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NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
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Episode 12015-01-05
Trey Anastasio
The Phish star was in town to put on a huge show, but the songs here feel more personal than that.
Episode 22015-01-03
Daniel Lanois
The producer presides over an all-instrumental, free-form trio with Brian Blade and Jim Wilson.
Episode 32015-01-20
Rubblebucket
Even without its confetti cannon, the band brings a fun mix of brass and brash to the NPR offices.
Episode 42015-01-27
Bobby Bare Jr.
The Nashville singer writes with acidic wit in lines worthy of his old mentor, Shel Silverstein.
Episode 52015-02-03
John Reilly & Friends
Reilly sings and plays guitar alongside Tom Brosseau and Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark.
Episode 62015-02-10
Mucca Pazza
With 23 members, the performance-art marching band is the biggest ever to play the Tiny Desk.
Episode 72015-02-17
Until The Ribbon Breaks
The band strips down its electronic sound with the aid of a spaghetti strainer and a paint bucket.
Episode 82015-02-23
Zola Jesus
With her huge voice and an assist on trombone, Nika Roza Danilova offers up a curious combination.
Episode 92015-02-25
Dan Deacon
The Tiny Desk becomes a DJ booth for an office space dance party.
Episode 102015-03-02
Phox
The Wisconsin band performs three of its warm, accessible songs in the NPR Music offices.
Episode 112015-03-07
Aurelio
Aurelio weaves intricate layers of acoustic guitar to capture the feel of African and the Caribbean.
Episode 122015-03-09
Fantastic Negrito
The singer beat out nearly 7,000 other submissions to win NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert Contest.
Episode 132015-03-14
Matt Haimovitz & Christopher O'Riley
The duo plays visionary Beethoven, heartbreaking Janáček and Glass that unfolds like a lullaby.
Episode 142015-03-16
Punch Brothers
Before the wide-ranging band plays, the audience sings "Happy Birthday" to mandolinist Chris Thile.
Episode 152015-03-28
Anonymous 4 With Bruce Molsky
The a cappella quartet, with banjo and fiddle, offers popular songs from the Civil War era.
Episode 162015-03-20
Sylvan Esso
Performed softly in the light of day, these three songs feel fresh and lovable.
Episode 172015-04-06
Death Cab For Cutie
In a beautifully stark performance, the band plays two songs from Kintsugi and two older favorites.
Episode 182015-04-10
Beach Slang
James Snyder's euphoric punk anthems become raw and uplifting confessionals in this acoustic set.
Episode 192015-04-13
Chadwick Stokes
Stokes' songs feel familiar; they're old friends before you're done hearing them for the first time.
Episode 202015-04-17
Rosa Díaz
The singer's lyrics reflect deeply felt emotions in this performance with cellist Daniel de Jesus.
Episode 212015-04-20
Jessie Ware
The young English singer brings warmth to electronic music and a swooning quality to her own pop.
Episode 222015-04-25
DakhaBrakha
The Ukrainian acoustic quartet's music encompasses sounds and rhythms from around the world.
Episode 232015-04-29
José González
This soft-spoken Swedish singer left an imprint at the Tiny Desk that was gentle and long lasting.
Episode 242015-05-01
Diego El Cigala
The singer has been called "the Sinatra of flamenco." His expressive style draws on jazz.
Episode 252015-05-04
Vijay Iyer Trio
Iyer's working band transforms selections from throughout the pianist's deep and varied catalog.
Episode 262015-05-08
Eskmo
Found objects are percussion instruments in the hands of a man who's part musician, part magician.
Episode 272015-05-11
Bellows
These are enchanting songs, with the power to drift in your head for days.
Episode 282015-05-15
Camané
A star in his native Portugal, Camané evokes melancholy with a silky baritone and elegant phrasing.
Episode 292015-05-19
Young Fathers
Intense, hip-hop-infused poetry is reduced to just the essentials in this two-song, four-minute set.
Episode 302015-05-22
Jason Vieaux And Yolanda Kondonassis
Watch the Grammy-winning guitarist and acclaimed harpist play music influenced by Africa and Asia.
Episode 312015-05-26
Madisen Ward And The Mama Bear
The mother-son duo's songs are memorable and singable even days after you hear them.
Episode 322015-05-29
Frank Fairfield
A young man with an old musical soul has a spellbinding voice and fluid fiddle playing.
Episode 332015-06-01
Genevieve
See a singer with a powerful voice and extremely encouraging message.
Episode 342015-06-08
Anna & Elizabeth
If you've never thought your tastes would lean to mountain music, breathe deep and soak it all in.
Episode 352015-06-15
The Prettiots
The clever trio shares its love of everything from Law & Order to old-school girl groups.
Episode 362015-06-19
Strand Of Oaks
Timothy Showalter's music is filled with bite and sometimes regret, but also a good deal of warmth.
Episode 372015-06-22
Hop Along
Frances Quinlan's raspy voice whispers one moment, then lets loose a gut-punching howl the next.
Episode 382015-06-26
Oddisee
The charismatic Brooklyn-via-D.C.-area rapper creates just the right amount of space in his music.
Episode 392015-06-30
And The Kids
The trio's music is full of life, with dissonant sounds that still feel suited for singalongs.
Episode 402015-07-06
Christopher Paul Stelling
Best witnessed live, Stelling's music is steeped in tradition yet filled with vitality and soul.
Episode 412015-07-10
Girlpool
The charming duo performs three of the simple, direct songs from Before The World Was Big.
