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S11 · E40Dan Auerbach 2018-04-04

The guitarist and singer for The Black Keys and The Arcs brings his Easy Eye Sound Revue to the Tiny Desk, recalling a time and sound from the '60s when southern R&B, including Nashville, was a force.

S11 · E41Rhye 2018-04-09

See the band perform a rare evening Tiny Desk concert, illuminated by flickering lights

S11 · E42Lara Bello 2018-04-10 · 16 min

Flamenco, jazz and classical share the stage in this Tiny Desk from one of our favorite Spanish composers.

S11 · E43Tyler Childers 2018-04-11 · 10 min

Tyler Childers writes songs about hard lives and hard love with direct heart and a soulful Kentucky drawl.

S11 · E44Jorge Drexler 2018-04-13

The Uruguayan singer-songwriter is one of the finest lyricists operating today. Watch his stunning performance behind the Tiny Desk.

S11 · E45The Breeders 2018-04-16

The Breeders' dreamy scuzz sounds wiser and more frazzled at the Tiny Desk, featuring the same lineup behind the band's breakout, 1993 album Last Splash.

S11 · E46O.C. 2018-04-18

The veteran Brooklyn rapper was an underground star during hip-hop's golden era. At the Tiny Desk, O.C. made it clear that he hasn't lost his edge.

S11 · E47John Moreland 2018-04-20

When you hear John Moreland's sweet voice, it's hard to believe he spent years singing in punk, metal-core and hardcore bands. He plays acoustic guitar now, but his songs are still full of passion.

S11 · E48Logan Richardson 2018-04-23

Hear a triumphant fusion of jazz, rock and blues that moves with momentum and fresh anticipation. Logan Richardson plays with a lyrical intensity that is both focused and free.

S11 · E49Superorganism 2018-04-25

The multinational band of theatrically fun and talented musicians in Superorganism mix melody and mischievous with almost Seussian folly.

S11 · E50ÌFÉ 2018-04-27

ÌFÉ isn't playing anything new. In fact, the band takes on something quite old: ritual Afro-Caribbean music that takes a lifetime to absorb and master.

S11 · E51Bedouine 2018-04-30

Bedouine is Azniv Korkejian, a singer and guitarist who echoes sounds from the 1960's North American folk songwriters, but with vocal inflections closer to Leonard Cohen than to Joni Mitchell.

S11 · E52GZA & The Soul Rebels 2018-05-02

Most rap fans would name RZA as the head of the Wu-Tang Clan. But Wu purists know that GZA, or The Genius, is the crew's unspoken elder statesman.

S11 · E53Darlingside 2018-05-04

Even if the world came to an end, there's still beauty and hope in all of us and in song. That about sums up the wistful mystery that is the music of Darlingside.

S11 · E54Gordi 2018-05-07

In three songs from Reservoir, Gordi keeps her voice both unadorned and centered within warm, cool arrangements that include piano, guitar, pedal steel, a harmonium named Barbara, and more.

S11 · E55Bela Fleck And Abigail Washburn 2018-05-11

Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn are two American musical treasures. This husband-and-wife banjo duo write original tunes steeped in the roots of folk music.

S11 · E56Naia Izumi 2018-05-14

The winner of this year's Tiny Desk Contest makes his official debut behind the desk.

S11 · E57Khruangbin 2018-05-16

This trio from Houston, Texas makes trance-inducing music heavily inspired by 1960s and '70s funk and soul from, of all places, Thailand.

S11 · E58Partner 2018-05-18

The dream of the '90s is alive in this Canadian rock band.

S11 · E59The Band's Visit 2018-05-21

Tony Shalhoub, Katrina Lenk and the cast of the Tony-nominated play The Band's Visit marked the first Broadway performance at the Tiny Desk.

S11 · E60Juanes & Mon Laferte 2018-05-23

The Colombian pop star and Chilean rising star brought their duet tour to the Tiny Desk.

S11 · E61Ill Camille 2018-05-25

The Los Angeles rapper and Kendrick Lamar collaborator performed four songs from her excellent album, Heirloom.

S11 · E62Third Coast Percussion 2018-05-29

Watch the Chicago-based ensemble conjure otherworldly sounds from steel pipes, tuned cowbells and a bowl that sings.

S11 · E63Trouble Funk 2018-05-30

We squeezed 12 go-go musicians behind the Tiny Desk. Watch what ensued.

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