Live in Concert Live performances from some of today's best bands.

Live in concert

Live performances from some of today's best bands

Robert Glasper and Bilal perform at NPR Music's 10th Anniversary Concert in Washington, D.C. Beck Harlan / NPR hide caption

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Watch Robert Glasper And Bilal At NPR Music's 10th Anniversary Concert

At NPR Music's 10th Anniversary Concert at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., Glasper came to play, bringing Derrick Hodge on electric bass, Justin Tyson, on drums and Bilal on vocals.

Gaby Moreno and Gina Chavez perform live at KUT's Studio 1A. Dave Pedley hide caption

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Festivo Gaby Moreno In Concert

Her voice dripping with Southern R&B grit, Moreno and her band never lose sight of the emotion in the holiday classics they perform at KUT in Austin, Texas.

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Brent Cobb performs at the 2017 Newport Folk Festival. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption

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Brent Cobb, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017

The Georgia-born roots musician's songs tell detailed, easy-paced stories of family and close friends. Hear his Newport Folk set, with special guest Jade Bird.

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Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief performs at the 2017 Newport Folk Festival. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption

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Big Thief, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017

The rising indie-rock band performed some new, unreleased songs during its Newport set.

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The Wild Reeds, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017

Mackenzie Howe, Sharon Silva and Kinsey Lee's set at Newport Folk was assured and robust, a testament to potent voices made more powerful when united.

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Afro-Venezuelan singer Betsayda Machado, performing at globalFEST in New York City in January. Kevin Yatarola/Courtesy of globalFEST hide caption

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In Joyful Harmonies, A Band From Venezuela Taps Into Their African Roots

The clarion-voiced Afro-Venezuelan singer Betsayda Machado and her band are just beginning to tour internationally. Hear them in their New York City debut at globalFEST in January.

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Justin Vernon at his console during Bon Iver's Dec. 4, 2016 show in Brooklyn, N.Y. Nicole Conflenti/NPR hide caption

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Watch Bon Iver Perform Live In A Brooklyn Warehouse

Watch Bon Iver play a full concert, including songs from 22, A Million, at Pioneer Works, a cavernous warehouse in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Lucinda Williams, Live In Concert

Watch the legendary singer-songwriter perform a three-song set at Damrosch Park in New York City.

NPR Music Live in Concert: iLe played live at Damrosch Park in New York on August 4, 2016. Ebru Yildiz/Ebru Yildiz hide caption

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iLe, Live In Concert

She's known for her work in the popular hip-hop group Calle 13, but Ileana Cabra, who performs solo as iLe, has a quieter, subtler alter ego. Watch her perform live at New York's Damrosch Park.

Watch a 90-minute concert video of Warpaint at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Nicole Conflenti/NPR hide caption

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Watch Warpaint Perform Live At Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club

In a career-spanning show at Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club, the L.A. band showcases its ethereal harmonies and moody, grooving, hypnotic sound.

Conor Oberst performs Ruminations in its entirety at Housing Works Bookstore. Ebru Yildiz for NPR hide caption

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Watch Conor Oberst Play His New Record Live In New York City

At Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, Conor Oberst delivered a powerfully spare set of new songs from his new album, Ruminations.

Drive-By Truckers performs American Band live at OPB in Portland, Ore. opbmusic hide caption

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Watch: Drive-By Truckers' 'American Band,' Performed In Its Entirety

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Filmed live at OPB in Portland, Ore., the long-running rock group tackles social and political issues with firebrand zeal. Watch Drive-By Truckers perform American Band in its entirety.