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. Air Date : 3rd-Jan-2018  Read More

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. Air Date : 5th-Jan-2018  Read More

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. Air Date : 8th-Jan-2018  Read More

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. Air Date : 10th-Jan-2018  Read More

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. Air Date : 12th-Jan-2018  Read More

More than a dozen artists gather behind the Tiny Desk to celebrate Memphis soul in a joyful, triumphant performance. Air Date : 15th-Jan-2018  Read More

The Ontario-based singer has a gruff but sweet voice with openly honest words behind soulful tunes of hope. Air Date : 16th-Jan-2018  Read More

Brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario seem like they beamed into the Tiny Desk from the year 1971, untouched by the 21st century. Air Date : 17th-Jan-2018  Read More

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. Air Date : 19th-Jan-2018  Read More

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. Air Date : 22nd-Jan-2018  Read More

George Clinton brought his family, both immediate and extended, to the Tiny Desk for a set of classic cosmic slop. Air Date : 24th-Jan-2018  Read More

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. Air Date : 26th-Jan-2018  Read More

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. Air Date : 29th-Jan-2018  Read More

The beloved singer-songwriter premiered three new songs while turning NPR's headquarters into a Harlem speakeasy. Air Date : 31st-Jan-2018  Read More

This under-the-radar singer from the Dominican Republic is starting to turn some heads. You'll see why in this Tiny Desk performance. Air Date : 2nd-Feb-2018  Read More

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. Air Date : 5th-Feb-2018  Read More

Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Díaz never fail to mesmerize. Watch the twin sisters perform a four-song set at the Tiny Desk. Air Date : 7th-Feb-2018  Read More

The Crossrhodes showed up to the Tiny Desk with game faces on, bringing with it a locally cultivated, globally appreciated energy. Air Date : 9th-Feb-2018  Read More

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. Air Date : 12th-Feb-2018  Read More

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. Air Date : 14th-Feb-2018  Read More

The Afro-Venezuelan collective brings the boisterous parranda sound to the Tiny Desk. Air Date : 16th-Feb-2018  Read More

One of the greatest to ever bless the mic treated the Tiny Desk audience to an office block party. Air Date : 19th-Feb-2018  Read More

August Greene, Common's new trio with Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins, brought some special guest vocalists to the Tiny Desk. Air Date : 21st-Feb-2018  Read More

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. Air Date : 23rd-Feb-2018  Read More

The Nashville star brought some good old country music stories to the Tiny Desk. Air Date : 26th-Feb-2018  Read More

Watch the 77-year-old jazz-funk icon perform “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” (and more) at the Tiny Desk. Air Date : 1st-Mar-2018  Read More

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. Air Date : 2nd-Mar-2018  Read More

The Mississippi rapper paid homage to his grandmother and performed songs from his new album 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time. Air Date : 5th-Mar-2018  Read More

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. Air Date : 7th-Mar-2018  Read More

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. Air Date : 9th-Mar-2018  Read More

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. Air Date : 12th-Mar-2018  Read More