Bob Boilen | January 6, 2023 Jake Blount has an astonishing imagination. While a concert of folk tunes could simply be a singer and perhaps a fiddle…
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Every Tiny Desk Concert from NPR Music, newest first. They play from NPR Music's own YouTube posts. 1,451 videos.
The Smile: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bob Boilen | January 3, 2023 Surely my musical highlight for 2022 was this Tiny Desk concert from The Smile. Just how Radiohead's Thom Yorke, Jonny…
Westside Boogie: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bobby Carter | December 14, 2022 Westside Boogie's obscure declaration before the final song of his set indicated his detailed knowledge of Tiny Desk…
The Mavericks: Tiny Desk Concert
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Felix Contreras | December 12, 2022 When The Mavericks brought their long-running tour to the Tiny Desk, we could hear a well-oiled musical machine…
Eliane Elias: Tiny Desk Concert
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Suraya Mohamed | December 9, 2022 Eliane Elias and her team arrived the day before this Tiny Desk to check out the space and audition the piano. We…
Alex G: Tiny Desk Concert
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Marissa Lorusso | December 7, 2022 "I don't have a lot to say," Alex Giannascoli, who performs as Alex G, says with a laugh after his first song…
Stromae: Tiny Desk Concert
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Stephen Thompson | December 5, 2022 Belgian dance-pop superstar Stromae puts on one of the best live shows in the world — here’s a two-song set from…
The A's: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bob Boilen | December 1, 2022 It was clear from the outset, those very first harmonies, that this was to be a playful, fun-filled day at the Tiny…
beabadoobee: Tiny Desk Concert
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Hazel Cills | November 29, 2022 Beatrice Laus, who performs as beabadoobee, possesses the sort of soft, lilting voice that often runs the risk of…
Santigold: Tiny Desk Concert
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Stephen Thompson | November 21, 2022 The Tiny Desk often forces radical changes to an artist's sound and style, but Santigold faced more than most…
Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Tiny Desk Concert
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Tom Huizenga | November 15, 2022 One measure of an artist’s popularity is how long it takes to book them for a Tiny Desk concert. In the case of…
The Lion King: Tiny Desk Concert
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Josh Rogosin | November 11, 2022 Actors and musicians on Broadway have a grueling performance schedule: eight shows a week with only Mondays off. Yet…
Ezra Collective: Tiny Desk Concert
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Suraya Mohamed | November 10, 2022 The day before The Ezra Collective’s Tiny Desk concert, the band members practiced for hours at a nearby community…
Lizzy McAlpine: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bob Boilen | November 8, 2022 While there's a quiet element to Lizzy McAlpine's music, there's also an explosive element of electronics, electric…
NoSo: Tiny Desk Concert
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Elle Mannion | November 4, 2022 Baek Hwong, the artist who performs as NoSo, arrived at NPR’s headquarters on a sunny Friday afternoon that followed…
King Princess: Tiny Desk Concert
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Hazel Cills | November 2, 2022 There is a sly, casual sense of humor that permeates the music of Mikaela Mullaney Straus, who writes and performs as…
Symba: Tiny Desk Concert
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Sheldon Pearce | October 28, 2022 The Bay Area rapper Symba is a capable storyteller, but he is best known for his bars. "Can I rap for y'all?" he…
S.G. Goodman: Tiny Desk Concert
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Ann Powers | October 26, 2022 S.G. Goodman gazes off into the distance as she begins the first song in this Tiny Desk session, rocking her body from…
The Crossing: Tiny Desk Concert
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Tom Huizenga | October 24, 2022 When the vocal ensemble named The Crossing — also known as “America’s most astonishing choir” — warmed up behind the…
Leyla McCalla: Tiny Desk Concert
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Ann Powers | October 20, 2022 “How much does a memory weigh?” Leyla McCalla sings halfway through her Tiny Desk performance in a voice that feels…
Joyce Wrice: Tiny Desk Concert
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Ashley Pointer | October 18, 2022 Warning: It’s hard to keep still when listening to the infectious music of effervescent R&B powerhouse Joyce Wrice…
Farruko: Tiny Desk Concert
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From Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, Tiny Desk is celebrating Latinx Heritage Month with an El Tiny takeover, featuring Jessie Reyez, Susana Baca and more…
Tokischa: Tiny Desk Concert
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From Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, Tiny Desk is celebrating Latinx Heritage Month with an El Tiny takeover, featuring Jessie Reyez, Susana Baca and more…
Carla Morrison: Tiny Desk Concert
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From Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, Tiny Desk is celebrating Latinx Heritage Month with an El Tiny takeover, featuring Jessie Reyez, Susana Baca and more…
