NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts

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2011
2011x1
Abigail Washburn
Episode overview
03, 2011
Watch the singer-songwriter mix American bluegrass and Chinese folk from the NPR Music offices.
2011x2
Gyptian
Episode overview
05, 2011
The reggae star performs his hit "Hold You" and more from the NPR Music offices in Washington, D.C.
2011x3
David Wax Museum
Episode overview
09, 2011
The band brings a frenetic, infectious blend of American and Mexican folk to the NPR Music offices.
2011x4
Ballake Sissoko And Vincent Segal
Episode overview
17, 2011
The masterful kora-and-cello duo performs a transfixing set combining African and European strings.
2011x5
Iron And Wine
Episode overview
21, 2011
Sam Beam gives a fresh side of his new songs at NPR, and tops it off with a devastating 2004 gem.
2011x6
Basia Bulat
Episode overview
24, 2011
The Canadian singer-songwriter sings highlights from her two albums, plus a surprise from Poland.
2011x7
Richard Thompson
Episode overview
01, 2011
Watch the folk-rock legend perform songs from his 20th solo album, Dream Attic, at NPR Music.
2011x8
Stars
Episode overview
03, 2011
Watch Amy Millan and Torquil Campbell transform three of Stars' songs into spare, pretty folk music.
2011x9
Ivan And Alyosha
Episode overview
07, 2011
The band showcases its Beatles-esque pop harmonies and sweet melodies from the NPR Music offices.
2011x10
Esperanza Spalding
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12, 2011
The jazz bassist, singer and Best New Artist Grammy winner performs in the NPR Music offices.
2011x11
Turtle Island Quartet
Episode overview
16, 2011
With an eclectic palette of sounds and styles, the Turtle Island Quartet swings at NPR Music.
2011x12
Adele
Episode overview
17, 2011
In a three-song set at the NPR Music offices, the U.K. pop star showcases her brilliant voice.
2011x13
Local Natives
Episode overview
21, 2011
The L.A. band brings its euphoric choruses and clattering Afrobeat rhythms to the NPR Music offices.
2011x14
Damien Jurado
Episode overview
28, 2011
Hear Jurado's raw, time-worn, authentically graceful music, performed in the NPR Music office.
2011x15
Steve Riley And The Mamou Playboys
Episode overview
07, 2011
Watch the Grammy-nominated Cajun band play an upbeat yet bittersweet set from the NPR Music offices.
2011x16
Lizz Wright
Episode overview
14, 2011
In this two-song set at the NPR Music offices, Wright channels the gospel and soul of her past.
2011x17
Nellie McKay
Episode overview
04, 2011
McKay's bold, audacious personality shines in this set recorded at the NPR Music offices.
2011x18
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Episode overview
06, 2011
Hear the Refugee All Stars' upbeat reggae grooves, performed live at the NPR Music offices.
2011x19
Josh Ritter
Episode overview
11, 2011
Ritter can't hide his enjoyment of a performance, even when his songs convey obsession or disaster.
2011x20
Otis Taylor
Episode overview
13, 2011
Watch the banjo player perform his trademark trance-inducing blues at the NPR Music offices.
2011x21
Mount Kimbie
Episode overview
18, 2011
Watch the dubstep duo perform our first-ever electronic Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR offices.
2011x22
Pokey LaFarge
Episode overview
20, 2011
Watch LaFarge play '20s- and '30s-inspired music with the help of his band, The South City Three.
2011x23
Steve Earle
Episode overview
25, 2011
A singer, author, actor and activist, Earle showcases many of his talents at the NPR Music offices.
2011x24
Wu Man
Episode overview
27, 2011
Watch the world's reigning pipa virtuoso play ancient music from her Chinese homeland.
2011x25
Booker T. Jones
Episode overview
02, 2011
Jones' name is synonymous with the Hammond B3 organ. Watch him play one in the NPR Music offices.
2011x26
Julieta Venegas
Episode overview
09, 2011
After six albums, including last year's Otra Cosa, Venegas is still defying expectations.
2011x27
Neil Innes
Episode overview
11, 2011
Watch the Rutles alumnus play three of his classic satirical songs in the NPR Music offices.
