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NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert series continues to thrive, featuring a diverse range of artists. Recent performances include sets from established acts like Harry Styles, Sam Smith, and Anderson .Paak, as well as emerging artists like Beabadoobee and Doechii. The series showcases intimate, stripped-down versions of songs in the NPR Music office.

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"Amber Mark: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. Bobby Carter January [--] [----] In her Tiny Desk (home) concert singer-songwriter and producer Amber Mark expresses more than once that performing for the series is a "bucket list" moment for her. Upon our first meeting she came with the concept for her performance entirely laid out. "The band is gonna"
YouTube Link 2022-01-31T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 692.3K engagements

"Cornelius: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert March [--] [----] Lars Gotrich -- As Cornelius Keigo Oyamada has stretched his vision across frenzied indie rock lush '60s-style pop psychedelic funk and glitched electronics all deconstructed and reassembled like a neon cubist-pop sculpture. After a little more than two decades no one can really imitate his complex cool. Sporting a pair of sunglasses (always) Oyamada recently brought his band from Japan to the Tiny Desk on a rare U.S. tour including his longtime collaborator and former Pizzicato Five member Hiroshisa Horie drummer Yuko Araki (Mi-Gu Cibo"
YouTube Link 2018-03-26T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 507.1K engagements

"The Arcs: NPR Tiny Desk Concert January [--] [----] by BOB BOILEN Today we celebrate the release of our 500th Tiny Desk concert. It's amazing that something that started as a bit of a wisecrack has been so widely embraced by artists and fans. In [----] at SXSW in Austin NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and I met up to see singer Laura Gibson. Laura was so quiet and the crowd was so loud and rude something about a March basketball game that Stephen jokingly asked her to come play at my desk so we could hear her. My lightbulbs went off and a month later Laura came to D.C.; I was ready with a couple of"
YouTube Link 2016-01-25T18:48Z 12.4M followers, 1M engagements

"S.G. Goodman: Tiny Desk Concert Ann Powers October [--] [----] S.G. Goodman gazes off into the distance as she begins the first song in this Tiny Desk session rocking her body from side to side connecting with a force inside and also just out of reach: maybe it's something in her past or the image of a person she holds dear or maybe it's simply fierce ragged hope. "I see all my love coming back to me I can see it" she wails in her piercing haunted soprano. Her band revs its engine beneath her as she testifies about a rock and roll epiphany. As drummer Stephen Montgomery and bassist Mark Sloan"
YouTube Link 2022-10-26T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 147.6K engagements

"Recording Drums At The Tiny Desk (With Josh Rogosin) In honor of the fourth-ever Tiny Desk Contest our intrepid Tiny Desk audio engineer Josh Rogosin goes deep on recording drums. The Contest closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on March [--] [----] so get those last-minute submissions in to npr.org/tinydeskcontest Remember: You don't need to have fancy audio equipment to make a great entry just be yourself and let your music shine through. Good luck NPR NPR Music National Public Radio Live Performance NPR NPR Music National Public Radio Live Performance"
YouTube Link 2018-03-25T16:20Z 12.4M followers, 340.2K engagements

"Mohammad Reza Shajarian: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Every Tiny Desk Concert provides its own particular thrill but it's not every day that we get to welcome one of NPR's [--] Great Voices to our offices. With the visit of the incredible honey-voiced Mohammad Reza Shajarian from Iran we lucked out by having him sing on not just any day but on the biggest holiday of the Persian calendar: Nowruz the New Year. Joined by three excellent collaborators brothers Sohrab and Tahmoures Pournazeri (celebrated musicians in their own right as leaders of Iran's Shams Ensemble) and French percussionist Robin"
YouTube Link 2013-05-20T19:52Z 12.4M followers, 1.1M engagements

"Tigers Jaw: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Lars June [--] [----] The new album from Tigers Jaw spin revels in quiet pleasures even as its rich production pulls power from the band's open wounds. It's the major-label debut from a band that at one point made yelping and earnest pop-punk before finding its way to intricate and melancholy pop. After the lineup shake-up three years ago Ben Walsh and Brianna Collins both step into larger roles as the primary songwriters and singers here playing songs from spin stripped down to an acoustic guitar and keyboard. It's a strikingly intimate format that"
YouTube Link 2017-06-26T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 578.3K engagements

"Wilco: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Armed with acoustic guitars tiny amps a desktop percussion unit and a ton of grace Wilco plays three new songs from The Whole Love and an old favorite in a stripped-down but powerful set at the NPR Music offices. Set List: "Dawned On Me" "Whole Love" "Born Alone" "War On War" For more videos and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. Wilco NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts All Songs Considered Wilco NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts All Songs Considered"
YouTube Link 2011-10-18T15:58Z 12.4M followers, 2.9M engagements

"Lee Fields: Tiny Desk Concert This year's Black History Month celebration at the Tiny Desk features a carefully crafted lineup spanning many genres generations and walks of life. Each artist represents the best in their class and will be performing at the Tiny Desk for the first time. Stephen Thompson February [--] [----] You can't see it on the screen but there's a piece of paper taped to the Desk in front of Lee Fields throughout the R&B blues and soul veteran's long-awaited Tiny Desk debut. It's got the set list of course but also an instruction to the singer: "NO AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION" It"
YouTube Link 2023-02-10T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 291.6K engagements

"@DestinConrad introduces his alter-ego and explains how he lets intuition guide his music. NPR NPR Music National Public Radio Live Performance tiny desk tiny desk concert tony desk tiny concert NPR NPR Music National Public Radio Live Performance tiny desk tiny desk concert tony desk tiny concert"
YouTube Link 2026-01-29T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 14.7K engagements

"King Creosote And Jon Hopkins: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts To immerse yourself in King Creosote and Jon Hopkins' album Diamond Mine is to be transported to the Scottish countryside. Standing in the NPR Music offices the album's unassuming creators somehow lose little of their mystique. Set List: "John Taylor's Month Away" "Bubble" "Cockle Shell" "And The Racket They Made" For more videos and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts Podcast visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts King Creosote Jon Hopkins Diamond Mine Tiny Desk Concerts NPR Music All Songs Considered King Creosote Jon Hopkins Diamond"
YouTube Link 2011-09-06T16:43Z 12.4M followers, 295.4K engagements

"The Arcs: Keep On Dreamin' NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW FULL CONCERT: https://youtu.be/0fQJRrmb5lk It speaks to The Black Keys' popularity and stature as one of America's finest working rock bands that the initial school of thought around The Arcs was that it's singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach's "side project." The Arcs' debut album Yours Dreamily may have begun as a solo excursion but the group has turned into a soulful explosion. Those lucky enough to see the eight-piece band's concert debut recorded during a special First Listen Live performance at the Housing Works Bookstore Caf on a humid September"
YouTube Link 2015-09-17T19:14Z 12.4M followers, 166.4K engagements

"Air: Tiny Desk Concert Lars Gotrich December [--] [----] There's nothing easy about the laid-back cool of Air's music. On record and for film soundtracks the French electronic duo turns distressed dreams into symphonies plucked from cotton candy clouds sonically light but heavy with emotion. Yet to see Air's members perform live everything seems so effortless. Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benot Dunckel have been looking back on Air's catalog recently extending the anniversary tour of their debut album. Surrounded by synths and keys bearing Air's block-letter logo the band opens this Tiny Desk with "Le"
YouTube Link 2025-12-05T10:01Z 12.4M followers, 777.8K engagements

"The Doobie Brothers: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter November [--] [----] There's often a moment during a Tiny Desk concert when an artist realizes that playing in an office was either the right or wrong thing to do. After starting the set with "Takin' It to the Streets" one of The Doobie Brothers' many hits Tom Johnston tells the audience "It's not like this at gigs. We just played up in New York at Jones Beach last night and y'all are outdoing them. It's pretty cool." For a band as accomplished as this to still encounter new experiences as performers says a lot about the energy bouncing around"
YouTube Link 2025-11-05T10:01Z 12.4M followers, 1.3M engagements

"Albin Lee Meldau: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Robin Hilton July [--] [----] -- Few singers can command an audience's attention quite like Albin Lee Meldau. When I first saw him perform at a church in Austin Texas during South By Southwest last March it felt like the entire audience was on the edge of its seat hanging on every twisted word. His voice is breathtaking soulful thunderous and impossible to ignore. Watching Meldau in this Tiny Desk set the first thing you'll notice apart from that voice is how possessed he is by the music. The words and melodies seem to take hold of him while at the"
YouTube Link 2017-08-04T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 528.7K engagements

"Jacob Collier: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. July [--] [----] Colin Marshall -- Polymath musician Jacob Collier has been championing this style of one-man-band music videos since [----] singing every note and playing every instrument. His cover of Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing"earned him a devout YouTube following at the age of 19"
YouTube Link 2020-07-09T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 4.8M engagements

"lafur Arnalds: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert July [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- It's as if the pianos were haunted. Somewhere about midway through this Tiny Desk as Icelandic composer lafur Arnalds performed on his electronic keyboard two upright pianos were playing lilting melodies behind him absent any performer at the keys. And yet these "ghosts" along with lafur's band of strings and percussion put together some of the most beautiful music I've heard at the Tiny Desk made all the more mysterious through its presentation. About ten minutes into the performance lafur looked behind him at the two"
YouTube Link 2018-07-26T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.5M engagements

"Geese: Tiny Desk Concert Dora Levite February [--] [----] When Geese stopped by the NPR Music office in December bassist Dominic DiGesu geeked out with a bag of trinkets to display on the Desk: a small toy goose gifted to them on tour a stuffed Snoopy a figurine of Sonic cradling Jesus Minecraft sticky notes and a Mets hat. Since the release of 2025's Getting Killed the critical and fan reception has been wild and hard to parse even my colleagues at All Songs Considered dove into the phenomenon. But here the members of Geese ignore the noise and lean into their decade of collaboration together."
YouTube Link 2026-02-10T10:01Z 12.4M followers, 718.7K engagements

"Common At The White House: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert October [--] [----] by BOB BOILEN We've never done a Tiny Desk Concert that wasn't behind my desk at NPR. But when the White House called and said they were putting on an event called South by South Lawn a day-long festival filled with innovators and creators from the worlds of technology and art including music we jumped at the chance to get involved. We chose Common as the performer and the White House library as the space. This Tiny Desk Concert was a convergence of art and soul mixing politics with heart. Common's choice of songs dealt"
YouTube Link 2016-10-11T14:34Z 12.4M followers, 4.7M engagements

"Fito Pez: Tiny Desk Concert This Sept. [--] to Oct. [--] NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover. Felix Contreras September [--] [----] What an honor to host Fito Pez one of the pioneers of Argentine rock at the Tiny Desk for the start of Latin Music Month. In [----] Pez released his debut solo album one year after a brutal dictatorship joining the swell of Spanish language rock and roll that was growing in Argentina. His lyrical insight was poignant then and resonates now. In this set his beloved storytelling is on full display as well as his connection to"
YouTube Link 2025-09-15T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.4M engagements

"Yo-Yo Ma: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Aug. [--] [----] Tom Huizenga -- Why did Laurence Olivier return so often to Shakespeare's Othello Why did Ansel Adams keep photographing the Grand Canyon Obsessed or awestruck artists revisit great inspirations because they believe there is yet another story to tell about life about themselves. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma brought his great inspiration and in turn part of his own life story to an enthusiastic audience packed around the Tiny Desk on a hot summer day. Ma is returning yet again to the Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello by Johann Sebastian Bach a Mount"
YouTube Link 2018-08-24T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.7M engagements

"Naia Izumi: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert May [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- I am so proud of our [----] Tiny Desk Contest winner Naia Izumi. The band he brought and the songs they played for this winning Tiny Desk Concert made us all even prouder. Naia was chosen after we reviewed nearly [----] video entries. And the talent that came to us through all those submissions was astonishing. Naia Izumi won us over with his mind-boggling and unique style of guitar playing a combination of tapping on the fingerboards and soul-filled whammy bar-note bending. And his multi-octave singing range blended so eloquently"
YouTube Link 2018-05-16T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 573K engagements

"Phony Ppl: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert March [--] [----] Bobby Carter -- "I wish I could've savored that moment longer" Phony Ppl lead singer Elbee Thrie said to me as we rode the elevator down following the band's Tiny Desk performance. "I'll never forget this." Throughout the set you see Thrie scan the entire office taking mental inventory of the entire experience. Phony Ppl is a group that emits a vigorous energy on and off stage. In this case the spirit was exchanged between the band and the NPR staff from the moment they gathered behind the desk and gave a zesty greeting. The Brooklynites"
YouTube Link 2019-03-11T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.3M engagements

"Ron Carter: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. Nikki Birch May [--] [----] The velvety sapphire of what may be the most recognizable curtains in jazz are the backdrop for this special Tiny Desk (home) concert. Dapper and distinguished in matching ties legendary bassist Ron Carter and the members of his trio sit comfortably on the prestigious stage of"
YouTube Link 2022-05-04T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 236.8K engagements

"Coco Jones: Tiny Desk Concert Alant Serene January [--] [----] As soon as Coco Jones stepped behind the Desk donning a beautiful silver dress and a bright warm smile it was apparent that we were about to witness a star shine. The singer-songwriter has received flowers from the likes of Beyonc Chaka Khan Patti LaBelle and Babyface. So expectations were high for Jones to display exactly why she is a standout amongst a new generation of R&B artists and she does not disappoint. Jones wields her voice to reveal her power range and control. She sets the tone with the beautiful ballad You which flows"
YouTube Link 2026-01-09T15:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.3M engagements

