Seasons & episodes
S1 · E6Lambchop's Kurt Wagner 2008-10-08
Kurt Wagner writes and sings beautiful songs with Lambchop, a hefty Nashville ensemble with a calm, restrained sound. When Kurt Wagner came by the office to play a Tiny Desk Concert, he came alone, with just an acoustic guitar, a stack of lyrics and his humble, good-natured sense of humor.
S1 · E7Dr. Dog 2008-10-20
Dr. Dog isn't an obvious choice for one of NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts. For one thing, it's a pretty big group, at least for the small space behind Bob Boilen's desk. The band's music can be pretty chaotic — loud and rumbling, with multiple instruments fighting to be heard. And singer Toby Leaman likes to belt out his vocals in a window-rattling, raspy growl.
S1 · E8Jim White 2008-11-07
Jim White is a storyteller first and a musician second. It's a kind of storytelling rooted in his own unusual history: He grew up in Florida in a deeply Pentecostal community and fell in love with the white gospel music he heard. But from there, White took a surprising path to becoming a full-time musician. He was a professional surfer, a boxer, a fashion model in Milan and a cab driver in New York City. White's travels recently took him to Washington, D.C., where he stopped by the offices of NPR Music for this live performance.
S1 · E9Shearwater 2008-11-14
A glorious four-song set that's at once pristine and ramshackle — equal parts clarity and clatter — not to mention one of our best Tiny Desk Concerts yet.
S1 · E10David Dondero 2008-12-30
He should be a name everyone knows by now. Instead, troubadour David Dondero returned to NPR having slept the night before in his car. Dondero travels from club to club, singing his well-crafted songs — songs that have his signature lyrics at their core. His lyrics can make you smile with their wit and hurt with their bite, all at the same time.
S2 · E1Woven Hand 2009-01-07
David Eugene Edwards performs his fiery Americana and covers a rare Bob Dylan song.
S2 · E2Super XX Man 2009-01-27
Hear the singer give an intimate acoustic performance at the desk of NPR Music's Bob Boilen.
S2 · E3Tom Jones 2009-03-02
Hear the legendary singer perform at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
S2 · E4Horse Feathers 2009-05-08
See the band perform live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
S2 · E5Benjy Ferree 2009-05-29
Ferree has enough charisma to draw you into his odd world. Watch him perform in the NPR offices.
S2 · E6Great Lake Swimmers 2009-06-08
Singer Tony Dekker performs three songs at the desk of All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen.
S2 · E7Jason Vieaux 2009-06-15
The classical guitarist plays with a clear, lyrical technique in music from the baroque and beyond.
S2 · E8The Avett Brothers 2009-06-22
Hear the harmony-drenched roots-rock band perform a kinetic, frenetic set in the NPR Music offices.
S2 · E9Maria Taylor 2009-06-29
Hear the singer-songwriter's tender, winsome music, performed live in the NPR Music offices.
S2 · E10Julie Doiron 2009-07-06
After a few restarts, the singer played a bare, stark, memorable solo set in the NPR Music offices.
S2 · E11Bill Callahan 2009-07-13 · 17 min
Watch the artist formerly known as Smog play a three-song set that's almost eerily transfixing.
S2 · E12Dave Douglas Brass Ecstasy 2009-07-20
Or, the day a trumpet, trombone, French horn and tuba played us a soulful Rufus Wainwright cover.
S2 · E13Sarah Siskind 2009-07-27
In this video shot at the NPR Music offices, Siskind showcases a voice that's both honeyed and raw.
S2 · E14The Swell Season 2009-08-10
Hear Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, stars of the movie Once, playing six new songs and an encore.
S2 · E15Dark Meat 2009-08-24
Dark Meat has as many as 20 members. We fit as many as we could behind Bob Boilen's desk.
S2 · E16The Tallest Man On Earth 2009-09-14
The young Swedish folksinger is passionate, gruff, a great guitar picker and a damn good poet.
S2 · E17Telekinesis 2009-09-21
Reduced to a duo for this charming session in the NPR Music offices, Telekinesis is all heart.
S2 · E18Raphael Saadiq 2009-09-28
The Grammy-nominated R&B artist performed three acoustic interpretations of his soul-inspired tunes.
S2 · E19John Vanderslice 2009-10-04
Vanderslice shares acoustic versions of songs from his most recent album, Romanian Names.