Graham Nash: Tiny Desk Concert
In a short set that spans 50 years, the CSNY veteran's voice resonates and cuts to the core.
Concerts
South By Southwest Music Preview
The 30th anniversary of the popular South by Southwest festival kicked off Friday. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson has a preview of some of the bands to check out this year.
Gaelynn Lea: Tiny Desk Concert
Watch the singer and violinist who stood out from 6,000-plus entries in NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. Gaelynn Lea performs two of these four songs with fellow Duluth, Minn., musician Alan Sparhawk of Low.
Watching A Brown 'Hamilton' With A White Audience
The hit musical recasts the Founding Fathers as people of color engaged in rap battles. But on a recent night, ticket buyers largely looked the way Broadway audiences have always looked. What gives?
Julien Baker: Tiny Desk Concert
The young Tennessee singer-songwriter performs three of her spare, sad, simple songs at the NPR Music offices.
Monsieur Periné: Tiny Desk Concert
The Colombian band channels an unlikely inspiration: 1920s-era, guitar-driven jazz from the U.S. Watch Monsieur Periné perform three songs in the NPR Music offices.
Lake Street Dive: Tiny Desk Concert
The band's comfortably styled songs sometimes tilt toward soul and often rock danceably on a new collection of songs called Side Pony. Watch Lake Street Dive perform live at the NPR Music offices.
Brushy One String: Tiny Desk Concert
Subtlety and nuance are more easily found in minimalism than excess. Brushy One String's sound is made by one big fat E-string and a rich, powerful voice.
First Listen Live: Esperanza Spalding, 'Emily's D+Evolution'
Fulfilling a proggy, funky and theatrical direction for her new power trio, the bassist and vocalist presents her new album live in concert this Thursday, March 3 at 8 p.m. ET.
The 2016 NEA Jazz Masters Concert
Gary Burton, Wendy Oxenhorn, Pharoah Sanders and Archie Shepp make up the newest class of Jazz Masters — the highest honor the U.S. gives to a jazz musician or advocate. Their work is webcast April 4.