SOAK: Tiny Desk Concert
Performing three songs from Before We Forgot How To Dream, Irish singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson makes the most of a single voice and an acoustic guitar.
Category: Music Videos
5 Musical Mobs Recalled By The Cesena, Italy, Video Of The Foo Fighters’ ‘Learn To Fly’
The sights and sounds of 1,000 people in Cesena, Italy, playing “Learn To Fly” by The Foo Fighters might be…
Shamir: Tiny Desk Concert
The singer’s disco-infused funk and soul gets stripped down to a lone voice with a guitar, surrounded by an admiring throng of NPR staffers, interns and friends.
opbmusic Presents: Calexico
An Oregon vineyard is a beautiful setting for songs originally recorded in Mexico City. Watch Calexico play “Falling from the Sky” from the new album Edge of the Sun.
Paul Weller: Tiny Desk Concert
The beloved Britpop veteran stops by the Tiny Desk with songs from his new album, Saturns Pattern — and one from his best-known record, Stanley Road.
Oddisee Is A Citizen Of The Globe In His New Video For ‘Belong To The World’
“Where I’m at is where I go, and a circle ain’t my thing,” Oddisee raps on “Belong to the World,”…
KEXP Presents: Built To Spill
Despite the title of their new album, Untethered Moon, these veteran rockers have never seemed more grounded. Watch them play “So” in the KEXP studio.
D.C. Rapper Pinky KillaCorn Wants To Be As Ubiquitous As (Yep!) Corn
“I make KillaCorn music,” says Pinky KillaCorn, the rising rapper from uptown D.C. “I make my own genre of music….
Kate Tempest: Tiny Desk Concert
A celebrated English playwright and rapper connects with her audiences through storytelling and poetry.
KEXP Presents: Tanlines
The Brooklyn twosome returns to the KEXP studio with a drummer and second guitarist in tow.
Video Premiere: D.C. Garage Punks Bless Get Weird On ‘Tru Bless House’
“Why’d you stay in my house?” asks Bless singer and guitarist Luke Reddick on “Tru Bless House,” stirring bassist Danny…
![The Weather Station: "I have a lot to say about the inherent sexism of the industry... [but] I think things are getting better."](../../../../wp-content/uploads/2015/07/the-weather-station-435x247.jpg)
The Weather Station’s Tamara Lindeman: ‘I’m Not Sure Why Music Is Still Overwhelmed By Dudes’
Canadian songwriter Tamara Lindeman’s songs each offer a vivid yet fleeting mise en scène. Her specific, detailed visuals are not…
KCRW Presents: Kamasi Washington
The saxophonist brings his signature sizzle and groove to Morning Becomes Eclectic.
First Watch: Yo La Tengo, ‘Friday I’m In Love’
And we thought a new album of cover songs by the band was good news.
Which Peruvian Artists To See At The Smithsonian Folklife Festival
There’s more to Peruvian music than Andean flute players — and when this summer’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival resumes today near…
Cold Beat Live At WAMU
Hannah Lew is already a familiar name on the indie-pop scene: The San Francisco native used to play bass in…
Oddisee: Tiny Desk Concert
The charismatic Brooklyn-via-D.C.-area rapper creates just the right amount of space in his music. Here, he performs three songs live in the NPR Music offices.
KCRW Presents: Cayucas
Watch the L.A. band perform the sunlit indie-pop jam “Dancing At The Blue Lagoon” in its hometown.
Strand Of Oaks: Tiny Desk Concert
Timothy Showalter’s music is filled with bite and sometimes regret, but also a good deal of warmth. Here, he plays three songs from HEAL, performed with just his voice and a guitar.
Young Fathers Live At The Wilderness Bureau
During a typical live performance, Edinburgh’s Young Fathers build a layered wall of voice and sound. But with most of…