npr	Seu Jorge: Tiny Desk Concert September 15, 2010 Many Americans know Seu Jorge as the melancholy singer performing mesmerizing David Bowie covers in the movie The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. In his new project, with his band Almaz, Seu ...

npr	R&B Artist Kem Returns With Melodies Unspoken September 08, 2010 Chart-topping R&B artist Kem is back on the scene following a lengthy hiatus that left fans anxiously awaiting his return. The singer and self-taught musician recently visited NPR studios and ...

npr	The Nels Cline Singers: Tiny Desk Concert September 08, 2010 Cline, the preposterously skillful and adaptable guitarist’s guitarist, is known mostly for his nasty solos with Wilco. But he's also part of the underground rock and free-jazz scenes, ...

npr	Video: Miles' Voodoo Rundown, 1969 September 02, 2010

npr	Ana Tijoux: Tiny Desk Concert August 31, 2010 Tijoux is proof that hip-hop knows no boundaries. In this intimate performance at the Tiny Desk, the French-born Chilean rapper held a mid-afternoon crowd enthralled with her rhythmic flow and ...

npr	Brian Courtney Wilson: Tiny Desk Concert August 26, 2010 It’s not quite right to suggest that Wilson transformed NPR Music's boisterous, slightly disheveled, certainly overcrowded office into a church on a Wednesday afternoon earlier this ...

npr	Lawrence Arabia: Tiny Desk Concert August 24, 2010 The witty songs of Lawrence Arabia singer James Milne are good for more than just singing along: They provide a few chuckles, too. Here, the New Zealand band performs four songs from Chant ...

npr	Los Amigos Invisibles: A ... August 18, 2010 The Venezuelan band has found huge success in its native country. But the group has also built a following in the U.S. with its unique blend of disco, jazz, funk and Latin rhythms. Here, host ...

npr	Peter Wolf Crier: Tiny Desk Concert August 18, 2010 The duo exudes sentiment, but with a tinge of fury. The music comes straight from Peter Pisano’s heart: He says five songs came to him in rapid fire after a long songwriting dry spell. How that ...

npr	Frazey Ford: Tiny Desk Concert August 18, 2010 It’s been four years since fans have heard Frazey Ford's lilting, laid-back voice as part of The Be Good Tanyas. But now she's returned with a solo record called Obadiah. Ford ...

npr	We Can Dance, If You Want To: Alt.Latino’s ... August 18, 2010

npr	Mavis Staples: Tiny Desk Concert August 10, 2010 Staples is a legend, but she’s not stuck in the past. While most know her work with the Staple Singers in the '70s, with hits like "Respect Yourself" and "I’ll Take You There," Staples ...

npr	The Holmes Brothers: Tiny Desk Concert August 04, 2010 When The Holmes Brothers showed up to play a Tiny Desk Concert, the group arrived early — really early, and ready to work. These folks are pros: They’ve been working at it for more than ...

npr	SXSW Video: Lightspeed Champion July 27, 2010 It was a spectacularly beautiful day in Austin, TX when Lightspeed Champion’s Dev Hynes and violinist Mike Siddell met with All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen for this exclusive outdoor ...

npr	Keitaro Harada: From Saxophone To Podium July 27, 2010 The young musician started out playing the saxophone, but the minute he picked up a baton, he knew he wanted to conduct. Watch a video of Harada’s transformation.

npr	SXSW 2008: Yeasayer July 27, 2010 Yeasayer filters the Talking Heads through a fish-eye lens, picks up a Roxy Music record and heaps up the energy of a gospel choir. The band artfully layers tribal drums, atmospheric overtones ...

npr	Julie Doiron: Tiny Desk Concert July 23, 2010 If you see Canadian singer-songwriter Julie Doiron perform live, you’ll hear a good deal of distorted guitars and intense drumming. Well, at least when she's not performing at the NPR ...

npr	Villagers: Tiny Desk Concert July 21, 2010 Conor O’Brien essentially is Villagers. The Dublin, Ireland, native played nearly all of the instruments on the band's debut album, Becoming a Jackal, and even did the cover artwork. ...

npr	Jimmy Cliff: Tiny Desk Concert July 12, 2010 Reggae giant Jimmy Cliff is a gentle soul whose most legendary songs appeared on the soundtrack to the 1972 film The Harder They Come. In many ways, his aging voice sounds better than ever in ...

npr	Playing For Brooklyn, The Headlights Shine July 08, 2010 The band from Champaign, IL brings Phil Spector and his doo wop groups to mind as well as classic mid-90s indie rock bands. A video shoot with the band even revealed them to be five of the nicest ...