Jessie Reyez: Tiny Desk Concert
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From Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, Tiny Desk is celebrating Latinx Heritage Month with an "El Tiny" takeover, featuring Jessie Reyez, Susana Baca and…
Girl Ultra: Tiny Desk Concert
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From Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, Tiny Desk is celebrating Latinx Heritage Month with an "El Tiny" takeover, featuring Jessie Reyez, Susana Baca and…
Omar Apollo: Tiny Desk Concert
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From Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, Tiny Desk is celebrating Latinx Heritage Month with an "El Tiny" takeover, featuring Jessie Reyez, Susana Baca and…
Allison Russell: Tiny Desk Concert
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Ann Powers: September 14, 2022 “I am grateful and I am proud for this circle of goddesses,” said Allison Russell during her joyful, rousing Tiny Desk…
Angélique Kidjo: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bob Boilen | September 12, 2022 Today we celebrate the 1,000th concert the Tiny Desk team has captured and published, and I can't imagine a more…
JID: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bobby Carter | September 8, 2022 Everything JID does is intricately detailed. He seems to care much more than the average emcee, and throughout this…
Randall Goosby: Tiny Desk Concert
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Tom Huizenga | September 6, 2022 Violinist Randall Goosby has arrived – and not just at the Tiny Desk. The young Juilliard graduate is racking up…
Juilliard Jazz Ensemble: Tiny Desk Concert
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Nikki Birch | Sept. 2, 2022 Jazz may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of The Juilliard School, but perhaps this series of…
SIX The Musical: Tiny Desk Concert
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Josh Rogosin | Sept. 1, 2022 As soon as the Queens saw the Tiny Desk, their excitement was palpable. After the initial flurry of selfies were snapped…
Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert
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Jazz may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of The Juilliard School, but perhaps this series of Tiny Desks will change that…
Endea Owens and The Cookout: Tiny Desk Concert
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Jazz may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of The Juilliard School, but perhaps this series of Tiny Desks will change that…
ADG7: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bob Boilen | August 19, 2022 How do you fit a gayageum and an ajaeng behind the Tiny Desk? That’s the question I whispered into the ear of our Tiny…
Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bob Boilen | August 12, 2022 I'd been entertained and enchanted by the many of the 150 or so small concerts Andrew Bird performed on Instagram during…
DOMi & JD BECK: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bobby Carter | August 10, 2022 If you've heard a DOMi & JD BECK song or watched a performance online, expectations of catching brilliance when you…
Regina Spektor: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bob Boilen | August 5, 2022 Regina Spektor sat in her hotel room waiting as we tuned the piano behind my desk. In those idle moments, she whipped up…
Madison Cunningham: Tiny Desk Concert
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Jewly Hight | August 3, 2022 Madison Cunningham looked thoroughly put together behind the Tiny Desk in her white satin pantsuit and powder blue…
Pigeon Pit: Tiny Desk Concert
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Lars Gotrich | July 28, 2022 A song by Pigeon Pit has gotten me through this year. Chugging a punk twang with the sun at its back, "milk crates"…
Mivos Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert
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Tom Huizenga | July 19, 2022 As the members of the Mivos Quartet began their sound check behind Bob Boilen's desk, I couldn't help but think of old…
Ludovico Einaudi: Tiny Desk Concert
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Kara Frame | July 15, 2022 Ludovico Einaudi was on a North American tour, playing before audiences in the thousands, when he stopped by the NPR…
Belle and Sebastian: Tiny Desk Concert
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Bob Boilen | July 8, 2022 Now that we're back filming Tiny Desk concerts behind my desk at NPR, I get to witness that nervous energy surrounding most…
Essential Voices USA: Tiny Desk Concert
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Tom Huizenga | July 1, 2022 With all the crazy politics and a stubborn pandemic dragging on, it’s easy to be pessimistic about America this Fourth of…
Usher: Tiny Desk Concert
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This year, NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts — both from home and from behind our beloved Desk…
Denzel Curry: Tiny Desk Concert
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This year, NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts — both from home and from behind our beloved Desk…
Maverick City Music: Tiny Desk Concert
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This year, NPR Music is celebrating Black Music Month with an array of brand new Tiny Desk concerts — both from home and from behind our beloved Desk…
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