NPR Tiny Desk Concerts (2008)
Intimate musical performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
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Episode 1 - Daniel Norgren
Release Date: 2020-01-03The Swedish singer sways and writhes as he and his band create a dream state calming enough to slow the day's hectic pace to a crawl. Take a seat on a comfy couch and have a listen.
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Episode 2 - Bridget Kibbey
Release Date: 2020-01-08The irrepressible harpist proves that the instrument can be as tempestuous as a tango, as complex as a Bach fugue and sing as serenely as a church choir.
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Episode 3 - Brownout
Release Date: 2020-01-10The Austin, Texas band brought old-school R&B horns, bongos and deep grooves to the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 4 - Jordan Rakei
Release Date: 2020-01-13Despite some unexpected gear problems, the soulful R&B artist and his band locked-in and played a phenomenal set behind the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 5 - Joyce DiDonato
Release Date: 2020-01-15Watch the celebrated opera star deconstruct old Italian love songs with her signature flair, backed by a crack jazz ensemble.
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Episode 6 - Yola
Release Date: 2020-01-17The singer who once sang for Massive Attack and sampled by Iggy Azalea and The Chemical Brothers, is front-and-center at the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 7 - Max Richter
Release Date: 2020-01-22The eclectic composer joins members of the ACME ensemble for some of his most affecting music, which moves the audience to tears.
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Episode 8 - J.S. Ondara
Release Date: 2020-01-24After first trying to win our annual Tiny Desk Contest, the singer-songwriter from Nairobi decided to put out a record, got nominated for a Grammy and wound up here anyway
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Episode 9 - Koffee
Release Date: 2020-01-27The fast-rising teenager from Jamaica just won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album, making her the first woman and youngest artist to ever win in the category.
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Episode 10 - Jimmy Eat World
Release Date: 2020-01-29Jimmy Eat World showed up to the NPR Music office all smiles and no guitars. They borrowed a couple acoustics, a gong and a tambourine for a heartfelt set that included "The Middle."
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Episode 11 - Rising Appalachia
Release Date: 2020-01-31The Atlanta-based band came to NPR in a van packed with a bodhrán (Irish drum), an ngoni (West African harp) a huge gourd, a cello, a baritone guitar and more.
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Episode 12 - SiR
Release Date: 2020-02-03The R&B singer from Inglewood, CA made his performance a family affair, dedicating it to his late godson, with his mother and older brother on backup vocals.
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Episode 13 - Another Sky
Release Date: 2020-02-05The strength of this London band is matching message with music. There's intensity and clear intention in their use of rock as an art.
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Episode 14 - Jonathan Scales Fourchestra
Release Date: 2020-02-07Here's a first: Steelpans at the Tiny Desk. It's true. Nearly a thousand performances into the series and the instrument has never been featured, until now.
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Episode 15 - Baby Rose
Release Date: 2020-02-10At 25, she mixes the bluesy melisma of Nina Simone and the deep register of Sarah Vaughan — two of her influences — with songwriting as devastating as her delivery.
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Episode 16 - Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron
Release Date: 2020-02-12Phil Elverum shares his open wounds — of death, love and the loss of love — in close harmonies, accompanied only by electric and nylon-string guitars.
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Episode 17 - Laura Stevenson
Release Date: 2020-02-14Backed by a small string section, Stevenson performed three songs that sounded so gorgeous, an actual marriage proposal broke out shortly after her set ended.
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Episode 18 - Snoh Aalegra
Release Date: 2020-02-18The Iranian-Swedish singer draws her musical cues from Brandy and Sade while racking up a list of collaborators such as Vince Staples, James Fauntleroy and, most recently, Pharrell Williams.
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Episode 19 - Elisapie
Release Date: 2020-02-20The Canadian singer-songwriter gives a deep, soulful performance against a sometimes moody backdrop of bass saxophone and bowed guitars.
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Episode 20 - Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
Release Date: 2020-02-21Chris Dave, your favorite musician's favorite drummer, takes listeners on a journey through a virtual record store, picking up different genres along the way and putting them in your bag.
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Episode 21 - Jenny Lewis
Release Date: 2020-02-24A consummate storyteller, going as far back to her days with her band Rilo Kiley, the words of Jenny Lewis comfort and inspire.
