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Live performances from some of today's best bands
Beirut's Zach Condon performs at The Bell House in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Beirut, Live In Concert

Watch Zach Condon's band debut songs from the new No No No, for NPR Music's First Listen Live

Dan Auerbach performs with The Arcs at Housing Works in New York City.

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The Arcs, Live In Concert

Watch a full concert by the new eight-piece band, led by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach.

Madisen Ward And The Mama Bear perform at the 2015 Newport Folk Festival.

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Madisen Ward And The Mama Bear, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2015

The mother-and-son duo radiated easy familiarity and sincerity during this charming afternoon set.

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Leon Bridges performs at the 2015 Newport Folk Festival.

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Leon Bridges, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2015

At Newport, the fast-rising soul singer gracefully inhabited a set of timeless songs.

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Brandi Carlile performs at the 2015 Newport Folk Festival.

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Brandi Carlile, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2015

Hear the folk-rock powerhouse perform candid, emotional songs from The Firewatcher's Daughter.

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Luluc performs at the 2015 Newport Folk Festival.

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Luluc, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2015

An Australian duo spending time in Brooklyn makes quiet, intimate, yearning music.

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Sturgill Simpson performs at the 2015 Newport Folk Festival.

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Sturgill Simpson, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2015

Listen to the outlaw country singer's high-octane, honky-tonking set.

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Lord Huron's Ben Schneider performs live at the Newport Folk Festival.

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Lord Huron, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2015

The Los Angeles band's Newport Folk set was jubilant and loud.

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Courtney Barnett performs at the 2015 Newport Folk Festival.

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Courtney Barnett, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2015

The rising Australian rock star went electric and then some this weekend at Newport.

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Jason Isbell smiles during a performance at the 2015 Newport Folk Festival.

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Jason Isbell, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2015

Spirits were high Saturday as Isbell performed songs from his new album, Something More Than Free.

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