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  Season 2008 Grade Save0/0 seen

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  #1 Laura Gibson

  Laura Gibson works through a handful of tenderhearted songs: two of them unreleased and two of them from her full-length debut, If You Come to Greet Me.

  Release: 2008-04-22Grade Save

  #2 Vic Chesnutt

  When Athens, Ga., songwriter Vic Chesnutt was on tour in support of his album, “North Star Deserter,” he stopped by NPR to perform live at All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen's desk. Chesnutt played five songs, including two entirely new ones.

  Release: 2008-06-05Grade Save

  #3 Sam Phillips

  The music of Sam Phillips unfolds like perfect, miniature pop dramas. Of all her incarnations as a performer — first as a Christian singer, then as a pop singer — the current Sam Phillips is one of the most alluring. Phillips performs four songs from “Don't Do Anything.”

  Release: 2008-06-25Grade Save

  #4 Sera Cahoone

  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 2006 album marked her as a fully formed talent — a warm and inviting singer whose songs convey world-weariness and homespun grace.

  Release: 2008-07-10Grade Save

  #5 Thao Nguyen

  Thao Nguyen makes captivating music. Her songs are raw and infectious, her voice has a distinctive swagger, and she's a remarkably nimble guitarist.

  Release: 2008-09-04Grade Save

  #6 Lambchop's Kurt Wagner

  Kurt Wagner writes and sings beautiful songs with Lambchop, a hefty Nashville ensemble with a calm, restrained sound. When Kurt Wagner came by the office to play a Tiny Desk Concert, he came alone, with just an acoustic guitar, a stack of lyrics and his humble, good-natured sense of humor.

  Release: 2008-10-08Grade Save

  #7 Dr. Dog

  Dr. Dog isn't an obvious choice for one of NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts. For one thing, it's a pretty big group, at least for the small space behind Bob Boilen's desk. The band's music can be pretty chaotic — loud and rumbling, with multiple instruments fighting to be heard. And singer Toby Leaman likes to belt out his vocals in a window-rattling, raspy growl.

  Release: 2008-10-20Grade Save

  #8 Jim White

  Jim White is a storyteller first and a musician second. It's a kind of storytelling rooted in his own unusual history: He grew up in Florida in a deeply Pentecostal community and fell in love with the white gospel music he heard. But from there, White took a surprising path to becoming a full-time musician. He was a professional surfer, a boxer, a fashion model in Milan and a cab driver in New York City. White's travels recently took him to Washington, D.C., where he stopped by the offices of NPR Music for this live performance.

  Release: 2008-11-07Grade Save

  #9 Shearwater

  A glorious four-song set that's at once pristine and ramshackle — equal parts clarity and clatter — not to mention one of our best Tiny Desk Concerts yet.

  Release: 2008-11-14Grade Save

  #10 Dave Dondero

  He should be a name everyone knows by now. Instead, troubadour David Dondero returned to NPR having slept the night before in his car. Dondero travels from club to club, singing his well-crafted songs — songs that have his signature lyrics at their core. His lyrics can make you smile with their wit and hurt with their bite, all at the same time.

  Release: 2008-12-30Grade Save
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  #1 Woven Hand

  David Eugene Edwards performs his fiery Americana and covers a rare Bob Dylan song.

  Release: 2009-01-07Grade Save

  #2 Super XX Man

  Hear the singer give an intimate acoustic performance at the desk of NPR Music's Bob Boilen.

  Release: 2009-01-27Grade Save

  #3 Tom Jones

  Hear the legendary singer perform at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.

  Release: 2009-03-02Grade Save

  #4 Horse Feathers

  See the band perform live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.

  Release: 2009-05-08Grade Save

  #5 Benjy Ferree

  Ferree has enough charisma to draw you into his odd world. Watch him perform in the NPR offices.

  Release: 2009-05-29Grade Save

  #6 Great Lake Swimmers

  Singer Tony Dekker performs three songs at the desk of All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen.

  Release: 2009-06-08Grade Save

  #7 Jason Vieaux

  The classical guitarist plays with a clear, lyrical technique in music from the baroque and beyond.

  Release: 2009-06-15Grade Save

  #8 The Avett Brothers

  Hear the harmony-drenched roots-rock band perform a kinetic, frenetic set in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2009-06-22Grade Save

  #9 Maria Taylor

  Hear the singer-songwriter's tender, winsome music, performed live in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2009-06-29Grade Save

  #10 Julie Doiron

  After a few restarts, the singer played a bare, stark, memorable solo set in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2009-07-06Grade Save

  #11 Bill Callahan

  Watch the artist formerly known as Smog play a three-song set that's almost eerily transfixing.

  Release: 2009-07-13Grade Save

  #12 Dave Douglas Brass Ecstasy

  Or, the day a trumpet, trombone, French horn and tuba played us a soulful Rufus Wainwright cover.

  Release: 2009-07-20Grade Save

  #13 Sarah Siskind

  In this video shot at the NPR Music offices, Siskind showcases a voice that's both honeyed and raw.

  Release: 2009-07-27Grade Save

  #14 The Swell Season

  Hear Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, stars of the movie Once, playing six new songs and an encore.

  Release: 2009-08-10Grade Save

  #15 Dark Meat

  Dark Meat has as many as 20 members. We fit as many as we could behind Bob Boilen's desk.

  Release: 2009-08-24Grade Save

  #16 The Tallest Man On Earth

  The young Swedish folksinger is passionate, gruff, a great guitar picker and a damn good poet.

  Release: 2009-09-14Grade Save

  #17 Telekinesis

  Reduced to a duo for this charming session in the NPR Music offices, Telekinesis is all heart.

  Release: 2009-09-21Grade Save

  #18 Raphael Saadiq

  The Grammy-nominated R&B artist performed three acoustic interpretations of his soul-inspired tunes.

  Release: 2009-09-28Grade Save

  #19 John Vanderslice

  Vanderslice shares acoustic versions of songs from his most recent album, Romanian Names.

  Release: 2009-10-04Grade Save

  #20 Rodrigo y Gabriela

  The duo's new album pays tribute to the pair's heroes, such as Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana.

  Release: 2009-10-10Grade Save

  #21 Ralph Stanley

  See and hear the legendary bluegrass and old-time gospel singer give an a cappella performance.

  Release: 2009-10-19Grade Save

  #22 Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros

  At 10 members, this is the biggest band ever to play a Tiny Desk Concert in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2009-10-26Grade Save

  #23 Sondre Lerche

  The Norwegian-born singer-songwriter performs three liltingly sweet songs in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2009-11-02Grade Save

  #24 K'naan

  The rapper's set exuded shimmery grace while incorporating the sounds of soul, pop and reggae.

  Release: 2009-11-09Grade Save

  #25 Bowerbirds

  Bowerbirds' handcrafted songs creak and swell like wooden floorboards in an old house.

  Release: 2009-11-16Grade Save

  #26 Zee Avi

  Avi sings three hushed lullabies, including her signature cover of Morrissey's "First of the Gang."

  Release: 2009-11-23Grade Save

  #27 Andrew W.K.

  The fearless party-rocker stands in NPR Music's offices and performs four songs alone at the piano.

  Release: 2009-11-30Grade Save

  #28 Lightning Dust

  Lightning Dust specializes in quiet moments, whether in a shared glance or a finely knit harmony.

  Release: 2009-12-07Grade Save

  #29 Fanfarlo

  The charming London indie-folk band performs a holiday-themed set in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2009-12-16Grade Save

  #30 Australian Chamber Orchestra

  Members of the adventurous ensemble play music by Ravel and an original piece, Egyptian-style.

  Release: 2009-12-21Grade Save
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  Season 2010 Grade Save0/0 seen

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  #1 The Mountain Goats

  In a solo show at NPR Music, John Darnielle's twitchy energy serves his fearless songwriting well.

  Release: 2010-01-03Grade Save

  #2 Adam Arcuragi

  In a performance at NPR, the talented singer's voice is powerful without unnecessary melodrama.

  Release: 2010-01-10Grade Save

  #3 The Low Anthem

  The band's sullen, spacious music was a perfect fit for the intimacy of the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2010-01-20Grade Save

  #4 Brooklyn Rider

  The string quartet showcases a small sample of its visceral fire at the offices of NPR Music.

  Release: 2010-01-26Grade Save

  #5 Dave Rawlings Machine With Gillian Welch

  A longtime session guitarist, Rawlings takes the lead, playing his own music at NPR Music's offices.

  Release: 2010-02-01Grade Save

  #6 Edmar Castaneda

  The harpist crafts a transporting mix of tradition and improvisation in this desk-side performance.

  Release: 2010-02-08Grade Save

  #7 Abaji

  With roots in Greece, Turkey, Armenia and France, Abaji has a passion for music from many countries.

  Release: 2010-02-15Grade Save

  #8 Alec Ounsworth

  The singer-songwriter performs music from Mo' Beauty, accompanied only by two guitars.

  Release: 2010-02-22Grade Save

  #9 Laura Veirs

  The singer treated the NPR Music offices to three songs that invited us into her warm musical world.

  Release: 2010-03-01Grade Save

  #10 Omara Portuondo

  The Cuban singer performs two boleros, which transport the listener to another time and place.

  Release: 2010-03-08Grade Save

  #11 The Antlers

  The Brooklyn-based trio strips down its wall of noise for an intimate performance at NPR Music.

  Release: 2010-03-15Grade Save

  #12 Wye Oak

  The talented Baltimore duo didn't have to travel far to liven up a day at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2010-03-29Grade Save

  #13 Jakob Dylan

  Jakob Dylan, Neko Case and Kelly Hogan perform a mesmerizing set at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2010-04-02Grade Save

  #14 Regina Carter

  The violinist plays traditional African melodies, re-imagined through her own jazz sensibilities.

  Release: 2010-04-11Grade Save

  #15 David Russell

  The classical guitarist showcases his warm, lyrical tone in three staples of the repertoire.

  Release: 2010-04-19Grade Save

  #16 Lionel Loueke

  The unusual jazz guitarist and his drummer perform at the NPR offices, literally with bells on.

  Release: 2010-04-26Grade Save

  #17 Fredrik

  Fredrik's lush harmonies are stripped to guitar, snare drum and maraca in this intimate performance.

  Release: 2010-05-03Grade Save

  #18 Moby And Kelli Scarr

  Moby gives a live performance of his Project Song creation, "Gone to Sleep," at NPR's offices.

  Release: 2010-05-04Grade Save

  #19 Tarrus Riley

  The singer performs three harmony-drenched reggae songs with Dean Fraser and a guitarist.

  Release: 2010-05-11Grade Save

  #20 Phoenix

  Hear instantly recognizable hits such as "1901" and "Lisztomania," stripped down and reassembled.

  Release: 2010-05-18Grade Save

  #21 Bettye LaVette

  The veteran soul singer blew into the NPR Music office and conquered it before she'd sung a note.

  Release: 2010-05-21Grade Save

  #22 Roger McGuinn With Amy Tan, Dave Barry And More: Authors At The Tiny Desk

  Seven authors (Roy Blount Jr., Scott Turow and others) perform with a big-time ringer.

  Release: 2010-06-01Grade Save

  #23 Zuill Bailey

  Hear the acclaimed musician play Bach on his amazingly resonant cello, built in 1693.

  Release: 2010-06-04Grade Save

  #24 The Mynabirds

  Laura Burhenn's new band performs a soulful Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2010-06-21Grade Save

  #25 'Weird Al' Yankovic

  The venerable, multimillion-selling pop parodist plays three acoustic originals in the NPR offices.

  Release: 2010-06-22Grade Save

  #26 Gogol Bordello

  The frenetic gypsy punk band performs the most rollicking and insane Tiny Desk Concert of all time.

  Release: 2010-06-28Grade Save

  #27 Los Campesinos!

  The whip-smart sometimes bawdy U.K. band performs a clamorous ruckus in this Tiny Desk Concert.

  Release: 2010-07-05Grade Save

  #28 Jimmy Cliff

  The reggae icon performs classics from the film The Harder They Come in this acoustic performance.

  Release: 2010-07-12Grade Save

  #29 Villagers

  Villagers' Conor O'Brien performs a beautiful and memorable solo set in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2010-07-19Grade Save

  #30 Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain

  The three demonstrate the way musical mastery can become an exercise in wordless communication.

  Release: 2010-07-26Grade Save

  #31 The Holmes Brothers

  Hear the band play inspired soul from its latest album, Feed My Soul, at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2010-08-02Grade Save

  #32 Mavis Staples

  The soul icon performs songs from her latest album, You Are Not Alone, at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2010-08-09Grade Save

  #33 Frazey Ford

  The singer came to NPR Music with just her guitar to play four beautiful tunes from Obadiah.

  Release: 2010-08-15Grade Save

  #34 Peter Wolf Crier

  The Minneapolis duo performs songs from its stormy debut album, Inter-Be.

  Release: 2010-08-17Grade Save

  #35 Lawrence Arabia

  The New Zealand band plays four songs from its album Chant Darling at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2010-08-23Grade Save

  #36 Brian Courtney Wilson

  The gospel singer sounds like somebody you know — somebody you know with stage presence for days.

  Release: 2010-08-25Grade Save

  #37 Ana Tijoux

  With these intimate songs, the French-born Chilean rapper proves that hip-hop has no boundaries.

  Release: 2010-08-30Grade Save

  #38 The Nels Cline Singers

  The ever-adaptable guitarist creates challenging and expressive music in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2010-09-07Grade Save

  #39 Seu Jorge

  The singer and his band feed off the audience's live energy in a concert at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2010-09-13Grade Save

  #40 Alisa Weilerstein

  The young cellist plays Bach with elegance and a new piece by Golijov with Technicolor brilliance.

  Release: 2010-09-15Grade Save

  #41 Eef Barzelay Of Clem Snide

  Barzelay, maybe the most underrated songwriter in the business, performs at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2010-09-20Grade Save

  #42 Lost In The Trees

  The band showcases its cinematic blend of storytelling and strings at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2010-09-23Grade Save

  #43 Tom Tom Club

  The legendary group performs its pop hits in a rare acoustic set at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2010-10-06Grade Save

  #44 Lower Dens

  Watch Jana Hunter bring her delicate, haunting voice and hypnotic sound to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2010-10-10Grade Save

  #45 Hey Marseilles

  It doesn't take more than four minutes to fall in love with this utterly charming seven-piece band.

  Release: 2010-10-17Grade Save

  #46 Stile Antico

  The 12-person ensemble performs from the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2010-10-25Grade Save

  #47 Nick Lowe

  At 61, Lowe is part crooner, part country and a little crotchety, but with a heart of pure pop.

  Release: 2010-11-01Grade Save

  #48 Rana Santacruz

  In honor of the Day of the Dead, Santacruz performs at the NPR offices in traditional mariachi garb.

  Release: 2010-11-02Grade Save

  #49 Black Dub

  In an intimate four-song set, Daniel Lanois and Trixie Whitley sound warm, vulnerable and ferocious.

  Release: 2010-11-08Grade Save

  #50 Los Lobos

  This set from the NPR Music office has something new, something old and something to dance to.

  Release: 2010-11-10Grade Save

  #51 Sharon Van Etten

  In this lovely Tiny Desk performance, Van Etten plays beguiling songs from her latest album, Epic.

  Release: 2010-11-14Grade Save

  #52 The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger

  Watch Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl perform songs from Acoustic Sessions in the NPR offices.

  Release: 2010-11-17Grade Save

  #53 Olof Arnalds

  Watch the Icelandic singer perform a lovely, folk-flavored set from the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2010-11-22Grade Save

  #54 Khaira Arby

  Watch Mali's queen of desert rock unveil her stunning vocal chops at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2010-11-29Grade Save

  #55 Buke And Gass

  Watch the inventive and unpredictable duo play a joyfully pummeling set from the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2010-12-06Grade Save

  #56 Yolanda Kondonassis

  Watch the harpist give a powerful and intimate performance at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2010-12-08Grade Save

  #57 The Red River

  Watch the 10-member band squeeze behind the Tiny Desk for an elegant, stripped-down performance.

  Release: 2010-12-13Grade Save

  #58 The Heligoats

  What better way to celebrate our 100th Tiny Desk Concert than by discovering an artist worth loving?

  Release: 2010-12-15Grade Save

  #59 Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O

  Though heavy on puns, the extraordinary jazz drummer's merry band isn't light on musicianship.

  Release: 2010-12-20Grade Save

  #60 Luisa Maita

  The Brazilian singer floats and sprinkles notes onto just the right places at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2010-12-26Grade Save
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  Season 2011 Grade Save0/0 seen

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  #1 Abigail Washburn

  Watch the singer-songwriter mix American bluegrass and Chinese folk from the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-01-03Grade Save

  #2 Gyptian

  The reggae star performs his hit "Hold You" and more from the NPR Music offices in Washington, D.C.

  Release: 2011-01-05Grade Save

  #3 David Wax Museum

  The band brings a frenetic, infectious blend of American and Mexican folk to the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-01-09Grade Save

  #4 Ballake Sissoko And Vincent Segal

  The masterful kora-and-cello duo performs a transfixing set combining African and European strings.

  Release: 2011-01-17Grade Save

  #5 Iron And Wine

  Sam Beam gives a fresh side of his new songs at NPR, and tops it off with a devastating 2004 gem.

  Release: 2011-01-21Grade Save

  #6 Basia Bulat

  The Canadian singer-songwriter sings highlights from her two albums, plus a surprise from Poland.

  Release: 2011-01-24Grade Save

  #7 Richard Thompson

  Watch the folk-rock legend perform songs from his 20th solo album, Dream Attic, at NPR Music.

  Release: 2011-02-01Grade Save

  #8 Stars

  Watch Amy Millan and Torquil Campbell transform three of Stars' songs into spare, pretty folk music.

  Release: 2011-02-03Grade Save

  #9 Ivan And Alyosha

  The band showcases its Beatles-esque pop harmonies and sweet melodies from the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-02-07Grade Save

  #10 Esperanza Spalding

  The jazz bassist, singer and Best New Artist Grammy winner performs in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-02-12Grade Save

  #11 Turtle Island Quartet

  With an eclectic palette of sounds and styles, the Turtle Island Quartet swings at NPR Music.

  Release: 2011-02-16Grade Save

  #12 Adele

  In a three-song set at the NPR Music offices, the U.K. pop star showcases her brilliant voice.

  Release: 2011-02-17Grade Save

  #13 Local Natives

  The L.A. band brings its euphoric choruses and clattering Afrobeat rhythms to the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-02-21Grade Save

  #14 Damien Jurado

  Hear Jurado's raw, time-worn, authentically graceful music, performed in the NPR Music office.

  Release: 2011-02-28Grade Save

  #15 Steve Riley And The Mamou Playboys

  Watch the Grammy-nominated Cajun band play an upbeat yet bittersweet set from the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-03-07Grade Save

  #16 Lizz Wright

  In this two-song set at the NPR Music offices, Wright channels the gospel and soul of her past.

  Release: 2011-03-14Grade Save

  #17 Nellie McKay

  McKay's bold, audacious personality shines in this set recorded at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-04-04Grade Save

  #18 Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars

  Hear the Refugee All Stars' upbeat reggae grooves, performed live at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-04-06Grade Save

  #19 Josh Ritter

  Ritter can't hide his enjoyment of a performance, even when his songs convey obsession or disaster.

  Release: 2011-04-11Grade Save

  #20 Otis Taylor

  Watch the banjo player perform his trademark trance-inducing blues at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-04-13Grade Save

  #21 Mount Kimbie

  Watch the dubstep duo perform our first-ever electronic Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR offices.

  Release: 2011-04-18Grade Save

  #22 Pokey LaFarge

  Watch LaFarge play '20s- and '30s-inspired music with the help of his band, The South City Three.

  Release: 2011-04-20Grade Save

  #23 Steve Earle

  A singer, author, actor and activist, Earle showcases many of his talents at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-04-25Grade Save

  #24 Wu Man

  Watch the world's reigning pipa virtuoso play ancient music from her Chinese homeland.

  Release: 2011-04-27Grade Save

  #25 Booker T. Jones

  Jones' name is synonymous with the Hammond B3 organ. Watch him play one in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-05-02Grade Save

  #26 Julieta Venegas

  After six albums, including last year's Otra Cosa, Venegas is still defying expectations.

  Release: 2011-05-09Grade Save

  #27 Neil Innes

  Watch the Rutles alumnus play three of his classic satirical songs in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-05-11Grade Save

  #28 Future Islands

  Watch the band's short but intense and cathartic set, performed live in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-05-16Grade Save

  #29 Low

  Singers Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker perform three songs from their gorgeous new album, C'mon.

  Release: 2011-05-22Grade Save

  #30 Jackie Evancho

  Watch the 11-year-old perform Handel's "Ombra mai fu" at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-05-23Grade Save

  #31 The Kopecky Family Band

  The Tennessee band's sweet, swollen folk-rock songs keep blooming into something irresistible.

  Release: 2011-06-06Grade Save

  #32 The Black Angels

  Hear a bold and surprising mix of sensibilities — at once icy and rustic, cavernous and confined.

  Release: 2011-06-08Grade Save

  #33 Chris Thile And Michael Daves

  Watch Thile and Daves play traditional bluegrass with New York intensity at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-06-13Grade Save

  #34 Charlie Siem

  Watch the stylish young violinist pull out a bag of tricks in music by Paganini.

  Release: 2011-06-15Grade Save

  #35 The Decemberists

  With Chris Funk and Sara Watkins, Colin Meloy plays three sparkling songs from The King Is Dead.

  Release: 2011-06-20Grade Save

  #36 YACHT

  Watch the electro-pop band's striking and infectious performance at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-06-22Grade Save

  #37 The Civil Wars

  Watch Joy Williams and John Paul White's swooning chemistry and stirring harmonies at NPR Music.

  Release: 2011-06-27Grade Save

  #38 Milos

  Watch the newcomer from Montenegro play Spanish standards and a passionate ode to his homeland.

  Release: 2011-06-30Grade Save

  #39 The Blind Boys Of Alabama

  Hear the gospel greats' mix of polished blues, swinging soul and from-the-gut expressions of faith.

  Release: 2011-07-05Grade Save

  #40 Julian Lage Trio

  The guitarist, 23, was once called a prodigy. But he's maturing into a distinctive bandleader, too.

  Release: 2011-07-07Grade Save

  #41 Ben Sollee

  The genre-bending cellist and songwriter has created a unique take on folk music.

  Release: 2011-07-11Grade Save

  #42 Joe Boyd And Robyn Hitchcock

  Boyd reads from White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s, while Hitchcock plays songs from the era.

  Release: 2011-07-18Grade Save

  #43 Y La Bamba

  Watch Luzelena Mendoza and Y La Bamba craft joyfully rich vocal harmonies in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-07-21Grade Save

  #44 Givers

  At the NPR offices, the band plays a sunny, exuberant set, suitable for dancing and bobbing along.

  Release: 2011-07-24Grade Save

  #45 They Might Be Giants

  Watch the band perform two of its brand-new songs, as well as "Fingertips," a classic 1992 chestnut.

  Release: 2011-07-28Grade Save

  #46 Amanda Shires

  The singer plays a charming set featuring songs from Carrying Lightning at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2011-08-03Grade Save

  #47 Noah And The Whale

  The London band plugs in its drum machine, but sweet simplicity still reigns in the NPR offices.

  Release: 2011-08-10Grade Save

  #48 Paul Jacobs

  Watch the miraculous hands (and feet) of the Grammy-winning organist in an all-Bach performance.

  Release: 2011-08-12Grade Save

  #49 Gaby Moreno

  Watch the Guatemalan singer's breathtaking and passionate set at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-08-15Grade Save

  #50 Other Lives

  The Oklahoma band brings its spacious minor-key hymns to the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-08-18Grade Save

  #51 James Vincent McMorrow

  The Irishman has one of the most arresting voices of any young singer you're likely to hear.

  Release: 2011-08-25Grade Save

  #52 CALLmeKAT

  Watch the synth-pop musician perform a hauntingly beautiful set at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-08-29Grade Save

  #53 Phosphorescent

  Watch Matthew Houck play a stirring, road-ragged solo Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-09-01Grade Save

  #54 King Creosote And Jon Hopkins

  Diamond Mine's unassuming creators lose little of their charm and mystique in the NPR Music office.

  Release: 2011-09-04Grade Save

  #55 Foster The People

  Armed with the summer song of 2011, the band brings "Pumped Up Kicks" and more to NPR Music.

  Release: 2011-09-09Grade Save

  #56 Diego Garcia

  Watch the former Elefant frontman perform songs from his album Laura at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-09-12Grade Save

  #57 Sean Rowe

  Rowe brings his booming voice and ever-louder acoustic-guitar set-ups to the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-09-16Grade Save

  #58 Jeremy Messersmith

  The Twin Cities singer is a pop genius, with creative ambition to match his considerable charm.

  Release: 2011-09-19Grade Save

  #59 Beirut

  Beirut performs worldly, inspired songs from its new album The Rip Tide at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-09-21Grade Save

  #60 Jenny Lin

  The pianist usually plays eight-foot Steinways. See what she does on an electronic keyboard.

  Release: 2011-09-26Grade Save

  #61 The Klezmatics

  Ring in Rosh Hashanah with three globe-trotting tunes from one of the world's greatest Jewish bands.

  Release: 2011-09-28Grade Save

  #62 Trombone Shorty

  The New Orleans native achieved stardom with his voice and his horn. But he just wants you to dance.

  Release: 2011-09-29Grade Save

  #63 Mates Of State

  The band's performance in the NPR Music offices creates a vibe of ragged, awkward intimacy.

  Release: 2011-10-05Grade Save

  #64 Fountains Of Wayne

  These songs showcase a band with tremendous narrative gifts and a flair for subtle beauty.

  Release: 2011-10-06Grade Save

  #65 JEFF The Brotherhood

  Of course, the power-punk duo took off their shirts at the NPR Music offices, because why not?

  Release: 2011-10-08Grade Save

  #66 Grouplove

  The upstart band brings youthful, infectious energy to the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-10-11Grade Save

  #67 Chris Bathgate

  The Michigan native's deliberately paced music is too rustic and pretty to be a true downer.

  Release: 2011-10-14Grade Save

  #68 Wilco

  Armed with tiny amps and a ton of grace, Wilco plays new songs and an old favorite at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2011-10-17Grade Save

  #69 Hilary Hahn

  The classical violinist blends Bach and Charles Ives with flair, then tops it off with a fedora.

  Release: 2011-10-21Grade Save

  #70 Ben Williams And Sound Effect

  The jazz star and his band perform two songs from their album State of Art at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-10-24Grade Save

  #71 Lisa Hannigan

  Exuding both musical and personal warmth, the Irish singer mesmerized at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-10-29Grade Save

  #72 Juanes

  Watch the charismatic Colombian superstar give an intimate performance at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-11-03Grade Save

  #73 Jens Lekman

  The Swedish singer shows off his humor and charm in this intimate set at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2011-11-07Grade Save

  #74 Marketa Irglova

  At the NPR Music offices, Irglova mixes the exotic and the familiar; sweetness and longing.

  Release: 2011-11-10Grade Save

  #75 Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile And Stuart Duncan

  The genre-bending cellist heads a dream team of string players who borrow from bluegrass.

  Release: 2011-11-17Grade Save

  #76 Joe Henry

  Asking the fearless, easygoing singer to perform in a crowded office never felt like an imposition.

  Release: 2011-11-21Grade Save

  #77 Hospital Ships

  Hospital Ships' beautiful, crushing songs pack an emotional punch in this performance at NPR Music.

  Release: 2011-11-23Grade Save

  #78 Gabriel Kahane

  Hear the agile musician's rigorously crafted songs, which fall somewhere between classical and pop.

  Release: 2011-11-26Grade Save

  #79 tUnE-yArDs

  tUnE-yArDs sings of rage and inequality, but also celebrates the joy of letting out a wild sound.

  Release: 2011-12-01Grade Save

  #80 I Wayne

  As the cameras rolled, the reggae star came to life, showcasing his smooth voice and vibrant energy.

  Release: 2011-12-12Grade Save

  #81 Gem Club

  Maybe you couldn't hear a pin drop when Gem Club played, but you could hear the click of a keyboard.

  Release: 2011-12-16Grade Save

  #82 The Music Tapes

  The Elephant 6 alum plays a holiday set compete with bowed banjos, singing saws and tape machines.

  Release: 2011-12-20Grade Save

  #83 Maria Volonte

  The Argentine singer blends tango, Latin blues and the traditional music of Brazil and Peru.

  Release: 2011-12-27Grade Save
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  #1 Tinariwen

  Even in a stripped-down acoustic set, Tinariwen's trance-inducing desert music doesn't disappoint.

  Release: 2012-01-05Grade Save

  #2 Le Butcherettes

  Watch singer Teri Gender Bender transform from a soft-spoken musician into a rock 'n' roll beast.

  Release: 2012-01-09Grade Save

  #3 Screaming Females

  The band's keen sense of song prevails, especially in a new song called "It All Means Nothing."

  Release: 2012-01-17Grade Save

  #4 Jake Schepps' Expedition Quartet

  Banjo master Schepps and friends create an intriguing goulash of Bartók, bluegrass and bebop.

  Release: 2012-01-19Grade Save

  #5 Glenn Jones

  Watch the masterful folk guitarist perform a lovely instrumental set at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2012-01-23Grade Save

  #6 Anna Calvi

  Calvi plays songs from her self-titled debut in this powerful performance at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2012-01-26Grade Save

  #7 Girl In A Coma

  The San Antonio trio gets back to basics to explore its songs' forms and the soul of its lyrics.

  Release: 2012-01-30Grade Save

  #8 Bill Frisell

  The brilliant and nimble guitarist reinvents the songs of John Lennon at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2012-02-03Grade Save

  #9 The Creole Choir Of Cuba

  The group has revitalized a long-lost culture through music performed entirely in Haitian Creole.

  Release: 2012-02-06Grade Save

  #10 Craig Finn

  The Hold Steady singer's stark side is nicely conducive to barren arrangements at the NPR offices.

  Release: 2012-02-09Grade Save

  #11 Red Baraat

  The dance-friendly, India-inspired funk group performs a high-energy set at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2012-02-14Grade Save

  #12 Joan Soriano

  "The Duke of Bachata" gives a raw but beautiful interpretation of bachata at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2012-02-16Grade Save

  #13 Joyce El Khoury And Brian Jagde

  Hear the fresh-faced opera singers perform Puccini at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2012-02-20Grade Save

  #14 The Cranberries

  In this performance at the NPR Music offices, the Irish pop band mixes new songs with early hits.

  Release: 2012-02-23Grade Save

  #15 Milagres

  A band of selective minimalism, Milagres gets the most of simple sounds at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2012-02-27Grade Save

  #16 Pistolera

  Through her insightful lyrics, Sandra Velasquez conjures the sounds of the Mexican desert.

  Release: 2012-03-01Grade Save

  #17 Laura Gibson

  Her gorgeous, whispery voice inspired the Tiny Desk Concerts series in 2008. Now, Laura Gibson returns with her band to perform four songs from her new album, La Grande.

  Release: 2012-03-05Grade Save

  #18 Rudresh Mahanthappa

  The saxophonist's new repertoire salutes electric funk, South Indian modes and swarming solos.

  Release: 2012-03-08Grade Save

  #19 Real Estate

  Real Estate wears placidity well: It's a band born and bred to convey and celebrate laconic comfort.

  Release: 2012-03-12Grade Save

  #20 Kayhan Kalhor

  A soulful master musician from Iran, Kalhor performs a beautiful improvisation at the NPR offices.

  Release: 2012-03-24Grade Save

  #21 First Aid Kit

  Sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg make charming, folk-infused pop music that lulls and enchants.

  Release: 2012-03-28Grade Save

  #22 So Percussion

  The ensemble employs all kinds of toys, from an amplified cactus to a mug filled with spare change.

  Release: 2012-04-02Grade Save

  #23 Kathleen Edwards

  The Canadian singer performs four sweet, warm, relatable songs that soothe as they nourish.

  Release: 2012-04-05Grade Save

  #24 Caveman

  Caveman writes guitar-based pop songs full of space and melodies you can carry around in your head.

  Release: 2012-04-10Grade Save

  #25 Novalima

  At the NPR offices, the band plays in a lean, funky configuration that gets the room grooving along.

  Release: 2012-04-12Grade Save

  #26 Soweto Gospel Choir

  The group fuses the music of many Christian cultures, with nods to African songs of celebration.

  Release: 2012-04-16Grade Save

  #27 Jolie Holland

  Holland plays songs with an unadorned tone that makes the voice and lyrics all the more touching.

  Release: 2012-04-23Grade Save

  #28 Cowboy Junkies

  The venerable band sounds as poignant and tender as ever in this performance at the NPR offices.

  Release: 2012-04-26Grade Save

  #29 Hospitality

  The group doesn't overwhelm so much as it wears listeners down with a subtle charm offensive.

  Release: 2012-04-30Grade Save

  #30 Nathan Salsburg

  The guitarist displays intricate fingerpicking in two songs inspired by Kentucky Derby racehorses.

  Release: 2012-05-03Grade Save

  #31 Endangered Blood

  The jazz quartet draws from post-bop, 20th-century chromaticism and New Orleans funeral marches.

  Release: 2012-05-07Grade Save

  #32 Kishi Bashi

  K Ishibashi is a master at building songs from live violin loops, layered singing and beatboxing.

  Release: 2012-05-10Grade Save

  #33 Pedro Soler And Gaspar Claus

  The improvisational music of the father-son, guitar-cello duo functions as a beautiful conversation.

  Release: 2012-05-14Grade Save

  #34 Chuck Brown

  The Godfather of Go-Go died Wednesday. In 2010, he brought his full band to the NPR Music office.

  Release: 2012-05-16Grade Save

  #35 Arborea

  Rooted in acoustic traditions, the music of Arborea stands out for its calm beauty and rough edges.

  Release: 2012-05-17Grade Save

  #36 Yann Tiersen

  Tiersen's rich, liltingly eccentric pop music is constructed from lots of sweet, intricate pieces.

  Release: 2012-05-21Grade Save

  #37 Canadian Brass

  The venerable brass quintet sports virtuosic, fresh-faced players in tried-and-true repertoire.

  Release: 2012-05-26Grade Save

  #38 Patrick Watson

  Watson has a lovely voice and a gift for wringing evocative sounds out of everything he touches.

  Release: 2012-05-31Grade Save

  #39 Kelly Hogan

  The unflappable singer performs three songs with seeming effortlessness and easygoing charm.

  Release: 2012-06-04Grade Save

  #40 Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom

  The drummer dedicates tunes to her friends, including her first teacher — a "sometimes great guy."

  Release: 2012-06-07Grade Save

  #41 Daniel Johnston

  Watch three songs by a troubled soul with a talent for writing honest, disarmingly direct music.

  Release: 2012-06-11Grade Save

  #42 Glen Hansard

  Hansard flexes his neck muscles a bit as he performs new songs and deep cuts at the NPR offices.

  Release: 2012-06-17Grade Save

  #43 Mariachi El Bronx

  The band plays with just the right mixture of passion and pathos in a fun set at the NPR offices.

  Release: 2012-06-21Grade Save

  #44 Reggie Watts

  The comedian and musician performs spontaneous improvisations full of killer grooves and humor.

  Release: 2012-06-25Grade Save

  #45 Exitmusic

  The band plays a beautifully buzzing, nuanced set, marked by gorgeous grace and stirring melodies.

  Release: 2012-07-02Grade Save

  #46 Brandi Carlile

  At the NPR offices, Carlile and her band sing from-the-gut songs about messy lives, loudly lived.

  Release: 2012-07-09Grade Save

  #47 Laura Marling

  Two songs from A Creature I Don't Know bookend a gorgeous new, unreleased song called "Once."

  Release: 2012-07-12Grade Save

  #48 Souad Massi

  A soulful yet steely singer-songwriter from Algeria charts her own course in these four songs.