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Episode 22 - Indigo Sparke
Release Date: 2020-02-26The Australian singer transforms the NPR Music offices with a voice that, at moments, comes as a whisper.
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Episode 23 - Cimafunk
Release Date: 2020-02-28The band from Havana brings its intoxicating mix of Afro-Cuban dance music and 1970s funk-and-soul to the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 24 - Bob Weir and Wolf Bros
Release Date: 2020-03-02Weir, along with Don Was and Jay Lane, play a set rich in Grateful Dead lore, including an emotional take on the sing-along, "Ripple."
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Episode 25 - Mellotron Variations
Release Date: 2020-03-03Robby Grant, Pat Sansone (Wilco), Jonathan Kirkscey and John Medeski (Medeski, Martin & Wood) give an all-Mellotron performance, making music of magic and mystery.
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Episode 26 - Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science
Release Date: 2020-03-04The veteran jazz drummer is joined by special guests that include producer and percussionist Kassa Overall and actor Malcolm Jamal Warner, for a potent and deeply moving set.
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Episode 27 - Taimane
Release Date: 2020-03-06Within the first moments of Taimane's magical set, we hear her play fiery flamenco, a famous phrase from the opera Carmen, a touch of Bach and more than a nod to her Hawaiian homeland.
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Episode 28 - Coldplay
Release Date: 2020-03-09A nine-piece choir joins the band for an inspired reworking of four Coldplay songs — and a surprise cover of Prince's "1999."
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Episode 29 - Kirill Gerstein
Release Date: 2020-03-11Watch the award-winning pianist play a hit by Chopin, a premiere by Thomas Adès and a cherished song by Gershwin dressed in a virtuosic arrangement.
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Episode 30 - Chika
Release Date: 2020-03-13The 23-year old rapper from Alabama went for a stripped-down set anchored by a Peruvian cajón.
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Episode 31 - Harry Styles
Release Date: 2020-03-16The former One Direction singer gave a charming performance of "Watermelon Sugar," "Adore You" and other cuts from his latest album, Fine Line.
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Episode 32 - Rex Orange County
Release Date: 2020-03-18Watch the low-key British pop star perform "Sunflower," "Loving Is Easy" and more at the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 33 - Arthur Moon
Release Date: 2020-03-20The New York band (yes, band) is reminiscent of Talking Heads, Laurie Anderson and Dirty Projectors. Watch the five-piece play three songs at the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 34 - The Black Crowes
Release Date: 2020-03-23Chris and Rich Robinson revisit songs from their debut album, Shake Your Money Maker.
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Episode 35 - Soccer Mommy: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-03-24The New Normal includes some Tiny Desk concerts without the Tiny Desk. Sophie Allison, aka Soccer Mommy, performed a short set while quarantining in her Nashville home during the coronavirus crisis.
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Episode 36 - Margo Price: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-03-26One of Nashville's most talented couples took to their attic for a three-song set, including an unrecorded song that speaks to what so many of us our feeling right now.
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Episode 37 - Tarriona 'Tank' Ball (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-03-27"Don't go out to the cookout." The leader of Tank and the Bangas spreads pure joy from her living room in New Orleans.
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Episode 38 - Allen Stone
Release Date: 2020-03-30The soul singer demonstrated a commitment to the Tiny Desk that we rarely, if ever, see.
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Episode 39 - Michael McDonald: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-04-01No joke: The Doobie Brother took to his studio to record a special quarantine concert for Tiny Desk fans.
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Episode 40 - Jesca Hoop
Release Date: 2020-04-03Jesca Hoop last appeared at the Tiny Desk as a duet with Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) in the spring of 2016. They sang songs from their collaborative record Love Letters For Fire. This time around, Jesca Hoop came to the Tiny Desk with just her guitars, her lovely voice, and brilliant poetic songs.
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Episode 41 - Ben Gibbard Pays Tribute to Adam Schlesinger: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-04-04The Death Cab For Cutie frontman performs a new song and pays tribute to Fountains of Wayne songwriter Adam Schlesinger in this quarantine concert.
