Gov't Mule, Ron Gallo, Mondo Cozmo, Kyle Craft and Baskery will also perform during the second night of Non-Comm 2017. Watch live starting Thursday at 7 p.m. ET.

The sassy vaudeville duo and the pioneering alt-rock band will perform at World Cafe Live as part of Non-Comm 2017, starting Thursday at 12 p.m. ET.

In a song about forgiving yourself and keeping good company, the Nashville-by-way-of-Asbury Park singer's timeless voice gets what she calls a "soul-meets-Fraggle-Rock treatment."

Brent Cobb, Bash & Pop, The Districts, The National Reserve and Greg Graffin will also perform during the first night of Non-Comm 2017. Watch it live starting Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET.

Visit World Cafe on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to stream all the performances from the 2017 NON-COMMvention, featuring some of public radio's favorite artists.

A Los Angeles funk band and a New Orleans icon transform a jazz ballad turned girl-group number into an irresistibly boogieable groove — on a soul label out of suburban Ohio. Yeah, sure.

The singer-songwriter entered NPR Music's contest with the song "¿Cómo Hacer?" She says it expresses her emotions about being unable to return to her family back home in Mexico.

The All Songs Considered crew recaps what we saw on our fourth day in Austin, including ecstatic shows from Anna Meredith and Weezer.

When Brenda Radney entered NPR's Tiny Desk Contest with her band The Sh-Booms, she was no stranger to music competitions: She once entered a contest that led to her signing with Timberlake.

Hippo Campus, Lizzo and Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears will also perform as part of a public radio showcase at the SXSW Radio Day Stage. Watch live starting Friday at 1 p.m. ET.

Songwriter Alex Bondarev came up through a local musicians' network called the Bronx Underground. In preparing to enter NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest, he decided to get the gang back together.

The New Orleans-based guitarist and songwriter returns with a personal, political gospel track, lent moral urgency by Mavis Staples. Hear the song and read Booker's accompanying essay.

One of the newest Grammy winners stops by the Tiny Desk to share her winking, sometimes tongue-in-cheek songs.

In a gospel lamentation, the 74-year-old Memphis soul singer invites us to take solace in the faith that a better world is attainable.

Now that his catalog has come to streaming services, we've created four playlists to highlight the fundamentals of the Prince ideology.

Millsap delivers a staggering rendition of "The Very Last Day" in a performance recorded for an upcoming episode of Austin City Limits.

The fast-rising R&B singer meets Eric Nam and Tablo, themselves both stars in South Korea, on the nighttime streets of Hong Kong in this new video.

The Scandinavian duo played this hushed folk song at the Oregon summer festival's Lucky Barn stage, a venue for performances that invite you to perk up your ears and listen closely.

A divorced dad tries to visit his kids on Christmas Eve under the guise of St. Nick in a honky-tonkin' rock 'n' roller.

Public radio stations across the country captured hundreds of joyful, intimate sessions this year. Watch a few of our favorites.