  Release: 2012-07-15Grade Save

  #49 The Milk Carton Kids

  Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale sing sweet but intricate folk-pop songs in the NPR offices.

  Release: 2012-07-16Grade Save

  #50 Janet Feder

  Feder marries classical and folk techniques with otherworldly guitar textures and sounds.

  Release: 2012-07-22Grade Save

  #51 The Walkmen

  The band makes the Tiny Desk accommodate its booming sound rather than the other way around.

  Release: 2012-07-29Grade Save

  #52 Beth Orton

  Known for mixing folk and electronics, Orton unveils three new songs with just an acoustic guitar.

  Release: 2012-08-06Grade Save

  #53 The Zombies

  Two surviving members of the band still have the same chemistry here in a stripped-down performance.

  Release: 2012-08-12Grade Save

  #54 Rufus Wainwright

  By the middle of Wainwright's final song, "Montauk," few dry eyes remained in the NPR offices.

  Release: 2012-08-20Grade Save

  #55 Renaud Garcia-Fons

  Watch the renowned double bassist thump, strum and loop his way through three mesmerizing songs.

  Release: 2012-08-27Grade Save

  #56 Avi Avital

  Avital's mandolin sings with the sounds of Ernest Bloch and a raucous Bulgarian folk tune.

  Release: 2012-09-10Grade Save

  #57 Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra

  These songs' fervor is the product of a singer armed with intensity and musicians who can match it.

  Release: 2012-09-17Grade Save

  #58 Yva Las Vegass

  Watch Las Vegass bring a punk aesthetic to Venezuelan folk music with a cuatro at the NPR offices.

  Release: 2012-09-24Grade Save

  #59 Kat Edmonson

  Hearing the 29-year-old singer makes it virtually impossible to do anything but stop and listen.

  Release: 2012-10-01Grade Save

  #60 Antibalas

  It's one thing for 11 musicians to make a big sound, but what stands out is Antibalas' subtlety.

  Release: 2012-10-04Grade Save

  #61 Spirit Family Reunion

  The group plays fiddle, banjo, guitar and washboard, all gathered around a single microphone.

  Release: 2012-10-08Grade Save

  #62 Dirty Three

  The band unleashes a gorgeous flurry of shambolic rumbling, prolific hairiness and dramatic yelling.

  Release: 2012-10-15Grade Save

  #63 Robert Cray Band

  Like any great blues singer, Cray makes heartache and dysfunction sound engaging and relatable.

  Release: 2012-10-22Grade Save

  #64 Lord Huron

  The band's rich harmonies are welcoming, its lyrics relatable and its live performances thrilling.

  Release: 2012-10-25Grade Save

  #65 Passion Pit

  Michael Angelakos makes electro-pop with monster hooks. But his songs are sturdy, versatile things.

  Release: 2012-10-29Grade Save

  #66 Jason Lytle

  The longtime frontman for Grandaddy goes it alone with acoustic solo songs from his latest record.

  Release: 2012-11-05Grade Save

  #67 Flaco Jimenez

  The conjunto icon spins magic, and stays true to tradition, with his trademark button accordion.

  Release: 2012-11-12Grade Save

  #68 Ben Gibbard

  For Tiny Desk Concert No. 250, the Death Cab for Cutie and Postal Service singer performs solo.

  Release: 2012-11-19Grade Save

  #69 Martha Wainwright

  Wainwright roughs up life's smooth spots, then digs her fingertips into the cracks that form.

  Release: 2012-11-26Grade Save

  #70 Taken By Trees

  Victoria Bergsman's songs seem to come from a place somewhere between a dream state and waking life.

  Release: 2012-11-29Grade Save

  #71 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

  The Seattle duo literally shakes the dust off the ceiling tiles at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2012-12-03Grade Save

  #72 Anaïs Mitchell

  The singer-songwriter performs three of Young Man in America's most bracingly beautiful songs.

  Release: 2012-12-06Grade Save

  #73 Daniel Bachman

  Once the acoustic guitarist zeroes in on the center of a song, it's easy to get lost in it yourself.

  Release: 2012-12-09Grade Save

  #74 Lyle Lovett

  Lovett gives a loose, engaging performance that feels like both an introduction and a victory lap.

  Release: 2012-12-10Grade Save

  #75 Alt-J

  The Mercury Prize-winning band plays angular, poetic, inventive music that takes unexpected turns.

  Release: 2012-12-17Grade Save

  #76 The Polyphonic Spree

  The sprawling group, 17 strong, squeezes behind Bob Boilen's desk for a special holiday performance.

  Release: 2012-12-21Grade Save

  #77 Miguel

  Performing at the NPR Music offices, Miguel strips his highly produced hits down to their bones.

  Release: 2012-12-31Grade Save
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  #1 Lucius

  One minute, Lucius sounds like a '60s girl group; the next might conjure images of Emmylou Harris.

  Release: 2013-01-07Grade Save

  #2 Black Prairie

  With members of The Decemberists, the band lends a snappy, lilting quality to songs of alienation.

  Release: 2013-01-14Grade Save

  #3 Of Montreal

  Frontman Kevin Barnes uses the intimacy of the NPR Music offices to try out some quiet new material.

  Release: 2013-01-28Grade Save

  #4 Cantus

  The a cappella ensemble sings widely divergent songs from American, European and Sufi traditions.

  Release: 2013-02-04Grade Save

  #5 The xx

  In The xx's songs, all the calm chilliness in the world can't quite contain an exposed heart.

  Release: 2013-02-11Grade Save

  #6 Night Beds

  Winston Yellen's arresting voice propels a lighthearted but deeply affecting set at the NPR office.

  Release: 2013-02-18Grade Save

  #7 Mary Halvorson Quintet

  The guitarist brings a decidedly non-standard approach to jazz's standard practices.

  Release: 2013-02-25Grade Save

  #8 The Lone Bellow

  The fast-rising Brooklyn trio sings beautiful, heartfelt, impeccably harmonized folk-pop songs.

  Release: 2013-03-04Grade Save

  #9 Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill

  Watch one of the best fiddlers on the planet and a subtle guitar master work their magic.

  Release: 2013-03-11Grade Save

  #10 Efterklang

  The Danish band ransacks the NPR Music offices looking for sound-making material and new ideas.

  Release: 2013-04-08Grade Save

  #11 Yo La Tengo

  To coincide with the release of the band's 13th album, Fade, Yo La Tengo performs an acoustic set.

  Release: 2013-04-15Grade Save

  #12 Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu

  The duo's quietly energetic performance hangs over the the NPR Music offices like a soft mist.

  Release: 2013-04-22Grade Save

  #13 Father Figures

  Zany, brainy and danceable, these guys' music mixes rock and jazz like King Crimson at its fiercest.

  Release: 2013-04-29Grade Save

  #14 Nicola Benedetti

  Watch the violinist spin out music by John Williams and Bach in sweet, soulful tendrils of sound.

  Release: 2013-05-06Grade Save

  #15 Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale

  The veteran country players mix corny humor, musical merrymaking and timeless vocal harmonies.

  Release: 2013-05-13Grade Save

  #16 Mohammad Reza Shajarian

  The 73-year-old Iranian icon unleashes torrents of swooping, soaring sound that elicit goosebumps.

  Release: 2013-05-20Grade Save

  #17 Imani Winds

  Imani Winds' members shrink Igor Stravinsky down to size in a quintet take on The Rite of Spring.

  Release: 2013-05-29Grade Save

  #18 OK Go

  OK Go helps us transport the Tiny Desk from NPR Music's old headquarters to our new facility.

  Release: 2013-06-03Grade Save

  #19 The National

  Watch the band perform acoustic arrangements of four songs from its new album, Trouble Will Find Me.

  Release: 2013-06-10Grade Save

  #20 NO BS! Brass Band

  An 11-piece brass band turns up the funk and flies the flag high for its native Richmond, Va.

  Release: 2013-06-15Grade Save

  #21 Billy Bragg

  One of the world's finest folksingers channels the spirit of Woody Guthrie at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2013-06-17Grade Save

  #22 Patty Griffin

  Watch the singer-songwriter and her band perform three songs from her fine new album, American Kid.

  Release: 2013-06-24Grade Save

  #23 Maya Beiser

  A brilliant cellist with a stunning command of her instrument, Beiser performs at the NPR offices.

  Release: 2013-06-29Grade Save

  #24 Laura Mvula

  The U.K. singer performs some of her most intimate material in a short set at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2013-07-01Grade Save

  #25 Cheick Hamala Diabate

  The Malian musician and his band craft melodies and rhythms that cut across age and ethnicity.

  Release: 2013-07-06Grade Save

  #26 Skinny Lister

  The rowdy English folk-punk band brings its barely controlled mayhem to the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2013-07-08Grade Save

  #27 Frank Turner

  Two men with unplugged instruments convey the bawdy rowdiness of a full band.

  Release: 2013-07-13Grade Save

  #28 Alice Russell

  When the British singer performs, her emotionally fiery music just gets hotter and grittier.

  Release: 2013-07-15Grade Save

  #29 Cheyenne Mize

  The singer, instrumentalist and music therapist plays slinky, forceful songs at NPR Music.

  Release: 2013-07-20Grade Save

  #30 Guards

  Hear three sturdy pop songs from In Guards We Trust, performed live at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2013-07-22Grade Save

  #31 Time For Three

  Hear the "classically trained garage band" perform with staggering technique and contagious energy.

  Release: 2013-07-27Grade Save

  #32 Dana Falconberry

  Watch Falconberry and five bandmates perform three delicate songs from her recent album Leelanau.

  Release: 2013-07-29Grade Save

  #33 Keaton Henson

  Henson's voice is so fragile and hushed, if you were 10 feet away from him you'd barely hear a peep.

  Release: 2013-08-03Grade Save

  #34 Jim Guthrie

  Guthrie and his band drove 18 hours round-trip from Ontario to perform three songs for NPR Music.

  Release: 2013-08-10Grade Save

  #35 Alpine

  The Australian sextet crafts busily impeccable, harmony-intensive pop music with a danceable sway.

  Release: 2013-08-12Grade Save

  #36 Mother Falcon

  The 17-member chamber-rock collective uses its size in the service of great, snappy, stirring songs.

  Release: 2013-08-17Grade Save

  #37 The Front Bottoms

  The community that's formed around The Front Bottoms speaks to the band's passion and compassion.

  Release: 2013-08-19Grade Save

  #38 Buika

  Concha Buika's voice comes from Africa and the past. Watch her perform in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2013-08-26Grade Save

  #39 Steve Gunn

  Watch Gunn's trio perform a set of hypnotic long-form jams that are perfect for taking it easy.

  Release: 2013-08-31Grade Save

  #40 Baths

  Watch Baths' Will Wiesenfeld perform mysterious, textured electronic music in the NPR offices.

  Release: 2013-09-04Grade Save

  #41 Bombino

  For our 300th Tiny Desk Concert, we showcase a Tuareg guitarist's fierce, hypnotic, alluring jams.

  Release: 2013-09-07Grade Save

  #42 The 1975

  Performing solo, singer Matthew Healy doesn't hesitate to transform both his songs and himself.

  Release: 2013-09-10Grade Save

  #43 Arturo O'Farrill

  With an eye on both the past and the future, O'Farrill has jazz and Afro-Cuban music in his DNA.

  Release: 2013-09-14Grade Save

  #44 Shovels & Rope

  The husband-and-wife duo mixes rowdy folk-rock and rootsy ballads, with the help of a canine friend.

  Release: 2013-09-16Grade Save

  #45 The Cristina Pato Trio

  A Galician bagpiper and her trio take Celtic sounds in an entirely wild and wonderful direction.

  Release: 2013-09-21Grade Save

  #46 Hem

  Hem makes a homey, fireside kind of music, with songs that feel as if they've always been there.

  Release: 2013-09-28Grade Save

  #47 Oliver 'Tuku' Mtukudzi

  The Zimbabwean legend performs songs from the mournful but celebratory Sarawoga for NPR Music.

  Release: 2013-09-30Grade Save

  #48 Lawrence Brownlee

  The operatic tenor, acclaimed for his Rossini, circles back to his roots as a singer of spirituals.

  Release: 2013-10-05Grade Save

  #49 Superchunk

  Watch the venerable band translate its electric sound to acoustic instruments in an intimate way.

  Release: 2013-10-07Grade Save

  #50 Valerie June

  Short of seeing her live and in person, this is the best way to encounter June's heartfelt sound.

  Release: 2013-10-12Grade Save

  #51 Okkervil River

  The band performs three songs from a record inspired by the childhood of singer Will Sheff.

  Release: 2013-10-15Grade Save

  #52 Matt Ulery's Loom

  The bassist composes beautiful, unpretentious music for an unusual jazz band with accordion.

  Release: 2013-10-19Grade Save

  #53 Daughter

  Pretty and melancholy, the Londoners' music conjures a perfect mix of gloom, desire and hostility.

  Release: 2013-10-21Grade Save

  #54 Typhoon

  The dozen members of this Portland, Ore. band crammed behind the Tiny Desk for a transcendent set.

  Release: 2013-10-26Grade Save

  #55 San Fermin

  The orchestral folk-pop band's little song-worlds burst with ambition, talent and extreme joy.

  Release: 2013-10-28Grade Save

  #56 Neko Case

  Watch a Halloween Tiny Desk Concert in which Case performs with Kelly Hogan and Eric Bachmann.

  Release: 2013-10-31Grade Save

  #57 Ashley Monroe

  This three-song set in the NPR Music offices captures a nice cross-section of Monroe's appeal.

  Release: 2013-11-03Grade Save

  #58 Gary Burton

  The jazz vibraphone pioneer is 70 now, but that hasn't slowed his flying four-mallet technique.

  Release: 2013-11-09Grade Save

  #59 Debashish Bhattacharya

  Bhattacharya draws on North Indian classical music, but blues also pours out of his stunning work.

  Release: 2013-11-12Grade Save

  #60 John Legend

  The soul singer retains the easygoing grace of a performer fit for any stage — even a tiny one.

  Release: 2013-11-16Grade Save

  #61 Waxahatchee

  This is Katie Crutchfield as Waxahatchee, playing intimate music for an intimate setting.

  Release: 2013-11-23Grade Save

  #62 Kronos Quartet

  The intrepid champions of new music bring a lullaby, rare blues and a work by Bryce Dessner to NPR.

  Release: 2013-11-25Grade Save

  #63 The Dismemberment Plan

  The band exudes playfulness and wry charm throughout these three songs from Uncanney Valley.

  Release: 2013-12-02Grade Save

  #64 Sarah Jarosz

  Jarosz and her small backing band craft a careful mix of technical proficiency and poppy warmth.

  Release: 2013-12-07Grade Save

  #65 Dessa

  The whip-smart rapper, singer, poet and songwriter performs three tracks from Parts of Speech.

  Release: 2013-12-09Grade Save

  #66 Christine Salem

  Salem sings work songs and chants from the maloya tradition on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean.

  Release: 2013-12-14Grade Save

  #67 La Santa Cecilia

  The video here provides just a hint of the L.A. band's dynamic live shows, albeit a spectacular one.

  Release: 2013-12-16Grade Save

  #68 Preservation Hall Jazz Band

  The hot and historic New Orleans band brings a tuba-wielding Santa and some original holiday cheer.

  Release: 2013-12-21Grade Save
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  #1 Van-Anh Vanessa Vo

  The musician unpacks an array of traditional Vietnamese instruments — and 1,000 years of culture.

  Release: 2014-01-04Grade Save

  #2 Lily & Madeleine

  The teenagers play a restrained, homespun mix of folk and pop with undeniably sweet harmonies.

  Release: 2014-01-07Grade Save

  #3 Afro Blue

  The Howard University vocal jazz ensemble performs beautiful African-American spirituals.

  Release: 2014-01-13Grade Save

  #4 Robert Glasper Experiment

  Members of the Grammy-winning, organic R&B Experiment band jam with singer Marsha Ambrosius.

  Release: 2014-01-20Grade Save

  #5 Angel Olsen

  The expressive, powerful singer previews songs from her new album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness.

  Release: 2014-01-27Grade Save

  #6 Pixies

  Hear the legendary band perform 1989's "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and two new songs — one unreleased.

  Release: 2014-02-03Grade Save

  #7 Fanfare Ciocarlia

  The joyous Balkan brass band plays at a pace that would make the Ramones burst into a sweat.

  Release: 2014-02-08Grade Save

  #8 Suzanne Vega

  The inventive folk-music veteran book-ends a four-song set with her hits "Luka" and "Tom's Diner."

  Release: 2014-02-10Grade Save

  #9 Cate Le Bon

  The Welsh singer's set conveys loneliness and doubt with just two guitars and an inviting whisper.

  Release: 2014-02-18Grade Save

  #10 Sofia Rei

  For about 20 minutes one sunny afternoon, Rei turned a desk into a small Latin American folk club.

  Release: 2014-02-22Grade Save

  #11 Brass Bed

  See the band re-create some of its stellar studio effects with a pedal steel and some novelty mics.

  Release: 2014-02-24Grade Save

  #12 Asaf Avidan

  Avidan has an album and no U.S. record label to put it out. But he's on a solo tour that's stunning.

  Release: 2014-03-02Grade Save

  #13 Lowland Hum

  It's hard to convey the sound of two people in love, but Lowland Hum does that effortlessly.

  Release: 2014-03-06Grade Save

  #14 Jake Bugg

  Watch the 20-year-old English singer-songwriter, who has worked with superproducer Rick Rubin.

  Release: 2014-03-10Grade Save

  #15 Diane Cluck

  On record, Cluck's elastic voice and fingerpicking are impressive. Live, they jam the senses.

  Release: 2014-03-17Grade Save

  #16 Joseph Calleja

  All the world's top opera houses want the young tenor with the old-school approach.

  Release: 2014-03-24Grade Save

  #17 The Haden Triplets

  When the sisters cover classic country music together, the result is a treat and a trip in time.

  Release: 2014-03-31Grade Save

  #18 The Both

  Singer-songwriters Aimee Mann and Ted Leo unite from opposite ends of the volume knob.

  Release: 2014-04-07Grade Save

  #19 Tom Brosseau

  The North Dakota singer-songwriter possesses one of the most arresting voices in folk music today.

  Release: 2014-04-12Grade Save

  #20 Courtney Barnett

  Barnett tells stories like your best friend, provided your best friend is a funny Australian poet.

  Release: 2014-04-14Grade Save

  #21 Usman Riaz

  A young Pakistani musician treats the guitar as percussion — with surprisingly shimmering results.

  Release: 2014-04-19Grade Save

  #22 Federico Aubele

  The Argentine singer uses his dark, husky voice to produce a specific effect in these three songs.

  Release: 2014-04-21Grade Save

  #23 Quilt

  Interweaving harmonies and guitar lines set the tone for these soft, benevolent, dreamy songs.

  Release: 2014-04-26Grade Save

  #24 Johnnyswim

  Impossibly telegenic and charming, the band mixes booming intensity with polish and sparkle.

  Release: 2014-04-28Grade Save

  #25 Cian Nugent

  The Dublin guitarist runs through a ragtime jaunt, a basement-bar choogle and a sad-sack closer.

  Release: 2014-05-03Grade Save

  #26 Public Service Broadcasting

  The duo's sample-laden instrumental music is entertainment as education for the head and feet alike.

  Release: 2014-05-05Grade Save

  #27 Timber Timbre

  See the swamp-folk band play a characteristically eerie and mysterious set in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2014-05-10Grade Save

  #28 Chvrches

  The Scottish synth-pop band turns up with a small arsenal of synthesizers to perform three songs.

  Release: 2014-05-12Grade Save

  #29 Iestyn Davies

  See the countertenor and lutenist Thomas Dunford perform John Dowland's melancholy songs.

  Release: 2014-05-17Grade Save

  #30 Ages And Ages

  The band makes the kind of music that can at least briefly restore your faith in humanity.

  Release: 2014-05-20Grade Save

  #31 Yasmine Hamdan

  The Lebanese singer-songwriter is one of the most groundbreaking musicians in the Middle East.

  Release: 2014-05-24Grade Save

  #32 Hozier

  Andrew Hozier-Byrne wraps his rich, vital, soulful voice around songs rooted in the blues.

  Release: 2014-05-27Grade Save

  #33 Juana Molina

  Molina sounds as if she'd been raised by wolves and discovered the world of music on her own.

  Release: 2014-05-31Grade Save

  #34 Simone Dinnerstein

  Watch the celebrated pianist make Bach's Two-part Inventions sing and zing.

  Release: 2014-06-02Grade Save

  #35 Marian McLaughlin

  A quirky and wistful performer with a string section, McLaughlin makes music like few others.

  Release: 2014-06-07Grade Save

  #36 Eliot Fisk And Paco Peña

  A classical virtuoso and an equally captivating flamenco player combine for a set of duets.

  Release: 2014-06-14Grade Save

  #37 Rodney Crowell

  The country singer-songwriter performs with the ease and swagger of a man comfortable in his ways.

  Release: 2014-06-16Grade Save

  #38 Mali Music

  The singer-songwriter and musician performs with unabashed positivity and an uplifting spirit.

  Release: 2014-06-21Grade Save

  #39 Conor Oberst

  The Bright Eyes singer performs songs from Upside Down Mountain with help from members of Dawes.

  Release: 2014-06-23Grade Save

  #40 Tracy Silverman

  See the innovative player create waves of sound with a six-string violin.

  Release: 2014-06-28Grade Save

  #41 Lydia Loveless

  The 23-year-old singer-guitarist performs gritty, countrified blues-rock in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2014-07-01Grade Save

  #42 The Foreign Exchange

  Watch the Tiny Desk turn into a church, comedy club and neo-soul spot.

  Release: 2014-07-05Grade Save

  #43 Moon Hooch

  They call what they make "cave music" — but it's just as powerful at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2014-07-07Grade Save

  #44 John Grant

  Grant's songs don't mess around, with lyrics that function as darts of retort and thought.

  Release: 2014-07-13Grade Save

  #45 Holly Williams

  The singer has a magnificent way with phrasing, not to mention a remarkable country-music lineage.

  Release: 2014-07-14Grade Save

  #46 Marisa Anderson

  The guitarist kicks up some dirt with a Rev. Gary Davis deconstruction and a Stratocaster hoedown.

  Release: 2014-07-19Grade Save

  #47 Hamilton Leithauser

  In this three-song set, the Walkmen singer demonstrates that he's lost none of his vocal power.

  Release: 2014-07-21Grade Save

  #48 Highasakite

  Watch an atmospheric Norwegian band with a yearning sound. Also: See a flugabone!

  Release: 2014-07-25Grade Save

  #49 Saintseneca

  In the NPR offices, the Ohio band plays three alternately brooding and stomping songs from Dark Arc.

  Release: 2014-07-29Grade Save

  #50 Quetzal

  The veteran East L.A. band's music penetrates the intellect even as it makes your hips sway.

  Release: 2014-08-02Grade Save

  #51 The Family Crest

  The band's seven players are trained in classical and jazz, led by Liam McCormick's powerful voice.

  Release: 2014-08-04Grade Save

  #52 Irene Diaz

  With Carolyn Cardoza, Diaz conjures a place where emotions run deep and beauty is unmistakable.

  Release: 2014-08-09Grade Save

  #53 Bob Mould

  The former Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman plugs in for a characteristically loud four-song set.

  Release: 2014-08-11Grade Save

  #54 Ernest Ranglin

  Watch a talented, charming guitar legend make magic as his band Avila holds down the beat.

  Release: 2014-08-16Grade Save

  #55 Pacifica Quartet

  Watch the group play selections from Shostakovich's cycle of introspective string quartets.

  Release: 2014-08-18Grade Save

  #56 Rodrigo Amarante

  A veteran of Little Joy and Los Hermanos, Amarante makes warm, tender music as a solo artist.

  Release: 2014-08-23Grade Save

  #57 Nickel Creek

  The band was made to sing and play around one microphone, so a Tiny Desk Concert seemed inevitable.

  Release: 2014-08-26Grade Save

  #58 Sturgill Simpson

  The Kentucky native writes country songs about loneliness, failed dreams, drinking and drugs.

  Release: 2014-08-30Grade Save

  #59 Trampled By Turtles

  Known for the speed of their playing, the Minnesotans are about more than just blistering bluegrass.

  Release: 2014-09-03Grade Save

  #60 Jessica Lea Mayfield

  Mayfield's music has gotten more beguiling as she explores the many contrasts in her hypnotic sound.

  Release: 2014-09-06Grade Save

  #61 Justin Townes Earle

  In advance of his new album Single Mothers, the singer performs two new songs and an old favorite.

  Release: 2014-09-08Grade Save

  #62 Luluc

  Graceful singing and storytelling meet guitars and textures that help create an unforgettable aura.

  Release: 2014-09-15Grade Save

  #63 Tweedy

  With his drummer son Spencer, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy performs songs from their new album, Sukierae.

  Release: 2014-09-22Grade Save

  #64 Bio Ritmo

  The 10-piece salsa band built its career on dance floors, where it never fails to make people move.

  Release: 2014-09-29Grade Save

  #65 Ryan Keberle & Catharsis

  The trombonist's working band established some nifty swing, assisted in absentia by Sufjan Stevens.

  Release: 2014-10-04Grade Save

  #66 Jackson Browne

  Browne still writes songs with conviction, craftsmanship and careful attention to detail.

  Release: 2014-10-06Grade Save

  #67 Raquel Sofia

  Sofia has spent most of her career 20 feet from stardom as a backup singer for Juanes and Shakira.

  Release: 2014-10-11Grade Save

  #68 The Bots

  The band plays with a great rock-duo punch that recalls The White Stripes or JEFF The Brotherhood.

  Release: 2014-10-14Grade Save

  #69 Ásgeir

  The Icelandic singer's voice is angelic and yearning, his songs simple and universal.

  Release: 2014-10-18Grade Save

  #70 Anthony D'Amato

  D'Amato's music can feel Motown-y, garage-y and Springsteen-y, but he sounds sparer here.

  Release: 2014-10-20Grade Save

  #71 Danish String Quartet

  Watch the young, versatile ensemble play folk music from around Denmark and beyond.

  Release: 2014-10-25Grade Save

  #72 T-Pain

  We asked the King of Auto-Tune to grace the Tiny Desk without any embellishment or effects.

  Release: 2014-10-29Grade Save

  #73 Banks

  Known for lavish electronic productions, Banks serves notice as a powerful singer in her own right.

  Release: 2014-10-30Grade Save

  #74 Sun Ra Arkestra

  With costumes inspired by Egyptian symbolism and sci-fi, Ra's band plays a special Halloween set.

  Release: 2014-10-31Grade Save

  #75 Making Movies

  A rousing band from Kansas City, Making Movies mixes languages and eras with infectious energy.

  Release: 2014-11-08Grade Save

  #76 Roomful Of Teeth

  Watch the group sing new music with yelps, yodels and a few fine harmonies.

  Release: 2014-11-10Grade Save

  #77 Davíd Garza

  The Austin singer-songwriter joins his stunning voice with that of touring partner Gaby Moreno.

  Release: 2014-11-15Grade Save

  #78 J Mascis

  The Dinosaur Jr. frontman, one of the world's loudest musicians, performs unplugged and acoustic.

  Release: 2014-11-22Grade Save

  #79 Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo

  Benatar and Giraldo play three classics: "We Live For Love," "We Belong" and "Promises In The Dark."

  Release: 2014-11-24Grade Save

  #80 Sam Amidon & Bill Frisell

  Amidon weaves his compositions into traditional music, while Frisell adds atmospheric guitar.

  Release: 2014-12-01Grade Save

  #81 Dublin Guitar Quartet

  Hear the Irish ensemble's fresh take on Philip Glass' propulsive yet intimate string quartets.

  Release: 2014-12-04Grade Save

  #82 St. Paul And The Broken Bones

  The band's got heart and soul and flair, with a well-worn sound buoyed by strong, fresh songwriting.

  Release: 2014-12-06Grade Save

  #83 Yusuf/Cat Stevens

  The singer performs two new songs, as well as "The First Cut Is the Deepest" and "Father and Son."

  Release: 2014-12-09Grade Save

  #84 Lucinda Williams

  She came to the desk a little unsure, and left singing "West Memphis" with intensity and passion.

  Release: 2014-12-20Grade Save

  #85 HMSTR

  Watch our favorite hamsters play their twee-as-all-get-out holiday pop-punk song, "Snow Day."

  Release: 2014-12-24Grade Save
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  #1 Trey Anastasio

  The Phish star was in town to put on a huge show, but the songs here feel more personal than that.

  Release: 2015-01-05Grade Save

  #2 Daniel Lanois

  The producer presides over an all-instrumental, free-form trio with Brian Blade and Jim Wilson.

  Release: 2015-01-03Grade Save

  #3 Rubblebucket

  Even without its confetti cannon, the band brings a fun mix of brass and brash to the NPR offices.

  Release: 2015-01-20Grade Save

  #4 Bobby Bare Jr.

  The Nashville singer writes with acidic wit in lines worthy of his old mentor, Shel Silverstein.

  Release: 2015-01-27Grade Save

  #5 John Reilly & Friends

  Reilly sings and plays guitar alongside Tom Brosseau and Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark.

  Release: 2015-02-03Grade Save

  #6 Mucca Pazza

  With 23 members, the performance-art marching band is the biggest ever to play the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2015-02-10Grade Save

  #7 Until The Ribbon Breaks

  The band strips down its electronic sound with the aid of a spaghetti strainer and a paint bucket.

  Release: 2015-02-17Grade Save

  #8 Zola Jesus

  With her huge voice and an assist on trombone, Nika Roza Danilova offers up a curious combination.

  Release: 2015-02-23Grade Save

  #9 Dan Deacon

  The Tiny Desk becomes a DJ booth for an office space dance party.

  Release: 2015-02-25Grade Save

  #10 Phox

  The Wisconsin band performs three of its warm, accessible songs in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2015-03-02Grade Save

  #11 Aurelio

  Aurelio weaves intricate layers of acoustic guitar to capture the feel of African and the Caribbean.

  Release: 2015-03-07Grade Save

  #12 Fantastic Negrito

  The singer beat out nearly 7,000 other submissions to win NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert Contest.

  Release: 2015-03-09Grade Save

  #13 Matt Haimovitz & Christopher O'Riley

  The duo plays visionary Beethoven, heartbreaking Janáček and Glass that unfolds like a lullaby.

  Release: 2015-03-14Grade Save

  #14 Punch Brothers

  Before the wide-ranging band plays, the audience sings "Happy Birthday" to mandolinist Chris Thile.

  Release: 2015-03-16Grade Save

  #15 Anonymous 4 With Bruce Molsky

  The a cappella quartet, with banjo and fiddle, offers popular songs from the Civil War era.

  Release: 2015-03-28Grade Save

  #16 Sylvan Esso

  Performed softly in the light of day, these three songs feel fresh and lovable.

  Release: 2015-03-20Grade Save

  #17 Death Cab For Cutie

  In a beautifully stark performance, the band plays two songs from Kintsugi and two older favorites.

  Release: 2015-04-06Grade Save

  #18 Beach Slang

  James Snyder's euphoric punk anthems become raw and uplifting confessionals in this acoustic set.

  Release: 2015-04-10Grade Save

  #19 Chadwick Stokes

  Stokes' songs feel familiar; they're old friends before you're done hearing them for the first time.

  Release: 2015-04-13Grade Save

  #20 Rosa Díaz

  The singer's lyrics reflect deeply felt emotions in this performance with cellist Daniel de Jesus.

  Release: 2015-04-17Grade Save

  #21 Jessie Ware

  The young English singer brings warmth to electronic music and a swooning quality to her own pop.

  Release: 2015-04-20Grade Save

  #22 DakhaBrakha

  The Ukrainian acoustic quartet's music encompasses sounds and rhythms from around the world.

  Release: 2015-04-25Grade Save

  #23 José González

  This soft-spoken Swedish singer left an imprint at the Tiny Desk that was gentle and long lasting.

  Release: 2015-04-29Grade Save

  #24 Diego El Cigala

  The singer has been called "the Sinatra of flamenco." His expressive style draws on jazz.

  Release: 2015-05-01Grade Save

  #25 Vijay Iyer Trio

  Iyer's working band transforms selections from throughout the pianist's deep and varied catalog.

  Release: 2015-05-04Grade Save

  #26 Eskmo

  Found objects are percussion instruments in the hands of a man who's part musician, part magician.

  Release: 2015-05-08Grade Save

  #27 Bellows

  These are enchanting songs, with the power to drift in your head for days.

  Release: 2015-05-11Grade Save

  #28 Camané

  A star in his native Portugal, Camané evokes melancholy with a silky baritone and elegant phrasing.

  Release: 2015-05-15Grade Save

  #29 Young Fathers

  Intense, hip-hop-infused poetry is reduced to just the essentials in this two-song, four-minute set.

  Release: 2015-05-19Grade Save

  #30 Jason Vieaux And Yolanda Kondonassis

  Watch the Grammy-winning guitarist and acclaimed harpist play music influenced by Africa and Asia.

  Release: 2015-05-22Grade Save

  #31 Madisen Ward And The Mama Bear

  The mother-son duo's songs are memorable and singable even days after you hear them.

  Release: 2015-05-26Grade Save

  #32 Frank Fairfield

  A young man with an old musical soul has a spellbinding voice and fluid fiddle playing.

  Release: 2015-05-29Grade Save

  #33 Genevieve

  See a singer with a powerful voice and extremely encouraging message.

  Release: 2015-06-01Grade Save

  #34 Anna & Elizabeth

  If you've never thought your tastes would lean to mountain music, breathe deep and soak it all in.

  Release: 2015-06-08Grade Save

  #35 The Prettiots

  The clever trio shares its love of everything from Law & Order to old-school girl groups.

  Release: 2015-06-15Grade Save

  #36 Strand Of Oaks

  Timothy Showalter's music is filled with bite and sometimes regret, but also a good deal of warmth.

  Release: 2015-06-19Grade Save

  #37 Hop Along

  Frances Quinlan's raspy voice whispers one moment, then lets loose a gut-punching howl the next.

  Release: 2015-06-22Grade Save

  #38 Oddisee

  The charismatic Brooklyn-via-D.C.-area rapper creates just the right amount of space in his music.

  Release: 2015-06-26Grade Save

  #39 And The Kids

  The trio's music is full of life, with dissonant sounds that still feel suited for singalongs.

  Release: 2015-06-30Grade Save

  #40 Christopher Paul Stelling

  Best witnessed live, Stelling's music is steeped in tradition yet filled with vitality and soul.

  Release: 2015-07-06Grade Save

  #41 Girlpool

  The charming duo performs three of the simple, direct songs from Before The World Was Big.

  Release: 2015-07-10Grade Save

  #42 Songhoy Blues

  See a Malian band that fuses African music with Western rock.

  Release: 2015-07-17Grade Save

  #43 Kate Tempest

  A celebrated English playwright and rapper deploys storytelling and poetry.

  Release: 2015-07-21Grade Save

  #44 Paul Weller

  See the beloved Britpop veteran perform songs from his new album, Saturns Pattern.

  Release: 2015-07-28Grade Save

  #45 Shamir

  The singer's disco-infused funk and soul gets stripped down to a lone voice with a guitar.

  Release: 2015-07-31Grade Save

  #46 SOAK

  Irish singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson makes the most of a single voice and an acoustic guitar.

  Release: 2015-08-03Grade Save

  #47 Terence Blanchard Feat. The E-Collective

  The New Orleans trumpeter's funky new band creates dance music to ward off despair.

  Release: 2015-08-05Grade Save

  #48 Torres

  Mackenzie Scott's music channels Patti Smith and PJ Harvey while hinting at further growth.

  Release: 2015-08-10Grade Save

  #49 Restorations

  The Philly rock band's big-hearted songs are stripped down to a few guitars and a MiniKorg.

  Release: 2015-08-14Grade Save

  #50 Kacey Musgraves

  The country singer plays four songs from Pageant Material, plus the set-closing "Follow Your Arrow."