"WILLOW: Tiny Desk Concert Ashley Pointer May [--] [----] On a call ahead of her Tiny Desk taping WILLOW told me that she "just wants to feel it and be in the vibe." Many artists worry about having to tailor their music for the space but if done right a beautiful synergy can be achieved. With boundless energy and magnetic stage presence the artist's exceptional vocal range and musicality left the audience spellbound. Despite being only [--] years old the singer-songwriter and musician Willow Smith is a vet when it comes to this music thing. She's been consistently making music and on a journey of"
YouTube Link 2024-05-01T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 6.1M engagements

"Camila Cabello: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert From Sept. [--] through Oct. [--] Tiny Desk is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with an "El Tiny" takeover of the (home) concert series featuring J Balvin Camila Cabello and several more musicians from all corners of Latinidad. Anamaria Sayre October [--] [----] To the beat of her swishing hips and swaying percussionists Camila Cabello's famous "Half of my heart is in Havana" reverberates across this musician-packed Miami set with an at-home ease that feels novel for the global popstar. Born to a Cuban mother and Mexican father in Havana Cuba Cabello is no"
YouTube Link 2021-10-15T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 10.9M engagements

"yeule: Tiny Desk Concert Robin Hilton January [--] [----] In this new era of indie rock yeule has become a leading voice. With a beautifully moody catalog of gauzy sometimes sludgy songs that roar while drifting through the ether they got swept up in the shoegaze revival. But even as they have embraced more pop sensibilities yeule's sound has remained spectral and enigmatic washed out in a vast sea of reverb and noise. But yeule strips away much of that for this Tiny Desk performance captured in our sunlit office on a bright autumn afternoon. The drums are softened with towels on the heads and"
YouTube Link 2026-01-22T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 263.2K engagements

"Sam Amidon & Bill Frisell: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Sam Amidon takes traditional music and makes it his own. He might begin with a traditional murder ballad and then morph it into something of his own fueled by Bill Frisell's languidly atmospheric guitar Shahzad Ismaily's minimal but essential percussion and Amidon's own yearning voice. At other times Amidon weaves his own new tunes into worn weary seemingly ageless sagas. Amidon has been doing this for a long time. In [----] back when he was [--] NPR aired a story about his Vermont contra-dance band Popcorn Behavior a group he'd assembled"
YouTube Link 2014-12-03T00:05Z 12.4M followers, 408.5K engagements

"Rio Mira: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Rio Mira play "La Pepa de Tangar" "Romn Romn" and "Mi Buenaventura" at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Oct. [--] [----] Felix Contreras -- For just about fifteen minutes the members of Rio Mira created a living and very melodic connection to Africa. Set behind a large marimba and drums that are unique to their corner of the world the members of the band performed music that is the legacy of enslaved people who were in"
YouTube Link 2019-11-08T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 113K engagements

"Julian Lage Trio: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert From The Archives We've been filming Tiny Desk concerts for more than [--] years. While revisiting our archives we discovered that some of our earliest concerts never made it to YouTube Watch Julian Lage Trios Tiny Desk concert from 2011: https://www.npr.org/2011/07/07/137646119/julian-lage-trio-tiny-desk-concert Patrick Jarenwattananon July [--] [----] You hear a lot about young prodigies in jazz. That's understandable: Jazz prizes skill and any teenager who can tear it up like the big boys and girls is usually worth a smile and nod. But usually you can"
YouTube Link 2020-10-18T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 327.6K engagements

"Megan Thee Stallion: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Megan Thee Stallion play at the Tiny Desk Fest. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic This Tiny Desk concert was part of Tiny Desk Fest a four-night series of extended concerts performed in front of a live audience and streamed live on YouTube Twitter and Facebook. Dec. [--] [----] Sidney Madden -- "I'm gonna get real comfortable with y'all so I'm need y'all to get real comfortable with me" Megan Thee Stallion told the excited"
YouTube Link 2019-12-09T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 8.7M engagements

"Jon Batiste: NPR Music Field Recordings Jon Batiste is from New Orleans where a street parade might assemble around the corner on any given day. Evidently he likes a good walkabout: He's liable to lead his band at a guerrilla concert in the New York City subway or out of a venue or as he did at the Newport Jazz Festival off stage and into the audience. After playing a set at Newport he and the Stay Human band kept walking. They walked past the backstage trailers through the quad stage and up onto an overgrown rampart of Fort Adams the 190-year-old edifice which houses the festival. After a"
YouTube Link 2014-11-06T21:16Z 12.4M followers, 432.7K engagements

"Flo Milli: Tiny Desk Concert This Black Music Month Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. Were releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists from veterans whove paved the way for what we hear today in Black music to those who are carving out their own paths. Ashley Pointer June [--] [----] The Tiny Desk has humbled many artists but Flo Milli strutted into NPR HQ and behind the Desk with the unwavering confidence of an OG. While her appearance gave soft and feminine clothed in blush pink with babys breath scattered throughout her hair Millis lyrical prowess sliced like a"
YouTube Link 2024-06-26T10:48Z 12.4M followers, 1.4M engagements

"Tower of Power: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Aug. [--] [----] Felix Contreras -- When the [--] members of Tower of Power were in place behind Bob Boilen's desk strategically positioned around the band's famous five-piece horn section their first collective blast three beats into the sound check literally made the video crew jump. It was more a force of nature than a sound and an impressive display of the "five fingers operating as one hand" concept of band cohesiveness. From the group's beginning in Oakland in [----] its soul disciples stood out from the peace-and-love scene in the San Francisco Bay."
YouTube Link 2018-08-20T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.5M engagements

"This could be your year Submit to the Tiny Desk Contest Feb. [--] at npr.org/tinydeskcontest #tinydeskcontest @sallybabys.silverdollars almost won the Tiny Desk Contest in [----]. This year the band made its Tiny Desk debut. Whats their advice for curious musicians who may be on the fence about entering "Work with what you've got and put it out there" Sal Geloso says that no matter where you are with your music -- the most important thing is that you're making it. 🎩🪄 This could be your year Submit to the Tiny Desk Contest Feb. [--] at npr.org/tinydeskcontest Video: Alante Serene/NPR The [----] Tiny"
YouTube Link 2026-01-29T00:00Z 12.4M followers, 24.9K engagements

"Roddy Ricch: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. July [--] [----] Bobby Carter - This was slated to be Roddy Ricch's summer. He was having the breakout moment that I've seen from so many other Compton emcees before him. The young man born Rodrick Moore Jr. snagged his first Grammy. He had multiple hit songs on the radio including the biggest song in"
YouTube Link 2020-07-08T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 5.2M engagements

"Chloe x Halle: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. Abby O'Neill December [--] [----] Powerful sister duo Chloe x Halle went all out on this one. Flanked by personal memorabilia supplied by their mother the Bailey sisters did their best to make this studio performance really feel like a home concert. As they volley off each other swapping lead and"
YouTube Link 2020-12-08T17:00Z 12.4M followers, 7.6M engagements

"Kany Garca: Tiny Desk Concert Felix Contreras July [--] [----] What's an artist to do when instead of standing and dancing before a stadium of adoring fans she's instead sitting behind the Tiny Desk You do exactly what Puerto Rican vocalist Kany Garca does: dig deep into the intimacy of her songwriting and the musicality of one of the most distinctive voices in any form of Latin music. The first track "Para Siempre" perfectly embodies a seductive declaration of togetherness with lyrics like: "I want to be the desire that brings you home every night." In "Mundo Inventado" the full power of her"
YouTube Link 2023-07-24T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.8M engagements

"Sam Smith: Tiny Desk Concert Stephen Thompson September [--] [----] What you've got here is a perfect 20-minute distillation of The Sam Smith Experience: The Grammy-winning [----] ballad that kicked off the singer's career ("Stay With Me") a sleek dance-pop banger ("How Do You Sleep") and a chart-topping dollop of debauched hedonism ("Unholy") bundled together with "Lay Me Down" in which Smith performed a gorgeous duet with LaDonna Harley-Peters. From the stately to the louche and bawdy Smith even introduced "Unholy" with a perfect summation of their recent artistic direction: "Let's get saucy""
YouTube Link 2023-09-29T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 20.1M engagements

"Fireboy DML: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. LaTesha Harris March [--] [----] Dearly beloved: we are gathered here today to get through this thing called "Afro-life." Surrounded by lush greenery and soft lavender lighting Fireboy DML makes his Tiny Desk (home) concert debut from Lagos Nigeria. The Nigerian singer-songwriter delivers the three-song"
YouTube Link 2022-03-03T13:54Z 12.4M followers, 670.6K engagements

"Car Seat Headrest: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert February [--] [----] by BOB BOILEN For a singer who's sought privacy in the parking lot of a Target so he could record vocals in the backseat of his car Will Toledo hasn't been shy about sharing his work. By age [--] he'd already released a dozen albums. Toledo who records under the name Car Seat Headrest is prolific but never conventional. He performed this Tiny Desk Concert mostly solo with occasional input from his nearby Leesburg Va. friends and Seattle bandmates for a set that represents only a tiny sliver of what you'll find on a Car Seat Headrest"
YouTube Link 2016-02-08T19:47Z 12.4M followers, 2.6M engagements

"Miley Cyrus: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. Miley Cyrus has always understood that music is theater. So it's no surprise that visiting the imaginative space that is the Tiny Desk she transforms it into something both fantastical and true to her topsy-turvy Mileyness. Cyrus ruled preteen hearts on the small screen before mastering pop"
YouTube Link 2021-01-28T17:00Z 12.4M followers, 9.7M engagements

"Aja Monet: Tiny Desk Concert Nikki Birch December [--] [----] Djembe. Drums. Piano and bass. A sweeping groove beckoned welcoming us into the world of surrealist blues poet Aja Monet. Transformed into a lush garden the Tiny Desk bloomed with the stanzas sounds and legacy of jazz poetry. Monets poems cast unflinching eyes towards love justice accountability and the joy and healing of daughters and sons of the Black diaspora. At times her words gentle gut punches to the soul and psyche had those in attendance whooping in agreement or silently weeping. These lyrical jokes jabs and caresses were"
YouTube Link 2023-12-01T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 256.6K engagements

"The Avett Brothers: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert With all due respect to its terrific albums and kinetic frenetic live shows if The Avett Brothers could put on a three-song acoustic concert at every workplace in America the band would be a world-beating colossus. For proof listen to this performance in the NPR Music offices. Find more at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.phpstoryId=92071316. avett brothers npr music tiny desk concert avett brothers npr music tiny desk concert"
YouTube Link 2009-06-25T20:58Z 12.4M followers, 6.5M engagements

"Too $hort: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert NPR Music's Tiny Desk series will celebrate Black History Month with Tiny Desk (home) concerts featuring legends in the world of R&B jazz gospel and hip-hop. Each artist in this legacy lineup has helped to define Black music as we know it and will be performing a Tiny Desk concert for the first time. LaTesha Harris February [--] [----] In his Tiny Desk (home) concert Too $hort asks: "How many artists you know that got relevant records in five decades" The Oakland rapper answers by performing seven songs from his own discography showcasing his extensive (yet"
YouTube Link 2022-02-17T14:08Z 12.4M followers, 1.6M engagements

"The Black Crowes: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert This performance was recorded on February [--] [----]. We will continue releasing Tiny Desk videos of shows that had already been taped. In light of current events NPR is postponing new live tapings of Tiny Desk Concerts. In the meantime check out Tiny Desk (home) concerts Theyre recorded by the artists in their home. Its the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. March [--] [----] Josh Rogosin -- The second Chris Robinson swaggered through the door he was cracking jokes. "Life is full of disappointments" he lamented."
YouTube Link 2020-03-30T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.7M engagements

"How We Record Audio At The Tiny Desk In honor of all the entrants to our [----] Tiny Desk Contest we made a little video about how our audio whiz Josh Rogosin records the Tiny Desk concerts. Remember: This Contest is about a great performance not great audio quality. Check out what everybody made for the Contest at npr.org/tinydeskcontest and stay tuned for the winner announcement The Contest winner will play a Tiny Desk and go on a tour of the U.S. fueled by Lagunitas. NPR NPR Music National Public Radio Tiny Desk Concert Tiny Desk Contest Lagunitas Tiny Desk NPR NPR Music National Public"
YouTube Link 2017-01-30T20:29Z 12.4M followers, 802.1K engagements

"BTS: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert For new music the latest Tiny Desk (home) concerts and more sign up for the NPR Music newsletter sent weekly: npr.org/nprmusicnewsletter Stephen Thompson Sept. [--] [----] We've been trying to make a BTS Tiny Desk concert happen for years now even gaming out ways we might move Bob Boilen's desk far enough forward to accommodate the superstar Korean boy band's dance moves. In the end it took a global pandemic and the launch of Tiny Desk (home) concerts back in March to make something happen. With BTS cooped up in Seoul the group held true to the series's spirit by"
YouTube Link 2020-09-21T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 70.7M engagements

"Robert Plant: Tiny Desk Concert Robin Hilton November [--] [----] When Robert Plant first stepped behind the Tiny Desk on a blustery Halloween afternoon he took stock of the relatively stripped-down setup. "This is just like Live Aid" he said with a smile. "I couldn't hear myself there either." He was referring to the fact we don't amplify voices or use monitors so artists can hear themselves. But if ever there was someone up to the challenge it's Robert Plant. With a voice that's only gotten better with age Plant has deftly moved from the full-throated rock and swagger of Led Zeppelin to the"
YouTube Link 2025-11-21T10:01Z 12.4M followers, 2.2M engagements

