Seasons & episodes
S8 · E73Aurora 2015-11-09
At 19 and on the cusp of her first album, the Norwegian singer performs with a sense of discovery.
S8 · E74Rahim AlHaj 2015-11-13
The oud player's wordless music tells powerful stories about life's blessedness and fragility.
S8 · E75Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats 2015-11-17
At the Tiny Desk, Rateliff's body-shaking Southern-style soul takes on a more laid-back sound.
S8 · E76The Wild Reeds 2015-11-20
Great singers aren't easy to come by, so finding three in one band is something special.
S8 · E77Youth Lagoon 2015-11-23
Trevor Powers' new songs are expansive and self-assured, a transition reflected in this performance.
S8 · E78Teddy Abrams 2015-11-30
Hear a young conductor, composer and pianist play Beethoven and his own jazzy pieces.
S8 · E79Protomartyr 2015-12-04
The Detroit band's loud, screeching, grousing rock can be profound, poetic and bewildering.
S8 · E80The Oh Hellos 2015-12-08
The nine-piece band bursts with anthemic joy, even as its songs convey darkness and loneliness.
S8 · E81Land Lines 2015-12-11
The Denver band's mysteriously swirling music is singular, new and adventurous.
S8 · E82Shakey Graves 2015-12-14
When the singer breaks out his guitar and suitcase drum, a rush of adrenaline hits the room.
S8 · E83Son Little 2015-12-18
A modernistic bluesman with a taste for electronics appears with just his acoustic guitar.
S8 · E84Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 2015-12-21
Watch the soul star perform "Silent Night" and two originals — one for Christmas, one for Hanukkah.
S9 · E1Rapsody 2016-01-05
Watch the rapper perform three songs from Beauty And The Beast live at the NPR Music offices.
S9 · E2Mariachi Flor De Toloache 2016-01-08
While on tour with The Arcs, the powerhouse mariachi band performs live in the NPR Music offices.
S9 · E3Natalie Merchant 2016-01-12
The singer-songwriter gives a warmhearted performance of two new songs, an old favorite and a hymn.
S9 · E4Benny Sings 2016-01-15
The Dutch singer layers R&B, jazz and pop over hip-hop beats in his first-ever U.S. appearance.
S9 · E5River Whyless 2016-01-19
The North Carolina band fills its rootsy music with unexpected instruments and clever ideas.
S9 · E6Wolf Alice 2016-01-22
The band's music can be noisy and primal, but at the Tiny Desk it showed a different side.
S9 · E7The Arcs 2016-01-25
It's our 500th show at the Tiny Desk, featuring The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and his new band.
S9 · E8EL VY 2016-01-29
The National's Matt Berninger and Menomena's Brent Knopf team up in an intimate setting.
S9 · E9Car Seat Headrest 2016-02-08
Will Toledo is a wordsmith with a vision, as well as a DIY sound that's still finely crafted.
S9 · E10Chelsea Wolfe 2016-02-12
Wolfe takes three songs from the metallic Abyss and makes them howl by their lonesome.
S9 · E11Ben Folds 2016-02-16
Performing solo, Folds performs three songs from his new album and two old favorites.
S9 · E12Wilco 2016-02-23
Bands don't typically get to play the Tiny Desk more than once, but Wilco is a natural exception.