Seasons & episodes
S6 · E49Superchunk 2013-10-07
Watch the venerable band translate its electric sound to acoustic instruments in an intimate way.
S6 · E50Valerie June 2013-10-12
Short of seeing her live and in person, this is the best way to encounter June's heartfelt sound.
S6 · E51Okkervil River 2013-10-15
The band performs three songs from a record inspired by the childhood of singer Will Sheff.
S6 · E52Matt Ulery's Loom 2013-10-19
The bassist composes beautiful, unpretentious music for an unusual jazz band with accordion.
S6 · E53Daughter 2013-10-21
Pretty and melancholy, the Londoners' music conjures a perfect mix of gloom, desire and hostility.
S6 · E54Typhoon 2013-10-26
The dozen members of this Portland, Ore. band crammed behind the Tiny Desk for a transcendent set.
S6 · E55San Fermin 2013-10-28
The orchestral folk-pop band's little song-worlds burst with ambition, talent and extreme joy.
S6 · E56Neko Case 2013-10-31
Watch a Halloween Tiny Desk Concert in which Case performs with Kelly Hogan and Eric Bachmann.
S6 · E57Ashley Monroe 2013-11-03
This three-song set in the NPR Music offices captures a nice cross-section of Monroe's appeal.
S6 · E58Gary Burton 2013-11-09
The jazz vibraphone pioneer is 70 now, but that hasn't slowed his flying four-mallet technique.
S6 · E59Debashish Bhattacharya 2013-11-12
Bhattacharya draws on North Indian classical music, but blues also pours out of his stunning work.
S6 · E60John Legend 2013-11-16
The soul singer retains the easygoing grace of a performer fit for any stage — even a tiny one.
S6 · E61Waxahatchee 2013-11-23
This is Katie Crutchfield as Waxahatchee, playing intimate music for an intimate setting.
S6 · E62Kronos Quartet 2013-11-25
The intrepid champions of new music bring a lullaby, rare blues and a work by Bryce Dessner to NPR.
S6 · E63The Dismemberment Plan 2013-12-02
The band exudes playfulness and wry charm throughout these three songs from Uncanney Valley.
S6 · E64Sarah Jarosz 2013-12-07
Jarosz and her small backing band craft a careful mix of technical proficiency and poppy warmth.
S6 · E65Dessa 2013-12-09
The whip-smart rapper, singer, poet and songwriter performs three tracks from Parts of Speech.
S6 · E66Christine Salem 2013-12-14
Salem sings work songs and chants from the maloya tradition on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean.
S6 · E67La Santa Cecilia 2013-12-16
The video here provides just a hint of the L.A. band's dynamic live shows, albeit a spectacular one.
S6 · E68Preservation Hall Jazz Band 2013-12-21
The hot and historic New Orleans band brings a tuba-wielding Santa and some original holiday cheer.