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Episode 42 - The Lumineers
Release Date: 2020-04-06Ho hey! Look who turned up at the Tiny Desk. Watch The Lumineers play a four-song set for the smallest crowd in ages.
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Episode 43 - King Princess: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-04-08From her "quarantine shed" in Hawaii, King Princess performs three songs from Cheap Queen in ways we never would have imagined.
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Episode 44 - The Roots' Black Thought: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-04-09Watch one of the greatest emcees in hip-hop history perform three new songs in quarantine.
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Episode 45 - Tribute to John Prine, feat. Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff, more
Release Date: 2020-04-11From Margo Price to Nathaniel Rateliff, watch five artists perform their favorite John Prine tunes from their homes (and bathtubs) in honor of one of the greatest songwriters of any generation.
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Episode 46 - Tōth
Release Date: 2020-04-13Alex Toth, who played the Tiny Desk back in 2015 as a member of Rubblebucket returns front and center with his own band, Tōth.
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Episode 47 - Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-04-14From Kevin Morby's tiny desk in Kansas City, Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee duet.
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Episode 48 - Angelica Garcia
Release Date: 2020-04-15With a great deal of "Salva-Mex-American" pride, Angelica Garcia performs three songs from her album, Cha Cha Palace at the Tiny Des
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Episode 49 - Laura Marling: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-04-16Laura Marling delivers an intimate performance of songs from her just-released record Song For Our Daughter in her living room
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Episode 50 - Lang Lang (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-04-17Watch the superstar pianist at home in Shanghai, China, play a soothing Chopin Nocturne and Bach you can dance t
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Episode 51 - The Free Nationals And Anderson .Paak
Release Date: 2020-04-20The Free Nationals and Anderson .Paak make their triumphant return to the Tiny Desk along with some other special guests.
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Episode 52 - Nick Hakim: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-04-22Nick Hakim premieres new music from a dark corner of his bedroom in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
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Episode 53 - The Pop Ups (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-04-23For "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day," The Pop Ups save the earth from an asteroid, explain sound waves through a sing-a-long and a keytar, and encourage us all to invent and create.
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Episode 54 - Fogerty's Factory - John Fogerty + Family: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-04-24John Fogerty plays three Creedence Clearwater Revival classics with some help from his family for his Tiny Desk home concert.
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Episode 55 - Mahan Esfahani
Release Date: 2020-04-27The harpsichord is alive and well. Watch Mahan Esfahani give the first solo harpsichord recital at the Tiny Desk, playing music that spans over 250 years.
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Episode 56 - Rodrigo y Gabriela: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-04-28Rodrigo y Gabriela play a relaxed Tiny Desk home concert from their studio in Zihuatanejo, Mexico.
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Episode 57 - Daughter of Swords
Release Date: 2020-04-29Alexandra Sauser-Monnig returns to the Tiny Desk with her band Daughter of Swords, showcasing new music as well as songs from 2019's gorgeous Dawnbreaker album.
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Episode 58 - Jeru the Damaja: Tiny Desk Home Concert
Release Date: 2020-04-30Jeru The Damaja, the '90s emcee, shares a medley of classics for his Tiny Desk home concert.
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Episode 59 - Buck Curran: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-05-01The American guitarist met Adele Pappalardo years ago while touring Italy. They perform droning psych-folk songs together from their Bergamo home.
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Episode 60 - Jon Batiste
Release Date: 2020-05-04Jon Batiste premieres new songs and takes us through some of the many sides of his rich musical history at the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 61 - Lianne La Havas: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-05-05Lianne La Havas plays a Tiny Desk from her cozy London space. Her set includes two songs from her upcoming, self-titled album
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Episode 62 - MILCK: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-05-07MILCK performs two recent singles, along with an unreleased track in a deeply moving Tiny Desk set from her home in Los Angeles.
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Episode 63 - Braxton Cook: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-05-08Braxton Cook has supported artists at the Tiny Desk on three separate occasions. This time around, he takes center seat, so to speak, from the comfort of his sunny New Jersey home.
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Episode 64 - Augustin Hadelich
Release Date: 2020-05-11Grammy-winning fiddler Augustin Hadelich brings one of the finest violins in the world to the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 65 - Frances Quinlan
Release Date: 2020-05-13The frontwoman of the indie-rock band Hop Along made her second appearance at the Tiny Desk, this time performing songs from her debut solo album.
