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Live, they jam the senses." alt="On record, Cluck's elastic voice and fingerpicking are impressive. Live, they jam the senses."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>Diane Cluck: Tiny Desk Concert</p></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/event/music/286820114/jake-bugg-tiny-desk-concert?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/03/06/tdc-jakebugg-4_18421434_wide-8b323f16e647272827f38ea4663ca94474df8696-s1.jpg" title="Watch the 20-year-old English singer-songwriter, who has worked with superproducer Rick Rubin." alt="Watch the 20-year-old English singer-songwriter, who has worked with superproducer Rick Rubin."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>Jake Bugg: Tiny Desk Concert</p></a></li> </ul> <p class="more"><a href="/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92071316">Tiny Desk Concerts</a></p> </div></article> </div>  <div id="res156295408" class="bucketwrap apiquery music_video_category"> <article class="category clearfix"><header class="title"><h3><a href="/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15667984" class="txt-StudioSessions">Studio Sessions</a></h3> <p>Exclusive studio sessions recorded at public radio stations across the country.</p></header><div class="bucketblock"> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/event/music/298323683/kcrw-presents-jessy-lanza?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/04/02/jessylanza2_wide-a369a9c177f76c4beac0ad766f7c91405e52b062-s2.jpg" title="Watch the Canadian electronic artist perform a one-woman show on KCRW's &lt;em&gt;Morning Becomes Eclectic&lt;/em&gt;." alt="Watch the Canadian electronic artist perform a one-woman show on KCRW's &lt;em&gt;Morning Becomes Eclectic&lt;/em&gt;."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>KCRW Presents: Jessy Lanza</p></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/event/music/292441798/kexp-presents-angel-olsen?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/03/21/angelolsenkexp_wide-41eba7f2e1a321e6117d9aa69f6c64a06cf696f9-s1.jpg" title="The singer-songwriter and her band visit the KEXP studios for an incendiary set of new songs." alt="The singer-songwriter and her band visit the KEXP studios for an incendiary set of new songs."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>KEXP Presents: Angel Olsen<span class="station">KEXP</span></p></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/event/music/297148037/kexp-presents-pontiak?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/03/31/pontiak_wide-fa9374af77eadc5ba7a11f4c73c3c0ef4ee98a6f-s1.jpg" title="The three brothers in Pontiak perform the Southern-rock jam &quot;It's the Greatest&quot; in the KEXP studios." alt="The three brothers in Pontiak perform the Southern-rock jam &quot;It's the Greatest&quot; in the KEXP studios."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>KEXP Presents: Pontiak<span class="station">KEXP</span></p></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/event/music/291442809/kcrw-presents-james-vincent-mcmorrow?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/03/19/13251395554_03b415afba_k_wide-ba01132d92c1cb6a0085bb193f0c0137d01e283d-s1.jpg" title="The Irish singer performs &quot;Cavalier&quot; on St. Patrick's Day for &lt;em&gt;Morning Becomes Eclectic&lt;/em&gt;." alt="The Irish singer performs &quot;Cavalier&quot; on St. Patrick's Day for &lt;em&gt;Morning Becomes Eclectic&lt;/em&gt;."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>KCRW Presents: James Vincent McMorrow<span class="station">KCRW</span></p></a></li> </ul> <p class="more"><a href="/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15667984">Studio Sessions</a></p> </div></article> </div>  <div id="res156295227" class="bucketwrap apiquery music_video_category"> <article class="category clearfix"><header class="title"><h3><a href="/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=144918893" class="txt-FieldRecordings">Field Recordings</a></h3> <p>NPR Music takes musicians out of the concert hall and off the beaten path for a series of surprising performances.</p></header><div class="bucketblock"> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/event/music/295243625/one-wytch-unplugged-in-a-sunny-backyard?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/03/27/wytches_wide-0c2297d1d5be69c59a32828a91439ee3870ff6cb-s2.jpg" title="The Wytches' hair-flinging psych-rock isn't usually the stuff of back-porch acoustic sessions." alt="The Wytches' hair-flinging psych-rock isn't usually the stuff of back-porch acoustic sessions."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>One Wytch, Unplugged In A Sunny Backyard</p></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/event/music/294373303/a-field-recording-bonus-track-the-silk-road-swings?