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Hear M.A.K.U. Sound System's punk, funk and jazz (via Afro-Colombia and Queens) live in concert.

Don't let the size of the amps at the NPR Music office fool you: Screaming Females' music is louder than bombs. Pared down at the Tiny Desk, the band's keen sense of song stays front and center — especially in "It All Means Nothing," a new song from Screaming Females' next album.

The Twilight Sad's latest video is either deeply disturbing or painfully hilarious. Director Craig Murray's take on the band's new song "Another Bed" is a beautifully shot, nearly monochromatic tale.

The North Carolina band's new video is a haunting and deeply personal series of dark, striking images.

There's a tradition in many New York City jazz clubs: Monday nights are reserved for big bands. The Village Vanguard, the most storied of clubs, has observed this practice since 1966.

Van Etten seems to be everywhere in the wake of her excellent new album, Tramp. Hear her demonstrate why during a performance at WXPN's World Cafe Live.

At the annual Detroit Jazz Festival on Labor Day 2011, an amphitheater full of Motor City music lovers grooveswith the Kevin Eubanks Band — outdoors, free, and in Surround Sound on JazzSet.

The young singer explores the sounds of gospel and stark folk music in a concert from Newport.

Watch Joy Williams and John Paul White's swooning chemistry and stirring harmonies at the NPR Music offices.

Hear the band perform highlights from its latest album, Tomboy,recorded live from the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, N.Y.

When the Chilean rapper hit the stage as part of the 2012 Latin Alternative Music Conference showcase, her supporters were ecstatic, and newcomers to her music appeared thunderstruck.

Dawes carries a serious torch for the greatest moments of rock's collision with folk and country. The group benefits from its heart-on-sleeve warmth and willingness to explore bold concepts.

Mixmaster Latin Bitman and Cypress Hill's Eric Bobo slowly but surely build a wall of sound with Caribbean percussion and digital beats at their Latin Alternative Music Conference showcase.

Hear the agile musician's rigorously crafted songs, which fall somewhere between classical and pop.

Hear St. Vincent recorded live in concert, from the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

The sardonic, punk-minded staple of '80s college-radio rock returns with The King in Yellow.

Hear the new, groove-based Malian hip-hop group, produced by Manu Chao, live in concert.

Banjo master Schepps and friends create an intriguing goulash of Bartók, bluegrass and bebop.

Hear the famed pianist and the New York Philharmonic celebrate the Lunar New Year with traditional Chinese music and Liszt's First Piano Concerto.

She's from a small Midwestern town. He's from Southern Brazil. But they've been collaborating for years — she with voice and trumpet, he on guitar — and they demonstrate their blend of musical traditions in a live concert broadcast.