Led by singer Augusta Koch and her bright blue hair, the Philadelphia punk band performs most of the songs from its melodic debut album, Nervous Like Me, during NPR Music's recent CMJ show.
Elle Varner, headlining a night of four special performances, webcast live from Le Poisson Rouge in New York City.
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Join us live at 8:30 p.m. ET for a video webcast featuring rising R&B stars Elle Varner and B.J. The Chicago Kid, the ethereal-yet-energetic Lia Ices and Philly punk trio Cayetana.
Trampled by Turtles perform live at the House of Blues Boston on September 11, 2014.
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The Minnesota band easily switched gears from blistering bluegrass to airy folk-pop during a recent sold-out show in Boston. Watch Trampled By Turtles perform the title song from the new Wild Animals.
The rock legend and his new band performed live at BAM in Brooklyn. The show was part of the Nonesuch At BAM festival, and you can watch it in its entirety right here.
Watch the Australian indie-pop band perform "Time To Dance" at Brighton Music Hall in Allston, Mass.
The 13th annual Americana Music Association Honors and Awards Show at the Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 17, 2014 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Watch the folk-pop duo perform "My Silver Lining" — from First Aid Kit's third album, Stay Gold — for a sold-out crowd at Boston's Paradise Rock Club.
The New Pornographers celebrated the release of their new album, Brill Bruisers, with a special show inside the Brill Building in New York.
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Watch the Canadian indie supergroup play ecstatic, harmony-laden songs from its new album, Brill Bruisers, in a one-night-only concert at New York's famed Brill Building.
The Australian one-man band wraps his expertly crafted voice-and-keyboard compositions in layered loops. Watch Chet Faker perform the 2012 deep cut "I'm Into You" live in Boston for WGBH.
alt-J performed songs from This Is All Yours, live at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York on Sept. 2.
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Watch alt-J perform songs from its as-yet-unreleased new album, This Is All Yours in the band's first concert without departed bassist/guitarist Gwil Sainsbury.
Interpol performed songs from their new album, El Pintor, live in Los Angeles for a small group of KCRW fans.
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