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/03/25/Silk+Road+Ensemble+percussion_wide-d14cb301a159cd1c9d6e3db29a0438aa39b05c42-s1.jpg" title="Four talented percussionists create deep grooves out of their Silk Road Ensemble collaboration." alt="Four talented percussionists create deep grooves out of their Silk Road Ensemble collaboration."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>A Field Recording Bonus Track: The Silk Road Swings</p></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/event/music/294345739/welcome-to-yo-yos-playhouse?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/03/25/silkroad_wide-3a8d83f90c4708feb1fadb893b4c70ea0c35f8ae-s1.jpg" title="Watch the world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his close friends from all over the world in action." alt="Watch the world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his close friends from all over the world in action."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>Welcome To Yo-Yo's Playhouse</p></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/event/music/279059784/on-a-chilly-factory-floor-yuja-wangs-piano-sizzles?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/02/18/yuja_2_wide-4ae08a5e701abf1f88451c4c681935f0a7590d02-s1.jpg" title="We took one of the world's most buzzed-about pianists to the Steinway factory in Queens." alt="We took one of the world's most buzzed-about pianists to the Steinway factory in Queens."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>On A Chilly Factory Floor, Yuja Wang's Piano Sizzles</p></a></li> </ul> <p class="more"><a href="/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=144918893">Field Recordings</a></p> </div></article> </div>  <div id="res156295208" class="bucketwrap apiquery music_video_category"> <article class="category clearfix"><header class="title"><h3><a href="/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1109" class="txt-LiveConcerts">Live Concerts</a></h3> <p>Performances from today's top artists, filmed at venues and festivals across the country.</p></header><div class="bucketblock"> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/event/music/285775248/sxsw-2014-perfect-pussy-live-in-concert?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/03/20/13117038584_d40d68efbb_o_wide-83902e35adf59bcd52fc70b0ddea9d045e9e119e-s2.jpg" title="Watch the energetic Syracuse punk band kick off our SXSW showcase in raucous fashion." alt="Watch the energetic Syracuse punk band kick off our SXSW showcase in raucous fashion."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>SXSW 2014: Perfect Pussy, Live In Concert</p></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/event/music/285775280/sxsw-2014-eagulls-live-in-concert?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/03/18/13117562125_69c968a394_o-1-_wide-01c988acdabd8609c1121481b94cb793c250143d-s1.jpg" title="The British post-punk upstarts did anything but take it easy during NPR Music's SXSW showcase." alt="The British post-punk upstarts did anything but take it easy during NPR Music's SXSW showcase."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>SXSW 2014: Eagulls, Live In Concert</p></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/event/music/285775329/sxsw-2014-kelis-live-in-concert?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/03/13/13118733045_305926cf1f_o_wide-073a6c103d239c005060a1191863a4fffef642e3-s1.jpg" title="Watch the R&B star play "Breakfast" at her first U.S. show in more than three years." alt="Watch the R&B star play "Breakfast" at her first U.S. show in more than three years."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>SXSW 2014: Kelis, 'Breakfast'</p></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/event/music/274720618/first-listen-live-real-estate-atlas?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/02/28/realestate_wide-ef3831a87720de7160640657dfbaf3ac0af5460f-s1.jpg" title="The laid-back indie band performed its third album in its entirety at New York's SubCulture." alt="The laid-back indie band performed its third album in its entirety at New York's SubCulture."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>First Listen Live: Real Estate, 'Atlas' </p></a></li> </ul> <p class="more"><a href="/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1109">Live Concerts</a></p> </div></article> </div>  <div id="res174040278" class="bucketwrap apiquery music_video_category"> <article class="category clearfix"><header class="title"><h3><a href="/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=172975546" class="txt-NPRFrontRow">NPR Front Row</a></h3> <p>Our favorite new bands, from the best seat in the house.</p></header><div class="bucketblock"> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/event/music/260157826/baloji-globalfest-2014?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/01/14/baloji_suit_wide-b841d4a530496e7b13b9bfbcf76e481314c7a0b9-s2.jpg" title="A Congolese-Belgian hip-hop artist pairs lilting African &lt;em&gt;soukous &lt;/em&gt;with the swagger of American soul." alt="A Congolese-Belgian hip-hop artist pairs lilting African &lt;em&gt;soukous &lt;/em&gt;with the swagger of American soul."