NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts

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2012x1
Tinariwen
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Even in a stripped-down acoustic set, Tinariwen's trance-inducing desert music doesn't disappoint.
2012x2
Le Butcherettes
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Watch singer Teri Gender Bender transform from a soft-spoken musician into a rock 'n' roll beast.
2012x3
Screaming Females
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The band's keen sense of song prevails, especially in a new song called "It All Means Nothing."
2012x4
Jake Schepps' Expedition Quartet
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Banjo master Schepps and friends create an intriguing goulash of Bartók, bluegrass and bebop.
2012x5
Glenn Jones
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Watch the masterful folk guitarist perform a lovely instrumental set at the NPR Music offices.
2012x6
Anna Calvi
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Calvi plays songs from her self-titled debut in this powerful performance at the NPR Music offices.
2012x7
Girl In A Coma
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The San Antonio trio gets back to basics to explore its songs' forms and the soul of its lyrics.
2012x8
Bill Frisell
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The brilliant and nimble guitarist reinvents the songs of John Lennon at the NPR Music offices.
2012x9
The Creole Choir Of Cuba
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The group has revitalized a long-lost culture through music performed entirely in Haitian Creole.
2012x10
Craig Finn
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The Hold Steady singer's stark side is nicely conducive to barren arrangements at the NPR offices.
2012x11
Red Baraat
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The dance-friendly, India-inspired funk group performs a high-energy set at the NPR Music offices.
2012x12
Joan Soriano
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"The Duke of Bachata" gives a raw but beautiful interpretation of bachata at the NPR Music offices.
2012x13
Joyce El Khoury And Brian Jagde
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Hear the fresh-faced opera singers perform Puccini at the NPR Music offices.
2012x14
The Cranberries
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In this performance at the NPR Music offices, the Irish pop band mixes new songs with early hits.
2012x15
Milagres
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A band of selective minimalism, Milagres gets the most of simple sounds at the NPR Music offices.
2012x16
Pistolera
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Through her insightful lyrics, Sandra Velasquez conjures the sounds of the Mexican desert.
2012x17
Laura Gibson Plays Tiny Desk Concert No. 200
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Her gorgeous, whispery voice inspired the Tiny Desk Concerts series in 2008. Now, Laura Gibson returns with her band to perform four songs from her new album, La Grande.
2012x18
Rudresh Mahanthappa
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The saxophonist's new repertoire salutes electric funk, South Indian modes and swarming solos.
2012x19
Real Estate
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Real Estate wears placidity well: It's a band born and bred to convey and celebrate laconic comfort.
2012x20
Kayhan Kalhor
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A soulful master musician from Iran, Kalhor performs a beautiful improvisation at the NPR offices.
2012x21
First Aid Kit
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Sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg make charming, folk-infused pop music that lulls and enchants.
2012x22
So Percussion
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The ensemble employs all kinds of toys, from an amplified cactus to a mug filled with spare change.
2012x23
Kathleen Edwards
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The Canadian singer performs four sweet, warm, relatable songs that soothe as they nourish.
2012x24
Caveman
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Caveman writes guitar-based pop songs full of space and melodies you can carry around in your head.
2012x25
Novalima
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At the NPR offices, the band plays in a lean, funky configuration that gets the room grooving along.
2012x26
Soweto Gospel Choir
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The group fuses the music of many Christian cultures, with nods to African songs of celebration.
2012x27
Jolie Holland
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Holland plays songs with an unadorned tone that makes the voice and lyrics all the more touching.
2012x28
Cowboy Junkies
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The venerable band sounds as poignant and tender as ever in this performance at the NPR offices.
2012x29
Hospitality
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The group doesn't overwhelm so much as it wears listeners down with a subtle charm offensive.
2012x30
Nathan Salsburg
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The guitarist displays intricate fingerpicking in two songs inspired by Kentucky Derby racehorses.
2012x31
Endangered Blood
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The jazz quartet draws from post-bop, 20th-century chromaticism and New Orleans funeral marches.
2012x32
Kishi Bashi
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K Ishibashi is a master at building songs from live violin loops, layered singing and beatboxing.
2012x33
Pedro Soler And Gaspar Claus
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The improvisational music of the father-son, guitar-cello duo functions as a beautiful conversation.
2012x34
Chuck Brown
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The Godfather of Go-Go died Wednesday. In 2010, he brought his full band to the NPR Music office.
2012x35
Arborea
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Rooted in acoustic traditions, the music of Arborea stands out for its calm beauty and rough edges.
2012x36
Yann Tiersen
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Tiersen's rich, liltingly eccentric pop music is constructed from lots of sweet, intricate pieces.
2012x37
Canadian Brass
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The venerable brass quintet sports virtuosic, fresh-faced players in tried-and-true repertoire.
2012x38
Patrick Watson
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Watson has a lovely voice and a gift for wringing evocative sounds out of everything he touches.
