Season 2011
83 episodes · Jan 3, 2011
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S4E1Abigail Washburn
Jan 3, 2011Watch the singer-songwriter mix American bluegrass and Chinese folk from the NPR Music offices.
S4E2Gyptian
Jan 5, 2011The reggae star performs his hit "Hold You" and more from the NPR Music offices in Washington, D.C.
S4E3David Wax Museum
Jan 9, 2011The band brings a frenetic, infectious blend of American and Mexican folk to the NPR Music offices.
S4E4Ballake Sissoko And Vincent Segal
Jan 17, 2011The masterful kora-and-cello duo performs a transfixing set combining African and European strings.
S4E5Iron And Wine
Jan 21, 2011Sam Beam gives a fresh side of his new songs at NPR, and tops it off with a devastating 2004 gem.
S4E6Basia Bulat
Jan 24, 2011The Canadian singer-songwriter sings highlights from her two albums, plus a surprise from Poland.
S4E7Richard Thompson
Feb 1, 2011Watch the folk-rock legend perform songs from his 20th solo album, Dream Attic, at NPR Music.
S4E8Stars
Feb 3, 2011Watch Amy Millan and Torquil Campbell transform three of Stars' songs into spare, pretty folk music.
S4E9Ivan And Alyosha
Feb 7, 2011The band showcases its Beatles-esque pop harmonies and sweet melodies from the NPR Music offices.
S4E10Esperanza Spalding
Feb 12, 2011The jazz bassist, singer and Best New Artist Grammy winner performs in the NPR Music offices.
S4E11Turtle Island Quartet
Feb 16, 2011With an eclectic palette of sounds and styles, the Turtle Island Quartet swings at NPR Music.
S4E12Adele
Feb 17, 2011In a three-song set at the NPR Music offices, the U.K. pop star showcases her brilliant voice.
S4E13Local Natives
Feb 21, 2011The L.A. band brings its euphoric choruses and clattering Afrobeat rhythms to the NPR Music offices.
S4E14Damien Jurado
Feb 28, 2011Hear Jurado's raw, time-worn, authentically graceful music, performed in the NPR Music office.
S4E15Steve Riley And The Mamou Playboys
Mar 7, 2011Watch the Grammy-nominated Cajun band play an upbeat yet bittersweet set from the NPR Music offices.
S4E16Lizz Wright
Mar 14, 2011In this two-song set at the NPR Music offices, Wright channels the gospel and soul of her past.
S4E17Nellie McKay
Apr 4, 2011McKay's bold, audacious personality shines in this set recorded at the NPR Music offices.
S4E18Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Apr 6, 2011Hear the Refugee All Stars' upbeat reggae grooves, performed live at the NPR Music offices.
S4E19Josh Ritter
Apr 11, 2011Ritter can't hide his enjoyment of a performance, even when his songs convey obsession or disaster.
S4E20Otis Taylor
Apr 13, 2011Watch the banjo player perform his trademark trance-inducing blues at the NPR Music offices.
S4E21Mount Kimbie
Apr 18, 2011Watch the dubstep duo perform our first-ever electronic Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR offices.
S4E22Pokey LaFarge
Apr 20, 2011Watch LaFarge play '20s- and '30s-inspired music with the help of his band, The South City Three.
S4E23Steve Earle
Apr 25, 2011A singer, author, actor and activist, Earle showcases many of his talents at the NPR Music offices.
S4E24Wu Man
Apr 27, 2011Watch the world's reigning pipa virtuoso play ancient music from her Chinese homeland.
S4E25Booker T. Jones
May 2, 2011Jones' name is synonymous with the Hammond B3 organ. Watch him play one in the NPR Music offices.
S4E26Julieta Venegas
May 9, 2011After six albums, including last year's Otra Cosa, Venegas is still defying expectations.
S4E27Neil Innes
May 11, 2011Watch the Rutles alumnus play three of his classic satirical songs in the NPR Music offices.
