Lady Antebellum singer turns wistful and reflective on a stripped-down performance for 1 Mic 1 Take, and discusses the unexpected direction of his solo album.
Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear performs live on WGBH.
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Watch the nine-person band superbly translate a haunting chorus to a live setting.
Son Little performs a set at NPR's 2015 CMJ showcase, which took place at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City on Oct. 14, 2015.
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The Philly singer-guitarist's trio showed up at New York's (Le) Poisson Rouge in a blues-rock mood. Watch Son Little perform a batch of songs from his self-titled album.
Alabama Shakes perform live for Austin City Limits.
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Watch Brittany Howard and band lay into the heady soul ballad "Joe" at their headlining ACL performance, in advance of the show's 41st season premiere.
Lizzo performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.
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Watch Oberst perform "Artifact #1," from his latest solo album, alongside Southern-rock sister duo Larkin Poe.
Conor Oberst, Matt Baum and Landon Hedges of Desaparecidos during the band's record release show at Shea Stadium in Brooklyn, NYC.
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Conor Oberst's music has rarely felt this jarring, raw and immediate. Watch his recently re-formed punk band put on an exhilarating, fist-pumping show at Brooklyn's Shea Stadium.
Miguel performs songs from Wildheart at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC.
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Watch Jim James and his band perform songs from The Waterfall live during a special First Listen Live concert from Mack Sennett Studios in Los Angeles, presented by KCRW.
Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes gets into it during the band's show in Los Angeles on Monday, April 20.
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Watch Brittany Howard and her crew perform a First Listen Live of their new album, Sound & Color, for a small crowd of KCRW fans at Apogee Studio in Los Angeles.