"Mandolin Orange: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Mandolin Orange play "Golden Embers" "The Wolves" and "Wildfire" at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Aug. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz made everything seem so easy pulling a few acoustic instruments out of their car and in no time huddling around a single microphone behind the Tiny Desk. With that Mandolin Orange was ready. Emily bowed her fiddle while Andrew strummed a guitar and sang"
YouTube Link 2019-08-30T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.9M engagements

"Nile Rodgers & CHIC: Tiny Desk Concert Sheldon Pearce October [--] [----] Before Nile Rodgers & CHIC set the Tiny Desk off the icon established a sort of mission statement for the group's sound: "If we can funk in this you know we can funk." They surely can. In stints since [----] CHIC has assured its position as funk ambassadors a position its members clearly relish and no space is resistant to their grooves. When Rodgers asks singer Kimberly Davis to show the audience "how we do it in the CHIC organization" she launches into high-powered vocals that vaporize every note. And when he asks drummer"
YouTube Link 2023-10-26T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 10.2M engagements

"Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman: Tiny Desk Concert Bob Boilen October [--] [----] There's a sweet moment between songs when Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman reminisce about their love for traditional banjo and fiddle tunes. Speaking about 'Across the Rocky Mountain" banjo picker Nora Brown says she first heard the song when she was about [--] or [--]. That puts a grin on fiddler Stephanie Coleman's face as she chimes in to say "I had the same experience; we both were middle schoolers who were obsessed with old banjo players." It's this passion that these two have for traditional tunes that sparks me"
YouTube Link 2023-10-24T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 350K engagements

"Brushy One String: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert February [--] [----] by BOB BOILEN Artists shine given restrictions and limitations. Subtlety and nuance are more easily found in minimalism than excess. That's the beauty of Brushy One String whose sound is make by one big fat E-string and a voice so rich and full all it wants is a bit of rhythmic and melodic underpinning. Brushy One String is from Jamaica and his "Chicken In The Corn" video has been viewed nearly nine million times. I first came upon his music at globalFEST [----]. He even broke his one string that night but he smiled and warmed our"
YouTube Link 2016-02-27T15:30Z 12.4M followers, 8.1M engagements

"Eladio Carrion: Tiny Desk Concert This Sept. [--] to Oct. [--] NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover. Anamaria Sayre October [--] [----] English language hip-hop and Latin trap exist in two separate dimensions; Kansas-born Puerto Rico-raised Eladio Carrin embodies both and neither at once. Thats perhaps a poetic reflection of a childhood spent as a military brat moving from state to state across the country that colonized his familys island before settling back in Humacao. At the Tiny Desk Carrin wasted no time putting that multicultural flow on full"
YouTube Link 2024-10-06T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.7M engagements

"The Philharmonik [----] Tiny Desk Contest Winner: Tiny Desk Concert Elle Mannion May [--] [----] While each Tiny Desk concert is special in its own way we only publish one annually from a Tiny Desk Contest winner. This year that winner is The Philharmonik an up-and-coming multi-genre artist from Sacramento Calif. whose entry rose to the top of nearly [----] entries submitted by independent artists. In that entry singer Christian Gates and his band proved they knew how to make a song shine behind a desk performing in an office setting in business casual attire. They keep up the act at the Tiny Desk"
YouTube Link 2024-05-29T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2M engagements

"Carin Len: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert From Sept. [--] through Oct. [--] Tiny Desk is celebrating Latinx Heritage Month with an "El Tiny" takeover featuring Jessie Reyez Susana Baca and more musicians from all corners of Latinidad. Felix Contreras September [--] [----] Having played the music myself I have always lovingly referred to Mexican Regional music as cowboy hats and accordions. But this is not your grandparents Mexican Regional. Younger musicians today are rejecting the restrictions of that industry-imposed title and adding contemporary sounds like hip-hop and trap while still maintaining the"
YouTube Link 2022-09-19T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 17.6M engagements

"SIX The Musical: Tiny Desk Concert Josh Rogosin Sept. [--] [----] As soon as the Queens saw the Tiny Desk their excitement was palpable. After the initial flurry of selfies were snapped the actors and band completely owned the room enrapturing the audience of NPR staffers assembled. SIX The Musical imagines the six wives of Henry VIII reuniting on stage as real-life popstars. Their "queenspirations" include Beyonce (for Catherine of Aragon as played by Khaila Wilcoxon) Miley Cyrus (Anne Boleyn played by Storm Lever) Adele (Jane Seymour played by Jasmine Forsberg) Lizzo (Anna of Cleves played by"
YouTube Link 2022-09-01T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2M engagements

"Hermanos Gutirrez: Tiny Desk Concert Felix Contreras January [--] [----] There is a slow burning intensity to everything Hermanos Gutirrez does including how the duo walked into our offices and saw the Tiny Desk for the first time. Wow there it is Estevan said quietly to his brother Alejandro. Hermanos Gutirrezs origin story is as intricate as the guitar playing styles of its two members. The brothers have roots in both Switzerland and Ecuador and the time spent in those two very distinct cultures and geographies gives their sound a tempered European coolness coupled with a warm playful energy."
YouTube Link 2023-01-31T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 7.1M engagements

"Rubio: Tiny Desk Concert This Sept. [--] to Oct. [--] NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover. Anamaria Sayre October [--] [----] Rubio's electronic-pop music is full of ambient sound but at the Tiny Desk her flow is reborn. Enchanting strings and piano bring darker tones evoking the mountains of Chile. In these sweeping arrangements she casts a new spell. As punk as she is rock as she is classic in her approach her biting lyrics and deeply varied musical sensibilities on songs like "Lo Que No Hablas" and "Seres Invisibles" are as effective as they are"
YouTube Link 2025-10-02T09:01Z 12.4M followers, 555.1K engagements

"Diego El Cigala: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Every now and then if we are extremely lucky we are witness to a musical game changer. That is the rare musician who single-handedly alters the direction of a genre though the power of musical vision and artistry. Diego El Cigala is one of those game changers. While he comes from the world of flamenco he has deftly expanded his expressive range by applying his unmistakable voice to boleros Spanish copla tangos jazz and various combinations of all of the above. See and hear for yourself how one musician can create something completely new by drawing"
YouTube Link 2015-05-04T14:21Z 12.4M followers, 3.4M engagements

"Chika: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert This performance was recorded on February [--] [----]. We will continue releasing Tiny Desk videos of shows that had already been taped. In light of current events NPR is postponing new live tapings of Tiny Desk Concerts. In the meantime check out Tiny Desk (home) concerts Theyre recorded by the artists in their home. Its the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. March [--] [----] Abby O'Neill -- Showing her playful side the 23-year old rapper Chika came to the Tiny Desk chock-full of jokes and lots of flair even bringing her"
YouTube Link 2020-03-20T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 5.6M engagements

"Tinashe: Tiny Desk Concert Alant Serene February [--] [----] Tinashe has never been one-dimensional. With the many titles of singer songwriter producer engineer and dancer under her belt she came to the Tiny Desk and proved just that. A snow storm may have kept many Washington D.C. natives in their home that day but Tinashe was at the office bright and early with an infectious smile and spirit that would warm up any chill in the building. Since starting her music career in [----] Tinashe has created songs in genres spanning from pop to electro-R&B. And as the Aquarius said herself "at this point"
YouTube Link 2024-02-16T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 924.6K engagements

"Freddie Gibbs And Madlib: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Freddie Gibbs And Madlib play "Education" "Gat Damn" "Soul Right" and "Freestyle S***" at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Dec. [--] [----] Abby O'Neill -- This Freddie Gibbs and Madlib Tiny Desk performance was a year in the making largely because Madlib insisted on playing with El Michels Affair a vintage funk and soul band based out of New York. But it was worth the wait. When pianist Marco Benevento"
YouTube Link 2019-12-13T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 7.5M engagements

"Mitski: 'Your Best American Girl' SXSW [----] NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW We have the benefit of hindsight when it comes to 1950s and '60s pop music. Songs about motorcycle crashes and broken hearts sound quaint now but the sweet harmonies and four-on-the-floor beats reflected real anxieties of teens and twentysomethings. Mitski Miyawaki who records under her first name makes music that looks to that era both in style and substance. The 25-year-old Brooklyn songwriter channels the "pop" reflection of everyday trauma. This is realness often riddled with feedback but more often sung in quiet and"
YouTube Link 2016-04-06T14:49Z 12.4M followers, 143.8K engagements

"Rusowsky: Tiny Desk Concert Anamaria Sayre July [--] [----] Spanish producer and pianist Rusowsky has built a career thus far on making other people's authenticity shine. This year he released his debut album DAISY and took a stab at shifting the spotlight on his own artistry. And in this Tiny Desk performance Rusowsky's soul is revealed for the first time in full force. Ever the producer DAISY is intentional beautifully orchestrated and aware of its own ability to manipulate. With all kinds of crashing sounds and fun synths Rusowsky coats every song with carefully laid diversions. While artistic"
YouTube Link 2025-07-22T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.2M engagements

"Taylor Swift: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Taylor Swift play "The Man" "Lover" "Death by a Thousand Cuts" and "All Too Well" at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Oct. [--] [----] Lyndsey McKenna -- As Taylor Swift settled in for her Tiny Desk she looked out at the 300-plus NPR employees and guests. "Wow This is a lot of people in a tiny office" she said. "I love it" Then after introducing herself she explained her objective: "I just decided to take this as an"
YouTube Link 2019-10-28T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 29.9M engagements

"John Fogerty: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter January [--] [----] For his Tiny Desk John Fogerty brought what means the most to him. Family was accounted for: his sons Tyler and Shane played in the band while his wife Julie was in the audience. There too was Fogerty's distinct brand of patriotism. We filmed this concert on Nov. [--] [----] which happened to be Veterans Day. Fogerty tells the crowd that he was inspired to write "Proud Mary" on the day he received his honorable discharge from the Army Reserve in [----]. "I opened my discharge papers up and I was really really really happy" he says. "I"
YouTube Link 2026-01-16T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 790.8K engagements

"Caroline Polachek: Tiny Desk Concert Marissa Lorusso October [--] [----] Any good singer who gives half a thought to the health of her instrument knows that hydration is crucial for functioning vocal cords. But when Caroline Polachek whose left-of-center pop music makes great use of her mellifluous voice stops for a water break in the middle of her Tiny Desk concert she doesn't pull out some crappy plastic bottle. No she drinks from a chalice. That seems like precisely the right vibe for a performance by Polachek. Her songs are filled with vivid extravagant imagery headless angels smoke floating"
YouTube Link 2023-10-10T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 4.6M engagements

"Cass McCombs: Tiny Desk Concert Maia Stern March [--] [----] Cass McCombs' songs are slow languid and beautiful which feels like the right counterbalance to our fast-paced times. With a set list culled from his deep and rich catalog this Tiny Desk can serve as a reminder to slow down. The set begins with "Priestess" a brand new song just released today. The lyrics are vivid yet mysterious with references to the Devil the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome and the late John Prine it's about someone who encouraged McCombs' songwriting early on. He follows with "County Line" from Wit's End and "Robin"
YouTube Link 2025-03-24T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 122K engagements

"Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio: Tiny Desk Concert Felix Contreras July [--] [----] We've had hundreds of different voices and instruments behind the Tiny Desk over the years but to my ears the performance that featured Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita sounded as if it was dropped directly from the heavens of musical compatibility right into our laps. From the very start of "Allah Lno" the notes began to sprinkle down like soft snowflakes from Sosa's piano and Keita's magnificent 24-string West African kora while percussionist Gustavo Ovalles' tasteful drumming percolated beneath the interplay of"
YouTube Link 2023-07-05T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 553.8K engagements

"Jill Scott: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter February [--] [----] We have finally brought one of our most requested artists to the Tiny Desk: Jill Scott "I thought about you so much" Scott tells the audience. "I was like 'One day Imma be on Tiny Desk' " In celebration of her new album To Whom This May Concern her first in just over a decade the Philadelphia poet shares some new music along with the classics we've been yearning for. Most Jill Scott fans know that her albums are gateways to the live show. For over [--] years the stage has been where she displays her true artistry as a natural-born"
YouTube Link 2026-02-14T01:31Z 12.4M followers, 294.2K engagements

"FKA twigs: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert This year NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts both from home and from behind our beloved Desk. Together these artists represent the past present and future of Black music. This month of carefully curated shows is a celebration of Black artists expressing themselves in ways we've never seen before and of the Tiny Desk's unique way of showcasing that talent. LaTesha Harris June [--] [----] To see her is to appreciate a rare portrait. To watch her dance and hear her sing is to fall entranced into an uncanny"
YouTube Link 2022-06-10T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.5M engagements

"Ed Sheeran: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter September [--] [----] Ed Sheerans Tiny Desk (home) concert from [----] was a huge moment for NPR Music. During a time of uncertainty his show now at nearly [--] million views honored the intimate nature of our platform while also reimagining his work. We knew that when the time was right Sheeran would step behind the real Desk and that time is now. Featuring brand new songs from the album Play plus an old favorite watch Sheeran build the instrumental elements in real time with guitar keyboard and a looping station. SET LIST Sapphire A Little More Camera"
YouTube Link 2025-09-12T15:50Z 12.4M followers, 2M engagements

"Bleachers: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Sept. [--] [----] Jacob Ganz -- Two songs into his Tiny Desk concert Jack Antonoff revealed a bit of stagecraft behind his performances with Bleachers. "My manager says 'When you play for [----] people don't talk to one person. It's only cool for them'" Antonoff said. It was offered as an apology he had just finished aiming a monologue about the link between dancing and crying at a single NPR staffer in the audience but it was also a perfect encapsulation of the connection Antonoff's songs create. Bleachers makes truly conversational pop songs that sound"
YouTube Link 2017-09-19T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.5M engagements

