Seasons & episodes
S4 · E26Julieta Venegas 2011-05-09
After six albums, including last year's Otra Cosa, Venegas is still defying expectations.
S4 · E27Neil Innes 2011-05-11
Watch the Rutles alumnus play three of his classic satirical songs in the NPR Music offices.
S4 · E28Future Islands 2011-05-16
Watch the band's short but intense and cathartic set, performed live in the NPR Music offices.
S4 · E29Low 2011-05-22
Singers Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker perform three songs from their gorgeous new album, C'mon.
S4 · E30Jackie Evancho 2011-05-23
Watch the 11-year-old perform Handel's "Ombra mai fu" at the NPR Music offices.
S4 · E31The Kopecky Family Band 2011-06-06
The Tennessee band's sweet, swollen folk-rock songs keep blooming into something irresistible.
S4 · E32The Black Angels 2011-06-08
Hear a bold and surprising mix of sensibilities — at once icy and rustic, cavernous and confined.
S4 · E33Chris Thile And Michael Daves 2011-06-13
Watch Thile and Daves play traditional bluegrass with New York intensity at the NPR Music offices.
S4 · E34Charlie Siem 2011-06-15
Watch the stylish young violinist pull out a bag of tricks in music by Paganini.
S4 · E35The Decemberists 2011-06-20
With Chris Funk and Sara Watkins, Colin Meloy plays three sparkling songs from The King Is Dead.
S4 · E36YACHT 2011-06-22
Watch the electro-pop band's striking and infectious performance at the NPR Music offices.
S4 · E37The Civil Wars 2011-06-27
Watch Joy Williams and John Paul White's swooning chemistry and stirring harmonies at NPR Music.
S4 · E38Milos 2011-06-30
Watch the newcomer from Montenegro play Spanish standards and a passionate ode to his homeland.
S4 · E39The Blind Boys Of Alabama 2011-07-05
Hear the gospel greats' mix of polished blues, swinging soul and from-the-gut expressions of faith.
S4 · E40Julian Lage Trio 2011-07-07
The guitarist, 23, was once called a prodigy. But he's maturing into a distinctive bandleader, too.
S4 · E41Ben Sollee 2011-07-11
The genre-bending cellist and songwriter has created a unique take on folk music.
S4 · E42Joe Boyd And Robyn Hitchcock 2011-07-18
Boyd reads from White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s, while Hitchcock plays songs from the era.
S4 · E43Y La Bamba 2011-07-21
Watch Luzelena Mendoza and Y La Bamba craft joyfully rich vocal harmonies in the NPR Music offices.
S4 · E44Givers 2011-07-24
At the NPR offices, the band plays a sunny, exuberant set, suitable for dancing and bobbing along.
S4 · E45They Might Be Giants 2011-07-28
Watch the band perform two of its brand-new songs, as well as "Fingertips," a classic 1992 chestnut.
S4 · E46Amanda Shires 2011-08-03
The singer plays a charming set featuring songs from Carrying Lightning at the Tiny Desk.
S4 · E47Noah And The Whale 2011-08-10
The London band plugs in its drum machine, but sweet simplicity still reigns in the NPR offices.
S4 · E48Paul Jacobs 2011-08-12
Watch the miraculous hands (and feet) of the Grammy-winning organist in an all-Bach performance.
S4 · E49Gaby Moreno 2011-08-15
Watch the Guatemalan singer's breathtaking and passionate set at the NPR Music offices.