See the most-watched videos this week, from opbmusic's Live Sessions
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14 Essential Summer Festivals And Concerts, As Chosen By NPR Music Stations
Summer is here, and it's the perfect time to experience live music. If you're planning a road trip, make sure you hit these cities for some unforgettable events.
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Win Tickets to Calexico and Iron & Wine at Keller Auditorium
Calexico and Iron & Wine released a new collaboration, "Years to Burn," in May. It's a reprise of their 2005 EP "In the Reins." They play the Aladdin Theater August 23, and here's how you could win a pair of tickets.
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Pickathon Woods Stage: Built to Spill
The veteran Boise indie rock band closes their set in the woods, with one of their earliest and best-known songs, "Car."
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opbmusic's Monday Mix: Bill Callahan, (Sandy) Alex G, Tinariwen
Listen to three standout songs added to the opbmusic broadcast this week.
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Foxing: Tiny Desk Concert
Foxing is at the forefront of an emo revival, heavily influenced by late-'90s and early 2000s groups like Sunny Day Real Estate and American Football.
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Sesame Street: Tiny Desk Concert
Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Elmo, Grover, Rosita, Count von Count, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster and other surprise guests gather at NPR's headquarters to celebrate 50 years of love, learning and joy.
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opbmusic's Monday Mix: Jay Som, Sufjan Stevens, Strange Ranger
Listen to three new songs added to our broadcast this week.
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The Lasting Influence Of L.A. Punk
X frontman John Doe is back for another helping of stories about the legendary bands and clubs of L.A.’s punk era, and genre’s legacy.
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Station Breaks: The Best New Songs From NPR Music Stations
This month on Station Breaks, NPR member stations hand-pick a diverse and exciting playlist highlighting musical discoveries from all over the world.
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Win Tickets To Okkervil River At Mississippi Studios
The band is touring as a trio this summer and plays Mississippi Studios June 22. Enter for a chance to win tickets!
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10 Minutes With Diane Coffee
We sit down with frontman Shaun Fleming to chat about his predictably unpredictable project.
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opbmusic's Monday Mix: Sleater-Kinney, Faye Webster, and Springsteen
Listen to three new songs added to our broadcasts this week.
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Song Premiere: The Color Study - 'Without'
Bend-based musician Scott Oliphant finds catharsis in a cacophony of horns, sing along choruses and ramshackle rhythms.
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Win Tickets To Cat Power At The Roseland Theater
Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power, returns to Portland October 29th at the Roseland Theater. Enter for a chance to win tickets.
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Video Premiere: Jacob Miller Live From The Banana Stand
Watch Miller perform a new song live in The Iron Society barbershop.
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Hop Along Live At Wonder Ballroom
The Philadelphia rock band perform songs from their masterful 2018 album, and lead singer Frances Quinlan chats with opbmusic's Jerad Walker.
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Song Premiere: Joaquin Lopez - 'Entrego'
Lopez's new song is inspired by the electro-pop that filled Portland's dance clubs in the late '80s and early '90s.
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Pickathon Woods Stage: Broken Social Scene
Headlining last summer's festival, the Canadian collective plays a high-energy set to close out Saturday night in the Woods.
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Long Play: Rilo Kiley - 'More Adventurous'
The band's major label debut turns 15 this year and we're playing the whole thing throughout the broadcast on Tues., May 21.
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opbmusic's Monday Mix: Tank And The Bangas, No Aloha, Generationals
Listen to three standout songs added to the opbmusic broadcast this week.
