#  @nprmusic NPR Music
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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"Gogol Bordello: 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 Gogol Bordellos Tiny Desk concert from 2010: https://www.npr.org/2019/09/11/128111544/gogol-bordello-tiny-desk-concert Stephen Thompson June [--] [----] If you watch this video and don't get to the part where Eugene Hutz is dancing on the desks then you've missed the most rollicking and insane Tiny Desk Concert of all time. I've seen Gogol Bordello at a nightclub and"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IJGh50t6crw) 2020-07-05T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 616.8K engagements
"Rex Orange County: 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. Watch Rex Orange County play "Loving Is Easy" "Pluto Projector" "Always" and "Sunflower" at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y8xGS9eJQRg) 2020-03-25T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 10.3M engagements
"Paramore: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Oct. [--] [----] Lars Gotrich -- Paramore's After Laughter captures the moment between rapture and its comedown the glitter wiped away left with skin rubbed raw. It's a record more than a decade into the band's career that not only exposes the sparkling pop that's always lit Paramore's songs but also deals with the ache of growing up and growing apart. When Hayley Williams sings "Tell my friends I'm coming down / We'll kick it when I hit the ground" from the '80s-tastic jam "Hard Times" at the Tiny Desk the stark dichotomy is laid bare by the band's"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_t-nRXwAL1k) 2017-10-10T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 12.9M engagements
"Harry Styles: 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. Watch Harry Styles play "Cherry" "Watermelon Sugar" "To Be So Lonely" and "Adore You" at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk concerts on"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jIIuzB11dsA) 2020-03-23T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 35.1M engagements
"Ollella: Tiny Desk Concert This week we celebrate the Tiny Desk Contest community with concerts by some of our favorite entrants over the years. Dora Levite January [--] [----] Before I started working on the Tiny Desk Contest I had already seen and fallen in love with Ollella. Back in her hometown Seattle I'd witnessed Ellie Barber's nostalgic indie folk fill a space with simply a cello and an upright bass. Barber often describes Ollella as more than a band but a "collaborative project across the city" this iteration behind the Desk is a snapshot of a years-long project. Barber's music is often"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-qE3ADaWN2A) 2026-01-30T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 74.6K engagements
"Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert He seemed so casual sitting on a bar stool behind the Tiny Desk acoustic guitar in hand but when you hear that husky voice you'll know why he's a legend. Oliver Mtukudzi or "Tuku" as his fans lovingly call him plays spirited music born from the soul of Zimbabwe. He's been recording since the late 1970s with about as many albums as his age: [--]. But Mtukudzi's new record reveals a heavier heart than before: Sarawoga is his first recording since the loss of his son Sam. He and Sam also a guitar player as well as a saxophonist had a special"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=11po9xKBsbw) 2013-10-01T16:10Z 12.4M followers, 2M engagements
"We brought the magic of our iconic concerts to San Francisco with the Tiny Desk Experience❗ We brought the magic of our iconic concerts to San Francisco with the one-of-a-kind Tiny Desk Experience for Super Bowl Weekend sponsored by Levis. The result was extraordinary❗ Goapele P-Lo Souls of Mischief and [----] Tiny Desk Contest winner Ruby Ibarra delivered intimate performances that showcased Bay Area creativity and community. 🤩 👀 What city do you think deserves a Tiny Desk Experience NPR NPR Music National Public Radio Live Performance tiny desk tiny desk concert tony desk tiny concert NPR"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3c_42YhLtQU) 2026-02-11T18:36Z 12.4M followers, 24.4K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FftvVi42U4o) 2023-10-13T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.3M engagements
"Cigarettes After Sex: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Dec. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- This comes close to the quietest Tiny Desk Concert we've ever had. The music Greg Gonzalez makes with his longtime bandmate Phillip Tubbs as Cigarettes After Sex is hushed. The common thread in these songs is minimalism heard in both Greg's guitar and Philip's synth that lay just under Greg Gonzalez's barely audible somewhat spoken singing. Yet somehow this sound that barely exists holds together because of the strong melodies in these songs. I find I sing them to myself over and over again. "K." the opening track to"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HcAxgErAkTw) 2017-12-20T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 5.3M engagements
"Karol G: 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. Anamaria Sayre May [--] [----] Colombian reggaetonera Karol G floats between styles on this wistful Miami set with the breeziness of a pop star who knows no boundaries or maybe it's the calculus of an artist who has built a career on subverting them. Her personal unapologetic flourish has allowed her to"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MQSos6YvrKk) 2021-05-27T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 17.3M engagements
"A Strange Loop: 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. Josh Rogosin April [--] [----] Rather than use the stage at Feinstein's/54 Below the cast of A Strange Loop cram into a booth for their Tiny Desk (home) concert. The protagonist of the musical is an usher so performing in the crowd makes sense. [--] Below played a pivotal role in the musical's rise"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ObD7Qjai55Y) 2022-04-26T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 213.6K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QrR_gm6RqCo) 2018-08-08T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 143.4M engagements
"Chris Stapleton: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert September [--] [----] by JACOB GANZ As a songwriter in Nashville Chris Stapleton has written hits for Kenny Chesney George Strait and Darius Rucker. As a singer he once led the bluegrass band The SteelDrivers and more recently stepped into the solo spotlight with Traveller his debut album. It's the kind of country record that gets better the more you wear it in: When NPR Music named it one of our favorite albums of the first half of [----] critic Ann Powers compared it to a "soft denim jacket . pulled out time after time lending comfort suiting every"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YcHL0kUFPhw) 2015-09-14T18:28Z 12.4M followers, 16.9M 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aWjihS2LHLs) 2018-05-30T17:00Z 12.4M followers, 22.2M 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gHL5ApOqMQc) 2025-11-21T10:01Z 12.4M followers, 2.2M engagements
"Wiz Khalifa: Tiny Desk Concert This Black Music Month Tiny Desk honors the anniversaries of landmark albums that have shaped the course of music and culture. Bobby Carter June [--] [----] Wiz Khalifas Kush & Orange Juice came out [--] years ago. To honor the anniversary the Pittsburgh emcee assembled a group of Tiny Desk veterans Pennsylvania natives and his DJ to reimagine highlights from the classic mixtape plus tracks from Kush & Orange Juice [--] its similar yet more mature follow-up. Something was happening during the entire show and lots of us in the room could feel it. We were waiting for him"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=grWRQ0cONXA) 2025-06-10T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.7M 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h0-k7vW9Xek) 2025-10-31T09:01Z 12.4M followers, 393.2K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=j82L3pLjb_0) 2020-03-16T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 32.7M engagements
"Leon Thomas: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter February [--] [----] On the morning of Leon Thomas' Tiny Desk concert many NPR staffers assumed the show was postponed due to a snowstorm in the D.C. area. Not only did he proactively schedule his coast-to-coast flight but he was also [--] minutes early to the office. With his sophomore album MUTT Thomas has planted his flag as the most exciting artist in R&B music today. The Tiny Desk had to happen now; nothing would get in the way of divine timing. Thomas was destined to be an entertainer he's been doing it for most of his life. His parents were both"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jNnsTNZR2bU) 2025-02-20T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 4.8M 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jjuorGiEUS4) 2025-12-05T10:01Z 12.4M followers, 773.4K engagements
"Olivia Rodrigo: Tiny Desk Concert Hazel Cills December [--] [----] The last time Olivia Rodrigo performed a Tiny Desk concert it was two years ago in a deserted DMV office back when pandemic precautions meant artists sadly couldn't play the real Desk. But this year the singer-songwriter returned bringing a handful of songs from her wildly fun sophomore album to the NPR Music office. "It's much cooler to be here" Rodrigo says. "I was saying earlier I've never been starstruck by a room before." Many of the songs on GUTS which earned a special recommendation on NPR Music's Best Albums of [----] list"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jmh3iruf4RA) 2023-12-11T05:00Z 12.4M followers, 12.3M engagements
"beabadoobee: Tiny Desk Concert Hazel Cills November [--] [----] Beatrice Laus who performs as beabadoobee possesses the sort of soft lilting voice that often runs the risk of getting lost in her signature sound a mix of grungy 90s rock and noisy dream pop. Mix Laus the wrong way in a live setting and you miss out on vocals that lend whatever song theyre paired with an undeniable sweetness and sincerity. But in her Tiny Desk performance beabadoobee drops her rock and roll tendencies to a low simmer giving her voice ample room to shine in a collection of songs suited for our quiet little corner."
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qHNUeBK8k7Q) 2022-11-29T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.4M engagements
"Liniker e os Caramelows: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Oct. [--] [----] Felix Contreras -- Watching this performance is to witness a spell being cast note-by-note. Liniker e os Caramelows (Liniker and the Caramelows) are from Brazil but steeped in the tradition of soul from here in the U.S. They started their turn behind the desk with the ballad "Calm" a testament to the power of slow songs dripping with soulful emotion. It was a bold statement of just who they are as a band and what they stand for. You have to go back to the co-mingling of jazz and Brazilian music in the late 1950s to appreciate"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tCrLnfwX088) 2018-11-05T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 5.7M engagements
"Chappell Roan: Tiny Desk Concert Stephen Thompson March [--] [----] Its become a Tiny Desk tradition for artists to leave a small offering on the shelves a tchotchke a toy a signed album or piece of swag a guitar pick that sort of thing. Usually those pieces get absorbed into the visual din but sometimes they change the look of the Tiny Desk permanently. All of which is to say that when Chappell Roan finished her magnetic performance we immediately sought her out to sheepishly ask if we could keep her wig. Roans marvelous debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess came out last September"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=w4WiXKGCJhg) 2024-03-21T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 16.6M engagements
"Tame Impala: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter October [--] [----] Kevin Parker's team came back with two words: "all acoustic." I was dumbfounded not only by the notion of an acoustic Tame Impala set but also by the idea of the band playing the real Tiny Desk. In [----] Tame Impala was able to toe and by some standards cross the line for its Tiny Desk (home) concert. Here at NPR headquarters Parker and the crew had to relinquish a certain level of control. "Let's just try it and see what happens" Parker told me. From a production standpoint it feels like Tame Impala has done everything but this."
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xSDfCwDmJNo) 2025-10-17T09:01Z 12.4M followers, 4.8M engagements
"Burna Boy: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Burna Boy play "Gbona" "Wetin Man Go Do" "Dangote" and "Ye" 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 Nov. [--] [----] Bobby Carter -- While preparing for Burna Boy's Tiny Desk appearance it was evident early on that his performance would be strictly business. After exchanging pleasantries on the phone with his mother and manager Bose Ogulu she made it clear there wouldn't be time for much of anything else. "Burna has been"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xaaYgVRZTnE) 2019-11-25T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 13.6M 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1alXHOMDBN4) 2019-12-13T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 7.5M engagements
"GoGo Penguin: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Sept. [--] [----] Colin Marshall -- During his setup GoGo Penguin's pianist Chris Illingworth asked if he could remove our piano cover to "access the inside" and after a few rotations of a screwdriver he soon handed me a long plank of black painted maple which has no convenient place to rest in the NPR Music office. If you look closely at the piano innards during "Bardo" you can see a strip of black tape stretched over a few strings opposite Illingworth's bobbing head. It mutes a group of strings turning them into percussive jabs and dividing the"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=47XlUL6sRow) 2018-09-21T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2M engagements
"Erykah Badu: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Aug. [--] [----] Felix Contreras -- Some folks around the NPR Music office said they felt an almost spiritual connection to Erykah Badu during her visit to the Tiny Desk. And that was before she and her band even played a single note. It came from the waft of earthly scents that followed in her wake to the flowing dreads and clothes that hung on her like robes. After her self-introduction which included a rundown of her spiritual and creative aliases Badu rolled into one of her earliest musical calling cards "Rimshot." It's an ode to the sound the"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4cfmEgpOOZk) 2018-08-22T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 22.8M engagements
"FORAGER: Tiny Desk Concert This week we celebrate the Tiny Desk Contest community with concerts by some of our favorite entrants over the years. Bobby Carter January [--] [----] FORAGER's music takes the scenic route; it's witty and unpredictable yet deceptively powerful and unable to fit into any specific genre. Wide-eyed and enamoured with the space the Brooklyn-based band invited a host of friends and family to watch what feels like a homecoming show. When I'm asked about what I look for in an entry to the Tiny Desk Contest FORAGER is the band that I think about. All three of its Contest"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7sIJ1IRE8SE) 2026-01-28T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 73.3K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FQMarD0iTII) 2026-01-22T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 258.4K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=H4uzympZPx0) 2026-01-16T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 780.8K engagements
"Yunchan Lim: Tiny Desk Concert Tom Huizenga November [--] [----] Remember what you were doing at the tender age of [--] Probably not taking home a gold medal from a major piano competition. Two years ago when the South Korean pianist Yunchan Lim was only [--] he won the storied Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Ever since weve been asking him to play at our Tiny Desk. Lim was the youngest ever to win the Cliburn and one of his performances there has been viewed more than [--] million times on Youtube. Simply put Lim became an overnight sensation. And its easy to see why in these deeply"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IRQR5foSUSI) 2024-11-13T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.5M 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=K6tzeZLjUNE) 2019-07-24T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 23.8M engagements
"J Noa: 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. Anamaria Sayre Septemeber [--] [----] J Noa buzzes with power. Standing cara a cara with the 17-year-old Dominican rapper it's clear that spinning life experiences into buttery smooth striking bars is as natural for her as it is for most of us to take a breath. This Tiny Desk concert was her first time ever leaving her barrio to perform and yet she transmitted the confidence and charisma of an artist who invokes generations of"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LwDRLLPuOA4) 2023-09-22T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 686.4K engagements
"Guitarricadelafuente: Tiny Desk Concert Anamaria Sayre January [--] [----] Guitarricadelafuente's melodies are seismic. Etched together with electronic beats ethereal guitar symphonic accents and sometimes zanfona the hurdy-gurdy native to Spain the heart-thumping effect is distinct and unavoidable: You are transported to a club in Barcelona or a beach on Costa Brava. This unique sound is both captivating and easy to lose yourself in. It booms with energy but lvaro Lafuente's calming voice and steady rhythms feel like a lullaby with a fiesta tilt. At the Tiny Desk both things remain true as piano"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MzPPTUNbB7I) 2026-01-20T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 609.8K engagements
"Black Pumas: 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. [--] [----] Felix Contreras -- The Austin-based rock band Black Pumas is having a good [----]. The group led by singer Eric Burton and guitarist Adrian Quesada was just nominated for three Grammys including album of the year for Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition) and both record of the year and best"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TKfRm6uNx7I) 2020-12-07T15:23Z 12.4M followers, 8.4M engagements
"Justin Timberlake: Tiny Desk Concert Stephen Thompson March [--] [----] Walking into the room shortly before Justin Timberlake took our cramped stage I overheard someone on his team wondering aloud if this was to be the most densely populated Tiny Desk concert in history which is to say the most musicians we've ever fit in a single frame. It's not but we don't often find a way to cram in this many human beings (15 in all) and this much gear. Timberlake has never been one to give partial effort but this is a production befitting the occasion: namely a set timed to drop concurrently with the"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cMIJsoaxRjk) 2024-03-15T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 25.4M 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=n7w0-KgZMdY) 2012-12-31T17:15Z 12.4M followers, 4.1M engagements
"Leslie Odom Jr.: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Leslie Odom Jr. play "Cold" "Foggy" and "Hummingbird" 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 Nov. [--] [----] Suraya Mohamed -- Leslie Odom Jr. walked through the door with unassuming confidence and a big smile that brightened the room. Later during his Tiny Desk performance he recalled advice he'd received from a friend: "You have to get used to it you are part of a cultural phenomenon in New York City" Odom said"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=n9O9JC14wEw) 2019-11-18T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 476.2K engagements
"Ty Segall: Tiny Desk Concert Robin Hilton August [--] [----] A common misconception of the Tiny Desk is that bands have to keep it quiet or go all-acoustic. So when I invited Ty Segall to play in our office I made a point of assuring him he could crank his electrified riff-heavy guitar noise to [--]. His three-word reply came via email: "We shall rock." True to his word the band pushed the limits of the space with stadium-sized vibes opening with the pulse-spiking "You're the Doctor" from the [----] album Twins. They followed with the title cut from this year's Possession and the rolling harmony-rich"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nZzJwMXMvwE) 2025-08-22T10:01Z 12.4M followers, 256K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nbt-fm5DcQ0) 2019-09-09T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Khadija El Warzazias Bnat el Houariyat & Esraa Warda: 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"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=q8RPdBT0vOU) 2023-01-30T22:30Z 12.4M followers, 117.6K engagements
"Gregory Porter: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert July [--] [----] by BOB BOILEN Gregory Porter's healing soul music sends a message of compassion and he's got a baritone voice that resonates love. When Porter visited NPR we'd just learned that our colleague photojournalist David Gilkey had been killed while working on a story for NPR in Afghanistan. When Porter began singing the calmly beautiful "No Love Dying" he may not have known how much it would mean to us. Yet this song of compassion and hope from his Grammy-winning [----] album Liquid Spirit was just what we'd needed. Porter and pianist Chip"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sNJUzwBNbxo) 2016-07-18T18:56Z 12.4M followers, 3.1M 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uhbpMCZTe8c) 2026-02-10T10:01Z 12.4M followers, 645.4K engagements
"Ne-Yo: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter April [--] [----] There's nothing like hearing the oohs and aahs from the Tiny Desk audience when a recognizable note hits the soul. Ne-Yo's setlist stoked up audible gasps with nonstop hits from his catalog and a few he's written for megastars. He came draped in a bedazzled outfit and his signature fedora (one we had to ask him to adjust to see his eyes.) Not to be outdone the band came outfitted in matching earth tones and sounded just as good as they looked. As with most artists who've spent years on the radio the charts and in the club the challenge in"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vR6_ZVKEhJ4) 2024-04-26T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 22.9M engagements
"Mama's Broke: Tiny Desk Concert Bob Boilen March [--] [----] A couple of chairs a small room and a cozy crowd describes the last eight years of tour stops for Mamas Broke. Having performed in intimate venues including homes and cabins as well as stages being at the Tiny Desk may have felt right at home for the Canadian duo. Lisa Maria Bates and Amy Lou Keeler make powerful songs with haunting harmonies and a mesh of fiddle banjo mandolin and guitar. Youll hear unique rhythms as Amy takes her chopsticks to Lisas fiddle and Lisa takes her heels to the floorboard. Elements of Appalachian folk Celtic"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yeFcUbGW1gA) 2023-03-08T14:51Z 12.4M followers, 268.3K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yi0PiY1i3XU) 2025-04-24T09:01Z 12.4M followers, 4.2M 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-vLoM-EqWq8) 2020-03-20T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 5.6M engagements
"RAYE: Tiny Desk Concert Ashley Pointer April [--] [----] "I'm a songwriter for a living okay. I usually have all the words but I'm genuinely speechless." RAYE told the audience at her Tiny Desk. "All I've wanted is to be seen and respected as a musician." The South London-bred singer-songwriter had finally made her way to NPR headquarters her signature cherry-hued pin curls full of bounce and a radiant smile spread across her face. It was a long time coming and in a re-arranged set of songs from her stunning debut album tailored to the Tiny Desk RAYE exuded the confidence and abilities of a"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DL1zyUjzwno) 2023-04-12T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 6.2M engagements
"D.R.A.M.: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter February [--] [----] We all love a good redemption story: We're front and center to watch our heroes get knocked down and then we cheer for them to triumphantly rebound. What we're witnessing with Shelly Massenburg-Smith a.k.a. D.R.A.M. is the culmination of a story marked by resilience and stubborn strength. Making a hit record in the music industry is extremely difficult and in [----] D.R.A.M.'s debut single "Cha Cha" was on the brink of exploding. It was getting played in clubs across the country and bubbling on the charts; the Beyhive even got a"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NwjN3UCBW14) 2017-02-08T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.4M engagements
"Pixies: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert The windowsills were lined with people standing as every nook between every office desk filled to capacity with NPR employees and their assorted guests. Pixies after getting misplaced for a time in our parking garage during a moment worthy of This Is Spinal Tap showed up in time to encounter the largest crowd we've ever assembled for a Tiny Desk Concert. (Our new office space allows for more guests than the old one did but it's still a mark of this band's significance for so many youthful grownups.) Black Francis played an acoustic guitar for this set while"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OcFHOGZ-6aM) 2014-02-04T16:51Z 12.4M followers, 3.8M engagements
"Daniel Caesar: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert June [--] [----] Bobby Carter -- Daniel Caesar and his band had a clear vision for their Tiny Desk performance. While already confined to a small space they opted to congregate at the piano where producer and music director Matthew Burnett sat to create what feels like a fly-on-the-wall moment. We're presented a purity that's nearly impossible to capture on an album. The success of Caesar's debut LP Freudian has created a groundswell of fanfare and exposure for the 23-year-old singer-songwriter. It was nominated for two Grammys and won two Junos (Canada's"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PBKa-AAy_vo) 2018-06-11T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 35.6M engagements