  Release: 2015-08-17Grade Save

  #51 Son Lux

  The trio blows up its sound by adding off-duty, civilian horn players from the U.S. Marine Band.

  Release: 2015-08-21Grade Save

  #52 Caroline Rose

  Rose plays music as if she's just met her new best friend: It's fresh, fun and enthusiastic.

  Release: 2015-08-24Grade Save

  #53 Eskimeaux

  There's lighthearted, almost childlike beauty in the way Gabrielle Smith puts words to song.

  Release: 2015-08-28Grade Save

  #54 Mitski

  Mitski's music is dark and even scary, but glimmers of beauty peek through.

  Release: 2015-08-31Grade Save

  #55 Happyness

  If you're a fan of dark, incredibly dry, wry humor, you've just found Happyness.

  Release: 2015-09-04Grade Save

  #56 Leon Bridges

  Bridges is easy to love and hard to resist, with purity in his voice that's untouched by modern pop.

  Release: 2015-09-08Grade Save

  #57 Sam Lee

  The singer found his voice by finding and preserving old British, Irish and Scottish folk songs.

  Release: 2015-09-11Grade Save

  #58 Watkins Family Hour

  With help from Fiona Apple, two Nickel Creek alums gather a band to perform old and new songs.

  Release: 2015-09-18Grade Save

  #59 Gina Chavez

  The Austin singer-songwriter performs with intense openness, directness and warmth.

  Release: 2015-09-22Grade Save

  #60 Joan Shelley

  As technology rules the day, here's a reminder that a single voice can carry deep emotion.

  Release: 2015-09-25Grade Save

  #61 The Internet

  The R&B band might just be the oddest thing to come from the hip-hop collective Odd Future.

  Release: 2015-09-29Grade Save

  #62 Lianne La Havas

  The singer is soulful yet playful, raw and vulnerable in a commanding kind of way.

  Release: 2015-10-02Grade Save

  #63 Deqn Sue

  She came so close to winning NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert Contest, we just had to see her play.

  Release: 2015-10-05Grade Save

  #64 Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

  The trumpeter presents his emotionally charged, jazz-hybridized "stretch music" in performance.

  Release: 2015-10-09Grade Save

  #65 Andra Day

  Day's songs feel candid and vulnerable, but not understated.

  Release: 2015-10-13Grade Save

  #66 Oh Pep!

  The band's clever, thoughtful music fits in everywhere from Nashville to its hometown of Melbourne.

  Release: 2015-10-16Grade Save

  #67 Paolo Angeli

  The Sardinian guitarist has a whole toy shop aboard his instrument.

  Release: 2015-10-19Grade Save

  #68 Beauty Pill

  In Beauty Pill, life whirs with plunderphonic glee and riffs are funky from the inside out.

  Release: 2015-10-23Grade Save

  #69 The Suffers

  The 10-piece band can barely fit all its horns, guitars, percussion and energy behind one desk.

  Release: 2015-10-27Grade Save

  #70 Diane Coffee

  Conjuring David Bowie, Diane Coffee's Shaun Fleming swaggered and shimmied behind the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2015-11-02Grade Save

  #71 Chris Stapleton

  With his wife Morgane, the country singer-songwriter sings patient, detailed songs of devotion.

  Release: 2015-11-05Grade Save

  #72 My bubba

  My bubba is a duo of women whose quirky, delicate, sweetly sung folk songs are a delight.

  Release: 2015-11-06Grade Save

  #73 Aurora

  At 19 and on the cusp of her first album, the Norwegian singer performs with a sense of discovery.

  Release: 2015-11-09Grade Save

  #74 Rahim AlHaj

  The oud player's wordless music tells powerful stories about life's blessedness and fragility.

  Release: 2015-11-13Grade Save

  #75 Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

  At the Tiny Desk, Rateliff's body-shaking Southern-style soul takes on a more laid-back sound.

  Release: 2015-11-17Grade Save

  #76 The Wild Reeds

  Great singers aren't easy to come by, so finding three in one band is something special.

  Release: 2015-11-20Grade Save

  #77 Youth Lagoon

  Trevor Powers' new songs are expansive and self-assured, a transition reflected in this performance.

  Release: 2015-11-23Grade Save

  #78 Teddy Abrams

  Hear a young conductor, composer and pianist play Beethoven and his own jazzy pieces.

  Release: 2015-11-30Grade Save

  #79 Protomartyr

  The Detroit band's loud, screeching, grousing rock can be profound, poetic and bewildering.

  Release: 2015-12-04Grade Save

  #80 The Oh Hellos

  The nine-piece band bursts with anthemic joy, even as its songs convey darkness and loneliness.

  Release: 2015-12-08Grade Save

  #81 Land Lines

  The Denver band's mysteriously swirling music is singular, new and adventurous.

  Release: 2015-12-11Grade Save

  #82 Shakey Graves

  When the singer breaks out his guitar and suitcase drum, a rush of adrenaline hits the room.

  Release: 2015-12-14Grade Save

  #83 Son Little

  A modernistic bluesman with a taste for electronics appears with just his acoustic guitar.

  Release: 2015-12-18Grade Save

  #84 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

  Watch the soul star perform "Silent Night" and two originals — one for Christmas, one for Hanukkah.

  Release: 2015-12-21Grade Save
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  #1 Rapsody

  Watch the rapper perform three songs from Beauty And The Beast live at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2016-01-05Grade Save

  #2 Mariachi Flor De Toloache

  While on tour with The Arcs, the powerhouse mariachi band performs live in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2016-01-08Grade Save

  #3 Natalie Merchant

  The singer-songwriter gives a warmhearted performance of two new songs, an old favorite and a hymn.

  Release: 2016-01-12Grade Save

  #4 Benny Sings

  The Dutch singer layers R&B, jazz and pop over hip-hop beats in his first-ever U.S. appearance.

  Release: 2016-01-15Grade Save

  #5 River Whyless

  The North Carolina band fills its rootsy music with unexpected instruments and clever ideas.

  Release: 2016-01-19Grade Save

  #6 Wolf Alice

  The band's music can be noisy and primal, but at the Tiny Desk it showed a different side.

  Release: 2016-01-22Grade Save

  #7 The Arcs

  It's our 500th show at the Tiny Desk, featuring The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and his new band.

  Release: 2016-01-25Grade Save

  #8 EL VY

  The National's Matt Berninger and Menomena's Brent Knopf team up in an intimate setting.

  Release: 2016-01-29Grade Save

  #9 Car Seat Headrest

  Will Toledo is a wordsmith with a vision, as well as a DIY sound that's still finely crafted.

  Release: 2016-02-08Grade Save

  #10 Chelsea Wolfe

  Wolfe takes three songs from the metallic Abyss and makes them howl by their lonesome.

  Release: 2016-02-12Grade Save

  #11 Ben Folds

  Performing solo, Folds performs three songs from his new album and two old favorites.

  Release: 2016-02-16Grade Save

  #12 Wilco

  Bands don't typically get to play the Tiny Desk more than once, but Wilco is a natural exception.

  Release: 2016-02-23Grade Save

  #13 Brushy One String

  The word-of-mouth star's sound is made by one big fat E-string and a rich, powerful voice.

  Release: 2016-02-27Grade Save

  #14 Lake Street Dive

  Performed live at the Tiny Desk, the band's songs often tilt toward soul or rock danceably.

  Release: 2016-02-29Grade Save

  #15 Monsieur Periné

  The Colombian band channels an unlikely inspiration: 1920s-era, guitar-driven jazz from the U.S.

  Release: 2016-03-04Grade Save

  #16 Julien Baker

  The young Tennessee singer performs three of her spare, sad, simple songs at the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2016-03-07Grade Save

  #17 Gaelynn Lea

  Watch the singer and violinist who stood out from 6,000-plus entries in NPR's Tiny Desk Contest.

  Release: 2016-03-11Grade Save

  #18 Graham Nash

  In a short set that spans 50 years, the CSNY veteran's voice resonates and cuts to the core.

  Release: 2016-03-14Grade Save

  #19 Tedeschi Trucks Band

  Singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi and guitarist Derek Trucks celebrate the blues, jazz and much more.

  Release: 2016-03-25Grade Save

  #20 Anthony Hamilton

  Hear the soul star and his band perform "Amen," plus three songs that have defined his career.

  Release: 2016-03-28Grade Save

  #21 Ane Brun

  Watch Brun play three new songs, each of which speaks to newfound freedom and fresh opportunities.

  Release: 2016-04-01Grade Save

  #22 PWR BTTM

  The duo has a keen sense of mischief and a gift for honest, punk-infused, tongue-in-cheek pop gems.

  Release: 2016-04-04Grade Save

  #23 Mothers

  Mothers' members chose a few of their slowest, most languid songs to perform in the NPR offices.

  Release: 2016-04-08Grade Save

  #24 Palehound

  Ellen Kempner and her band perform tense and evocative songs amid the silence of a rapt crowd.

  Release: 2016-04-11Grade Save

  #25 Seratones

  The Louisiana band takes gospel into the garage, and what comes out is fiery rock 'n' roll.

  Release: 2016-04-15Grade Save

  #26 Benjamin Clementine

  There are intimate moments of revelation in Clementine's immersive, breathtaking performance.

  Release: 2016-04-18Grade Save

  #27 Julia Holter

  The most minute details become a grandiose spectacle in Holter's cosmic cabaret.

  Release: 2016-04-22Grade Save

  #28 Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds

  The band's punchy horn section, bluesy vocals and harmonica solos instantly demand attention.

  Release: 2016-04-25Grade Save

  #29 Peter Frampton

  Frampton brought some classic songs to the Tiny Desk. We couldn't help but sing along.

  Release: 2016-04-27Grade Save

  #30 Florist

  Emily Sprague performs three delicate songs with help from members of New York's Epoch collective.

  Release: 2016-04-29Grade Save

  #31 Eighth Blackbird

  Watch the sextet perform new music by David Lang, Bryce Dessner and Robert Honstein.

  Release: 2016-05-02Grade Save

  #32 Monika

  When you hear Monika, life feels good: The singer's performances and presence are simply winning.

  Release: 2016-05-06Grade Save

  #33 Lara St. John

  With her intrepid pianist in tow, the violinist performs rowdy tunes that will leave you breathless.

  Release: 2016-05-09Grade Save

  #34 Daymé Arocena

  Arocena's voice combines Aretha Franklin's soul and the sabor of Cuban music queen Celia Cruz.

  Release: 2016-05-13Grade Save

  #35 Steve Kimock

  The veteran jam-rock guitarist's dedication to his instrument is matched only by his imagination.

  Release: 2016-05-16Grade Save

  #36 Andy Shauf

  The Saskatchewan singer-songwriter performs three quietly affecting songs in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2016-05-20Grade Save

  #37 Robert Ellis

  Ellis plays thoughtfully stripped-down arrangements from his ambitious country record.

  Release: 2016-05-23Grade Save

  #38 Carrie Rodriguez

  Watch the singer, guitarist and fiddler play three songs that reflect her many cultural influences.

  Release: 2016-05-27Grade Save

  #39 Andrew Bird

  For this performance of three new songs, Bird comes with a stripped-down acoustic band.

  Release: 2016-05-31Grade Save

  #40 Barry Douglas

  Watch the award-winning Irish pianist play traditional songs from the homeland.

  Release: 2016-06-03Grade Save

  #41 Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop

  Iron & Wine's singer performs three songs with the charming, inventive singer Jesca Hoop.

  Release: 2016-06-06Grade Save

  #42 Weaves

  The band's music is playful and quirky — sometimes loud, sometimes gentle and always a trip.

  Release: 2016-06-10Grade Save

  #43 Chick Corea & Gary Burton

  The two highly decorated jazz legends could barely fit their instruments behind the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2016-06-13Grade Save

  #44 Alessio Bax

  For Father's Day, watch the pianist play lullabies to his daughter, who nearly steals the show.

  Release: 2016-06-17Grade Save

  #45 Brandy Clark

  The country singer-songwriter has a rare gift for making any room feel warmly human.

  Release: 2016-06-20Grade Save

  #46 Mashrou' Leila

  A rock band from Beirut performs songs that mix hedonism and hyper-literate lyrics.

  Release: 2016-06-24Grade Save

  #47 Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran

  The saxophonist and pianist play three tunes that draw from their past while looking to the future.

  Release: 2016-06-28Grade Save

  #48 Adia Victoria

  Performing at the NPR Music offices, Adia Victoria's voice is powerful and direct, with no artifice.

  Release: 2016-06-30Grade Save

  #49 Los Hacheros

  Los Hacheros' members tap into the deep groove of Afro-Caribbean music that inspires modern salsa.

  Release: 2016-07-05Grade Save

  #50 Valley Queen

  Valley Queen plays with nuance and depth, rooted in a California country sound.

  Release: 2016-07-08Grade Save

  #51 Jane Bunnett

  The Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist performs with some of the top young women musicians in Cuba.

  Release: 2016-07-12Grade Save

  #52 Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band

  There's a point when a jam is just a jam, but when a jam becomes a journey... man.

  Release: 2016-07-15Grade Save

  #53 Gregory Porter

  Porter's music can be serious and heartwarming, but it never loses its sense of wonder and delight.

  Release: 2016-07-18Grade Save

  #54 John Congleton And The Nighty Nite

  The decorated producer seizes the spotlight with songs about how extraordinary it is to be ordinary.

  Release: 2016-07-22Grade Save

  #55 Xenia Rubinos

  Rubinos uses her Afro-Caribbean roots as a jumping-off point for inventive, provocative songs.

  Release: 2016-07-25Grade Save

  #56 Lucy Dacus

  The Virginia musician writes songs that can be thoughtful, playful and powerful.

  Release: 2016-07-29Grade Save

  #57 Kevin Morby

  The singer, known for Woods and The Babies, performs carefully crafted songs with powerful lyrics.

  Release: 2016-08-01Grade Save

  #58 Rachel Barton Pine

  Watch the genial violinist commune with nearly 300-year-old music for solo violin by J.S. Bach.

  Release: 2016-08-05Grade Save

  #59 The Jayhawks

  The beloved band displays its signature country-tinged rock and close harmonies in four new songs.

  Release: 2016-08-08Grade Save

  #60 René Marie

  Joined by her Experiment In Truth band, the jazz singer performs songs from Sound Of Red.

  Release: 2016-08-12Grade Save

  #61 Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals

  Watch the invigorating, genre-busting bandleader, drummer, singer and rapper perform four songs.

  Release: 2016-08-15Grade Save

  #62 Eddie Palmieri

  An icon for modern and Latin jazz, the veteran performer continues to break tradition and innovate.

  Release: 2016-08-19Grade Save

  #63 Margaret Glaspy

  No overplaying, no frills, just great music and an artist who sounds thrilled to be playing it.

  Release: 2016-08-22Grade Save

  #64 Nina Diaz

  As a solo artist on leave from Girl In A Coma, the singer finds new ways to sound ferocious.

  Release: 2016-08-26Grade Save

  #65 Big Thief

  The band's songs exude muscular warmth, with lyrics that are both memorable and meaningful.

  Release: 2016-08-29Grade Save

  #66 William Bell

  The 77-year-old blues and soul hitmaker returns to the spotlight with the aid of a 12-piece band.

  Release: 2016-09-07Grade Save

  #67 The Secret Sisters

  The Alabama sibling duo's music can be hymn-like: plain but powerful, heartsick and hopeful.

  Release: 2016-09-12Grade Save

  #68 Saul Williams

  You can feel the singer and poet's passion in every sharp, thoughtful, powerful, provocative word.

  Release: 2016-09-16Grade Save

  #69 Corinne Bailey Rae

  The genre-defying English singer-songwriter performs material from her first album in six years.

  Release: 2016-09-19Grade Save

  #70 Blue Man Group

  The world-famous entertainers retrofitted their instruments and confetti cannons to fit the desk.

  Release: 2016-09-26Grade Save

  #71 Joshua Bell & Jeremy Denk

  Two A-list classical artists work up a sweat as they revel in the turbulent, tender music of Brahms.

  Release: 2016-09-30Grade Save

  #72 Common At The White House

  The veteran rapper fronts an all-star band at the White House.

  Release: 2016-10-04Grade Save

  #73 Haley Bonar

  The Minnesota singer-songwriter achieves a nifty balance of intimacy and impeccable polish.

  Release: 2016-10-11Grade Save

  #74 RDGLDGRN

  A striking mix of rock, hip-hop, funk, go-go and Brazilian sounds, fused with energy and humor.

  Release: 2016-10-14Grade Save

  #75 Billy Bragg & Joe Henry

  The two songwriters celebrate the romance and vitality of the modern railroad.

  Release: 2016-10-17Grade Save

  #76 Blind Pilot

  The folk-pop band performs four songs from its shimmery new album, And Then Like Lions.

  Release: 2016-10-21Grade Save

  #77 Drive-By Truckers

  The long-running rock band holds a mirror to the hard realities of America right now.

  Release: 2016-10-24Grade Save

  #78 Joseph

  The trio strips anthemic songs down to the essentials: just sisterly harmonies and acoustic guitar.

  Release: 2016-10-28Grade Save

  #79 The Westerlies

  The self-described "accidental brass quartet" swims comfortably in jazz, classical and pop music.

  Release: 2016-11-02Grade Save

  #80 Ta-ku & Wafia

  The two Australians' chemistry is apparent the instant you hear their voices intertwined in song.

  Release: 2016-11-07Grade Save

  #81 Adam Torres

  The Austin singer-songwriter showcases his high, lonesome voice and atmospheric storytelling.

  Release: 2016-11-11Grade Save

  #82 John Paul White

  Formerly half of The Civil Wars, White returns to perform three songs from his solo debut, Beulah.

  Release: 2016-11-14Grade Save

  #83 Attacca Quartet

  The young quartet navigates smoke rings, alligators and the stormy fluctuations of the 18th century.

  Release: 2016-11-18Grade Save

  #84 Tegan And Sara

  The Canadian pop duo crafts acoustic versions of pop anthems like "Closer and "Boyfriend."

  Release: 2016-11-21Grade Save

  #85 Margo Price

  On the morning after Election Day, Price sang three cathartic country songs loaded with new meaning.

  Release: 2016-11-28Grade Save

  #86 Pinegrove

  Watch the New Jersey band squeeze four songs into a scrappy, warmhearted 13-minute set.

  Release: 2016-12-02Grade Save

  #87 Ro James

  The R&B singer performs three funky, sexy, stripped-down songs from his debut album, Eldorado.

  Release: 2016-12-05Grade Save

  #88 Alsarah & The Nubatones

  In the band's hands, East African music comes alive in a mix of tradition and contemporary sounds.

  Release: 2016-12-09Grade Save

  #89 Gucci Mane

  The rapper has spent the year on an extended victory tour. Here are the spoils.

  Release: 2016-12-12Grade Save

  #90 Derek Gripper

  The classically trained guitarist performs songs originally written for the kora.

  Release: 2016-12-16Grade Save

  #91 The Oh Hellos

  The nine-piece band returns to the Tiny Desk to fill the air with fake snow and real joy.

  Release: 2016-12-19Grade Save
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  #1 Declan McKenna

  Hear the spirited young singer-songwriter take on religion, poverty and politics, armed with just a guitar and some unrelenting hooks.

  Release: 2017-01-03Grade Save

  #2 Donny McCaslin

  Hear McCaslin, the saxophonist and bandleader whose group backed David Bowie on Blackstar, near the anniversary of that album's release. Selections include an instrumental take on Bowie's "Lazarus."

  Release: 2017-01-09Grade Save

  #3 Lila Downs

  With a voice that borrows heavily from opera, Downs performs the kind of full-throated mariachi singing that would fit right in at Mexico City's Garibaldi Square — ground zero for mariachi.

  Release: 2017-01-13Grade Save

  #4 Brent Cobb

  Cobb's words shimmer like a tall glass of sweet tea in the late-morning sun. Watch the country singer-songwriter perform four songs from his debut album.

  Release: 2017-01-17Grade Save

  #5 BADBADNOTGOOD

  The jazz band, known for its soulful interpretations of songs by Nas and Ol' Dirty Bastard, plays its own new material live in the NPR Music offices.

  Release: 2017-01-23Grade Save

  #6 Miramar

  Watch the Virginia band sweep the NPR crowd off its feet with a collection of exquisite boleros by Puerto Rican composer Sylvia Rexach.

  Release: 2017-01-27Grade Save

  #7 Gallant

  The rising R&B star performs three falsetto-drenched highlights from his 2016 debut, Ology — including "Bourbon," which features a guest rap from Chance The Rapper collaborator Saba.

  Release: 2017-01-30Grade Save

  #8 D.R.A.M.

  The rapper/singer storms the NPR Music offices, activating his signature smile and bouncing through five highlights from his catalog — including the smash single "Broccoli."

  Release: 2017-02-01Grade Save

  #9 Run The Jewels

  Killer Mike and El-P continue to out-muse each other in a supergroup that somehow seems to get better, louder, and more pertinent since their start in 2013.

  Release: 2017-02-06Grade Save

  #10 Esmé Patterson

  Esmé Patterson has dropped the banjos and folk from her previous project Paper Bird, and in their place are electric guitars and a backing band worth getting behind.

  Release: 2017-02-10Grade Save

  #11 Agnes Obel

  Agnes Obel manipulated the Tiny Desk to better suit the deeply alluring and powerful music she brought to us.

  Release: 2017-02-15Grade Save

  #12 Little Simz

  Little Simz has been compared to Lauryn Hill for her self-reflective wordplay. And though the British lyricist is a relative new-comer, her Tiny Desk performance was poised and confident.

  Release: 2017-02-21Grade Save

  #13 Dirty Dozen Brass Band

  To celebrate Fat Tuesday, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band brought their euphoric horns to the Tiny Desk for a raucous, joyous set.

  Release: 2017-02-28Grade Save

  #14 Ninet

  One of Israel's very popular artists may be walking a similar path to early-career Joan Jett — she brought that same intensity to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2017-03-03Grade Save

  #15 Maren Morris

  One of the newest Grammy winners stops by the Tiny Desk to share her winking, sometimes tongue-in-cheek songs.

  Release: 2017-03-06Grade Save

  #16 Tank And The Bangas

  Tank And The Bangas' victory lap around the Tiny Desk was momentous, celebratory and deeply touching, with a flair and alchemy of styles that could come from New Orleans.

  Release: 2017-03-10Grade Save

  #17 Red Baraat's Holi Celebration

  The Brooklyn bhangra band come to the Tiny Desk in celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival of color that welcomes the coming of spring.

  Release: 2017-03-13Grade Save

  #18 Sampha

  A Tiny Desk Concert as intimate as it gets (that's saying something). Just Sampha, a piano and three heart-wrenching songs that seem to double as coping mechanisms.

  Release: 2017-03-21Grade Save

  #19 Delicate Steve

  This fierce and lyrical guitar player writes playful instrumental music led by hooky vocals — but there is no voice, just the human-like twang of a glass slide on a guitar.

  Release: 2017-03-24Grade Save

  #20 Overcoats

  Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell's vibrant vocal harmonies are set against an electronic backdrop that feels spacious and refreshing.

  Release: 2017-03-27Grade Save

  #21 Noname

  The power of language to penetrate a difficult subject, and the power of performance to share that language, are the gifts Noname brought to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2017-04-03Grade Save

  #22 Tash Sultana

  It's astonishing to watch Sultana's fluidity on her instrument, like a natural extension of her body. She also plays bass, saxophone, trumpet, flute and more, but kept it "simple" for the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2017-04-07Grade Save

  #23 Sinkane

  You can hear a great New York jazz band in the rhythms of Sinkane, but you can also hear the influence of Bob Marley and the hypnotic repetition of Sudanese desert sounds.

  Release: 2017-04-10Grade Save

  #24 Ljova And The Kontraband

  Composer, arranger and viola player Ljova lead his Kontraband to the Tiny Desk for an eclectic swirl of Western classical, jazz, tango and Eastern European and Balkan folk music.

  Release: 2017-04-14Grade Save

  #25 Chicano Batman

  Chicano Batman comes with a sound that perfectly captures dark lounges, quinceñera dances, car shows and backyard parties.

  Release: 2017-04-17Grade Save

  #26 alt-J

  There's a self-imposed rule for Tiny Desk Concerts: No artist can visit twice unless there's something wholly different about what they're doing. alt-J was happy to oblige.

  Release: 2017-04-24Grade Save

  #27 Antonio Lizana

  The traditions of flamenco and jazz are disparate, but in the hands of a few Spanish jazz musicians, these two worlds commingle and find common ground.

  Release: 2017-04-28Grade Save

  #28 Avery*Sunshine

  The gospel-trained singer showcased why she counts Aretha Franklin and Smokey Robinson as fans.

  Release: 2017-05-01Grade Save

  #29 Peter Silberman

  A strange condition hushed the life of Peter Silberman, resulting in what may be the quietest Tiny Desk Concert ever.

  Release: 2017-05-05Grade Save

  #30 Aimee Mann

  "This song is called 'You Never Loved Me' — it's another cheery, optimistic number," says Aimee Mann, introducing the second of four songs in this Tiny Desk Concert.

  Release: 2017-05-08Grade Save

  #31 Danilo Brito

  Danilo Brito and his band brought their dextrous expression of choro music to the Tiny Desk, a long-established musical style that has its roots in the streets and backyards of Brito's native Brazil.

  Release: 2017-05-12Grade Save

  #32 Tim Darcy

  Tim Darcy of Montreal band Ought brings his mysterious solo work, from the album Saturday Night, to the Tiny Desk. The record he says, was his chance to “get back to my roots, in my own voice.”

  Release: 2017-05-15Grade Save

  #33 Troker

  Mexico may not be known for its jazz, but the young lions of Troker are a promising hope to make the country and its capital city a destination.

  Release: 2017-05-19Grade Save

  #34 Julia Jacklin

  A restrained, whisper-soft Tiny Desk concert from Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin with songs taken from her debut album Don't Let The Kids Win.

  Release: 2017-05-22Grade Save

  #35 Gabriel Garzón-Montano

  Gabriel Garzón-Montano spent three years writing and recording his beautiful, dense album Jardin -- but for his Tiny Desk visit, he stripped it all down to two elements, the piano and his voice.

  Release: 2017-05-26Grade Save

  #36 Royal Thunder

  What happens when you ask a hard-rock band to unplug its thunder? It draws power from a raw, desperate vulnerability.

  Release: 2017-05-30Grade Save

  #37 Nick Grant

  The Atlanta-based MC came through with the flu and coolly earned our praise. How sick is that?

  Release: 2017-06-02Grade Save

  #38 Violents & Monica Martin

  While her band was on hiatus, Monica Martin joined Jeremy Larson's project Violents, yielding a lush record of electronic pop, translated into a quieted set at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2017-06-05Grade Save

  #39 Perfume Genius

  The band's long-awaited performance at the Tiny Desk was both beautiful and, at times, intense, featuring three deeply personal songs by frontman Mike Hadreas.

  Release: 2017-06-12Grade Save

  #40 Penguin Cafe

  Penguin Cafe folds in sounds from around the world and throughout music history — Africa, Kraftwerk, Brazil and Franz Schubert.

  Release: 2017-06-16Grade Save

  #41 Tigers Jaw

  The duo strips down to acoustic guitar and keyboard for a strikingly intimate set, illuminating their close harmonies that tangle like garlands.

  Release: 2017-06-19Grade Save

  #42 Holly Macve

  Backed by a suitably low-key band, Macve would sound subtly radiant just about anywhere, from your nearest country bar to the most dreamily lit stage in Twin Peaks.

  Release: 2017-06-23Grade Save

  #43 Ravi Coltrane Quartet

  Artistic legacy, evolution and studied ease coalesced at this Tiny Desk Concert, with Coltrane offering four interpretations of his and others' works.

  Release: 2017-06-26Grade Save

  #44 Helado Negro

  Helado Negro ditches his bank of electronics for alto and tenor saxophones, bringing his utterly unique style to a intense, perfectly balanced Tiny Desk Concert.

  Release: 2017-06-30Grade Save

  #45 Chance The Rapper

  Chance The Rapper, fresh from a 23,000-strong, sold-out show the night before, brought a thoughtful and fresh take to his Tiny Desk concert.

  Release: 2017-07-05Grade Save

  #46 Jay Som

  Melina Duterte may have played all the instruments on Jay Som's newest record, Everybody Works, but her touring band brought a rougher edge to those silky recordings.

  Release: 2017-07-10Grade Save

  #47 Fragile Rock

  Fragile Rock is a band that relies on the boogie of The B-52s, the melancholy of The Smiths and the humor of Kermit the Frog. Oh, and they're all puppets.

  Release: 2017-07-14Grade Save

  #48 Tuxedo

  Tuxedo, the unlikely-on-paper funk-soul duo of Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One, brought a left-of-center sonic approach and a sharp sense of style to their Tiny Desk Concert.

  Release: 2017-07-17Grade Save

  #49 Rare Essence

  Rare Essence has been bringing go-go to the world since 1976 — the group brought that pedigree, and the genre's massive meld of funk, rhythm and blues and soul, to this raucous hometown Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2017-07-19Grade Save

  #50 Albin Lee Meldau

  Albin Lee Meldau possesses a thunderous, deeply affecting voice, which he uses to tell some utterly dark, but demonstrably cathartic, tales.

  Release: 2017-07-20Grade Save

  #51 The Shins

  James Mercer, the emotional and creative heart of The Shins, gives a moving performance at the Tiny Desk, with two new songs and a classic from the band's 2003 album Chutes Too Narrow.

  Release: 2017-07-24Grade Save

  #52 Aldous Harding

  Intensity in songs often expresses itself as volume – a loud guitar, a scream, a piercing synth line. But in the case of Aldous Harding it's in the spaces, the pauses, and her unique delivery.

  Release: 2017-07-28Grade Save

  #53 Diet Cig

  Diet Cig's songs crackle like Pop Rocks, but with a confrontational honesty and striking gravity — and on top of Bob Boilen's desk.

  Release: 2017-08-02Grade Save

  #54 Maggie Rogers

  The rising pop star performs three of her best-known songs, including a sweet solo take on her career-making “Alaska.”

  Release: 2017-08-07Grade Save

  #55 ALA.NI

  ALA.NI captures and conveys a reverent love of early-20th-century music, while injecting those sounds with charisma and charm well suited for any era.

  Release: 2017-08-14Grade Save

  #56 DJ Premier & The Badder Band

  One of hip-hop's most revered producers brings his songs to life behind the Tiny Desk, with the help of a four-piece band.

  Release: 2017-08-21Grade Save

  #57 Jason Isbell

  The Alabama singer-songwriter and his band perform three songs from The Nashville Sound, but their set includes a few surprises, too.

  Release: 2017-08-28Grade Save

  #58 Jidenna

  The Nigerian-American MC and his band perform three reworked selections from Jidenna's impeccable debut album, The Chief.

  Release: 2017-09-05Grade Save

  #59 Frances Cone

  The Brooklyn-based band crafts infectious pop music that builds dramatically before giving way to a quiet calm.

  Release: 2017-09-08Grade Save

  #60 Bleachers

  Jack Antonoff re-arranged three songs from his band's latest album, Gone Now, for the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2017-09-12Grade Save

  #61 L.A. Salami

  The story songs and poetry of Lookman Adekunle Salami, who writes and records as L.A. Salami, recall the brilliant and epic ramblings of Bob Dylan.

  Release: 2017-09-13Grade Save

  #62 Snail Mail

  Snail Mail's sleepy songs have a way of waking you up. Watch the band perform music from its quietly stunning Habit EP, plus a new song played solo by Lindsey Jordan.

  Release: 2017-09-15Grade Save

  #63 SsingSsing

  It's safe to say this Korean, cross-dressing rock band looks and sounds like no one who's ever performed at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2017-09-21Grade Save

  #64 Bomba Estereo

  Bomba Estereo is not known as a hushed band. Member Simon Mejia said this Tiny Desk performance was the group's quietest, a stripped-down treatment that illustrates the inherent quality of the music.

  Release: 2017-09-22Grade Save

  #65 Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers

  It's hard to think of an artist who's brought more joy to more people, across more generations — and in more ways — than Steve Martin.

  Release: 2017-09-25Grade Save

  #66 Chronixx

  The Jamaican reggae star proudly carries the torch of his country's roots reggae legends.

  Release: 2017-09-27Grade Save

  #67 Dawg Yawp

  Welcome the world of Dawg Yawp, the musical concoction of Rob Keenan and Tyler Randall, where drones and toy pianos are likely to collide with heavy metal electronics and a well-placed melody.

  Release: 2017-09-29Grade Save

  #68 Paramore

  Paramore captures the moment between rapture and its comedown. Watch the band rearrange songs from its sparkling pop album After Laughter.

  Release: 2017-10-02Grade Save

  #69 Landlady

  Landlady's music is more than sonic exploration, it's an adventure. The songs can feel a bit drugged-out – a bit high and full of curiosity – but never overly intoxicated or out-of-touch.

  Release: 2017-10-06Grade Save

  #70 Randy Newman

  Watch the six-time Grammy winner go solo behind the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2017-10-10Grade Save

  #71 Hanson

  Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson just celebrated their 25th anniversary as a band. To celebrate, watch them perform three of their post-“MMMBop” career highlights.

  Release: 2017-10-16Grade Save

  #72 Thundercat

  Thundercat is willing and able to shape-shift to fit into just about any box you show him, but he won't stay in there for long.

  Release: 2017-10-18Grade Save

  #73 The Perceptionists

  Watch hip-hop veterans Mr. Lif and Akrobatik team up behind the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2017-10-20Grade Save

  #74 Shabazz Palaces

  Hip-hop's otherworldly lot touches down on Bob Boilen's desk for some Afrofuturistic mind travel.

  Release: 2017-10-23Grade Save

  #75 Japanese Breakfast

  For this Tiny Desk concert, Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner replaced her gauzy synths with a string quartet. The result is something to behold.

  Release: 2017-10-25Grade Save

  #76 Natalia LaFourcade

  The Grammy-nominated singer's Tiny Desk is an ode to a magical time in Mexican popular music.

  Release: 2017-10-27Grade Save

  #77 The Roots Feat. Bilal

  Yes, it happened. Black Thought, Questlove and the entire crew packed in behind the Tiny Desk to perform a new song called “It Ain't Fair.”

  Release: 2017-10-30Grade Save

  #78 Gracie and Rachel

  Gracie And Rachel mix piano pop with darker, classic violin arrangements to make songs full of mystery and tension. They're joined in this Tiny Desk performance by percussionist Richard Watts.

  Release: 2017-11-01Grade Save

  #79 Nate Smith + KINFOLK

  The drums take center stage at this Tiny Desk. Watch veteran jazz percussionist Nate Smith dazzle the NPR audience in a transfixing performance.

  Release: 2017-11-03Grade Save

  #80 Wyclef Jean

  The hip-hop statesman walked through our doors greeting and charming anyone within arm's reach. Once in front of an audience, he was in attack mode, including a unique rendition of his signature hit.

  Release: 2017-11-06Grade Save

  #81 Ani DiFranco

  With the help of a backing band that includes Ivan Neville and Jenny Scheinman, the iconic singer-songwriter plays three songs from across her tough and uncompromising career.

  Release: 2017-11-08Grade Save

  #82 The Mynabirds

  Singer Laura Burhenn is joined by Jessica Lea Mayfield and the Umoja Choir for songs inspired by the political and cultural upheaval of 2016.

  Release: 2017-11-10Grade Save

  #83 Aminé

  The Portland artist with the most mispronounced name in hip-hop puts on an unforgettable performance.

  Release: 2017-11-14Grade Save

  #84 Now, Now

  The band has new tools in its arsenal, but even in a stripped-down Tiny Desk performance, its focus on tiny moments between people just outside of love is as sharp as ever.

  Release: 2017-11-15Grade Save

  #85 Benjamin Booker

  Benjamin Booker has a deeply tender voice that, at times, can feel like a whisper But it always cuts to the heart.