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>Baloji: globalFEST 2014</p></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/event/music/260266576/dakhabrakha-globalfest-2014?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/01/14/dakha_clapping_wide-b867f8464b284679f148226d574934a725b4f8d0-s1.jpg" title="The group mixes punk-pop and traditional Ukrainian songs in cool yet beguiling textures." alt="The group mixes punk-pop and traditional Ukrainian songs in cool yet beguiling textures."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>DakhaBrakha: globalFEST 2014</p></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/2014/01/09/261105973/yasmine-hamdan-globalfest-2014?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/01/14/yasmine_solo3_wide-4c4a9bd58155601cab4a85515eeacbe623acf184-s1.jpg" title="Hear a beguiling singer from Lebanon wed French indie-pop with the Beirut underground." alt="Hear a beguiling singer from Lebanon wed French indie-pop with the Beirut underground."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>Yasmine Hamdan: globalFEST 2014</p></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/event/music/202671033/jucifer-npr-front-row?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2013/07/16/jucifer2_wide-0bc6a6e7ac07175a67801df88eb22f483255f4ce-s1.jpg" title="Watch the sludge-metal duo level a D.C. club with two songs from its new, Stalingrad-themed album." alt="Watch the sludge-metal duo level a D.C. club with two songs from its new, Stalingrad-themed album."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>Jucifer: NPR Front Row</p></a></li> </ul> <p class="more"><a href="/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=172975546">NPR Front Row</a></p> </div></article> </div>  <div id="res156295876" class="bucketwrap apiquery music_video_category"> <article class="category clearfix"><header class="title"><h3><a href="/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=149937282" class="txt-MusicDocumentaries">Music Documentaries</a></h3> <p>Discover stories of musicians and the creative process.</p></header><div class="bucketblock"> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/event/music/162658552/in-practice-david-byrne-and-st-vincent?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/10/12/dbstv_01_wide-f2ec5555af8fd31598ab1b1f9b4addf05c4308cc-s2.jpg" title="Peek behind the curtain at the final rehearsal for the two musicians' magical live show." alt="Peek behind the curtain at the final rehearsal for the two musicians' magical live show."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>In Practice: David Byrne And St. Vincent</p></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/event/music/155236091/in-practice-jeremy-denk?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/06/19/20120619_denk_main_wide-cf06644b0106d367870c79334481ef81e0f43db0-s1.png" title="The pianist has his own personal &quot;piano boot camp.&quot; Actually, it's his cramped Manhattan apartment." alt="The pianist has his own personal &quot;piano boot camp.&quot; Actually, it's his cramped Manhattan apartment."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>In Practice: Jeremy Denk</p></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/04/08/176360958/special-delivery-the-postal-service-story?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2013/04/06/postalscreen_wide-cde5ba52a9b4d57702cc750fa047694857e15377-s1.jpg" title="Jimmy Tamborello and Ben Gibbard reflect on &lt;em&gt;Give Up&lt;/em&gt;, which emerged from a casual collaboration." alt="Jimmy Tamborello and Ben Gibbard reflect on &lt;em&gt;Give Up&lt;/em&gt;, which emerged from a casual collaboration."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>Special Delivery: The Postal Service Story</p></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/2013/04/10/176164100/a-backstage-glimpse-of-the-grand-ole-opry?autoplay=true"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072335im_/http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2013/04/10/elizabeth-cook-opry_wide-1008e716ca15599e9ca27e3dd039345bcfc9517e-s1.jpg" title="Nashville singer-songwriter Elizabeth Cook takes us behind the scenes at the Grand Ole Opry." alt="Nashville singer-songwriter Elizabeth Cook takes us behind the scenes at the Grand Ole Opry."><p class="watch"><span> Watch </span>A Backstage Glimpse Of The Grand Ole Opry<span class="station">WXPN</span></p></a></li> </ul> <p class="more"><a href="/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=149937282">Music Documentaries</a></p> </div></article> </div>  </div>  </section> <div class="navmore"> <p><a href="/web/20140405072335/http://www.npr.org/templates/archives/archive.php?thingId=1110">View Full Archive</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div id="musicFooter" data-metrics-category="Music Footer" data-metrics-action="Click Footer" data-metrics-all> <div class="footerwrap"> <div class="listbg 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