"The National: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert The first thing you might notice about this video is the change in surroundings: NPR recently moved to a new building and though we worked to make the Tiny Desk as visually similar as possible to the old space a process we recently documented with the help of OK Go the ceilings are higher the square footage more generous and the surfaces lavishly unsullied. The visuals will surely evolve in the months and years to come as more tchotchkes and coffee stains accumulate on around and behind Bob Boilen's desk. In the days leading up to this hotly"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TdFCD3oXMZo) 2013-06-10T21:54Z 12.4M followers, 6.3M engagements
"John P. Kee & New Life: Tiny Desk Concert Mitra I. Arthur February [--] [----] The joining together of voices is a sacred act in the Black Christian church; Pastor John P. Kee's music is key to understanding that act in gospel music. During this Tiny Desk the gospel music essentials of call and response modulation articulated phrasing choir section solos and full-throated singing are expertly on display. Whether solo or with a choir Pastor Kee's powerful voice and praise-forward songwriting have remained at the forefront of his music ministry for nearly [--] years. Performing here with a four-piece"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kP3cAAU-AHk) 2026-02-05T10:01Z 12.4M followers, 535.1K engagements
"Chocolate Droppa: Tiny Desk Concert Alant Serene April [--] [----] Chocolate Droppa walked into the office with a laser focus and a clear mission. He didnt ask for much during soundcheck just a preview of beats from The Band of Brothas and a shot of espresso. He was about to do something that had never been done at Tiny Desk before freestyle an entire set off the dome. Its been over nine years since Droppa dropped his debut mixtape which featured heavy hitters like Migos Big Sean Nick Jonas and more. Every time I see people the rapper shares during his set the first thing they say is Droppa where"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ozlaWkrOiZE) 2025-04-01T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.8M engagements
"The Band's Visit: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert May [--] [----] Josh Rogosin -- After nearly [---] Tiny Desk concerts The Band's Visit is the first Broadway musical ever to play the series. The crew from the show which opened last November at the Ethel Barrymore Theater descended on NPR at 8:30 a.m. seven musicians five actors a wardrobe department a make-up artist a publicist a music director the composer and even a vlogger. We started early so they could hustle back to Manhattan for a [--] p.m. curtain. The story of The Band's Visit composer David Yazbek told the Tiny Desk audience "is about hope and"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sWlclUJhJx8) 2018-05-24T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 362K engagements
"Cypress Hill: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter July [--] [----] The first thing I noticed as Cypress Hill strolled into NPR headquarters was Sen Dog cradling his signature bucket hat. I asked him if my assumptions were correct; it was indeed the original hat seen in all the videos from the early '90s. Before I could process that confirmation B Real asked me "Yo is your greenroom a greenroom" We got everything we expected and more from Cypress Hill at the Tiny Desk. While the term "pioneer" is used loosely in pop culture today few terms describe Cypress Hill's impact over the past three decades more"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tUApO77uUUk) 2023-07-20T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 9.9M engagements
"Kirk Franklin: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert NPR Music's Tiny Desk series will celebrate Black History Month by featuring four weeks of Tiny Desk (home) concerts and playlists by Black artists spanning different genres and generations each week. The lineup includes both emerging and established artists who will be performing a Tiny Desk concert for the first time. This celebration highlights the beautiful cornucopia of Black music and our special way of presenting it. We hope you enjoy. Bobby Carter February [--] [----] Kirk Franklin set up with his band and choir in a corner of Uncle Jessie's Kitchen"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wRwId2RfmfA) 2021-02-25T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 20.5M engagements
"Jon Batiste: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert This performance was recorded on Nov. [--] [----]. 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 -- Jon Batiste came to the Tiny Desk with some surprises back in November of [----]. Midway through his set he stopped to say "it's the first"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ze4xcmBFvaE) 2020-05-11T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 4.6M 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-91vymvIH0c) 2024-12-06T17:00Z 12.4M followers, 19.3M engagements
"Tank And The Bangas: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Bob Boilen March [--] [----] Out of over [----] entries more submissions than we've ever received Tank And The Bangas won unanimously this year's Tiny Desk Contest. I fully expected their victory performance here at NPR headquarters in D.C. to be celebratory. I didn't know we'd all end up in tears. This band combines R&B with hip-hop's poetry and rollercoaster storytelling with a flair and alchemy that could only come from New Orleans. Their winning song "Quick" mixes liquor and revenge a sort of modern day take on a great folk tale but peppered with"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QKzobTCIRDw) 2017-03-20T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 15.3M 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Wm63LibDiFk) 2013-06-03T19:39Z 12.4M followers, 701.3K engagements
"Rita Pays: Tiny Desk Concert Anamaria Sayre October [--] [----] Admiration is the spellbinding tenor of Rita Pays Tiny Desk performance. Flanked by mother Elisabeth Roma and husband Pol Batlle the Spanish multi-instrumentalists presence at the Desk reflects the way she creates and lives her music: in the cradle of familial love. Pays performs a variety of Spanish jazz that is contemporary and nimble in its delivery yet leans heavily on tradition. Born to a musical family in the same coastal town in Northern Spain where she now resides she was raised surrounded by deep musical tradition which she"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZVEeAxeyAPU) 2024-10-02T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.1M engagements
"Aurora: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert November [--] [----] by BOB BOILEN The first time I saw Aurora sing it appeared so new to her that each note and each hand gesture accompanying each note seemed like a discovery and an adventure for the singer. She was [--] when I first saw her in New York City and now the Norwegian singer is 19; take a look at this Tiny Desk Concert and her sense of innocence and discovery still rings as true as ever. Aurora has just one EP and some singles out so far and ever since seeing her at CMJ in [----] I've been eager for her debut album. Early next year we should finally"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=evBgLWQwAFA) 2015-11-09T19:36Z 12.4M followers, 9.5M engagements
"Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert October [--] [----] by PATRICK JARENWATTANANON Artists don't usually tell long rambling stories at the Tiny Desk and if they do those stories don't usually make the final cut. But this one felt different. It was about the time Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah a young black man says he was stopped by New Orleans police late at night for no reason other than to harass and intimidate him. And how his pride almost made him do something ill-advised about it. And how he finally channeled that pent-up frustration into a piece of music whose"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mVJjmyFfuts) 2015-10-20T17:01Z 12.4M followers, 5.3M 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yXrlhebkpIQ) 2018-06-14T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 45.8M engagements
"Thundercat: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Oct. [--] [----] Bobby Carter -- Thundercat born Stephen Bruner is willing and able to shape-shift to fit into just about any box you show him he just won't stay in there for long. Whether fusing his talent for jazz while a bassist with punk legacy act Suicidal Tendencies or as a member of Snoop Dogg's band maybe running a little too far with a solo here and there the focus seems to eventually drift his way. After releasing two brilliant solo albums he was plucked to work on what eventually became one of the most important works of art released this decade:"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zhVgbZdMdb0) 2017-10-25T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 11.7M engagements
"Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: DUCKWRTH Every year NPR Music participates in the SXSW music festival whether it's curating a stage or simply attending hundreds of shows at the annual event in Austin Texas. Last year the festival was canceled due to the pandemic but it returned this March as an online festival. We programmed a 'stage' of Tiny Desk (home) concerts and presented them on the final day of the festival. Now we present to you Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: four videos filmed in various locations all of them full of surprises. Bobby Carter April [--] [----] DUCKWRTH decided to do something special for Tiny"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0-PlG-SU8sc) 2021-04-07T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 372.2K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2NrUTnrkTYQ) 2016-04-06T14:49Z 12.4M followers, 143.7K engagements
"Thao Nguyen: 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. Bob Boilen July [--] [----] For her Tiny Desk (home) concert Thao Nguyen opens with a somber version of "Temple" the dance-oriented title track from Thao & The Get Down Stay Down's new album. The song is an homage to her parents who were refugees of the Vietnam War. Thao sings from the perspective of"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2ooC7TOr5m0) 2020-07-28T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 160.6K engagements
"Mates of State: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert The modesty of Mates of State's performance both suits and complements a band whose music is about generosity of spirit forgiveness of failing and the celebration of all things hard-won enough to be worth celebrating. Set List: "Sway" "Desire" "My Only Offer" For more videos and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts Mates Of State Sway Desire My Only Offer Tiny Desk Concert NPR Music All Songs Considered Mates Of State Sway Desire My Only Offer Tiny Desk Concert NPR Music All Songs Considered"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3gP3XrKpy1k) 2011-12-14T19:33Z 12.4M followers, 82.9K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=42MiCMJ6DJU) 2018-05-16T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 572.9K engagements
"The Polyphonic Spree: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert This year marks the 10th anniversary for The Polyphonic Spree's annual holiday music show an extravaganza the group has held in Dallas each December and it's celebrating with a live tour and a new CD called Holidaydream on which the band reworks versions of classics such as "Do You Hear What I Hear" and "White Christmas." Last week The Polyphonic Spree's members rolled up to NPR in their packed-to-the-gills bus and unloaded a small army of horn players singers and assorted gear for the largest Tiny Desk performance we've ever hosted. The band"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6D5r_7UW8eA) 2012-12-21T22:13Z 12.4M followers, 155.2K engagements
"Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts November [--] [----] by BOB BOILEN Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats are on fire with concerts that get feet moving and bodies swaying fueled by rhythm and booze. It wasn't always this way: In the past Rateliff would be more easily described as a folk artist. When I saw him recently at a sold-out Sunday-night show in D.C. he expressed intense gratitude for the new audience that's found him. Much of that new crowd has embraced the big-band R&B of his new album Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats which was produced"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8KUV2TFTpGo) 2015-11-17T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 7.2M 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8XxFbJcswQk) 2014-01-07T16:37Z 12.4M followers, 690.4K engagements
"David Byrne and St. Vincent NPR MUSIC LIVE 00:25 - "Who" 04:33 - "Strange Overtones" 08:25 - "Marrow" 12:22 - "The One Who Broke Your Heart" 16:15 - "I Am An Ape" 19:25 - "The Forest Awakes" 25:00 - "I Should Watch TV" 28:20 - "Lightning" 32:50 - "Burning Down The House" Last year's collaboration between St. Vincent (Annie Clarke) and David Bryne was surprising on many levels. The album they wrote and recorded together Love This Giant is inspired and artful if not as immediately accessible as some of the solo work each of them has made in the past. On stage performed live at the Strathmore"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=98KiqCJSGWw) 2013-01-28T16:42Z 12.4M followers, 964.5K engagements
"Wicked: Tiny Desk Concert Josh Rogosin September [--] [----] Stephen Schwartz the composer and lyricist of Wicked quipped about his creative process at the Tiny Desk: "Tell the truth and make it rhyme." If you want to know how to write the fourth longest running show on Broadway look no further than the Wicked Tiny Desk. The show is celebrating its 20th year in New York. After seeing it I knew I had to invite the two leads and the show's composer to play his memorable score in our office. The story of Wicked is a reimagining of The Wizard Of Oz adapted from the [----] novel by Gregory Maguire."
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AFgWCQZDoCI) 2023-09-21T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 4.1M engagements
"The Lemon Twigs: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Jan. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- It's as if brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario fell from the sky victims of a transporter beam gone awry in [----] and landed here at my desk with guitars in hand right next to a perfectly tuned Yamaha upright piano. When they dusted themselves off Brian (20) and Michael (18) channeled their deep admiration for The Beatles with their own original tunes as The Lemon Twigs playing songs from their recent EP Brothers Of Destruction a natural extension to their debut album Do Hollywood filled with Paul McCartney-pop leanings."
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AzDZywUp-mQ) 2018-01-24T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 367.6K engagements
"Gallant: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert January [--] [----] Suraya Mohamed When Christopher Gallant was featured in Forbes' [--] Under [--] list the testimonial came from none other than Elton John who said "When I hear his voice I just lose it." The two even performed Gallant's song "Weight In Gold" together back in September. Gallant performed a stripped-down version of that hit when he came to the Tiny Desk earlier this month and preceded it with another of his best-known songs "Skipping Stones." Written with Jhen Aiko that tune radiates sultry intensity and passion; here the talented Dani Ivory"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BGpmIANN5Lg) 2017-02-06T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.3M engagements
"Lo Moon: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Dec. [--] [----] Suraya Mohamed -- They drove into the NPR garage crammed into an extended cargo van [--] feet tall instruments and luggage crammed all the way to the ceiling. They didn't use all of that gear but even on this mainly acoustic stripped-down set Lo Moon radiated a signature sound intimate and demonstrative haunting yet uplifting an old-fashioned rock beat under glimmering guitar and keys overlaid with beautiful textured vocals. Lead singer and instrumentalist Matt Lowell says this journey began [--] 1/2 years ago with "Loveless" the last song in this"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BVnUddPsVRk) 2018-01-12T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 146.8K engagements
"Pedro The Lion: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Nov. [--] [----] Lars Gotrich -- "I've made music under many brand names. It was a dumb idea" David Bazan jokes during his performance at the Tiny Desk in his own particularly reflective and self-deprecating way. You can find that music filed under his previous "brands" or incarnations as Headphones Lo Tom (with TW Walsh and members of Starflyer 59) and his own name. But here Bazan returns to the one that first gave him voice: Pedro the Lion a name he now says he intends to keep. No matter how dark or disastrous there's always been an undercurrent of"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=C3z7edMwGao) 2018-11-14T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 249.1K engagements
"Lizzo: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Lizzo play "Cuz I Love You" "Truth Hurts" and "Juice" at the Tiny Desk. Follow Lizzo https://facebook.com/LizzoMusic https://twitter.com/lizzo https://instagram.com/lizzobeeating https://soundcloud.com/lizzomusic http://lizzomusic.com 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 -- Lots of musicians cut corners during sound check. It's a time to make sure everyone's in tune and in balance everyone's blocked properly"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DFiLdByWIDY) 2019-08-05T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 15.2M engagements
"Malawi Mouse Boys: 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 [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- This week we're taking the Tiny Desk (home) concerts to places rarely visited; yesterday was Seoul South Korea. Today we take you to Malawi in Southeastern Africa to meet Nelson Mulligo of the Malawi Mouse Boys. We see his two-room home in the opening shot where he"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EfyZ5U7PBKQ) 2020-07-01T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 298.6K engagements
"Larry June: 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. Bobby Carter June [--] [----] Larry June is the indie-rap hustle personified. His graduation from the streets has made way for his true purpose in rhyme:"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=F8SjbnDxCy8) 2022-06-16T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.2M engagements
"Neko Case: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch a special Halloween Tiny Desk Concert in which a gorilla-suit-clad Neko Case performs alongside Kelly Hogan as well as Eric Bachmann of Crooked Fingers and Archers of Loaf. Set List "Night Still Comes" "Calling Cards" "Local Girl" Credits Producers: Bob Boilen Denise DeBelius; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Becky Harlan Abbey Oldham Christopher Parks; photo by Meredith Rizzo/NPR Bob Boilen NPR Music Music (Industry) Performance Concert Tiny Desk Concert NPR (Organization) Neko Case (Musical Artist) Bob Boilen NPR Music Music (Industry)"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FwRcPEg1MyE) 2013-11-01T17:10Z 12.4M followers, 444.4K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=G1jq_2-l6wA) 2019-11-08T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 113K engagements
"Kurt Vile: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Feb. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- Kurt Vile exudes a casualness at the Tiny Desk in his style and body language that is so unlike most anxious artists who come to play behind my desk. Sure he's done this Tiny Desk thing before with Courtney Barnett. But even then I remember thinking that he's got something else on his mind and it made me laugh this time around when Kurt played his opening tune "Bassackwards" and sang these words: "I was on the beach but I was thinking about the bay / Got to the bay but by then I was far away." That idea of being one place and"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HPpjFtNPnAc) 2019-02-13T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Tori Amos NPR MUSIC LIVE "Don't you want more than my sex" is just one of many memorable lines on Tori Amos' [----] album Little Earthquakes jauntily tossed off in the cabaret singalong "Leather." But it encapsulates the challenge the singer-songwriter posed to the music world [--] years ago. Leading a wave of artists who would take women in rock from the margins to the center Amos showed the world how a whole woman brains guts heart and yes sex could sound. At [--] Amos was coming into her own after a few false starts in the L.A. pop machine and she went deep and hard into her feminine experience"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IsmgaVtrgwM) 2012-10-15T22:09Z 12.4M followers, 220.5K engagements
"Animal Collective: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert Bob Boilen July [--] [----] Every time I've witnessed Animal Collective in concert the band has been bathed in colored light with shapes and patterns floating above the members' heads often mirroring the unpredictable and mesmerizing journey that defines its music. Yet here the band is brightly lit for its Tiny Desk (home) concert which it filmed at MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) playing new songs from its 11th studio album Time Skiffs and the band's musical journey remains transfixing. The four members known by their monikers"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JvIllmsp1J4) 2022-07-12T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 312.3K engagements
"Shovels & Rope: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Shovels & Rope's presence in the NPR Music offices attracted plenty of interest; many in attendance had long since fallen in love with the husband-and-wife duo's mix of rowdy folk-rock and rootsy balladeering. But once Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent showed up the office quickly lost sight of the approaching performance as the murmurs began: "There's a dog in the office there's a dog in the office there's a dog in the office" You could practically see our coworkers' brains short out from a combination of cognitive dissonance and canine adoration."
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LbVD8k9qA6k) 2013-09-17T18:27Z 12.4M followers, 793.2K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MEjNggZsWow) 2013-06-17T14:55Z 12.4M followers, 2.1M engagements
"KEM: 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. Suraya Mohamed November [--] [----] Recorded in his hometown of Detroit KEM's Tiny Desk performance is light welcoming and beautifully decorated. So is his music. After almost [--] years of recording R&B hits like "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "Love Calls" he still comforts my soul with his sultry voice and"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MrDA0ajZuWU) 2020-11-23T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 268.4K engagements
"Ty Dolla $ign Pays Tribute To Mac Miller At The Tiny Desk Watch Ty Dolla $ign pay a special tribute to Mac Miller 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. [--] [----] Bobby Carter -- Today Aug. [--] marks the one-year anniversary of when NPR Music published the late Mac Miller's Tiny Desk. Last week Ty Dolla $ign visited NPR headquarters to record a fantastic Tiny Desk concert of his own that will air in its entirety soon. But once we wrapped the taping something"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Mz1ZSoujzcs) 2019-08-08T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.3M engagements
"Mountain Man: NPR Music Field Recordings As a gaggle of videographers musicians industry types and hangers-on stepped gingerly through tall brush to enter a dilapidated section of Fort Adams in Newport R.I. you couldn't blame us for feeling like unwitting participants in a horror movie. Standing amid hundred-year-old rubble as the [----] Newport Folk Festival clattered merrily in the distance we were either going to capture two breathtaking minutes of music or get eviscerated by maniacs as part of The Newport Witch Project. Thankfully we made it out with the footage you see above. Like a ray"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=N5ivBnosEJo) 2012-02-02T19:04Z 12.4M followers, 365.1K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NjwA9i_o3pU) 2022-03-03T13:54Z 12.4M followers, 669.8K engagements
"Lucinda Williams: Fruits of My Labor NPR Music Front Row The fire and feel Lucinda Williams brought to the Lincoln Center stage when she headlined this August concert is informed by [--] years of making music. Deeply informed by tradition her work remains determinedly individualistic and envelope-pushing. In musical dialogue with her longtime guitarist Stuart Mathis Williams pulled evocative pages from her big songbook going back to [----] for the soul-stirring "Fruits Of My Labor" while showing her continued currency with recent selections like the empathetic character study "West Memphis" and"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QpoX4_zZWuo) 2017-06-08T14:07Z 12.4M followers, 58.3K engagements
"This Is The Kit: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Dec. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- Effortless storytelling is at the heart of This Is The Kit. And the stories the band's only permanent member Kate Stables weaves are profound but sweet with a tone that quietly reels you in. "Bullet Proof" is the opening song at the Tiny Desk and the opening track on her fourth album Moonshine Freeze a song that sees the darkest challenges in life as a way to begin again. "Everything we broke today/Needing breaking anyway" Kate Stables sings as she's picking on her banjo with tides of percussion and bass flowing in. It"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XMafp_ykmVk) 2017-12-22T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 210.6K engagements
"Brittany Howard: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Brittany Howard play "Stay High" "Georgia" "Baby" and "Goat 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 Oct. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- From the moment Brittany Howard walked into the NPR offices I could sense her intense commitment and passion. Her eight-piece backing band all decked out in red and black played with a soulful subtlety that bolstered Brittany Howard's tender songs about her family stories of a"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XyW5Zz0w1zg) 2019-10-23T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.3M engagements
"Lido Pimienta: 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 [--] [----] Colombian vocalist Lido Pimienta has had one of the musical highlights of a year marked by tragedy and uncertainty."
