of our fragility, our faults, our instincts and what an extraordinary thing it is to be an ordinary phenomenal nothing.

Tuesday July 19, 2016

Watch Mandolin Orange Perform 'Cavalry' Live At Pickathon

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Watch Mandolin Orange Perform 'Cavalry' Live At Pickathon

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July 19, 2016 • The North Carolina duo performs a gorgeous folk-pop song on a wooded stage outside Portland, Ore.

Monday July 18, 2016

Gregory Porter: Tiny Desk Concert

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Gregory Porter: Tiny Desk Concert

July 18, 2016 • Watch an entrancing set by the decorated soul singer, who'd visited NPR on a difficult day. Porter's music can be serious and heartwarming, but it never loses its sense of wonder and delight.

Friday July 15, 2016

Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band: Tiny Desk Concert

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Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band: Tiny Desk Concert

July 15, 2016 • There's a point when a jam is just a jam, but when a jam becomes a journey... man. Here, the instrumental rock band turns and churns its long-form compositions into new forms.

Thursday July 14, 2016

Michael Kiwanuka, 'The Final Frame' (Live)

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Michael Kiwanuka, 'The Final Frame' (Live)

July 14, 2016 • The U.K. soul singer took time off after the release of his 2012 debut to figure out what he really wanted to say next. Watch him perform "The Final Frame" live for KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Tuesday July 12, 2016

Jane Bunnett: Tiny Desk Concert

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Jane Bunnett: Tiny Desk Concert

July 12, 2016 • The Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist performs in the NPR Music offices with some of the top young women musicians in Cuba.

Friday July 8, 2016

As 'The Summer Drones' On, Take A Psychedelic Pilgrimage With Inter Arma

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As 'The Summer Drones' On, Take A Psychedelic Pilgrimage With Inter Arma

July 8, 2016 • The slow boogie of the Richmond metal band is set to the mystic heat of Joshua Tree National Park, where sands burn orange and the landscape drips like the rainbow in an oil slick.

Valley Queen: Tiny Desk Concert

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Valley Queen: Tiny Desk Concert

July 8, 2016 • For a band with only a few Bandcamp singles under its belt, Valley Queen plays with nuance and depth, rooted in a California country sound. At the Tiny Desk, the group played three unreleased songs.

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