2011x28
Future Islands
Episode overview
16, 2011
Watch the band's short but intense and cathartic set, performed live in the NPR Music offices.
2011x29
Low
Episode overview
22, 2011
Singers Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker perform three songs from their gorgeous new album, C'mon.
2011x30
Jackie Evancho
Episode overview
23, 2011
Watch the 11-year-old perform Handel's "Ombra mai fu" at the NPR Music offices.
2011x31
The Kopecky Family Band
Episode overview
06, 2011
The Tennessee band's sweet, swollen folk-rock songs keep blooming into something irresistible.
2011x32
The Black Angels
Episode overview
08, 2011
Hear a bold and surprising mix of sensibilities — at once icy and rustic, cavernous and confined.
2011x33
Chris Thile And Michael Daves
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13, 2011
Watch Thile and Daves play traditional bluegrass with New York intensity at the NPR Music offices.
2011x34
Charlie Siem
Episode overview
15, 2011
Watch the stylish young violinist pull out a bag of tricks in music by Paganini.
2011x35
The Decemberists
Episode overview
20, 2011
With Chris Funk and Sara Watkins, Colin Meloy plays three sparkling songs from The King Is Dead.
2011x36
YACHT
Episode overview
22, 2011
Watch the electro-pop band's striking and infectious performance at the NPR Music offices.
2011x37
The Civil Wars
Episode overview
27, 2011
Watch Joy Williams and John Paul White's swooning chemistry and stirring harmonies at NPR Music.
2011x38
Milos
Episode overview
30, 2011
Watch the newcomer from Montenegro play Spanish standards and a passionate ode to his homeland.
2011x39
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Episode overview
05, 2011
Hear the gospel greats' mix of polished blues, swinging soul and from-the-gut expressions of faith.
2011x40
Julian Lage Trio
Episode overview
07, 2011
The guitarist, 23, was once called a prodigy. But he's maturing into a distinctive bandleader, too.
2011x41
Ben Sollee
Episode overview
11, 2011
The genre-bending cellist and songwriter has created a unique take on folk music.
2011x42
Joe Boyd And Robyn Hitchcock
Episode overview
18, 2011
Boyd reads from White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s, while Hitchcock plays songs from the era.
2011x43
Y La Bamba
Episode overview
21, 2011
Watch Luzelena Mendoza and Y La Bamba craft joyfully rich vocal harmonies in the NPR Music offices.
2011x44
Givers
Episode overview
24, 2011
At the NPR offices, the band plays a sunny, exuberant set, suitable for dancing and bobbing along.
2011x45
They Might Be Giants
Episode overview
28, 2011
Watch the band perform two of its brand-new songs, as well as "Fingertips," a classic 1992 chestnut.
2011x46
Amanda Shires
Episode overview
03, 2011
The singer plays a charming set featuring songs from Carrying Lightning at the Tiny Desk.
2011x47
Noah And The Whale
Episode overview
10, 2011
The London band plugs in its drum machine, but sweet simplicity still reigns in the NPR offices.
2011x48
Paul Jacobs
Episode overview
12, 2011
Watch the miraculous hands (and feet) of the Grammy-winning organist in an all-Bach performance.
2011x49
Gaby Moreno
Episode overview
15, 2011
Watch the Guatemalan singer's breathtaking and passionate set at the NPR Music offices.
2011x50
Other Lives
Episode overview
18, 2011
The Oklahoma band brings its spacious minor-key hymns to the NPR Music offices.
2011x51
James Vincent McMorrow
Episode overview
25, 2011
The Irishman has one of the most arresting voices of any young singer you're likely to hear.
2011x52
CALLmeKAT
Episode overview
29, 2011
Watch the synth-pop musician perform a hauntingly beautiful set at the NPR Music offices.
2011x53
Phosphorescent
Episode overview
01, 2011
Watch Matthew Houck play a stirring, road-ragged solo Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR Music offices.
2011x54
King Creosote And Jon Hopkins
Episode overview
04, 2011
Diamond Mine's unassuming creators lose little of their charm and mystique in the NPR Music office.
2011x55
Foster The People
Episode overview
09, 2011
Armed with the summer song of 2011, the band brings "Pumped Up Kicks" and more to NPR Music.