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YEnY43csEG0) 2020-10-13T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 246.7K engagements
"Third Eye Blind: Tiny Desk Concert Maia Stern March [--] [----] Stephan Jenkins told me that he regularly watches Tiny Desk concerts so when it came time for Third Eye Blind to play one of its own the band took the opportunity seriously. Leading up to the show Third Eye Blind played a handful of mellow gigs at smaller venues stripping down its arrangements blocking the stage with the same dimensions and leaning into the challenges and limitations of the Tiny Desk. This set starts at the beginning. "Slow Motion" and "Motorcycle Drive By" are early Third Eye Blind tracks; they may not have the name"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bFl_sP231wY) 2025-03-13T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Nellie McKay: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert You wouldn't think to call someone audacious who once devoted an entire album to Doris Day songs but Nellie McKay is. Her bold personality shines through in every project she tackles including this short set recorded at the NPR Music offices. Set List: "Caribbean Time" "The Portal" "Beneath The Underdog" Nellie McKay Caribbean Time The Portal Beneath The Underdog Home Sweet Mobile Home Tiny Desk Concerts All Songs Considered NPR Music National Public Radio Nellie McKay Caribbean Time The Portal Beneath The Underdog Home Sweet Mobile Home Tiny Desk"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cCIG6Jldl24) 2011-04-04T22:28Z 12.4M followers, 153.6K engagements
"Yo Gabba GabbaLand: Tiny Desk Concert Alant Serene December [--] [----] We've never had a performance quite like this before. Sesame Street put on a puppetted concert for the kids while GWAR was our first visit from gigantic monsters. But here a colorful crew transforms the Tiny Desk into Yo Gabba GabbaLand with all five of the Gabba friends in their full form led by the spirited Kammy Kam and backed by a five-piece band. I brought Yo Gabba GabbaLand to the Tiny Desk because my 3-year-old niece is a fan of the show but let's be real so am I. Its predecessor Yo Gabba Gabba grabbed my attention in"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cHkS0uOfx9k) 2024-12-18T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Danish String Quartet: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert An abundance of facial hair is not restricted to the sensitive male indie-rocker set. Three of the four players in the Danish String Quartet could easily pass for hipster Brooklyn beard farmers. "We are simply your friendly neighborhood string quartet with above average amounts of beard" the group's website says. Yet what's really important about the ensemble is how they play and judging from this performance behind Bob Boilen's desk these Nordic lads possess warmth wit a beautiful tone and technical prowess second to none. Like most string"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cfuEIHEZobc) 2014-11-04T17:47Z 12.4M followers, 888.5K engagements
"Reggie Watts: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Comedian and musician Reggie Watts recently visited the NPR Music offices with a simple setup of loop and delay pedals and a microphone. But the spontaneous improvisations he created by building up layers of sound and melody provide a magical showcase for his soulful musicianship and deadpan humor. Set List: "Song #4" "Untitled Improv (Coffee Sips)" "Another Untitled Improv" For more videos and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. Reggie Watts Tiny Desk Concert NPR Music All Songs Considered Reggie Watts Tiny"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dRmRr3Z8Zv8) 2012-07-12T17:59Z 12.4M followers, 2.6M engagements
"Weaves: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert June [--] [----] by BOB BOILEN There's something nearly unhinged about Weaves' music. Some of that is in the frenetic guitar of Morgan Waters and the way it contrasts with the swaying-in-the-breeze feel of singer Jasmyn Burke. But then it can all turn upside-down in a hurry the guitar becomes almost lyrical as Burke sings: A portion of popcorn that's popping and shopping for fresh hands Distortion is motion that's ridden forbidden Don't you dare don't you dare You're so coo coo I'm so coo coo All the while the rhythm section jitters and shakes or you may find"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=faGzVf9ySmY) 2016-06-10T13:21Z 12.4M followers, 129.6K engagements
"Juana Molina: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert No one else makes music that sounds like this. Juana Molina takes familiar elements guitars drums keyboards voice and manipulates them into bewildering attractive polished jewels. Her songs don't fall into beat patterns we're used to but we can dance to them. The guitar doesn't make sounds you'd expect but we can relate to them. It's as if she'd been raised by wolves and discovered the world of music on her own. The truth however is that Juana Molina is a creative soul. A comedian in her home of Buenos Aires she found success in that field before"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=he-eAyHRfFg) 2014-06-02T19:03Z 12.4M followers, 418.2K engagements
"Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: Tiny Desk Concert It's A Holiday Soul Party isn't just the title of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings' new album. It also describes perfectly what you're about to see. No one does old-school soul like this band and having the group perform traditional and nontraditional tunes for the holiday brought joy and laughs to NPR's staff. Performed the week of Hanukkah this set included a much-needed future holiday staple: "8 Days (Of Hanukkah)." When Jones sings "We're cooking up the brisket the kosher butcher sold my uncle Saul" it sent my memories reeling. But it's not the"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iRENaUQc5No) 2015-12-21T22:54Z 12.4M followers, 287.9K engagements
"Milton Nascimento & esperanza spalding: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert Suraya Mohamed August [--] [----] We almost never post Tiny Desk (home) concerts anymore. But to have the glorious Brazilian musical icon Milton Nascimento with his gifted friend and collaborator esperanza spalding be an exception is perhaps the opportunity of a lifetime. Nascimento is [--] years old now and has difficulty traveling out of Brazil. Its hard to explain the gravity of Nascimentos career and his significant influence on all genres of music. Performing for more than [--] years the singer musician and songwriters discography"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jFUhTmOSdGQ) 2024-08-07T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.8M engagements
"Kaia Kater: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert March [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- The expectation upon seeing a banjo hanging is one of rollicking rowdiness but when Kaia Kater began to strum her five-string the mood in the office turned plaintive and a bit mournful. The Afro-Caribbean-Canadian singer and songwriter who studied Appalachian music at West Virginia's Davis & Elkins College often references the Black Lives Matter movement within a music form that doesn't exactly snap to mind as being in dialogue with modern issues. These days Kaia Kater records for Smithsonian Folkways and some of the songs"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jmvz0ZdVphg) 2019-03-20T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 268.9K engagements
"2025 Americana Music Honors & Awards The 24th annual Americana Honors & Awards show will stream live on NPR's YouTube Channel and Americana Music Association's Facebook page on September [--] at 7:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. CT. Hosted by John C Reilly this year's show will feature a special guest performance by John Fogerty appearances by Emmylou Harris and Daniel Lanois and live sets from longtime favorites including Darrell Scott Dawes Gillian Welch & David Rawlings I'm With Her JD McPherson Jesse Welles Joe Henry John C. Reilly Joy Oladokun Maggie Antone Maggie Rose Margo Price McCrary Sisters"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=k3rw5d4BA9o) 2025-09-09T17:03Z 12.4M followers, 64.8K engagements
"Lila Ik: 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. Rising reggae star Lila Ik has an all-encompassing vibe and you can feel it in this Tiny Desk (home) concert. Lila and her crew of musicians outfitted a home in Jamaica for this video and the layout resembles the Tiny Desk's home in Washington D.C. I was thrilled to see that Lila performed her hit"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mbPa0QH_zxA) 2020-08-19T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 4.4M engagements
"Mac Ayres: 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 November [--] [----] "Tiny Desk We finally made it" exclaimed singer-songwriter Mac Ayres as he finished his opening number "She Won't Stay Long." I'm sure his fans will especially feel that sentiment since they've made a home in our social media feeds and YouTube comments for years now. We"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nABC-s1uBCk) 2020-11-30T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 815.1K engagements
"Bio Ritmo: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Latino migration in the U.S. has placed people of Afro-Caribbean heritage all over the country. Bio Ritmo's heritage leads directly back to that migration and to the sound of Fania Records which fueled Latin dance music's transition from the big-band mambos of the 1950s to the cutting-edge sounds of 1970s New York. Bio Ritmo moves salsa music even further through stellar musicianship: crisp horn charts; a powerful rhythm section of timbales congas and bongos; and a piano/bass combo that reminds me of the best groove masters in salsa and Latin jazz. The"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=n_4EMO8e-1Y) 2014-09-29T18:30Z 12.4M followers, 138.6K engagements
"Lucky Daye: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Lucky Daye play "Roll Some Mo" "Misunderstood" and "Late Night" at the Tiny Desk. May [--] [----] Sidney Madden -- Sometimes a Tiny Desk is just meant to be. NPR Music's Bobby Carter and I have been checking for Lucky Daye since last year when we dubbed him one of the "Kings of R&B." Then after seeing Lucky perform live in Washington D.C. we knew his charisma and control even for a new name would translate well to the Tiny Desk. The same week we saw him live for the first time we knew he was ready for the challenge. Hailing from New Orleans and"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nsM_d4eb3XM) 2019-06-04T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 5.5M engagements
"Los Lobos: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Los Lobos play a special holiday Tiny Desk Concert. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Dec. [--] [----] Felix Contreras -- When Los Lobos gathered behind the Tiny Desk it felt like they were cramped in the back room of a family Christmas party. "The only thing missing today are the tamales" I told my office mates while introducing the band a reference to a Mexican-American Christmas meal staple. The vibe in the room was definitely"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oJxApTsm1YQ) 2019-12-23T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 382.5K engagements
"How Isaiah Rashad Made The House Is Burning With Producer Kal Banx The Formula S2E2 Isaiah Rashad and producer Kal Banx's relationship reveals how the best artist-producer collaborations work lot like life with friends to distract us from and soundtrack us through all our drama. Rodney Carmichael November [--] [----] When Isaiah Rashad and producer Kal Banx get homesick for the crib as the only two Southern bruhs signed to West Coast powerhouse TDE are bound to sometimes they find themselves bonding over the simplest pleasures. Like going half on a store-bought rotisserie chicken. "With mashed"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qpeVQnwyxEc) 2021-11-05T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 143.2K engagements
"Jay Som: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Bob Boilen July [--] [----] Jay Som is the project of 23-year-old Melina Duterte who has been creating music for the past [--] years or so on a multitude of instruments from guitar to trumpet. Though she played every instrument on her newest record Everybody Works her touring band here at the Tiny Desk gave a rougher edge to some of the more premeditated sounds on her wonderful album. Of the three songs they chose to bring to the Tiny Desk one was a personal favorite from Everybody Works: "The Bus Song" which is a perfect swirl of stream-of-consciousness: Take"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rDJeYMel81Y) 2017-07-19T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 387.7K engagements
"Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert June [--] [----] by FELIX CONTRERAS Together saxophonist Charles Lloyd and pianist Jason Moran make jazz that draws from the past while looking to the future. Lloyd's body of work stretches back to the mid-1960s and has always shown a disregard for boundaries and cliches. He seems determined to work through the later part of his career with artistically and spiritually motivated playing that simply astounds. Moran is the sound of today and tomorrow. You can hear reverence in his duo playing with Lloyd and you may also notice playing that"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sKqnfdBfaEw) 2016-06-28T20:30Z 12.4M followers, 126.5K engagements
"Speedy Ortiz: Tiny Desk Concert Stephen Thompson August [--] [----] Ten years ago sometime after Speedy Ortiz transformed itself from a Sadie Dupuis solo project into a functioning rock band its jagged and clever early singles caught the attention of NPR Music's Lars Gotrich. So we reached out to inquire about a Tiny Desk concert only to learn that the timing wasn't quite right: The group didn't have any days off and its members were concerned they wouldn't sound their best so they responded to our request with a question of their own. "Can we do it later" Now Speedy Ortiz is celebrating the 10th"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=v-nHyMFnSmI) 2023-08-31T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 151.6K engagements
"Phoenix: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert The sounds of the group's best-selling [----] album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix are so ubiquitous to viewers of TV commercials that they produce a Pavlovian impulse to purchase portable music players and luxury automobiles. But at this Tiny Desk Concert instantly recognizable hits such as "1901" and "Lisztomania" were stripped down and reassembled as sweetly shambling acoustic numbers. phoenix npr music npr tiny desk concert Lisztomania Armistice [----] Playground Love phoenix npr music npr tiny desk concert Lisztomania Armistice [----] Playground Love"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=w0BPaY6_9hs) 2010-05-24T17:41Z 12.4M followers, 3.4M engagements
"Mountain Man: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Feb. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- Mountain Man is the perfect band for a Tiny Desk concert. These three women make the most intimate music; and behind the desk the voices of Amelia Meath Molly Erin Sarl and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig were the stars. Adorned by only light rhythmic acoustic guitar they sing songs that conjure a simpler life: dogs friends moonlight sunlight skinny dipping beach towels and sand. These dear friends have known each other for more than ten years since their college days in Vermont. They released their first album in [----] called Made"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wcj2jJOlWls) 2019-02-20T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 607.4K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xKdp5uI8AC0) 2012-12-17T20:32Z 12.4M followers, 5M engagements
"Avery*Sunshine: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Rodney Carmichael May [--] [----] Avery*Sunshine knows what love will make one do: Give up your favorite ice cream. Break up to make up. Even swear off of holy matrimony for good only to fall head over heels again. When the soul maven visited NPR headquarters to perform her first Tiny Desk Concert she gifted us with the story of her own redemptive love. And a whole lot of laughs in between. Newly married to her musical partner guitarist Dana "Big Dane" Johnson Avery*Sunshine broke down the meaning behind the title to her latest album Twenty Sixty Four."
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xNEhfztkCdc) 2017-05-08T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 817.9K engagements
"Royce 5'9": 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 Sept. [--] [----] Flanked by an ensemble picked by music director producer and longtime friend Denaun Porter formidable lyricist Royce 5'9" welcomes us to Heaven his private studio near Detroit for an impassioned Tiny Desk (home) concert. Donned in a white jumpsuit an amped-up Royce points"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ywicdvAo5AQ) 2021-09-10T14:59Z 12.4M followers, 222.2K engagements
"Beirut: Elephant Gun NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW How does a band return from a recording hiatus that could have permanently displaced it from the audience's eye If you are Zach Condon and Beirut you just go about your business and pick up where you left off three years earlier. The group's First Listen Live show at Brooklyn's intimate Bell House on a rainy September night a concert debuting many of the songs from the brand new No No No its first album since [----] showed that Beirut works through its obstacles. Maybe it helps when the initial idea behind a band is ahead of the curve to begin with no"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zB-yoEHpCgg) 2015-09-29T15:46Z 12.4M followers, 344.3K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2Ws_5-hiqao) 2020-08-16T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 5.6M engagements
"dvsn: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Nov. [--] [----] Sidney Madden -- When dvsn visited NPR for this Tiny Desk concert it reminded me of the first time I saw them two years ago in New York City. They decided to wash the desk in vibrant blue purple and orange lighting brought in by dvsn's team to make the space feel like a concert hall. And while the audience at NPR was almost as densely packed as that NYC venue it felt much like my live introduction to the group grandiose in presentation but at the same time deliberately intimate in delivery. With a four-piece band and three pristine backup"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4ORnkWCeplg) 2018-11-28T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 4.2M engagements
"Angel Olsen: 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. Bob Boilen October [--] [----] Angel Olsen is sitting on the porch of her new Asheville N.C. home singing "Whole New Mess." She wrote it long before she bought this house. The song is actually about addictions defining her "home" amidst a life of touring that kept her on the road for large chunks of"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4RL4mk38wwI) 2020-10-07T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 414.5K engagements
"The Mountain Goats At The Newport Folk Festival [----] NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW 0:16 - Up the Wolves 4:27 - Animal Masks 7:22 - You Were Cool 11:00 - Cubs in Five Listen to the ENTIRE concert here: http://www.npr.org/event/music/203663270/the-mountain-goats-live-in-concert-newport-folk-2013 The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle spent the 1990s recording his songs just a voice an acoustic guitar and bracingly articulate lyrics about catastrophe and survival on low-fidelity equipment like boom boxes. It got to the point where the tape hiss felt like another instrument but in the last decade the Mountain"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=74g4LeTipB4) 2013-08-06T14:34Z 12.4M followers, 287.6K engagements
"Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Tiny Desk Concert Tom Huizenga November [--] [----] One measure of an artists popularity is how long it takes to book them for a Tiny Desk concert. In the case of British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason it took about three years. Granted the pandemic got in the way but ever since his [----] breakthrough performance at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Duchess of Sussex hes been -- needless to say -- in demand. Nearly [--] billion people worldwide saw his royal performance on television. At the Tiny Desk Kanneh-Mason played for only a handful of NPR staffers and the"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8Yu6CQcnQ_A) 2022-11-15T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 343.8K engagements
"Bill Callahan: 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. Maia Stern September [--] [----] For his Tiny Desk (home) concert Bill Callahan stands outside his home near a desk adorned with a taller-than-usual globe two books and a single banana. Joined by trumpet player Derek Phelps and guitarist Matt Kinsey the trio performs "Released" from 2019's Shepherd in"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9EBGxX5je0E) 2020-09-09T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 239.1K engagements
"Third Coast Percussion: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert May [--] [----] Tom Huizenga -- Back at the beginning of time the human voice was the very first instrument. Probably close in second place were folks banging on stuff in other words percussionists. The quartet of gentlemen who form the Chicago-based Third Coast Percussion takes primordial pounding into a completely distinctive new league. To be sure in this Tiny Desk performance they'll play their sophisticated modern marimbas and vibraphones but be on the lookout for the subtleties of tuned cowbells and 3/4" galvanized steel pipes like those"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9QT_A0HHjUA) 2018-06-05T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 186.4K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B1gPVKJ7msI) 2013-06-24T19:29Z 12.4M followers, 744.1K engagements
"Kenny Beats: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter February [--] [----] I know producers dont always get to do stuff like this Kenny Beats said as he wrapped up his Tiny Desk concert. Im very lucky I get to do a lot of stuff people with my job title dont get to do. His keen sense of gratitude was palpable and radiated throughout the space. Before the music started he rushed over to explore the shelves behind the Desk then added some of his trinkets. He then insisted the music had to be perfect as his dad would be listening. Kennys debut solo album LOUIE dedicated to his father takes us on a journey"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BPRVzA67Dbs) 2023-02-13T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.6M engagements
"The Foreign Exchange: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert While on a world tour to support their fourth album Love in Flying Colors The Foreign Exchange stopped by the Tiny Desk to rev up a Friday afternoon. I've followed Phonte Coleman and Nicolay in their [--] years as a band and it's evident their writing and production are honest and downright pungent at times. But when it's time to perform it's all about fun. Backed by keyboardist Zo and percussionist Boogie Phonte never short for words lays down some quick ground rules. He then proceeds to interpret lyrics to meld three stripped-down highlights"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bnq9rz8SHC0) 2014-07-07T14:03Z 12.4M followers, 348.2K engagements
"Zar Electrik: Tiny Desk x globalFEST Lars Gotrich April [--] [----] In [----] the Tiny Desk x globalFEST series was created to promote international music discovery. For the fifth edition we present artists from Cabo Verde France and Colombia. Gnawa music has always been about breaking down barriers. With ecstatic vocalizations stringed instruments and clashing percussion this sound has roots in Morocco but its West African influences are disparate and the diaspora is wide. Zar Electrik a trio from Marseille France taps into that centuries-long tradition at the Tiny Desk. Zar Electrik whose name"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HiE6v1KLtj4) 2025-04-02T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 122.2K engagements
"Ada Lea: 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. Marissa Lorusso May [--] [----] Ada Lea's Tiny Desk (home) concert opens just as her [----] album one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden does: with the careening beautiful track "damn." It's the story of a turbulent New Year's Eve party told through songwriter Alexandra Levy's"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JgOWuWchf88) 2022-05-24T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 85.8K engagements
"Jill Scott: Tiny Desk Concert One of the most requested artists for the Tiny Desk is finally here. Jill Scott shares some new music along with the classics weve been yearning for. 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=M5QOaaRJYFc) 2026-02-14T00:23Z 12.4M followers, [--] engagements
