Featured Tiny Desk Concerts
Intimate concerts, recorded live at NPR Music headquarters.
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Perseverance, plus a whole lot of talent, is what got the Dallas hip-hop collective to our space after submitting to the Tiny Desk Contest four years in a row. -
Annahstasia's voice is soothing and strong. Her music feels like taking a deep breath, exhaling and landing in a gentle place. -
Zayrha Rodriguez/NPRThe mischievous visionary offers a career-spanning set with nods to dogs, the stars and her late husband, Lou Reed. -
In power ballads and two-steppers, Vince Gill crafts intimate songs about how we treat each other. The Country Music Hall of Famer sandwiches '90s hits in between new material, and closes with "Go Rest High on That Mountain." -
Vanessa CastilloThe tight and powerful group breathes fire into a Grateful Dead classic and smolders on a Hank Williams song. -
Zayrha RodriguezFeaturing new songs and beloved classics, the stadium-sized rock band shrinks down its outsized sound without losing any urgency or oomph. -
Virginia Lozano/NPRNoah Kahan's songs radiate empathy for loved ones and places from his past. After a gradual rise, the Vermont singer-songwriter finally makes his Tiny Desk debut. -
The musical Ragtime explores the complexities of love, family, community and what we owe each other. Company members stop by the Tiny Desk to share a bit of their American dream.
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The Welsh guitarist's fingerstyle playing drones with a haunted quality, but her flurry of bends, slides and chord clusters rip open the firmament. -
Joined by a string quartet, Mannequin Pussy's ferocious and tender songs swell with urgency. The band also gives us all space to scream. -
The Colombian band brings its psychedelic universe to the Tiny Desk, complete with ceramic decorations and a quilted flag handmade by Andrea Echeverri herself. -
The British folk-rock band shares world-weary anthems to growing older, weathering the innumerable blows of life and coming out on the other side, hopefully a little wiser. -
Led by Taylor Meier's soft, raspy voice, the folk band shares a range of material, including an old song that still rings true a decade later. -
The rejuvenated band, sporting three new members, is having more fun than ever. And it shows in these vigorous performances of pieces that are whimsical and socially conscious. -
One of the most influential groups in hip-hop honors its legacy and the late Trugoy the Dove with a set of classics and new material. -
In a set that spans Immanuel Wilkins' exceptional catalog, the jazz saxophonist brings the heat to the Tiny Desk. -
With a little help from his Sinners co-star Miles Caton, the near-nonagenarian legend gives the Tiny Desk a history lesson in the blues. -
One of the most requested artists for the Tiny Desk is finally here. Jill Scott shares some new music along with the classics we've been yearning for.
