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The much-beloved, newly reunited jam band hits Philadelphia's World Cafe Live stage with a set that combines old favorites with a few cuts from the album, Circles Around the Sun.

KEXP host John Richards has fallen hard for this duo's country-tinged rock. Here, the pair stops by the station's studios for a conversation and four-song performance that's honest, heartfelt and fun.

The recently reunited power-pop band hits the stage at World Cafe Live for a set of songs spanning its career. The group's first studio release in 25 years is titledFalling Off the Sky.

Guthrie's live performances are as much about what he says between songs as they are about the songs themselves. Hear a colorful set from the iconic folksinger, recorded live in West Virginia.

Before she died last year, the trumpeter's mother gave him a list of hymns to play at her memorial service, down to the specific verses. With a new band, aided by folksinger Aoife O'Donovan, Douglas presents a very personal project.

Elling has an old-school vibe to everything from his stage banter to his declamatory, full-chested delivery. He can do a lot with his voice, and he does it with a band featuring Laurence Hobgood.

The prolific folksinger and guitarist took 17 years off from recording before returning to the scene with 2007's Try Me One More Time. Watch him perform with a full band.

With his songs of heartache, Soriano is an essential piece of the bachata story. Known as "El Duque de la Bachata" ("The Duke of Bachata"), Soriano gives a raw but beautiful performance at the NPR Music offices.

The folk singer creates a gothic tale of madness that's both beautiful and chilling.

Armed with a bright new batch of songs, lead singer Brittany Howard fed off a crowd 2,000 strong.

The Mercury Prize-winning band plays angular, poetic music that takes unexpected turns, shifting gears when you least expect it. Seeing Alt-J live in the NPR Music offices reveals a few of its mysteries, making a group that can be difficult on first listen a bit easier to digest.

A group of New York City contemporary music dynamos traversed three landmark works in a single evening, recorded live at New York's (Le) Poisson Rouge.

The Americana Music Association convenes in Nashville this week for its annual conference. On Wednesday night, it hosted a star-studded awards ceremony.

Milo Greene is one of the most promising bands in L.A. The quintet has a folk-rock sound that's laid back, yet bursting with vibrant energy. Watch them perform "1957" in KCRW's studios.

Brash, zany, brainy, scary and danceable, the New York quintet's music mixes rock and jazz like King Crimson at its fiercest. From the moment the band squeaks its first squawk at the NPR Music offices, it's clear that it's about to conjure up an adventure.

Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst are a married couple, but they only began playing music together in 2010. Here, the two play buoyant roots-rock songs from their debut album, O' Be Joyful.

Watch the young violinist spin out music by John Williams and Bach in sweet and soulful tendrils of sound. Wielding a 1717 Gariel Strad worth $10 million, Benedetti performs with warmth and approachable grace that's simply enchanting.

Hear the group the Times of London has called "the world's most exciting string quartet" in music by Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Smetana, live from the intimate Weill Recital Hall.

Hear the singer perform songs from In the Time of Gods, live in Delaware. Thematically centered on classical Greek mythology, the album explores narratives based on mythological personalities.

Jeremy Denk sees his apartment as his own "piano boot camp." Except for books, a coffee pot and a laptop, there's not much to do there but practice. We eavesdropped as he worked on complex etudes.