"Westside Boogie: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter December [--] [----] Westside Boogie's obscure declaration before the final song of his set indicated his detailed knowledge of Tiny Desk concerts. "I gotta be the first person to bring kids to NPR right No I'm not" he exclaims. "I gotta be the first one with kids in costumes though." He's correct. American Football brought a children's choir to the Desk in [----] so Boogie added flair to that idea for the climactic end to his show. The "superheroes" accompanying him for "Silent Ride" are local Washington D.C. children representing the future. The"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=N6y5DdEHNYA) 2022-12-14T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Waxahatchee Live in Concert: NPR Music's SXSW [----] Showcase If Katie Crutchfield ever becomes a solo star it's hard to imagine how the Waxahatchee singer's most bruised and beautiful songs will translate to a gigantic stage. Tucked into a back room at Stubb's during SXSW on March [--] and following in the immediate aftermath of Nick Cave's swaggering turn under the stars Crutchfield opened her 25-minute set with a string of fragile solo songs each more delicate than the last. This was interior music made of guts and nerves and other viscera we don't share easily. But then about a third of the"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NEBnnVe_4L4) 2013-04-04T15:09Z 12.4M followers, 61K engagements
"The Arcs: Cold Companion 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Re25o0fYL50) 2015-09-17T16:47Z 12.4M followers, 32.1K engagements
"Mitski: 'Francis Forever' 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 determined"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SxAiVXKFVV4) 2016-04-06T14:49Z 12.4M followers, 120.7K engagements
"How Westside Gunn And Conductor Williams Inspired Tyler The Creator To Rap Again The Formula S2E4 The growing discography made by the Griselda founder and the noir-inspired Kansas City producer reflect the way these two visionaries have aligned to create something singular. Rodney Carmichael November [--] [----] Westside Gunn may be a connoisseur of many things art fashion champagne even pro wrestling but picking beats is where the man truly earns his self-anointed nickname the Flygod. Simply put his ears are impeccable. And when he stumbled across video of a producer named Conductor Williams"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ThDoFjsGijw) 2021-11-19T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 345.5K engagements
"Sera Cahoone: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Sera Cahoone got her start playing drums for a few widely adored bands in the Pacific Northwest most notably Band of Horses and the spell-checker-defying Carissa's Wierd. But her self-titled self-released [----] album marked her as a fully formed talent a warm and inviting singer whose songs convey world-weariness and homespun grace. Cahoone stopped by the NPR offices to perform a few songs at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. Read More: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.phpstoryId=92404866 See More Tiny Desk Concerts:"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UaAYjdHvw4I) 2009-04-08T00:13Z 12.4M followers, 144K engagements
"Public Service Broadcasting: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert These guys don't speak or sing a word but each song sends a clear message. Public Service Broadcasting is a duo featuring the nerdy J. Willgoose Esq. on guitar banjo and electronics and Wrigglesworth on drums. The source material for the music is British public-service films from roughly the 1940s through the 1960s. The band projects carefully crafted films from those public-service messages that sync to the music liberally using footage and voices from the past as a way of looking at the present. Public Service Broadcasting puts it all"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UuSpXmGYw3c) 2014-05-05T21:28Z 12.4M followers, 192.8K engagements
"Stephen Thompson's Favorite Tiny Desk Concert NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson attends pretty much every Tiny Desk Concert. During Bill Callahans set Thompsons favorite moment came from the beep of a digital watch. Enter the #TinyDeskContest for your chance to play a concert and make some memories at our office and the Lagunitas Brewing Co CouchTrippin to Austin showcase in March: http://tinydeskcontest.npr.org/ Official rules: http://tinydeskcontest.npr.org/rules P.S. If you want to watch the moment Thompson describes in the video it happens at around 11:48 of Callahan's performance:"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ViFCeXpe9jY) 2015-01-07T18:32Z 12.4M followers, 17.7K engagements
"Sean Paul: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter May [--] [----] The vibrancy that bounces off the screen while watching Sean Pauls Tiny Desk concert is undeniable. Hearing his voice just a few feet away was an overwhelming experience and I overheard a few NPR staffers in attendance who agreed. He sounds just like the record they said moving like nobody was watching. Admittedly we dont host enough dancehall artists at the Tiny Desk so there was an element of surprise at play. But the Jamaican superstars catalog boasts some of the world's biggest party anthems; it should've been a no-brainer when working"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XyHkoKwPtaw) 2024-05-31T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.8M engagements
"The All-American Rejects: Field Recordings x Aspen Ideas Festival Suraya Mohamed August [--] [----] Occasional sun flares showcase the beauty of Colorado near the main entrance of the Aspen Ideas Festival campus. Our crew decided to shoot here despite the nearby traffic and bustle of activity; the gorgeous view far outweighed the risk of noise. The All-American Rejects lead singer Tyson Ritter took off his shoes and made himself comfortable in the grass as our crew worked to level the incline of the hill with a carpet-covered plywood board. At the start of the show the band members walked up the"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y2pmcwop5z8) 2025-08-29T09:01Z 12.4M followers, 223.1K engagements
"Beirut: Gulag Orkestar NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW How does a band return from a recording hiatus that could have permanently displaced it from the audience's eye If you are Zach Condon and Beirut you just go about your business and pick up where you left off three years earlier. The group's First Listen Live show at Brooklyn's intimate Bell House on a rainy September night a concert debuting many of the songs from the brand new No No No its first album since [----] showed that Beirut works through its obstacles. Maybe it helps when the initial idea behind a band is ahead of the curve to begin with no"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YfIUN0r7I0s) 2015-09-29T15:26Z 12.4M followers, 67.9K engagements
"Madi Diaz: 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. Stephen Thompson March [--] [----] Fitting many people into a small space has been key to the Tiny Desk formula since its beginning so it only makes sense that Madi Diaz would perpetuate the tradition as she presides over a tiny living room concert in her Nashville Tenn. home. Never have there been so"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZT8nSsHrUf0) 2022-03-28T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 156.2K engagements
"BLK ODYSSY: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter January [--] [----] The BLK ODYSSY aesthetic ignites all of the human senses and it's impossible to nail down exactly what type of music he makes after one two or even three listens. When he arrived at NPR headquarters Juwan Elcock aka BLK ODYSSY pulled out a lifelike severed human head made of silicone and placed it on the Desk. It's the same head seen in the hands of a woman on the cover of his latest album DIAMONDS & FREAKS a project that depicts love and lust as addictive vices. The visual components are just as compelling and help specify that BLK"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_pvzTlmSK0s) 2024-01-25T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 345.6K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bQQrvKytX50) 2026-01-29T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 14.6K engagements
"Ta-ku & Wafia: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Cameron Robert November [--] [----] The chemistry between Australian singer-producer Ta-ku and his fellow Aussie singer-songwriter Wafia becomes apparent the instant you hear their voices intertwined in song. On their first collaborative EP (m)edian they draw on their individual experiences to touch on subjects like compromise in relationships as they trade verses and harmonize over hollow melodies. Ta-ku and Wafia live within the sonic landscape of artists like Drake or Bryson Tiller but their style puts them in a world all their own. With production"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eXs09v4vzio) 2016-11-14T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 232.5K engagements
"AHI: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Jan. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- The first time I heard the music of AHI (pronounced "eye") was in the midst of listening to [---] other song submissions for the DIY Musicians Conference panel I was hosting in Nashville back in August. It simply rose above everything else I heard. AHI's gruff but sweet voice and openly honest words were my gateway to this young Ontario-based singer. Later that summer night in Nashville I saw him perform an uplifting set of original soulful tunes ending with a cover of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" a song AHI says he sings at"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gUd7z9g8vGY) 2018-01-23T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 134.9K engagements
"Lake Street Dive: Tiny Desk Concert February [--] [----] by BOB BOILEN These four musicians made their first record together a decade ago but for many of us [----] will be the year Lake Street Dive becomes a household name. The appeal of this band of New England Conservatory friends lies in their warmth in harmony and comfortably styled songs sometimes tilting toward soul often rocking danceably on a new collection of songs called Side Pony. At first it may be Rachael Price and her charismatic voice that draws you to this Tiny Desk concert but it won't take long to see that this isn't just a singer"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gdRAcoD5Gt0) 2016-02-29T21:10Z 12.4M followers, 2.8M engagements
"NPR Music Tiny SXSW Concert: Typhoon Typhoon performs a medley of "The Sickness Unto Death" and "The Honest Truth" at the Driskill Hotel Austin Texas on March [--] [----]. For more videos visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts For more SXSW coverage visit npr.org/sxsw Typhoon Tiny Desk Concerts NPR Music SXSW All Songs Considered Typhoon Tiny Desk Concerts NPR Music SXSW All Songs Considered"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h8HnhV2POIk) 2011-03-31T17:19Z 12.4M followers, 128.1K engagements
"Amadou and Mariam: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Jan. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- The title and subject of Amadou & Mariam's latest album La Confusion would lead you to believe that the music this married Malian couple make might be sad and troubled. But Amadou & Mariam on the contrary bring some of the most lyrical melodies and joyful sounds we've ever had at the Tiny Desk and their performance comes while their country endures great turmoil including a coup and insurgencies. As Amadou and Mariam said when their album was released "We seek to make people happy with our music help humanitarian causes"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hcAKsXR51HQ) 2018-01-26T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 382.3K engagements
"Curren$y: 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 April [--] [----] Curren$y's Tiny Desk (home) concert features three key elements that make him who he is: cars weed and of course music. One of the prominent champions of cannabis plays from the confines of a garage on this 4/20 a day deemed a worldwide celebration of marijuana. In front of"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=izyBoVzC0Wk) 2022-04-20T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 577.5K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jLihhW0L9cY) 2015-09-17T19:14Z 12.4M followers, 166.3K engagements
"Chvrches SXSW [----] NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW Chvrches' bass-heavy pop sounds will be the soundtrack to many a barbecue this summer but in the meantime the Glaswegian trio got the crowd dancing at SXSW [----]. Watch the trio perform "The Mother We Share" at Austin's Red [--]. SXSW SXSW [----] South by Southwest South by Southwest [----] Chvrches The Mother We Share NPR Music Austin Texas SXSW SXSW [----] South by Southwest South by Southwest [----] Chvrches The Mother We Share NPR Music Austin Texas"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jdNz5_L6hXc) 2013-04-04T17:28Z 12.4M followers, 70K engagements
"Sa-Roc: 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. June [--] [----] Abby O'Neill -- If you want protest music for the uprising of the American consciousness then look no further. Sa-Roc (born Assata Perkins) is an emcee from southeast Washington D.C. and the second woman signed to Minneapolis-based hip-hop label Rhymesayers Entertainment home to Atmosphere"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=k51uMl8rhp0) 2020-06-04T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 184.8K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kc2i9pwSSqE) 2017-08-04T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 528.6K engagements
"Mitski: 'First Love' 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 determined"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=m1BGBdehZ6Q) 2016-04-06T14:49Z 12.4M followers, 58.6K engagements
"Max Richter: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Max Richter 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 Half way through this performance of Max Richter's achingly beautiful On The Nature Of Daylight I looked around our NPR Music office and saw trembling chins and tearful eyes. Rarely have I seen so many Tiny Desk audience members moved in this way. There's something about Max Richter's music that triggers deep emotions. In Daylight which has been effectively"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oNLDJp83YAQ) 2020-01-29T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.5M engagements
"Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals: SXSW [----] NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW Without a doubt Anderson .Paak is the new "it" guy of that place where R&B and hip-hop overlap. It sort of happened overnight and we can kind of credit Dr. Dre who gave .Paak permission to leave his fingerprints all over Dre's long-awaited return to music 2015's Compton. But the palpable feverish excitement in the breezy night air at Stubb's during NPR Music's SXSW showcase in the moments leading up to .Paak's set was all his own. Backed by his jaw-droppingly malleable band The Free Nationals Anderson .Paak hit our stage"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pCDJv4WQ_bc) 2016-03-28T17:29Z 12.4M followers, 1.3M engagements
"The Front Bottoms: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert When I first saw The Front Bottoms I was stunned as 350-plus singing/shouting clubgoers repeating compassionate verse after complicated verse back at singer Brian Sella. And then it happened again at a hot sweaty club in Philadelphia and later in D.C. and then again in Baltimore. The community that's formed around these songs total strangers purging deep emotions in a public space. It's a beautiful phenomena a testament to the passion and compassion that this band radiates. A testament to the nerve that's gets pinged with lines cried out 'I wanna"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pc8U2VP92Vg) 2013-08-19T20:19Z 12.4M followers, 2.7M engagements
"D.D Dumbo: NPR Music Field Recordings Mystery seems to swirl around D.D Dumbo. We'd heard all sorts of crazy rumors about this solo musician; namely that Dumbo is a modern-day nomad whose only worldly possessions are his guitar and some crazy customized pedals. But once he arrived for one of our SXSW Backyard Sessions here's what we discovered: Dumbo was born outside of Melbourne Australia (birth name: Oliver Hugh Perry). He performs with a 12-string electric guitar a simple drum set-up and some loop pedals. And he prefers to let his eclectic drone-filled music speak for itself so alas no"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qpb4zlpp9xw) 2014-05-15T16:58Z 12.4M followers, 245K engagements
"Adekunle Gold: 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 Desks unique way of showcasing that talent. Ashley Pointer June [--] [----] Attention passengers: Please make sure your seat belts are fastened and tray tables are stored away as Adekunle Gold is"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r-gkSte4QdA) 2022-06-02T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Vince Staples: 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 July [--] [----] At the midpoint of Vince Staples' Tiny Desk (home) concert he gazes through the sun-soaked windows of his Hollywood Hills location and pauses. "You should see this view I don't live here" he exclaims with pride. "I would never live here." As to why he wouldn't give in to"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yN0I5xTjaGo) 2021-07-23T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.2M engagements
"Tuxedo: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter July [--] [----] The pairing of Tuxedo is a natural feel in person but highly unlikely on paper. Seattle-based producer Jake One has a who's-who client list from Rick Ross to [--] Savage while DJ singer-songwriter and producer Mayer Hawthorne is a renaissance soul man from Ann Arbor Michigan. They stealthily debuted three tracks on SoundCloud in [----] with only a black square stamped "Tuxedo" as the cover art leaving fans wondering where this new funk was coming from. A few months later they unveiled their identities along with a debut self-titled LP"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0WyqHfJOj-I) 2017-07-24T13:41Z 12.4M followers, 2.2M engagements
"The Arcs Full Concert NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW 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 night in Manhattan bore proof of The Arcs'"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0fQJRrmb5lk) 2015-09-17T15:49Z 12.4M followers, 738.2K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0wZpheK98Gc) 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=19dIwTQk0GU) 2018-06-20T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 9.6M engagements
"The Head And The Heart: Full Concert NPR Music Front Row On one of those late summer New York City evenings when a thunderstorm left a double rainbow hanging over Manhattan the downtown club City Winery provided the perfect setting for a lucky crowd of a few hundred to experience a performance by The Head and the Heart. The new album Signs Of Light signals some change for this adored six-piece band. A new label some rest between tours and a key member's hiatus brought new energies to bear on this third album. Its new songs are melodic winners with lyrical takeaways aplenty and they wove"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1EOM49ILzgk) 2016-10-13T18:05Z 12.4M followers, 318.1K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1IJjriRrOKg) 2024-02-16T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 923.9K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1Pt-nLSMONI) 2024-09-16T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.5M engagements
"Arlo Parks: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter November [--] [----] Watching Arlo Parks read an excerpt from her newly published book of poetry The Magic Border during her performance it felt like a full circle moment for her. Her origins as a musician began with poetry but she also explained between songs that Tiny Desk concerts also planted seeds during her formative years as an artist. "This session is generally one of the reasons that I decided to make music and I grew up with this session so it's really special to be here." Three years ago with just a guitar in tow she recorded a Tiny Desk home"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1acyepjN0OE) 2023-11-01T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 543.8K engagements
"Trueno: 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. Vita Dadoo September [--] [----] With his roots in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires and arms outstretched to the rest of the world Trueno is rewriting the playbook for Latin American hip-hop. Wearing a cap for the soccer team Boca Juniors and moving among the spaces of his childhood the 20-year-old premier Argentinian freestyler shows us exactly where he's from in his Tiny"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2C-WmZQABLQ) 2022-09-27T17:58Z 12.4M followers, 14.2M engagements
"@GuitarricadelafuenteOficial reflects on how his music is made to be experienced from the gut. 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2nLZfk862J4) 2026-01-29T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 21.3K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2qW2139LKN0) 2020-04-24T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.8M engagements
"The xx: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert It's easy to think of The xx as a fashionable band: Its members have a sleek all-in-black look its typography and cover art is coolly and distinctively styled and the group itself has been showered with validation including Britain's [----] Mercury Prize. But beneath all that tightly controlled image-making lays music that's raw and vulnerable; shy worried tentativeness is wired into a sound that shimmers powerfully but remains as fragile and delicate as a soap bubble. The xx's second album Coexist came out last fall and it plays like a series of tensely"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3-03z36Is6M) 2013-02-11T19:13Z 12.4M followers, 2.4M engagements
"Masta Ace: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert March [--] [----] Abby O'Neill -- An early member of producer Marley Marl's iconic Juice Crew the Brooklyn-bred Masta Ace emerged shoulder-to-shoulder in the late-'80s with a host of iconic emcees including Big Daddy Kane Kool G Rap Craig G and more. When Ace showed up at the Tiny Desk he brought with him stripped-down versions of the concrete-shaking classics that built his legacy backed by the impressive Lee Hogans & Pursuance band. Watch him move the crowd with his biggest single "Born To Roll" from the [----] album SlaughtaHouse and introspect on a life"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3CxvB0d5VF0) 2018-04-06T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Pigeon Pit: Tiny Desk Concert Lars Gotrich July [--] [----] A song by Pigeon Pit has gotten me through this year. Chugging a punk twang with the sun at its back "milk crates" recognizes the relentless churn of life but still seeks freedom from tyranny exhaustion and the everyday nonsense that drags us down. The first time I heard the song performed live was at the bands Tiny Desk sound check and I gave into the cathartic release with a few tears mouthing along to the throng of gang vocals: No job no place to get away from I've been to a world worth living in No rent no lies to memorize No f*****"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3Wp99TlXu8U) 2022-07-28T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 241.3K engagements
"Ed Sheeran: 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 [--] [----] Decked in a hoodie cargo pants and coveted sneakers a slimmed-down and clean-shaven Ed Sheeran stands surrounded by bookshelves and a host of world-class musicians. Hes flanked by music director to the stars Adam Blackstone who assembled the band and handled bass guitar"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4MsoqUv5gv4) 2021-10-26T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 15.7M engagements
"Fred again.: Tiny Desk Concert Teresa Xie April [--] [----] When Fred again. first proposed a Tiny Desk concert it wasn't immediately clear how he was going to make it work not because he lacked creativity but because translating purely electronic music at the Desk is a daunting task for anyone. How would an artist whose performances take the form of DJ sets in front of massive audiences curate an intimate and unique experience But what the British songwriter and producer came up with is a reminder of what a Tiny Desk is at its best: an opportunity for artists to challenge themselves in such a"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4iQmPv_dTI0) 2023-04-10T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 15.7M engagements
"Billie Eilish: 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. Aug. [--] [----] Stephen Thompson -- It didn't take long for Billie Eilish to become one of the biggest pop stars in the world sweep the Grammy Awards' major categories and release the latest James Bond theme. And today at just [--] she and her brother Finneas have accomplished what no one has been"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4sZ2_aGsLKU) 2020-08-26T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 17.7M 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5gP0-sDkFS8) 2019-03-11T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.3M engagements
"Mitski: 'I Will' 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 determined desperation."
