Playin’ catch-up, let’s wrap up the week with four of our favorite live music performances captured this week by the powers that be.

First, check out this heartwarming NPR piece on Kendrick Lamar’s classy visit to Mr. Mooney’s class at High Tech High School in North Bergen, N.J.  Awesome stuff.

Then, watch Dawes impress on Conan with their performance of Things Happen off of their great new album All Your Favorite Bands (they are definitely one of ours).  Dawes never fails to impress live, as you can see below.

Next, check out the ever-impressive Patrick Watson and crew simply wowing on KCRW with their performance of Good Morning Mr. Wolf off his fantastic new album Love Songs For Robots.  You can watch the entire, beguiling 45-minute episode HERE.  We can’t wait to catch Watson at the Teragram in October.

Finally, check out the emphatic delivery below by Brandi Carlisle of her incendiary The Things I Regret off her new album The Firewatcher’s Daughter.  Carlile is one of our most under-appreciated artists.