Seasons & episodes
S5 · E63Robert Cray Band 2012-10-22
Like any great blues singer, Cray makes heartache and dysfunction sound engaging and relatable.
S5 · E64Lord Huron 2012-10-25
The band's rich harmonies are welcoming, its lyrics relatable and its live performances thrilling.
S5 · E65Passion Pit 2012-10-29
Michael Angelakos makes electro-pop with monster hooks. But his songs are sturdy, versatile things.
S5 · E66Jason Lytle 2012-11-05
The longtime frontman for Grandaddy goes it alone with acoustic solo songs from his latest record.
S5 · E67Flaco Jimenez 2012-11-12
The conjunto icon spins magic, and stays true to tradition, with his trademark button accordion.
S5 · E68Ben Gibbard 2012-11-19
For Tiny Desk Concert No. 250, the Death Cab for Cutie and Postal Service singer performs solo.
S5 · E69Martha Wainwright 2012-11-26
Wainwright roughs up life's smooth spots, then digs her fingertips into the cracks that form.
S5 · E70Taken By Trees 2012-11-29
Victoria Bergsman's songs seem to come from a place somewhere between a dream state and waking life.
S5 · E71Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 2012-12-03
The Seattle duo literally shakes the dust off the ceiling tiles at the NPR Music offices.
S5 · E72Anaïs Mitchell 2012-12-06
The singer-songwriter performs three of Young Man in America's most bracingly beautiful songs.
S5 · E73Daniel Bachman 2012-12-09
Once the acoustic guitarist zeroes in on the center of a song, it's easy to get lost in it yourself.
S5 · E74Lyle Lovett 2012-12-10
Lovett gives a loose, engaging performance that feels like both an introduction and a victory lap.
S5 · E75Alt-J 2012-12-17
The Mercury Prize-winning band plays angular, poetic, inventive music that takes unexpected turns.
S5 · E76The Polyphonic Spree 2012-12-21
The sprawling group, 17 strong, squeezes behind Bob Boilen's desk for a special holiday performance.
S5 · E77Miguel 2012-12-31
Performing at the NPR Music offices, Miguel strips his highly produced hits down to their bones.
S6 · E1Lucius 2013-01-07
One minute, Lucius sounds like a '60s girl group; the next might conjure images of Emmylou Harris.
S6 · E2Black Prairie 2013-01-14
With members of The Decemberists, the band lends a snappy, lilting quality to songs of alienation.
S6 · E3Of Montreal 2013-01-28
Frontman Kevin Barnes uses the intimacy of the NPR Music offices to try out some quiet new material.
S6 · E4Cantus 2013-02-04
The a cappella ensemble sings widely divergent songs from American, European and Sufi traditions.
S6 · E5The xx 2013-02-11
In The xx's songs, all the calm chilliness in the world can't quite contain an exposed heart.
S6 · E6Night Beds 2013-02-18
Winston Yellen's arresting voice propels a lighthearted but deeply affecting set at the NPR office.
S6 · E7Mary Halvorson Quintet 2013-02-25
The guitarist brings a decidedly non-standard approach to jazz's standard practices.
S6 · E8The Lone Bellow 2013-03-04
The fast-rising Brooklyn trio sings beautiful, heartfelt, impeccably harmonized folk-pop songs.
S6 · E9Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill 2013-03-11
Watch one of the best fiddlers on the planet and a subtle guitar master work their magic.