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Episode 66 - Ashley McBryde: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-05-14The country singer performed four songs from her latest album, Never Will, including one of our top 25 songs of 2019.
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Episode 67 - Alex Isley: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-05-15The R&B singer, whose music appeared on Season 4 of Insecure, performs four songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 68 - Raul Midón: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-05-16The jazz singer and guitarist has multiple Grammy nominations to his name. He performed five songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 69 - Lankum
Release Date: 2020-05-18The award-winning Irish quartet performs three songs from its latest album, The Livelong Day, at the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 70 - Sylvan Esso (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-05-21Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn perform three songs from their couch for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 71 - Buddy and Kent Jamz: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-05-22The two rappers perform tracks from their joint mixtape Janktape Vol. 1 for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 72 - Clem Snide with Scott Avett: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-05-23Clem Snide and Scott Avett play spiritually searching songs from Forever Just Beyond while maintaining social distancing for their Tiny Desk (home) concert.
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Episode 73 - Wire
Release Date: 2020-05-27More than 40 years after forming, the British post-punk pioneers finally visited the Tiny Desk.
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Episode 74 - Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-05-28Watch the Americana star perform four songs in quarantine from her home in Ireland.
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Episode 75 - D Smoke: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-05-29Watch D Smoke perform a riveting Tiny Desk (home) concert.
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Episode 76 - Lara Downes (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-05-30Watch the pianist reimagine old spirituals and songs of freedom that continue to resonate in new ways.
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Episode 77 - Hadestown
Release Date: 2020-06-01The cast and musicians of the hit Broadway musical Hadestown pack into the Tiny Desk for a truly glorious performance of its greatest songs.
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Episode 78 - Sa-Roc: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-06-04The Washington D.C. rapper and Rhymesayers signee debuts two songs from her upcoming album, The Sharecropper's Daughter.
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Episode 79 - Baby Rose: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-06-10One of our favorite new artists of 2019 shares a new song as part of her Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
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Episode 80 - KIRBY: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-06-11You've heard this Mississippi songwriter multiple times on HBO's Insecure this season. Now watch her perform live as part of our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 81 - PJ (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-06-12The Los Angeles songwriter shines on the soundtrack of HBO's Insecure. Watch her perform three songs as part of our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 82 - Alicia Keys
Release Date: 2020-06-15The pop superstar premiered a new song, "Gramercy Park," and revisited a classic during her Tiny Desk performance.
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Episode 83 - HAIM: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-06-17Although sisters Este, Danielle and Alana are self-quarantining in separate residences, their Tiny Desk set from home is a reminder that California is a state of mind.
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Episode 84 - Little Dragon: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-06-18The Swedish funk foursome perform songs from its latest album, New Me, Same Us, plus an old favorite for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 85 - Benny the Butcher: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-06-19Benny The Butcher, one third of Griselda, performs a short set in his living room, with help from BSF labelmates Rick Hyde and Heem.
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Episode 86 - Hamilton Leithauser & Family (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-06-21The Walkmen frontman gathers his children and a few haystacks for a special Father's Day edition of Tiny Desk.
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Episode 87 - Sudan Archives
Release Date: 2020-06-22Sudan Archives draws inspiration from Irish and African traditional music. Watch her channel both in this Tiny Desk concert.
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Episode 88 - Madame Gandhi: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-06-24Watch the drummer and activist perform three songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 89 - M. Ward: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-06-25The acclaimed guitarist (and masculine half of She & Him) performed seven songs in his Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
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Episode 90 - BEAM: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-06-26The Miami-based reggae singer brings a green screen to his Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
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Episode 91 - Coreyah: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-06-30The Seoul-based sextet performs music that blends Korean traditional music with modern sounds.
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Episode 92 - Malawi Mouse Boys: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-07-01This Southeast African band deserves your attention. Watch a very special remote Tiny Desk concert.
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Episode 93 - Fabiano Do Nascimento: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-07-02The Brazilian-born guitarist performs a peace-inducing concert from his home in Los Angeles.
