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NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
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Episode 12013-01-07
Lucius
One minute, Lucius sounds like a '60s girl group; the next might conjure images of Emmylou Harris.
Episode 22013-01-14
Black Prairie
With members of The Decemberists, the band lends a snappy, lilting quality to songs of alienation.
Episode 32013-01-28
Of Montreal
Frontman Kevin Barnes uses the intimacy of the NPR Music offices to try out some quiet new material.
Episode 42013-02-04
Cantus
The a cappella ensemble sings widely divergent songs from American, European and Sufi traditions.
Episode 52013-02-11
The xx
In The xx's songs, all the calm chilliness in the world can't quite contain an exposed heart.
Episode 62013-02-18
Night Beds
Winston Yellen's arresting voice propels a lighthearted but deeply affecting set at the NPR office.
Episode 72013-02-25
Mary Halvorson Quintet
The guitarist brings a decidedly non-standard approach to jazz's standard practices.
Episode 82013-03-04
The Lone Bellow
The fast-rising Brooklyn trio sings beautiful, heartfelt, impeccably harmonized folk-pop songs.
Episode 92013-03-11
Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill
Watch one of the best fiddlers on the planet and a subtle guitar master work their magic.
Episode 102013-04-08
Efterklang
The Danish band ransacks the NPR Music offices looking for sound-making material and new ideas.
Episode 112013-04-15
Yo La Tengo
To coincide with the release of the band's 13th album, Fade, Yo La Tengo performs an acoustic set.
Episode 122013-04-22
Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu
The duo's quietly energetic performance hangs over the the NPR Music offices like a soft mist.
Episode 132013-04-29
Father Figures
Zany, brainy and danceable, these guys' music mixes rock and jazz like King Crimson at its fiercest.
Episode 142013-05-06
Nicola Benedetti
Watch the violinist spin out music by John Williams and Bach in sweet, soulful tendrils of sound.
Episode 152013-05-13
Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale
The veteran country players mix corny humor, musical merrymaking and timeless vocal harmonies.
Episode 162013-05-20
Mohammad Reza Shajarian
The 73-year-old Iranian icon unleashes torrents of swooping, soaring sound that elicit goosebumps.
Episode 172013-05-29
Imani Winds
Imani Winds' members shrink Igor Stravinsky down to size in a quintet take on The Rite of Spring.
Episode 182013-06-03
OK Go
OK Go helps us transport the Tiny Desk from NPR Music's old headquarters to our new facility.
Episode 192013-06-10
The National
Watch the band perform acoustic arrangements of four songs from its new album, Trouble Will Find Me.
Episode 202013-06-15
NO BS! Brass Band
An 11-piece brass band turns up the funk and flies the flag high for its native Richmond, Va.
Episode 212013-06-17
Billy Bragg
One of the world's finest folksingers channels the spirit of Woody Guthrie at the NPR Music offices.
Episode 222013-06-24
Patty Griffin
Watch the singer-songwriter and her band perform three songs from her fine new album, American Kid.
Episode 232013-06-29
Maya Beiser
A brilliant cellist with a stunning command of her instrument, Beiser performs at the NPR offices.
Episode 242013-07-01
Laura Mvula
The U.K. singer performs some of her most intimate material in a short set at the NPR Music offices.
Episode 252013-07-06
Cheick Hamala Diabate
The Malian musician and his band craft melodies and rhythms that cut across age and ethnicity.
Episode 262013-07-08
Skinny Lister
The rowdy English folk-punk band brings its barely controlled mayhem to the NPR Music offices.
Episode 272013-07-13
Frank Turner
Two men with unplugged instruments convey the bawdy rowdiness of a full band.
Episode 282013-07-15
Alice Russell
When the British singer performs, her emotionally fiery music just gets hotter and grittier.
Episode 292013-07-20
Cheyenne Mize
The singer, instrumentalist and music therapist plays slinky, forceful songs at NPR Music.
Episode 302013-07-22
Guards
Hear three sturdy pop songs from In Guards We Trust, performed live at the NPR Music offices.
Episode 312013-07-27
Time For Three
Hear the "classically trained garage band" perform with staggering technique and contagious energy.
Episode 322013-07-29
Dana Falconberry
Watch Falconberry and five bandmates perform three delicate songs from her recent album Leelanau.
Episode 3314 min2013-08-03
Keaton Henson
Henson's voice is so fragile and hushed, if you were 10 feet away from him you'd barely hear a peep.
Episode 342013-08-10
Jim Guthrie
Guthrie and his band drove 18 hours round-trip from Ontario to perform three songs for NPR Music.
