November 13, 2015 by SURAYA MOHAMED Ancestor to the lute and the guitar, the oud is an ancient stringed instrument commonly played throughout the…
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My Bubba: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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November 06, 2015 by BOB BOILEN My Bubba is the duo of Sweden's My and Iceland's Bubba, women whose quirky, delicate, sweetly sung folk songs are a…
Aurora: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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November 09, 2015 by BOB BOILEN The first time I saw Aurora sing, it appeared so new to her that each note, and each hand gesture accompanying each…
Diane Coffee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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November 02, 2015 by ROBIN HILTON Diane Coffee gives the kind of live performances you talk about for weeks after seeing. It's not that the band…
The Suffers: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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The first time I saw 10-piece Houston big band The Suffers, it was at a small venue in Washington, D.C., called DC9. The club was barely big enough…
Beauty Pill: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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October 23, 2015 by LARS GOTRICH Beauty Pill's music is an invitation. In it, life whirs with plunderphonic glee and riffs are funky from the inside…
Paolo Angeli: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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October 19, 2015 by ANASTASIA TSIOULCAS Paolo Angeli has a whole toy shop aboard his guitar: He's got hammers, pedals, propellers, springs, drone…
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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October 09, 2015 by PATRICK JARENWATTANANON Artists don't usually tell long, rambling stories at the Tiny Desk, and if they do, those stories don't…
Oh Pep!: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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October 16, 2015 by BOB BOILEN I've seen Oh Pep! four times in three cities in the past month, and needless to say, the Melbourne band's music is…
Andra Day: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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My rule when booking Tiny Desk Concerts is to see artists live before they come to the office. I've heard many a great record only to be disappointed…
Deqn Sue: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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October 05, 2015 by BOB BOILEN Deqn Sue rose above a crowd of close to 7,000 entries and almost won our Tiny Desk Concert Contest earlier this year…
Lianne La Havas: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Watch Lianne LaHavas play at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk Concerts on npr.org ONE WEEK before they go up on YouTube? Click…
The Internet: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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September 29, 2015 by TIMMHOTEP AKU The Internet is both an anomaly and a sign of the times. No, I'm not talking about the actual Internet you're…
Joan Shelley: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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As technology rules the sound of the day, it's good to be reminded how powerfully a single voice can transmit deep emotion. Joan Shelley made one of…
Gina Chavez: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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September 22, 2015 by FELIX CONTRERAS Much has happened for Gina Chavez since I first saw her at an unofficial SXSW showcase about five years ago:…
Watkins Family Hour: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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September 15, 2015 by BOB BOILEN The Watkins Family Hour began a dozen or so years ago as a way for a group of friends to get together and play old…
Chris Stapleton: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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September 14, 2015 by JACOB GANZ As a songwriter in Nashville, Chris Stapleton has written hits for Kenny Chesney, George Strait and Darius Rucker…
Sam Lee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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September 11, 2015 by ANASTASIA TSIOULCAS English vocalist Sam Lee has an amazing backstory: He found his way to singing professionally after stints…
Leon Bridges: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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September 08, 2015 by BOB BOILEN We probably should have shot this Tiny Desk Concert in black-and-white. Listening to Leon Bridges, I hear a sound…
Happyness: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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September 04, 2015 by BOB BOILEN If you're a fan of dark, incredibly dry, wry humor, you've just found Happyness. In 2014, I first heard the band…
Mitski: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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August 31, 2015by BOB BOILEN Watching Mitski perform at my desk, there are moments when I was worried for her. In her opening song, "Townie," the…
Eskimeaux: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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August 28, 2015 by BOB BOILEN Eskimeaux's OK is easily my most played album of the year, next to the Courtney Barnett record. There's lighthearted,…
Caroline Rose: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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August 24, 2015 by BOB BOILEN Caroline Rose plays music as if she's just met her new best friend: It's fresh, fun and performed with contagious…
Son Lux: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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August 21, 2015 by ROBIN HILTON Most of the bands that play the Tiny Desk strip down their sound to accommodate the limited space and unconventional…