S4E28Future Islands
May 16, 2011Watch the band's short but intense and cathartic set, performed live in the NPR Music offices.
S4E29Low
May 22, 2011Singers Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker perform three songs from their gorgeous new album, C'mon.
S4E30Jackie Evancho
May 23, 2011Watch the 11-year-old perform Handel's "Ombra mai fu" at the NPR Music offices.
S4E31The Kopecky Family Band
Jun 6, 2011The Tennessee band's sweet, swollen folk-rock songs keep blooming into something irresistible.
S4E32The Black Angels
Jun 8, 2011Hear a bold and surprising mix of sensibilities — at once icy and rustic, cavernous and confined.
S4E33Chris Thile And Michael Daves
Jun 13, 2011Watch Thile and Daves play traditional bluegrass with New York intensity at the NPR Music offices.
S4E34Charlie Siem
Jun 15, 2011Watch the stylish young violinist pull out a bag of tricks in music by Paganini.
S4E35The Decemberists
Jun 20, 2011With Chris Funk and Sara Watkins, Colin Meloy plays three sparkling songs from The King Is Dead.
S4E36YACHT
Jun 22, 2011Watch the electro-pop band's striking and infectious performance at the NPR Music offices.
S4E37The Civil Wars
Jun 27, 2011Watch Joy Williams and John Paul White's swooning chemistry and stirring harmonies at NPR Music.
S4E38Milos
Jun 30, 2011Watch the newcomer from Montenegro play Spanish standards and a passionate ode to his homeland.
S4E39The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Jul 5, 2011Hear the gospel greats' mix of polished blues, swinging soul and from-the-gut expressions of faith.
S4E40Julian Lage Trio
Jul 7, 2011The guitarist, 23, was once called a prodigy. But he's maturing into a distinctive bandleader, too.
S4E41Ben Sollee
Jul 11, 2011The genre-bending cellist and songwriter has created a unique take on folk music.
S4E42Joe Boyd And Robyn Hitchcock
Jul 18, 2011Boyd reads from White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s, while Hitchcock plays songs from the era.
S4E43Y La Bamba
Jul 21, 2011Watch Luzelena Mendoza and Y La Bamba craft joyfully rich vocal harmonies in the NPR Music offices.
S4E44Givers
Jul 24, 2011At the NPR offices, the band plays a sunny, exuberant set, suitable for dancing and bobbing along.
S4E45They Might Be Giants
Jul 28, 2011Watch the band perform two of its brand-new songs, as well as "Fingertips," a classic 1992 chestnut.
S4E46Amanda Shires
Aug 3, 2011The singer plays a charming set featuring songs from Carrying Lightning at the Tiny Desk.
S4E47Noah And The Whale
Aug 10, 2011The London band plugs in its drum machine, but sweet simplicity still reigns in the NPR offices.
S4E48Paul Jacobs
Aug 12, 2011Watch the miraculous hands (and feet) of the Grammy-winning organist in an all-Bach performance.
S4E49Gaby Moreno
Aug 15, 2011Watch the Guatemalan singer's breathtaking and passionate set at the NPR Music offices.
S4E50Other Lives
Aug 18, 2011The Oklahoma band brings its spacious minor-key hymns to the NPR Music offices.
S4E51James Vincent McMorrow
Aug 25, 2011The Irishman has one of the most arresting voices of any young singer you're likely to hear.
S4E52CALLmeKAT
Aug 29, 2011Watch the synth-pop musician perform a hauntingly beautiful set at the NPR Music offices.
S4E53Phosphorescent
Sep 1, 2011Watch Matthew Houck play a stirring, road-ragged solo Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR Music offices.
S4E54King Creosote And Jon Hopkins
Sep 4, 2011Diamond Mine's unassuming creators lose little of their charm and mystique in the NPR Music office.
S4E55Foster The People
Sep 9, 2011Armed with the summer song of 2011, the band brings "Pumped Up Kicks" and more to NPR Music.