"Carlos Vives: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month NPR Music presents four very special Tiny Desk Home Concerts recorded especially for this week. Felix Contreras October [--] [----] Vocalist Carlos Vives kicks things off in high gear on this Tiny Desk (home) concert with his trademark sound: a"
YouTube Link 2020-10-14T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 6.8M engagements

"Gary Clark Jr.: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert April [--] [----] Stephen Thompson -- Gary Clark Jr. had good reason to sweat. The blues-rock singer and guitarist opted to play his first-ever Tiny Desk concert in front of a huge crowd that warmed the room considerably while clad in a thick knit cap and heavy jacket. Plus he'd brought his young son on tour with him and had to contend with a traditional parenting dilemma: How do you bring your kid to the office and still get work done But once Clark and his formidable band got done cranking out three songs from this year's blistering This Land he"
YouTube Link 2019-04-23T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 4.8M engagements

"Buddy: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Jan. [--] [----] Rodney Carmichael -- When Buddy a preacher's son from Compton turns to me with eyebrows raised on the elevator ride inside NPR's corporate headquarters it's hard to tell if the question that comes next is in preparation for his performance or pure provocation. "Can we smoke in here" he asks with a grin that elicits stifled laughter from his bandmates and a few newsroom journalists along for the ride. It's a blunt request even from a self-professed "weed connoisseur" and it kicks off one of the most dramatic Tiny Desks in recent memory. If 2018"
YouTube Link 2019-01-16T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.4M engagements

"Billy Strings: Tiny Desk Concert Kara Frame December [--] [----] It's rare these days for an artist to ask for fewer microphones but after warming up in our space Billy Strings did just that. Surrounded by his band the bluegrass virtuoso brings back the spirit of Tiny Desk's early days. We capture in his own words "the way these instruments are meant to sound." "We've been lucky to play a lot of cool venues" Strings says pausing to reflect. "But this one's different. It has that same soul to it because I've seen so many amazing performances that happened right here and I kind of believe that love"
YouTube Link 2025-12-10T10:01Z 12.4M followers, 1.7M engagements

"Goo Goo Dolls: Tiny Desk Concert Lars Gotrich November [--] [----] Heres the thing: Goo Goo Dolls songs endure. Formed almost four decades ago the rock bands artistic ambition has always been connection pop anthems that can be blasted from car speakers and in karaoke bars and sung en masse. These songs stick around but never wear out their welcome. This set is bookended by songs from Dizzy Up the Girl the [----] album that found the sweet spot between catchy arena rockers and heartfelt power ballads. Slide is particularly suited to the space as John Rzezniks voice which has aged gracefully into the"
YouTube Link 2025-11-19T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.5M engagements

"Carlos Vives: Tiny Desk Concert This Sept. [--] to Oct. [--] NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover. Felix Contreras September [--] [----] Imagine the burden of not only being a well known and respected musician but also an indelible icon of your country's folk tradition. That is the mantle that Carlos Vives carries for his native Colombia. During his turn behind the Tiny Desk he takes on the role with a deep sense of pride and musical mastery. In [----] Vives released La Tierra del Olvido a landmark recording that introduced the world to Colombia's"
YouTube Link 2025-09-23T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2M engagements

"Danny Ocean: Tiny Desk Concert This Sept. [--] to Oct. [--] NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento September [--] [----] We had no idea when we invited Danny Ocean to the Tiny Desk that his concert would take place amidst another wave of political protests and violent repression in his native Venezuela. Despite the tumultuous timing Danny and his band eased right into his lover boy pop anthems Me Rehso and Volare. The latter kicked off by an ingenious jingle of plastic bottle caps transformed into a beach-side serenade complete"
YouTube Link 2024-09-18T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 4.2M engagements

"Maxwell: Tiny Desk Concert Mitra I. Arthur August [--] [----] Have you ever been in a room where you can feel a palpable collective swooning Welcome to a Maxwell Tiny Desk. The crooners sensual falsetto and rooted baritone have seduced audiences since his debut album dropped in [----]. One of the leading voices in the resurgence of soul music during the late 90s Maxwells albums are full of tender songs recounting love life and heartbreak that have resonated with generations of fans looking for ways to be vulnerable. Clad in soothing neutrals Maxwell charmingly admitted his nervousness at being at"
YouTube Link 2024-08-23T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 7.3M engagements

"The Smile: Tiny Desk Concert Bob Boilen January [--] [----] Surely my musical highlight for [----] was this Tiny Desk concert from The Smile. Just how Radiohead's Thom Yorke Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner were going to perform songs from their sonically adventurous album A Light for Attracting Attention was a puzzle not only to me but to the band. They arrived early along with saxophonist Robert Stillman to test out several tunes and figure out just what made sense behind my desk minus the volume and effects that shape the album's sonic landscape. For roughly [--] minutes the"
YouTube Link 2023-01-03T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.6M engagements

"girl in red: Tiny Desk Concert Robin Hilton February [--] [----] Artists who play the Tiny Desk aren't always sure what they're getting into. "I wasn't expecting it to be in a big building" girl in red's Marie Ulven tells the NPR crowd. "I thought I was going to go into a little house or something." Any confusion aside Ulven and her band deliver a set suitable for the kind of cozy space she imagined one of genuine charm good humor and unbridled joy a vibe that girl in red has always cultivated through music. She can find cause for celebration even in life's bleakest moments like when Ulven and"
YouTube Link 2025-02-11T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.2M engagements

"Wednesday's 'Bleeds' tells the stories of the poets dreamers weirdos and freaks. Wednesday's 'Bleeds' tells the stories of the poets dreamers weirdos and freaks all the people NPR Music's Ann Powers relates to the most. Powers shares how the album represents the South that feels real to her plus how it showcases how much Karly Hartzman has grown as a vocalist. NPR NPR Music National Public Radio Live Performance tiny desk tiny desk concert tony desk tiny concert NPR NPR Music National Public Radio Live Performance tiny desk tiny desk concert tony desk tiny concert"
YouTube Link 2025-12-27T15:01Z 12.4M followers, 47.7K engagements

"Robert Cray: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Bringing blues music to the Top [--] isn't easy: Only a handful of musicians have done it in the [--] years Robert Cray has spent winning awards selling millions of records and otherwise kicking around on the national stage. But Cray has crossing over from blues-club stages to arenas with the double-platinum [----] album Strong Persuader and its single "Smoking Gun" and has continued to stick around as one of the most reliably gifted and accessible guitarists around. For all the attention Cray receives as an instrumentalist it's his smooth smoky voice that"
YouTube Link 2012-10-24T15:21Z 12.4M followers, 1.7M engagements

"GIVON: Tiny Desk Concert Dhanika Pineda December [--] [----] From the moment GIVON arrived at the Tiny Desk there was much to celebrate: Beloved had just received a Grammy nomination for best R&B album and Leon Thomas' performance of "Mutt" at the Tiny Desk was nominated for best R&B performance. Spirits were high and GIVON brought all of that energy to this concert. GIVON treats performance as therapy pouring out his heart like a bottle of wine. "As much as I love having you guys here these next couple songs are for me" he says. Even in his Tiny Desk (home) concert from [----] the artist asked the"
YouTube Link 2025-12-19T10:01Z 12.4M followers, 2.4M engagements

"Sheryl Crow: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Sheryl Crow play at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic This Tiny Desk concert was part of Tiny Desk Fest a four-night series of extended concerts performed in front of a live audience and streamed live on YouTube Twitter and Facebook. Dec. [--] [----] Stephen Thompson -- "I heard a big thing on NPR about the shrinking of the attention span and how now with pop songs everything has like six seconds before you gotta"
YouTube Link 2019-12-10T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 5.8M engagements

"Gillian Welch & David Rawlings: Tiny Desk Concert Lars Gotrich July [--] [----] Two guitars. Two voices. Fifteen years since the duo last stopped by the Tiny Desk not much has changed in how they present themselves right down to their preferred guitar tuner. This is how it's been with some variation for over three decades in the timeless music of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. And yet everything changes when you listen deeper and live longer. Behind the Desk facing each other the ballad "Empty Trainload of Sky" achieves an auditory illusion as their guitars chug and vocal harmonies swirl"
YouTube Link 2025-07-02T09:01Z 12.4M followers, 445.2K engagements

"Lido Pimienta: Tiny Desk Concert This Sept. [--] to Oct. [--] NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover. Felix Contreras September [--] [----] Every aspect of a Lido Pimienta performance is intensely intentional. Her turn behind the Tiny Desk is as expected rich with symbolism and musical beauty. This years La Belleza is a deliberate break from the electro-cultural pastiche of 2020s Miss Colombia leaning on European-influenced chamber music. Think minimal string arrangements under the resonant vocals weve come to love. The way she opens her Tiny Desk with"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T09:01Z 12.4M followers, 165.6K engagements

"Kevin Kaarl: Tiny Desk Concert Anamaria Sayre January [--] [----] Singer-songwriter Kevin Kaarl applies his indie-drenched vocals with an entirely new vision at his Tiny Desk concert. Pairing folksy trumpet rhythms with twangy banjo the Chihuahuan artist transfigures traditional Sinaloan instrumentation into styles more recognizable among American folk bands. Opening with "Me Va a Costar" twin brother and trumpet player Brian spins sweet harmony on the track. Transitioning to the guitar and banjo-driven trumpet adorned "Te Quiero Tanto" Kaarl strings together romantic melodies with endlessly rich"
YouTube Link 2024-01-08T16:55Z 12.4M followers, 7.3M engagements

"Alfredo Rodrguez Trio: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Oct. [--] [----] Felix Contreras -- Cuban pianist Alfredo Rodrguez gave our office audience a very quick lesson on why pianists from that island nation are so impressive: they treat the piano as the percussion instrument it is. Rodrguez immediately let fly with an intense flurry of notes that were as melodic as they were rhythmic. The mash up of European lyricism and Afro-Cuban percussion is at the heart of the Cuban piano tradition and it is very present in the first song. It wasn't long before Rodrguez dug deep into rapid-fire syncopation along"
YouTube Link 2018-10-24T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 646.7K engagements

"Fujii Kaze: Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN Suraya Mohamed April [--] [----] In the corner of a busy office at the NHK Broadcasting Center in Shibuya Tokyo a staffer rearranged books vinyl records and tchotchkes on a bright red shelving unit. The production crew double-checked equipment settings and made small adjustments to the lighting. Another worker added a few more posters to the tall white file cabinets. Cameras were set and microphones were ready because Fujii Kaze and his band had just rehearsed the night before. Everyone in the room including a few of us from NPR that were there to help was"
YouTube Link 2024-04-12T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 26.5M engagements

"Jacob Collier: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Jacob Collier play "Make Me Cry" "Feel" "It Don't Matter" at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic July [--] [----] Collin Marshall -- As the the NPR staff gathered to watch his performance Jacob Collier sprinted full bore down the hallway. It seems the North London 24-year-old can hardly contain his creative energy. It comes out in his wardrobe and most definitely in his music but it's not misdirected or out of"
YouTube Link 2019-07-29T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 8.5M engagements

"Sturgill Simpson: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Sturgill Simpson doesn't fit today's common image of a country singer. When he arrived for his Tiny Desk Concert the 36-year-old Kentucky native sauntered in sleepy-eyed wearing jeans a pair of old canvas tennis shoes no socks and a well-worn button-down blue shirt one of only two identical shirts he said he had in rotation while on tour. (He appeared a few nights later on Letterman wearing either the same garment or its twin.) Simpson's songs don't sound like what you'd expect either: Mostly it seems he writes about taking drugs and drinking."
YouTube Link 2014-09-02T16:06Z 12.4M followers, 9.3M engagements

"Marvin Sapp: Tiny Desk Concert Ashley Pointer February [--] [----] The morning that Bishop Marvin Sapp came to NPR he told me that it was his kids who really emphasized how important it was for him to accept our invitation to perform: "They told me 'Dad Tiny Desk is for the culture.' " Backed by a four-piece band and a six-piece choir Sapp transforms our office into a sanctuary performing an 11-song medley of praise and worship hits that span more than three decades in music and ministry. From the moment his set begins the spirit moves through the room filling every corner with raw emotion joy"
YouTube Link 2025-02-28T10:01Z 12.4M followers, 2M engagements

"Moon Hooch: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert People ask me all the time to name my favorite Tiny Desk Concert. It's my desk and I've seen almost all of the nearly [---] concerts up close. So you'd think this would be easy. Moon Hooch have made it a lot easier. Up there with the ear-shaking voice of Adele the desk dancing of Gogol Bordello the stripped down version of Phoenix not to mention magic moments with Alt-J Angel Olsen and Lucius and more Moon Hooch blew me away with just two saxes and a drummer. Their music is a mix of the best jazz EDM and rock have to offer. It's out there it's danceable"
YouTube Link 2014-07-07T18:42Z 12.4M followers, 5.6M engagements

"Jorja Smith: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Jorja Smith play "On My Mind" "Teenage Fantasy" and "Blue Lights" at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk Concerts on npr.org ONE WEEK before they go up on YouTube Click here: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Follow NPR Music: Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic June [--] [----] Sidney Madden -- It's a good thing the weather was gloomy the day Jorja Smith rolled in for her Tiny Desk concert. Even though the skies threatened rain and thunder the overcast light lingering in our dimmed"
YouTube Link 2018-06-14T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 45.9M engagements

