Seasons & episodes
S6 · E1Lucius 2013-01-07
One minute, Lucius sounds like a '60s girl group; the next might conjure images of Emmylou Harris.
S6 · E2Black Prairie 2013-01-14
With members of The Decemberists, the band lends a snappy, lilting quality to songs of alienation.
S6 · E3Of Montreal 2013-01-28
Frontman Kevin Barnes uses the intimacy of the NPR Music offices to try out some quiet new material.
S6 · E4Cantus 2013-02-04
The a cappella ensemble sings widely divergent songs from American, European and Sufi traditions.
S6 · E5The xx 2013-02-11
In The xx's songs, all the calm chilliness in the world can't quite contain an exposed heart.
S6 · E6Night Beds 2013-02-18
Winston Yellen's arresting voice propels a lighthearted but deeply affecting set at the NPR office.
S6 · E7Mary Halvorson Quintet 2013-02-25
The guitarist brings a decidedly non-standard approach to jazz's standard practices.
S6 · E8The Lone Bellow 2013-03-04
The fast-rising Brooklyn trio sings beautiful, heartfelt, impeccably harmonized folk-pop songs.
S6 · E9Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill 2013-03-11
Watch one of the best fiddlers on the planet and a subtle guitar master work their magic.
S6 · E10Efterklang 2013-04-08
The Danish band ransacks the NPR Music offices looking for sound-making material and new ideas.
S6 · E11Yo La Tengo 2013-04-15
To coincide with the release of the band's 13th album, Fade, Yo La Tengo performs an acoustic set.
S6 · E12Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu 2013-04-22
The duo's quietly energetic performance hangs over the the NPR Music offices like a soft mist.
S6 · E13Father Figures 2013-04-29
Zany, brainy and danceable, these guys' music mixes rock and jazz like King Crimson at its fiercest.
S6 · E14Nicola Benedetti 2013-05-06
Watch the violinist spin out music by John Williams and Bach in sweet, soulful tendrils of sound.
S6 · E15Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale 2013-05-13
The veteran country players mix corny humor, musical merrymaking and timeless vocal harmonies.
S6 · E16Mohammad Reza Shajarian 2013-05-20
The 73-year-old Iranian icon unleashes torrents of swooping, soaring sound that elicit goosebumps.
S6 · E17Imani Winds 2013-05-29
Imani Winds' members shrink Igor Stravinsky down to size in a quintet take on The Rite of Spring.
S6 · E18OK Go 2013-06-03
OK Go helps us transport the Tiny Desk from NPR Music's old headquarters to our new facility.
S6 · E19The National 2013-06-10
Watch the band perform acoustic arrangements of four songs from its new album, Trouble Will Find Me.
S6 · E20NO BS! Brass Band 2013-06-15
An 11-piece brass band turns up the funk and flies the flag high for its native Richmond, Va.
S6 · E21Billy Bragg 2013-06-17
One of the world's finest folksingers channels the spirit of Woody Guthrie at the NPR Music offices.
S6 · E22Patty Griffin 2013-06-24
Watch the singer-songwriter and her band perform three songs from her fine new album, American Kid.
S6 · E23Maya Beiser 2013-06-29
A brilliant cellist with a stunning command of her instrument, Beiser performs at the NPR offices.
S6 · E24Laura Mvula 2013-07-01
The U.K. singer performs some of her most intimate material in a short set at the NPR Music offices.