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Our favorite bands, from the best seat in the house
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.
Shamir performed songs from his upcoming album, Ratchet, at NPR Music's SXSW showcase at Stubb's on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
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Sporting a Yo Gabba Gabba T-shirt, Shamir clearly came to have a blast at our SXSW showcase. Watch him perform three songs from his upcoming album, Ratchet.
Rodney Crowell performs at the 2014 Americana Music Awards.
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