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Episode 94 - Trupa Trupa: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-07-03The Polish rock band performed a Tiny Desk quarantine concert in Gdańsk basement.
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Episode 95 - Dirty Projectors: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-07-06The indie rock band performs four songs while quarantining in five separate homes.
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Episode 96 - Chicano Batman: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-07-07The Alt.Latino favorite comes together virtually to perform a handful of songs from the band's latest album, Invisible People.
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Episode 97 - Roddy Ricch: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-07-08The chart-topping rapper and songwriter performs a Tiny Desk quarantine concert at West Coast Customs in Los Angeles.
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Episode 98 - Jacob Collier: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-07-09Watch four different Jacob Colliers perform simultaneously in the same studio in this unprecedented Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
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Episode 99 - Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-07-13This Tiny Desk quarantine concert features a guest appearance from guitarist John Mayer.
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Episode 100 - Benny Sings: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-07-14The Dutch singer brings us into his home studio for this Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
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Episode 101 - Diana Gordon: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-07-15The singer-songwriter channels Whitney Houston, Alanis Morissette and The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan in her Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
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Episode 102 - Lenny Kravitz: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-07-20The bohemian rock icon performs a Tiny Desk quarantine concert from his home in the Bahamas.
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Episode 103 - Tom Adams: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-07-21The singer and songwriter plays four new songs from his home in Cornwall, accompanied by a modular synthesizer and fronted by Adams' gifted falsetto.
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Episode 104 - Nilüfer Yanya: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-07-22After performing for us last year, Nilüfer Yanya rejoins the Tiny Desk team from afar, performing three works from her last album and debuting a new song.
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Episode 105 - Lucinda Williams: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-07-27Lucinda Williams and her guitar mate, Stuart Mathis, set up shop for a Tiny Desk home concert at Thirty Tigers' headquarters in Nashville.
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Episode 106 - Thao Nguyen: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-07-28Thao is joined by two cellists in this remarkable set for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 107 - Lyric Jones: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-07-29The Boston-born, Los Angeles-based rapper does it all in this performance for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 108 - John Legend: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-08-03This four-song set for Tiny Desk's quarantine series is utter joy.
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Episode 109 - Kate Davis: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-08-04One of our favorite indie rock lyricists performs a four-song concert for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 110 - Melanie Faye: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-08-05Melanie Faye stole the show during Masego's Tiny Desk concert, so we invited her to perform her own quarantine concert.
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Episode 111 - Moses Sumney: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-08-10The singer-songwriter performed music from his new album, græ, from his home in North Carolina.
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Episode 112 - Becca Mancari: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-08-11The Nashville-based rock musician recorded a five-song set for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 113 - Víkingur Ólafsson: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-08-12Watch the rising young pianist, in a final performance from his Berlin home, make the case for two seemingly disparate French composers born nearly 200 years apart.
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Episode 114 - Flatbush Zombies: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-08-13Watch the hip-hop group perform a stripped-down set from a house in Los Angeles for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.
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Episode 115 - Norah Jones: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-08-17The platinum-selling, low-key superstar performs a solo set at her piano for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.
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Episode 116 - Buscabulla: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-08-18This Tiny Desk quarantine concert takes place in a large car, looking out on the Caribbean Sea.
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Episode 117 - Lila Iké: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-08-19The rising reggae star performs a four-song Tiny Desk quarantine concert from Jamaica.
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Episode 118 - Courtney Marie Andrews: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-08-20One of the shining lights of Americana music recorded a Tiny Desk concert at her home in Nashville.
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Episode 119 - Tame Impala: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-08-24Kevin Parker brings his "Tame Impala Soundsystem" to life in a Tiny Desk from Australia.
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Episode 120 - Yola: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-08-25The soulful British singer invites us into her temporary backyard in Nashville for a Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
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Episode 121 - Billie Eilish: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-08-26Billie Eilish used some of her signature video magic to perform in front of the Tiny Desk from the comfort of her own home.
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Episode 122 - Tiwa Savage: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-08-31To mark the release of her newest album, Tiwa Savage and her band, The Alternative Sound, returned to Lagos for a lovely set in a beautiful setting.
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Episode 123 - Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer And Chris Thile (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-09-01The quartet, known colloquially as Goat Rodeo, jammed out from four different homes in this Tiny Desk quarantine performance.
