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Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: 50 Years Of Mondays

5:26pm May 05, 2016

The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, the most influential modern big band, played on Monday nights at the Village Vanguard in New York. For its 50th anniversary, its successor performs a salute.

Animal Collective performs live for KCRW

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Watch Animal Collective Perform 'Golden Gal' Live In The Studio

4:10pm May 05, 2016

by Jason Bentley

The experimental pop band gives a colorful performance of a song from its new album, Painting With.

A still from Ought's "Beautiful Blue Sky" video.

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Ought's New Video Captures The Beauty And Boredom Of The Everyday

2:40pm May 04, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

In a video for the contemplative post-punk song, a dancer holds a mirror to the hallways, bedrooms and parks where our plainest, loneliest experiences occur.

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Watch Jason Isbell Perform 'Palmetto Rose' Live

4:12pm May 03, 2016

by Greg Shea

The two-time Grammy winner performs a blues-rock song in front of a sold-out crowd in Boston.

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Ra Ra Riot On Mountain Stage

1:33pm May 03, 2016

The indie-rock band known for its chamber-pop flourishes visits West Virginia with new songs in tow.

Tiny Desk Concert with eighth blackbird.

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Eighth Blackbird: Tiny Desk Concert

4:26pm May 02, 2016

by Tom Huizenga

Watch the Grammy-winning Chicago sextet perform new music by David Lang, Bryce Dessner and Robert Honstein.

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Watch Junior Boys Perform 'So This Is Goodbye' Live In The Studio

12:13pm May 02, 2016

by Jim Beckmann

The Ontario band brings a revitalized version of its danceable pop sound to this live performance.

Quiles And Cloud perform live for Folk Alley.

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Watch Quiles & Cloud Perform 'Black Sky Lightning' Live In The Studio

8:00am April 30, 2016

by Linda Fahey

The San Francisco duo performs a song about real and metaphorical storms live for Folk Alley.

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Florist: Tiny Desk Concert

2:14pm April 29, 2016

by Bob Boilen

Emily Sprague performs three quiet, delicate songs in the NPR Music offices with help from members of New York's Epoch collective.

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Video: Horse Lords' Hypnotic 'Truthers' Will Blast Your Noodle

10:00am April 29, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

The Baltimore group makes body music influenced by Saharan desert blues, krautrock, jazz and the band Television. Watch a rhythmic cascade of glitchy shapes and letters in the video for "Truthers."