"Grupo Frontera: Tiny Desk Concert Anamaria Sayre April [--] [----] Grupo Frontera which was headlining backyard bailes well before stadium shows feels perfectly made for Tiny Desk. Beneath the glow of fluorescent office lights and backed against trinket-stuffed shelves the match feels divinely ordained. Normally jazzy vocal trills and norteo cumbia rhythms are star-crossed lovers but not at the Tiny Desk. At the center of a pop-infused reinvigoration of traditional Mexican sounds the members of Grupo Frontera are masters of unlikely pairings. Mega-producer and songwriter Edgar Barrera discovered"
YouTube Link 2025-04-24T09:01Z 12.4M followers, 4.2M engagements

"Koffee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Koffee play "Raggamuffin" "Rapture" "Toast" and "W" at the Tiny Desk. Watch Tiny Desk Concerts ONE WEEK before they go on YouTube at https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Follow NPR Music: Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Jan. [--] [----] Sidney Madden -- "It's been a fairly short musical journey and we have seen fairly much success" Koffee told the NPR Music offices between songs during her Tiny Desk set. Flashing her braces with each grin Jamaica's 19-year old tour de force wasn't exaggerating. Her debut EP"
YouTube Link 2020-02-03T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 10.1M engagements

"Ludovico Einaudi: Tiny Desk Concert Kara Frame July [--] [----] Ludovico Einaudi was on a North American tour playing before audiences in the thousands when he stopped by the NPR office to play a far more intimate setting: a Tiny Desk set. Its the first tour for the Italian pianist and composer since the beginning of the pandemic following the release of his [----] album Underwater. Its an album that captures how many have felt in the pandemic feeling underwater or trapped in another world. Its that relatable feeling like were treading water trying to remain above the surface powering through the"
YouTube Link 2022-07-15T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 6.7M engagements

"Hania Rani: Tiny Desk Concert Lars Gotrich January [--] [----] Hania Rani makes beautiful music thats haunted yet enchanted. The Polish pianist and composer blurs the lines of ambient classical and house submerged beats pulse under ripples of piano synths and her delicate voice. She regularly performs in concert halls across Europe but during an American tour she brought the cinematic yet intimate songs of her album Ghosts to the Tiny Desk. Rani is conservatory trained but like so many post-classical artists working right now brings her own influences to centuries-old tradition. The way her"
YouTube Link 2024-01-29T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.2M engagements

"Wire: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert This performance was recorded on March [--] [----]. We will continue releasing Tiny Desk videos of shows that had already been taped. In light of current events NPR is postponing new live tapings of Tiny Desk Concerts. In the meantime check out Tiny Desk (home) concerts Theyre recorded by the artists in their home. Its the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. May [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- For me it was beyond surreal to watch Wire performing at my desk in broad daylight in [----]. I spent many an evening over the past [--] years"
YouTube Link 2020-06-01T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 256.4K engagements

"Peter Frampton: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert March [--] [----] by BOB BOILEN I could walk by Peter Frampton on the street and not recognize him. His long blond hair which shines like a halo on his album Frampton Comes Alive may be gone but as soon as he sat behind the Tiny Desk and began singing [----] came rushing back. I worked in a record store the year Frampton Comes Alive came out and it was one of those records that seemed to have universal appeal. We sold a ton of copies of that double live album and I can still remember the label and number (A&M 3703) from having written it on countless"
YouTube Link 2016-04-27T13:30Z 12.4M followers, 2.6M engagements

"Hobo Johnson and The Lovemakers: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Sept. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- Hobo Johnson and the Lovemakers accomplished something remarkable this year with their Tiny Desk Contest entry. They made a simple backyard video - a single camera shoot - that's now been seen almost [--] million times on YouTube. And the song they played "Peach Scone" has unlocked a door to a dream - to play a Tiny Desk Concert and be heard. The song is a tale of one-sided love - a tale of kindness in the face of loneliness and depression. Now "a couple of kids - five I guess" as its lyrics go get to bring"
YouTube Link 2018-09-19T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 9.6M engagements

"Kehlani: Tiny Desk Concert Alant Serene July [--] [----] When I first heard Kehlanis debut mixtape it was a comfort that reminded me of home. The proud Oakland Calif. native was [--] years old when that project dropped and so was I. The tracklist was exactly what I needed as a new Washington D.C. transplant thousands of miles away from all of my loved ones in the Bay Area. Over the past decade Ive followed Kehlani along their journey growing with them as we both experienced young adulthood. Vulnerability is their superpower and that power was put to the test at the Tiny Desk where Kehlani succeeds"
YouTube Link 2024-07-31T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 5.6M engagements

"Moonchild: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Moonchild play "Money" "The Other Side" and "The List" at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Dec. [--] [----] Bobby Carter -- Many bands make considerable adjustments to their playing style in order for their sound to properly fill the Tiny Desk space. LA-based trio Moonchild along with three background singers and a drummer arrived promptly for their load-in time unpacked their gear and were ready to go within minutes."
YouTube Link 2019-12-20T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 6.4M engagements

"Anthony Hamilton: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert March [--] [----] by BOBBY CARTER Anthony Hamilton's soul sound was refined in the churches of Charlotte N.C. Watching the Grammy winner perform you get the hunch that it's harder for him to keep the soul inside than it is to actually unleash it. What he and his backup singers The Hamiltones do would be better classified as a musical purge with a stage show that can double as couples therapy and church service. Their warm harmonies have the ability to shrink theaters and stadiums so we knew this intimate setting was perfect for them. Following a spot"
YouTube Link 2016-03-28T20:28Z 12.4M followers, 19.5M engagements

"MUNA: Tiny Desk Concert Stephen Thompson June [--] [----] Its very cool to see that everyone who works for NPR is gay MUNA singer-guitarist Katie Gavin deadpanned by way of introduction at the bands Tiny Desk concert. For a band whose latest album is currently soundtracking its second straight Pride Month MUNA has found a deep kinship with queer audiences a fact Gavin noted during the lead-in to a country reworking of 2021s irresistible Silk Chiffon. We love being queer and we find a lot of joy in it she said. We think like if the world is gonna change in the way that it needs to its very"
YouTube Link 2023-06-23T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 1M engagements

"Demi Lovato: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. Lyndsey McKenna April [--] [----] A few years ago some of us on the NPR Music team stumbled upon a copy of Demi Lovato's [----] book Staying Strong: [---] Days A Year. Reading Lovato's heartfelt daily reflections became a workday habit; her transparency and vulnerability made us ardent admirers who wanted"
YouTube Link 2021-04-14T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.7M engagements

"Nova Twins: Tiny Desk Concert Nikki Birch November [--] [----] I don't know what my colleagues expected when these ladies set up to play their Tiny Desk concert but I bet it wasn't a mega-distorted bass line over a hip-hop beat and raspy yowls. Meet Georgia South and Amy Love the rock duo known as the Nova Twins. The ladies from London had no intention of easing into this performance. They launch right into "Cleopatra" a song that plainly tells haters to kick rocks then dive headfirst into "Monsters" a fierce confrontation with their shadowselves. As they duck below the Desk to make adjustments to"
YouTube Link 2025-11-07T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 416.9K engagements

"Dua Lipa: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. Dec. [--] [----] Abby O'Neill -- With a genuine smile stretched across her face Dua Lipa seems overjoyed to reconnect with her band for their only performance since their tour in support of her sophomore album Future Nostalgia was cancelled in March. Glowing from the inside out and accentuated by the"
YouTube Link 2020-12-04T17:00Z 12.4M followers, 147.1M engagements

"Becky G: Tiny Desk Concert This Latinx Heritage Month Tiny Desk is celebrating with an 'El Tiny' takeover featuring a wide array of artists from all corners of Latinidad. Felix Contreras October [--] [----] The Tiny Desk had a considerable pop sheen when vocalist Becky G took her place alongside a backing band featuring a string quartet. The stripped down sound of some of her biggest hits offered a rare view of her artistry. "BAIL CON MI EX" is the perfect example of an unforgettable hook. It had the NPR staff audience bopping in place for what she described as a "warm up" for the rest of her"
YouTube Link 2023-10-13T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.3M engagements

"Local Natives: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert The L.A.-based indie-rock band plays buoyant infectious songs that brim with sunny melodies and three-part vocal harmonies. Local Natives' members bring their euphoric choruses and clattering Afrobeat rhythms to the NPR Music offices for a stirring acoustic set. Set List: "Wide Eyes" "Cards & Quarters" "Airplanes" For more videos visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts Local Natives Wide Eyes Cards & Quarters Airplanes Tiny Desk Concerts NPR Music National Public Radio All Songs Considered Local Natives Wide Eyes Cards & Quarters Airplanes Tiny Desk Concerts"
YouTube Link 2011-02-28T15:27Z 12.4M followers, 1.3M engagements

"NIKI: Tiny Desk Concert NPR Music's Tiny Desk is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. These artists represent just a sliver of the cultural diversity that exists within the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Stephen Thompson May [--] [----] NIKI a.k.a. Nicole Zefanya took a circuitous route to the Tiny Desk. Born in Jakarta she scored a major opportunity by winning a competition at [--] to open for Taylor Swift when her Red Tour took her to Indonesia. After moving to Nashville and building a following as a YouTuber NIKI released two EPs and an album"
YouTube Link 2023-05-31T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.1M engagements

"Charlie Wilson: Tiny Desk Concert NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts. Together these artists represent the past present and future of Black music. This month of carefully curated shows is a celebration of Black artists expressing themselves in ways we've never seen before and of the Tiny Desk's unique way of showcasing that talent. Bobby Carter June [--] [----] Charlie Wilson's Tiny Desk unexpectedly ran the gamut of emotions. His musical journey boasts some of the highest highs and fanfare for over [--] years. So much so it's easy to forget what"
YouTube Link 2023-06-05T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 6.4M engagements

"Natalia Lafourcade: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Natalia Lafourcade play at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk Concerts on npr.org ONE WEEK before they go up on YouTube Click here: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Follow NPR Music: Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Oct. [--] [----] Felix Contreras -- Natalia Lafourcade is a successful singer-songwriter whose voice and music live on the edge of pop but maintain a distinct independence. A few years ago while Lafourcade was traveling Brazil she felt a great nostalgia for her"
YouTube Link 2017-11-03T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 38.2M engagements

"Mother Falcon: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert When it comes to Tiny Desk Concerts we're suckers for milestones at NPR Music: We're gearing up to acknowledge No. [---] for example and are constantly taking note of the first time a musician trots out a particular rare instrument or does something else no one has done in front of us before. The Austin chamber-rock band Mother Falcon recently scored a big distinction at least as far as we're concerned one it shares with its fellow Texans in The Polyphonic Spree as the largest ensemble ever to squeeze behind Bob Boilen's desk. Unlike The Polyphonic"
YouTube Link 2013-08-17T14:27Z 12.4M followers, 2.9M engagements

"Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Tears and laughter in the span of about [--] minutes that's what's so astonishing about these Macklemore & Ryan Lewis songs. The first time I heard "Same Love" it brought tears to the eyes of a roomful of people myself included. The song is about equality specifically gay rights with an unambiguous message: "It's human rights for everybody / There is no difference." Then in a flip of a backing-track beat Macklemore (a.k.a. Ben Haggerty) sings about wearing a velour jumpsuit and some house slippers "grandpa style." The contrast in these songs"
YouTube Link 2012-12-03T19:51Z 12.4M followers, 9.8M engagements

"No BS Brass Band: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Just southeast of the Virginia Commonwealth University campus in Richmond Va. lies a compact neighborhood called Oregon Hill. Historically it's been a (white) working-class part of town affordable for students and various bohemian types. Recording engineer Lance Koehler was drawn to the place when he moved to Richmond from New Orleans; it's where he eventually found a two-story garage and converted it into his own recording studio and home. It didn't take him long to start doing business across the Richmond music map: Koehler is good at his job"
YouTube Link 2013-06-17T14:55Z 12.4M followers, 2.1M engagements

"Juilliard Jazz Ensemble: Tiny Desk Concert Nikki Birch Sept. [--] [----] Jazz may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of The Juilliard School but perhaps this series of Tiny Desks will change that. Tiny Desk and Jazz Night in America celebrate the 20th anniversary of Juilliard Jazz with three Tiny Desk concerts featuring performances by current students and alumni of the prestigious institution. When the starry-eyed students of the Juilliard Jazz Ensemble first saw the Tiny Desk they stopped short exuding awe and wonderment. After all several of their favorite artists had"
YouTube Link 2022-09-02T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 441.5K engagements

"Tyler The Creator: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Tyler The Creator play "Boredom" "See You Again" and "Glitter"at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk Concerts on npr.org ONE WEEK before they go up on YouTube Click here: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Follow NPR Music: Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Content advisory: The video above may contain language that is offensive to some. Dec. [--] [----] Sidney Madden -- Tyler The Creator's Tiny Desk performance was a first for many reasons. It was the Los Angeles rapper's first"
YouTube Link 2017-12-14T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 41.6M engagements

"David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert Robin Hilton December [--] [----] David Byrne has a long history of staging elaborate live shows often with a sprawling cast of musicians highly choreographed dancing and unusual instrumentation. So when we learned he wanted to have more than a dozen performers at the Tiny Desk playing everything from cello saxophone and marimba to a Brazilian timbau and zabumba (not to mention various guitars and keys) we weren't sure we'd be able to fit it all in. It turns out his latest tour for the album Who Is The Sky is well designed for our roughly [--] by 11-foot space. Though"
YouTube Link 2025-12-01T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.4M engagements

"Black Uhuru: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Black Uhuru play "Here Comes Black Uhuru" "As The World Turns" "I See You" and "What Is Life" at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Dec. [--] [----] Abby O'Neill -- Considering the state of global politics there's never been a better time to get reacquainted with the righteousness of Black Uhuru. The iconic reggae band whose name means "Black Freedom" in Swahili is still going strong after more than [--] years and they"
YouTube Link 2019-12-06T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 402.9K engagements

