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Watch Mitski perform a surprisingly subdued song about heartache live at our SXSW showcase.

Watch Chicano Batman close its set at NPR Music's SXSW showcase with this seriously old school quinceñera cumbia.

The band's shimmery folk-pop sound, with its vibraphone and overarching vibrancy, is perfectly suited to the space behind Bob Boilen's desk.

There's real joy in this genre-defying performance by the English singer-songwriter, who performs material from her first album in six years.

Watch the "Screaming Eagle of Soul" kick off his SXSW set with this song from his debut album, Victim of Love.

The bounciest Staples beat imaginable had the Stubb's crowd hyped.

There's a confessional quality to the songs of Pinegrove that feels reassuring. Watch the New Jersey band squeeze four songs into a scrappy, warmhearted 13-minute set.

The Minnesota roots musician grapples with uneasiness and instability in "Over The Red Cedar." Watch him perform the song live in the studio.

The Sardinian guitarist has a whole toy shop aboard his instrument, from hammers and pedals to springs and a couple of cell-phone ringers.

The witty, powerful, heartfelt performer came so close to winning NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert Contest, we just had to see her play in person.

Day was born to perform: She's able to channel the likes of Nina Simone and Billie Holiday in songs that feel candid and vulnerable, but not understated.

Staples brought his tale of Northside bravado to Austin.

When Alejandro Rose-Garcia, aka Shakey Graves, breaks out his guitar and suitcase kick drum/hi-hat, a palpable rush of swooning adrenaline hits the room.

Agnes Obel manipulated the Tiny Desk to better suit the deeply alluring and powerful music she brought to us.

The traditions of flamenco and jazz are disparate, but in the hands of a few Spanish jazz musicians, these two worlds commingle and find common ground.

A loopy party starter sewn with the seeds of its own destruction.

Watch a full set by Ellen Kempner's band, which marries rock muscle to bedroom folk's wiry vulnerability.

Watch from a front-row seat as the trippy Philly band performs "Bring My Baby Back" in its hometown.

The North Carolina band uses a typewriter for rhythm, a toy piano for whimsy and a harmonium for mood, as well as a gong, multiple odd percussive accents and subtle guitar effects.

Hear Chicano Batman combine funk and rock with mellow, lowrider grooves to get the crowd at NPR Music's SXSW showcase moving.