  Release: 2017-11-17Grade Save

  #86 Billy Corgan

  Billy Corgan, complicated frontman of The Smashing Pumpkins, has had a tumultuous decade-and-a-half. His visit to the Tiny Desk, with a string quartet backing him, was anything but.

  Release: 2017-11-20Grade Save

  #87 Ledisi

  In person, the master R&B vocalist impresses not just with her exquisite artistry, but with her radiant spirit of contentment and grace. Just ask her makeup artist.

  Release: 2017-11-21Grade Save

  #88 David Greilsammer

  With a knack for cunning juxtapositions, the adventurous pianist stitches together a baroque sonata, a slice of French serenity and a quirky portrait of a mysterious barn owl.

  Release: 2017-11-24Grade Save

  #89 Phoebe Bridgers

  Her songs come laden with finely detailed observations about hypnotherapy, Jeffrey Dahmer and everything in between. They receive a languid, impeccably-phrased performance at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2017-11-27Grade Save

  #90 Moses Sumney

  The Los-Angeles-based force of nature, one of the most inspired talents of today, shows off a spontaneous side at (and around) the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2017-11-29Grade Save

  #91 Walter Martin

  Best known for his role with The Walkmen, as a solo artist he makes unabashedly joyful, sweetly innocent and playful music. And only he would arrive with a barbershop quartet.

  Release: 2017-12-01Grade Save

  #92 Ted Leo

  Leo's work has, more often than not through the decades, addressed an anxious world, growing and shifting with it and with its listeners. Seven years after his last solo album, he's turned inwards.

  Release: 2017-12-04Grade Save

  #93 King Krule

  King Krule, the musical project of English singer, songwriter and rapper, Archy Marshall, brings its twisted, woozy tones to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2017-12-06Grade Save

  #94 Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile

  The two singers, songwriters and guitarists bring out the adolescence in each other, poking jabs, goofing around and having fun at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2017-12-08Grade Save

  #95 Tyler, The Creator

  Tyler, The Creator performs three songs from his latest album Flower Boy -- and pulls off (at least) two Tiny Desk firsts in the process, while maturing beyond his class-clown image (mostly).

  Release: 2017-12-11Grade Save

  #96 Cigarettes After Sex

  This comes close to the quietest Tiny Desk Concert we've ever had. The music Cigarettes After Sex makes is incredibly hushed. It's a sound so minimal it barely exists.

  Release: 2017-12-13Grade Save

  #97 This Is The Kit

  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.

  Release: 2017-12-15Grade Save

  #98 Hanson For The Holidays

  Frantic time-lapse set decoration. An intrusive snow machine. Ugly holiday sweaters. It's time to hunker down and soak up a raucous and reverent Christmas party, courtesy of Hanson.

  Release: 2017-12-18Grade Save
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  #1 Open Mike Eagle

  The indie rap denizen behind one of 2017's most inventive albums came to the nation's capital to represent all the Brick Body Kids who Still Daydream.

  Release: 2018-01-03Grade Save

  #2 Lo Moon

  The LA band's signature sound is intimate and demonstrative, haunting yet uplifting, an old-fashioned rock beat under glimmering guitar and keys. And at the Tiny Desk, it was at ease.

  Release: 2018-01-05Grade Save

  #3 The Weather Station

  One of the joys of listening to The Weather station is the tension and release in the group's enchanting music. It's what made the band's most recent album one of Bob Boilen's favorite of 2017.

  Release: 2018-01-08Grade Save

  #4 Julien Baker

  Julien Baker's Turn Out The Lights brought her much-deserved critical acclaim and wider attention in 2017. Before its release we asked her to make a rare return to the Tiny Desk for something special.

  Release: 2018-01-10Grade Save

  #5 Daniil Trifonov

  Watch the young Russian musician, who The Times of London calls “the most astounding pianist of our age,” play a smart, Chopin-focused concert on a grand piano, precisely wedged behind the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-01-12Grade Save

  #6 Artists From The 'Take Me To The River' Tour

  More than a dozen artists gather behind the Tiny Desk to celebrate Memphis soul in a joyful, triumphant performance.

  Release: 2018-01-15Grade Save

  #7 AHI

  The Ontario-based singer has a gruff but sweet voice with openly honest words behind soulful tunes of hope.

  Release: 2018-01-16Grade Save

  #8 The Lemon Twigs

  Brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario seem like they beamed into the Tiny Desk from the year 1971, untouched by the 21st century.

  Release: 2018-01-17Grade Save

  #9 Amadou and Mariam

  The Malian musicians, who've been playing together for nearly 40 years, bring some of the most lyrical melodies and joyful sounds we've ever had at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-01-19Grade Save

  #10 St. Vincent

  The singer performed at the Tiny Desk without a warmup or soundcheck, with just her acoustic guitar and un-amplified voice, letting the wordplay in her songs shine through.

  Release: 2018-01-22Grade Save

  #11 George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars

  George Clinton brought his family, both immediate and extended, to the Tiny Desk for a set of classic cosmic slop.

  Release: 2018-01-24Grade Save

  #12 Barbara Hannigan

  Eavesdrop on a beautiful recital of German songs from fin de siècle Vienna, when music was transitioning from the swells of romanticism to the uncharted waters of modernism.

  Release: 2018-01-26Grade Save

  #13 Jamila Woods

  In three songs celebrating black ancestry and self-love, Woods demonstrated just how adept she is at creating songs rich with philosophical meaning that also move and groove.

  Release: 2018-01-29Grade Save

  #14 Alice Smith

  The beloved singer-songwriter premiered three new songs while turning NPR's headquarters into a Harlem speakeasy.

  Release: 2018-01-31Grade Save

  #15 Vicente García

  This under-the-radar singer from the Dominican Republic is starting to turn some heads. You'll see why in this Tiny Desk performance.

  Release: 2018-02-02Grade Save

  #16 Hurray For The Riff Raff

  The music of Hurray For The Riff Raff builds bridges, unites people and forms communities. It's a spirit singer Alynda Segarra and the rest of the band bring to this memorable Tiny Desk performance.

  Release: 2018-02-05Grade Save

  #17 Ibeyi

  Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Díaz never fail to mesmerize. Watch the twin sisters perform a four-song set at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-02-07Grade Save

  #18 The Crossrhodes

  The Crossrhodes showed up to the Tiny Desk with game faces on, bringing with it a locally cultivated, globally appreciated energy.

  Release: 2018-02-09Grade Save

  #19 Marlon Williams

  Marlon Williams has a heart-stopping voice, is in love with a good, traditional blues or country tune, and writes songs about vampires and horror films.

  Release: 2018-02-12Grade Save

  #20 Nick Hakim

  The music of Nick Hakim occupies a space and time that feels out of this world, with songs that explore the quietude of inner thoughts.

  Release: 2018-02-14Grade Save

  #21 Betsayda Machado y Parranda El Clavo

  The Afro-Venezuelan collective brings the boisterous parranda sound to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-02-16Grade Save

  #22 Big Daddy Kane

  One of the greatest to ever bless the mic treated the Tiny Desk audience to an office block party.

  Release: 2018-02-19Grade Save

  #23 August Greene (Common, Robert Glasper, Karriem Riggins)

  August Greene, Common's new trio with Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins, brought some special guest vocalists to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-02-21Grade Save

  #24 Vagabon

  Laetitia Tamko, the artist known as Vagabon, is a 25-year-old, Cameroon-born musician with a big, tenor voice just bursting with new musical ideas.

  Release: 2018-02-23Grade Save

  #25 Lee Ann Womack

  The Nashville star brought some good old country music stories to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-02-26Grade Save

  #26 Roy Ayers

  Watch the 77-year-old jazz-funk icon perform “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” (and more) at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-03-01Grade Save

  #27 Anna Meredith

  Out of nearly 700 performances at the Tiny Desk over the past decade, this one by British composer Anna Meredith is one of the most exhilarating.

  Release: 2018-03-02Grade Save

  #28 Big K.R.I.T.

  The Mississippi rapper paid homage to his grandmother and performed songs from his new album 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time.

  Release: 2018-03-05Grade Save

  #29 Alex Clare

  Clare's songs ask listeners to probe their own emotions through the lens of life’s bigger pictures. His visit to Bob Boilen’s desk is the perfect setting to bask in the power of his voice.

  Release: 2018-03-07Grade Save

  #30 Kuinka

  Each year we get thousands of submissions for our annual Tiny Desk contest. Seattle's Kuinka was one of last year's entrants. While they didn't win, we loved them so much we invited them to come play.

  Release: 2018-03-09Grade Save

  #31 John Prine

  For more than 45 years, the legendary John Prine has written some of the most powerful lyrics in the American music canon. He brings some of his best to this unforgettable Tiny Desk performance.

  Release: 2018-03-12Grade Save

  #32 Raul Midón

  Raul Midón brought nothing but a guitar and his voice to an extended Tiny Desk set of dense, breathtaking jazz and soul textures.

  Release: 2018-03-15Grade Save

  #33 Cornelius

  Cornelius' Keigo Oyamada deconstructs and reassembles music like it's a neon cubist-pop sculpture. On a rare U.S. tour, the Japanese band brought its complex cool to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-03-19Grade Save

  #34 Väsen

  The Swedish trio brought a 30-string sonic blast to the Tiny Desk, performing on 12-string guitar, viola and the nyckelharpa (a fiddle with keys — think 15th century keytar).

  Release: 2018-03-23Grade Save

  #35 Jenny And The Mexicats

  Sometimes frenetic, sometimes slow and luxurious, the grooves the band creates are the perfect cushion for Jenny Ball's impassioned singing and engaging stage presence.

  Release: 2018-03-26Grade Save

  #36 I'm With Her

  Aoife O'Donovan, Sarah Jarosz and Sara Watkins are bound by a love for bluegrass, chamber music, jazz, storytelling and singing.

  Release: 2018-03-28Grade Save

  #37 Masta Ace

  The Juice Crew legend brought his biggest hit, "Born To Roll," and a heartfelt recollection of his personal journey to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-03-30Grade Save

  #38 Robin Olson

  Hear the elusive avant-garde pianist debut a new piece, etched in shimmering chords and dark, lamenting octaves.

  Release: 2018-04-01Grade Save

  #39 Dee Dee Bridgewater

  Bridgewater connects with her roots, her birthplace and the town she's loved all her life, with a set of songs from Memphis.

  Release: 2018-04-02Grade Save

  #40 Dan Auerbach

  The guitarist and singer for The Black Keys and The Arcs brings his Easy Eye Sound Revue to the Tiny Desk, recalling a time and sound from the '60s when southern R&B, including Nashville, was a force.

  Release: 2018-04-04Grade Save

  #41 Rhye

  See the band perform a rare evening Tiny Desk concert, illuminated by flickering lights

  Release: 2018-04-09Grade Save

  #42 Lara Bello

  Flamenco, jazz and classical share the stage in this Tiny Desk from one of our favorite Spanish composers.

  Release: 2018-04-10Grade Save

  #43 Tyler Childers

  Tyler Childers writes songs about hard lives and hard love with direct heart and a soulful Kentucky drawl.

  Release: 2018-04-11Grade Save

  #44 Jorge Drexler

  The Uruguayan singer-songwriter is one of the finest lyricists operating today. Watch his stunning performance behind the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-04-13Grade Save

  #45 The Breeders

  The Breeders' dreamy scuzz sounds wiser and more frazzled at the Tiny Desk, featuring the same lineup behind the band's breakout, 1993 album Last Splash.

  Release: 2018-04-16Grade Save

  #46 O.C.

  The veteran Brooklyn rapper was an underground star during hip-hop's golden era. At the Tiny Desk, O.C. made it clear that he hasn't lost his edge.

  Release: 2018-04-18Grade Save

  #47 John Moreland

  When you hear John Moreland's sweet voice, it's hard to believe he spent years singing in punk, metal-core and hardcore bands. He plays acoustic guitar now, but his songs are still full of passion.

  Release: 2018-04-20Grade Save

  #48 Logan Richardson

  Hear a triumphant fusion of jazz, rock and blues that moves with momentum and fresh anticipation. Logan Richardson plays with a lyrical intensity that is both focused and free.

  Release: 2018-04-23Grade Save

  #49 Superorganism

  The multinational band of theatrically fun and talented musicians in Superorganism mix melody and mischievous with almost Seussian folly.

  Release: 2018-04-25Grade Save

  #50 ÌFÉ

  ÌFÉ isn't playing anything new. In fact, the band takes on something quite old: ritual Afro-Caribbean music that takes a lifetime to absorb and master.

  Release: 2018-04-27Grade Save

  #51 Bedouine

  Bedouine is Azniv Korkejian, a singer and guitarist who echoes sounds from the 1960's North American folk songwriters, but with vocal inflections closer to Leonard Cohen than to Joni Mitchell.

  Release: 2018-04-30Grade Save

  #52 GZA & The Soul Rebels

  Most rap fans would name RZA as the head of the Wu-Tang Clan. But Wu purists know that GZA, or The Genius, is the crew's unspoken elder statesman.

  Release: 2018-05-02Grade Save

  #53 Darlingside

  Even if the world came to an end, there's still beauty and hope in all of us and in song. That about sums up the wistful mystery that is the music of Darlingside.

  Release: 2018-05-04Grade Save

  #54 Gordi

  In three songs from Reservoir, Gordi keeps her voice both unadorned and centered within warm, cool arrangements that include piano, guitar, pedal steel, a harmonium named Barbara, and more.

  Release: 2018-05-07Grade Save

  #55 Bela Fleck And Abigail Washburn

  Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn are two American musical treasures. This husband-and-wife banjo duo write original tunes steeped in the roots of folk music.

  Release: 2018-05-11Grade Save

  #56 Naia Izumi

  The winner of this year's Tiny Desk Contest makes his official debut behind the desk.

  Release: 2018-05-14Grade Save

  #57 Khruangbin

  This trio from Houston, Texas makes trance-inducing music heavily inspired by 1960s and '70s funk and soul from, of all places, Thailand.

  Release: 2018-05-16Grade Save

  #58 Partner

  The dream of the '90s is alive in this Canadian rock band.

  Release: 2018-05-18Grade Save

  #59 The Band's Visit

  Tony Shalhoub, Katrina Lenk and the cast of the Tony-nominated play The Band's Visit marked the first Broadway performance at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-05-21Grade Save

  #60 Juanes & Mon Laferte

  The Colombian pop star and Chilean rising star brought their duet tour to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-05-23Grade Save

  #61 Ill Camille

  The Los Angeles rapper and Kendrick Lamar collaborator performed four songs from her excellent album, Heirloom.

  Release: 2018-05-25Grade Save

  #62 Third Coast Percussion

  Watch the Chicago-based ensemble conjure otherworldly sounds from steel pipes, tuned cowbells and a bowl that sings.

  Release: 2018-05-29Grade Save

  #63 Trouble Funk

  We squeezed 12 go-go musicians behind the Tiny Desk. Watch what ensued.

  Release: 2018-05-30Grade Save

  #64 Tom Misch

  This 22-year-old Brit has soul for days.

  Release: 2018-06-01Grade Save

  #65 Daniel Caesar

  Watch the R&B star-in-the-making perform three songs, including a guest appearance by H.E.R.

  Release: 2018-06-04Grade Save

  #66 Grace VanderWaal

  The 14-year-old singer who signed to Columbia after winning America's Got Talent, dazzles the Tiny Desk with her breathtaking voice.

  Release: 2018-06-06Grade Save

  #67 MILCK

  The one-woman riot who made headlines during the inaugural Women's March On Washington visits the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-06-08Grade Save

  #68 Jorja Smith

  Watch the rising U.K. star perform intimate renditions of "Blue Lights," "On My Mind" and "Teenage Fantasy" with a full band.

  Release: 2018-06-11Grade Save

  #69 GoldLink

  The D.C. rapper brought quite the crew to his Tiny Desk performance.

  Release: 2018-06-13Grade Save

  #70 Yissy García & Bandancha

  Come for one of Havana's most talented acts. Stay for García's incredible mohawk.

  Release: 2018-06-15Grade Save

  #71 Khalid

  Watch the 20-year-old star perform acoustic versions of "Location," "Saved" and "Young Dumb & Broke."

  Release: 2018-06-18Grade Save

  #72 The Messthetics

  The bassist and drummer from D.C.'s pioneering punk band Fugazi join guitarist Anthony Pirog for a set of thrilling, sometimes loud and frenetic instrumentals.

  Release: 2018-06-20Grade Save

  #73 From The Top

  A handful of teenagers, and a 12-year-old violinist, from the radio show From the Top, give sparkling performances, proving there's a bright future for classical music.

  Release: 2018-06-22Grade Save

  #74 Rakim

  Watch the New York rap icon perform "Paid In Full" and "Know The Ledge," as well as a new song for Marvel's Luke Cage, at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-06-25Grade Save

  #75 Dave Matthews

  The star sheds his band for a warm, winning, utterly game, happily overstuffed five-song performance of songs from across his long career.

  Release: 2018-06-27Grade Save

  #76 Golden Dawn Arkestra

  Join the "Children of the Sun" - or sit back and enjoy the spectacle - in this Tiny Desk experience.

  Release: 2018-06-29Grade Save

  #77 PJ Morton

  New Orleans' native son brought his musical Gumbo — and a 10-piece orchestra — to the Tiny Desk for some well-seasoned soul and a lesson in creative freedom.

  Release: 2018-07-02Grade Save

  #78 Frédéric Yonnet With Special Guest Dave Chappelle

  Yonnet is a magician on the harmonica. You'll see why he's performed with Stevie Wonder, Prince and Ed Sheeran.

  Release: 2018-07-09Grade Save

  #79 Rev. Sekou And The Seal Breakers

  Rev. Sekou and the Seal Breakers gave one of the most rousing Tiny Desks we've ever had, opening with one question: "Do you want to get free?"

  Release: 2018-07-10Grade Save

  #80 Mumu Fresh Feat. Black Thought & DJ Dummy

  Occasionally a new voice emerges so rich in experience that the only way to describe it is old soul.

  Release: 2018-07-11Grade Save

  #81 The Midnight Hour

  A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Shaheed Muhammad and composer Adrian Younge brought their Luke Cage-inspired collaboration to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-07-18Grade Save

  #82 Ólafur Arnalds

  The Icelandic composer is joined by two "ghost" pianists, making mysterious and memorable music at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-07-19Grade Save

  #83 The King's Singers

  The storied vocal ensemble brings close harmony singing to a diverse set list that includes a Beatles tune and a bawdy madrigal from the 1500s.

  Release: 2018-07-23Grade Save

  #84 Lalah Hathaway

  The veteran singer showcases her soaring powerfully expressive voice in a performance that bridges several generations of classic soul.

  Release: 2018-07-25Grade Save

  #85 Flasher

  The precise serrations of Washington, D.C. band Flasher get softened for a visit to the Tiny Desk — their vocals, normally side-by-side rushing electric instruments, get the center stage treatment.

  Release: 2018-07-30Grade Save

  #86 The Del McCoury Band

  Del McCoury has been performing, and updating, his take on bluegrass for some 60 years. At the Tiny Desk, he brought three traveling songs and some good yarns to share from his ample time on the road.

  Release: 2018-08-01Grade Save

  #87 Haley Heynderickx

  One of our favorite new artists of 2018 visits the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-08-03Grade Save

  #88 Mac Miller

  Mac Miller reflects on his journey's peaks and valleys in a boisterous set of songs from Swimming, featuring special guest Thundercat on "What's the Use?"

  Release: 2018-08-06Grade Save

  #89 DAWN

  DAWN has a breathless enthusiasm for shape-shifting pop music. She strips three songs to just the essentials, illuminating the impeccable songwriting behind her wild combination of sounds.

  Release: 2018-08-10Grade Save

  #90 Tower Of Power

  Even from its beginnings in late-'60s Oakland, the band has always stood out. Fifty years later, its devotion to classic horn-driven soul remains unmatched, its passion and precision unchanged.

  Release: 2018-08-13Grade Save

  #91 Erykah Badu

  The singer's performance at the Tiny Desk was an almost spiritual experience, leaving many at the NPR Music offices in awe.

  Release: 2018-08-15Grade Save

  #92 Yo-Yo Ma

  Watch the 19-time Grammy winner return to his lifelong passion for J.S. Bach, playing music from the Cello Suites and offering advice on the art of incremental learning.

  Release: 2018-08-17Grade Save

  #93 Camp Cope

  The Australian band uses tiny moments of introspection to illuminate life's bewildering, terrifying, isolating aspects — especially as they apply to women.

  Release: 2018-08-22Grade Save

  #94 Dermot Kennedy

  Backed for the first time ever by members of the Howard Gospel Choir, the Irish singer-songwriter shows off a voice built to fill stadiums in more ways than one.

  Release: 2018-08-24Grade Save

  #95 T.I.

  In the fifteen years since he released Trap Muzik, Tip Harris has reinvented himself a thousand times over. But the stories he recounts from that era make his Tiny Desk a memorable one.

  Release: 2018-08-27Grade Save

  #96 Tech N9ne Feat. Krizz Kaliko

  Two of Kansas City's finest — and indie hip-hop's trailblazers — deliver a dose of Strange Music.

  Release: 2018-08-29Grade Save

  #97 George Li

  Watch the young Harvard grad dispatch some of the most "knuckle-busting" piano repertoire with uncommon panache and precision.

  Release: 2018-08-31Grade Save

  #98 Kalbells

  The band makes life-affirming music that singer Kalmia Traver created over the past few years, filled with the triumph of being cancer free.

  Release: 2018-09-05Grade Save

  #99 Jupiter & Okwess

  Jupiter Bokondji and his band Okwess play music that feels both African and American, with Jupiter's early musical tastes inspired by The Jackson 5, James Brown and the sounds of Motown.

  Release: 2018-09-07Grade Save

  #100 Hobo Johnson

  While this Sacramento, Calif. band didn't win this year's Tiny Desk contest, their video entry, for the song "Peach Scones," was among the more memorable we've ever seen.

  Release: 2018-09-12Grade Save

  #101 GoGo Penguin

  This trio has become a reference point of their own for new school instrumentalists, a coveted achievement for any jazz group, though their appeal stretches far outside the jazz ecosystem.

  Release: 2018-09-14Grade Save

  #102 Smif-N-Wessun

  Brooklyn-bred hip-hop duo Smif-N-Wessun – consisting of partners in rhyme, Steele and Tek – illuminated the Tiny Desk with their signature, 80-proof poetry: straight, no chaser.

  Release: 2018-09-17Grade Save

  #103 Julie Byrne

  Julie Byrne's transporting music can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.

  Release: 2018-09-19Grade Save

  #104 Anthony Roth Costanzo

  Watch the ambitious countertenor sing music that spans more than 250 years, connecting the dots between David Byrne, George Frideric Handel and Philip Glass.

  Release: 2018-09-21Grade Save

  #105 Cécile McLorin Salvant

  The jazz singer, who used to be into radical feminist punk, now composes and sings beautiful jazz ballads.

  Release: 2018-09-25Grade Save

  #106 Saba

  Before embarking on a tour of Australia and Asia, the Chicago native brought the squad that helped make Care For Me one of 2018's best — along with a very special guest.

  Release: 2018-10-01Grade Save

  #107 Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles

  Henry and his band would have sounded right at home on Stax Records in the '70s — no small accomplishment. Watch them perform three funky, soulful jams.

  Release: 2018-10-05Grade Save

  #108 Big Boi

  The OutKast star performs "So Fresh, So Clean," "The Way You Move" and his solo single "All Night" with the help of singer Sleepy Brown and an eight-member backing band.

  Release: 2018-10-09Grade Save

  #109 Café Tacvba

  The pioneering Mexican band recreates the adventurous musical energy of their massive stadium shows behind Bob Boilen's desk.

  Release: 2018-10-12Grade Save

  #110 Florence + the Machine

  "I'm sorry I'm shy," Florence Welch told the crowd of NPR family and friends gathered for her Tiny Desk performance. "If this was a big gig, I'd probably be climbing all over here and running around."

  Release: 2018-10-16Grade Save

  #111 Alfredo Rodríguez

  The Cuban pianist thrilled the NPR office with an intense performance that was as melodic as it was rhythmic.

  Release: 2018-10-18Grade Save

  #112 Chromeo

  The self-proclaimed "Funklordz" normally perform as a duo, but played with a live band for the first time at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-10-19Grade Save

  #113 Cautious Clay

  The charismatic singer and saxophonist brought a group of longtime friends to play a warm, thoughtful and chill set at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-10-24Grade Save

  #114 Jim James

  A single voice can send a powerful message - and that's just what Jim James did at the Tiny Desk, with just his voice and an acoustic guitar.

  Release: 2018-10-26Grade Save

  #115 Liniker e os Caramelows

  Liniker e os Caramelows are from Brazil but steeped in the tradition of soul from here in the U.S. Watching this performance is to witness a spell being cast, note-by-note.

  Release: 2018-10-29Grade Save

  #116 Nicholas Payton Trio

  After back-to-back performances in South Africa, Argentina, Chile and New York, Payton hit the Tiny Desk, where he dazzled the audience, simultaneously playing his trumpet and a Fender Rhodes.

  Release: 2018-11-02Grade Save

  #117 Pedro The Lion

  No matter how dark or disastrous, there's always been an undercurrent of grace to the music of David Bazan. He returns to his Pedro the Lion moniker for this memorable Tiny Desk performance.

  Release: 2018-11-05Grade Save

  #118 Half Waif

  The band's songs, stripped here to their essence, are particularly peaceful and calm — and sometimes chilling.

  Release: 2018-11-08Grade Save

  #119 Bernie And The Believers Feat. Essence

  The story of Bernie and the Believers is the story of Bernie Dalton's diagnosis of Lou Gehrig's disease and compassionate friends making his dream come true and his songs come to life.

  Release: 2018-11-12Grade Save

  #120 Boygenius

  Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus and Phoebe Bridgers are all Tiny Desk alumae, but here they play together at NPR for the first time as boygenius, one of this year's best surprises.

  Release: 2018-11-16Grade Save

  #121 dvsn

  The Toronto-based R&B duo bathed the Tiny Desk in vibrant blue, purple and orange light to make it feel more like a concert hall.

  Release: 2018-11-19Grade Save

  #122 The Innocence Mission

  The Innocence Mission, ever the most careful cultivators of quiet, encouraged us to come closer, to discover the "thing beautiful enough" in the moment it's delivered.

  Release: 2018-11-28Grade Save

  #123 Joey Alexander

  No one in the NPR offices could have imagined how remarkable this 15-year old pianist would be at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-11-30Grade Save

  #124 Dirty Projectors

  The band takes its quirks of production, rhythm and rhyme and brilliantly arranges them to work behind the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-12-04Grade Save

  #125 Wu-Tang Clan

  The Clan celebrates its 25th anniversary with an old-school cipher at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-12-05Grade Save

  #126 H.E.R.

  The singer stuns in her second appearance at the Tiny Desk, showcasing not only her vocal mastery, but her skills as a captivating multi-instrumentalist.

  Release: 2018-12-12Grade Save

  #127 Harold López-Nussa Trio

  Cuban pianist Harold López-Nussa, along with his brother Ruy on drums and bassist Gaston Joya, deliver a set of danceable jazz explorations rooted in Afro-Cuban musical traditions to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2018-12-14Grade Save

  #128 Amy Grant

  Amy Grant maps her fabulous, four-decade career with some of her coziest and heartfelt Christmas songs, not to mention a delightful version of "Jingle Bells."

  Release: 2018-12-17Grade Save
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  #1 Miguel Zenón feat. Spektral Quartet

  The saxophonist is a big thinker whose mesmerizing compositions chronicle the music of his native Puerto Rico with the help of an adventurous jazz quartet.

  Release: 2019-01-04Grade Save

  #2 Buddy

  The preacher's son from Compton brought his flair for the dramatic, and an air of rebellion, to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2019-01-09Grade Save

  #3 Carolina Eyck and Clarice Jensen

  Carolina Eyck, the first artist to bring a theremin to the Tiny Desk, plays the air with the kind of lyrical phrasing and "fingered" articulation that takes a special kind of virtuosity.

  Release: 2019-01-11Grade Save

  #4 Aaron Lee Tasjan

  Aaron Lee Tasjan arrived in an ascot and mustard-colored shirt, sporting red, round sunglasses and mutton chops. It was a fashionable nod to the psych-pop and rock sound he brought to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2019-01-15Grade Save

  #5 Nate Wood - fOUR

  The multi-instrumentalist says he only wishes he had more limbs; but Wood still manages to simultaneously play a bass guitar, keys and drums, all while singing into a wearable microphone.

  Release: 2019-01-16Grade Save

  #6 Stella Donnelly

  Watch the Australian singer-songwriter perform three new songs from her upcoming full-length debut, Beware of the Dogs.

  Release: 2019-01-22Grade Save

  #7 Blood Orange

  This Blood Orange Tiny Desk is a beautifully conceived concert showing off the craft and care that has made Devonté Hynes a groundbreaking producer and songwriter.

  Release: 2019-01-29Grade Save

  #8 Cat Power

  Chan Marshall and her band perform a brisk and beautifully orchestrated medley of Cat Power songs: "Wanderer," "Woman" and 2006's "The Moon."

  Release: 2019-02-04Grade Save

  #9 Kurt Vile

  Kurt Vile and his musical mate, Rob Laakso casually lose themselves in complex guitar lines that are effortlessly beautiful and lyrical.

  Release: 2019-02-06Grade Save

  #10 Lau Noah

  There's a magical aura that surrounds Lau Noah as she sits behind the Tiny Desk and unspools thought-provoking story-songs.

  Release: 2019-02-11Grade Save

  #11 Mountain Man

  The voices of Amelia Meath, Molly Erin Sarlé and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig come together behind the Tiny Desk, with songs that conjure a simpler life: dogs, friends, moonlight or skinny dipping.

  Release: 2019-02-13Grade Save

  #12 Scott Mulvahill

  Scott Mulvahill has been trying to win the Tiny Desk Contest for each of its four years. And while he's never won, we all loved him so much we had to invite him to play.

  Release: 2019-02-18Grade Save

  #13 The Pedrito Martinez Group

  The Afro-Cuban percussionist mesmerizes with his almost otherworldly talent on congas.

  Release: 2019-02-20Grade Save

  #14 Natalie Prass

  Decked out in matching, cobalt blue outfits, the singer and her band had a clear vision: If you want to overcome the times, find strength in numbers.

  Release: 2019-02-25Grade Save

  #15 Zaytoven

  The Atlanta trap super-producer and son of a preacher man saved the day with a soulful Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2019-02-28Grade Save

  #16 Phony Ppl

  The Brooklynites stand out for their inventive and seamless blend of jazz, R&B and hip-hop.

  Release: 2019-03-04Grade Save

  #17 Meg Myers

  Myers replaces her album's roaring electric guitars and electronics with a pulsing string quartet, piano and brushed drums — and uncorks a cover of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill."

  Release: 2019-03-06Grade Save

  #18 Leikeli47

  The artist came to the Tiny Desk masked up, as always, the better to catch a glimpse of her soul.

  Release: 2019-03-11Grade Save

  #19 Kaia Kater

  Multi-hyphenate artist Kaia Kater uses the architecture of roots music, which she studied in West Virginia, to establish a simultaneous dialogue with both the present moment and her own past.

  Release: 2019-03-13Grade Save

  #20 Nao

  The U.K.-based singer-songwriter takes the Tiny Desk on a cosmic journey through her Saturn return.

  Release: 2019-03-18Grade Save

  #21 Alejandro Escovedo

  The veteran rocker and a backup band from Italy play songs from their album The Crossing, chronicling an American Dream of rock and roll and Beat poetry.

  Release: 2019-03-20Grade Save

  #22 &More (Chill Moody & Donn T)

  Philadelphia Rapper Chill Moody and singer Donn T, along with their crew known as &More, were one of the standout entrants in last year's Tiny Desk Contest. They bring a message of hope and love.

  Release: 2019-03-25Grade Save

  #23 Andrea Cruz

  The singer from Puerto Rico is part of a movement on the island that emphasizes largely acoustic instruments and a folk-based approach to interpreting life before and after the hurricane of 2017.

  Release: 2019-03-27Grade Save

  #24 Weezer

  Performing unplugged, the band forgoes its usual meticulousness in favor of a shaggy, entirely acoustic mix of new songs and '90s-era deep cuts.

  Release: 2019-04-01Grade Save

  #25 Courtney Marie Andrews

  It was a day when sunlight drenched the office and the songs of heart from Courtney Marie Andrews felt right at home.

  Release: 2019-04-03Grade Save

  #26 Georgia Anne Muldrow

  The R&B singer from Los Angeles is all about showing and spreading love.

  Release: 2019-04-08Grade Save

  #27 Karine Polwart Trio

  Scottish singer, songwriter and essayist Karine Polwart seldom comes stateside, eschewing air travel to reduce her carbon footprint. But on a rare, recent visit, she stopped in D.C. for a Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2019-04-10Grade Save

  #28 Gary Clark Jr.

  These three songs, from Clark's incendiary new album This Land, roar with the assurance and force of a showman at the top of his game.

  Release: 2019-04-16Grade Save

  #29 Theodore

  The music of Theodore is dark and transformative, with the kind of spare elegance you can hear in Sigur Rós or Pink Floyd.

  Release: 2019-04-17Grade Save

  #30 The Calidore String Quartet

  The Calidore String Quartet confirms that the centuries-old formula — two violins, a viola and a cello — is still very much alive and evolving.

  Release: 2019-04-22Grade Save

  #31 Better Oblivion Community Center

  Tiny Desk alums Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers surprised us all with their stunning collaboration this year as Better Oblivion Community Center. Together they radiate joy at the desk.

  Release: 2019-04-24Grade Save

  #32 Toro Y Moi

  Toro y Moi loses the voice processing, synths and other heavy effects for a stripped-down acoustic set at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2019-04-29Grade Save

  #33 Laraaji

  Laraaji is best known to some for his ambient work with Brian Eno in the late '70s. He brings his meditative calm to the Tiny Desk in this hypnotic performance.

  Release: 2019-05-02Grade Save

  #34 Thou

  This is probably the quietest you'll ever hear the first metal band to play the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2019-05-06Grade Save

  #35 Ohmme

  These classically trained artists fill the NPR Music offices with shrieking, rhythmic noise that redefines what an electric guitar can do.

  Release: 2019-05-09Grade Save

  #36 Magos Herrera and Brooklyn Rider

  Watch what happens when the smoky-voiced jazz singer from Mexico conspires with an adventuresome string quartet for songs steeped in Latin American traditions.

  Release: 2019-05-15Grade Save

  #37 Ensemble Signal Plays Jonny Greenwood

  Watch members of the New York-based group give the world premiere video performances of two recent pieces by Radiohead guitarist and composer Jonny Greenwood.

  Release: 2019-05-20Grade Save

  #38 Jeremy Dutcher

  There is no one making music like this 27-year-old, classically trained opera tenor and pianist. Watch and see why.

  Release: 2019-05-22Grade Save

  #39 Lucky Daye

  Hailing from New Orleans with a love of sticky, bass-bumping funk, Lucky brought along a 10-person band, including a quartet of horns, to capture the full flavor of his debut album Painted.

  Release: 2019-05-28Grade Save

  #40 LADAMA

  The group unites sounds from Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela, with a dash of New York City thrown in.

  Release: 2019-05-30Grade Save

  #41 Quinn Christopherson

  Quinn and his musical partner, guitarist and singer Nick Carpenter, arrived from the cool of Anchorage to the swelter of D.C. and performed with remarkable confidence and grace.

  Release: 2019-06-03Grade Save

  #42 Tomberlin

  Tomberlin is the daughter of a Baptist pastor, grew up singing in the church and, since her teens, has questioned her own beliefs in God and faith. Her songs are delicate and vulnerable.

  Release: 2019-06-06Grade Save

  #43 Sesame Street

  Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Elmo, Grover, Rosita, Count von Count, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster and other surprise guests gather at NPR's headquarters to celebrate 50 years of love, learning and joy.