"Mac Miller: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Mac Miller play "Small Worlds" "What's the Use (Feat. Thundercat)" and "2009" at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk Concerts on npr.org ONE WEEK before they go up on YouTube Click here: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Follow NPR Music: Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Aug. [--] [----] Bobby Carter -- There was a shift in Mac Miller's boisterous demeanor as he started the third of his three-song Tiny Desk set. It's the first time he's performed tracks from his new album Swimming in"
YouTube Link 2018-08-08T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 143.5M engagements

"MIKE: Tiny Desk Concert Dora Levite August [--] [----] MIKE loves and uplifts those he cares about. During his 71-date Artists of the Century tour every chance he got his heart would pour over with gratitude for his fans his family and his collaborators onstage. His Tiny Desk performance isnt so different. We are the band of the century MIKE proclaims as he smiles behind the Desk as a light and breezy melody follows closely behind him. Its a reimagined sound for the Brooklyn-based rapper former teen prodigy and founder of independent label 10k. His set is sweeping and vulnerable touching on all"
YouTube Link 2025-08-07T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 535.4K engagements

"Daniil Trifonov: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Jan. [--] [----] Tom Huizenga -- When we invited Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov to play a Tiny Desk concert we rolled out the big guns. In place of the trusty upright we wedged a 7-foot grand piano behind Bob Boilen's desk in preparation for the artist who The Times of London called "without question the most astounding pianist of our age." That's a pretty lofty claim but watch and judge for yourself. His performance here is extraordinary. Still in his 20s Trifonov seems to have it all: jaw-dropping technique and interpretive skills beyond his age."
YouTube Link 2018-01-19T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 648.1K engagements

"Ty Dolla $ign: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. Bobby Carter October [--] [----] Superstar songwriter Ty Dolla $ign has too much history with NPR Music and too many hits under his belt to deliver us just any ol' Tiny Desk from home. He assembled a roster of frequent collaborators (including Skrillex) under one roof to perform some jams from his"
YouTube Link 2020-10-28T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 4M engagements

"Vic Chesnutt: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert When Athens Ga. songwriter Vic Chesnutt was on tour in support of his album "North Star Deserter" he stopped by NPR to perform live at All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen's desk. Chesnutt played five songs including two entirely new ones. Read More: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.phpstoryId=91190732 See More Tiny Desk Concerts: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.phpstoryId=92071316 Tiny Desk NPR NPR Music All Songs Considered Bob Boilen North Star Deserter West of Rome Vic Chesnutt Tiny Desk NPR NPR Music All Songs Considered Bob"
YouTube Link 2009-04-07T15:18Z 12.4M followers, 275.2K engagements

"Juanes & Mon Laferte: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert May [--] [----] Felix Contreras -- Colombian pop star Juanes and Chilean singer Mon Laferte recently wrapped up a sold-out tour of the United States which (lucky for us) included a stop at the Tiny Desk. Laferte began the concert solo with the torch song "Pa' Dnde Se Fue" (Where Did You Go). She sang the break-up story with a smirk that belied the heartache hiding in her poignant lyrics. Then after a short set break starring the Tiny Desk engineer Josh Rogosin Juanes joined her to perform the duo's sultry single "Amrrame" (Tie Me Up). It's rare to"
YouTube Link 2018-05-30T17:00Z 12.4M followers, 22.2M engagements

"Los Hacheros: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert June [--] [----] by FELIX CONTRERAS Sometimes it's necessary to get back to basics. In the case of Los Hacheros that means returning to the deep groove of Afro-Caribbean music that provides the source material for modern salsa and all of its permutations. As you'll see in this video the band's dedication to authenticity is masterfully executed with a serious dose of sabor. In fact the band was so swinging it was impossible to sit on the sidelines and pass up my own chance to jump in during "Bambulaye" and perform with the band myself. So clear out the"
YouTube Link 2016-07-05T19:36Z 12.4M followers, 6M engagements

"Sting And Shaggy: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Sting And Shaggy play "Englishman in New York" "Don't Make Me Wait" and "Shape of My Heart/Lucid Dreams" at the Tiny Desk. Watch Tiny Desk Concerts ONE WEEK before they go on YouTube at https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Follow NPR Music: Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic July [--] [----] Josh Rogosin -- Sting and Shaggy might not be the most likely musical pairing. But one thing is certain they love playing each other's music. On a bright autumn morning the legends arrived at the NPR Music office"
YouTube Link 2019-07-17T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 91.4M engagements

"Gloria Estefan: Tiny Desk Concert This Sept. [--] to Oct. [--] NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover. Anamaria Sayre October [--] [----] As Gloria Estefan embarks on a 50-year retrospective of her career this Tiny Desk takes on the same tone heart and air of reflection. After all the pioneering vision authentic insistence and undeniably captivating rhythms of Estefan created the path for Spanish-language music to thrive in the U.S. In the 1980s Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine proved to a broader audience that Latin American sounds are so magnetic"
YouTube Link 2025-10-13T09:01Z 12.4M followers, 917.6K engagements

"clipping.: Tiny Desk Concert Lars Gotrich October [--] [----] The pot lid didn't sound the way we wanted. "What about our Webby" I suggested. The award statue's metallic spring had just the right amount of wobble a ride cymbal with a drip like Dal. What you're about to see has never been attempted at the Tiny Desk before: small MIDI-triggered robots strike and vibrate glass bottles coffee mugs plastic wrap and a pizza box to make futuristic music out of the present's refuse and rubbish. What band besides clipping. could pull this off For more than [--] years clipping. has made its name from the"
YouTube Link 2025-10-31T09:01Z 12.4M followers, 394.9K engagements

"Mumu Fresh Feat. Black Thought & DJ Dummy: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert July [--] [----] Abby O'Neill -- Mumu Fresh sings that the teacher arrives when the student is ready. During a recent trip to the Tiny Desk she came bearing life lessons from the depths of her soul. A regal combination of black power and Native American pride Mumu Fresh also known by her birth name Maimouna Youssef is an abundantly gifted singer and emcee who prances between genres and styles. The Baltimore native fuses her rich multi-octave range and ferocious rap delivery with spiritually-inclined lyrics so potent and"
YouTube Link 2018-07-18T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.5M engagements

"Coldplay: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert This performance was recorded on January [--] [----]. We will continue releasing Tiny Desk videos of shows that had already been taped. In light of current events NPR is postponing new live tapings of Tiny Desk Concerts. In the meantime check out Tiny Desk (home) concerts Theyre recorded by the artists in their home. Its the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. Watch Coldplay play "Cry Cry Cry" "Viva La Vida" "Broken" "1999" (Prince cover) and "Champion Of The World" at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny"
YouTube Link 2020-03-16T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 32.7M engagements

"Miguel: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Miguel turned up in the NPR Music offices early one morning after playing a show late the night before. He appeared light and calm and betrayed no hint that he was nervous about stripping his highly produced hits down to their bones. Accompanied by just his guitarist Dru DeCaro Miguel eschewed flash and went big on small gestures ingratiating ad libs only one full spin and voice control that kept the songs close to his chest but emotive enough to translate to the back of the room. He told us he wrote his Grammy-nominated song "Adorn" with no idea that it"
YouTube Link 2012-12-31T17:15Z 12.4M followers, 4.1M engagements

"A-WA: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch A-WA play"Habib Galbi" "Al Asad" and "Hana Mash Hu Al Yaman" at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Sept. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- The last time we filmed these three Israeli sisters they were sitting in my hotel room during South by Southwest performing a heartbreaking lullaby accompanied by just a guitarist. Now Liron Tagel and Tair Haim are behind my desk with a full band of keyboards bass guitar and drums singing more"
YouTube Link 2019-09-09T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.1M engagements

"Bad Bunny: Tiny Desk Concert Anamaria Sayre April [--] [----] For a moment Bad Bunny forgot that he wasnt in Puerto Rico. Despite its residence in a news building in the capital of the United States the Tiny Desk can when colored by the careful vision of a true artist take you anywhere else especially the true origins of the music. But for the superstar Puerto Rico is so beloved and so sacred that he could never truly forget it and hes making sure the world sees that too. The island is his source of inspiration and the mandate for which he wages war. Flanked by cuatros and congas Bad Bunny wields"
YouTube Link 2025-04-07T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 23.1M engagements

"Rod Wave: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. Mano Sundaresan April [--] [----] The first songRod Waveperforms in his Tiny Desk concert comes with a bit of a wink. The St. Petersburg Fla. rapper interpolatesDrake's "Over My Dead Body" the delicate intro toTake Care. Like Drake Rod Wave makes sad melodic rap music. But his feels removed from the"
YouTube Link 2021-04-29T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.8M engagements

"Run The Jewels: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Mina Tavakoli February [--] [----] Like any good pair of twins Run the Jewels have a freaky sort of unspoken fraternity. When El-P and Killer Mike strode in with their usual uniforms Mike in a gold chain as thick as a garter snake El in a fitted Yankees cap and pair of blue-mirrored sunglasses the two didn't have to do as much as nod to one another before upending three tracks from their latest LP RTJ3 in strange and perfect symbiosis. El-P (ne El-Producto ne Jaime Meline) rapper producer and all-around godfather of the backpacker scene of the late-90's"
YouTube Link 2017-02-13T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 4M engagements

"The Isley Brothers: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. Bobby Carter Aug. [--] [----] Before the Isley Brothers played "That Lady" during this Tiny Desk (at Home) concert lead singer and founding member Ronald Isley shared two stories about the song that perfectly encapsulates the scope of their nearly seven-decade career. "It reminds me of going way"
YouTube Link 2021-08-18T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 6M engagements

"Usher: Tiny Desk Concert This year NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts both from home and from behind our beloved Desk. Together these artists represent the past present and future of Black music. This month of carefully curated shows is a celebration of Black artists expressing themselves in ways we've never seen before and of the Tiny Desk's unique way of showcasing that talent. Bobby Carter June [--] [----] "We celebrate Black Music Month. This has been Black magic." Truer words may have never been spoken behind the Tiny Desk as R&B goliath"
YouTube Link 2022-06-30T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 32.3M engagements

"Mara Jos Llergo: Tiny Desk Concert Felix Contreras July [--] [----] In the moment that Mara Jos Llergo took her place behind the Tiny Desk those of us lucky enough to be in the audience (and now anyone who watches the video document it lucky you) were transported to her native Andalusia in southern Spain the traditional home of flamenco. But the Spanish music scene that Llergo is part of is exploding with new energy too. Her vocals are based in the Arab-influenced vocal trilling of cante jondo but like many artists from Spain these days she uses tradition as a springboard for stylistic mash-ups"
YouTube Link 2024-07-08T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 815.7K engagements

"IDLES: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Idles play "Never Fight A Man With A Perm" "Mercedes Marxist" and "I'm Scum" at the Tiny Desk. June [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- My first time seeing Idles ended with guitarist Mark "Bobo" Bowen frenetically dancing on a bar his guitar still keeping time until the swinging neck suddenly shattered some low-hanging glass lighting fixtures. The band's set at South by Southwest was fierce and I knew it'd be a challenge trying to figure out how to bring that cathartic rage behind my desk. There was talk for a while of some members of the band strapping on"
YouTube Link 2019-06-26T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 10.9M engagements

"Alt-J: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert There's mystery in the music of Alt-J: The band's songs are wrapped in enigmatic textures with swift shifts in arrangements inside every song and an oddness to the drums. Mere glimpses of lyrics are discernible even after listening over and over and if you can decipher the words the meanings don't necessarily follow immediately. Still those words reside at the core of Alt-J and they're cinematic and stunning and sometimes brutal. Seeing Alt-J live in concert or here at the Tiny Desk reveals a few of those mysteries making a band that can be difficult on"
YouTube Link 2012-12-17T20:32Z 12.4M followers, 5M engagements

"Louis Cato: Tiny Desk Concert Nikki Birch December [--] [----] There is something special about Louis Catos ability to captivate an audience. During this Tiny Desk he expresses his belief that music is most powerful when experienced in a live setting its there that we build community. With rhythmic strumming and a winning smile he draws us into his honest thoughtful and vulnerable storytelling. Not only does Cato sing and excel at multiple instruments he holds his own on the other side of the microphone producing mixing and most visibly serving as bandleader for The Late Show with Stephen"
YouTube Link 2023-12-20T10:01Z 12.4M followers, 304.2K engagements

"Nelly Furtado: Tiny Desk Concert Stephen Thompson May [--] [----] Nelly Furtados career has spanned a quarter-century not to mention tens of millions of records sold so its tough to fit all the highlights into a single Tiny Desk concert. But damned if Furtado didnt at least try: Her set featured a bunch of her biggest hits (Promiscuous Say It Right Im Like A Bird Maneater) her remix of Missy Elliotts Get Ur Freak On and yes a brand-new single called Love Bites. In all [--] tracks some of them complete some of them truncated into medleys made the cut. For this set Furtado assembled eight of her"
YouTube Link 2024-05-24T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 7M engagements

"Turnstile: Tiny Desk Concert Lars Gotrich September [--] [----] An effortless hop from the carpet onto the office furniture. A split-second survey of the audience gathered. Two steps then liftoff and barrel roll. Not only does Brendan Yates execute the first-ever stage dive and ensuing crowd surf at the Tiny Desk but he does so with athletic grace. That's how this Turnstile concert ends but not before a wild reimagination of the hardcore band's wide-ranging sound featuring piano and a horn section. Ever since its inception [--] years ago Turnstile has always turned its accessible yet esoteric"
YouTube Link 2025-09-10T09:01Z 12.4M followers, 2.3M engagements

