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**Live In Concert from NPR’s All Songs Considered – NPR**

Hear live shows from Spiritualized, Andrew Bird, Wilco, Bon Iver, Alabama Shakes, Beirut and many more. Recorded by NPR Music at venues and festivals across the country.

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SXSW 2010: Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings Mar 18, 2010

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The soul sensation appears on NPR Music's South By Southwest showcase at Stubb's in Austin, Texas, on March 17, 2010.

SXSW 2010: The Walkmen Mar 17, 2010

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The ramshackle indie-rock band plays NPR Music's South By Southwest showcase at Stubb's in Austin, Texas, on March 17, 2010.

SXSW 2010: Visqueen Mar 17, 2010

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The charismatic power-pop band opens NPR Music's South By Southwest showcase at Stubb's in Austin, Texas, on March 17, 2010.

Video: The Antlers: Tiny Desk Concert Mar 15, 2010

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For much of the past year, The Antlers has stunned live audiences with its extraordinary range, moving seamlessly and gracefully from quiet, delicate moments to thundering swells of chaotic rock noise. That said, for this Tiny Desk performance, the trio pulled way back, offering stripped-down versions of songs from 'Hospice.'

Video: Omara Portuondo: Tiny Desk Concert Mar 08, 2010

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Singer Omara Portuondo was part of a musical scene in 1950s Cuba that produced an entire generation of musical innovators and pioneers. The two classic boleros she performs in this Tiny Desk Concert are a reflection of the passion for life she instills in every performance.

VIdeo: Laura Veirs: Tiny Desk Concert Mar 01, 2010

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The songs on July Flame orbit around Veirs' acoustic-guitar playing and voice. But it's her idiosyncratic lyrics and melodic flourishes that imbue her music with sun-dappled warmth; hers is the sound of immense, wide-open spaces. When a very pregnant Veirs settled in for this performance behind Bob Boilen's desk, that same kind-hearted intimacy shone through.

Video: Alec Ounsworth: Tiny Desk Concert Feb 22, 2010

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As the frontman for Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Alec Ounsworth wrote brash, poppy songs. But the singer and songwriter clearly had more music to make. In the fall of 2009, he released a solo record called 'Mo' Beauty', an album he wrote and recorded in New Orleans with a number of local musicians. Here, Ounsworth performs songs from 'Mo' Beauty', accompanied only by two guitars.

Video: Abaji: Tiny Desk Concert Feb 16, 2010

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With a trove of instruments, languages and good humor, Abaji demonstrates his passion for music that reflects his numerous family roots, including Armenia, Turkey, Greece and France. Watch him perform a short concert at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.

Video: Edmar Castaneda: Tiny Desk Concert Feb 08, 2010

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Castaneda is the sort of musician who isn't afraid to challenge the established order. He's carving out a place for himself in Latin jazz on an instrument you don't often hear in his style of music: the Colombian harp. Castaneda recently parked himself behind Bob Boilen's desk and crafted a transporting mix of tradition and improvisation.

Video: Brooklyn Rider: Tiny Desk Concert Jan 28, 2010

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It's hard to know what will happen when the string quartet Brooklyn Rider starts playing. Yes, these four guys love to play Debussy and Brahms, but they're just as likely to team up with a singer-songwriter or a Kurdish kamancheh player. Or write their own music. So we weren't sure what they'd do when they stopped by the NPR Music offices to play a Tiny Desk Concert. What we got was a bracing sample of their visceral fire.