  Release: 2019-06-10Grade Save

  #44 Foxing

  Foxing is at the forefront of an emo revival, heavily influenced by late-'90s and early 2000s groups like Sunny Day Real Estate and American Football.

  Release: 2019-06-12Grade Save

  #45 IDLES

  The British madmen brought fury, cathartic rage and deep thoughts to the Tiny Desk for one of the loudest, most raucous performances in memory.

  Release: 2019-06-18Grade Save

  #46 Imogen Heap

  Imogen Heap takes us through her many musical talents, from her Frou Frou musical partner, Guy Sigsworth — and their first new song in 17 years — to an extraordinary performance with musical gloves.

  Release: 2019-06-20Grade Save

  #47 Tasha Cobbs Leonard

  Tasha Cobbs Leonard is widely regarded as one of the best gospel singers performing today. Her set at the Tiny Desk moved many at the NPR offices to tears.

  Release: 2019-06-24Grade Save

  #48 Betty Who

  Betty Who brings Roséwave, sun's-out pop to the Tiny Desk with all the usual studio production stripped away.

  Release: 2019-06-26Grade Save

  #49 Be More Chill

  On Broadway, Be More Chill is a playful burst of frenetic energy and silly, stealthy sweetness. At the Tiny Desk, it holds onto that rowdy, generous spirit while stripping down the arrangements.

  Release: 2019-07-01Grade Save

  #50 Saint Sister

  The group from Ireland makes music that mixes the organic with the electronic, starting with a large, 34-string lever harp.

  Release: 2019-07-03Grade Save

  #51 Miya Folick

  Miya Folick was raised a Buddhist in Santa Ana, Calif., and is of Ukrainian and Japanese descent. She sings of conviction, not fiction.

  Release: 2019-07-05Grade Save

  #52 American Football

  Who would've thought that American Football's fruitful reunion would not only include some of the emo band's best songs, but also a children's choir at the Tiny Desk?

  Release: 2019-07-08Grade Save

  #53 Sting And Shaggy

  The two musical legends brought plenty of joy to the Tiny Desk, with an unexpected collaboration that works surprisingly well.

  Release: 2019-07-10Grade Save

  #54 Erin Rae

  Every time she performs live, Erin Rae transforms her quiet storms into different hues of squalling introspection.

  Release: 2019-07-12Grade Save

  #55 Priests

  The punk-infused art band from Washington, D.C. brings a kinder, gentler and sparer version of the group's music to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2019-07-19Grade Save

  #56 Jacob Collier

  As the NPR staff gathered to watch his performance, Jacob Collier sprinted full bore down the hallway for his set, hardly able to contain his creative energy or enthusiasm.

  Release: 2019-07-22Grade Save

  #57 Masego

  The spirit of Cab Calloway lives on in Masego, the singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist who surprised NPR's Tiny Desk audience with a zany sense of showmanship.

  Release: 2019-07-24Grade Save

  #58 Tamino

  Tamino possesses one of the most remarkable and memorable voices to ever grace the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2019-07-26Grade Save

  #59 Lizzo

  Backed by a band assembled just for this occasion, the breakthrough pop icon performs three joyfully showy songs from Cuz I Love You.

  Release: 2019-07-29Grade Save

  #60 Calexico And Iron & Wine

  The two bands just released Years to Burn, their first album together since 2005. Now, they've performed three songs — two new, one old — for Calexico's Tiny Desk debut.

  Release: 2019-08-01Grade Save

  #61 iLe

  The Calle 13 veteran, fresh off her appearance at demonstrations in Puerto Rico, performs three songs that rage with revolutionary intensity.

  Release: 2019-08-03Grade Save

  #62 Bas

  Bas came to the Tiny Desk to get it, and — in a breathless four-song set — he did exactly that.

  Release: 2019-08-05Grade Save

  #63 David Crosby & The Lighthouse Band

  David Crosby, Becca Stevens, Michelle Willis and Michael League are The Lighthouse Band, and together they harmonized the heck out of the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2019-08-07Grade Save

  #64 Among Authors

  Among Authors' music isn't casual; there are songs within these songs, and they're not always catchy. They'll take you on a journey worth following.

  Release: 2019-08-09Grade Save

  #65 half•alive

  How does half•alive, known for funky earworms and synchronized dancing, translate to such a cozy space? Have the dancers sit.

  Release: 2019-08-12Grade Save

  #66 Kian Soltani

  Watch a young cellist on the rise, offering music of virtuosity, sweet lyricism and a little fire from his Persian roots.

  Release: 2019-08-16Grade Save

  #67 Tobe Nwigwe

  The Houston-based rapper's mindful words are like a life hack for anyone seeking guidance, with pleas to look past inherent hardships and evil and to stay focused on life's ultimate prizes.

  Release: 2019-08-19Grade Save

  #68 Nicole Bus

  Nicole Bus' sound is reminiscent of vintage R&B, yet still feels current and capable of transcending age and demographics.

  Release: 2019-08-21Grade Save

  #69 Mandolin Orange

  Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz made everything seem so easy, with just a few acoustic instruments and a single microphone behind the Tiny Desk, performing songs full of joy and thoughtfulness.

  Release: 2019-08-23Grade Save

  #70 47SOUL

  47SOUL's message of equality is meant for the world. It's music without borders, mixing old and new, acoustic and electronic from a band formed in Amman Jordan, singing in Arabic and English.

  Release: 2019-08-26Grade Save

  #71 Dan Tepfer

  The pianist and programmer has transformed the acoustic piano into his duet partner.

  Release: 2019-08-29Grade Save

  #72 The-Dream

  The singer and mega-hit songwriter showcases three of his own tracks, including "I Luv Your Girl" and two songs from Ménage à Trois: Sextape Vol. 1, 2, 3.

  Release: 2019-08-30Grade Save

  #73 A-WA

  The three Israeli sisters in A-WA mix Yemenite and Arabic traditions with splashes of reggae and hip-hop.

  Release: 2019-09-03Grade Save

  #74 The Tallest Man On Earth (2019)

  The Tallest Man On Earth's second appearance at the Tiny Desk comes almost 10 years to the day after his first. He returns with a touch of grey and a beard, but no less intense or moving.

  Release: 2019-09-06Grade Save

  #75 Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley

  With eyes shut, Marley dug deep into the healing power of music with songs from his 2017 album Stony Hill.

  Release: 2019-09-09Grade Save

  #76 Come From Away

  Sixteen performers from the Broadway cast crammed behind the Tiny Desk to sing songs and share stories about thousands of airline passengers who were stranded in Newfoundland after 9/11.

  Release: 2019-09-11Grade Save

  #77 Rhiannon Giddens

  Giddens shares songs from her latest album, There is No Other, in an emotional and transfixing performance at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2019-09-16Grade Save

  #78 Nilüfer Yanya

  There's a hush to the music of Nilüfer Yanya that made the Tiny Desk the perfect stage for her sound.

  Release: 2019-09-18Grade Save

  #79 Y La Bamba

  Y La Bamba returns for its second Tiny Desk performance with a revised musical vision.

  Release: 2019-09-20Grade Save

  #80 Rosanne Cash

  Roseanne Cash has been making great records for forty years, but she's never played or written better music than she's doing right now.

  Release: 2019-09-23Grade Save

  #81 Ari Lennox

  The R&B singer performed songs from her debut full-length, Shea Butter Baby.

  Release: 2019-09-25Grade Save

  #82 Josh Ritter With Amanda Shires And Jason Isbell

  In his second visit to the Tiny Desk, Josh Ritter had America on his mind. "We all have to fight against this notion that we're not all human beings."

  Release: 2019-09-27Grade Save

  #83 Jonas Brothers

  The brothers and their backing band gave a playful performance of three tracks from their latest album, Happiness Begins.

  Release: 2019-09-30Grade Save

  #84 Molly Sarlé

  After performing at the Tiny Desk as one third of the group Mountain Man, Molly Sarlé returns for a soul-stirring solo performance.

  Release: 2019-10-04Grade Save

  #85 Sharon Van Etten

  Nearly a decade after her first appearance at the Tiny Desk, Sharon Van Etten returns with a full band and a bigger, bolder sound.

  Release: 2019-10-07Grade Save

  #86 Charly Bliss

  The vibrancy of the band can feel childlike and candy-coated. But the group's songs are more about the pain of entering adulthood and leaving some of that sweetness behind.

  Release: 2019-10-09Grade Save

  #87 Brittany Howard

  The Alabama Shakes singer and guitarist brought an eight-piece backing band to the Tiny Desk for a set of deeply personal and affecting songs.

  Release: 2019-10-15Grade Save

  #88 Taylor Swift

  As she settled in for this stripped-down set, Taylor Swift looked out over the office. "I just decided to take this as an opportunity to show you guys how the songs sounded when I first wrote them."

  Release: 2019-10-16Grade Save

  #89 Summer Walker

  One week after releasing a record-shattering studio debut, the Atlanta native brings a glowing R&B set to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2019-10-18Grade Save

  #90 Jovino Santos Neto Trio

  Along with his trio, the pianist, multi-instrumentalist and composer cast a spell over the NPR Music offices in this joyful turn behind the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2019-10-21Grade Save

  #91 CHAI

  The group from Japan is on a mission to expand the conventional meaning of "cute." Their performance included synchronized dancing, pom-poms and matching pink uniforms, with a heavy, angular sound.

  Release: 2019-10-23Grade Save

  #92 Rio Mira

  Rio Mira's music celebrates life along the river that separates Ecuador and Colombia: soft breezes, loving friends, the embrace of Africa and lots of festejando!

  Release: 2019-10-25Grade Save

  #93 BJ The Chicago Kid

  The 34-year old R&B mainstay used his moment at the desk to fit in as many of his most cherished songs as possible — Nine songs in 17 minutes to be exact.

  Release: 2019-11-06Grade Save

  #94 Dave

  The British rapper made a trip all the way from the UK just for this Tiny Desk performance and powered through a set that made the personal political.

  Release: 2019-11-08Grade Save

  #95 Leslie Odom Jr.

  The Tony- and Grammy-winning singer, actor, author and Hamilton star performs three songs from Mr, his genre-bending new solo album.

  Release: 2019-11-12Grade Save

  #96 Sunny War

  Sunny War has been homeless, busked on city streets and Venice Beach, left home feeling she was a burden to her mother, battled addiction and still found a way to bring joy to others thru her music.

  Release: 2019-11-13Grade Save

  #97 KOKOKO!

  KOKOKO! are sonic warriors. They seized control of the Tiny Desk, shouting their arrival through a megaphone, while electronic sirens begin to blare.

  Release: 2019-11-15Grade Save

  #98 Burna Boy

  The Nigerian singer and songwriter is one of the biggest African artists in the world and a pioneer of Afro-fusion, an inescapable sound this year.

  Release: 2019-11-18Grade Save

  #99 Snarky Puppy

  The jazz, funk and gospel improv group brought jams and joy to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2019-11-20Grade Save

  #100 Igor Levit

  The insightful pianist offers a Beethoven bonanza, ranging from the mesmerizing pulse of the popular "Moonlight" Sonata to flashes of wry humor and tender beauty.

  Release: 2019-11-22Grade Save

  #101 Carly Rae Jepsen

  The singer brought a sparkling pop-disco vibe and a lot of swagger to the sun-filled Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2019-11-25Grade Save

  #102 Mereba

  A nomadic storyteller with a cross-genre style ranging from folk to rap, Mereba slays the devil in her solo set behind the Desk.

  Release: 2019-11-27Grade Save

  #103 Black Uhuru

  The influential reggae group, whose name means "black freedom," brought songs of solidarity and love to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2019-11-29Grade Save

  #104 Freddie Gibbs And Madlib

  The enigmatic and reclusive producer Madlib joins hard-hitting emcee Freddie Gibbs for one of the most memorable Tiny Desks of the year.

  Release: 2019-12-06Grade Save

  #105 Raveena

  "I just want you to know," Raveena told the NPR office, "that in this space that we're in, you're extremely, extremely loved."

  Release: 2019-12-09Grade Save

  #106 Weyes Blood

  Watch the band perform a blissed-out, gently sweeping set featuring three songs from its latest album, Titanic Rising.

  Release: 2019-12-11Grade Save

  #107 The Comet Is Coming

  The Comet is Coming is a force of nature. The British trio makes the kind of instrumental jazz that takes music lovers out of their comfort zone and into a musical realm they may never have explored.

  Release: 2019-12-13Grade Save

  #108 Moonchild

  The LA-based trio makes an intricate blend of jazz, R&B and hip-hop. For their Tiny Desk set, they pulled out all the stops: flutes, flugelhorns, saxophones, keyboards, ukuleles and more.

  Release: 2019-12-16Grade Save

  #109 Los Lobos

  When Los Lobos gathered behind the Tiny Desk, it felt like they were cramped in the back room of a family Christmas party, calling up tunes from the Latin holiday song book.

  Release: 2019-12-18Grade Save

  #110 Balún

  It's impossible to not be drawn in by the visual specter of Balún as the band mixes traditional instruments and electronics, set against a rich tapestry of voices.

  Release: 2019-12-20Grade Save

  #111 Spanglish Fly

  Spanglish Fly is one of the pioneers of the boogaloo revival scene happening on the East Coast. For about sixteen minutes, they turned the NPR Music offices into the hottest Latin dance club in D.C.

  Release: 2019-12-31Grade Save
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  #1 Daniel Norgren

  The Swedish singer sways and writhes as he and his band create a dream state calming enough to slow the day's hectic pace to a crawl. Take a seat on a comfy couch and have a listen.

  Release: 2020-01-03Grade Save

  #2 Bridget Kibbey

  The irrepressible harpist proves that the instrument can be as tempestuous as a tango, as complex as a Bach fugue and sing as serenely as a church choir.

  Release: 2020-01-08Grade Save

  #3 Brownout

  The Austin, Texas band brought old-school R&B horns, bongos and deep grooves to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2020-01-10Grade Save

  #4 Jordan Rakei

  Despite some unexpected gear problems, the soulful R&B artist and his band locked-in and played a phenomenal set behind the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2020-01-13Grade Save

  #5 Joyce DiDonato

  Watch the celebrated opera star deconstruct old Italian love songs with her signature flair, backed by a crack jazz ensemble.

  Release: 2020-01-15Grade Save

  #6 Yola

  The singer who once sang for Massive Attack and sampled by Iggy Azalea and The Chemical Brothers, is front-and-center at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2020-01-17Grade Save

  #7 Max Richter

  The eclectic composer joins members of the ACME ensemble for some of his most affecting music, which moves the audience to tears.

  Release: 2020-01-22Grade Save

  #8 J.S. Ondara

  After first trying to win our annual Tiny Desk Contest, the singer-songwriter from Nairobi decided to put out a record, got nominated for a Grammy and wound up here anyway

  Release: 2020-01-24Grade Save

  #9 Koffee

  The fast-rising teenager from Jamaica just won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album, making her the first woman and youngest artist to ever win in the category.

  Release: 2020-01-27Grade Save

  #10 Jimmy Eat World

  Jimmy Eat World showed up to the NPR Music office all smiles and no guitars. They borrowed a couple acoustics, a gong and a tambourine for a heartfelt set that included "The Middle."

  Release: 2020-01-29Grade Save

  #11 Rising Appalachia

  The Atlanta-based band came to NPR in a van packed with a bodhrán (Irish drum), an ngoni (West African harp) a huge gourd, a cello, a baritone guitar and more.

  Release: 2020-01-31Grade Save

  #12 SiR

  The R&B singer from Inglewood, CA made his performance a family affair, dedicating it to his late godson, with his mother and older brother on backup vocals.

  Release: 2020-02-03Grade Save

  #13 Another Sky

  The strength of this London band is matching message with music. There's intensity and clear intention in their use of rock as an art.

  Release: 2020-02-05Grade Save

  #14 Jonathan Scales Fourchestra

  Here's a first: Steelpans at the Tiny Desk. It's true. Nearly a thousand performances into the series and the instrument has never been featured, until now.

  Release: 2020-02-07Grade Save

  #15 Baby Rose

  At 25, she mixes the bluesy melisma of Nina Simone and the deep register of Sarah Vaughan — two of her influences — with songwriting as devastating as her delivery.

  Release: 2020-02-10Grade Save

  #16 Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron

  Phil Elverum shares his open wounds — of death, love and the loss of love — in close harmonies, accompanied only by electric and nylon-string guitars.

  Release: 2020-02-12Grade Save

  #17 Laura Stevenson

  Backed by a small string section, Stevenson performed three songs that sounded so gorgeous, an actual marriage proposal broke out shortly after her set ended.

  Release: 2020-02-14Grade Save

  #18 Snoh Aalegra

  The Iranian-Swedish singer draws her musical cues from Brandy and Sade while racking up a list of collaborators such as Vince Staples, James Fauntleroy and, most recently, Pharrell Williams.

  Release: 2020-02-18Grade Save

  #19 Elisapie

  The Canadian singer-songwriter gives a deep, soulful performance against a sometimes moody backdrop of bass saxophone and bowed guitars.

  Release: 2020-02-20Grade Save

  #20 Chris Dave and the Drumhedz

  Chris Dave, your favorite musician's favorite drummer, takes listeners on a journey through a virtual record store, picking up different genres along the way and putting them in your bag.

  Release: 2020-02-21Grade Save

  #21 Jenny Lewis

  A consummate storyteller, going as far back to her days with her band Rilo Kiley, the words of Jenny Lewis comfort and inspire.

  Release: 2020-02-24Grade Save

  #22 Indigo Sparke

  The Australian singer transforms the NPR Music offices with a voice that, at moments, comes as a whisper.

  Release: 2020-02-26Grade Save

  #23 Cimafunk

  The band from Havana brings its intoxicating mix of Afro-Cuban dance music and 1970s funk-and-soul to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2020-02-28Grade Save

  #24 Bob Weir and Wolf Bros

  Weir, along with Don Was and Jay Lane, play a set rich in Grateful Dead lore, including an emotional take on the sing-along, "Ripple."

  Release: 2020-03-02Grade Save

  #25 Mellotron Variations

  Robby Grant, Pat Sansone (Wilco), Jonathan Kirkscey and John Medeski (Medeski, Martin & Wood) give an all-Mellotron performance, making music of magic and mystery.

  Release: 2020-03-03Grade Save

  #26 Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science

  The veteran jazz drummer is joined by special guests that include producer and percussionist Kassa Overall and actor Malcolm Jamal Warner, for a potent and deeply moving set.

  Release: 2020-03-04Grade Save

  #27 Taimane

  Within the first moments of Taimane's magical set, we hear her play fiery flamenco, a famous phrase from the opera Carmen, a touch of Bach and more than a nod to her Hawaiian homeland.

  Release: 2020-03-06Grade Save

  #28 Coldplay

  A nine-piece choir joins the band for an inspired reworking of four Coldplay songs — and a surprise cover of Prince's "1999."

  Release: 2020-03-09Grade Save

  #29 Kirill Gerstein

  Watch the award-winning pianist play a hit by Chopin, a premiere by Thomas Adès and a cherished song by Gershwin dressed in a virtuosic arrangement.

  Release: 2020-03-11Grade Save

  #30 Chika

  The 23-year old rapper from Alabama went for a stripped-down set anchored by a Peruvian cajón.

  Release: 2020-03-13Grade Save

  #31 Harry Styles

  The former One Direction singer gave a charming performance of "Watermelon Sugar," "Adore You" and other cuts from his latest album, Fine Line.

  Release: 2020-03-16Grade Save

  #32 Rex Orange County

  Watch the low-key British pop star perform "Sunflower," "Loving Is Easy" and more at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2020-03-18Grade Save

  #33 Arthur Moon

  The New York band (yes, band) is reminiscent of Talking Heads, Laurie Anderson and Dirty Projectors. Watch the five-piece play three songs at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2020-03-20Grade Save

  #34 The Black Crowes

  Chris and Rich Robinson revisit songs from their debut album, Shake Your Money Maker.

  Release: 2020-03-23Grade Save

  #35 Soccer Mommy: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The New Normal includes some Tiny Desk concerts without the Tiny Desk. Sophie Allison, aka Soccer Mommy, performed a short set while quarantining in her Nashville home during the coronavirus crisis.

  Release: 2020-03-24Grade Save

  #36 Margo Price: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  One of Nashville's most talented couples took to their attic for a three-song set, including an unrecorded song that speaks to what so many of us our feeling right now.

  Release: 2020-03-26Grade Save

  #37 Tarriona 'Tank' Ball (Home) Concert

  "Don't go out to the cookout." The leader of Tank and the Bangas spreads pure joy from her living room in New Orleans.

  Release: 2020-03-27Grade Save

  #38 Allen Stone

  The soul singer demonstrated a commitment to the Tiny Desk that we rarely, if ever, see.

  Release: 2020-03-30Grade Save

  #39 Michael McDonald: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  No joke: The Doobie Brother took to his studio to record a special quarantine concert for Tiny Desk fans.

  Release: 2020-04-01Grade Save

  #40 Jesca Hoop

  Jesca Hoop last appeared at the Tiny Desk as a duet with Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) in the spring of 2016. They sang songs from their collaborative record Love Letters For Fire. This time around, Jesca Hoop came to the Tiny Desk with just her guitars, her lovely voice, and brilliant poetic songs.

  Release: 2020-04-03Grade Save

  #41 Ben Gibbard Pays Tribute to Adam Schlesinger: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Death Cab For Cutie frontman performs a new song and pays tribute to Fountains of Wayne songwriter Adam Schlesinger in this quarantine concert.

  Release: 2020-04-04Grade Save

  #42 The Lumineers

  Ho hey! Look who turned up at the Tiny Desk. Watch The Lumineers play a four-song set for the smallest crowd in ages.

  Release: 2020-04-06Grade Save

  #43 King Princess: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  From her "quarantine shed" in Hawaii, King Princess performs three songs from Cheap Queen in ways we never would have imagined.

  Release: 2020-04-08Grade Save

  #44 The Roots' Black Thought: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Watch one of the greatest emcees in hip-hop history perform three new songs in quarantine.

  Release: 2020-04-09Grade Save

  #45 Tribute to John Prine, feat. Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff, more

  From Margo Price to Nathaniel Rateliff, watch five artists perform their favorite John Prine tunes from their homes (and bathtubs) in honor of one of the greatest songwriters of any generation.

  Release: 2020-04-11Grade Save

  #46 Tōth

  Alex Toth, who played the Tiny Desk back in 2015 as a member of Rubblebucket returns front and center with his own band, Tōth.

  Release: 2020-04-13Grade Save

  #47 Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  From Kevin Morby's tiny desk in Kansas City, Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee duet.

  Release: 2020-04-14Grade Save

  #48 Angelica Garcia

  With a great deal of "Salva-Mex-American" pride, Angelica Garcia performs three songs from her album, Cha Cha Palace at the Tiny Des

  Release: 2020-04-15Grade Save

  #49 Laura Marling: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Laura Marling delivers an intimate performance of songs from her just-released record Song For Our Daughter in her living room

  Release: 2020-04-16Grade Save

  #50 Lang Lang (Home) Concert

  Watch the superstar pianist at home in Shanghai, China, play a soothing Chopin Nocturne and Bach you can dance t

  Release: 2020-04-17Grade Save

  #51 The Free Nationals And Anderson .Paak

  The Free Nationals and Anderson .Paak make their triumphant return to the Tiny Desk along with some other special guests.

  Release: 2020-04-20Grade Save

  #52 Nick Hakim: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Nick Hakim premieres new music from a dark corner of his bedroom in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

  Release: 2020-04-22Grade Save

  #53 The Pop Ups (Home) Concert

  For "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day," The Pop Ups save the earth from an asteroid, explain sound waves through a sing-a-long and a keytar, and encourage us all to invent and create.

  Release: 2020-04-23Grade Save

  #54 Fogerty's Factory - John Fogerty + Family: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  John Fogerty plays three Creedence Clearwater Revival classics with some help from his family for his Tiny Desk home concert.

  Release: 2020-04-24Grade Save

  #55 Mahan Esfahani

  The harpsichord is alive and well. Watch Mahan Esfahani give the first solo harpsichord recital at the Tiny Desk, playing music that spans over 250 years.

  Release: 2020-04-27Grade Save

  #56 Rodrigo y Gabriela: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Rodrigo y Gabriela play a relaxed Tiny Desk home concert from their studio in Zihuatanejo, Mexico.

  Release: 2020-04-28Grade Save

  #57 Daughter of Swords

  Alexandra Sauser-Monnig returns to the Tiny Desk with her band Daughter of Swords, showcasing new music as well as songs from 2019's gorgeous Dawnbreaker album.

  Release: 2020-04-29Grade Save

  #58 Jeru the Damaja: Tiny Desk Home Concert

  Jeru The Damaja, the '90s emcee, shares a medley of classics for his Tiny Desk home concert.

  Release: 2020-04-30Grade Save

  #59 Buck Curran: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The American guitarist met Adele Pappalardo years ago while touring Italy. They perform droning psych-folk songs together from their Bergamo home.

  Release: 2020-05-01Grade Save

  #60 Jon Batiste

  Jon Batiste premieres new songs and takes us through some of the many sides of his rich musical history at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2020-05-04Grade Save

  #61 Lianne La Havas: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Lianne La Havas plays a Tiny Desk from her cozy London space. Her set includes two songs from her upcoming, self-titled album

  Release: 2020-05-05Grade Save

  #62 MILCK: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  MILCK performs two recent singles, along with an unreleased track in a deeply moving Tiny Desk set from her home in Los Angeles.

  Release: 2020-05-07Grade Save

  #63 Braxton Cook: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Braxton Cook has supported artists at the Tiny Desk on three separate occasions. This time around, he takes center seat, so to speak, from the comfort of his sunny New Jersey home.

  Release: 2020-05-08Grade Save

  #64 Augustin Hadelich

  Grammy-winning fiddler Augustin Hadelich brings one of the finest violins in the world to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2020-05-11Grade Save

  #65 Frances Quinlan

  The frontwoman of the indie-rock band Hop Along made her second appearance at the Tiny Desk, this time performing songs from her debut solo album.

  Release: 2020-05-13Grade Save

  #66 Ashley McBryde: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The country singer performed four songs from her latest album, Never Will, including one of our top 25 songs of 2019.

  Release: 2020-05-14Grade Save

  #67 Alex Isley: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The R&B singer, whose music appeared on Season 4 of Insecure, performs four songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-05-15Grade Save

  #68 Raul Midón: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The jazz singer and guitarist has multiple Grammy nominations to his name. He performed five songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-05-16Grade Save

  #69 Lankum

  The award-winning Irish quartet performs three songs from its latest album, The Livelong Day, at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2020-05-18Grade Save

  #70 Sylvan Esso (Home) Concert

  Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn perform three songs from their couch for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-05-21Grade Save

  #71 Buddy and Kent Jamz: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The two rappers perform tracks from their joint mixtape Janktape Vol. 1 for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-05-22Grade Save

  #72 Clem Snide with Scott Avett: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Clem Snide and Scott Avett play spiritually searching songs from Forever Just Beyond while maintaining social distancing for their Tiny Desk (home) concert.

  Release: 2020-05-23Grade Save

  #73 Wire

  More than 40 years after forming, the British post-punk pioneers finally visited the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2020-05-27Grade Save

  #74 Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Watch the Americana star perform four songs in quarantine from her home in Ireland.

  Release: 2020-05-28Grade Save

  #75 D Smoke: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Watch D Smoke perform a riveting Tiny Desk (home) concert.

  Release: 2020-05-29Grade Save

  #76 Lara Downes (Home) Concert

  Watch the pianist reimagine old spirituals and songs of freedom that continue to resonate in new ways.

  Release: 2020-05-30Grade Save

  #77 Hadestown

  The cast and musicians of the hit Broadway musical Hadestown pack into the Tiny Desk for a truly glorious performance of its greatest songs.

  Release: 2020-06-01Grade Save

  #78 Sa-Roc: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Washington D.C. rapper and Rhymesayers signee debuts two songs from her upcoming album, The Sharecropper's Daughter.

  Release: 2020-06-04Grade Save

  #79 Baby Rose: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  One of our favorite new artists of 2019 shares a new song as part of her Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2020-06-10Grade Save

  #80 KIRBY: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  You've heard this Mississippi songwriter multiple times on HBO's Insecure this season. Now watch her perform live as part of our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-06-11Grade Save

  #81 PJ (Home) Concert

  The Los Angeles songwriter shines on the soundtrack of HBO's Insecure. Watch her perform three songs as part of our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-06-12Grade Save

  #82 Alicia Keys

  The pop superstar premiered a new song, "Gramercy Park," and revisited a classic during her Tiny Desk performance.

  Release: 2020-06-15Grade Save

  #83 HAIM: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Although sisters Este, Danielle and Alana are self-quarantining in separate residences, their Tiny Desk set from home is a reminder that California is a state of mind.

  Release: 2020-06-17Grade Save

  #84 Little Dragon: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Swedish funk foursome perform songs from its latest album, New Me, Same Us, plus an old favorite for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-06-18Grade Save

  #85 Benny the Butcher: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Benny The Butcher, one third of Griselda, performs a short set in his living room, with help from BSF labelmates Rick Hyde and Heem.

  Release: 2020-06-19Grade Save

  #86 Hamilton Leithauser & Family (Home) Concert

  The Walkmen frontman gathers his children and a few haystacks for a special Father's Day edition of Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2020-06-21Grade Save

  #87 Sudan Archives

  Sudan Archives draws inspiration from Irish and African traditional music. Watch her channel both in this Tiny Desk concert.

  Release: 2020-06-22Grade Save

  #88 Madame Gandhi: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Watch the drummer and activist perform three songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-06-24Grade Save

  #89 M. Ward: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The acclaimed guitarist (and masculine half of She & Him) performed seven songs in his Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2020-06-25Grade Save

  #90 BEAM: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Miami-based reggae singer brings a green screen to his Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2020-06-26Grade Save

  #91 Coreyah: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Seoul-based sextet performs music that blends Korean traditional music with modern sounds.

  Release: 2020-06-30Grade Save

  #92 Malawi Mouse Boys: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  This Southeast African band deserves your attention. Watch a very special remote Tiny Desk concert.

  Release: 2020-07-01Grade Save

  #93 Fabiano Do Nascimento: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Brazilian-born guitarist performs a peace-inducing concert from his home in Los Angeles.

  Release: 2020-07-02Grade Save

  #94 Trupa Trupa: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Polish rock band performed a Tiny Desk quarantine concert in Gdańsk basement.

  Release: 2020-07-03Grade Save

  #95 Dirty Projectors: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The indie rock band performs four songs while quarantining in five separate homes.

  Release: 2020-07-06Grade Save

  #96 Chicano Batman: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Alt.Latino favorite comes together virtually to perform a handful of songs from the band's latest album, Invisible People.

  Release: 2020-07-07Grade Save

  #97 Roddy Ricch: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The chart-topping rapper and songwriter performs a Tiny Desk quarantine concert at West Coast Customs in Los Angeles.

  Release: 2020-07-08Grade Save

  #98 Jacob Collier: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Watch four different Jacob Colliers perform simultaneously in the same studio in this unprecedented Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2020-07-09Grade Save

  #99 Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  This Tiny Desk quarantine concert features a guest appearance from guitarist John Mayer.

  Release: 2020-07-13Grade Save

  #100 Benny Sings: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Dutch singer brings us into his home studio for this Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2020-07-14Grade Save

  #101 Diana Gordon: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The singer-songwriter channels Whitney Houston, Alanis Morissette and The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan in her Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2020-07-15Grade Save

  #102 Lenny Kravitz: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The bohemian rock icon performs a Tiny Desk quarantine concert from his home in the Bahamas.

  Release: 2020-07-20Grade Save

  #103 Tom Adams: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The singer and songwriter plays four new songs from his home in Cornwall, accompanied by a modular synthesizer and fronted by Adams' gifted falsetto.

  Release: 2020-07-21Grade Save

  #104 Nilüfer Yanya: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  After performing for us last year, Nilüfer Yanya rejoins the Tiny Desk team from afar, performing three works from her last album and debuting a new song.

  Release: 2020-07-22Grade Save

  #105 Lucinda Williams: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Lucinda Williams and her guitar mate, Stuart Mathis, set up shop for a Tiny Desk home concert at Thirty Tigers' headquarters in Nashville.

  Release: 2020-07-27Grade Save

  #106 Thao Nguyen: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Thao is joined by two cellists in this remarkable set for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-07-28Grade Save

  #107 Lyric Jones: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Boston-born, Los Angeles-based rapper does it all in this performance for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-07-29Grade Save

  #108 John Legend: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  This four-song set for Tiny Desk's quarantine series is utter joy.

  Release: 2020-08-03Grade Save

  #109 Kate Davis: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  One of our favorite indie rock lyricists performs a four-song concert for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-08-04Grade Save

  #110 Melanie Faye: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Melanie Faye stole the show during Masego's Tiny Desk concert, so we invited her to perform her own quarantine concert.

  Release: 2020-08-05Grade Save

  #111 Moses Sumney: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The singer-songwriter performed music from his new album, græ, from his home in North Carolina.

  Release: 2020-08-10Grade Save

  #112 Becca Mancari: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Nashville-based rock musician recorded a five-song set for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-08-11Grade Save

  #113 Víkingur Ólafsson: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Watch the rising young pianist, in a final performance from his Berlin home, make the case for two seemingly disparate French composers born nearly 200 years apart.

  Release: 2020-08-12Grade Save

  #114 Flatbush Zombies: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Watch the hip-hop group perform a stripped-down set from a house in Los Angeles for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-08-13Grade Save

  #115 Norah Jones: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The platinum-selling, low-key superstar performs a solo set at her piano for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-08-17Grade Save

  #116 Buscabulla: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  This Tiny Desk quarantine concert takes place in a large car, looking out on the Caribbean Sea.

  Release: 2020-08-18Grade Save

  #117 Lila Iké: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The rising reggae star performs a four-song Tiny Desk quarantine concert from Jamaica.

  Release: 2020-08-19Grade Save

  #118 Courtney Marie Andrews: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  One of the shining lights of Americana music recorded a Tiny Desk concert at her home in Nashville.

  Release: 2020-08-20Grade Save

  #119 Tame Impala: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Kevin Parker brings his "Tame Impala Soundsystem" to life in a Tiny Desk from Australia.

  Release: 2020-08-24Grade Save

  #120 Yola: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The soulful British singer invites us into her temporary backyard in Nashville for a Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2020-08-25Grade Save

  #121 Billie Eilish: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Billie Eilish used some of her signature video magic to perform in front of the Tiny Desk from the comfort of her own home.

  Release: 2020-08-26Grade Save

  #122 Tiwa Savage: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  To mark the release of her newest album, Tiwa Savage and her band, The Alternative Sound, returned to Lagos for a lovely set in a beautiful setting.

  Release: 2020-08-31Grade Save

  #123 Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer And Chris Thile (Home) Concert

  The quartet, known colloquially as Goat Rodeo, jammed out from four different homes in this Tiny Desk quarantine performance.

  Release: 2020-09-01Grade Save

  #124 Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Israeli clarinetist and Brazilian guitarist recorded this Tiny Desk quarantine performance in Rio de Janeiro.

  Release: 2020-09-02Grade Save

  #125 Burt Bacharach & Daniel Tashian: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Burt Bacharach, one of pop's historic melody makers, is still performing at age 92, as you'll see in this Tiny Desk quarantine concert with lyricist Daniel Tashian.

  Release: 2020-09-03Grade Save

  #126 Protoje: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The reggae star performs a four-song set from the hills outside Kingston.

  Release: 2020-09-08Grade Save

  #127 Bill Callahan: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Bill Callahan has a deep pocket of stories to tell. Standing outside his home, he performs a few of them with guitarist Matt Kinsey and trumpet player Derek Phelps.

  Release: 2020-09-09Grade Save

  #128 Phoebe Bridgers: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Phoebe Bridgers performs her Tiny Desk quarantine concert in a virtual Oval Office, with help of dozens of fans.

