Seasons & episodes
S11 · E1Open Mike Eagle 2018-01-03
The indie rap denizen behind one of 2017's most inventive albums came to the nation's capital to represent all the Brick Body Kids who Still Daydream.
S11 · E2Lo Moon 2018-01-05
The LA band's signature sound is intimate and demonstrative, haunting yet uplifting, an old-fashioned rock beat under glimmering guitar and keys. And at the Tiny Desk, it was at ease.
S11 · E3The Weather Station 2018-01-08
One of the joys of listening to The Weather station is the tension and release in the group's enchanting music. It's what made the band's most recent album one of Bob Boilen's favorite of 2017.
S11 · E4Julien Baker 2018-01-10
Julien Baker's Turn Out The Lights brought her much-deserved critical acclaim and wider attention in 2017. Before its release we asked her to make a rare return to the Tiny Desk for something special.
S11 · E5Daniil Trifonov 2018-01-12
Watch the young Russian musician, who The Times of London calls “the most astounding pianist of our age,” play a smart, Chopin-focused concert on a grand piano, precisely wedged behind the Tiny Desk.
S11 · E6Artists From The 'Take Me To The River' Tour 2018-01-15
More than a dozen artists gather behind the Tiny Desk to celebrate Memphis soul in a joyful, triumphant performance.
S11 · E7AHI 2018-01-16
The Ontario-based singer has a gruff but sweet voice with openly honest words behind soulful tunes of hope.
S11 · E8The Lemon Twigs 2018-01-17
Brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario seem like they beamed into the Tiny Desk from the year 1971, untouched by the 21st century.
S11 · E9Amadou and Mariam 2018-01-19
The Malian musicians, who've been playing together for nearly 40 years, bring some of the most lyrical melodies and joyful sounds we've ever had at the Tiny Desk.
S11 · E10St. Vincent 2018-01-22
The singer performed at the Tiny Desk without a warmup or soundcheck, with just her acoustic guitar and un-amplified voice, letting the wordplay in her songs shine through.
S11 · E11George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars 2018-01-24
George Clinton brought his family, both immediate and extended, to the Tiny Desk for a set of classic cosmic slop.
S11 · E12Barbara Hannigan 2018-01-26
Eavesdrop on a beautiful recital of German songs from fin de siècle Vienna, when music was transitioning from the swells of romanticism to the uncharted waters of modernism.
S11 · E13Jamila Woods 2018-01-29
In three songs celebrating black ancestry and self-love, Woods demonstrated just how adept she is at creating songs rich with philosophical meaning that also move and groove.
S11 · E14Alice Smith 2018-01-31
The beloved singer-songwriter premiered three new songs while turning NPR's headquarters into a Harlem speakeasy.
S11 · E15Vicente García 2018-02-02
This under-the-radar singer from the Dominican Republic is starting to turn some heads. You'll see why in this Tiny Desk performance.
S11 · E16Hurray For The Riff Raff 2018-02-05
The music of Hurray For The Riff Raff builds bridges, unites people and forms communities. It's a spirit singer Alynda Segarra and the rest of the band bring to this memorable Tiny Desk performance.
S11 · E17Ibeyi 2018-02-07
Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Díaz never fail to mesmerize. Watch the twin sisters perform a four-song set at the Tiny Desk.
S11 · E18The Crossrhodes 2018-02-09
The Crossrhodes showed up to the Tiny Desk with game faces on, bringing with it a locally cultivated, globally appreciated energy.
S11 · E19Marlon Williams 2018-02-12
Marlon Williams has a heart-stopping voice, is in love with a good, traditional blues or country tune, and writes songs about vampires and horror films.
S11 · E20Nick Hakim 2018-02-14
The music of Nick Hakim occupies a space and time that feels out of this world, with songs that explore the quietude of inner thoughts.
S11 · E21Betsayda Machado y Parranda El Clavo 2018-02-16
The Afro-Venezuelan collective brings the boisterous parranda sound to the Tiny Desk.
S11 · E22Big Daddy Kane 2018-02-19
One of the greatest to ever bless the mic treated the Tiny Desk audience to an office block party.
S11 · E23August Greene (Common, Robert Glasper, Karriem Riggins) 2018-02-21
August Greene, Common's new trio with Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins, brought some special guest vocalists to the Tiny Desk.
S11 · E24Vagabon 2018-02-23
Laetitia Tamko, the artist known as Vagabon, is a 25-year-old, Cameroon-born musician with a big, tenor voice just bursting with new musical ideas.