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Hear the up-and-coming duo Mix dark American folk music and styles of Eastern Europe at Newport.

Hear the orchestra perform works possessed with the turbulent spirit of war, including music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, Charles Ives and John Adams.

As formidable as Wilco's catalog is, the inventive rock band really stands out on stage.

Hear conductor Kent Nagano, pianist Angela Hewitt and the venerable orchestra trace the arc of symphonic tradition from the Renaissance to modern times — with music by Gabrieli, Bach, Haydn, and more.

Hear the fizzy, punky pop duo translate its spiky music into acoustic arrangements just for Newport.

Vandermark's Powerhouse Sound band starts from funk and dub rhythms; on stage at the CareFusion Newport Folk Festival, they'll be meticulously reconfigured and dished out with zealous improvisation.

Watch the singer, songwriter and guitarist perform music from his 20th solo album, Dream Attic, at the NPR Music offices.

There's something unhinged about Man Man. The Philadelphia band careens and stomps through songs at once bizarre, run-down and decadent.

A band of selective minimalism, Milagres gets the most of simple sounds at the NPR Music offices. The result is songs which sound big and strong — delicately built, yet sturdy enough for the emotive sounds of Kyle Wilson's voice.

Stinson has long since cemented his legacy in rock history by working with legendary rock groups The Replacements and Guns N' Roses. But he isn't letting his resume overshadow his exciting material.

Schumann's gangbusters work ethic results in some of the best material for music festivals. Hear his dynamic Piano Quintet in E-flat from the Montreal Chamber Music Festival.

Hear Perkins fill in for last-minute Newport cancellation Justin Townes Earle, live in Newport, R.I.

Hear the band recorded live in concert from the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Best Coast is currently on tour for its latest record, The Only Place,a captivating collection of sparkling pop.

Relive the festival with sets by Wayne Shorter, Gregory Porter, Mary Halvorson and more.

Brooklyn's Spirit Family Reunion crafts a sweetly ramshackle Americana sound that's part secular gospel revival, part folk ramble.

Watch a documentary about the fabulously energetic orchestra called The Knights.

One of the world's foremost jazz trumpeters delights with two masterful performances of time-honored standards.

The drummer is no stranger to festival stages, but is usually a member of the supporting cast. An innovator within jazz traditions, Nash takes the spotlight when he leads this classic quintet lineup.

Lydia Hoglund sings with the ache of an old soul — even though, at 17, she's just beginning her senior year of high school. Here, she and her band perform a sultry version of "Howl At That Moon."

Situated on a tour bus in a parking lot in Camden, N.J., Seth and Scott Avett perform their new single: "Live and Die," a song which lends itself to the pair's acoustic-guitar-and-banjo interplay.