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5la5HaFxtvI) 2016-04-06T14:49Z 12.4M followers, 182.4K 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6nT911jkWEo) 2011-01-21T22:39Z 12.4M followers, 3.7M engagements
"Lizzy McAlpine: Tiny Desk Concert Bob Boilen November [--] [----] While there's a quiet element to Lizzy McAlpine's music there's also an explosive element of electronics electric guitars and drums on her [----] album five seconds flat that feels cinematic. So when Lizzy told us that all she'd need for her Tiny Desk concert were some microphones and a few acoustic guitars I was surprised curious and eager to hear her rise to the challenge of our intimate setting. Her backing vocalists are a trio coincidentally and appropriately called Tiny Habits a group she met on Instagram about a year ago. "I"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7odxBDg-7JE) 2022-11-08T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.8M engagements
"Banks: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Tiny Desk Concerts often require creative and logistical transformations from electric bands going acoustic to big bands squashing into a tiny space to many players gathering around a single microphone. But the setting is particularly challenging for vocalists especially those accustomed to heavy production effects or in the case of recent guest T-Pain generous dollops of Auto-Tune. T-Pain's effects-less set grabbed more attention at the time given the extent to which digital alterations are expected of him but this performance by Banks is in its own way an"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AbwPwWqA-QQ) 2014-11-04T18:22Z 12.4M followers, 2.5M engagements
"Suzanne Vega: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert In pop-music circles Suzanne Vega is known almost entirely for two songs from the late 1980s: the child-abuse ballad "Luka" and a song that launched literally dozens of dance remixes "Tom's Diner." But Vega has been making vital inventive music the entire time much of it folk-based though her sound has taken many smart detours along the way and is about to put out her first album of original material in seven years Tales From the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles. The challenge then lies in capturing a snapshot of her career in only four songs. For this"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AndEMO__p2U) 2014-02-10T19:48Z 12.4M followers, 5.3M 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ap4DtvUu7Bk) 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AynDvSkZ8og) 2023-09-27T13:37Z 12.4M followers, 3M engagements
"T-Pain: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch T-Pain play "Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')" "Up Down (Do This All Day)" and "Drankin' Patna" 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 T-Pain's fingerprints are all over pop and R&B and hip-hop. He wasn't the first musician to use Auto-Tune as an instrument he noticed it on a Jennifer Lopez remix and remembers "Deep" well but it was as"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CIjXUg1s5gc) 2014-10-29T16:03Z 12.4M followers, 31.5M engagements
"RM of BTS: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert Stephen Thompson December [--] [----] Now that were back to recording Tiny Desk concerts in the office home concerts mostly happen under special circumstances: when the artist is overseas for example or otherwise unable to get to Washington D.C. when were recording. Given that BTSs RM (aka Kim Nam-joon) is based in South Korea we let it slide not least because his team put together one of the most impressive Tiny Desk facsimiles weve seen yet. What really sets it apart is the huge array of shelf-bound ephemera which is bound to have the BTS Army sleuthing in the"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CKg3FV5gwMc) 2022-12-02T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 4.7M 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CUN8pdgA0m8) 2023-08-08T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 7.8M engagements
"Rawayana: 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. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento September [--] [----] This Latinx Heritage Month Tiny Desk is celebrating with an 'El Tiny' takeover featuring a wide array of artists from all corners of Latinidad. No Venezuelan party is complete without tequeos. Whether its a wedding or a baptism the cheese-filled treats are a must-have at every snack table so it makes sense Rawayana pulled up to El Tiny with a box to share. Kicking things off with"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CbotsXwCbNE) 2023-09-19T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 11.5M 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](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cx8AaSvH4EQ) 2023-10-30T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.4M engagements
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"Gogol Bordello: 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 Gogol Bordellos Tiny Desk concert from 2010: https://www.npr.org/2019/09/11/128111544/gogol-bordello-tiny-desk-concert Stephen Thompson June [--] [----] If you watch this video and don't get to the part where Eugene Hutz is dancing on the desks then you've missed the most rollicking and insane Tiny Desk Concert of all time. I've seen Gogol Bordello at a nightclub and"
YouTube Link 2020-07-05T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 616.8K engagements
"Rex Orange County: 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. Watch Rex Orange County play "Loving Is Easy" "Pluto Projector" "Always" and "Sunflower" at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk"
YouTube Link 2020-03-25T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 10.3M engagements
"Paramore: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Oct. [--] [----] Lars Gotrich -- Paramore's After Laughter captures the moment between rapture and its comedown the glitter wiped away left with skin rubbed raw. It's a record more than a decade into the band's career that not only exposes the sparkling pop that's always lit Paramore's songs but also deals with the ache of growing up and growing apart. When Hayley Williams sings "Tell my friends I'm coming down / We'll kick it when I hit the ground" from the '80s-tastic jam "Hard Times" at the Tiny Desk the stark dichotomy is laid bare by the band's"
YouTube Link 2017-10-10T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 12.9M engagements
"Harry Styles: 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. Watch Harry Styles play "Cherry" "Watermelon Sugar" "To Be So Lonely" and "Adore You" at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk concerts on"
YouTube Link 2020-03-23T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 35.1M engagements
"Ollella: Tiny Desk Concert This week we celebrate the Tiny Desk Contest community with concerts by some of our favorite entrants over the years. Dora Levite January [--] [----] Before I started working on the Tiny Desk Contest I had already seen and fallen in love with Ollella. Back in her hometown Seattle I'd witnessed Ellie Barber's nostalgic indie folk fill a space with simply a cello and an upright bass. Barber often describes Ollella as more than a band but a "collaborative project across the city" this iteration behind the Desk is a snapshot of a years-long project. Barber's music is often"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 74.6K engagements
"Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert He seemed so casual sitting on a bar stool behind the Tiny Desk acoustic guitar in hand but when you hear that husky voice you'll know why he's a legend. Oliver Mtukudzi or "Tuku" as his fans lovingly call him plays spirited music born from the soul of Zimbabwe. He's been recording since the late 1970s with about as many albums as his age: [--]. But Mtukudzi's new record reveals a heavier heart than before: Sarawoga is his first recording since the loss of his son Sam. He and Sam also a guitar player as well as a saxophonist had a special"
YouTube Link 2013-10-01T16:10Z 12.4M followers, 2M engagements
"We brought the magic of our iconic concerts to San Francisco with the Tiny Desk Experience❗ We brought the magic of our iconic concerts to San Francisco with the one-of-a-kind Tiny Desk Experience for Super Bowl Weekend sponsored by Levis. The result was extraordinary❗ Goapele P-Lo Souls of Mischief and [----] Tiny Desk Contest winner Ruby Ibarra delivered intimate performances that showcased Bay Area creativity and community. 🤩 👀 What city do you think deserves a Tiny Desk Experience NPR NPR Music National Public Radio Live Performance tiny desk tiny desk concert tony desk tiny concert NPR"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T18:36Z 12.4M followers, 24.4K 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
"Cigarettes After Sex: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Dec. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- This comes close to the quietest Tiny Desk Concert we've ever had. The music Greg Gonzalez makes with his longtime bandmate Phillip Tubbs as Cigarettes After Sex is hushed. The common thread in these songs is minimalism heard in both Greg's guitar and Philip's synth that lay just under Greg Gonzalez's barely audible somewhat spoken singing. Yet somehow this sound that barely exists holds together because of the strong melodies in these songs. I find I sing them to myself over and over again. "K." the opening track to"
YouTube Link 2017-12-20T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 5.3M engagements
"Karol G: 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. Anamaria Sayre May [--] [----] Colombian reggaetonera Karol G floats between styles on this wistful Miami set with the breeziness of a pop star who knows no boundaries or maybe it's the calculus of an artist who has built a career on subverting them. Her personal unapologetic flourish has allowed her to"
YouTube Link 2021-05-27T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 17.3M engagements
"A Strange Loop: 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. Josh Rogosin April [--] [----] Rather than use the stage at Feinstein's/54 Below the cast of A Strange Loop cram into a booth for their Tiny Desk (home) concert. The protagonist of the musical is an usher so performing in the crowd makes sense. [--] Below played a pivotal role in the musical's rise"
YouTube Link 2022-04-26T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 213.6K 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, 143.4M engagements
"Chris Stapleton: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert September [--] [----] by JACOB GANZ As a songwriter in Nashville Chris Stapleton has written hits for Kenny Chesney George Strait and Darius Rucker. As a singer he once led the bluegrass band The SteelDrivers and more recently stepped into the solo spotlight with Traveller his debut album. It's the kind of country record that gets better the more you wear it in: When NPR Music named it one of our favorite albums of the first half of [----] critic Ann Powers compared it to a "soft denim jacket . pulled out time after time lending comfort suiting every"
YouTube Link 2015-09-14T18:28Z 12.4M followers, 16.9M 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
"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
"Wiz Khalifa: Tiny Desk Concert This Black Music Month Tiny Desk honors the anniversaries of landmark albums that have shaped the course of music and culture. Bobby Carter June [--] [----] Wiz Khalifas Kush & Orange Juice came out [--] years ago. To honor the anniversary the Pittsburgh emcee assembled a group of Tiny Desk veterans Pennsylvania natives and his DJ to reimagine highlights from the classic mixtape plus tracks from Kush & Orange Juice [--] its similar yet more mature follow-up. Something was happening during the entire show and lots of us in the room could feel it. We were waiting for him"
YouTube Link 2025-06-10T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.7M 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, 393.2K 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
"Leon Thomas: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter February [--] [----] On the morning of Leon Thomas' Tiny Desk concert many NPR staffers assumed the show was postponed due to a snowstorm in the D.C. area. Not only did he proactively schedule his coast-to-coast flight but he was also [--] minutes early to the office. With his sophomore album MUTT Thomas has planted his flag as the most exciting artist in R&B music today. The Tiny Desk had to happen now; nothing would get in the way of divine timing. Thomas was destined to be an entertainer he's been doing it for most of his life. His parents were both"
YouTube Link 2025-02-20T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 4.8M 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, 773.4K engagements
"Olivia Rodrigo: Tiny Desk Concert Hazel Cills December [--] [----] The last time Olivia Rodrigo performed a Tiny Desk concert it was two years ago in a deserted DMV office back when pandemic precautions meant artists sadly couldn't play the real Desk. But this year the singer-songwriter returned bringing a handful of songs from her wildly fun sophomore album to the NPR Music office. "It's much cooler to be here" Rodrigo says. "I was saying earlier I've never been starstruck by a room before." Many of the songs on GUTS which earned a special recommendation on NPR Music's Best Albums of [----] list"
YouTube Link 2023-12-11T05:00Z 12.4M followers, 12.3M engagements
"beabadoobee: Tiny Desk Concert Hazel Cills November [--] [----] Beatrice Laus who performs as beabadoobee possesses the sort of soft lilting voice that often runs the risk of getting lost in her signature sound a mix of grungy 90s rock and noisy dream pop. Mix Laus the wrong way in a live setting and you miss out on vocals that lend whatever song theyre paired with an undeniable sweetness and sincerity. But in her Tiny Desk performance beabadoobee drops her rock and roll tendencies to a low simmer giving her voice ample room to shine in a collection of songs suited for our quiet little corner."
YouTube Link 2022-11-29T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.4M engagements
"Liniker e os Caramelows: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Oct. [--] [----] Felix Contreras -- Watching this performance is to witness a spell being cast note-by-note. Liniker e os Caramelows (Liniker and the Caramelows) are from Brazil but steeped in the tradition of soul from here in the U.S. They started their turn behind the desk with the ballad "Calm" a testament to the power of slow songs dripping with soulful emotion. It was a bold statement of just who they are as a band and what they stand for. You have to go back to the co-mingling of jazz and Brazilian music in the late 1950s to appreciate"
YouTube Link 2018-11-05T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 5.7M engagements
"Chappell Roan: Tiny Desk Concert Stephen Thompson March [--] [----] Its become a Tiny Desk tradition for artists to leave a small offering on the shelves a tchotchke a toy a signed album or piece of swag a guitar pick that sort of thing. Usually those pieces get absorbed into the visual din but sometimes they change the look of the Tiny Desk permanently. All of which is to say that when Chappell Roan finished her magnetic performance we immediately sought her out to sheepishly ask if we could keep her wig. Roans marvelous debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess came out last September"
YouTube Link 2024-03-21T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 16.6M engagements
"Tame Impala: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter October [--] [----] Kevin Parker's team came back with two words: "all acoustic." I was dumbfounded not only by the notion of an acoustic Tame Impala set but also by the idea of the band playing the real Tiny Desk. In [----] Tame Impala was able to toe and by some standards cross the line for its Tiny Desk (home) concert. Here at NPR headquarters Parker and the crew had to relinquish a certain level of control. "Let's just try it and see what happens" Parker told me. From a production standpoint it feels like Tame Impala has done everything but this."
YouTube Link 2025-10-17T09:01Z 12.4M followers, 4.8M engagements
"Burna Boy: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Burna Boy play "Gbona" "Wetin Man Go Do" "Dangote" and "Ye" 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 Nov. [--] [----] Bobby Carter -- While preparing for Burna Boy's Tiny Desk appearance it was evident early on that his performance would be strictly business. After exchanging pleasantries on the phone with his mother and manager Bose Ogulu she made it clear there wouldn't be time for much of anything else. "Burna has been"
YouTube Link 2019-11-25T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 13.6M 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
"GoGo Penguin: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Sept. [--] [----] Colin Marshall -- During his setup GoGo Penguin's pianist Chris Illingworth asked if he could remove our piano cover to "access the inside" and after a few rotations of a screwdriver he soon handed me a long plank of black painted maple which has no convenient place to rest in the NPR Music office. If you look closely at the piano innards during "Bardo" you can see a strip of black tape stretched over a few strings opposite Illingworth's bobbing head. It mutes a group of strings turning them into percussive jabs and dividing the"
YouTube Link 2018-09-21T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2M engagements
"Erykah Badu: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Aug. [--] [----] Felix Contreras -- Some folks around the NPR Music office said they felt an almost spiritual connection to Erykah Badu during her visit to the Tiny Desk. And that was before she and her band even played a single note. It came from the waft of earthly scents that followed in her wake to the flowing dreads and clothes that hung on her like robes. After her self-introduction which included a rundown of her spiritual and creative aliases Badu rolled into one of her earliest musical calling cards "Rimshot." It's an ode to the sound the"
YouTube Link 2018-08-22T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 22.8M engagements
"FORAGER: Tiny Desk Concert This week we celebrate the Tiny Desk Contest community with concerts by some of our favorite entrants over the years. Bobby Carter January [--] [----] FORAGER's music takes the scenic route; it's witty and unpredictable yet deceptively powerful and unable to fit into any specific genre. Wide-eyed and enamoured with the space the Brooklyn-based band invited a host of friends and family to watch what feels like a homecoming show. When I'm asked about what I look for in an entry to the Tiny Desk Contest FORAGER is the band that I think about. All three of its Contest"
YouTube Link 2026-01-28T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 73.3K 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, 258.4K 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, 780.8K engagements
"Yunchan Lim: Tiny Desk Concert Tom Huizenga November [--] [----] Remember what you were doing at the tender age of [--] Probably not taking home a gold medal from a major piano competition. Two years ago when the South Korean pianist Yunchan Lim was only [--] he won the storied Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Ever since weve been asking him to play at our Tiny Desk. Lim was the youngest ever to win the Cliburn and one of his performances there has been viewed more than [--] million times on Youtube. Simply put Lim became an overnight sensation. And its easy to see why in these deeply"
YouTube Link 2024-11-13T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.5M 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
"J Noa: 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. Anamaria Sayre Septemeber [--] [----] J Noa buzzes with power. Standing cara a cara with the 17-year-old Dominican rapper it's clear that spinning life experiences into buttery smooth striking bars is as natural for her as it is for most of us to take a breath. This Tiny Desk concert was her first time ever leaving her barrio to perform and yet she transmitted the confidence and charisma of an artist who invokes generations of"
YouTube Link 2023-09-22T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 686.4K engagements
"Guitarricadelafuente: Tiny Desk Concert Anamaria Sayre January [--] [----] Guitarricadelafuente's melodies are seismic. Etched together with electronic beats ethereal guitar symphonic accents and sometimes zanfona the hurdy-gurdy native to Spain the heart-thumping effect is distinct and unavoidable: You are transported to a club in Barcelona or a beach on Costa Brava. This unique sound is both captivating and easy to lose yourself in. It booms with energy but lvaro Lafuente's calming voice and steady rhythms feel like a lullaby with a fiesta tilt. At the Tiny Desk both things remain true as piano"
YouTube Link 2026-01-20T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 609.8K engagements
"Black Pumas: 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. [--] [----] Felix Contreras -- The Austin-based rock band Black Pumas is having a good [----]. The group led by singer Eric Burton and guitarist Adrian Quesada was just nominated for three Grammys including album of the year for Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition) and both record of the year and best"
YouTube Link 2020-12-07T15:23Z 12.4M followers, 8.4M engagements
"Justin Timberlake: Tiny Desk Concert Stephen Thompson March [--] [----] Walking into the room shortly before Justin Timberlake took our cramped stage I overheard someone on his team wondering aloud if this was to be the most densely populated Tiny Desk concert in history which is to say the most musicians we've ever fit in a single frame. It's not but we don't often find a way to cram in this many human beings (15 in all) and this much gear. Timberlake has never been one to give partial effort but this is a production befitting the occasion: namely a set timed to drop concurrently with the"
YouTube Link 2024-03-15T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 25.4M 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
"Leslie Odom Jr.: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Leslie Odom Jr. play "Cold" "Foggy" and "Hummingbird" 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 Nov. [--] [----] Suraya Mohamed -- Leslie Odom Jr. walked through the door with unassuming confidence and a big smile that brightened the room. Later during his Tiny Desk performance he recalled advice he'd received from a friend: "You have to get used to it you are part of a cultural phenomenon in New York City" Odom said"
YouTube Link 2019-11-18T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 476.2K engagements
"Ty Segall: Tiny Desk Concert Robin Hilton August [--] [----] A common misconception of the Tiny Desk is that bands have to keep it quiet or go all-acoustic. So when I invited Ty Segall to play in our office I made a point of assuring him he could crank his electrified riff-heavy guitar noise to [--]. His three-word reply came via email: "We shall rock." True to his word the band pushed the limits of the space with stadium-sized vibes opening with the pulse-spiking "You're the Doctor" from the [----] album Twins. They followed with the title cut from this year's Possession and the rolling harmony-rich"
YouTube Link 2025-08-22T10:01Z 12.4M followers, 256K 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
"Khadija El Warzazias Bnat el Houariyat & Esraa Warda: 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"
YouTube Link 2023-01-30T22:30Z 12.4M followers, 117.6K engagements
"Gregory Porter: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert July [--] [----] by BOB BOILEN Gregory Porter's healing soul music sends a message of compassion and he's got a baritone voice that resonates love. When Porter visited NPR we'd just learned that our colleague photojournalist David Gilkey had been killed while working on a story for NPR in Afghanistan. When Porter began singing the calmly beautiful "No Love Dying" he may not have known how much it would mean to us. Yet this song of compassion and hope from his Grammy-winning [----] album Liquid Spirit was just what we'd needed. Porter and pianist Chip"
YouTube Link 2016-07-18T18:56Z 12.4M followers, 3.1M 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, 645.4K engagements
"Ne-Yo: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter April [--] [----] There's nothing like hearing the oohs and aahs from the Tiny Desk audience when a recognizable note hits the soul. Ne-Yo's setlist stoked up audible gasps with nonstop hits from his catalog and a few he's written for megastars. He came draped in a bedazzled outfit and his signature fedora (one we had to ask him to adjust to see his eyes.) Not to be outdone the band came outfitted in matching earth tones and sounded just as good as they looked. As with most artists who've spent years on the radio the charts and in the club the challenge in"
YouTube Link 2024-04-26T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 22.9M engagements
"Mama's Broke: Tiny Desk Concert Bob Boilen March [--] [----] A couple of chairs a small room and a cozy crowd describes the last eight years of tour stops for Mamas Broke. Having performed in intimate venues including homes and cabins as well as stages being at the Tiny Desk may have felt right at home for the Canadian duo. Lisa Maria Bates and Amy Lou Keeler make powerful songs with haunting harmonies and a mesh of fiddle banjo mandolin and guitar. Youll hear unique rhythms as Amy takes her chopsticks to Lisas fiddle and Lisa takes her heels to the floorboard. Elements of Appalachian folk Celtic"
YouTube Link 2023-03-08T14:51Z 12.4M followers, 268.3K 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
"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
"RAYE: Tiny Desk Concert Ashley Pointer April [--] [----] "I'm a songwriter for a living okay. I usually have all the words but I'm genuinely speechless." RAYE told the audience at her Tiny Desk. "All I've wanted is to be seen and respected as a musician." The South London-bred singer-songwriter had finally made her way to NPR headquarters her signature cherry-hued pin curls full of bounce and a radiant smile spread across her face. It was a long time coming and in a re-arranged set of songs from her stunning debut album tailored to the Tiny Desk RAYE exuded the confidence and abilities of a"
YouTube Link 2023-04-12T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 6.2M engagements