  Release: 2020-09-10Grade Save

  #129 Declan McKenna (Home) Concert

  The 21-year-old McKenna performs a four-song quarantine concert with a full band.

  Release: 2020-09-14Grade Save

  #130 Arlo Parks: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Watch the young London pop artist perform four songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-09-15Grade Save

  #131 Nubya Garcia (Home) Concert

  One of the British jazz scene's rising stars performs a quarantine concert on the River Thames.

  Release: 2020-09-16Grade Save

  #132 BTS: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The most popular band in the world performs three songs with a live band for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-09-21Grade Save

  #133 Oddisee: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The rapper convened a live band for his five-song Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2020-09-22Grade Save

  #134 Conway the Machine: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Griselda MC takes over a Queens diner to perform a quarantine concert for Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2020-09-23Grade Save

  #135 Brandy Clark: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Nashville songwriter performs four songs from her picturesque loft apartment, including fan favorite "Hold My Hand."

  Release: 2020-09-24Grade Save

  #136 Bright Eyes: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott perform songs from their latest album, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, for our quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-09-28Grade Save

  #137 The Good Ones: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Rwandan duo perform a concert from a hilltop farm for one of our tiniest Tiny Desks.

  Release: 2020-09-29Grade Save

  #138 Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Americana's most famous couple perform a Tiny Desk quarantine set in their barn, backed by gorgeous stain-glassed windows.

  Release: 2020-09-30Grade Save

  #139 Jhené Aiko: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  One of R&B's biggest stars performs an eight-song medley for her Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2020-10-01Grade Save

  #140 Linda Diaz, 2020 Tiny Desk Contest Winner: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Watch Linda Diaz's Tiny Desk concert, recorded atop New York City's Javits Center.

  Release: 2020-10-05Grade Save

  #141 Little Big Town: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Little Big Town, one of the biggest bands in country music, perform a Tiny Desk quarantine show, and they bring the hits.

  Release: 2020-10-06Grade Save

  #142 Angel Olsen: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The singer-songwriter performs four songs on her porch in Asheville, N.C., for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-10-07Grade Save

  #143 The Flaming Lips: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Wayne Coyne has been preparing for this era of social distancing for 10 years. Watch The Flaming Lips perform in bubbles for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-10-09Grade Save

  #144 Lido Pimienta: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Polaris Music Prize winner kicks off our week-long Tiny Desk celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.

  Release: 2020-10-13Grade Save

  #145 Carlos Vives: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Colombian actor and singer Carlos Vives has been performing Latin American hits for almost 30 years. His Tiny Desk (home) concert is part of our Hispanic Heritage Month extravaganza.

  Release: 2020-10-14Grade Save

  #146 Bebel Gilberto: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Two members of Brazilian musical royalty unite for a special Tiny Desk quarantine performance (and a heck of a view).

  Release: 2020-10-15Grade Save

  #147 Ozuna: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Global superstar Ozuna performs five songs in quarantine for Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2020-10-16Grade Save

  #148 Gracie And Rachel: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The pop-meet-classical duo perform a quarantine concert from their New York City apartment.

  Release: 2020-10-19Grade Save

  #149 Kingfish: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The blues prodigy performs a special Tiny Desk show at the Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Miss.

  Release: 2020-10-20Grade Save

  #150 Leo Kottke And Mike Gordon: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Phish bassist Mike Gordon and guitarist Leo Kottke perform a magical Tiny Desk quarantine show, with a little help from Phish drummer Jon Fishman.

  Release: 2020-10-21Grade Save

  #151 Spillage Village: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Let the Atlanta hip-hop collective take you to church in its Tiny Desk quarantine video.

  Release: 2020-10-23Grade Save

  #152 Katie Pruitt: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Nashville singer-songwriter delivers an empowering performance in this Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2020-10-26Grade Save

  #153 GroundUP Family Dinner: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Gregory Porter, Brad Mehldau and Chris Potter all appear in this 18-musician Tiny Desk quarantine concert, organized by Snarky Puppy's Michael League.

  Release: 2020-10-27Grade Save

  #154 Ty Dolla $ign: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The R&B superstar assembled some frequent collaborators — including Skrillex — for a six-song quarantine concert.

  Release: 2020-10-28Grade Save

  #155 Sad13: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Dressed as devils from their own homes, Sadie Dupuis and her virtual band explore the wild textures of her sweet-and-sour pop songs.

  Release: 2020-10-30Grade Save

  #156 Polo G: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The platinum-certified Chicago-born emcee performs three songs on a basketball court for his Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2020-11-04Grade Save

  #157 Tiana Major9: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The ascending R&B talent brings us into her South London home for a four-song quarantine concert.

  Release: 2020-11-06Grade Save

  #158 Mickey Guyton: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Country music's breakout star of 2020 performs three songs for her Tiny Desk quarantine concert, including "Black Like Me."

  Release: 2020-11-09Grade Save

  #159 Shirley Collins: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  British folk singer Shirley Collins is a living legend. Watch her perform five songs for her Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2020-11-10Grade Save

  #160 Tigran Hamasyan: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The award-winning pianist performs three solo songs from his home in Armenia.

  Release: 2020-11-11Grade Save

  #161 Copland House: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  A trio of musicians gather at Aaron Copland's longtime home. Watch them play the iconic American composer's music at his own piano and beside his own writing desk.

  Release: 2020-11-13Grade Save

  #162 Michael Kiwanuka: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The 2020 Mercury Prize winner performs five songs in a London flat for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-11-16Grade Save

  #163 Owen Pallett: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The talented Canadian composer and songwriter creates an ensemble in their bedroom for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-11-17Grade Save

  #164 Adrianne Lenker: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The leader of Big Thief performs five songs from a camper in Joshua Tree for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-11-18Grade Save

  #165 KEM: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The R&B veteran performs three songs from his latest album for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-11-23Grade Save

  #166 Don Bryant: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The soul legend isn't letting quarantine slow him down.

  Release: 2020-11-24Grade Save

  #167 Mulatto: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Rap Game champion and self-proclaimed "Queen Of Da Souf" performs three songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-11-25Grade Save

  #168 Mac Ayres: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Long Island R&B singer premieres a new song during his Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2020-11-30Grade Save

  #169 Julia Bullock: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  From her home in Germany, the provocative American soprano delivers songs of introspection and freedom from Franz Schubert's mountaintop epiphany to Billy Taylor's wish for equality and justice.

  Release: 2020-12-01Grade Save

  #170 PJ Morton: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Watch the Grammy-nominated artist perform three songs from his album The Gospel According To PJ.

  Release: 2020-12-02Grade Save

  #171 Dua Lipa: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The defining disco diva of 2020 performs four songs from her album Future Nostalgia for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-12-04Grade Save

  #172 Black Pumas: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Austin-based rock band is nominated for the album and record of the year at next year's Grammys. See why in this Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2020-12-07Grade Save

  #173 Chloe x Halle: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The most exciting sister act in contemporary pop performs five songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-12-08Grade Save

  #174 Hayley Williams: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  From the moment we pan out of a literal tiny desk diorama, a jolt of energy leaps from Paramore's Hayley Williams. Her home band includes Julien Baker and Becca Mancari.

  Release: 2020-12-09Grade Save

  #175 Ashley Ray: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Nashville singer-songwriter performs music from her celebrated album, Pauline, for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-12-11Grade Save

  #176 Jonathan Biss: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  To mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, pianist Jonathan Biss explores the solitary side of the composer in extraordinary music written after Beethoven became deaf.

  Release: 2020-12-14Grade Save

  #177 Borromeo String Quartet: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Members of the celebrated Borromeo String Quartet – playing it safe with masks – unlock the sillier side of Beethoven in music he wrote late in life.

  Release: 2020-12-15Grade Save

  #178 Jan Vogler And Alessio Bax: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Join cellist Jan Vogler and pianist Alessio Bax at the "doctor's office," where they make the case for Beethoven as the liberator of the cello by playing music from his cello sonatas.

  Release: 2020-12-16Grade Save

  #179 Cory Henry: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The former Snarky Puppy keyboardist and bandleader performs a special holiday Tiny Desk for our quarantine series.

  Release: 2020-12-21Grade Save
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  #1 Sevdaliza (Home) Concert

  The Iranian-Dutch singer and producer performs four songs during her Tiny Desk quarantine set.

  Release: 2021-01-05Grade Save

  #2 Active Child (Home) Concert

  Patrick Grossi's heavenly voice is backed by a stunning view of the San Gabriel mountains in this Tiny Desk quarantine video.

  Release: 2021-01-06Grade Save

  #3 Jazmine Sullivan (Home) Concert

  The R&B star celebrates her new album, Heaux Tales, with a Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2021-01-08Grade Save

  #4 mxmtoon (Home) Concert

  The YouTube star performs five songs in her Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2021-01-15Grade Save

  #5 TH1RT3EN (Home) Concert

  Pharoahe Monch's fed-up rock band performs four songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2021-01-18Grade Save

  #6 Gabriel Garzón-Montano (Home) Concert

  An eight-piece backing band, dressed almost entirely in white, helps Garzón-Montano bring the music of his latest album, Agüita, to life.

  Release: 2021-01-19Grade Save

  #7 PUP (Home) Concert

  The Canadian punk band might have generated a noise complaint with this Tiny Desk quarantine performance.

  Release: 2021-01-21Grade Save

  #8 Max Richter (Home) Concert

  Watch the composer, in a bucolic southern England setting, play six of his most tranquil, yet probing pieces.

  Release: 2021-01-22Grade Save

  #9 Future Islands (Home) Concert

  The Baltimore rock band became stars thanks to a stunning performance on The Late Show With David Letterman. Watch Sam Herring and co. perform four songs for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.

  Release: 2021-01-25Grade Save

  #10 Sevana (Home) Concert

  The rising Jamaican soul singer and Protoje co-sign performed four songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

  Release: 2021-01-26Grade Save

  #11 Lous And The Yakuza (Home) Concert

  Watch the Congolese refugee's Tiny Desk quarantine concert, filmed in a Paris bar.

  Release: 2021-01-27Grade Save

  #12 Miley Cyrus (Home) Concert

  The provocative pop star covers Mazzy Star's "Fade Into You" and performs two cuts from Plastic Hearts for her Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2021-01-28Grade Save

  #13 Muzz (Home) Concert

  The rock group featuring Paul Banks of Interpol performed a Tiny Desk quarantine set from a theater in New York's Hudson Valley.

  Release: 2021-01-29Grade Save

  #14 JLCO Septet with Wynton Marsalis (Home) Concert

  The political is personal for the nine-time Grammy winner. Watch him lead the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet through three songs from his Democracy! Suite.

  Release: 2021-02-02Grade Save

  #15 Immanuel Wilkins (Home) Concert

  The jazz saxophonist and his quartet perform three songs that speak directly to the struggle and triumph of the Black experience for Tiny Desk's Black History Month celebration.

  Release: 2021-02-03Grade Save

  #16 Melanie Charles (Home) Concert

  The rising jazz flutist blends Afrofuturistic jazz and Haitian folk in a transfixing Tiny Desk quarantine concert for our Black History Month celebration.

  Release: 2021-02-04Grade Save

  #17 GIVĒON (Home) Concert

  The rising R&B star performs three songs as part of Tiny Desk's celebration of Black History Month.

  Release: 2021-02-09Grade Save

  #18 Meshell Ndegeocello (Home) Concert

  Filmed in stark black and white, Ndegeocello takes us on an intense trip across her catalog. Watch the R&B auteur's contribution to Tiny Desk's Black History Month celebration.

  Release: 2021-02-10Grade Save

  #19 KeiyaA (Home) Concert

  One of 2020's breakout artists performs four songs as part of Tiny Desk's Black History Month celebration.

  Release: 2021-02-11Grade Save

  #20 Rick Ross (Home) Concert

  Miami's biggest boss performs six songs with a live band in this Tiny Desk quarantine concert, part of our Black History Month celebration.

  Release: 2021-02-16Grade Save

  #21 2 Chainz (Home) Concert

  The Atlanta rap star brings us into his nail salon for a Tiny Desk quarantine concert, part of our Black History Month celebration.

  Release: 2021-02-17Grade Save

  #22 Rae Khalil (Home) Concert

  The rapper, singer and songwriter performs four songs as part of Tiny Desk's Black History Month celebration.

  Release: 2021-02-18Grade Save

  #23 Bartees Strange (Home) Concert

  The budding indie rock star performs four songs for his quarantined Tiny Desk, part of our Black History Month celebration.

  Release: 2021-02-22Grade Save

  #24 Sampa The Great (Home) Concert

  The poet, rapper and singer-songwriter joins us from Zambia for a visually stunning quarantine concert, part of Tiny Desk's Black History Month celebration.

  Release: 2021-02-23Grade Save

  #25 Davido (Home) Concert

  The Afrobeats star performs four songs from his home in Nigeria for Tiny Desk's Black History Month celebration.

  Release: 2021-02-24Grade Save

  #26 Kirk Franklin (Home) Concert

  The gospel trailblazer and his powerhouse choir close out Tiny Desk's Black History Month celebration with a moving performance from his studio in Arlington, Texas.

  Release: 2021-02-25Grade Save

  #27 Jack Harlow (Home) Concert

  The rapper behind last year's hit "WHATS POPPIN" performs six songs from his debut album for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.

  Release: 2021-03-03Grade Save

  #28 Ólafur Arnalds (Home) Concert

  The Icelandic composer and pianist takes us inside his Reykjavik studio for his Tiny Desk quarantine set.

  Release: 2021-03-04Grade Save

  #29 Fleet Foxes (Home) Concert

  Watch Fleet Foxes singer Robin Pecknold perform alone at a very tiny desk.

  Release: 2021-03-09Grade Save

  #30 Coming 2 America, Sounds Of Zamunda (Home) Concert

  Six artists representing four countries in Africa perform a megamix of selections from Rhythms of Zamunda: Music Inspired By Coming 2 America.

  Release: 2021-03-10Grade Save

  #31 Black Coffee (Home) Concert

  The South African house star brings three electronic tracks to life with the help of live percussion, keys and guest vocalists in this Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2021-03-11Grade Save

  #32 Xavier Omär (Home) Concert

  Xavier Omär and his cohorts play a charismatic and vocally rich Tiny Desk home concert at a coffee shop in San Antonio.

  Release: 2021-03-15Grade Save

  #33 Justin Bieber (Home) Concert

  Watch the pop superstar and his band perform four songs from the forthcoming Justice, including a world premiere of "Peaches."

  Release: 2021-03-17Grade Save

  #34 Sting (Home) Concert

  The one and only Sting returns to Tiny Desk, and this time he's brought Beninese pop star Shirazee.

  Release: 2021-03-22Grade Save

  #35 Liam Bailey (Home) Concert

  The British singer-songwriter performs three songs from his latest album, Ekundayo, in this Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2021-03-23Grade Save

  #36 Buck Meek: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Big Thief guitarist and vocalist performs a solo Tiny Desk home concert from the back of his Land Cruiser in Topanga Canyon, California.

  Release: 2021-03-25Grade Save

  #37 Kacy & Clayton And Marlon Williams (Home) Concert

  Across hemispheres, despite a nearly 8,000-mile separation, the Saskatoon, Canada duo of cousins Kacy & Clayton and New Zealand's Marlon Williams manage to create harmony and intimacy.

  Release: 2021-03-29Grade Save

  #38 Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Steady Holiday

  In our first of four Tiny Desk Meets SXSW concerts, Dre Babinski delivers an absolutely charming performance.

  Release: 2021-04-05Grade Save

  #39 Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Yasser Tejeda And Palotré

  Watch the Dominican-born guitarist get groovy with his band in this special Tiny Desk Meets SXSW performance.

  Release: 2021-04-06Grade Save

  #40 Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: DUCKWRTH

  The funky and flamboyant R&B singer debuts two new songs in this Tiny Desk Meets SXSW concert.

  Release: 2021-04-07Grade Save

  #41 Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Clipping

  Daveed Diggs, William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes brought the tiniest desks possible to their SXSW video.

  Release: 2021-04-08Grade Save

  #42 Nathaniel Rateliff (Home) Concert

  The Americana star performs a Tiny Desk from an empty Mercury Café in Denver.

  Release: 2021-04-12Grade Save

  #43 Demi Lovato (Home) Concert

  Recorded on a sunny spring day in her Los Angeles backyard, Demi Lovato sings "Tell Me You Love Me" and two songs from Dancing With The Devil... The Art Of Starting Over.

  Release: 2021-04-14Grade Save

  #44 CARM (Home) Concert

  The co-founder of yMusic and Bon Iver collaborator performs a quarantine concert from Eau Claire, Wisc.

  Release: 2021-04-15Grade Save

  #45 Rina Sawayama (Home) Concert

  The Japanese British pop star performs three tracks from her 2020 debut album, SAWAYAMA.

  Release: 2021-04-19Grade Save

  #46 C. Tangana (Home) Concert

  The Spanish superstar performed one of the most ambitious, and yet simple, Tiny Desks we've seen in quarantine.

  Release: 2021-04-20Grade Save

  #47 Butcher Brown (Home) Concert

  The Richmond, Va., band floats between jazz, hip-hop, funk and soul. Watch the group's rooftop Tiny Desk performance.

  Release: 2021-04-21Grade Save

  #48 Tiny Desk Meets AFROPUNK: ChocQuibTown

  The Colombian hip-hop trio was part of a four-act showcase that highlighted outstanding Afro-Latin and Afro-Caribbean musicians.

  Release: 2021-04-25Grade Save

  #49 Shelley FKA DRAM (Home) Concert

  The artist formerly known as D.R.A.M. returns to the Tiny Desk with a new look, a vocally flawless performance, and the premiere of a brand new song.

  Release: 2021-04-26Grade Save

  #50 Lake Street Dive (Home) Concert

  The pop group took to the biggest little stage in New York City to record its Tiny Desk quarantine set.

  Release: 2021-04-27Grade Save

  #51 Son Lux (Home) Concert

  The band is still quarantined in houses around the country, but you wouldn't know it from this video.

  Release: 2021-04-28Grade Save

  #52 Rod Wave (Home) Concert

  The ascending rap singer performs four songs, including "Street Runner" and "Rags2Riches," in his Tiny Desk quarantine set.

  Release: 2021-04-29Grade Save

  #53 Tiny Desk Meets AFROPUNK: NENNY

  The 18-year-old Portuguese rapper and songwriter dazzles in this collaboration between Tiny Desk and AFROPUNK.

  Release: 2021-05-01Grade Save

  #54 Tiny Desk Meets AFROPUNK: Luedji Luna

  The Brazilian singer uses her Tiny Desk platform to discuss individual and systemic forms of anti-Blackness.

  Release: 2021-05-02Grade Save

  #55 Tiny Desk Meets AFROPUNK: Calma Carmona

  The Puerto Rican singer performed three songs for this special Tiny Desk collaboration with AFROPUNK.

  Release: 2021-05-03Grade Save

  #56 Cande y Paulo (Home) Concert

  The Argentine duo performs a haunting and captivating set of covers, including songs by Leonard Cohen and Feist.

  Release: 2021-05-05Grade Save

  #57 Negativland (Home) Concert

  The champions of sound collage and subverters of culture bring thoughtful fun to their Tiny Desk quarantine set.

  Release: 2021-05-06Grade Save

  #58 Moses Boyd (Home) Concert

  The U.K. jazz drummer and producer helms a Tiny Desk from Church Studios in North London.

  Release: 2021-05-07Grade Save

  #59 Ani DiFranco (Home) Concert

  Ani DiFranco delivers a beautiful and powerful performance from her home and studio, Big Blue in New Orleans.

  Release: 2021-05-10Grade Save

  #60 Sara Watkins (Home) Concert

  The Nickel Creek fiddler makes a magical return to Tiny Desk. Watch Sara Watkins and her band perform five songs in quarantine

  Release: 2021-05-13Grade Save

  #61 Palberta (Home) Concert

  The members of this indie rock trio all sing and play each other's instruments. Watch Palberta perform from a Philly basement in this quarantine concert.

  Release: 2021-05-18Grade Save

  #62 Kathleen Edwards (Home) Concert

  The beloved songwriter performs tunes from her 2020 album, Total Freedom, in this quarantine set.

  Release: 2021-05-19Grade Save

  #63 Laurie Anderson (Home) Concert

  The avant-garde figurehead performs music from Big Science, including "O Superman," for her Tiny Desk quarantine set.

  Release: 2021-05-20Grade Save

  #64 Mdou Moctar (Home) Concert

  The African guitarist assembled a band in Niger for this special Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2021-05-24Grade Save

  #65 Deep Sea Diver (Home) Concert

  The Twin Peaks red room is "home" for this critically acclaimed indie rock band's Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

  Release: 2021-05-25Grade Save

  #66 Brothers Osborne (Home) Concert

  John and T.J. Osborne turn up the intensity in a Tiny Desk quarantine set that features music from the duo's 2020 album, Skeletons.

  Release: 2021-05-26Grade Save

  #67 Karol G (Home) Concert

  The reggaeton superstar performs three songs during her quarantine concert, which features a guest appearance by fellow Colombiano Camilo.

  Release: 2021-05-27Grade Save

  #68 Fat Joe (Home) Concert

  The Latino hip-hop legend plays a medley of hits from his nearly 30-year catalog.

  Release: 2021-06-01Grade Save

  #69 Buzzy Lee (Home) Concert

  Sasha Spielberg, a.k.a. Buzzy Lee, performed a playful and passionate Tiny Desk (home) concert from her childhood bathroom.

  Release: 2021-06-02Grade Save

  #70 The Hold Steady (Home) Concert

  For their first-ever full-band Tiny Desk appearance, The Hold Steady squeezed behind a cramped backstage corner of the Brooklyn Bowl.

  Release: 2021-06-03Grade Save

  #71 Tom Jones (Home) Concert

  Tom Jones performs songs from his new album, Surrounded By Time for the first time in his triumphant return to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2021-06-07Grade Save

  #72 Rostam (Home) Concert

  Rostam and his band perform acoustic-driven versions of two songs from Changephobia, plus "In a River."

  Release: 2021-06-08Grade Save

  #73 Merry Clayton (Home) Concert

  One of rock's most important backup singers, Merry Clayton performs a relaxed but purposeful Tiny Desk home concert.

  Release: 2021-06-09Grade Save

  #74 Joseph Keckler (Home) Concert

  The classically trained singer, performance artist and writer turns his Tiny Desk (home) concert into a showcase of his dynamism as a performer.

  Release: 2021-06-14Grade Save

  #75 Men I Trust (Home) Concert

  Smooth vibes abound in this quarantine concert, recorded in a cottage near the Montreal band's home.

  Release: 2021-06-16Grade Save

  #76 Pino Palladino + Blake Mills (Home) Concert

  The prolific bassist and two-time Grammy-nominated producer and guitarist come together to distill the sonic creativity of their album, Notes With Attachments.

  Release: 2021-06-17Grade Save

  #77 Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall (Home) Concert

  With chemistry and camaraderie in abundance, Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram, and Jon Randall extend an honorary invitation into their world.

  Release: 2021-06-21Grade Save

  #78 Liz Phair (Home) Concert

  Watch Liz Phair perform songs from her new album, Soberish, as well as a classic from Exile In Guyville.

  Release: 2021-06-23Grade Save

  #79 Mahani Teave (Home) Concert

  Tiny Desk heads to Easter Island in the South Pacific for sublime performances by pianist Mahani Teave and a heartwarming story.

  Release: 2021-06-24Grade Save

  #80 Carrtoons, Kaelin Ellis, Kiefer and The Kount (Home) Concert

  To celebrate 50 years of NPR, we asked beatmakers Carrtoons, Kaelin Ellis, Kiefer, and The Kount to recreate some of the iconic themes from our news programs.

  Release: 2021-06-28Grade Save

  #81 From The Top (Home) Concert

  If young folks are our future, then classical music looks blazingly bright with these extraordinary performances by teenage musicians from across the country.

  Release: 2021-06-30Grade Save

  #82 Sleater-Kinney (Home) Concert

  Watch Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker perform four songs with a full band.

  Release: 2021-07-01Grade Save

  #83 Dry Cleaning (Home) Concert

  The post-punk band recontextualizes its established robust sound for a relatively subdued Tiny Desk performance from World of Echo, a record store in East London.

  Release: 2021-07-06Grade Save

  #84 Black Motion (Home) Concert

  The South African production duo's Tiny Desk (home) concert, recorded at the former residence of Nelson Mandela, feels like a spiritual sound bath.

  Release: 2021-07-08Grade Save

  #85 JAMBINAI (Home) Concert

  Watch a larger-than-life Tiny Desk concert from this South Korean rock ensemble.

  Release: 2021-07-09Grade Save

  #86 Bleachers (Home) Concert

  From a sun-drenched spot outside Electric Lady Studios, Jack Antonoff and company perform intimate revisions of songs from their forthcoming album, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night.

  Release: 2021-07-12Grade Save

  #87 Lucy Dacus (Home) Concert

  From her alma mater in Richmond, Va., Lucy Dacus plays songs from her latest album, Home Video.

  Release: 2021-07-15Grade Save

  #88 The Weather Station (Home) Concert

  The Canadian band led by Tamara Lindeman plays four songs from their latest album, Ignorance somewhere in the woods of Mulmur in Southern Ontario.

  Release: 2021-07-20Grade Save

  #89 Maple Glider (Home) Concert

  The Australian singer-songwriter performs four songs from her album To Enjoy Is the Only Thing.

  Release: 2021-07-21Grade Save

  #90 Vince Staples (Home) Concert

  Vince Staples brings the sound of his new self-titled album to life for his Tiny Desk (home) concert.

  Release: 2021-07-23Grade Save

  #91 Young Thug (Home) Concert

  From the lush gardens of The Houdini estate in Los Angeles, the influential Atlanta rapper premiers songs from his forthcoming album, Punk.

  Release: 2021-07-27Grade Save

  #92 Anna B Savage (Home) Concert

  Alone amidst the mist and moss near her new home on Ireland's western coast, Savage performs three songs that cohere around the theme of emerging from the darkness of a toxic relationship.

  Release: 2021-07-28Grade Save

  #93 Shame (Home) Concert

  The South London band, backed by a compendium of violins, horns and more, plays songs from its latest album, Drunk Tank Pink.

  Release: 2021-07-30Grade Save

  #94 Dinosaur Jr. (Home) Concert

  From an empty Shea Theater in Turners Falls, Mass., the trio plays songs from their new album, Sweep It Into Space, along with two towering classics.

  Release: 2021-08-03Grade Save

  #95 Hiatus Kaiyote (Home) Concert

  Very chill aliens, chickens and monsters join the Australian R&B group during its Tiny Desk set from Melbourne.

  Release: 2021-08-04Grade Save

  #96 Ben Howard (Home) Concert

  Watch Ben Howard play songs from his latest album, Collections from the Whiteout as well as the premiere of a new tune.

  Release: 2021-08-09Grade Save

  #97 Flock of Dimes: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Backed by members of Sylvan Esso, Mountain Man, Bon Iver and more, Flock of Dimes' Jenn Wasner performs three songs from her new album, Head of Roses.

  Release: 2021-08-10Grade Save

  #98 The Isley Brothers (Home) Concert

  Ronald and Ernie Isley broadcast from their St. Louis, Mo. studio to share four classics from the Isley Brothers' legendary catalog.

  Release: 2021-08-18Grade Save

  #99 Joy Oladokun (Home) Concert

  Watch the folk-soul singer-songwriter perform four songs from her new album, in defense of my own happiness.

  Release: 2021-08-20Grade Save

  #100 Migos (Home) Concert

  The trap superstars perform three songs at Gallery Dept. in Los Angeles for this pandemic edition of Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2021-08-25Grade Save

  #101 Little Simz (Home) Concert

  The London rapper performs songs from her new album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert from a living room dropped inside a void.

  Release: 2021-08-31Grade Save

  #102 The Staves (Home) Concert

  The three sisters play songs from their latest album, Good Woman, from the house they grew up in.

  Release: 2021-09-01Grade Save

  #103 Rico Nasty: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  One of the DMV's most formidable forces bounces around her varied discography for her Tiny Desk home concert.

  Release: 2021-09-03Grade Save

  #104 Yebba: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Memphis singer-songwriter reworks songs from her debut album, Dawn, from a room inside Electric Lady Studios

  Release: 2021-09-08Grade Save

  #105 Pastor T.L. Barrett & The Royal Voices of Life (Home) Concert

  Pastor T.L. Barrett comes to this Tiny Desk (home) concert from his spiritual home, the Chicago church he has pastored for over 40 years.

  Release: 2021-09-09Grade Save

  #106 Royce da 5'9": Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The formidable lyricist celebrates eight years of sobriety with this Tiny Desk home concert from his studio near Detroit.

  Release: 2021-09-10Grade Save

  #107 J Balvin: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The reggaetón superstar kicks off our "El Tiny" takeover of the Tiny Desk (home) concert series.

  Release: 2021-09-16Grade Save

  #108 Diamante Eléctrico: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Colombian indie rock band performs a colorful and funky four-song set from their home country's capital, Bogotá.

  Release: 2021-09-17Grade Save

  #109 maye: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The pop singer premieres new music with family and friends for her "El Tiny" home concert.

  Release: 2021-09-22Grade Save

  #110 Silvana Estrada: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Mexican singer returns to the instrument workshop that started it all, performing a stunning set from her parent's home in Veracruz, Mexico.

  Release: 2021-09-27Grade Save

  #111 Eme Alfonso: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Cuban vocalist and her parents perform a three-song set from Havana for this stop of our "El Tiny" tour of Latin music.

  Release: 2021-09-29Grade Save

  #112 Sech: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Panamanian singer celebrates reggaetón with an El Tiny performance set in a library.

  Release: 2021-10-04Grade Save

  #113 Prince Royce: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Dominican-American superstar plays his "El Tiny" concert from a barbershop in The Bronx.

  Release: 2021-10-06Grade Save

  #114 YEИDRY: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Dominican-Italian singer performs an "El Tiny" concert from Soho Beach House in Miami.

  Release: 2021-10-08Grade Save

  #115 Nicki Nicole: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Nicki Nicole's Tiny Desk home concert is representative of her artistry writ large, as an artist born in 2000 but with a connection to sounds and styles beyond her years.

  Release: 2021-10-13Grade Save

  #116 Camila Cabello: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Pop sensation Camila Cabello brings her famous hits back home, backing powerful vocals with Cuban congueros and Mexican mariachi.

  Release: 2021-10-15Grade Save

  #117 Cha Wa: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  From Preservation Hall in New Orleans, the rhythmically fueled group broadcasts a powerful performance for a not-so Tiny crowd.

  Release: 2021-10-18Grade Save

  #118 Yasmin Williams: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  For her Tiny Desk (home) concert, Yasmin Williams keeps the background sparse to foreground her inventive playing.

  Release: 2021-10-19Grade Save

  #119 Jagged Little Pill: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The cast of Jagged Little Pill celebrates their return to Broadway with a Tiny Desk (home) performance of songs from the iconic Alanis Morissette album of the same name.

  Release: 2021-10-21Grade Save

  #120 Circuit des Yeux: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  In Circuit des Yeux's Tiny Desk (home) concert — recorded at Chicago's historic May Chapel — Haley Fohr's operatic, four-octave vibrato contains a wondrous terror, but also an illumination of being.

  Release: 2021-10-25Grade Save

  #121 Ed Sheeran: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Ed Sheeran performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert surrounded by bookshelves and a host of world-class musicians.

  Release: 2021-10-26Grade Save

  #122 Neffy: 2021 Tiny Desk Contest Winner

  It felt good to be at the Tiny Desk, if only for one night. Tiny Desk Contest winner Neffy plays her winning song, "Wait Up," plus three more in the first Tiny Desk concert since March 2020.

  Release: 2021-10-27Grade Save

  #123 The War on Drugs: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  In their Tiny Desk (home) concert, The War On Drugs gather in their packed studio in Burbank, CA to let us in on the fun and intricate inner workings of their craft.

  Release: 2021-11-01Grade Save

  #124 Joss Favela: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The torchbearer for Mexican Regional music plays a Tiny Desk home concert from his ranch in Sinaloa.

  Release: 2021-11-03Grade Save

  #125 Tems: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Adorning hues that recall the title of her latest EP, If Orange Was a Place, the Nigerian singer performs a Tiny Desk home concert from an elegant performance space in Lagos.

  Release: 2021-11-04Grade Save

  #126 William Prince: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  From his home in Winnipeg, the folk singer emanates thoughtful messages of redemption and love.

  Release: 2021-11-08Grade Save

  #127 Ya Tseen: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  From the Sheet'ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi community house, the Southeast Alaskan artist uses a combination of electronic and acoustic elements to fuel his Tiny Desk home concert.

  Release: 2021-11-09Grade Save

  #128 Raye Zaragoza: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Akimel Oʼotham folk singer performs four songs for her Tiny Desk (home) concert.

  Release: 2021-11-10Grade Save

  #129 Company: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  After a 20-month hiatus, the cast of the musical comedy celebrates its return with a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

  Release: 2021-11-15Grade Save

  #130 Sloppy Jane: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The 11-piece band crammed into a coffee shop in Queens, New York, to play three of the most tangible songs from their album, Madison.

  Release: 2021-11-17Grade Save

  #131 Wet Leg: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Rhian Teasdale, Hester Chambers, and their band perform a playfully wistful Tiny Desk (home) concert from a creative arts space on the Isle of Wight.

  Release: 2021-12-01Grade Save

  #132 Olivia Rodrigo: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  From the DMV, the pop star and her band take on new arrangements of songs from her debut album, SOUR.

  Release: 2021-12-07Grade Save

  #133 Arooj Aftab: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Watch the Pakistan-born singer and her masterful band perform songs of love and loss in a decrepit, yet generously resonant, convent in Brooklyn.

  Release: 2021-12-08Grade Save

  #134 Mick Jenkins: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  Backed by a four-piece band, the Chicago-bred MC plays a Tiny Desk home concert that simmers with soul.

  Release: 2021-12-10Grade Save

  #135 Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  14 years after their last collaboration, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are back at Sound Emporium, where they recorded their new album Raise The Roof.

  Release: 2021-12-13Grade Save

  #136 Insecure Takeover Part 2: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  From Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen in Inglewood, California, our second and final Insecure Tiny Desk takeover is a total Los Angeles affair. The spot where B.K. Habermehl, Nnena, and TeaMarrr gather is also co-owned by series creator and star, Issa Rae. Our first collaboration with Insecure was an experiment just a few weeks into the Tiny Desk (home) experiment last year. We took what we learned and decided to run it back. Hilltop was featured on the show and the addition of L.A.'s own 1500 or Nothin' as the backing band made the refinement complete.

  Release: 2021-12-17Grade Save

  #137 Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The two Grammy Award-winning gospel artists come together for an unapologetic expression of faith and gratefulness in this holiday Tiny Desk home concert.

  Release: 2021-12-20Grade Save
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  #1 Turnstile (Home) Concert

  At the drummer's house in Baltimore, Turnstile's high-energy hardcore is surrounded by stuffed animals, presumably pogoing and windmilling in your imagination.

  Release: 2022-01-05Grade Save

  #2 esperanza spalding (Home) Concert

  spalding and the Loving presences play a spirit-nourishing Tiny Desk home concert featuring selections from her Songwrights Apothecary Lab, (S.A.L.) project.

  Release: 2022-01-07Grade Save

  #3 Mon Laferte (Home) Concert

  The Chilean vocalist and her orchestra's combination of Mexican folkloric and European chamber music make for a musical and visual treat.

  Release: 2022-01-12Grade Save

  #4 Cordae (Home) Concert

  The DMV-bred emcee's Tiny Desk home concert is a charismatic combo of fan favorites and cuts from his new album, From a Birds Eye View.

  Release: 2022-01-14Grade Save

  #5 Jake Xerxes Fussell (Home) Concert

  From a cozy home in Pittsboro, N.C., the singer and guitarist breathes new life into old, obscure folk songs.