"The Lumineers: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert This performance was recorded on Feb. [--] [----]. We will continue releasing Tiny Desk videos of shows that had already been taped. In light of current events NPR is postponing new live tapings of Tiny Desk Concerts. In the meantime check out Tiny Desk (home) concerts Theyre recorded by the artists in their home. Its the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk concerts on npr.org ONE WEEK before they go up on YouTube Click here: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Follow NPR Music:"
YouTube Link 2020-04-13T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 8.8M engagements

"Thee Sacred Souls: Tiny Desk Concert Anamaria Sayre February [--] [----] San Diego-based trio Thee Sacred Souls made its mark at the Tiny Desk with satin vocals and vintage melodies. Paying homage to southern California Latino culture meeting American soul roots the group's sweet fusion melodies brought history and love into the space. The trio opened the concert with "Will I See You Again" which tells the tale of a confused forlorn lover with soft harmony-laden lyrics and bouncy guitar and bass. Lead singer Josh Lane then pauses to share a message of love the kind the band is focused on"
YouTube Link 2024-02-02T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 4.4M engagements

"Doechii: Tiny Desk Concert Ashley Pointer December [--] [----] Doechii known as the "Swamp Princess" arrived at NPR HQ radiating confidence. She moved with purpose knowing exactly what she wanted and how to achieve it. Her declarative statement "I'm everything" from "BOOM BAP" off her Grammy-nominated mixtape ALLIGATOR BITES NEVER HEAL was on full display in her Tiny Desk debut. Backed by a full band horns and two background singers Doechii's performance was a masterclass in creativity. Sporting vintage academia looks complete with matching cornrows and beads Doechii delivers a freshly rearranged"
YouTube Link 2024-12-06T17:00Z 12.4M followers, 19.3M engagements

"Blood Orange: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Jan. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- This Blood Orange Tiny Desk is a beautifully conceived concert showing off the craft and care that has made Devont Hynes a groundbreaking producer and songwriter. It's a distillation of themes found on Dev Hynes' fourth album as Blood Orange titled Negro Swan. Themes of identity both sexual and racial through the eyes of a black East Londoner (now living in New York) run through this album and concert. Dev Hynes is a composer who fits as comfortably in the worlds of R&B gospel and electronics as he does in the classical"
YouTube Link 2019-02-04T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.1M engagements

"Khalid: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert June [--] [----] Sidney Madden -- Before Khalid performed "Location" his debut single that's now four-times platinum at the Tiny Desk he told the audience the story of how he wrote the track during his senior year of high school not knowing where music would take him. (FYI: He graduated in the Class of [----]. Feel old yet) And before singing "Saved" Khalid explained that this was one of the first songs he ever wrote and remembers that when he put it up on SoundCloud a rude commenter tried to diminish his talent. Obviously he didn't let the negative energy stop"
YouTube Link 2018-06-20T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 9.6M engagements

"Juanes: Tiny Desk Concert This Sept. [--] to Oct. [--] NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover. Felix Contreras September [--] [----] From the moment Colombian superstar Juanes started singing Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor we know we were in for something special. He usually performs in arenas and stadiums all over the Spanish speaking world but he brought his intensely personal songs to the Tiny Desk and none of them lost their power of speaking directly to the heart. A highpoint for me was when he converted his popular song La Luz into a Dominican merengue"
YouTube Link 2024-09-16T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.5M engagements

"Seu Jorge: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert From The Archives We've been filming Tiny Desk concerts for more than [--] years. While revisiting our archives we discovered that some of our earliest concerts never made it to YouTube Watch Seu Jorges Tiny Desk concert from 2010: https://www.npr.org/2010/09/13/129754791/seu-jorge-tiny-desk-concert Jasmine Garsd September [--] [----] Like many in America the first time I heard Seu Jorge was through his role as a melancholy singer in the movie The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. His rendition of David Bowie classics mesmerized me. The ache of his thick raw"
YouTube Link 2020-08-16T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 5.6M engagements

"Fogerty's Factory - John Fogerty + Family: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. April [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- When John Fogerty breaks out his baseball bat guitar and swings into that famous guitar lick from "Centerfield" to open his Tiny Desk (home) concert I can almost taste the Cracker Jacks. Welcome to Fogerty's Factory the tricked-out basement"
YouTube Link 2020-04-24T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.8M engagements

"Babyface: Tiny Desk Concert NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts. Together these artists represent the past present and future of Black music. This month of carefully curated shows is a celebration of Black artists expressing themselves in ways we've never seen before and of the Tiny Desk's unique way of showcasing that talent. Nikki Birch June [--] [----] I was working late when Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds first arrived at the office to rehearse for his Tiny Desk concert. Within moments it was clear it would be an exceptional performance. The"
YouTube Link 2023-06-09T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 10.6M engagements

"Bob Weir And Wolf Bros: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Bob Weir And Wolf Bros play "Only a River"' "When I Paint My Masterpiece" "Bird Song" and "Ripple" at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk concerts on npr.org ONE WEEK before they go up on YouTube Click here: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Follow NPR Music: Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic March [--] [----] Felix Contreras -- When I produce a Tiny Desk Concert one of my most important jobs is to make sure they run on time and that the performance sticks to our set time"
YouTube Link 2020-03-09T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.4M engagements

"PinkPantheress: Tiny Desk Concert Dora Levite September [--] [----] For those of us (like me) who wear the term "chronically online" like a badge of honor PinkPantheress' world is our everything. When we close our eyes her glossy voice and Y2K nostalgia is a comfort. With a single roller in her bangs and the purse she's never without PinkPantheress has become our soundtrack vision board and guide. For this set the once anonymous dance-pop star sheds the electronic sounds that we know her for; to our complete delight her voice is just as glossy and her presence just as entrancing in these new"
YouTube Link 2025-09-05T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.4M engagements

"Iron And Wine: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert For those who fell in love with Sam Beam's spare solo work he plays his new full-band material as a solo performer here. Watch Beam show a fresh side of his new songs at the NPR Music offices and top them off with his devastating [----] gem "Naked As We Came." Set List: "Half Moon" "Big Burned Hand" "Tree By The River" "Naked As We Came" You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts Iron And Wine Sam Beam Half Moon Big Burned Hand Tree By The River Naked As We Came Tiny Desk"
YouTube Link 2011-01-21T22:39Z 12.4M followers, 3.7M engagements

"Lily & Madeleine: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Sisters Lily and Madeleine Jurkiewicz aren't the youngest musicians ever to play the Tiny Desk but they come pretty close. Their music a restrained homespun mix of folk and pop with undeniably sweet harmonies certainly ranks among the loveliest we've heard. Lily is just [--]. Her sister Madeleine is [--]. And while the older of the two Indiana natives recently headed off to college leaving her sister behind to finish high school they still write and record together. They released a stellar EP The Weight of the Globe last June and a self-titled"
YouTube Link 2014-01-07T16:37Z 12.4M followers, 690.4K engagements

"Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso: Tiny Desk Concert This Sept. [--] to Oct. [--] NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover. Anamaria Sayre October [--] [----] The Argentine power duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso breathe authenticity. They each came up in their own right in an urban scene buzzing with energy ideas and true ingenuity. Argentina is a country notorious for unabashed expression. The country has been rocked by some of the most notable music moments in Latin America from the inception rock en espaol to waves of extreme censorship on artistic expression."
YouTube Link 2024-10-04T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 49.7M engagements

"Alex Cuba: Tiny Desk Concert This Latinx Heritage Month Tiny Desk is celebrating with an 'El Tiny' takeover featuring a wide array of artists from all corners of Latinidad. Felix Contreras October [--] [----] Alex Cuba starts his turn behind the Tiny Desk with the barest of musical essentials: a percussive guitar rhythm the soft scratch of a giro and a miniature choir. "Ciudad Hembra (La Habana)" a lament for his hometown sets a deliberate slow burn for this performance. Alex Cuba's superpower is his undeniable charm as he weaves evocative imagery into musical arrangements that not only call to"
YouTube Link 2023-10-04T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 556.1K engagements

"DOMi & JD BECK: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter August [--] [----] If you've heard a DOMi & JD BECK song or watched a performance online expectations of catching brilliance when you witness the jazz duo in person are likely high. JD's drumsticks move faster than the brain can process. DOMi offers every appendage on her body to the keys. It's frantic but focused and I can't stop watching. For as tight as the two artists are musically and even physically; one of their few Tiny Desk requests was for the drums and keys to be set up as close as possible they take silly self-deprecating jabs when they"
YouTube Link 2022-08-10T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.8M engagements

"BADBADNOTGOOD: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter January [--] [----] BADBADNOTGOOD made a name for itself by reworking songs from the likes of Nas and Ol' Dirty Bastard eventually catching the attention of Odd Future leader Tyler the Creator. The masses took notice in [----] when the group produced an entire LP for Ghostface Killah Sour Soul. BADBADNOTGOOD has been called a hip-hop ensemble but its foundation is clearly jazz which provides a gateway to countless genres. On IV the group allows that gateway to widen adding soul and funk to the repertoire. Still only in their 20s the band's"
YouTube Link 2017-01-30T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 4.4M engagements

"DannyLux: Tiny Desk Concert This Latinx Heritage Month Tiny Desk is celebrating with an 'El Tiny' takeover featuring a wide array of artists from all corners of Latinidad. Stefanie Fernndez September [--] [----] "Amar y perder es mejor que nunca haber amado" DannyLux sings "To love and lose is better than to have never loved." His reflection is hushed and hesitant and maybe even more wisely a little unconvinced: "Cro que no entiends / Que esta situacin me est cambiando" he croons. ("I don't think you understand / That this situation is changing me.") He's really good at laying these paradoxes out"
YouTube Link 2023-09-27T13:37Z 12.4M followers, 3M engagements

"Wet Leg: Tiny Desk Concert Robin Hilton July [--] [----] We've been chasing a Wet Leg Tiny Desk ever since the Isle of Wight band floored us with the [----] single "Chaise Longue" a song that like much of the group's work is as understated and droll as it is frenetic and infectious. So when we finally got Wet Leg into the office to record this performance we weren't surprised by the amount of playful swagger the band brought or by how carefully calibrated the set was. But fans might be surprised by how much Wet Leg leans into that more understated side. You won't hear "Chaise Longue" or "Catch These"
YouTube Link 2025-07-09T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 4M engagements

"Patty Griffin: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Patty Griffin has always had a gift for locating a song's nerve endings; for surveying her subject matter and identifying the most efficient possible pathways to listeners' emotions. Her warm wise voice is comforting inviting and relatable even perhaps especially as she tackles weighty subjects like middle age and the death of a parent. The memory of Griffin's father hangs over her recent seventh album American Kid but the singer remains far too resourceful to make it a collection of navel-gazing dirges about mortality. In sampling a few of the"
YouTube Link 2013-06-24T19:29Z 12.4M followers, 744.3K engagements

"Action Bronson: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter August [--] [----] There are times during Action Bronson's Tiny Desk when his vocals momentarily drift. We instruct our guests to face the directional microphones so that our recorders clearly pick up the voices. Action warned us of the improbability of that happening before we started filming and sure enough the Flushing Queens emcee strolled off mic a couple of times did an about face here and there and even took a knee mid-show. By the time we got to "Latin Grammys" he looked over to our engineer Josh Rogosin and said "I told you I couldn't stand"
YouTube Link 2023-08-08T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 7.8M engagements

"Leon Bridges: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert September [--] [----] by BOB BOILEN We probably should have shot this Tiny Desk Concert in black-and-white. Listening to Leon Bridges I hear a sound with its heart and soul rooted in [----]. There's purity in his voice that's unadorned untouched and unaffected by 21st-century pop. It's just soul. Still the songs from this 26-year-old Fort Worth singer feel refreshing in the context of the day. Surely there's touches of Sam Cooke's spiritual sound but Leon Bridges has a way of making the familiar feel adventurous and new. It may be because this is all new to"
YouTube Link 2015-09-08T17:36Z 12.4M followers, 12.7M engagements

"Shakti: Tiny Desk Concert Felix Contreras October [--] [----] It's hard to get past the significance of this performance by the Indian jazz fusion band Shakti. Initially formed in [----] by jazz guitarist John McLaughlin with virtuoso traditional Indian musicians the band opened the doors for others to expand their musical appreciation beyond Western music. [--] years later as guitarist McLaughlin reunites with tabla player Zakir Hussain to take Shakti on another world tour the group stopped by for a magically inspiring performance behind the Tiny Desk. "Shrini's Dream" sets the stage with both"
YouTube Link 2023-10-30T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.4M engagements

"Omah Lay: Tiny Desk Concert This year's Black History Month celebration at the Tiny Desk features a carefully crafted lineup spanning many genres generations and walks of life. Each artist represents the best in their class and will be performing at the Tiny Desk for the first time. Bobby Carter February [--] [----] Omah Lay brought a calm demeanor and a bright smile to his time at NPR headquarters. By the third song of his Tiny Desk concert soso I realized that the Nigerian star was exercising lots of emotions through this set. The first two titles Bad Influence and im a mess are"
YouTube Link 2023-02-28T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.5M engagements

"Tiny Desk Brasil: Joo Gomes Suraya Mohamed December [--] [----] In October the third international edition of the Tiny Desk concert series launched at the Google office in So Paulo Brazil. Recorded live in front of an audience the performances are selected and produced by Anonymous Content Brazil and Amabis with input from NPR Music. You can watch all of the shows on Tiny Desk Brasils YouTube channel. Here is the series premiere featuring Joo Gomes. The description below translated here from Portuguese to English was written by journalist and contributor Lorena Calbria. On his way to Tiny Desk"
YouTube Link 2025-12-29T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 2M engagements

