Seasons & episodes
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.
S9 · E13Brushy One String 2016-02-27
The word-of-mouth star's sound is made by one big fat E-string and a rich, powerful voice.
S9 · E14Lake Street Dive 2016-02-29
Performed live at the Tiny Desk, the band's songs often tilt toward soul or rock danceably.
S9 · E15Monsieur Periné 2016-03-04
The Colombian band channels an unlikely inspiration: 1920s-era, guitar-driven jazz from the U.S.
S9 · E16Julien Baker 2016-03-07
The young Tennessee singer performs three of her spare, sad, simple songs at the NPR Music offices.
S9 · E17Gaelynn Lea 2016-03-11
Watch the singer and violinist who stood out from 6,000-plus entries in NPR's Tiny Desk Contest.
S9 · E18Graham Nash 2016-03-14
In a short set that spans 50 years, the CSNY veteran's voice resonates and cuts to the core.
S9 · E19Tedeschi Trucks Band 2016-03-25
Singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi and guitarist Derek Trucks celebrate the blues, jazz and much more.
S9 · E20Anthony Hamilton 2016-03-28
Hear the soul star and his band perform "Amen," plus three songs that have defined his career.
S9 · E21Ane Brun 2016-04-01
Watch Brun play three new songs, each of which speaks to newfound freedom and fresh opportunities.
S9 · E22PWR BTTM 2016-04-04
The duo has a keen sense of mischief and a gift for honest, punk-infused, tongue-in-cheek pop gems.
S9 · E23Mothers 2016-04-08
Mothers' members chose a few of their slowest, most languid songs to perform in the NPR offices.
S9 · E24Palehound 2016-04-11
Ellen Kempner and her band perform tense and evocative songs amid the silence of a rapt crowd.