We've had bands from all over the world visit the Tiny Desk. Most recently, we published a set by Keaton Henson, who was in from London. Back in May,…
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Time For Three: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Pigeonholing the classically trained string trio Time for Three isn't easy, but that's also a blessing. The musicians — violinists Zachary De Pue and…
Dana Falconberry: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Dana Falconberry's songs are gentle, almost invariably delicate, sometimes mysterious and frequently feather-light. But her music's sweet, intricate…
Guards: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Guards' music captures the pop sound of the late '50s and early '60s, but with more power and polish. It's hard not to hear a bit of Buddy Holly's…
Cheyenne Mize: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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In the years since she first surfaced as a suitably rustic duet partner for Will Oldham — the two Kentuckians released an EP together back in 2010 —…
Alice Russell: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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There's nothing restrained about Alice Russell's performance. It's emotionally fiery from the start and gets hotter and grittier, especially when she…
Frank Turner: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Frank Turner writes folk songs that harness the fury of punk and the majesty of Springsteenian rock 'n' roll. But more than anything else, his music…
Skinny Lister: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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I wish I could say I first found Skinny Lister in a pub some late evening while folks were dancing on the tables. I trust that that happens, but my…
Laura Mvula: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Listen to Laura Mvula's terrific full-length debut, Sing to the Moon, and you'll hear soulful pop music in Technicolor. The U.K. singer's sonic…
Cheick Hamala Diabate: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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There was an awful lot of dancing going on the first time I stumbled upon the music of Cheick Hamala Diabate. On the dance floor at U Street's…
Maya Beiser: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Maya Beiser's Twitter handle — @CelloGoddess — says it all. She's a brilliant cellist with a stunning command of her instrument, and she's tightly…
Patty Griffin: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Patty Griffin has always had a gift for locating a song's nerve endings; for surveying her subject matter and identifying the most efficient possible…
Billy Bragg: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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OK Go helped us move the Tiny Desk from our old building to NPR's new headquarters, and The National performed the first full new-building Tiny Desk…
No BS! Brass Band: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Just southeast of the Virginia Commonwealth University campus in Richmond, Va., lies a compact neighborhood called Oregon Hill. Historically, it's…
The National: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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The first thing you might notice about this video is the change in surroundings: NPR recently moved to a new building, and though we worked to make…
OK Go: An NPR Tiny Desk Concert In 223 Takes
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The Tiny Desk has moved, and OK Go has helped make it so. Earlier this year, we needed to figure out the best possible way to move my Tiny Desk from…
Mohammad Reza Shajarian: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Every Tiny Desk Concert provides its own particular thrill, but it's not every day that we get to welcome one of NPR's 50 Great Voices to our offices…
Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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There's something endearing, old-timey and almost vaudevillian about Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale — even the way they bill themselves as "Buddy…
Nicola Benedetti: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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You might never tell by her youth or her warm and approachable demeanor, but 26-year-old Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti has already had an…
Father Figures: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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In a small, packed Washington, D.C., living room late one December night, I heard a cacophony of horns, keys, drums and guitars that simply floored…
Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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You don't really listen to an Omar Sosa concert so much as experience it. The Cuban-born pianist's overall demeanor exudes a sense of calm and deep…
Efterklang: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Bands with big ideas work well at the Tiny Desk. Efterklang is a Danish group whose recent album Piramida took its members to an abandoned mining…
Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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You're about to watch one of the best fiddlers on the planet and a subtle guitar master work their magic. For too many of us, Irish music is…
The Lone Bellow: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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After hearing The Lone Bellow's self-titled debut, I couldn't wait to play it for friends and on All Songs Considered — I knew people would love it…
Mary Halvorson Quintet: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Today, when you see a saxophonist and a trumpeter in front of a jazz group, it's par for the course. It's a particular combination that's defined…
Night Beds: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Winston Yellen didn't start singing until he was 18 — he's 23 now — but he's already got one of 2013's most arresting new voices. As the singer for…
Cantus: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Is there some kind of weird vocal vortex in Minnesota? The state turns out so many excellent choral groups — at the school, church and professional…
The xx: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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It's easy to think of The xx as a fashionable band: Its members have a sleek all-in-black look, its typography and cover art is coolly and…
Of Montreal: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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About halfway into Of Montreal's Tiny Desk Concert in the NPR Music offices, I showed a friend a Post-It note on which I'd just scribbled, "Was I…
Black Prairie: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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The charming roots-folk band Black Prairie got its start as an outlet for The Decemberists' Chris Funk and Nate Query, who wanted an outlet for some…
Lucius: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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We brought Lucius to the Tiny Desk because I fell in love with one joyous, catchy song: "Don't Just Sit There." That's all I had to go on — I'd never…
Miguel: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Miguel turned up in the NPR Music offices early one morning, after playing a show late the night before. He appeared light and calm, and betrayed no…
The Polyphonic Spree: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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This year marks the 10th anniversary for The Polyphonic Spree's annual holiday music show — an extravaganza the group has held in Dallas each…
Alt-J: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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There's mystery in the music of Alt-J: The band's songs are wrapped in enigmatic textures, with swift shifts in arrangements inside every song and an…
Lyle Lovett: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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For all of Lyle Lovett's considerable artistic gifts — a distinctive voice, easygoing charisma, rare talent for wordplay — his greatest attribute may…
Daniel Bachman: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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For an early-twentysomething, Daniel Bachman has roots buried deep. His approach to the American Primitive style of acoustic guitar — a sonically…
Anais Mitchell: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Her voice is soft and sweet, her guitar work deft and evocative, but Anaïs Mitchell is a songwriting storyteller first and foremost. Robbed of a gift…
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Tears and laughter in the span of about 15 minutes — that's what's so astonishing about these Macklemore & Ryan Lewis songs. The first time I heard …
Taken By Trees: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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The power of Taken by Trees lies in understatement. Victoria Bergsman sings almost as if she doesn't care — but that contrast to almost every other…
Martha Wainwright: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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by STEPHEN THOMPSON Martha Wainwright's songs examine uncomfortable moments and life experiences gone wrong, but as she acknowledges in between songs…
Ben Gibbard: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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by STEPHEN THOMPSON Ben Gibbard has spent so much time at the head of various bands — Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, All-Time Quarterback —…
Flaco Jimenez: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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by FELIX CONTRERAS Watching Flaco Jimenez play his button accordion is like looking back in time. His grandfather started playing an accordion in…
Jason Lytle: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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by ROBIN HILTON Sometimes, it's hard to know what constitutes a band. Billy Corgan wrote and sang all the songs for The Smashing Pumkpins and still…
Passion Pit: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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by STEPHEN THOMPSON Passion Pit's Michael Angelakos is a fussy sonic craftsman: A keyboardist and singer who started out working solo on his laptop,…
Lord Huron: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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by BOB BOILEN Lord Huron is a band for just about anyone: The rich harmonies are welcoming, the lyrics relatable and the live performances thrilling…
Robert Cray: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Bringing blues music to the Top 40 isn't easy: Only a handful of musicians have done it in the 30 years Robert Cray has spent winning awards, selling…
Dirty Three: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Every member of Dirty Three has a highly respectable career outside of the band: Violinist Warren Ellis works closely with Nick Cave, drummer Jim…
Spirit Family Reunion: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Spirit Family Reunion was my [Bob Boilen] favorite find at this year's Newport Folk Festival. The group makes music I'd call "new old-timey," but…
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