"D.R.A.M.: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter February [--] [----] We all love a good redemption story: We're front and center to watch our heroes get knocked down and then we cheer for them to triumphantly rebound. What we're witnessing with Shelly Massenburg-Smith a.k.a. D.R.A.M. is the culmination of a story marked by resilience and stubborn strength. Making a hit record in the music industry is extremely difficult and in [----] D.R.A.M.'s debut single "Cha Cha" was on the brink of exploding. It was getting played in clubs across the country and bubbling on the charts; the Beyhive even got a"
YouTube Link 2017-02-08T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.4M engagements
"Pixies: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert The windowsills were lined with people standing as every nook between every office desk filled to capacity with NPR employees and their assorted guests. Pixies after getting misplaced for a time in our parking garage during a moment worthy of This Is Spinal Tap showed up in time to encounter the largest crowd we've ever assembled for a Tiny Desk Concert. (Our new office space allows for more guests than the old one did but it's still a mark of this band's significance for so many youthful grownups.) Black Francis played an acoustic guitar for this set while"
YouTube Link 2014-02-04T16:51Z 12.4M followers, 3.8M engagements
"Daniel Caesar: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert June [--] [----] Bobby Carter -- Daniel Caesar and his band had a clear vision for their Tiny Desk performance. While already confined to a small space they opted to congregate at the piano where producer and music director Matthew Burnett sat to create what feels like a fly-on-the-wall moment. We're presented a purity that's nearly impossible to capture on an album. The success of Caesar's debut LP Freudian has created a groundswell of fanfare and exposure for the 23-year-old singer-songwriter. It was nominated for two Grammys and won two Junos (Canada's"
YouTube Link 2018-06-11T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 35.6M engagements
"The National: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert The first thing you might notice about this video is the change in surroundings: NPR recently moved to a new building and though we worked to make the Tiny Desk as visually similar as possible to the old space a process we recently documented with the help of OK Go the ceilings are higher the square footage more generous and the surfaces lavishly unsullied. The visuals will surely evolve in the months and years to come as more tchotchkes and coffee stains accumulate on around and behind Bob Boilen's desk. In the days leading up to this hotly"
YouTube Link 2013-06-10T21:54Z 12.4M followers, 6.3M engagements
"John P. Kee & New Life: Tiny Desk Concert Mitra I. Arthur February [--] [----] The joining together of voices is a sacred act in the Black Christian church; Pastor John P. Kee's music is key to understanding that act in gospel music. During this Tiny Desk the gospel music essentials of call and response modulation articulated phrasing choir section solos and full-throated singing are expertly on display. Whether solo or with a choir Pastor Kee's powerful voice and praise-forward songwriting have remained at the forefront of his music ministry for nearly [--] years. Performing here with a four-piece"
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T10:01Z 12.4M followers, 535.1K engagements
"Chocolate Droppa: Tiny Desk Concert Alant Serene April [--] [----] Chocolate Droppa walked into the office with a laser focus and a clear mission. He didnt ask for much during soundcheck just a preview of beats from The Band of Brothas and a shot of espresso. He was about to do something that had never been done at Tiny Desk before freestyle an entire set off the dome. Its been over nine years since Droppa dropped his debut mixtape which featured heavy hitters like Migos Big Sean Nick Jonas and more. Every time I see people the rapper shares during his set the first thing they say is Droppa where"
YouTube Link 2025-04-01T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.8M engagements
"The Band's Visit: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert May [--] [----] Josh Rogosin -- After nearly [---] Tiny Desk concerts The Band's Visit is the first Broadway musical ever to play the series. The crew from the show which opened last November at the Ethel Barrymore Theater descended on NPR at 8:30 a.m. seven musicians five actors a wardrobe department a make-up artist a publicist a music director the composer and even a vlogger. We started early so they could hustle back to Manhattan for a [--] p.m. curtain. The story of The Band's Visit composer David Yazbek told the Tiny Desk audience "is about hope and"
YouTube Link 2018-05-24T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 362K engagements
"Cypress Hill: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter July [--] [----] The first thing I noticed as Cypress Hill strolled into NPR headquarters was Sen Dog cradling his signature bucket hat. I asked him if my assumptions were correct; it was indeed the original hat seen in all the videos from the early '90s. Before I could process that confirmation B Real asked me "Yo is your greenroom a greenroom" We got everything we expected and more from Cypress Hill at the Tiny Desk. While the term "pioneer" is used loosely in pop culture today few terms describe Cypress Hill's impact over the past three decades more"
YouTube Link 2023-07-20T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 9.9M engagements
"Kirk Franklin: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert NPR Music's Tiny Desk series will celebrate Black History Month by featuring four weeks of Tiny Desk (home) concerts and playlists by Black artists spanning different genres and generations each week. The lineup includes both emerging and established artists who will be performing a Tiny Desk concert for the first time. This celebration highlights the beautiful cornucopia of Black music and our special way of presenting it. We hope you enjoy. Bobby Carter February [--] [----] Kirk Franklin set up with his band and choir in a corner of Uncle Jessie's Kitchen"
YouTube Link 2021-02-25T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 20.5M engagements
"Jon Batiste: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert This performance was recorded on Nov. [--] [----]. 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 -- Jon Batiste came to the Tiny Desk with some surprises back in November of [----]. Midway through his set he stopped to say "it's the first"
YouTube Link 2020-05-11T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 4.6M 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
"Tank And The Bangas: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Bob Boilen March [--] [----] Out of over [----] entries more submissions than we've ever received Tank And The Bangas won unanimously this year's Tiny Desk Contest. I fully expected their victory performance here at NPR headquarters in D.C. to be celebratory. I didn't know we'd all end up in tears. This band combines R&B with hip-hop's poetry and rollercoaster storytelling with a flair and alchemy that could only come from New Orleans. Their winning song "Quick" mixes liquor and revenge a sort of modern day take on a great folk tale but peppered with"
YouTube Link 2017-03-20T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 15.3M 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, 701.3K engagements
"Rita Pays: Tiny Desk Concert Anamaria Sayre October [--] [----] Admiration is the spellbinding tenor of Rita Pays Tiny Desk performance. Flanked by mother Elisabeth Roma and husband Pol Batlle the Spanish multi-instrumentalists presence at the Desk reflects the way she creates and lives her music: in the cradle of familial love. Pays performs a variety of Spanish jazz that is contemporary and nimble in its delivery yet leans heavily on tradition. Born to a musical family in the same coastal town in Northern Spain where she now resides she was raised surrounded by deep musical tradition which she"
YouTube Link 2024-10-02T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.1M engagements
"Aurora: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert November [--] [----] by BOB BOILEN The first time I saw Aurora sing it appeared so new to her that each note and each hand gesture accompanying each note seemed like a discovery and an adventure for the singer. She was [--] when I first saw her in New York City and now the Norwegian singer is 19; take a look at this Tiny Desk Concert and her sense of innocence and discovery still rings as true as ever. Aurora has just one EP and some singles out so far and ever since seeing her at CMJ in [----] I've been eager for her debut album. Early next year we should finally"
YouTube Link 2015-11-09T19:36Z 12.4M followers, 9.5M engagements
"Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert October [--] [----] by PATRICK JARENWATTANANON Artists don't usually tell long rambling stories at the Tiny Desk and if they do those stories don't usually make the final cut. But this one felt different. It was about the time Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah a young black man says he was stopped by New Orleans police late at night for no reason other than to harass and intimidate him. And how his pride almost made him do something ill-advised about it. And how he finally channeled that pent-up frustration into a piece of music whose"
YouTube Link 2015-10-20T17:01Z 12.4M followers, 5.3M 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, 45.8M engagements
"Thundercat: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Oct. [--] [----] Bobby Carter -- Thundercat born Stephen Bruner is willing and able to shape-shift to fit into just about any box you show him he just won't stay in there for long. Whether fusing his talent for jazz while a bassist with punk legacy act Suicidal Tendencies or as a member of Snoop Dogg's band maybe running a little too far with a solo here and there the focus seems to eventually drift his way. After releasing two brilliant solo albums he was plucked to work on what eventually became one of the most important works of art released this decade:"
YouTube Link 2017-10-25T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 11.7M engagements
"Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: DUCKWRTH Every year NPR Music participates in the SXSW music festival whether it's curating a stage or simply attending hundreds of shows at the annual event in Austin Texas. Last year the festival was canceled due to the pandemic but it returned this March as an online festival. We programmed a 'stage' of Tiny Desk (home) concerts and presented them on the final day of the festival. Now we present to you Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: four videos filmed in various locations all of them full of surprises. Bobby Carter April [--] [----] DUCKWRTH decided to do something special for Tiny"
YouTube Link 2021-04-07T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 372.2K 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, 143.7K engagements
"Thao Nguyen: 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. Bob Boilen July [--] [----] For her Tiny Desk (home) concert Thao Nguyen opens with a somber version of "Temple" the dance-oriented title track from Thao & The Get Down Stay Down's new album. The song is an homage to her parents who were refugees of the Vietnam War. Thao sings from the perspective of"
YouTube Link 2020-07-28T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 160.6K engagements
"Mates of State: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert The modesty of Mates of State's performance both suits and complements a band whose music is about generosity of spirit forgiveness of failing and the celebration of all things hard-won enough to be worth celebrating. Set List: "Sway" "Desire" "My Only Offer" For more videos and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts Mates Of State Sway Desire My Only Offer Tiny Desk Concert NPR Music All Songs Considered Mates Of State Sway Desire My Only Offer Tiny Desk Concert NPR Music All Songs Considered"
YouTube Link 2011-12-14T19:33Z 12.4M followers, 82.9K 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, 572.9K engagements
"The Polyphonic Spree: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert This year marks the 10th anniversary for The Polyphonic Spree's annual holiday music show an extravaganza the group has held in Dallas each December and it's celebrating with a live tour and a new CD called Holidaydream on which the band reworks versions of classics such as "Do You Hear What I Hear" and "White Christmas." Last week The Polyphonic Spree's members rolled up to NPR in their packed-to-the-gills bus and unloaded a small army of horn players singers and assorted gear for the largest Tiny Desk performance we've ever hosted. The band"
YouTube Link 2012-12-21T22:13Z 12.4M followers, 155.2K engagements
"Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts November [--] [----] by BOB BOILEN Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats are on fire with concerts that get feet moving and bodies swaying fueled by rhythm and booze. It wasn't always this way: In the past Rateliff would be more easily described as a folk artist. When I saw him recently at a sold-out Sunday-night show in D.C. he expressed intense gratitude for the new audience that's found him. Much of that new crowd has embraced the big-band R&B of his new album Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats which was produced"
YouTube Link 2015-11-17T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 7.2M 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
"David Byrne and St. Vincent NPR MUSIC LIVE 00:25 - "Who" 04:33 - "Strange Overtones" 08:25 - "Marrow" 12:22 - "The One Who Broke Your Heart" 16:15 - "I Am An Ape" 19:25 - "The Forest Awakes" 25:00 - "I Should Watch TV" 28:20 - "Lightning" 32:50 - "Burning Down The House" Last year's collaboration between St. Vincent (Annie Clarke) and David Bryne was surprising on many levels. The album they wrote and recorded together Love This Giant is inspired and artful if not as immediately accessible as some of the solo work each of them has made in the past. On stage performed live at the Strathmore"
YouTube Link 2013-01-28T16:42Z 12.4M followers, 964.5K engagements
"Wicked: Tiny Desk Concert Josh Rogosin September [--] [----] Stephen Schwartz the composer and lyricist of Wicked quipped about his creative process at the Tiny Desk: "Tell the truth and make it rhyme." If you want to know how to write the fourth longest running show on Broadway look no further than the Wicked Tiny Desk. The show is celebrating its 20th year in New York. After seeing it I knew I had to invite the two leads and the show's composer to play his memorable score in our office. The story of Wicked is a reimagining of The Wizard Of Oz adapted from the [----] novel by Gregory Maguire."
YouTube Link 2023-09-21T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 4.1M engagements
"The Lemon Twigs: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Jan. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- It's as if brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario fell from the sky victims of a transporter beam gone awry in [----] and landed here at my desk with guitars in hand right next to a perfectly tuned Yamaha upright piano. When they dusted themselves off Brian (20) and Michael (18) channeled their deep admiration for The Beatles with their own original tunes as The Lemon Twigs playing songs from their recent EP Brothers Of Destruction a natural extension to their debut album Do Hollywood filled with Paul McCartney-pop leanings."
YouTube Link 2018-01-24T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 367.6K engagements
"Gallant: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert January [--] [----] Suraya Mohamed When Christopher Gallant was featured in Forbes' [--] Under [--] list the testimonial came from none other than Elton John who said "When I hear his voice I just lose it." The two even performed Gallant's song "Weight In Gold" together back in September. Gallant performed a stripped-down version of that hit when he came to the Tiny Desk earlier this month and preceded it with another of his best-known songs "Skipping Stones." Written with Jhen Aiko that tune radiates sultry intensity and passion; here the talented Dani Ivory"
YouTube Link 2017-02-06T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.3M engagements
"Lo Moon: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Dec. [--] [----] Suraya Mohamed -- They drove into the NPR garage crammed into an extended cargo van [--] feet tall instruments and luggage crammed all the way to the ceiling. They didn't use all of that gear but even on this mainly acoustic stripped-down set Lo Moon radiated a signature sound intimate and demonstrative haunting yet uplifting an old-fashioned rock beat under glimmering guitar and keys overlaid with beautiful textured vocals. Lead singer and instrumentalist Matt Lowell says this journey began [--] 1/2 years ago with "Loveless" the last song in this"
YouTube Link 2018-01-12T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 146.8K engagements
"Pedro The Lion: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Nov. [--] [----] Lars Gotrich -- "I've made music under many brand names. It was a dumb idea" David Bazan jokes during his performance at the Tiny Desk in his own particularly reflective and self-deprecating way. You can find that music filed under his previous "brands" or incarnations as Headphones Lo Tom (with TW Walsh and members of Starflyer 59) and his own name. But here Bazan returns to the one that first gave him voice: Pedro the Lion a name he now says he intends to keep. No matter how dark or disastrous there's always been an undercurrent of"
YouTube Link 2018-11-14T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 249.1K engagements
"Lizzo: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Lizzo play "Cuz I Love You" "Truth Hurts" and "Juice" at the Tiny Desk. Follow Lizzo https://facebook.com/LizzoMusic https://twitter.com/lizzo https://instagram.com/lizzobeeating https://soundcloud.com/lizzomusic http://lizzomusic.com 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 -- Lots of musicians cut corners during sound check. It's a time to make sure everyone's in tune and in balance everyone's blocked properly"
YouTube Link 2019-08-05T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 15.2M engagements
"Malawi Mouse Boys: 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 [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- This week we're taking the Tiny Desk (home) concerts to places rarely visited; yesterday was Seoul South Korea. Today we take you to Malawi in Southeastern Africa to meet Nelson Mulligo of the Malawi Mouse Boys. We see his two-room home in the opening shot where he"
YouTube Link 2020-07-01T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 298.6K engagements
"Larry June: 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. Bobby Carter June [--] [----] Larry June is the indie-rap hustle personified. His graduation from the streets has made way for his true purpose in rhyme:"
YouTube Link 2022-06-16T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.2M engagements
"Neko Case: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch a special Halloween Tiny Desk Concert in which a gorilla-suit-clad Neko Case performs alongside Kelly Hogan as well as Eric Bachmann of Crooked Fingers and Archers of Loaf. Set List "Night Still Comes" "Calling Cards" "Local Girl" Credits Producers: Bob Boilen Denise DeBelius; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Becky Harlan Abbey Oldham Christopher Parks; photo by Meredith Rizzo/NPR Bob Boilen NPR Music Music (Industry) Performance Concert Tiny Desk Concert NPR (Organization) Neko Case (Musical Artist) Bob Boilen NPR Music Music (Industry)"
YouTube Link 2013-11-01T17:10Z 12.4M followers, 444.4K 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
"Kurt Vile: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Feb. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- Kurt Vile exudes a casualness at the Tiny Desk in his style and body language that is so unlike most anxious artists who come to play behind my desk. Sure he's done this Tiny Desk thing before with Courtney Barnett. But even then I remember thinking that he's got something else on his mind and it made me laugh this time around when Kurt played his opening tune "Bassackwards" and sang these words: "I was on the beach but I was thinking about the bay / Got to the bay but by then I was far away." That idea of being one place and"
YouTube Link 2019-02-13T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Tori Amos NPR MUSIC LIVE "Don't you want more than my sex" is just one of many memorable lines on Tori Amos' [----] album Little Earthquakes jauntily tossed off in the cabaret singalong "Leather." But it encapsulates the challenge the singer-songwriter posed to the music world [--] years ago. Leading a wave of artists who would take women in rock from the margins to the center Amos showed the world how a whole woman brains guts heart and yes sex could sound. At [--] Amos was coming into her own after a few false starts in the L.A. pop machine and she went deep and hard into her feminine experience"
YouTube Link 2012-10-15T22:09Z 12.4M followers, 220.5K engagements
"Animal Collective: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert Bob Boilen July [--] [----] Every time I've witnessed Animal Collective in concert the band has been bathed in colored light with shapes and patterns floating above the members' heads often mirroring the unpredictable and mesmerizing journey that defines its music. Yet here the band is brightly lit for its Tiny Desk (home) concert which it filmed at MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) playing new songs from its 11th studio album Time Skiffs and the band's musical journey remains transfixing. The four members known by their monikers"
YouTube Link 2022-07-12T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 312.3K engagements
"Shovels & Rope: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Shovels & Rope's presence in the NPR Music offices attracted plenty of interest; many in attendance had long since fallen in love with the husband-and-wife duo's mix of rowdy folk-rock and rootsy balladeering. But once Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent showed up the office quickly lost sight of the approaching performance as the murmurs began: "There's a dog in the office there's a dog in the office there's a dog in the office" You could practically see our coworkers' brains short out from a combination of cognitive dissonance and canine adoration."
YouTube Link 2013-09-17T18:27Z 12.4M followers, 793.2K 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
"KEM: 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. Suraya Mohamed November [--] [----] Recorded in his hometown of Detroit KEM's Tiny Desk performance is light welcoming and beautifully decorated. So is his music. After almost [--] years of recording R&B hits like "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "Love Calls" he still comforts my soul with his sultry voice and"
YouTube Link 2020-11-23T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 268.4K engagements
"Ty Dolla $ign Pays Tribute To Mac Miller At The Tiny Desk Watch Ty Dolla $ign pay a special tribute to Mac Miller 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. [--] [----] Bobby Carter -- Today Aug. [--] marks the one-year anniversary of when NPR Music published the late Mac Miller's Tiny Desk. Last week Ty Dolla $ign visited NPR headquarters to record a fantastic Tiny Desk concert of his own that will air in its entirety soon. But once we wrapped the taping something"
YouTube Link 2019-08-08T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.3M engagements
"Mountain Man: NPR Music Field Recordings As a gaggle of videographers musicians industry types and hangers-on stepped gingerly through tall brush to enter a dilapidated section of Fort Adams in Newport R.I. you couldn't blame us for feeling like unwitting participants in a horror movie. Standing amid hundred-year-old rubble as the [----] Newport Folk Festival clattered merrily in the distance we were either going to capture two breathtaking minutes of music or get eviscerated by maniacs as part of The Newport Witch Project. Thankfully we made it out with the footage you see above. Like a ray"
YouTube Link 2012-02-02T19:04Z 12.4M followers, 365.1K 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, 669.8K engagements
"Lucinda Williams: Fruits of My Labor NPR Music Front Row The fire and feel Lucinda Williams brought to the Lincoln Center stage when she headlined this August concert is informed by [--] years of making music. Deeply informed by tradition her work remains determinedly individualistic and envelope-pushing. In musical dialogue with her longtime guitarist Stuart Mathis Williams pulled evocative pages from her big songbook going back to [----] for the soul-stirring "Fruits Of My Labor" while showing her continued currency with recent selections like the empathetic character study "West Memphis" and"
YouTube Link 2017-06-08T14:07Z 12.4M followers, 58.3K engagements
"This Is The Kit: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Dec. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- Effortless storytelling is at the heart of This Is The Kit. And the stories the band's only permanent member Kate Stables weaves are profound but sweet with a tone that quietly reels you in. "Bullet Proof" is the opening song at the Tiny Desk and the opening track on her fourth album Moonshine Freeze a song that sees the darkest challenges in life as a way to begin again. "Everything we broke today/Needing breaking anyway" Kate Stables sings as she's picking on her banjo with tides of percussion and bass flowing in. It"
YouTube Link 2017-12-22T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 210.6K engagements
"Brittany Howard: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Brittany Howard play "Stay High" "Georgia" "Baby" and "Goat 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 Oct. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- From the moment Brittany Howard walked into the NPR offices I could sense her intense commitment and passion. Her eight-piece backing band all decked out in red and black played with a soulful subtlety that bolstered Brittany Howard's tender songs about her family stories of a"
YouTube Link 2019-10-23T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.3M engagements
"Lido Pimienta: 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 [--] [----] Colombian vocalist Lido Pimienta has had one of the musical highlights of a year marked by tragedy and uncertainty."