  Release: 2022-01-25Grade Save

  #6 ADG7: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022

  What happens when a pop band takes inspiration from Korea's sacred, shamanic ritual music? Watch to find out.

  Release: 2022-01-27Grade Save

  #7 Bedouin Burger: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022

  The Middle Eastern duo's music marries traditional Arab sounds of magam, religious songs of ancient Syria, jazz, and slick pop hooks.

  Release: 2022-01-27Grade Save

  #8 Suistamon Sähkö: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022

  You simply have to watch this band to believe it — especially the transfixing accordion.

  Release: 2022-01-27Grade Save

  #9 Son Rompe Pera: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022

  Skater vibes, literally. Watch the Mexico City band perform its blend of garage, marimba and cumbia.

  Release: 2022-01-28Grade Save

  #10 Northern Cree: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022

  The Canadian powwow and round dance act perform a meditative set for globalFEST.

  Release: 2022-01-28Grade Save

  #11 Kombilesa Mí: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022

  Hailing from the first free Black town in the Americas, Kombilesa Mí fuses the traditional sounds of Colombia with urban pop.

  Release: 2022-01-28Grade Save

  #12 Tufan Derince: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022

  Ever heard the elektro bağlama? You're about to, in this electronic update on Turkish folk music.

  Release: 2022-01-29Grade Save

  #13 Kiran Ahluwalia: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022

  Indian tradition meets blues, rock and jazz in this brilliant globalFEST performance.

  Release: 2022-01-29Grade Save

  #14 Al Bilali Soudan: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2022

  The Timbuktu group bring Tamasheq music from their living room to yours.

  Release: 2022-01-29Grade Save

  #15 Amber Mark (Home) Concert

  In celebration of her stunning debut album, Three Dimensions Deep, the singer-songwriter and producer plays a deeply intimate Tiny Desk home concert.

  Release: 2022-01-31Grade Save

  #16 Tori Amos (Home) Concert

  From her state-of-the-art home studio, the beloved singer-songwriter plays selections from her 2021 album, Ocean to Ocean, as well as a fan favorite.

  Release: 2022-02-02Grade Save

  #17 Fatoumata Diawara (Home) Concert

  The esteemed Malian singer, songwriter, and actress delivers a riveting performance of songs from her Grammy-nominated album, Fenfo.

  Release: 2022-02-03Grade Save

  #18 El DeBarge (Home) Concert

  The torchbearer for the DeBarge family plays a few of his R&B standards from a cozy home studio.

  Release: 2022-02-04Grade Save

  #19 Catherine Russell (Home) Concert

  The celebrated jazz singer performs a selection of popular early jazz standards at the GB Juke Joint Studio.

  Release: 2022-02-11Grade Save

  #20 Anthony Roth Costanzo and Justin Vivian Bond (Home) Concert

  Opera and cabaret comingle when two odd bedfellows bring music by Philip Glass, The Bangles, Peter Gabriel and Christoph Willibald Gluck to a "tiny apartment" in Manhattan.

  Release: 2022-02-15Grade Save

  #21 Too Short (Home) Concert

  The Oakland rapper delivers a dynamic, funk-laden performance that showcases his extensive contributions to West Coast hip-hop.

  Release: 2022-02-17Grade Save

  #22 Buffalo Nichols (Home) Concert

  The blues singer plays a solo Tiny Desk home concert from a spare, dimly lit Austin office building.

  Release: 2022-02-22Grade Save

  #23 Patti LaBelle (Home) Concert

  From a backstage corner of a concert hall in Austin, Texas, the Godmother of Soul performs hits from across the many chapters of her fabulous career.

  Release: 2022-02-23Grade Save

  #24 Pastor Shirley Caesar (Home) Concert

  The "First Lady of Gospel Music" delivers a sampling of her vast music ministry in this Tiny Desk home Concert.

  Release: 2022-02-25Grade Save

  #25 Fireboy DML (Home) Concert

  The Nigerian singer-songwriter delivers "Afro-life" in a three-song Tiny Desk home concert.

  Release: 2022-03-03Grade Save

  #26 Patricia Kopatchinskaja (Home) Concert

  A fearless risk-taker who makes warhorses sound freshly minted, Kopatchinskaja, from her Vienna apartment, sets fire to Beethoven and offers rarely heard American music.

  Release: 2022-03-08Grade Save

  #27 Abdullah Ibrahim (Home) Concert

  This performance by the celebrated South African pianist and NEA Jazz Master reflects on the past and helps clarify the present.

  Release: 2022-03-09Grade Save

  #28 Camilo (Home) Concert

  In this sweet performance, the Colombian singer-songwriter lets the world view his fairytale life in full bloom.

  Release: 2022-03-11Grade Save

  #29 Bonobo (Home) Concert

  The artist and DJ performs a set that hits like a series of quietly arresting lullabies in a Nashville warehouse with a full band, featuring Jordan Rakei and Hundred Waters' Nicole Miglis.

  Release: 2022-03-15Grade Save

  #30 Daniel Hope (Home) Concert

  Watch violinist Daniel Hope play Beethoven from the composer's own birth house in Bonn, Germany.

  Release: 2022-03-17Grade Save

  #31 Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Yard Act

  The Leeds band perform a wry and compelling five-song set from a club's green room.

  Release: 2022-03-21Grade Save

  #32 Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: KAINA

  The Chicago singer channels casita-born energy into a performance alongside a crew of close collaborators.

  Release: 2022-03-22Grade Save

  #33 Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Pom Pom Squad

  Led by Mia Berrin's bitterly romantic songwriting, the band performs songs that bring a much-needed dose of silliness to self-serious grunge and punk.

  Release: 2022-03-23Grade Save

  #34 Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Maxo Kream

  Backed by a live band, the Houston rapper performs a set that highlights the incredibly complex puzzle of his life.

  Release: 2022-03-24Grade Save

  #35 Madi Diaz (Home) Concert

  In her Tiny Desk (home) concert, Madi Diaz's music has never sounded richer or more radiant.

  Release: 2022-03-28Grade Save

  #36 Los Rivera Destino (Home) Concert

  The comedic Puerto Rican trio delivers a visual and lyrical treat of a performance.

  Release: 2022-03-30Grade Save

  #37 Maren Morris (Home) Concert

  In this four-song set, the country artist delivers her songs with clear-eyed passion.

  Release: 2022-04-04Grade Save

  #38 Leif Ove Andsnes (Home) Concert

  Hear the award-winning pianist offer two sides of Mozart's genius from inside the composer's own home in Vienna.

  Release: 2022-04-08Grade Save

  #39 The Linda Lindas (Home) Concert

  After going viral just a year ago, the teen punk band returns to "blow the roof off" the library.

  Release: 2022-04-11Grade Save

  #40 Brittany Davis (Home) Concert

  The Seattle musician and their hard-hitting band fuse rock, soul, hip-hop, pop and R&B for songs that teem with insights about identity, injustice and power.

  Release: 2022-04-13Grade Save

  #41 mehro (Home) Concert

  Watch an intimate, stunning performance from the California singer-songwriter who embraces well-worn emotions with grace and beauty.

  Release: 2022-04-14Grade Save

  #42 Samora Pinderhughes (Home) Concert

  Samora Pinderhughes delivers a vulnerable and intimate performance from his exhibition "The Healing Project."

  Release: 2022-04-15Grade Save

  #43 Currensy (Home) Concert

  The New Orleans rapper gives a performance that features three key elements that make him who he is: cars, weed and, of course, music.

  Release: 2022-04-20Grade Save

  #44 S. Carey (Home) Concert

  The artist performs four songs surrounded by household appliances and a handful of his closest collaborators.

  Release: 2022-04-21Grade Save

  #45 Feid (Home) Concert

  The Colombian artist utilizes his full 15-minute set to depict an artistic and intentional musical image of his home and its rich sonic diversity.

  Release: 2022-04-22Grade Save

  #46 A Strange Loop (Home) Concert

  The cast of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical cram into a booth at a New York institution for this whirlwind of a performance.

  Release: 2022-04-26Grade Save

  #47 Roger Eno (Home) Concert

  Gentle music from the bucolic English countryside pervades this tranquil Tiny Desk (home) concert by Roger Eno, with a special appearance by his two daughters.

  Release: 2022-04-27Grade Save

  #48 Thee Sinseers (Home) Concert

  The California band The Sinseers play a passionate and retro four-song set in this Tiny Desk (home) concert.

  Release: 2022-05-02Grade Save

  #49 Ron Carter (Home) Concert

  Watch the legendary jazz bassist and members of his trio perform from The Blue Note's prestigious stage.

  Release: 2022-05-04Grade Save

  #50 Little Shop of Horrors (Home) Concert

  Composer Alan Menken joins the cast of the off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors to celebrate the show's 40th anniversary.

  Release: 2022-05-06Grade Save

  #51 Aoife O'Donovan (Home) Concert

  The singer-songwriter assembled her band at a New Hampshire bookstore for a set of warm folk-pop songs.

  Release: 2022-05-09Grade Save

  #52 ARC Ensemble (Home) Concert

  Musicians from Canada's Royal Conservatory in Toronto introduce the spirited and overlooked music of Ukrainian composer Dmitri Klebanov.

  Release: 2022-05-11Grade Save

  #53 Buffy Sainte-Marie (Home) Concert

  Buffy Sainte-Marie has always been a wandering soul with a fierce sense of direction. Watch her and her touring band perform four songs from across her long, innovative career.

  Release: 2022-05-12Grade Save

  #54 Fontaines D.C. (Home) Concert

  Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. delivers a four-song set from Chicago's Irish American Heritage Center.

  Release: 2022-05-17Grade Save

  #55 IDK (Home) Concert

  The rapper gives a captivating, cool performance from his Los Angeles home for an audience of neighbors and friends.

  Release: 2022-05-18Grade Save

  #56 pH-1, Mndsgn and Audrey Nuna: AAPI Heritage Month Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

  The Tiny Desk is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month withperformances from pH-1, Mndsgn and Audrey Nuna.

  Release: 2022-05-20Grade Save

  #57 Ada Lea (Home) Concert

  In her Tiny Desk (home) concert, Ada Lea performs four sharply detailed and dreamy songs.

  Release: 2022-05-24Grade Save

  #58 Svaneborg Kardyb (Home) Concert

  The Danish jazz duo perform an untraditional four-song set from the countryside in Djursland, Denmark.

  Release: 2022-05-25Grade Save

  #59 Alisa Amador: 2022 Tiny Desk Contest Winner

  This year's Tiny Desk Contest winner performed the first Tiny Desk concert with an audience in over 800 days. It was a joyful, moving set from a captivating artist.

  Release: 2022-05-31Grade Save

  #60 Adekunle Gold (Home) Concert

  AG is ready for takeoff. Watch a live set from the Nigerian singer-songwriter and his band inside a faux airport terminal in Los Angeles.

  Release: 2022-06-02Grade Save

  #61 James Francies (Home) Concert

  James Francies delivers a poignant and powerful Tiny Desk (home) concert.

  Release: 2022-06-03Grade Save

  #62 Naira Marley (Home) Concert

  The celebrated Afrobeat star performs an upbeat Tiny Desk (home) concert including several songs from his debut album.

  Release: 2022-06-08Grade Save

  #63 FKA twigs (Home) Concert

  In the hallowed halls of London's St. Matthias Church, the innovative musician performs a cathartic set, including her new song "killer."

  Release: 2022-06-10Grade Save

  #64 Larry June (Home) Concert

  Larry June is the indie-rap hustle personified. Though the Bay Area emcee has a prodigious output, his (home) concert reflects the comfortable, laid-back tone of his records.

  Release: 2022-06-16Grade Save

  #65 Ravyn Lenae

  The genre-melding R&B artist Ravyn Lenae brings a funky, futuristic set to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2022-06-22Grade Save

  #66 Maverick City Music

  The contemporary worship music collective performs behind the Tiny Desk, featuring a special appearance by gospel legend Kirk Franklin.

  Release: 2022-06-23Grade Save

  #67 Monica (Home) Concert

  Monica delivers a vibrant vocal masterclass in this Tiny Desk (home) concert that spans decades.

  Release: 2022-06-24Grade Save

  #68 J'Nai Bridges (Home) Concert

  The Grammy Award-winning opera singer performs a classical, jazz and gospel influenced set.

  Release: 2022-06-27Grade Save

  #69 Denzel Curry

  From the moment the versatile emcee arrived at the Tiny Desk, the vibes were right. Watch a six-song set from Curry and a 10-piece live band.

  Release: 2022-06-29Grade Save

  #70 Usher

  The R&B goliath caps off our Black Music Month celebration, highlighting a catalog chock-full of hits spanning 25 years.

  Release: 2022-06-30Grade Save

  #71 Essential Voices USA

  Watch a world premiere performance of choral songs built on texts from important Washington women, from Kamala Harris and Condoleezza Rice to Eleanor Roosevelt, Elena Kagan and Abigail Adams.

  Release: 2022-07-01Grade Save

  #72 Maylee Todd (Home) Concert

  Maylee Todd's sci-fi performance includes an appearance from the first digital avatar to perform a Tiny Desk concert.

  Release: 2022-07-06Grade Save

  #73 FKJ (Home) Concert

  This performance from the French producer and multi-instrumentalist has all the shivers of ASMR with all the emotive joy of a warehouse electronic fête.

  Release: 2022-07-07Grade Save

  #74 Belle and Sebastian

  The band from Glasgow gives a charming, magnificent performance of songs from its new album, plus a classic tune from If You're Feeling Sinister.

  Release: 2022-07-08Grade Save

  #75 Animal Collective (Home) Concert

  The band Animal Collective performs a transfixing, unpredictable concert at MASS MoCA.

  Release: 2022-07-12Grade Save

  #76 Curse Of Lono (Home) Concert

  The band, led by singer and songwriter Felix Bechtolsheimer, performs dark but beautiful songs from its evocative 2022 album People In Cars.

  Release: 2022-07-14Grade Save

  #77 Ludovico Einaudi

  The Italian pianist and composer brings his emotional and reflective music to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2022-07-15Grade Save

  #78 Mivos Quartet

  The Mivos Quartet offers a new, colorful piece by Henry Threadgill and music by Robert Honstein inspired by the shimmering light at the Arctic Circle.

  Release: 2022-07-19Grade Save

  #79 Big Thief (Home) Concert

  The band plays a comfortable, playful set — including an unreleased song — from a house in Connecticut.

  Release: 2022-07-20Grade Save

  #80 Pigeon Pit

  The folk-punk unit performs hopeful, shout-alongable songs about seeking freedom in the face of tyranny, exhaustion and everyday nonsense.

  Release: 2022-07-28Grade Save

  #81 Madison Cunningham

  The singer-songwriter performs a selection of tracks from her forthcoming album, Revealer, that are alive with new sensations.

  Release: 2022-08-03Grade Save

  #82 Regina Spektor

  Spektor performs songs filled with truth and whimsy from her astonishing new record, plus some old favorites.

  Release: 2022-08-05Grade Save

  #83 DOMi & JD BECK

  The jazz duo known for dazzling, brilliant live performances delivered at the Tiny Desk, with a set of songs from its debut album.

  Release: 2022-08-10Grade Save

  #84 SFJAZZ Collective (Home) Concert

  The talented cohort of jazz artists perform a selection of songs that reflect on isolation, social upheaval and hope.

  Release: 2022-08-11Grade Save

  #85 Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine

  The two Tiny Desk veterans bring a spirit of serious fun to each other's songs.

  Release: 2022-08-12Grade Save

  #86 ADG7

  The nine-piece band filled the room with joy and a sound that's unique in Tiny Desk history, mixing shamanistic ritual sounds with Korean folk songs.

  Release: 2022-08-19Grade Save

  #87 Endea Owens and The Cookout

  The bassist and her band The Cookout perform a joyful, head-bobbing set of masterful jazz.

  Release: 2022-08-29Grade Save

  #88 Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet

  Isaiah J. Thompson's compositions combine jazz's past and present to paint a beautiful portrait of its future.

  Release: 2022-08-31Grade Save

  #89 SIX The Musical

  The Queens of the musical SIX reign over the Tiny Desk, enrapturing the audience of NPR staffers assembled.

  Release: 2022-09-01Grade Save

  #90 Juilliard Jazz Ensemble

  The ensemble, composed of current students in Juilliard's jazz studies program, gives a performance that embodies a spirit of community and collaboration.

  Release: 2022-09-02Grade Save

  #91 Randall Goosby

  The young rising violin star not only makes his instrument sing, he offers music by composers of color.

  Release: 2022-09-06Grade Save

  #92 JID

  The East Atlanta emcee brings a serious attention to detail to this stripped-down performance of tracks from his new album plus some earlier career-defining songs.

  Release: 2022-09-08Grade Save

  #93 Angélique Kidjo

  The inspiring Angélique Kidjo graces the Tiny Desk for our 1,000th concert.

  Release: 2022-09-12Grade Save

  #94 Allison Russell

  Russell and her talented band embody healing community; watch a performance of songs from her astounding, unclassifiable album Outside Child.

  Release: 2022-09-14Grade Save

  #95 Omar Apollo

  To kick off our Latinx Heritage Month celebration, Omar Apollo brings a mariachi band and a communal spirit to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2022-09-15Grade Save

  #96 Carin León (Home) Concert

  A four song performance from the Mexican Regional artist captures a society in transition.

  Release: 2022-09-19Grade Save

  #97 Girl Ultra

  The music of Mariana de Miguel is always changing — and her intimate, simmering El Tiny performance is an effortless flash of all she's capable of.

  Release: 2022-09-21Grade Save

  #98 Trueno (Home) Concert

  The Argentinian rapper performs a set that feels like a meditation on the music and communities that have shaped him.

  Release: 2022-09-27Grade Save

  #99 Jessie Reyez

  The Colombian-Canadian singer rearranges tracks from her new album and performs them with the assuredness of a true reina harnessing her vulnerability on stage.

  Release: 2022-09-30Grade Save

  #100 Susana Baca (Home) Concert

  The Peruvian musician gives an intimate El Tiny performance befitting her status as a curator of folklore and culture of the highest order.

  Release: 2022-10-05Grade Save

  #101 Carla Morrison

  The Mexican singer-songwriter gives a mesmerizing and emotional El Tiny performance.

  Release: 2022-10-07Grade Save

  #102 Tokischa

  The Dominican musician reworks her songs in a melange of Latin American and Caribbean genres, subverting expectations and foregrounding unfiltered expression.

  Release: 2022-10-12Grade Save

  #103 Farruko

  At his Tiny Desk concert, the rapper Farruko adapts his signature flow for a far more intimate setting.

  Release: 2022-10-14Grade Save

  #104 Joyce Wrice

  Clad in white and backed by a six-piece band in all black, the effervescent R&B powerhouse delivered a set designed to make it difficult for anyone within earshot to keep still.

  Release: 2022-10-18Grade Save

  #105 Leyla McCalla

  Drawing from her new album Breaking the Thermometer, Leyla McCalla and her band explore the weight of memory in songs deeply immersed in the rhythms, sounds and history of Haiti.

  Release: 2022-10-20Grade Save

  #106 The Crossing

  Hear what's been called "America's most astonishing choir" sing brand new music by Shara Nova that looks at how we handle difficult emotions.

  Release: 2022-10-24Grade Save

  #107 S.G. Goodman

  In Goodman's songs, music is a route to both survival and transcendence. Watch her perform three powerful tracks that confront grief and stump for understanding.

  Release: 2022-10-26Grade Save

  #108 Symba

  The Bay Area rapper balances high-octane wordplay with crisp scene-setting in his Tiny Desk performance.

  Release: 2022-10-28Grade Save

  #109 King Princess

  With her self-assuredness on full display, King Princess performs three stripped-down songs that mix love, lust and playful self-deprecation.

  Release: 2022-11-02Grade Save

  #110 NoSo

  The former Tiny Desk Contest entrant performs three sentimental, compassionate songs from their debut album.

  Release: 2022-11-04Grade Save

  #111 Lizzy McAlpine

  Lizzy McAlpine produces a quiet, cinematic set with just a few guitars and expressive vocal harmonies.

  Release: 2022-11-08Grade Save

  #112 Ezra Collective

  The London-based group brought intensity and energy to its long-awaited set behind the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2022-11-10Grade Save

  #113 The Lion King

  The cast and musicians of The Lion King on Broadway spent their day off behind the Tiny Desk to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary.

  Release: 2022-11-11Grade Save

  #114 Sheku Kanneh-Mason

  Watch the rising young cellist transform a Bob Marley classic, explore brand new preludes and unspool a weepy Welsh ballad.

  Release: 2022-11-15Grade Save

  #115 Horace Andy (Home) Concert

  Horace Andy performs in his signature raspy, gruff tenor from the living room of producer Adrian Sherwood.

  Release: 2022-11-18Grade Save

  #116 Santigold

  Santigold performs her genre-straddling R&B and electro-pop in a set that returns to her DIY, punk roots.

  Release: 2022-11-21Grade Save

  #117 beabadoobee

  The songwriter's grungy dream-pop sound and sweet, sincere voice are perfectly suited to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2022-11-29Grade Save

  #118 The A's

  The duo, featuring Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath and Daughter of Swords' Alexandra Sauser-Monnig, gives a playful, fun-filled performance of sublime songs.

  Release: 2022-12-01Grade Save

  #119 RM of BTS (Home) Concert

  The K-pop superstar and BTS member performs a set of solo material in front of a very impressive replica of the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2022-12-02Grade Save

  #120 Stromae

  The Belgian superstar's Tiny Desk is a portrait of a world-class showman at the height of his powers.

  Release: 2022-12-05Grade Save

  #121 Alex G

  The cult-beloved Philly singer-songwriter plays a handful of stripped-down songs from across his vast discography, including songs from this year's God Save The Animals.

  Release: 2022-12-07Grade Save

  #122 Eliane Elias

  One of the most respected names in Latin jazz gives a commanding performance behind the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2022-12-09Grade Save

  #123 The Mavericks

  The band is beloved for its live shows and masterful at bringing new fans into its fold — and its Tiny Desk gives us all a good idea of how it weaves that magic.

  Release: 2022-12-12Grade Save

  #124 Westside Boogie

  The Compton poet's vulnerable music required minimal adjustment to fit into our space.

  Release: 2022-12-14Grade Save
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  #1 The Smile

  The band creates a surreal atmosphere at the Tiny Desk, reimagining the sonically adventurous sounds of A Light for Attracting Attention.

  Release: 2023-01-03Grade Save

  #2 Jake Blount

  The young proponent of traditional music brought a talented band, his astonishing imagination and a selection of what he calls "Black folk music from the future" to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-01-06Grade Save

  #3 dodie

  The English singer-songwriter and her band give a cathartic, playful performance at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-01-10Grade Save

  #4 Marc-André Hamelin

  Watch the pianist, who's been called "a performer of near-superhuman prowess," play a smart set that spans six centuries.

  Release: 2023-01-12Grade Save

  #5 Soccer Mommy

  Sophie Allison and crew finally, after a three-year delay, make their Tiny Desk debut in a lovingly performed set.

  Release: 2023-01-18Grade Save

  #6 Dakh Daughters: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2023

  For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

  Release: 2023-01-24Grade Save

  #7 Khadija El Warzazia's Bnat el Houariyat & Esraa Warda: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2023

  For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

  Release: 2023-01-24Grade Save

  #8 Cui Jian: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2023

  For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

  Release: 2023-01-24Grade Save

  #9 Septeto Santiaguero: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2023

  For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

  Release: 2023-01-25Grade Save

  #10 Bia Ferreira: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2023

  For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

  Release: 2023-01-25Grade Save

  #11 Moonlight Benjamin: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2023

  For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

  Release: 2023-01-25Grade Save

  #12 Taraf de Caliu: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2023

  For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

  Release: 2023-01-26Grade Save

  #13 Noura Mint Seymali: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2023

  For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

  Release: 2023-01-26Grade Save

  #14 Justin Adams & Mauro Durante: Tiny Desk meets globalFEST 2023

  For the third year, Tiny Desk concerts team up with globalFEST for a thrilling online music festival — Tiny Desk meets globalFEST.

  Release: 2023-01-26Grade Save

  #15 Hermanos Gutiérrez

  The brothers' Tiny Desk performance is the perfect, slow-burning introduction to their music.

  Release: 2023-01-31Grade Save

  #16 Lady Wray

  NPR Music's Tiny Desk series kicks off a celebration of Black History Month with this stunning performance from Lady Wray.

  Release: 2023-02-01Grade Save

  #17 Indigo Girls

  Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have been offering life lessons to their fervent fans for nearly four decades; here, they play a set of stone-cold classics, including "Closer to Fine."

  Release: 2023-02-07Grade Save

  #18 Lee Fields

  NPR Music's Tiny Desk series continues a celebration of Black History Month with this set from Lee Fields.

  Release: 2023-02-10Grade Save

  #19 Kenny Beats

  One of the most sought after producers in music brings a trio of familiar voices to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-02-13Grade Save

  #20 Fousheé

  Britanny Fousheé is not an artist who can be boxed in. In her Tiny Desk set, she flexes her eclectic artistry and vocal — and emotional — range.

  Release: 2023-02-15Grade Save

  #21 Theo Croker

  The trumpeter brings his unmistakably chill attitude and determination to expand the sound of jazz to this stripped-down Tiny Desk set.

  Release: 2023-02-17Grade Save

  #22 Tamela Mann

  It's impossible to tell the history of Black people in America without the gospel, and Tamela Mann represented at NPR headquarters.

  Release: 2023-02-20Grade Save

  #23 Ab-Soul

  Ab-Soul's career is a prime example of how rap has grown over the past 50 years. For his Tiny Desk set, he hand-picked a live band and gave a display of raw honesty and next-level lyricism.

  Release: 2023-02-23Grade Save

  #24 Charley Crockett

  In his vintage Stetson, the Texas troubadour performed a set of songs that find new meaning in familiar country, folk and blues forms.

  Release: 2023-02-24Grade Save

  #25 Omah Lay

  The singer and songwriter made a special trip from Nigeria to the Tiny Desk for a performance of his Afro-fusion hits.

  Release: 2023-02-28Grade Save

  #26 Antonio Sánchez & Bad Hombre

  Sánchez observes the world with a drummer's sensibilities. Here, he and his pals in Bad Hombre explore the rhythm of language in a set of tracks from Sánchez's latest album.

  Release: 2023-03-02Grade Save

  #27 Jorge Glem and Sam Reider

  Two musical cultures come together to create something that didn't exist before in this Tiny Desk performance.

  Release: 2023-03-06Grade Save

  #28 Mama's Broke

  The duo performs a set of dark yet hopeful songs filled with haunting harmonies and unique rhythms.

  Release: 2023-03-08Grade Save

  #29 Selina Moon

  The singer-songwriter has impressed us with her Tiny Desk Contest entries over the last few years; at the Desk, she brought confidence, a sense of belonging and a brilliant set of songs.

  Release: 2023-03-09Grade Save

  #30 Andrew Combs

  Watch the restless singer-songwriter in a set of penetrating new tunes, capped with a breathtaking love song.

  Release: 2023-03-15Grade Save

  #31 Bono and The Edge

  It's hard to overstate the kindness and good-natured humor the U2 singer and guitarist brought to this set, where they performed reimagined songs from All That You Can't Leave Behind.

  Release: 2023-03-17Grade Save

  #32 Tye Tribbett

  Tye Tribbett brings his high energy praise music to the Tiny Desk in a set of six inspiring songs.

  Release: 2023-03-20Grade Save

  #33 Ingrid Andress

  Andress writes songs that have a way of digging up clear-headed truths; here, she performs three tracks from across her catalog.

  Release: 2023-03-22Grade Save

  #34 The Bad Ends (Home) Concert

  This magical, four-song set is an Athens, Ga., insider's dream.

  Release: 2023-03-24Grade Save

  #35 The Beths

  The New Zealand band writes sparkling indie pop underpinned by empathy. At the Tiny Desk, you can hear that support and camaraderie in the band's stripped-down arrangements and dry banter.

  Release: 2023-03-28Grade Save

  #36 Durand Bernarr

  Before his eclectic, high-energy performance, the singer and showman told the Tiny Desk team: "I'm not meant to be understood; I'm meant to be experienced."

  Release: 2023-03-31Grade Save

  #37 Kassa Overall

  The drummer, singer and producer gives a virtuosic display of musicianship, lyricism and artistic innovation at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-04-05Grade Save

  #38 Trina

  The rap icon treated fans to an epic set featuring the best of her sprawling discography.

  Release: 2023-04-07Grade Save

  #39 Fred again..

  The electronic producer and songwriter moves seamlessly in this jam-packed Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-04-10Grade Save

  #40 RAYE

  A long time coming, the South London-bred singer-songwriter performs at the Desk with the confidence of a veteran vocal powerhouse.

  Release: 2023-04-12Grade Save

  #41 Claudia Acuña

  The Chilean jazz vocalist makes a lasting impression at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-04-17Grade Save

  #42 Lara Downes

  With a piano draped in spring flowers, Lara Downes plays a smart set of music, new and old, that offers the power of renewal.

  Release: 2023-04-21Grade Save

  #43 Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet

  With a who's who of forward-thinking guitarists, Bill Orcutt brings his ecstatic minimalism to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-04-26Grade Save

  #44 Cuco

  Slow-rolling through four tracks, Cuco seamlessly blends the soul of chicano ballads and the smooth energy of soft rock.

  Release: 2023-04-28Grade Save

  #45 Kenny Garrett and Sounds From The Ancestors

  The distinguished saxophonist pushes the boundaries of modern jazz in his expressive Tiny Desk performance.

  Release: 2023-05-02Grade Save

  #46 caroline

  The minimalist English octet stresses a communal spirit in its Tiny Desk performance.

  Release: 2023-05-03Grade Save

  #47 Sid Siriam

  The India-born, California-raised musician melds Carnatic music, R&B and soul in his Tiny Desk set.

  Release: 2023-05-10Grade Save

  #48 Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily

  In its Tiny Desk performance, the trio makes music strictly for the moment — creating a shared language in real time.

  Release: 2023-05-12Grade Save

  #49 Karol G

  The Colombian singer and global superstar shines brighter than ever in this surprising Tiny Desk performance from last May.

  Release: 2023-05-15Grade Save

  #50 Lewis Capaldi

  If you didn't know anything about Capaldi before this Tiny Desk, the self-deprecating humor mixed in between gut-wrenching ballads will quickly catch you up to speed.

  Release: 2023-05-17Grade Save

  #51 Kimberley Akimbo

  The Broadway cast, band and composer assemble behind the Tiny Desk to share four songs from the touching new musical, which is nominated for eight Tony Awards.

  Release: 2023-05-19Grade Save

  #52 Anna Tivel

  In her Tiny Desk, Tivel's empathy elevates her folk-based, jazz-touched compositions from mere stories to secular prayers.

  Release: 2023-05-22Grade Save

  #53 Jay Park (Home) Concert

  The singer and rapper displays the subtle breadth of his music in this Tiny Desk (home) concert.

  Release: 2023-05-26Grade Save

  #54 Little Moon: 2023 Tiny Desk Contest Winner

  2023's Tiny Desk Contest unique, winning band performs a range of emotional and creative songs.

  Release: 2023-05-30Grade Save

  #55 NIKI

  The Indonesian artist Nicole Zefanya brings a tiny toy piano and sleek songs to this Tiny Desk debut.

  Release: 2023-05-31Grade Save

  #56 Unknown Mortal Orchestra

  The band's Tiny Desk performance featured songs that leaned right into its incalculability.

  Release: 2023-06-02Grade Save

  #57 Charlie Wilson

  The old-school funk and R&B artist tells a tale of "two Charlies" in his Tiny Desk performance.

  Release: 2023-06-05Grade Save

  #58 Babyface

  The singer, songwriter and producer brought his timeless love songs to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-06-09Grade Save

  #59 Tank

  The veteran R&B scholar turns NPR's modest venue into "the big, nasty Desk" in his performance.

  Release: 2023-06-14Grade Save

  #60 Adam Blackstone

  The producer, songwriter and musical director to the stars performed a multi-genre celebration of Black music.

  Release: 2023-06-16Grade Save

  #61 Ambré

  Everything in this Tiny Desk performance is unapologetically New Orleans.

  Release: 2023-06-20Grade Save

  #62 Amaarae

  The artist's Tiny Desk proves how far the sounds of West Africa have influenced the U.S. and, more implicitly, just how much the music defies catch-all labels like 'Afrobeats.'

  Release: 2023-06-22Grade Save

  #63 MUNA

  At the Tiny Desk, the pop trio preached the importance of joyful revolution.

  Release: 2023-06-23Grade Save

  #64 Wild Up

  The 14-piece Los Angeles-based ensemble's performance of music by Julius Eastman is nothing less than an exuberant house party unto itself.

  Release: 2023-06-26Grade Save

  #65 Brandee Younger

  In her stunning Tiny Desk, the artist demonstrates her ability to showcase all sides of the harp, from an instrument in classical music to contemporary pop.

  Release: 2023-06-28Grade Save

  #66 Juvenile

  The viral tweets were real — it's finally here: one of the most rambunctious experiences at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-06-30Grade Save

  #67 Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita, SUBA Trio

  With members hailing from Cuba, Senegal and Venezuela, this Tiny Desk is a truly international musical experience.

  Release: 2023-07-05Grade Save

  #68 Meridian Brothers

  The eccentric, fictional salsa band pulls the Tiny Desk audience into the realm of the imaginary.

  Release: 2023-07-07Grade Save

  #69 Lisa O'Neill

  The Irish singer brings a plaintive, pensive atmosphere to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-07-11Grade Save

  #70 MARO

  The Portuguese guitarist brings listeners into her journey of heartbreak.

  Release: 2023-07-13Grade Save

  #71 Alice Sara Ott

  The widely acclaimed pianist serves up nearly 200-year-old music by Chopin mixed with a contemporary work that looks back in time.

  Release: 2023-07-14Grade Save

  #72 GWAR

  For nearly four decades, the band has terrorized planet Earth with its raucous stage shows, raunchy metal songs and grotesque satire. GWAR finally came to destroy the Tiny Desk, once and for all.

  Release: 2023-07-17Grade Save

  #73 Sparks

  The duo bring their twisted musical sense of humor, honed for over 50 years, to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-07-18Grade Save

  #74 Cypress Hill

  The pioneering hip-hop group rolled into NPR headquarters with a horn section to play five funky tracks.

  Release: 2023-07-20Grade Save

  #75 Kany Garcia

  The Puerto Rican vocalist brings her distinctive songs of desire and longing to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-07-24Grade Save

  #76 Peter One

  Shifting from English to French to Guro, Peter One brings his passion-filled songs about his storied past to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-07-27Grade Save

  #77 Obongjayar

  The Nigerian-born, London-based artist gave us everything at his Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-08-02Grade Save

  #78 Gregorio Uribe

  In the hands of Colombian musician, the accordion is both a melodic and rhythmic wonder.

  Release: 2023-08-04Grade Save

  #79 Action Bronson

  The artist, whose world encompasses rap, clothing, fitness, food and more, performs funky, reinterpreted highlights from his discography in his Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-08-08Grade Save

  #80 Little Dragon

  The boundary-pushing dance pop group delivers a performance awash in upbeat and optimistic melody.

  Release: 2023-08-11Grade Save

  #81 Post Malone

  One of the world's biggest stars performs a few of the world's biggest songs at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-08-15Grade Save

  #82 Omar Montes

  The Spanish artist dances along the border of tradition and modernity in his Tiny Desk performance.

  Release: 2023-08-17Grade Save

  #83 Sarah Cahill

  The intrepid champion of new music turns her attention to female composers, offering a sampler of works by women across four centuries, including a favorite of Louis XIV and an Ethiopian nun.

  Release: 2023-08-18Grade Save

  #84 Yahritza y Su Esencia

  The family trio belt out songs of lost love and longing in their Tiny Desk performance.

  Release: 2023-08-24Grade Save

  #85 Christian McBride's New Jawn

  This unpredictable, funky set showcases the distinctive creative interplay between each player's personality.