S4E56Diego Garcia
Sep 12, 2011Watch the former Elefant frontman perform songs from his album Laura at the NPR Music offices.
S4E57Sean Rowe
Sep 16, 2011Rowe brings his booming voice and ever-louder acoustic-guitar set-ups to the NPR Music offices.
S4E58Jeremy Messersmith
Sep 19, 2011The Twin Cities singer is a pop genius, with creative ambition to match his considerable charm.
S4E59Beirut
Sep 21, 2011Beirut performs worldly, inspired songs from its new album The Rip Tide at the NPR Music offices.
S4E60Jenny Lin
Sep 26, 2011The pianist usually plays eight-foot Steinways. See what she does on an electronic keyboard.
S4E61The Klezmatics
Sep 28, 2011Ring in Rosh Hashanah with three globe-trotting tunes from one of the world's greatest Jewish bands.
S4E62Trombone Shorty
Sep 29, 2011The New Orleans native achieved stardom with his voice and his horn. But he just wants you to dance.
S4E63Mates Of State
Oct 5, 2011The band's performance in the NPR Music offices creates a vibe of ragged, awkward intimacy.
S4E64Fountains Of Wayne
Oct 6, 2011These songs showcase a band with tremendous narrative gifts and a flair for subtle beauty.
S4E65JEFF The Brotherhood
Oct 8, 2011Of course, the power-punk duo took off their shirts at the NPR Music offices, because why not?
S4E66Grouplove
Oct 11, 2011The upstart band brings youthful, infectious energy to the NPR Music offices.
S4E67Chris Bathgate
Oct 14, 2011The Michigan native's deliberately paced music is too rustic and pretty to be a true downer.
S4E68Wilco
Oct 17, 2011Armed with tiny amps and a ton of grace, Wilco plays new songs and an old favorite at the Tiny Desk.
S4E69Hilary Hahn
Oct 21, 2011The classical violinist blends Bach and Charles Ives with flair, then tops it off with a fedora.
S4E70Ben Williams And Sound Effect
Oct 24, 2011The jazz star and his band perform two songs from their album State of Art at the NPR Music offices.
S4E71Lisa Hannigan
Oct 29, 2011Exuding both musical and personal warmth, the Irish singer mesmerized at the NPR Music offices.
S4E72Juanes
Nov 3, 2011Watch the charismatic Colombian superstar give an intimate performance at the NPR Music offices.
S4E73Jens Lekman
Nov 7, 2011The Swedish singer shows off his humor and charm in this intimate set at the NPR Music offices.
S4E74Marketa Irglova
Nov 10, 2011At the NPR Music offices, Irglova mixes the exotic and the familiar; sweetness and longing.
S4E75Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile And Stuart Duncan
Nov 17, 2011The genre-bending cellist heads a dream team of string players who borrow from bluegrass.
S4E76Joe Henry
Nov 21, 2011Asking the fearless, easygoing singer to perform in a crowded office never felt like an imposition.
S4E77Hospital Ships
Nov 23, 2011Hospital Ships' beautiful, crushing songs pack an emotional punch in this performance at NPR Music.
S4E78Gabriel Kahane
Nov 26, 2011Hear the agile musician's rigorously crafted songs, which fall somewhere between classical and pop.
S4E79tUnE-yArDs
Dec 1, 2011tUnE-yArDs sings of rage and inequality, but also celebrates the joy of letting out a wild sound.
S4E80I Wayne
Dec 12, 2011As the cameras rolled, the reggae star came to life, showcasing his smooth voice and vibrant energy.
S4E81Gem Club
Dec 16, 2011Maybe you couldn't hear a pin drop when Gem Club played, but you could hear the click of a keyboard.
S4E82The Music Tapes
Dec 20, 2011The Elephant 6 alum plays a holiday set compete with bowed banjos, singing saws and tape machines.
S4E83Maria Volonte
Dec 27, 2011The Argentine singer blends tango, Latin blues and the traditional music of Brazil and Peru.