2012x39
Kelly Hogan
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The unflappable singer performs three songs with seeming effortlessness and easygoing charm.
2012x40
Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom
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The drummer dedicates tunes to her friends, including her first teacher — a "sometimes great guy."
2012x41
Daniel Johnston
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Watch three songs by a troubled soul with a talent for writing honest, disarmingly direct music.
2012x42
Glen Hansard
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Hansard flexes his neck muscles a bit as he performs new songs and deep cuts at the NPR offices.
2012x43
Mariachi El Bronx
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The band plays with just the right mixture of passion and pathos in a fun set at the NPR offices.
2012x44
Reggie Watts
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The comedian and musician performs spontaneous improvisations full of killer grooves and humor.
2012x45
Exitmusic
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The band plays a beautifully buzzing, nuanced set, marked by gorgeous grace and stirring melodies.
2012x46
Brandi Carlile
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At the NPR offices, Carlile and her band sing from-the-gut songs about messy lives, loudly lived.
2012x47
Laura Marling
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Two songs from A Creature I Don't Know bookend a gorgeous new, unreleased song called "Once."
2012x48
Souad Massi
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A soulful yet steely singer-songwriter from Algeria charts her own course in these four songs.
2012x49
The Milk Carton Kids
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Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale sing sweet but intricate folk-pop songs in the NPR offices.
2012x50
Janet Feder
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Feder marries classical and folk techniques with otherworldly guitar textures and sounds.
2012x51
The Walkmen
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The band makes the Tiny Desk accommodate its booming sound rather than the other way around.
2012x52
Beth Orton
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Known for mixing folk and electronics, Orton unveils three new songs with just an acoustic guitar.
2012x53
The Zombies
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Two surviving members of the band still have the same chemistry here in a stripped-down performance.
2012x54
Rufus Wainwright
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By the middle of Wainwright's final song, "Montauk," few dry eyes remained in the NPR offices.
2012x55
Renaud Garcia-Fons
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Watch the renowned double bassist thump, strum and loop his way through three mesmerizing songs.
2012x56
Avi Avital
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Avital's mandolin sings with the sounds of Ernest Bloch and a raucous Bulgarian folk tune.
2012x57
Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
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These songs' fervor is the product of a singer armed with intensity and musicians who can match it.
2012x58
Yva Las Vegass
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Watch Las Vegass bring a punk aesthetic to Venezuelan folk music with a cuatro at the NPR offices.
2012x59
Kat Edmonson
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Hearing the 29-year-old singer makes it virtually impossible to do anything but stop and listen.
2012x60
Antibalas
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It's one thing for 11 musicians to make a big sound, but what stands out is Antibalas' subtlety.
2012x61
Spirit Family Reunion
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The group plays fiddle, banjo, guitar and washboard, all gathered around a single microphone.
2012x62
Dirty Three
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The band unleashes a gorgeous flurry of shambolic rumbling, prolific hairiness and dramatic yelling.
2012x63
Robert Cray Band
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Like any great blues singer, Cray makes heartache and dysfunction sound engaging and relatable.
2012x64
Lord Huron
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The band's rich harmonies are welcoming, its lyrics relatable and its live performances thrilling.
2012x65
Passion Pit
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Michael Angelakos makes electro-pop with monster hooks. But his songs are sturdy, versatile things.
2012x66
Jason Lytle
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The longtime frontman for Grandaddy goes it alone with acoustic solo songs from his latest record.
2012x67
Flaco Jimenez
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The conjunto icon spins magic, and stays true to tradition, with his trademark button accordion.
2012x68
Ben Gibbard
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For Tiny Desk Concert No. 250, the Death Cab for Cutie and Postal Service singer performs solo.
2012x69
Martha Wainwright
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Wainwright roughs up life's smooth spots, then digs her fingertips into the cracks that form.
2012x70
Taken By Trees
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Victoria Bergsman's songs seem to come from a place somewhere between a dream state and waking life.
2012x71
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
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The Seattle duo literally shakes the dust off the ceiling tiles at the NPR Music offices.
2012x72
Anaïs Mitchell
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The singer-songwriter performs three of Young Man in America's most bracingly beautiful songs.
2012x73
Daniel Bachman
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Once the acoustic guitarist zeroes in on the center of a song, it's easy to get lost in it yourself.
2012x74
Lyle Lovett
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Lovett gives a loose, engaging performance that feels like both an introduction and a victory lap.
2012x75
Alt-J
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The Mercury Prize-winning band plays angular, poetic, inventive music that takes unexpected turns.
2012x76
The Polyphonic Spree
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The sprawling group, 17 strong, squeezes behind Bob Boilen's desk for a special holiday performance.
2012x77
Miguel
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Performing at the NPR Music offices, Miguel strips his highly produced hits down to their bones.