Seasons & episodes
S7 · E1Van-Anh Vanessa Vo 2014-01-04
The musician unpacks an array of traditional Vietnamese instruments — and 1,000 years of culture.
S7 · E2Lily & Madeleine 2014-01-07
The teenagers play a restrained, homespun mix of folk and pop with undeniably sweet harmonies.
S7 · E3Afro Blue 2014-01-13
The Howard University vocal jazz ensemble performs beautiful African-American spirituals.
S7 · E4Robert Glasper Experiment 2014-01-20
Members of the Grammy-winning, organic R&B Experiment band jam with singer Marsha Ambrosius.
S7 · E5Angel Olsen 2014-01-27
The expressive, powerful singer previews songs from her new album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness.
S7 · E6Pixies 2014-02-03
Hear the legendary band perform 1989's "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and two new songs — one unreleased.
S7 · E7Fanfare Ciocarlia 2014-02-08
The joyous Balkan brass band plays at a pace that would make the Ramones burst into a sweat.
S7 · E8Suzanne Vega 2014-02-10
The inventive folk-music veteran book-ends a four-song set with her hits "Luka" and "Tom's Diner."
S7 · E9Cate Le Bon 2014-02-18
The Welsh singer's set conveys loneliness and doubt with just two guitars and an inviting whisper.
S7 · E10Sofia Rei 2014-02-22
For about 20 minutes one sunny afternoon, Rei turned a desk into a small Latin American folk club.
S7 · E11Brass Bed 2014-02-24
See the band re-create some of its stellar studio effects with a pedal steel and some novelty mics.
S7 · E12Asaf Avidan 2014-03-02
Avidan has an album and no U.S. record label to put it out. But he's on a solo tour that's stunning.
S7 · E13Lowland Hum 2014-03-06
It's hard to convey the sound of two people in love, but Lowland Hum does that effortlessly.
S7 · E14Jake Bugg 2014-03-10
Watch the 20-year-old English singer-songwriter, who has worked with superproducer Rick Rubin.
S7 · E15Diane Cluck 2014-03-17
On record, Cluck's elastic voice and fingerpicking are impressive. Live, they jam the senses.
S7 · E16Joseph Calleja 2014-03-24
All the world's top opera houses want the young tenor with the old-school approach.
S7 · E17The Haden Triplets 2014-03-31
When the sisters cover classic country music together, the result is a treat and a trip in time.
S7 · E18The Both 2014-04-07
Singer-songwriters Aimee Mann and Ted Leo unite from opposite ends of the volume knob.
S7 · E19Tom Brosseau 2014-04-12
The North Dakota singer-songwriter possesses one of the most arresting voices in folk music today.
S7 · E20Courtney Barnett 2014-04-14
Barnett tells stories like your best friend, provided your best friend is a funny Australian poet.
S7 · E21Usman Riaz 2014-04-19
A young Pakistani musician treats the guitar as percussion — with surprisingly shimmering results.
S7 · E22Federico Aubele 2014-04-21
The Argentine singer uses his dark, husky voice to produce a specific effect in these three songs.
S7 · E23Quilt 2014-04-26
Interweaving harmonies and guitar lines set the tone for these soft, benevolent, dreamy songs.
S7 · E24Johnnyswim 2014-04-28
Impossibly telegenic and charming, the band mixes booming intensity with polish and sparkle.