Episode 352013-08-12
Alpine
The Australian sextet crafts busily impeccable, harmony-intensive pop music with a danceable sway.
Episode 362013-08-17
Mother Falcon
The 17-member chamber-rock collective uses its size in the service of great, snappy, stirring songs.
Episode 372013-08-19
The Front Bottoms
The community that's formed around The Front Bottoms speaks to the band's passion and compassion.
Episode 382013-08-26
Buika
Concha Buika's voice comes from Africa and the past. Watch her perform in the NPR Music offices.
Episode 392013-08-31
Steve Gunn
Watch Gunn's trio perform a set of hypnotic long-form jams that are perfect for taking it easy.
Episode 402013-09-04
Baths
Watch Baths' Will Wiesenfeld perform mysterious, textured electronic music in the NPR offices.
Episode 412013-09-07
Bombino
For our 300th Tiny Desk Concert, we showcase a Tuareg guitarist's fierce, hypnotic, alluring jams.
Episode 422013-09-10
The 1975
Performing solo, singer Matthew Healy doesn't hesitate to transform both his songs and himself.
Episode 432013-09-14
Arturo O'Farrill
With an eye on both the past and the future, O'Farrill has jazz and Afro-Cuban music in his DNA.
Episode 442013-09-16
Shovels & Rope
The husband-and-wife duo mixes rowdy folk-rock and rootsy ballads, with the help of a canine friend.
Episode 452013-09-21
The Cristina Pato Trio
A Galician bagpiper and her trio take Celtic sounds in an entirely wild and wonderful direction.
Episode 462013-09-28
Hem
Hem makes a homey, fireside kind of music, with songs that feel as if they've always been there.
Episode 472013-09-30
Oliver 'Tuku' Mtukudzi
The Zimbabwean legend performs songs from the mournful but celebratory Sarawoga for NPR Music.
Episode 482013-10-05
Lawrence Brownlee
The operatic tenor, acclaimed for his Rossini, circles back to his roots as a singer of spirituals.
Episode 492013-10-07
Superchunk
Watch the venerable band translate its electric sound to acoustic instruments in an intimate way.
Episode 502013-10-12
Valerie June
Short of seeing her live and in person, this is the best way to encounter June's heartfelt sound.
Episode 512013-10-15
Okkervil River
The band performs three songs from a record inspired by the childhood of singer Will Sheff.
Episode 522013-10-19
Matt Ulery's Loom
The bassist composes beautiful, unpretentious music for an unusual jazz band with accordion.
Episode 532013-10-21
Daughter
Pretty and melancholy, the Londoners' music conjures a perfect mix of gloom, desire and hostility.
Episode 542013-10-26
Typhoon
The dozen members of this Portland, Ore. band crammed behind the Tiny Desk for a transcendent set.
Episode 552013-10-28
San Fermin
The orchestral folk-pop band's little song-worlds burst with ambition, talent and extreme joy.
Episode 562013-10-31
Neko Case
Watch a Halloween Tiny Desk Concert in which Case performs with Kelly Hogan and Eric Bachmann.
Episode 572013-11-03
Ashley Monroe
This three-song set in the NPR Music offices captures a nice cross-section of Monroe's appeal.
Episode 582013-11-09
Gary Burton
The jazz vibraphone pioneer is 70 now, but that hasn't slowed his flying four-mallet technique.
Episode 592013-11-12
Debashish Bhattacharya
Bhattacharya draws on North Indian classical music, but blues also pours out of his stunning work.
Episode 602013-11-16
John Legend
The soul singer retains the easygoing grace of a performer fit for any stage — even a tiny one.
Episode 612013-11-23
Waxahatchee
This is Katie Crutchfield as Waxahatchee, playing intimate music for an intimate setting.
Episode 622013-11-25
Kronos Quartet
The intrepid champions of new music bring a lullaby, rare blues and a work by Bryce Dessner to NPR.
Episode 632013-12-02
The Dismemberment Plan
The band exudes playfulness and wry charm throughout these three songs from Uncanney Valley.
Episode 642013-12-07
Sarah Jarosz
Jarosz and her small backing band craft a careful mix of technical proficiency and poppy warmth.
Episode 652013-12-09
Dessa
The whip-smart rapper, singer, poet and songwriter performs three tracks from Parts of Speech.
Episode 662013-12-14
Christine Salem
Salem sings work songs and chants from the maloya tradition on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean.
Episode 672013-12-16
La Santa Cecilia
The video here provides just a hint of the L.A. band's dynamic live shows, albeit a spectacular one.
Episode 682013-12-21
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
The hot and historic New Orleans band brings a tuba-wielding Santa and some original holiday cheer.