Episode 422015-07-17
Songhoy Blues
See a Malian band that fuses African music with Western rock.
Episode 432015-07-21
Kate Tempest
A celebrated English playwright and rapper deploys storytelling and poetry.
Episode 442015-07-28
Paul Weller
See the beloved Britpop veteran perform songs from his new album, Saturns Pattern.
Episode 452015-07-31
Shamir
The singer's disco-infused funk and soul gets stripped down to a lone voice with a guitar.
Episode 462015-08-03
SOAK
Irish singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson makes the most of a single voice and an acoustic guitar.
Episode 472015-08-05
Terence Blanchard Feat. The E-Collective
The New Orleans trumpeter's funky new band creates dance music to ward off despair.
Episode 482015-08-10
Torres
Mackenzie Scott's music channels Patti Smith and PJ Harvey while hinting at further growth.
Episode 492015-08-14
Restorations
The Philly rock band's big-hearted songs are stripped down to a few guitars and a MiniKorg.
Episode 502015-08-17
Kacey Musgraves
The country singer plays four songs from Pageant Material, plus the set-closing "Follow Your Arrow."
Episode 512015-08-21
Son Lux
The trio blows up its sound by adding off-duty, civilian horn players from the U.S. Marine Band.
Episode 522015-08-24
Caroline Rose
Rose plays music as if she's just met her new best friend: It's fresh, fun and enthusiastic.
Episode 532015-08-28
Eskimeaux
There's lighthearted, almost childlike beauty in the way Gabrielle Smith puts words to song.
Episode 542015-08-31
Mitski
Mitski's music is dark and even scary, but glimmers of beauty peek through.
Episode 552015-09-04
Happyness
If you're a fan of dark, incredibly dry, wry humor, you've just found Happyness.
Episode 562015-09-08
Leon Bridges
Bridges is easy to love and hard to resist, with purity in his voice that's untouched by modern pop.
Episode 572015-09-11
Sam Lee
The singer found his voice by finding and preserving old British, Irish and Scottish folk songs.
Episode 582015-09-18
Watkins Family Hour
With help from Fiona Apple, two Nickel Creek alums gather a band to perform old and new songs.
Episode 592015-09-22
Gina Chavez
The Austin singer-songwriter performs with intense openness, directness and warmth.
Episode 602015-09-25
Joan Shelley
As technology rules the day, here's a reminder that a single voice can carry deep emotion.
Episode 612015-09-29
The Internet
The R&B band might just be the oddest thing to come from the hip-hop collective Odd Future.
Episode 622015-10-02
Lianne La Havas
The singer is soulful yet playful, raw and vulnerable in a commanding kind of way.
Episode 632015-10-05
Deqn Sue
She came so close to winning NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert Contest, we just had to see her play.
Episode 642015-10-09
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
The trumpeter presents his emotionally charged, jazz-hybridized "stretch music" in performance.
Episode 652015-10-13
Andra Day
Day's songs feel candid and vulnerable, but not understated.
Episode 662015-10-16
Oh Pep!
The band's clever, thoughtful music fits in everywhere from Nashville to its hometown of Melbourne.
Episode 672015-10-19
Paolo Angeli
The Sardinian guitarist has a whole toy shop aboard his instrument.
Episode 682015-10-23
Beauty Pill
In Beauty Pill, life whirs with plunderphonic glee and riffs are funky from the inside out.
Episode 692015-10-27
The Suffers
The 10-piece band can barely fit all its horns, guitars, percussion and energy behind one desk.
Episode 702015-11-02
Diane Coffee
Conjuring David Bowie, Diane Coffee's Shaun Fleming swaggered and shimmied behind the Tiny Desk.
Episode 7115 min2015-11-05
Chris Stapleton
With his wife Morgane, the country singer-songwriter sings patient, detailed songs of devotion.
Episode 722015-11-06
My bubba
My bubba is a duo of women whose quirky, delicate, sweetly sung folk songs are a delight.
Episode 732015-11-09
Aurora
At 19 and on the cusp of her first album, the Norwegian singer performs with a sense of discovery.
Episode 742015-11-13
Rahim AlHaj
The oud player's wordless music tells powerful stories about life's blessedness and fragility.
Episode 752015-11-17
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
At the Tiny Desk, Rateliff's body-shaking Southern-style soul takes on a more laid-back sound.
Episode 762015-11-20
The Wild Reeds
Great singers aren't easy to come by, so finding three in one band is something special.
Episode 772015-11-23
Youth Lagoon
Trevor Powers' new songs are expansive and self-assured, a transition reflected in this performance.
Episode 782015-11-30
Teddy Abrams
Hear a young conductor, composer and pianist play Beethoven and his own jazzy pieces.
Episode 792015-12-04
Protomartyr
The Detroit band's loud, screeching, grousing rock can be profound, poetic and bewildering.
Episode 802015-12-08
The Oh Hellos
The nine-piece band bursts with anthemic joy, even as its songs convey darkness and loneliness.
Episode 812015-12-11
Land Lines
The Denver band's mysteriously swirling music is singular, new and adventurous.
Episode 822015-12-14
Shakey Graves
When the singer breaks out his guitar and suitcase drum, a rush of adrenaline hits the room.
Episode 832015-12-18
Son Little
A modernistic bluesman with a taste for electronics appears with just his acoustic guitar.
Episode 842015-12-21
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Watch the soul star perform "Silent Night" and two originals — one for Christmas, one for Hanukkah.