  Release: 2023-08-30Grade Save

  #86 Speedy Ortiz

  The clever rock band delivers a performance 10 years in the making.

  Release: 2023-08-31Grade Save

  #87 Chlöe

  In her Tiny Desk performance, the singer filled the room with a stunning vocal performance, her positive spirit and light radiating throughout the entire room.

  Release: 2023-09-05Grade Save

  #88 Anne Akiko Meyers

  The thoughtful violinist makes a set of contemplative music, including a piece by Philip Glass, sing sweetly on her $16 million instrument.

  Release: 2023-09-07Grade Save

  #89 Hiromi

  The Japanese composer delivers a highly energetic and joyful Tiny Desk set.

  Release: 2023-09-08Grade Save

  #90 Indigo De Souza

  The singer-songwriter's vocals soar in this beautifully simple Tiny Desk performance.

  Release: 2023-09-13Grade Save

  #91 Tiny Desk Korea: V of BTS

  The K-pop superstar and BTS member performs three love songs from his new album.

  Release: 2023-09-14Grade Save

  #92 Rawayana

  The Venezuelan group brings its infectious energy and beach-infused sound to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-09-19Grade Save

  #93 Wicked

  Broadway stars Alyssa Fox and McKenzie Kurtz defy gravity, accompanied by composer Stephen Schwartz to celebrate 20 years of Wicked.

  Release: 2023-09-21Grade Save

  #94 J Noa

  J Noa came to the Tiny Desk to show the world what a girl from her barrio is capable of.

  Release: 2023-09-22Grade Save

  #95 DannyLux

  The Chicano singer brings a grounded sense of reflection to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-09-27Grade Save

  #96 Sam Smith

  The singer's Tiny Desk performance is a joy to behold.

  Release: 2023-09-29Grade Save

  #97 Alex Cuba

  Alex Cuba weaves evocative imagery into musical arrangements that conjure his native country.

  Release: 2023-10-04Grade Save

  #98 Villano Antillano

  Antillano shows why she's one of the most exciting voices in Latin trap and reggaeton right now.

  Release: 2023-10-06Grade Save

  #99 Caroline Polachek

  Haters may say it's AutoTune, but when Caroline Polachek sings live, it's clear that the impressive range and control you're hearing is all her.

  Release: 2023-10-10Grade Save

  #100 Ivy Queen

  "La Caballota" herself gives a performance for the girls.

  Release: 2023-10-11Grade Save

  #101 Becky G

  The stripped down sound of some of Becky G's biggest hits offered a rare view of her artistry.

  Release: 2023-10-13Grade Save

  #102 Smokey Robinson

  If there was ever an artist the word "legend" applies to, it would be Smokey Robinson.

  Release: 2023-10-16Grade Save

  #103 Maluma

  The Colombian superestrella brought his mesmerizing vocals and a few proud tears to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-10-20Grade Save

  #104 Jordan Ward

  The R&B singer performs a set of his most beloved musical moments.

  Release: 2023-10-23Grade Save

  #105 Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman

  The two artists perform a set of music full of yearning, joy and history.

  Release: 2023-10-24Grade Save

  #106 Nile Rodgers & CHIC

  As the ringleader of the CHIC experience, Rodgers crams a lifetime's worth of nightlife into every strum of his guitar.

  Release: 2023-10-26Grade Save

  #107 Shakti

  The Indian jazz fusion band stops by the Tiny Desk for a historical performance.

  Release: 2023-10-30Grade Save

  #108 Arlo Parks

  The British singer-songwriter articulates relatable emotions in ways a mere layman couldn't imagine.

  Release: 2023-11-01Grade Save

  #109 Conrad Tao and Caleb Teicher

  In our very first tap dancing Tiny Desk, the artists created an experience so unexpectedly fresh and suffused with joy, it moved some to tears and others to cheer for more.

  Release: 2023-11-03Grade Save

  #110 Emerson String Quartet

  In one of its very final performances ever, the durable and beloved string quartet says farewell with music by Beethoven, Walker and Ravel.

  Release: 2023-11-06Grade Save

  #111 Samia

  Samia's set provides a stunning showcase for her charisma, vocal talent and deftly detailed lyricism.

  Release: 2023-11-08Grade Save

  #112 Noname

  The Chicago-bred emcee-activist performs some revolutionary raps from her third album Sundial.

  Release: 2023-11-10Grade Save

  #113 Hayden Pedigo

  At the Tiny Desk, the guitarist plays quiet, gentle melodies inspired by his Texas panhandle home.

  Release: 2023-11-13Grade Save

  #114 Marta Pereira da Costa

  The renowned Portuguese guitarist bridges centuries of history with immaculate playing.

  Release: 2023-11-15Grade Save

  #115 PJ Harvey

  In her Tiny Desk performance, the artist lives on her own artistic plane — inviting listeners to take their time to fully join her.

  Release: 2023-11-17Grade Save

  #116 Shucked

  Songwriting team Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally take us on a musical journey from Nashville to Broadway with their musical, Shucked.

  Release: 2023-11-20Grade Save

  #117 William Prince

  The singer-songwriter performs songs that swoon at the wonders of love, but also deep partnership.

  Release: 2023-11-22Grade Save

  #118 Tiny Desk Korea: Tomorrow X Together

  The standout group of K-pop's fourth generation is in their element in this Tiny Desk Korea performance.

  Release: 2023-11-27Grade Save

  #119 Sampha

  The artist returns to the Tiny Desk for a full circle moment of a performance.

  Release: 2023-11-29Grade Save

  #120 Aja Monet

  The Tiny Desk blooms with the stanzas, sounds and legacy of jazz poetry.

  Release: 2023-12-01Grade Save

  #121 Philip Selway

  The Radiohead drummer performs three songs with a mix of deep warmth and wry, self-effacing modesty.

  Release: 2023-12-04Grade Save

  #122 The LeeVees

  Bob Boilen's favorite Hanukkah tradition graces the Tiny Desk for fun-filled songs about latkes and gelt.

  Release: 2023-12-07Grade Save

  #123 Olivia Rodrigo

  The singer-songwriter brings a handful of searing cuts from her sophomore album, GUTS, to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-12-11Grade Save

  #124 Laufey

  The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter brings her modern jazz-pop love songs to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-12-13Grade Save

  #125 Alvvays

  The band's recreation of its billowy, shoegaze-y sound lights up the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2023-12-15Grade Save

  #126 Scarface

  The rapper's performance radiates with his decadeslong passion as an emcee and producer.

  Release: 2023-12-18Grade Save

  #127 Louis Cato

  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert bandleader believes that live music builds community. At the Tiny Desk, Cato captivates.

  Release: 2023-12-20Grade Save

  #128 Sweeney Todd

  Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford lead the Broadway cast, complete with Tiny Desk-sized orchestrations by Stephen Sondhiem's longtime collaborator, Jonathan Tunick.

  Release: 2023-12-22Grade Save
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  #1 Sunny Jain's Wild Wild East

  Sunny Jain's music promotes the idea of not just crossing boundaries but obliterating them all together.

  Release: 2024-01-05Grade Save

  #2 Kevin Kaarl

  The Chihuahuan artist transfigures traditional Sinaloan instrumentation into folky new styles.

  Release: 2024-01-08Grade Save

  #3 The Good Ones

  The Rwandan group's determination to spread its musical message is an inspiration.

  Release: 2024-01-10Grade Save

  #4 yMusic

  The band's unique sound, driven by its peculiar blend of trumpet, winds and strings, seems like a compelling soundtrack for an age when music genres are becoming increasingly arbitrary.

  Release: 2024-01-12Grade Save

  #5 The Japanese House

  The U.K. singer-songwriter recasts four of her electro-pop songs in fresh arrangements.

  Release: 2024-01-18Grade Save

  #6 Hania Rani

  The Polish pianist and composer blurs the lines of ambient, classical and house in this performance.

  Release: 2024-01-22Grade Save

  #7 BLK ODYSSY

  An 18-minute flex that proves the artist is the modern personification of funk.

  Release: 2024-01-24Grade Save

  #8 Thee Sacred Souls

  The San Diego-based trio made its mark at the Tiny Desk with satin vocals and vintage melodies.

  Release: 2024-01-26Grade Save

  #9 Katie Von Schleicher

  With an eight-piece band, the singer-songwriter brings her wry charm to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2024-01-29Grade Save

  #10 Timo Andres

  To mark Philip Glass' 87th birthday, the astute pianist Timo Andres stops by to play a contrasting pair of the composer's popular etudes.

  Release: 2024-01-31Grade Save

  #11 Joshua Redman

  Joshua Redman illustrates why he is one of today's best saxophonists.

  Release: 2024-02-02Grade Save

  #12 Carrtoons

  Ben Carr, who performs as Carrtoons, keeps the producer-led Tiny Desk tradition alive in this set.

  Release: 2024-02-05Grade Save

  #13 Berhana

  The Atlanta singer pays homage to his roots with Ethiopian jazz pianist Kibrom Birhane and members of the Ethio Cali band.

  Release: 2024-02-07Grade Save

  #14 Tinashe

  Tinashe's Tiny Desk performance proves her artistry has never been one-dimensional.

  Release: 2024-02-09Grade Save

  #15 Cinder Well

  The California-raised, Ireland-based songwriter performs a set of folk songs that wind around the passage of time.

  Release: 2024-02-16Grade Save

  #16 Irreversible Entanglements

  The free jazz band with a punk ethos runs through six songs without breaks.

  Release: 2024-02-19Grade Save

  #17 Jeezy

  The Atlanta superstar focuses on the early chapters of his career in his Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2024-02-21Grade Save

  #18 Kelela

  The artist brings a distinctive, creative vision to her Tiny Desk performance.

  Release: 2024-02-23Grade Save

  #19 Butcher Brown

  The Richmond, Va. band brings its signature hot and funky "solar music" to the Desk.

  Release: 2024-02-28Grade Save

  #20 Wednesday

  "I learned how to play guitar watching Tiny Desk concerts," lead singer Karly Hartzman says. The Asheville rock band translates its noisy, country-influenced sound to a quieter setting.

  Release: 2024-03-01Grade Save

  #21 Squirrel Flower

  The Chicago-based indie rocker plays stripped back versions of her thundering rock songs.

  Release: 2024-03-06Grade Save

  #22 311

  What better way to spend March 11 than with 311 bringing love and nostalgia to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2024-03-11Grade Save

  #23 Jennifer Koh and Missy Mazzoli

  Two adventurous musicians trace the history of their fruitful collaboration in a set of pieces both ferocious and beautiful.

  Release: 2024-03-13Grade Save

  #24 Justin Timberlake

  The artist, who just dropped his new album Everything I Thought It Was, comes to the Tiny Desk with a set that leans heavily on his early solo catalog.

  Release: 2024-03-15Grade Save

  #25 Chappell Roan

  The utterly commanding artist takes the Tiny Desk stage with a magnetic performance and a towering wig.

  Release: 2024-03-21Grade Save

  #26 Soul Glo

  For the first time, a hardcore punk band graces the Tiny Desk — and ignites a mosh pit in the office.

  Release: 2024-03-22Grade Save

  #27 Big Sean

  The respected lyricist and hip-hop hitmaker comes to the Desk for one of the longest set lists in Tiny Desk history.

  Release: 2024-03-27Grade Save

  #28 Víkingur Ólafsson

  The thoughtful pianist from Iceland plays a set of gentle pieces — from Bach to Bartók — evoking nostalgic memories of his childhood.

  Release: 2024-03-28Grade Save

  #29 Thandiswa Mazwai x globalFEST 2024

  One of post-apartheid South Africa's most influential musicians comes to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2024-04-01Grade Save

  #30 Tarta Relena x globalFEST 2024

  The Spanish duo's timeless, poetic songs evoke images of lyricists and vocalists from centuries past.

  Release: 2024-04-03Grade Save

  #31 El Laberinto del Coco x globalFEST 2024

  A five-song set from a genre-bending collective built around the folklore and rhythmic styles of bomba.

  Release: 2024-04-05Grade Save

  #32 Linda May Han Oh

  In this Tiny Desk, Oh presents a mix of cuts from her 2023 release, The Glass Hours, and new works.

  Release: 2024-04-08Grade Save

  #33 Yaya Bey

  The New York-bred singer-songwriter creates a sense of closeness with her audience in this soul-stirring set.

  Release: 2024-04-10Grade Save

  #34 Fujii Kaze

  NPR unveils the very first performance for Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN, featuring talented Japanese singer and pianist Fujii Kaze.

  Release: 2024-04-11Grade Save

  #35 Sleater-Kinney

  At the Desk, Sleater-Kinney was all business — as wiry and vital as ever.

  Release: 2024-04-15Grade Save

  #36 Hauschka

  It's hard to spot everything Hauschka deployed for this mostly improvised set, from pink putty to strings stuffed with tin foil.

  Release: 2024-04-17Grade Save

  #37 Lise Davidsen

  The Norwegian soprano, with plenty of horsepower, unleashes a high C, and much subtle singing, in a thrilling set.

  Release: 2024-04-19Grade Save

  #38 Hot Chip

  The electro-pop group performs some of its enduring classics at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2024-04-22Grade Save

  #39 Ne-Yo

  Forever the showman, the R&B star and songwriter brings some of his biggest hits to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2024-04-26Grade Save

  #40 Tiny Desk Premiere: Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives

  The country and bluegrass music legend performs an excellent set with a finale fit for church.

  Release: 2024-04-29Grade Save

  #41 WILLOW

  The artist plays new songs from her forthcoming album, empathogen, as well as throwback hits at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2024-05-01Grade Save

  #42 Otoboke Beaver

  The outrageously fun Japanese punk band speeds and screams through its catalog.

  Release: 2024-05-03Grade Save

  #43 Kiefer

  With decades clocked behind the piano and a strong catalog, Kiefer Shackelford is primed for this moment.

  Release: 2024-05-06Grade Save

  #44 Yasser Tejeda

  The gifted guitarist combines traditional Dominican music with jazz and rock in his performance.

  Release: 2024-05-08Grade Save

  #45 Luciana Souza

  The Brazilian jazz singer and Trio Corrente perform selections from their Grammy-nominated album Cometa.

  Release: 2024-05-10Grade Save

  #46 Gary Bartz

  The 83-year-old NEA Jazz Master turns the Tiny Desk into a place of musical worship.

  Release: 2024-05-13Grade Save

  #47 Tiny Desk Premiere: Ana Tijoux

  At the Tiny Desk, the French-born Chilean rapper features tracks from across her catalog rich with cultural commentary and political critique.

  Release: 2024-05-15Grade Save

  #48 The Staves

  The Tiny Desk setting perfectly illuminates the power of The Staves' sisterly harmonies.

  Release: 2024-05-17Grade Save

  #49 Bob James

  The jazz pianist performs a decades-spanning set, including a new, improvised version of "Nautilus" with DJ Jazzy Jeff and Talib Kweli.

  Release: 2024-05-20Grade Save

  #50 Nelly Furtado

  Nelly Furtado's Tiny Desk performance felt like a victory lap — a greatest-hits reel and a homecoming all at once.

  Release: 2024-05-24Grade Save

  #51 The Philharmonik

  The 2024 Tiny Desk Contest winner — the multi-genre artist The Philharmonik — performs a celebratory set.

  Release: 2024-05-27Grade Save

  #52 Sean Paul

  The Jamaican superstar Sean Paul’s Tiny Desk set is all gas and no breaks.

  Release: 2024-05-31Grade Save

  #53 Tems

  The Nigerian singer-songwriter performs standout songs from her forthcoming album, Born in the Wild.

  Release: 2024-06-03Grade Save

  #54 Lakecia Benjamin

  The alto saxophonist burst into her Tiny Desk Concert like a meteor breaching the atmosphere.

  Release: 2024-06-05Grade Save

  #55 Tierra Whack

  The Philly rapper gave playful, grade school shenanigans in her Tiny Desk featuring a surprise guest.

  Release: 2024-06-07Grade Save

  #56 Chaka Khan

  The “Queen of Funk” graces the Tiny Desk with a set list to groove to.

  Release: 2024-06-10Grade Save

  #57 Kierra Sheard

  The Gospel singer brings her faith to the Tiny Desk with a stirring medley of her greatest hits.

  Release: 2024-06-14Grade Save

  #58 Meshell Ndgeocello

  The Grammy-winning artist brings powerful cuts from her forthcoming album, No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin, as well as fan favorites, to this performance.

  Release: 2024-06-18Grade Save

  #59 Brittney Spencer

  The boundary-pushing singer-songwriter brings her country sensibility to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2024-06-21Grade Save

  #60 Flo Milli

  The Tiny Desk has humbled many artists, but Flo Milli strutted into NPR HQ for this set with the unwavering confidence of an OG.

  Release: 2024-06-26Grade Save

  #61 SWV

  We conclude 2024’s Black Music Month celebration at the Tiny Desk with the catalyst for the all-female lineup.

  Release: 2024-06-28Grade Save

  #62 Tiny Desk Premiere: Silvia Pérez Cruz

  The Spanish singer performs her brilliantly distinct songs at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2024-07-01Grade Save

  #63 Laura Jane Grace & the Mississippi Medicals

  The artist crams more than two decades of music, from solo material to Against Me! cuts, into her performance.

  Release: 2024-07-03Grade Save

  #64 María José Llergo

  Llergo's performance brings the spirit of a Spanish music scene built on tradition but exploding with new energy to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2024-07-08Grade Save

  #65 Julius Rodriguez

  The New York-bred and Los Angeles- based pianist and multi-instrumentalist has been regarded as a young master in the jazz world.

  Release: 2024-07-10Grade Save

  #66 The Wiz

  The cast of the newest Broadway revival turns NPR headquarters into Emerald City.

  Release: 2024-07-12Grade Save

  #67 Nathy Peluso

  The Spanish artist brought all of her genre-bending, vocal powerhouse energy to her Tiny Desk concert.

  Release: 2024-07-15Grade Save

  #68 Phish

  The beloved jam band plays a handful of classics and new tracks at the Desk.

  Release: 2024-07-17Grade Save

  #69 Álvaro Díaz

  The Puerto Rican rapper brought a relaxed energy and community feel to his performance.

  Release: 2024-07-19Grade Save

  #70 Norah Jones

  The singer-songwriter makes her long-awaited appearance at the Tiny Desk with a collection of light, breezy tracks.

  Release: 2024-07-22Grade Save

  #71 Feist

  The singer-songwriter showcases new and old material in her long-awaited Tiny Desk debut.

  Release: 2024-07-24Grade Save

  #72 Ryan Leslie

  The singer-songwriter and entrepreneur adapts his big, synth-heavy sound for his performance.

  Release: 2024-07-26Grade Save

  #73 Tiny Desk Premiere: Shae Universe

  Shae Universe takes us on a journey of love in all its forms in this concert: lust, romance and self-love.

  Release: 2024-07-29Grade Save

  #74 Kehlani

  Kehlani’s Tiny Desk invites viewers on a ride through several of their biggest hits.

  Release: 2024-07-31Grade Save

  #75 The LOX

  After 30 years in the game, the rap trio brings a fresh, new sound to the Desk.

  Release: 2024-08-02Grade Save

  #76 Alana Springsteen

  Springsteen showed up ready to make it count, with a carefully arranged set list and an incredible band.

  Release: 2024-08-05Grade Save

  #77 Milton Nascimento & esperanza spalding (Home) Concert

  The musical icons perform new songs from their forthcoming album, Milton + esperanza, in a rare video performance.

  Release: 2024-08-07Grade Save

  #78 Devo

  The group brings its playfully subversive style to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2024-08-09Grade Save

  #79 Chucho Valdés

  The Cuban pianist brings his legendary blend of jazz, classical and Cuban tradition.

  Release: 2024-08-12Grade Save

  #80 Sierra Ferrell

  Sierra Ferrell is the May Queen of American roots music — no matter what month it is.

  Release: 2024-08-14Grade Save

  #81 Keyon Harrold

  The artist brings his musical family together across jazz, R&B and hip-hop to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2024-08-16Grade Save

  #82 Katy Kirby

  The singer-songwriter’s clear voice and distinctive lyrical imagery shine in this dynamic performance.

  Release: 2024-08-19Grade Save

  #83 Maxwell

  The soul singer seduces the Tiny Desk audience with his tender songs of love and heartbreak.

  Release: 2024-08-23Grade Save

  #84 Lainey Wilson

  The whole deeply charming set announced Wilson as a star with staying power.

  Release: 2024-08-27Grade Save

  #85 Pygmy Lush

  This Tiny Desk is the atmospheric folk band’s first live performance in seven years.

  Release: 2024-08-30Grade Save

  #86 Mdou Moctar

  There’s a righteous fury to Mdou Moctar’s music, but also a reminder the good fight is always worth fighting.

  Release: 2024-09-10Grade Save

  #87 Remi Wolf

  Remi Wolf may be a superhero who isn’t entirely aware of her powers.

  Release: 2024-09-12Grade Save

  #88 Juanes

  The Colombian superstar brought his intensely personal songs, which didn’t lose their power of speaking to heart.

  Release: 2024-09-16Grade Save

  #89 Danny Ocean

  The Venezuelan artist’s performance reflects his ability to make universal music about love without losing sight of larger human struggles.

  Release: 2024-09-18Grade Save

  #90 Daniel, Me Estás Matando

  The Mexican band brings its signature “Boleroglam” to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2024-09-20Grade Save

  #91 OKAN

  The group’s Afro-Cuban sounds honor tradition while stretching the boundaries of how it's expressed.

  Release: 2024-09-24Grade Save

  #92 Ivan Cornejo

  Whether in a stadium of 75,000 or behind a desk in an office building, Ivan Cornejo sings two notes and the heart quiets.

  Release: 2024-09-26Grade Save

  #93 Fabiola Méndez

  The Puerto Rican artist brings joy to the Tiny Desk with her signature cuatro.

  Release: 2024-09-30Grade Save

  #94 Rita Payés

  The artist performs a variety of Spanish jazz that’s contemporary and nimble in its delivery, yet leans heavily on tradition.

  Release: 2024-10-02Grade Save

  #95 Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso

  Argentina is a country notorious for unabashed expression and Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso take nothing for granted when it comes to showing up as they are.

  Release: 2024-10-04Grade Save

  #96 Eladio Carrión

  The Kansas-born, Puerto Rico-raised artist blends English language hip-hop and Latin trap seamlessly in this performance.

  Release: 2024-10-06Grade Save

  #97 The Marías

  The indie band brings its authenticity and bedroom pop style to the Tiny Desk’s slightly bigger space.

  Release: 2024-10-09Grade Save

  #98 Sheila E.

  One of the world’s most recognized drummers glides easily from genre to genre in this performance.

  Release: 2024-10-11Grade Save

  #99 John Holiday

  The countertenor’s sparkling personality shines brightly in a wide ranging set that includes jazz, classical and spirituals.

  Release: 2024-10-16Grade Save

  #100 Audrey Nuna

  The artist’s setlist perfectly encapsulates how much musical ground she’s able to cover.

  Release: 2024-10-18Grade Save

  #101 Kamasi Washington

  The Grammy-nominated saxophonist brought the house down with his reflective, danceable ballads.

  Release: 2024-10-21Grade Save

  #102 The Baylor Project

  The musical and life partners’ playfulness and love for each other is on full display in this performance.

  Release: 2024-10-23Grade Save

  #103 Dua Lipa

  The pop superstar finally graced the actual Tiny Desk with joyous music, at a time when we could all use it.

  Release: 2024-10-25Grade Save

  #104 Sylo

  The Toronto-based R&B artist’s voice is light and airy, but cozy. In reimaginations of his songs, Sylo reflects his quick growth as an artist.

  Release: 2024-10-28Grade Save

  #105 Chelsea Wolfe

  Wolfe strips down her colossal sound to its barest, most intimate elements, revealing the profound beauty within.

  Release: 2024-10-30Grade Save

  #106 Sheer Mag

  The Philly band, a force for good in rock and roll, runs through a career-spanning set with a little help from some bagpipes.

  Release: 2024-11-01Grade Save

  #107 LaRussell

  The Vallejo, Calif., rapper brings his famous backyard vibes to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2024-11-04Grade Save

  #108 Elmiene

  The British singer-songwriter performs his charismatic, '90s R&B-inspired love songs.

  Release: 2024-11-11Grade Save

  #109 Yunchan Lim

  The youngest ever winner of the Van Cliburn Piano Competition makes our trusty upright piano sound like a 9-foot grand in music by Liszt and Tchaikovsky.

  Release: 2024-11-13Grade Save

  #110 Durand Jones

  The artist sings fervently of hope, joy and perseverance backed by a group of impressive gospel singers.

  Release: 2024-11-15Grade Save

  #111 The Magnetic Fields

  The band performs more than half a dozen songs across the beloved 69 Love Songs.

  Release: 2024-11-20Grade Save

  #112 Wyatt Flores

  The young country artist solidifies himself as a rising star in this captivating performance.

  Release: 2024-11-22Grade Save

  #113 Teedra Moses

  The artist celebrates the 20th anniversary of her landmark debut album Complex Simplicity.

  Release: 2024-11-25Grade Save

  #114 TV On The Radio

  Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes, the band plays a breathtaking and career-spanning set.

  Release: 2024-11-27Grade Save

  #115 Rosie Tucker

  The indie rocker brings their catchy songs full of big ideas to the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2024-12-02Grade Save

  #116 Old Crow Medicine Show

  The band performs its revved-up take on roots music at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2024-12-04Grade Save

  #117 Doechii

  The Grammy-nominated rapper moved throughout her Tiny Desk with purpose — knowing exactly what she wanted and how to achieve it.

  Release: 2024-12-06Grade Save

  #118 Stereophonic

  Release: 2024-12-09Grade Save

  #119 Billie Eilish

  Release: 2024-12-12Grade Save

  #120 Waxahatchee

  Release: 2024-12-16Grade Save

  #121 Yo Gabba GabbaLand!

  Release: 2024-12-18Grade Save

  #122 Sabrina Carpenter

  Release: 2024-12-20Grade Save
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  #1 Isata Kanneh-Mason

  Release: 2025-01-07Grade Save

  #2 Machel Montano

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  #3 From the Top

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  #4 The Red Clay Straws

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  #5 Bilal

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  #7 MJ Lenderman

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  #8 Faye Webster

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  #9 Braxton Cook

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  #10 Roberto Fonseca

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  #11 Yasmin Williams

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  #12 girl in red

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  #13 Bartees Strange

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  #14 Leon Thomas

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  #15 Igmar Thomas' Revive Big Band

  Release: 2025-02-26Grade Save

  #16 Marvin Sapp

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  #17 Abel Selaocoe

  Release: 2025-03-03Grade Save

  #18 Saya Gray

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  #19 Megan Moroney

  Release: 2025-03-07Grade Save

  #20 .idk. & Sector 202

  Release: 2025-03-11Grade Save

  #21 Third Eye Blind

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  #22 Yseult

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  #23 Cordae

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  #24 Jean-Yves Thibaudet

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  #25 Cass McCombs

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  #26 Julia Bullock & Christian Reif

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  #27 Sandbox Percussion

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  #28 Elida Almeida x globalFEST

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  #29 Chocolate Droppa

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  #30 Zar Electrik x globalFEST

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  #31 REBOLU

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  #32 Bad Bunny

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  #33 Nubya Garcia

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  #34 Yu Sakai feat. TBN Trio

  Release: 2025-04-11Grade Save

  #35 Illuminati Hotties

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  #36 Panda Bear

  Release: 2025-04-16Grade Save

  #37 Sharon Isbin & Amjad Ali Khan's Strings for Peace

  Release: 2025-04-18Grade Save

  #38 Gypsy

  Release: 2025-04-22Grade Save

  #39 Grupo Frontera

  Release: 2025-04-24Grade Save

  #40 Madison McFerrin

  Release: 2025-04-28Grade Save

  #41 PJ Sin Suela

  Release: 2025-05-01Grade Save

  #42 SUNSET BLVD.

  Release: 2025-05-05Grade Save

  #43 Jeff Parker ETA IVtet

  Music can transport you, even or especially when the destination's unknown. For 22 minutes, this is what Jeff Parker's Tiny Desk with the ETA IVtet can offer: a space for your mind to meditate on what the music speaks, set to a gossamer groove. SET LIST "Hearing 3.26.25"

  Release: 2025-05-07Grade Save

  #44 Katie Gavin

  Katie Gavin is the kind of performer whose dynamism knows no bounds. Whether she's performing with her pop band MUNA or solo, Gavin is a captivating presence. SET LIST "The Baton" "Sanitized" "Sketches" "Aftertaste"

  Release: 2025-05-09Grade Save

  #45 Beth Gibbons

  Release: 2025-05-12Grade Save

  #46 Carín León

  Carín León is an old soul. There is no other way to account for the power of the emotion in his voice. His 16-piece band tests the limited space behind the Tiny Desk, but when the brass takes over to punctuate a performance, Leon's commanding presence shows why he's one of the best at what he does. SET LIST "Ese Vato No Te Queda" "Lado Frágil" "El Amor de Mi Herida" "Por la Suave"

  Release: 2025-05-16Grade Save

  #47 Death Becomes Her

  SET LIST "If You Want Perfection" "Tell Me, Ernest" "Alive Forever" "Don't Say I Didn't (Warn You)"

  Release: 2025-05-19Grade Save

  #48 ARTEMIS

  Yes, ARTEMIS is named for a Greek goddess. This jazz supergroup has super powers and they're on full display from beginning to end during this Tiny Desk. The multi-generational and multinational group is composed of pianist Renee Rosnes, drummer (and Tiny Desk alum) Allison Miller, bassist Noriko Ueda, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen and tenor saxophonist Nicole Glover, all bandleaders with their own prolific outputs. SET LIST "Olive Branch" "Little Cranberry" "Sights Unseen"

  Release: 2025-05-21Grade Save

  #49 The Cast of Buena Vista Social Club

  Release: 2025-05-27Grade Save

  #50 Ruby Ibarra (2025 Tiny Desk Contest Winner)

  SET LIST “Bakunawa” “7000 Miles” “Someday”

  Release: 2025-05-29Grade Save

  #51 E-40

  SET LIST "Da Bumble" "Yay Area" "Sprinkle Me" "Captain Save a Hoe" "Snap Yo Fingers" "U and Dat" "Choices (Yup)" "Hope I Don't Go Back" "1-Luv" "Function" "Tell Me When to Go"

  Release: 2025-06-02Grade Save

  #52 Amerie

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  #53 Wiz Khalifa

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  #54 CeCe Winans

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  #55 Stanley Clarke

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  #56 Beenie Man:

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  #57 Alex Isley

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  #58 Living Colour

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  #59 Rico Nasty

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  #60 Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

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  #61 Takács Quartet

  Release: 2025-07-07Grade Save

  #62 Wet Leg

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  #63 Clipse

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  #64 Bloc Party

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  #65 ANOHNI and the Johnsons

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  #66 Rusowsky

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  #67 PUP

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  #68 Sasha Keable

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  #69 Sierra Hull

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  #70 River Tiber

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  #71 MIKE

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  #73 Omar

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  #74 Nduduzo Makhathini

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  #75 Guster

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  #76 Ty Segall

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  #77 Mustafa

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  #91 Gloria Estefan

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  #93 Tame Impala

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  #96 Asake

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  #97 The Beaches

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  #99 clipping.

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  #100 Emily King

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  #101 The Doobie Brothers

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  #102 Nova Twins

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  #103 Kris Davis Trio

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  #104 Pulp

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  #105 Ghost-Note

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  #106 SEVENTEEN

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  #107 David Byrne

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  #109 Air

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  #110 Annie DiRusso

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  #112 Odeal

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  #113 Sixpence None the Richer

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  #114 GIVEON

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  #1 Daniel Caesar

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  #2 Great Grandpa

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  #3 Coco Jones

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  #4 Destin Conrad

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  #5 From the Top

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  #6 John Fogerty

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  #7 Guitarricadelafuente

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  #8 yeule

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  #1 Tiny Desk Family Hour: Gaelynn Lea

  The former Tiny Desk Contest winner brought the crowd to its collective feet.

  Release: 2019-03-13Grade Save

  #2 Tiny Desk Family Hour: Cautious Clay

  The Brooklyn-based artist, in addition to offering up an impeccable vocal performance, brought perhaps the only flute solo of SXSW 2019 to NPR Music's Tiny Desk Family Hour.

  Release: 2019-03-14Grade Save

  #3 Tiny Desk Family Hour: John Paul White

  The former Civil Wars star performed a new song that even makes his kids cry.

  Release: 2019-03-15Grade Save

  #4 Tiny Desk Family Hour: Mountain Man

  We couldn't pick just one song from the trio's appearance at the Tiny Desk Family hour. So we went with three.

  Release: 2019-03-16Grade Save

  #5 Tiny Desk Family Hour: Wyclef Jean

  The former Fugees star brought an electric guitar and a young protégé.

  Release: 2019-03-18Grade Save

  #6 Tiny Desk Family Hour: Gina Chavez

  In this performance of "The Sweet Sound Of Your Name," a song of devotion from 2014, the Austin singer-songwriter finds magic in the intimacy of a communal setting.

  Release: 2019-03-20Grade Save

  #7 Tiny Desk Family Hour: Fragile Rock

  Fragile Rock's rowdy emo songs are performed by bickering puppets. Onstage at a church in Austin, the band savages the patriarchy in "Smile More."

  Release: 2019-03-20Grade Save

  #8 Tiny Desk Family Hour: Amanda Palmer

  The intense singer-songwriter performed "The Ride" on a grand piano.

  Release: 2019-03-21Grade Save

  #9 Tiny Desk Family Hour: Leikeli47

  The charismatic, genre-smashing masked rapper closes NPR Music's big night with intensity, joy and free-wheeling fervor.

  Release: 2019-03-22Grade Save

  #10 Ty Dolla $ign Pays Tribute To Mac Miller At The Tiny Desk

  While Ty Dolla $ign visited NPR to record his own Tiny Desk concert, he also performed a special tribute to his friend, the late Mac Miller.

  Release: 2019-08-08Grade Save

  #11 Megan Thee Stallion

  The secret's out! One of 2019's brightest new stars peformed a live show at the Tiny Desk.

  Release: 2019-10-28Grade Save

  #12 Sheryl Crow

  Tuesday night's guest star just wants to have some fun behind the Tiny Desk. She'll revisit her classics and perform new songs from her album Threads.

  Release: 2019-10-29Grade Save

  #13 Wale

  The chart-topping Washington, D.C., rapper brings his songs to life at the Tiny Desk with the help of a six-piece go-go band.

  Release: 2019-10-30Grade Save

  #14 Raphael Saadiq

  What a way to wrap up Tiny Desk Fest. Raphael Saadiq, one of the most respected voices in soul music, performs a live concert with rising R&B star Lucky Daye.

  Release: 2019-10-31Grade Save

  #15 Harry Styles Explains His Love Of The Packers

  The English pop star has a Packers logo tattooed on his upper arm. So NPR Music's biggest Packers fan sat him down at the Tiny Desk to ask: What's the deal with that?

  Release: 2020-03-13Grade Save

  #16 Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Dedicated Men Of Zion, Labess, Sofia Rei & DakhaBrakha

  Our first night of live performances features music from Algeria, Argentina, Ukraine and North Carolina.

  Release: 2021-01-11Grade Save

  #17 Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Minyo Crusaders, Hit La Rosa, Natu Camara, Emel

  The second night of our virtual festival features music from Japan, Peru, Guinea and Tunisia.

  Release: 2021-01-12Grade Save

  #18 Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Vox Sambou, Aditya Prakash, Martha Redbone And More

  Wednesday night's showcases blends the sounds of Haiti, India, Italy and the Indigenous people of North America.

  Release: 2021-01-13Grade Save

  #19 Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Edwin Perez, Elisapie, Nora Brown, Rokia Traoré

  Our final night of globalFEST 2021 features salsa, First Nations music, Appalachian folk and a West African superstar.

  Release: 2021-01-14Grade Save