YouTube Link 2020-10-13T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 246.7K engagements
"Third Eye Blind: Tiny Desk Concert Maia Stern March [--] [----] Stephan Jenkins told me that he regularly watches Tiny Desk concerts so when it came time for Third Eye Blind to play one of its own the band took the opportunity seriously. Leading up to the show Third Eye Blind played a handful of mellow gigs at smaller venues stripping down its arrangements blocking the stage with the same dimensions and leaning into the challenges and limitations of the Tiny Desk. This set starts at the beginning. "Slow Motion" and "Motorcycle Drive By" are early Third Eye Blind tracks; they may not have the name"
YouTube Link 2025-03-13T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Nellie McKay: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert You wouldn't think to call someone audacious who once devoted an entire album to Doris Day songs but Nellie McKay is. Her bold personality shines through in every project she tackles including this short set recorded at the NPR Music offices. Set List: "Caribbean Time" "The Portal" "Beneath The Underdog" Nellie McKay Caribbean Time The Portal Beneath The Underdog Home Sweet Mobile Home Tiny Desk Concerts All Songs Considered NPR Music National Public Radio Nellie McKay Caribbean Time The Portal Beneath The Underdog Home Sweet Mobile Home Tiny Desk"
YouTube Link 2011-04-04T22:28Z 12.4M followers, 153.6K engagements
"Yo Gabba GabbaLand: Tiny Desk Concert Alant Serene December [--] [----] We've never had a performance quite like this before. Sesame Street put on a puppetted concert for the kids while GWAR was our first visit from gigantic monsters. But here a colorful crew transforms the Tiny Desk into Yo Gabba GabbaLand with all five of the Gabba friends in their full form led by the spirited Kammy Kam and backed by a five-piece band. I brought Yo Gabba GabbaLand to the Tiny Desk because my 3-year-old niece is a fan of the show but let's be real so am I. Its predecessor Yo Gabba Gabba grabbed my attention in"
YouTube Link 2024-12-18T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Danish String Quartet: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert An abundance of facial hair is not restricted to the sensitive male indie-rocker set. Three of the four players in the Danish String Quartet could easily pass for hipster Brooklyn beard farmers. "We are simply your friendly neighborhood string quartet with above average amounts of beard" the group's website says. Yet what's really important about the ensemble is how they play and judging from this performance behind Bob Boilen's desk these Nordic lads possess warmth wit a beautiful tone and technical prowess second to none. Like most string"
YouTube Link 2014-11-04T17:47Z 12.4M followers, 888.5K engagements
"Reggie Watts: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Comedian and musician Reggie Watts recently visited the NPR Music offices with a simple setup of loop and delay pedals and a microphone. But the spontaneous improvisations he created by building up layers of sound and melody provide a magical showcase for his soulful musicianship and deadpan humor. Set List: "Song #4" "Untitled Improv (Coffee Sips)" "Another Untitled Improv" For more videos and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts. Reggie Watts Tiny Desk Concert NPR Music All Songs Considered Reggie Watts Tiny"
YouTube Link 2012-07-12T17:59Z 12.4M followers, 2.6M engagements
"Weaves: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert June [--] [----] by BOB BOILEN There's something nearly unhinged about Weaves' music. Some of that is in the frenetic guitar of Morgan Waters and the way it contrasts with the swaying-in-the-breeze feel of singer Jasmyn Burke. But then it can all turn upside-down in a hurry the guitar becomes almost lyrical as Burke sings: A portion of popcorn that's popping and shopping for fresh hands Distortion is motion that's ridden forbidden Don't you dare don't you dare You're so coo coo I'm so coo coo All the while the rhythm section jitters and shakes or you may find"
YouTube Link 2016-06-10T13:21Z 12.4M followers, 129.6K engagements
"Juana Molina: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert No one else makes music that sounds like this. Juana Molina takes familiar elements guitars drums keyboards voice and manipulates them into bewildering attractive polished jewels. Her songs don't fall into beat patterns we're used to but we can dance to them. The guitar doesn't make sounds you'd expect but we can relate to them. It's as if she'd been raised by wolves and discovered the world of music on her own. The truth however is that Juana Molina is a creative soul. A comedian in her home of Buenos Aires she found success in that field before"
YouTube Link 2014-06-02T19:03Z 12.4M followers, 418.2K engagements
"Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: Tiny Desk Concert It's A Holiday Soul Party isn't just the title of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings' new album. It also describes perfectly what you're about to see. No one does old-school soul like this band and having the group perform traditional and nontraditional tunes for the holiday brought joy and laughs to NPR's staff. Performed the week of Hanukkah this set included a much-needed future holiday staple: "8 Days (Of Hanukkah)." When Jones sings "We're cooking up the brisket the kosher butcher sold my uncle Saul" it sent my memories reeling. But it's not the"
YouTube Link 2015-12-21T22:54Z 12.4M followers, 287.9K engagements
"Milton Nascimento & esperanza spalding: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert Suraya Mohamed August [--] [----] We almost never post Tiny Desk (home) concerts anymore. But to have the glorious Brazilian musical icon Milton Nascimento with his gifted friend and collaborator esperanza spalding be an exception is perhaps the opportunity of a lifetime. Nascimento is [--] years old now and has difficulty traveling out of Brazil. Its hard to explain the gravity of Nascimentos career and his significant influence on all genres of music. Performing for more than [--] years the singer musician and songwriters discography"
YouTube Link 2024-08-07T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.8M engagements
"Kaia Kater: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert March [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- The expectation upon seeing a banjo hanging is one of rollicking rowdiness but when Kaia Kater began to strum her five-string the mood in the office turned plaintive and a bit mournful. The Afro-Caribbean-Canadian singer and songwriter who studied Appalachian music at West Virginia's Davis & Elkins College often references the Black Lives Matter movement within a music form that doesn't exactly snap to mind as being in dialogue with modern issues. These days Kaia Kater records for Smithsonian Folkways and some of the songs"
YouTube Link 2019-03-20T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 268.9K engagements
"2025 Americana Music Honors & Awards The 24th annual Americana Honors & Awards show will stream live on NPR's YouTube Channel and Americana Music Association's Facebook page on September [--] at 7:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. CT. Hosted by John C Reilly this year's show will feature a special guest performance by John Fogerty appearances by Emmylou Harris and Daniel Lanois and live sets from longtime favorites including Darrell Scott Dawes Gillian Welch & David Rawlings I'm With Her JD McPherson Jesse Welles Joe Henry John C. Reilly Joy Oladokun Maggie Antone Maggie Rose Margo Price McCrary Sisters"
YouTube Link 2025-09-09T17:03Z 12.4M followers, 64.8K engagements
"Lila Ik: 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. Rising reggae star Lila Ik has an all-encompassing vibe and you can feel it in this Tiny Desk (home) concert. Lila and her crew of musicians outfitted a home in Jamaica for this video and the layout resembles the Tiny Desk's home in Washington D.C. I was thrilled to see that Lila performed her hit"
YouTube Link 2020-08-19T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 4.4M engagements
"Mac Ayres: 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 November [--] [----] "Tiny Desk We finally made it" exclaimed singer-songwriter Mac Ayres as he finished his opening number "She Won't Stay Long." I'm sure his fans will especially feel that sentiment since they've made a home in our social media feeds and YouTube comments for years now. We"
YouTube Link 2020-11-30T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 815.1K engagements
"Bio Ritmo: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Latino migration in the U.S. has placed people of Afro-Caribbean heritage all over the country. Bio Ritmo's heritage leads directly back to that migration and to the sound of Fania Records which fueled Latin dance music's transition from the big-band mambos of the 1950s to the cutting-edge sounds of 1970s New York. Bio Ritmo moves salsa music even further through stellar musicianship: crisp horn charts; a powerful rhythm section of timbales congas and bongos; and a piano/bass combo that reminds me of the best groove masters in salsa and Latin jazz. The"
YouTube Link 2014-09-29T18:30Z 12.4M followers, 138.6K engagements
"Lucky Daye: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Lucky Daye play "Roll Some Mo" "Misunderstood" and "Late Night" at the Tiny Desk. May [--] [----] Sidney Madden -- Sometimes a Tiny Desk is just meant to be. NPR Music's Bobby Carter and I have been checking for Lucky Daye since last year when we dubbed him one of the "Kings of R&B." Then after seeing Lucky perform live in Washington D.C. we knew his charisma and control even for a new name would translate well to the Tiny Desk. The same week we saw him live for the first time we knew he was ready for the challenge. Hailing from New Orleans and"
YouTube Link 2019-06-04T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 5.5M engagements
"Los Lobos: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Los Lobos play a special holiday Tiny Desk Concert. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: https://www.npr.org/tinydesk Twitter: https://twitter.com/nprmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nprmusic Dec. [--] [----] Felix Contreras -- When Los Lobos gathered behind the Tiny Desk it felt like they were cramped in the back room of a family Christmas party. "The only thing missing today are the tamales" I told my office mates while introducing the band a reference to a Mexican-American Christmas meal staple. The vibe in the room was definitely"
YouTube Link 2019-12-23T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 382.5K engagements
"How Isaiah Rashad Made The House Is Burning With Producer Kal Banx The Formula S2E2 Isaiah Rashad and producer Kal Banx's relationship reveals how the best artist-producer collaborations work lot like life with friends to distract us from and soundtrack us through all our drama. Rodney Carmichael November [--] [----] When Isaiah Rashad and producer Kal Banx get homesick for the crib as the only two Southern bruhs signed to West Coast powerhouse TDE are bound to sometimes they find themselves bonding over the simplest pleasures. Like going half on a store-bought rotisserie chicken. "With mashed"
YouTube Link 2021-11-05T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 143.2K engagements
"Jay Som: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Bob Boilen July [--] [----] Jay Som is the project of 23-year-old Melina Duterte who has been creating music for the past [--] years or so on a multitude of instruments from guitar to trumpet. Though she played every instrument on her newest record Everybody Works her touring band here at the Tiny Desk gave a rougher edge to some of the more premeditated sounds on her wonderful album. Of the three songs they chose to bring to the Tiny Desk one was a personal favorite from Everybody Works: "The Bus Song" which is a perfect swirl of stream-of-consciousness: Take"
YouTube Link 2017-07-19T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 387.7K engagements
"Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert June [--] [----] by FELIX CONTRERAS Together saxophonist Charles Lloyd and pianist Jason Moran make jazz that draws from the past while looking to the future. Lloyd's body of work stretches back to the mid-1960s and has always shown a disregard for boundaries and cliches. He seems determined to work through the later part of his career with artistically and spiritually motivated playing that simply astounds. Moran is the sound of today and tomorrow. You can hear reverence in his duo playing with Lloyd and you may also notice playing that"
YouTube Link 2016-06-28T20:30Z 12.4M followers, 126.5K engagements
"Speedy Ortiz: Tiny Desk Concert Stephen Thompson August [--] [----] Ten years ago sometime after Speedy Ortiz transformed itself from a Sadie Dupuis solo project into a functioning rock band its jagged and clever early singles caught the attention of NPR Music's Lars Gotrich. So we reached out to inquire about a Tiny Desk concert only to learn that the timing wasn't quite right: The group didn't have any days off and its members were concerned they wouldn't sound their best so they responded to our request with a question of their own. "Can we do it later" Now Speedy Ortiz is celebrating the 10th"
YouTube Link 2023-08-31T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 151.6K engagements
"Phoenix: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert The sounds of the group's best-selling [----] album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix are so ubiquitous to viewers of TV commercials that they produce a Pavlovian impulse to purchase portable music players and luxury automobiles. But at this Tiny Desk Concert instantly recognizable hits such as "1901" and "Lisztomania" were stripped down and reassembled as sweetly shambling acoustic numbers. phoenix npr music npr tiny desk concert Lisztomania Armistice [----] Playground Love phoenix npr music npr tiny desk concert Lisztomania Armistice [----] Playground Love"
YouTube Link 2010-05-24T17:41Z 12.4M followers, 3.4M engagements
"Mountain Man: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Feb. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- Mountain Man is the perfect band for a Tiny Desk concert. These three women make the most intimate music; and behind the desk the voices of Amelia Meath Molly Erin Sarl and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig were the stars. Adorned by only light rhythmic acoustic guitar they sing songs that conjure a simpler life: dogs friends moonlight sunlight skinny dipping beach towels and sand. These dear friends have known each other for more than ten years since their college days in Vermont. They released their first album in [----] called Made"
YouTube Link 2019-02-20T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 607.4K 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
"AverySunshine: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Rodney Carmichael May [--] [----] AverySunshine knows what love will make one do: Give up your favorite ice cream. Break up to make up. Even swear off of holy matrimony for good only to fall head over heels again. When the soul maven visited NPR headquarters to perform her first Tiny Desk Concert she gifted us with the story of her own redemptive love. And a whole lot of laughs in between. Newly married to her musical partner guitarist Dana "Big Dane" Johnson Avery*Sunshine broke down the meaning behind the title to her latest album Twenty Sixty Four."
YouTube Link 2017-05-08T13:00Z 12.4M followers, 817.9K engagements
"Royce 5'9": 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 Sept. [--] [----] Flanked by an ensemble picked by music director producer and longtime friend Denaun Porter formidable lyricist Royce 5'9" welcomes us to Heaven his private studio near Detroit for an impassioned Tiny Desk (home) concert. Donned in a white jumpsuit an amped-up Royce points"
YouTube Link 2021-09-10T14:59Z 12.4M followers, 222.2K engagements
"Beirut: Elephant Gun NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW How does a band return from a recording hiatus that could have permanently displaced it from the audience's eye If you are Zach Condon and Beirut you just go about your business and pick up where you left off three years earlier. The group's First Listen Live show at Brooklyn's intimate Bell House on a rainy September night a concert debuting many of the songs from the brand new No No No its first album since [----] showed that Beirut works through its obstacles. Maybe it helps when the initial idea behind a band is ahead of the curve to begin with no"
YouTube Link 2015-09-29T15:46Z 12.4M followers, 344.3K 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
"dvsn: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Nov. [--] [----] Sidney Madden -- When dvsn visited NPR for this Tiny Desk concert it reminded me of the first time I saw them two years ago in New York City. They decided to wash the desk in vibrant blue purple and orange lighting brought in by dvsn's team to make the space feel like a concert hall. And while the audience at NPR was almost as densely packed as that NYC venue it felt much like my live introduction to the group grandiose in presentation but at the same time deliberately intimate in delivery. With a four-piece band and three pristine backup"
YouTube Link 2018-11-28T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 4.2M engagements
"Angel Olsen: 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. Bob Boilen October [--] [----] Angel Olsen is sitting on the porch of her new Asheville N.C. home singing "Whole New Mess." She wrote it long before she bought this house. The song is actually about addictions defining her "home" amidst a life of touring that kept her on the road for large chunks of"
YouTube Link 2020-10-07T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 414.5K engagements
"The Mountain Goats At The Newport Folk Festival [----] NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW 0:16 - Up the Wolves 4:27 - Animal Masks 7:22 - You Were Cool 11:00 - Cubs in Five Listen to the ENTIRE concert here: http://www.npr.org/event/music/203663270/the-mountain-goats-live-in-concert-newport-folk-2013 The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle spent the 1990s recording his songs just a voice an acoustic guitar and bracingly articulate lyrics about catastrophe and survival on low-fidelity equipment like boom boxes. It got to the point where the tape hiss felt like another instrument but in the last decade the Mountain"
YouTube Link 2013-08-06T14:34Z 12.4M followers, 287.6K engagements
"Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Tiny Desk Concert Tom Huizenga November [--] [----] One measure of an artists popularity is how long it takes to book them for a Tiny Desk concert. In the case of British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason it took about three years. Granted the pandemic got in the way but ever since his [----] breakthrough performance at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Duchess of Sussex hes been -- needless to say -- in demand. Nearly [--] billion people worldwide saw his royal performance on television. At the Tiny Desk Kanneh-Mason played for only a handful of NPR staffers and the"
YouTube Link 2022-11-15T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 343.8K engagements
"Bill Callahan: 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. Maia Stern September [--] [----] For his Tiny Desk (home) concert Bill Callahan stands outside his home near a desk adorned with a taller-than-usual globe two books and a single banana. Joined by trumpet player Derek Phelps and guitarist Matt Kinsey the trio performs "Released" from 2019's Shepherd in"
YouTube Link 2020-09-09T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 239.1K engagements
"Third Coast Percussion: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert May [--] [----] Tom Huizenga -- Back at the beginning of time the human voice was the very first instrument. Probably close in second place were folks banging on stuff in other words percussionists. The quartet of gentlemen who form the Chicago-based Third Coast Percussion takes primordial pounding into a completely distinctive new league. To be sure in this Tiny Desk performance they'll play their sophisticated modern marimbas and vibraphones but be on the lookout for the subtleties of tuned cowbells and 3/4" galvanized steel pipes like those"
YouTube Link 2018-06-05T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 186.4K 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, 744.1K engagements
"Kenny Beats: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter February [--] [----] I know producers dont always get to do stuff like this Kenny Beats said as he wrapped up his Tiny Desk concert. Im very lucky I get to do a lot of stuff people with my job title dont get to do. His keen sense of gratitude was palpable and radiated throughout the space. Before the music started he rushed over to explore the shelves behind the Desk then added some of his trinkets. He then insisted the music had to be perfect as his dad would be listening. Kennys debut solo album LOUIE dedicated to his father takes us on a journey"
YouTube Link 2023-02-13T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.6M engagements
"The Foreign Exchange: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert While on a world tour to support their fourth album Love in Flying Colors The Foreign Exchange stopped by the Tiny Desk to rev up a Friday afternoon. I've followed Phonte Coleman and Nicolay in their [--] years as a band and it's evident their writing and production are honest and downright pungent at times. But when it's time to perform it's all about fun. Backed by keyboardist Zo and percussionist Boogie Phonte never short for words lays down some quick ground rules. He then proceeds to interpret lyrics to meld three stripped-down highlights"
YouTube Link 2014-07-07T14:03Z 12.4M followers, 348.2K engagements
"Zar Electrik: Tiny Desk x globalFEST Lars Gotrich April [--] [----] In [----] the Tiny Desk x globalFEST series was created to promote international music discovery. For the fifth edition we present artists from Cabo Verde France and Colombia. Gnawa music has always been about breaking down barriers. With ecstatic vocalizations stringed instruments and clashing percussion this sound has roots in Morocco but its West African influences are disparate and the diaspora is wide. Zar Electrik a trio from Marseille France taps into that centuries-long tradition at the Tiny Desk. Zar Electrik whose name"
YouTube Link 2025-04-02T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 122.2K engagements
"Ada Lea: 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. Marissa Lorusso May [--] [----] Ada Lea's Tiny Desk (home) concert opens just as her [----] album one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden does: with the careening beautiful track "damn." It's the story of a turbulent New Year's Eve party told through songwriter Alexandra Levy's"
YouTube Link 2022-05-24T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 85.8K engagements
"Jill Scott: Tiny Desk Concert One of the most requested artists for the Tiny Desk is finally here. Jill Scott shares some new music along with the classics weve been yearning for. 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 2026-02-14T00:23Z 12.4M followers, [--] engagements
"Westside Boogie: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter December [--] [----] Westside Boogie's obscure declaration before the final song of his set indicated his detailed knowledge of Tiny Desk concerts. "I gotta be the first person to bring kids to NPR right No I'm not" he exclaims. "I gotta be the first one with kids in costumes though." He's correct. American Football brought a children's choir to the Desk in [----] so Boogie added flair to that idea for the climactic end to his show. The "superheroes" accompanying him for "Silent Ride" are local Washington D.C. children representing the future. The"
YouTube Link 2022-12-14T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Waxahatchee Live in Concert: NPR Music's SXSW [----] Showcase If Katie Crutchfield ever becomes a solo star it's hard to imagine how the Waxahatchee singer's most bruised and beautiful songs will translate to a gigantic stage. Tucked into a back room at Stubb's during SXSW on March [--] and following in the immediate aftermath of Nick Cave's swaggering turn under the stars Crutchfield opened her 25-minute set with a string of fragile solo songs each more delicate than the last. This was interior music made of guts and nerves and other viscera we don't share easily. But then about a third of the"
YouTube Link 2013-04-04T15:09Z 12.4M followers, 61K engagements
"The Arcs: Cold Companion 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 2015-09-17T16:47Z 12.4M followers, 32.1K engagements
"Mitski: 'Francis Forever' 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 determined"
YouTube Link 2016-04-06T14:49Z 12.4M followers, 120.7K engagements