"Wyclef Jean: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Nov. [--] [----] Bobby Carter -- Wyclef Jean doesn't get his just due. It was only after The Fugees had the world in their collective palms and then disbanded when we got to know his unadulterated abilities as a musician his first solo album The Carnival was a project equal to (if not greater than) his greatest successes with The Fugees. From there his focus shifted to discovering and producing stars stretching all genres in his solo mission and philanthropic work for his homeland of Haiti. A seasoned pro he walked through our doors greeting and charming"
YouTube Link 2017-11-13T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.6M engagements

"Yusuf/Cat Stevens: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert In the summer of [----] I was a camp counselor at a sleep-away camp for a bunch of 5- to 7-year-olds. For those eight weeks I walked home with about $50. I bought a guitar and began to learn the songs I'd come to love from the recently released Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens. "Father and Son" touched me most it's a song about growing old and about beliefs and conviction. More than [--] years later that songwriter is performing at my desk with his son standing right behind me. You can never imagine the turns life will take. Nor could he. In 1976"
YouTube Link 2014-12-15T20:38Z 12.4M followers, 5.9M engagements

"Chaka Khan: Tiny Desk Concert This Black Music Month Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. Were releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists from veterans whove paved the way for what we hear today in Black music to those who are carving out their own paths. Mitra I. Arthur June [--] [----] When the Queen of Funk Chaka Khan began to sing her hit Sweet Thing at the Tiny Desk she seemed surprised at how the audience enthusiastically joined in. Its just one example of how ingrained her work is in the fabric of music history. Since she emerged in the 1970s with the funk band"
YouTube Link 2024-06-11T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 6M engagements

"Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Dec. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- Put your love of perfection outside the office door and come in for some office fun. This collaboration between Philadelphia's Kurt Vile and Melbourne's Courtney Barnett is more about newfound friends poking jabs goofing around and having fun with words than reaching any new musical heights. It's a much welcome injection of humor in the world of rock music and if you've heard their collaborative album Lotta Sea Lice you'll find this Tiny Desk performance musically even more casual. It's akin to hearing"
YouTube Link 2017-12-15T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.8M engagements

"Oklou: Tiny Desk Concert Robin Hilton October [--] [----] Just a couple of days before arriving for her Tiny Desk Oklous Marylou Mayniel flew with her five-month old baby from their Paris home to New York where she met for the first time with an eight-piece choir to rehearse completely reimagined versions of four songs. The goal was to strip away the electronics and often heavy autotune heard across Oklous beguiling debut album Choke Enough while preserving the sense of sonic adventure. By the time everyone got to D.C. theyd puzzled it out. The songs here rely largely on piano an acoustic guitar"
YouTube Link 2025-10-29T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 573.1K engagements

"Masego: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Masego play "Tadow" "Nayhoo" "Queen Tings" "Black Love" and "I Do Everything" at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic July [--] [----] Sidney Madden -- Imagine for a moment if Cab Calloway the Cotton Club's exuberant bandleader was reincarnated in the 21st Century. Now imagine if he was dropped in the middle of the music world of today. He'd no doubt be a tall and slender silky-wearing goof ball with a moisturized braid-out"
YouTube Link 2019-07-24T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 23.8M engagements

"Saba: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Oct. [--] [----] Rodney Carmichael -- Every Tiny Desk is special but sometimes the stars align and we're treated to an artist just as he's coming into his own. Six months after releasing Care For Me a sophomore studio LP on which Saba transforms his survivor's guilt into something equal parts traumatic and transcendent the Chicago native paid a visit to Tiny Desk. His performance at NPR's Washington D.C. headquarters came just two days after he announced his first tour of Australia New Zealand Japan and Korea scheduled to begin in November. It's an incredible"
YouTube Link 2018-10-08T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 4M engagements

"Macario Martinez: Tiny Desk Concert This Sept. [--] to Oct. [--] NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover. Anamaria Sayre October [--] [----] Street sweeping by night in Mexico City and writing music when he could and where he could Macario Martnez turned his longing into songs with beautiful lyrics and simple guitar picking. "Cmo es que me duele el no saber" he sings on "Suea Lindo Corazn" the song that exploded on TikTok. How come the not knowing hurts so much Martnez translates that feeling wanting what you're not sure you can have into music that"
YouTube Link 2025-10-10T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.3M engagements

"SEVENTEEN: Tiny Desk Concert Suraya Mohamed November [--] [----] This is the very first K-pop band to play behind the Tiny Desk. SEVENTEENs name comes from an equation: [--] members + [--] teams + [--] group. Those three teams focus on hip-hop vocal and performance to come together as one. SEVENTEEN (SVT for short) recently celebrated its 10th anniversary with a world tour performing in big stadiums for millions of fans (aka Carats). After their last U.S. concert in Washington D.C. five of the members stopped by the NPR Music office to play in front of whats likely their smallest audience ever. Bred from"
YouTube Link 2025-11-24T17:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.5M engagements

"Cate Le Bon: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert The Beatles may be an odd place to begin a Cate Le Bon conversation but I remember being struck by the way four guys from Liverpool could sing without their English accents. That's true of most pop singers whose words often come out sounding more American than anything else. But that's not true with Cate Le Bon. Her phrasing is completely tied to her Welsh dialect in fact her first record was in Welsh. I find that that draws me into her songs: The enunciation is completely tied to the loneliness and the questioning. One song she sings at the Tiny Desk"
YouTube Link 2014-02-18T22:05Z 12.4M followers, 399.3K engagements

"Foushe: Tiny Desk Concert This year's Black History Month celebration at the Tiny Desk features a carefully crafted lineup spanning many genres generations and walks of life. Each artist represents the best in their class and will be performing at the Tiny Desk for the first time. Ashley Pointer February [--] [----] Britanny Foushe is not an artist who can be boxed in. When she first arrived at NPR headquarters she had a very chill and collected aura surrounding her despite the fact that the Grammys were being held the following weekend and a song she co-wrote Steve Lacy's "Bad Habit" had"
YouTube Link 2023-02-15T15:00Z 12.4M followers, 382.4K engagements

"Andrew Bird: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert May [--] [----] by BOB BOILEN It's been a joy to hear the music of Andrew Bird shift and change. Bird's early music from the late '90s was steeped in hot jazz and blues music from the early days of the phonograph then later shifted to new technologies using loop pedals to layer voice whistling and violin. His lyrics often have a calculated quality filled with abundant wordplay and observations. This year Bird made one of his most personal albums Are You Serious. So it felt appropriate that he would play some of his most personal work in this most intimate"
YouTube Link 2016-05-31T18:30Z 12.4M followers, 5.9M engagements

"Be More Chill: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Be More Chill play "The Pants Song" "A Guy That I'd Kinda Be Into" "Michael in the Bathroom" and "Voices in My Head" at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic July [--] [----] Stephen Thompson -- From the moment they arrived for their Tiny Desk debut the cast and crew of the Broadway musical Be More Chill radiated kind exuberance. They posed for selfies behind the desk shared stories from the previous night's Tony Awards"
YouTube Link 2019-07-08T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 381.5K engagements

"Michael Mayo: Tiny Desk Concert Mitra I. Arthur September [--] [----] Michael Mayo uses every muscle within his throat when he sings. From his deep baritone chest to wonderfully fluttering head voice he joyfully bends notes to his will and for our enjoyment at the Tiny Desk. I was first introduced to Mayos voice when he participated in a master class with jazz titan Dianne Reeves during the [----] American Voices festival at the Kennedy Center. As he folded his voice around the standard "It Could Happen to You" Reeves prompted him to follow her as she began to scat. Without hesitation Mayo"
YouTube Link 2025-09-08T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 165K engagements

"Ani DiFranco: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Nov. [--] [----] Stephen Thompson -- In a career spanning nearly three decades Ani DiFranco's music has evolved in countless ways reflecting everything from a major relocation (from New York to New Orleans) to her acquisition of a funky shimmery backing band. But she's also kept her core values intact from her outspoken commitment to progressive social causes to her strenuously maintained independence from the machinery of the music industry. For her Tiny Desk debut DiFranco brought a hell of a backing band with drummer Terence Higgins and singer/violinist"
YouTube Link 2017-11-15T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 415.5K engagements

"Cui Jian: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST [----] For the third year Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival Tiny Desk meets globalFEST. Bob Boilen January [--] [----] Hosted by Anglique Kidjo the series echoes globalFESTs live flagship event in spirit but is centered in the framework of the Tiny Desk concert series. This collaboration presents exclusive video performances from nine artists filmed in their respective homelands on the road and in exile all over the world. There will be three nights of concerts each featuring three bands on consecutive nights"
YouTube Link 2023-01-28T17:00Z 12.4M followers, 85.4K engagements

"OK Go: An NPR Tiny Desk Concert In [---] Takes The Tiny Desk has moved and OK Go has helped make it so. Earlier this year we needed to figure out the best possible way to move my Tiny Desk from NPR's old headquarters to our new facility just north of the U.S. Capitol. We wanted to go out with a bang and arrive at our new space in style so our thoughts naturally turned to a catchy pop band we love: OK Go whose unforgettable videos have been viewed tens of millions of times on YouTube. Bandleader Damian Kulash used to be an engineer at an NPR member station in Chicago so we figured he'd be up for"
YouTube Link 2013-06-03T19:39Z 12.4M followers, 701.6K engagements

"The Cast of Buena Vista Social Club: Tiny Desk Concert Felix Contreras May [--] [----] Based on real-life events and people Buena Vista Social Club features many characters and lots of great Cuban music. It takes such skill to reflect music of a bygone era even more to sound fresh and vibrant night after night for months at a time. Scaled down for the Tiny Desk the show is no less magical. Before it was a Broadway musical racking up Tony Award nominations the Buena Vista Social Club was a second chance. After the Cuban Revolution many of the country's beloved musicians were lost to time but in"
YouTube Link 2025-05-27T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.4M engagements

"Jhen Aiko: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. Oct. [--] [----] Bobby Carter -- In this Tiny Desk (home) concert R&B star Jhen Aiko coasts through an eight-song medley that plays like the ultimate nod to her legions of fans fans who've been begging for a Tiny Desk for a long time. The Los Angeles native's star status is a result of her music's"
YouTube Link 2020-10-01T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 17.7M engagements

"Kokoroko: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter October [--] [----] Onome Edgeworth Kokorokos band leader and percussionist told us: Up until today I thought No chance. This is going to go horribly wrong. Its not uncommon for bands to come into our space with doubts. Still in Edgeworths case the insecurities were quickly shed: the NPR crowd gave good vibes and more importantly this young group of British musicians is just so naturally talented. The timing couldnt be better for this Tiny Desk. The themes and motivation behind Kokorokos latest album Tuff Times Never Last speak directly to what many people"
YouTube Link 2025-10-20T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 357.7K engagements

"Turnstile: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit stripped-down sets an intimate setting just a different space. Lars Gotrich January [--] [----] From basements to bandshells Turnstile shows are a life-affirming mosh-pit ballet. You sweat you smile you stage dive you shake what ya mama gave ya. At the band's Tiny Desk (home) concert Turnstile's high-energy hardcore is converted into seven songs over [--] minutes"
YouTube Link 2022-01-05T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.1M engagements

"Tech N9ne Feat. Krizz Kaliko: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Aug. [--] [----] Rodney Carmichael -- During a career nearly three decades in the making Tech N9ne has dodged the fickle rap industry while surfing his own wave stylistically and professionally. The Kansas City native has been a beast for years now a musical misfit who laid a track record of underground success and struggle before building his own independent empire with Strange Music. "This is how we laugh at all the other rappers" Strange Music comrade Krizz Kaliko says letting out a belly laugh near the end of duo's Tiny Desk set."
YouTube Link 2018-09-05T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.9M engagements

"Bon Iver: Full Concert NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW On Dec. [--] just before Bon Iver took the stage at Pioneer Works an old ironworks warehouse turned nonprofit arts and culture space these prophetic words from Union Army officer Sullivan Ballou echoed off the Civil War-era brick walls: "Sarah my love for you is deathless it seems to bind me to you with mighty cables that nothing but Omnipotence could break; and yet my love of Country comes over me like a strong wind and bears me irresistibly on with all these chains to the battlefield." A week after writing those lines Ballou was mortally wounded dying"
YouTube Link 2016-12-30T20:59Z 12.4M followers, 7.2M engagements

"Sparks: Tiny Desk Concert Bob Boilen July [--] [----] It's hard for me to comprehend what a newcomer to Sparks would make of seeing brothers Ron and Russell Mael for the first time. Ron the mustached one behind the keys looks like he once was a silent film star and just fell off the silver screen (and is a bit grumpy about it.) On the other hand Russell with his upbeat posture sings about a girl crying in her latte. Hopefully by the time Russell introduces us to the second tune about a 22-hour-old child seeing the world and wishing to go back to whence he came the innocent viewer/listener will"
YouTube Link 2023-07-18T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 268K engagements

"Tems: Tiny Desk Concert This Black Music Month Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. Were releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists from veterans whove paved the way for what we hear today in Black music to those who are carving out their own paths. Bobby Carter June [--] [----] To hear Tems tell the audience that she was shy came as a surprise to me. As a performer she captivates us with such ease and exudes confidence when shes not so to see her blushing as the crowd roared was sweet to witness. Unlike most artists whove performed at the Desk the Nigerian"
YouTube Link 2024-06-03T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 6.8M engagements

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