2011x56
Diego Garcia
Episode overview
12, 2011
Watch the former Elefant frontman perform songs from his album Laura at the NPR Music offices.
2011x57
Sean Rowe
Episode overview
16, 2011
Rowe brings his booming voice and ever-louder acoustic-guitar set-ups to the NPR Music offices.
2011x58
Jeremy Messersmith
Episode overview
19, 2011
The Twin Cities singer is a pop genius, with creative ambition to match his considerable charm.
2011x59
Beirut
Episode overview
21, 2011
Beirut performs worldly, inspired songs from its new album The Rip Tide at the NPR Music offices.
2011x60
Jenny Lin
Episode overview
26, 2011
The pianist usually plays eight-foot Steinways. See what she does on an electronic keyboard.
2011x61
The Klezmatics
Episode overview
28, 2011
Ring in Rosh Hashanah with three globe-trotting tunes from one of the world's greatest Jewish bands.
2011x62
Trombone Shorty
Episode overview
29, 2011
The New Orleans native achieved stardom with his voice and his horn. But he just wants you to dance.
2011x63
Mates Of State
Episode overview
05, 2011
The band's performance in the NPR Music offices creates a vibe of ragged, awkward intimacy.
2011x64
Fountains Of Wayne
Episode overview
06, 2011
These songs showcase a band with tremendous narrative gifts and a flair for subtle beauty.
2011x65
JEFF The Brotherhood
Episode overview
08, 2011
Of course, the power-punk duo took off their shirts at the NPR Music offices, because why not?
2011x66
Grouplove
Episode overview
11, 2011
The upstart band brings youthful, infectious energy to the NPR Music offices.
2011x67
Chris Bathgate
Episode overview
14, 2011
The Michigan native's deliberately paced music is too rustic and pretty to be a true downer.
2011x68
Wilco
Episode overview
17, 2011
Armed with tiny amps and a ton of grace, Wilco plays new songs and an old favorite at the Tiny Desk.
2011x69
Hilary Hahn
Episode overview
21, 2011
The classical violinist blends Bach and Charles Ives with flair, then tops it off with a fedora.
2011x70
Ben Williams And Sound Effect
Episode overview
24, 2011
The jazz star and his band perform two songs from their album State of Art at the NPR Music offices.
2011x71
Lisa Hannigan
Episode overview
29, 2011
Exuding both musical and personal warmth, the Irish singer mesmerized at the NPR Music offices.
2011x72
Juanes
Episode overview
03, 2011
Watch the charismatic Colombian superstar give an intimate performance at the NPR Music offices.
2011x73
Jens Lekman
Episode overview
07, 2011
The Swedish singer shows off his humor and charm in this intimate set at the NPR Music offices.
2011x74
Marketa Irglova
Episode overview
10, 2011
At the NPR Music offices, Irglova mixes the exotic and the familiar; sweetness and longing.
2011x75
Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile And Stuart Duncan
Episode overview
17, 2011
The genre-bending cellist heads a dream team of string players who borrow from bluegrass.
2011x76
Joe Henry
Episode overview
21, 2011
Asking the fearless, easygoing singer to perform in a crowded office never felt like an imposition.
2011x77
Hospital Ships
Episode overview
23, 2011
Hospital Ships' beautiful, crushing songs pack an emotional punch in this performance at NPR Music.
2011x78
Gabriel Kahane
Episode overview
26, 2011
Hear the agile musician's rigorously crafted songs, which fall somewhere between classical and pop.
2011x79
tUnE-yArDs
Episode overview
01, 2011
tUnE-yArDs sings of rage and inequality, but also celebrates the joy of letting out a wild sound.
2011x80
I Wayne
Episode overview
12, 2011
As the cameras rolled, the reggae star came to life, showcasing his smooth voice and vibrant energy.
2011x81
Gem Club
Episode overview
16, 2011
Maybe you couldn't hear a pin drop when Gem Club played, but you could hear the click of a keyboard.
2011x82
The Music Tapes
Episode overview
20, 2011
The Elephant 6 alum plays a holiday set compete with bowed banjos, singing saws and tape machines.
2011x83
Maria Volonte
Episode overview
27, 2011
The Argentine singer blends tango, Latin blues and the traditional music of Brazil and Peru.