"How Westside Gunn And Conductor Williams Inspired Tyler The Creator To Rap Again The Formula S2E4 The growing discography made by the Griselda founder and the noir-inspired Kansas City producer reflect the way these two visionaries have aligned to create something singular. Rodney Carmichael November [--] [----] Westside Gunn may be a connoisseur of many things art fashion champagne even pro wrestling but picking beats is where the man truly earns his self-anointed nickname the Flygod. Simply put his ears are impeccable. And when he stumbled across video of a producer named Conductor Williams"
YouTube Link 2021-11-19T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 345.5K engagements
"Sera Cahoone: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Sera Cahoone got her start playing drums for a few widely adored bands in the Pacific Northwest most notably Band of Horses and the spell-checker-defying Carissa's Wierd. But her self-titled self-released [----] album marked her as a fully formed talent a warm and inviting singer whose songs convey world-weariness and homespun grace. Cahoone stopped by the NPR offices to perform a few songs at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. Read More: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.phpstoryId=92404866 See More Tiny Desk Concerts:"
YouTube Link 2009-04-08T00:13Z 12.4M followers, 144K engagements
"Public Service Broadcasting: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert These guys don't speak or sing a word but each song sends a clear message. Public Service Broadcasting is a duo featuring the nerdy J. Willgoose Esq. on guitar banjo and electronics and Wrigglesworth on drums. The source material for the music is British public-service films from roughly the 1940s through the 1960s. The band projects carefully crafted films from those public-service messages that sync to the music liberally using footage and voices from the past as a way of looking at the present. Public Service Broadcasting puts it all"
YouTube Link 2014-05-05T21:28Z 12.4M followers, 192.8K engagements
"Stephen Thompson's Favorite Tiny Desk Concert NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson attends pretty much every Tiny Desk Concert. During Bill Callahans set Thompsons favorite moment came from the beep of a digital watch. Enter the #TinyDeskContest for your chance to play a concert and make some memories at our office and the Lagunitas Brewing Co CouchTrippin to Austin showcase in March: http://tinydeskcontest.npr.org/ Official rules: http://tinydeskcontest.npr.org/rules P.S. If you want to watch the moment Thompson describes in the video it happens at around 11:48 of Callahan's performance:"
YouTube Link 2015-01-07T18:32Z 12.4M followers, 17.7K engagements
"Sean Paul: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter May [--] [----] The vibrancy that bounces off the screen while watching Sean Pauls Tiny Desk concert is undeniable. Hearing his voice just a few feet away was an overwhelming experience and I overheard a few NPR staffers in attendance who agreed. He sounds just like the record they said moving like nobody was watching. Admittedly we dont host enough dancehall artists at the Tiny Desk so there was an element of surprise at play. But the Jamaican superstars catalog boasts some of the world's biggest party anthems; it should've been a no-brainer when working"
YouTube Link 2024-05-31T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.8M engagements
"The All-American Rejects: Field Recordings x Aspen Ideas Festival Suraya Mohamed August [--] [----] Occasional sun flares showcase the beauty of Colorado near the main entrance of the Aspen Ideas Festival campus. Our crew decided to shoot here despite the nearby traffic and bustle of activity; the gorgeous view far outweighed the risk of noise. The All-American Rejects lead singer Tyson Ritter took off his shoes and made himself comfortable in the grass as our crew worked to level the incline of the hill with a carpet-covered plywood board. At the start of the show the band members walked up the"
YouTube Link 2025-08-29T09:01Z 12.4M followers, 223.1K engagements
"Beirut: Gulag Orkestar NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW How does a band return from a recording hiatus that could have permanently displaced it from the audience's eye If you are Zach Condon and Beirut you just go about your business and pick up where you left off three years earlier. The group's First Listen Live show at Brooklyn's intimate Bell House on a rainy September night a concert debuting many of the songs from the brand new No No No its first album since [----] showed that Beirut works through its obstacles. Maybe it helps when the initial idea behind a band is ahead of the curve to begin with no"
YouTube Link 2015-09-29T15:26Z 12.4M followers, 67.9K engagements
"Madi Diaz: 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. Stephen Thompson March [--] [----] Fitting many people into a small space has been key to the Tiny Desk formula since its beginning so it only makes sense that Madi Diaz would perpetuate the tradition as she presides over a tiny living room concert in her Nashville Tenn. home. Never have there been so"
YouTube Link 2022-03-28T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 156.2K engagements
"BLK ODYSSY: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter January [--] [----] The BLK ODYSSY aesthetic ignites all of the human senses and it's impossible to nail down exactly what type of music he makes after one two or even three listens. When he arrived at NPR headquarters Juwan Elcock aka BLK ODYSSY pulled out a lifelike severed human head made of silicone and placed it on the Desk. It's the same head seen in the hands of a woman on the cover of his latest album DIAMONDS & FREAKS a project that depicts love and lust as addictive vices. The visual components are just as compelling and help specify that BLK"
YouTube Link 2024-01-25T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 345.6K 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, 14.6K engagements
"Ta-ku & Wafia: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Cameron Robert November [--] [----] The chemistry between Australian singer-producer Ta-ku and his fellow Aussie singer-songwriter Wafia becomes apparent the instant you hear their voices intertwined in song. On their first collaborative EP (m)edian they draw on their individual experiences to touch on subjects like compromise in relationships as they trade verses and harmonize over hollow melodies. Ta-ku and Wafia live within the sonic landscape of artists like Drake or Bryson Tiller but their style puts them in a world all their own. With production"
YouTube Link 2016-11-14T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 232.5K engagements
"AHI: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Jan. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- The first time I heard the music of AHI (pronounced "eye") was in the midst of listening to [---] other song submissions for the DIY Musicians Conference panel I was hosting in Nashville back in August. It simply rose above everything else I heard. AHI's gruff but sweet voice and openly honest words were my gateway to this young Ontario-based singer. Later that summer night in Nashville I saw him perform an uplifting set of original soulful tunes ending with a cover of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" a song AHI says he sings at"
YouTube Link 2018-01-23T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 134.9K engagements
"Lake Street Dive: Tiny Desk Concert February [--] [----] by BOB BOILEN These four musicians made their first record together a decade ago but for many of us [----] will be the year Lake Street Dive becomes a household name. The appeal of this band of New England Conservatory friends lies in their warmth in harmony and comfortably styled songs sometimes tilting toward soul often rocking danceably on a new collection of songs called Side Pony. At first it may be Rachael Price and her charismatic voice that draws you to this Tiny Desk concert but it won't take long to see that this isn't just a singer"
YouTube Link 2016-02-29T21:10Z 12.4M followers, 2.8M engagements
"NPR Music Tiny SXSW Concert: Typhoon Typhoon performs a medley of "The Sickness Unto Death" and "The Honest Truth" at the Driskill Hotel Austin Texas on March [--] [----]. For more videos visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts For more SXSW coverage visit npr.org/sxsw Typhoon Tiny Desk Concerts NPR Music SXSW All Songs Considered Typhoon Tiny Desk Concerts NPR Music SXSW All Songs Considered"
YouTube Link 2011-03-31T17:19Z 12.4M followers, 128.1K engagements
"Amadou and Mariam: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Jan. [--] [----] Bob Boilen -- The title and subject of Amadou & Mariam's latest album La Confusion would lead you to believe that the music this married Malian couple make might be sad and troubled. But Amadou & Mariam on the contrary bring some of the most lyrical melodies and joyful sounds we've ever had at the Tiny Desk and their performance comes while their country endures great turmoil including a coup and insurgencies. As Amadou and Mariam said when their album was released "We seek to make people happy with our music help humanitarian causes"
YouTube Link 2018-01-26T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 382.3K engagements
"Curren$y: 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 April [--] [----] Curren$y's Tiny Desk (home) concert features three key elements that make him who he is: cars weed and of course music. One of the prominent champions of cannabis plays from the confines of a garage on this 4/20 a day deemed a worldwide celebration of marijuana. In front of"
YouTube Link 2022-04-20T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 577.5K 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, 166.3K engagements
"Chvrches SXSW [----] NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW Chvrches' bass-heavy pop sounds will be the soundtrack to many a barbecue this summer but in the meantime the Glaswegian trio got the crowd dancing at SXSW [----]. Watch the trio perform "The Mother We Share" at Austin's Red [--]. SXSW SXSW [----] South by Southwest South by Southwest [----] Chvrches The Mother We Share NPR Music Austin Texas SXSW SXSW [----] South by Southwest South by Southwest [----] Chvrches The Mother We Share NPR Music Austin Texas"
YouTube Link 2013-04-04T17:28Z 12.4M followers, 70K engagements
"Sa-Roc: 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. June [--] [----] Abby O'Neill -- If you want protest music for the uprising of the American consciousness then look no further. Sa-Roc (born Assata Perkins) is an emcee from southeast Washington D.C. and the second woman signed to Minneapolis-based hip-hop label Rhymesayers Entertainment home to Atmosphere"
YouTube Link 2020-06-04T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 184.8K 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, 528.6K engagements
"Mitski: 'First Love' 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 determined"
YouTube Link 2016-04-06T14:49Z 12.4M followers, 58.6K engagements
"Max Richter: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch Max Richter 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 Half way through this performance of Max Richter's achingly beautiful On The Nature Of Daylight I looked around our NPR Music office and saw trembling chins and tearful eyes. Rarely have I seen so many Tiny Desk audience members moved in this way. There's something about Max Richter's music that triggers deep emotions. In Daylight which has been effectively"
YouTube Link 2020-01-29T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.5M engagements
"Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals: SXSW [----] NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW Without a doubt Anderson .Paak is the new "it" guy of that place where R&B and hip-hop overlap. It sort of happened overnight and we can kind of credit Dr. Dre who gave .Paak permission to leave his fingerprints all over Dre's long-awaited return to music 2015's Compton. But the palpable feverish excitement in the breezy night air at Stubb's during NPR Music's SXSW showcase in the moments leading up to .Paak's set was all his own. Backed by his jaw-droppingly malleable band The Free Nationals Anderson .Paak hit our stage"
YouTube Link 2016-03-28T17:29Z 12.4M followers, 1.3M engagements
"The Front Bottoms: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert When I first saw The Front Bottoms I was stunned as 350-plus singing/shouting clubgoers repeating compassionate verse after complicated verse back at singer Brian Sella. And then it happened again at a hot sweaty club in Philadelphia and later in D.C. and then again in Baltimore. The community that's formed around these songs total strangers purging deep emotions in a public space. It's a beautiful phenomena a testament to the passion and compassion that this band radiates. A testament to the nerve that's gets pinged with lines cried out 'I wanna"
YouTube Link 2013-08-19T20:19Z 12.4M followers, 2.7M engagements
"D.D Dumbo: NPR Music Field Recordings Mystery seems to swirl around D.D Dumbo. We'd heard all sorts of crazy rumors about this solo musician; namely that Dumbo is a modern-day nomad whose only worldly possessions are his guitar and some crazy customized pedals. But once he arrived for one of our SXSW Backyard Sessions here's what we discovered: Dumbo was born outside of Melbourne Australia (birth name: Oliver Hugh Perry). He performs with a 12-string electric guitar a simple drum set-up and some loop pedals. And he prefers to let his eclectic drone-filled music speak for itself so alas no"
YouTube Link 2014-05-15T16:58Z 12.4M followers, 245K engagements
"Adekunle Gold: 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 Desks unique way of showcasing that talent. Ashley Pointer June [--] [----] Attention passengers: Please make sure your seat belts are fastened and tray tables are stored away as Adekunle Gold is"
YouTube Link 2022-06-02T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Vince Staples: 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 July [--] [----] At the midpoint of Vince Staples' Tiny Desk (home) concert he gazes through the sun-soaked windows of his Hollywood Hills location and pauses. "You should see this view I don't live here" he exclaims with pride. "I would never live here." As to why he wouldn't give in to"
YouTube Link 2021-07-23T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 2.2M engagements
"Tuxedo: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter July [--] [----] The pairing of Tuxedo is a natural feel in person but highly unlikely on paper. Seattle-based producer Jake One has a who's-who client list from Rick Ross to [--] Savage while DJ singer-songwriter and producer Mayer Hawthorne is a renaissance soul man from Ann Arbor Michigan. They stealthily debuted three tracks on SoundCloud in [----] with only a black square stamped "Tuxedo" as the cover art leaving fans wondering where this new funk was coming from. A few months later they unveiled their identities along with a debut self-titled LP"
YouTube Link 2017-07-24T13:41Z 12.4M followers, 2.2M engagements
"The Arcs Full Concert NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW 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 night in Manhattan bore proof of The Arcs'"
YouTube Link 2015-09-17T15:49Z 12.4M followers, 738.2K 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
"The Head And The Heart: Full Concert NPR Music Front Row On one of those late summer New York City evenings when a thunderstorm left a double rainbow hanging over Manhattan the downtown club City Winery provided the perfect setting for a lucky crowd of a few hundred to experience a performance by The Head and the Heart. The new album Signs Of Light signals some change for this adored six-piece band. A new label some rest between tours and a key member's hiatus brought new energies to bear on this third album. Its new songs are melodic winners with lyrical takeaways aplenty and they wove"
YouTube Link 2016-10-13T18:05Z 12.4M followers, 318.1K 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, 923.9K 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
"Arlo Parks: Tiny Desk Concert Bobby Carter November [--] [----] Watching Arlo Parks read an excerpt from her newly published book of poetry The Magic Border during her performance it felt like a full circle moment for her. Her origins as a musician began with poetry but she also explained between songs that Tiny Desk concerts also planted seeds during her formative years as an artist. "This session is generally one of the reasons that I decided to make music and I grew up with this session so it's really special to be here." Three years ago with just a guitar in tow she recorded a Tiny Desk home"
YouTube Link 2023-11-01T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 543.8K engagements
"Trueno: 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. Vita Dadoo September [--] [----] With his roots in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires and arms outstretched to the rest of the world Trueno is rewriting the playbook for Latin American hip-hop. Wearing a cap for the soccer team Boca Juniors and moving among the spaces of his childhood the 20-year-old premier Argentinian freestyler shows us exactly where he's from in his Tiny"
YouTube Link 2022-09-27T17:58Z 12.4M followers, 14.2M engagements
"@GuitarricadelafuenteOficial reflects on how his music is made to be experienced from the gut. 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 2026-01-29T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 21.3K 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
"The xx: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert It's easy to think of The xx as a fashionable band: Its members have a sleek all-in-black look its typography and cover art is coolly and distinctively styled and the group itself has been showered with validation including Britain's [----] Mercury Prize. But beneath all that tightly controlled image-making lays music that's raw and vulnerable; shy worried tentativeness is wired into a sound that shimmers powerfully but remains as fragile and delicate as a soap bubble. The xx's second album Coexist came out last fall and it plays like a series of tensely"
YouTube Link 2013-02-11T19:13Z 12.4M followers, 2.4M engagements
"Masta Ace: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert March [--] [----] Abby O'Neill -- An early member of producer Marley Marl's iconic Juice Crew the Brooklyn-bred Masta Ace emerged shoulder-to-shoulder in the late-'80s with a host of iconic emcees including Big Daddy Kane Kool G Rap Craig G and more. When Ace showed up at the Tiny Desk he brought with him stripped-down versions of the concrete-shaking classics that built his legacy backed by the impressive Lee Hogans & Pursuance band. Watch him move the crowd with his biggest single "Born To Roll" from the [----] album SlaughtaHouse and introspect on a life"
YouTube Link 2018-04-06T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Pigeon Pit: Tiny Desk Concert Lars Gotrich July [--] [----] A song by Pigeon Pit has gotten me through this year. Chugging a punk twang with the sun at its back "milk crates" recognizes the relentless churn of life but still seeks freedom from tyranny exhaustion and the everyday nonsense that drags us down. The first time I heard the song performed live was at the bands Tiny Desk sound check and I gave into the cathartic release with a few tears mouthing along to the throng of gang vocals: No job no place to get away from I've been to a world worth living in No rent no lies to memorize No f*****"
YouTube Link 2022-07-28T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 241.3K engagements
"Ed Sheeran: 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 [--] [----] Decked in a hoodie cargo pants and coveted sneakers a slimmed-down and clean-shaven Ed Sheeran stands surrounded by bookshelves and a host of world-class musicians. Hes flanked by music director to the stars Adam Blackstone who assembled the band and handled bass guitar"
YouTube Link 2021-10-26T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 15.7M engagements
"Fred again.: Tiny Desk Concert Teresa Xie April [--] [----] When Fred again. first proposed a Tiny Desk concert it wasn't immediately clear how he was going to make it work not because he lacked creativity but because translating purely electronic music at the Desk is a daunting task for anyone. How would an artist whose performances take the form of DJ sets in front of massive audiences curate an intimate and unique experience But what the British songwriter and producer came up with is a reminder of what a Tiny Desk is at its best: an opportunity for artists to challenge themselves in such a"
YouTube Link 2023-04-10T16:00Z 12.4M followers, 15.7M engagements
"Billie Eilish: 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. Aug. [--] [----] Stephen Thompson -- It didn't take long for Billie Eilish to become one of the biggest pop stars in the world sweep the Grammy Awards' major categories and release the latest James Bond theme. And today at just [--] she and her brother Finneas have accomplished what no one has been"
YouTube Link 2020-08-26T14:00Z 12.4M followers, 17.7M 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
"Mitski: 'I Will' 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 determined desperation."
YouTube Link 2016-04-06T14:49Z 12.4M followers, 182.4K 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
"Lizzy McAlpine: Tiny Desk Concert Bob Boilen November [--] [----] While there's a quiet element to Lizzy McAlpine's music there's also an explosive element of electronics electric guitars and drums on her [----] album five seconds flat that feels cinematic. So when Lizzy told us that all she'd need for her Tiny Desk concert were some microphones and a few acoustic guitars I was surprised curious and eager to hear her rise to the challenge of our intimate setting. Her backing vocalists are a trio coincidentally and appropriately called Tiny Habits a group she met on Instagram about a year ago. "I"
YouTube Link 2022-11-08T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 3.8M engagements
"Banks: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Tiny Desk Concerts often require creative and logistical transformations from electric bands going acoustic to big bands squashing into a tiny space to many players gathering around a single microphone. But the setting is particularly challenging for vocalists especially those accustomed to heavy production effects or in the case of recent guest T-Pain generous dollops of Auto-Tune. T-Pain's effects-less set grabbed more attention at the time given the extent to which digital alterations are expected of him but this performance by Banks is in its own way an"
YouTube Link 2014-11-04T18:22Z 12.4M followers, 2.5M engagements
"Suzanne Vega: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert In pop-music circles Suzanne Vega is known almost entirely for two songs from the late 1980s: the child-abuse ballad "Luka" and a song that launched literally dozens of dance remixes "Tom's Diner." But Vega has been making vital inventive music the entire time much of it folk-based though her sound has taken many smart detours along the way and is about to put out her first album of original material in seven years Tales From the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles. The challenge then lies in capturing a snapshot of her career in only four songs. For this"
YouTube Link 2014-02-10T19:48Z 12.4M followers, 5.3M 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
"T-Pain: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Watch T-Pain play "Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')" "Up Down (Do This All Day)" and "Drankin' Patna" 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 T-Pain's fingerprints are all over pop and R&B and hip-hop. He wasn't the first musician to use Auto-Tune as an instrument he noticed it on a Jennifer Lopez remix and remembers "Deep" well but it was as"
YouTube Link 2014-10-29T16:03Z 12.4M followers, 31.5M engagements
"RM of BTS: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert Stephen Thompson December [--] [----] Now that were back to recording Tiny Desk concerts in the office home concerts mostly happen under special circumstances: when the artist is overseas for example or otherwise unable to get to Washington D.C. when were recording. Given that BTSs RM (aka Kim Nam-joon) is based in South Korea we let it slide not least because his team put together one of the most impressive Tiny Desk facsimiles weve seen yet. What really sets it apart is the huge array of shelf-bound ephemera which is bound to have the BTS Army sleuthing in the"
YouTube Link 2022-12-02T10:00Z 12.4M followers, 4.7M 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
"Rawayana: 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. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento September [--] [----] This Latinx Heritage Month Tiny Desk is celebrating with an 'El Tiny' takeover featuring a wide array of artists from all corners of Latinidad. No Venezuelan party is complete without tequeos. Whether its a wedding or a baptism the cheese-filled treats are a must-have at every snack table so it makes sense Rawayana pulled up to El Tiny with a box to share. Kicking things off with"
YouTube Link 2023-09-19T09:00Z 12.4M followers, 11.5M 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
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