Restorations: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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August 14, 2015 by LARS GOTRICH Restorations' LP3 was a gorgeous, vulnerable and big-hearted rock and roll record with three electric guitars dialed…
Torres: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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August 10, 2015 by BOB BOILEN Mackenzie Scott's quiet early music gave hints that she could get loud, but I still wasn't prepared for the ferocity of…
Terence Blanchard: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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When he started to make the music that appears on his new album, trumpeter Terence Blanchard wasn't thinking of Eric Garner, Michael Brown or any of…
SOAK: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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August 03, 2015 by BOB BOILEN The opening line of SOAK's debut album — "A teenage heart is an unguided dart" — contains the first words I heard from…
Shamir: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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July 31, 2015 by BOB BOILEN When I first saw Shamir at NPR Music's SXSW showcase, the 20-year-old singer popped on stage with a Yo Gabba Gabba T…
Paul Weller: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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July 28, 2015 by BOB BOILEN There's a reason Paul Weller is so respected by his fans despite his shifts in musical styles over the years. Weller…
Kate Tempest: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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July 21, 2015 by BOB BOILEN Warning: Kate Tempest will connect you with your emotions and the cold, callous world around you. You may cry. Of all the…
Songhoy Blues: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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July 14, 2015 by BOB BOILEN The music I feel most connected to beyond rock is from Mali. The melodies are so fluid, so elegant and most of all so…
Girlpool: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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July 10, 2015 by BOB BOILEN Girlpool's Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad perform in unison: They play their guitars that way — Tucker on lead, Tividad…
Christopher Paul Stelling: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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July 06, 2015 by BOB BOILEN After spending time with Christopher Paul Stelling's third album, Labor Against Waste, I expected a certain intensity to…
And The Kids: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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June 30, 2015 by BOB BOILEN The fun, colorful Massachusetts trio And The Kids plays music that's full of life, with singalong songs and sometimes…
Oddisee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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June 26, 2015 | SURAYA MOHAMED -- Amir Elkhalifa, a.k.a. Oddisee, is an emergent standout in hip-hop. The Prince Georges County, Md., native says he…
Hop Along: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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June 22, 2015 by LARS GOTRICH Let's talk about Frances Quinlan's voice for a moment. In "Horseshoe Crab," she whispers with a rasp that feels small,…
Strand Of Oaks: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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June 19, 2015 by BOB BOILEN Strand Of Oaks' music is filled with bite and sometimes regret, but also a good deal of warmth. Neil Young is an obvious…
The Prettiots: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts
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June 15, 2015 by BOB BOILEN The Prettiots' songs are winsome and clever, but most of all they're honest and funny. Goodness knows pop music needs…
Anna & Elizabeth: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Anna & Elizabeth are almost single-handedly resurrecting the "crankie." If, like me, you didn't know what a "crankie" was, it's like a mural on a…
Genevieve: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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It's often true that the songs we wind up loving most are the ones that surprise us. I'm not a pop music lover, not a lover of songs with obvious…
Frank Fairfield: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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They came to the Tiny Desk a bit groggy, having been up late playing music in the hotel the night before. It's what Frank Fairfield and his friends…
Madisen Ward And The Mama Bear: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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There's sweetness to Madisen Ward And The Mama Bear's music that makes me smile, and then there's so much more. I first saw the Kansas City mother…
Jason Vieaux And Yolanda Kondonassis: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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We rarely invite Tiny Desk alumni back to the confines of Bob Boilen's work space, but we couldn't resist this time. Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and…
Young Fathers: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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They've made music together since they were young teens, coming together in Edinburgh from places as far apart as Ghana and Maryland. Young Fathers'…
Camané: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Great fado singers sound as if they carry the weight of the world's sadness. They don't just wear their hearts on their sleeves — they bare their…
Bellows: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Bellows' debut album, Blue Breath, was among my Top 20 records of last year. What sets Bellows apart from thousands of other guitar-bass-drums bands…
Eskmo: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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We met at a ping-pong party in Iceland. Brendan Angelides introduced himself as a musician and friend of Jónsi and Alex Somers, who were hosting the…
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