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Episode 124 - Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-09-02The Israeli clarinetist and Brazilian guitarist recorded this Tiny Desk quarantine performance in Rio de Janeiro.
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Episode 125 - Burt Bacharach & Daniel Tashian: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-09-03Burt Bacharach, one of pop's historic melody makers, is still performing at age 92, as you'll see in this Tiny Desk quarantine concert with lyricist Daniel Tashian.
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Episode 126 - Protoje: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-09-08The reggae star performs a four-song set from the hills outside Kingston.
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Episode 127 - Bill Callahan: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-09-09Bill Callahan has a deep pocket of stories to tell. Standing outside his home, he performs a few of them with guitarist Matt Kinsey and trumpet player Derek Phelps.
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Episode 128 - Phoebe Bridgers: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-09-10Phoebe Bridgers performs her Tiny Desk quarantine concert in a virtual Oval Office, with help of dozens of fans.
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Episode 129 - Declan McKenna (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-09-14The 21-year-old McKenna performs a four-song quarantine concert with a full band.
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Episode 130 - Arlo Parks: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-09-15Watch the young London pop artist perform four songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 131 - Nubya Garcia (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-09-16One of the British jazz scene's rising stars performs a quarantine concert on the River Thames.
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Episode 132 - BTS: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-09-21The most popular band in the world performs three songs with a live band for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.
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Episode 133 - Oddisee: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-09-22The rapper convened a live band for his five-song Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
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Episode 134 - Conway the Machine: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-09-23The Griselda MC takes over a Queens diner to perform a quarantine concert for Tiny Desk.
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Episode 135 - Brandy Clark: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-09-24The Nashville songwriter performs four songs from her picturesque loft apartment, including fan favorite "Hold My Hand."
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Episode 136 - Bright Eyes: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-09-28Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott perform songs from their latest album, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, for our quarantine series.
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Episode 137 - The Good Ones: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-09-29The Rwandan duo perform a concert from a hilltop farm for one of our tiniest Tiny Desks.
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Episode 138 - Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-09-30Americana's most famous couple perform a Tiny Desk quarantine set in their barn, backed by gorgeous stain-glassed windows.
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Episode 139 - Jhené Aiko: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-10-01One of R&B's biggest stars performs an eight-song medley for her Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
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Episode 140 - Linda Diaz, 2020 Tiny Desk Contest Winner: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-10-05Watch Linda Diaz's Tiny Desk concert, recorded atop New York City's Javits Center.
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Episode 141 - Little Big Town: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-10-06Little Big Town, one of the biggest bands in country music, perform a Tiny Desk quarantine show, and they bring the hits.
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Episode 142 - Angel Olsen: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-10-07The singer-songwriter performs four songs on her porch in Asheville, N.C., for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.
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Episode 143 - The Flaming Lips: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-10-09Wayne Coyne has been preparing for this era of social distancing for 10 years. Watch The Flaming Lips perform in bubbles for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 144 - Lido Pimienta: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-10-13The Polaris Music Prize winner kicks off our week-long Tiny Desk celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
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Episode 145 - Carlos Vives: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-10-14Colombian actor and singer Carlos Vives has been performing Latin American hits for almost 30 years. His Tiny Desk (home) concert is part of our Hispanic Heritage Month extravaganza.
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Episode 146 - Bebel Gilberto: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-10-15Two members of Brazilian musical royalty unite for a special Tiny Desk quarantine performance (and a heck of a view).
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Episode 147 - Ozuna: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-10-16Global superstar Ozuna performs five songs in quarantine for Tiny Desk.
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Episode 148 - Gracie And Rachel: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-10-19The pop-meet-classical duo perform a quarantine concert from their New York City apartment.
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Episode 149 - Kingfish: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-10-20The blues prodigy performs a special Tiny Desk show at the Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Miss.
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Episode 150 - Leo Kottke And Mike Gordon: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-10-21Phish bassist Mike Gordon and guitarist Leo Kottke perform a magical Tiny Desk quarantine show, with a little help from Phish drummer Jon Fishman.
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Episode 151 - Spillage Village: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-10-23Let the Atlanta hip-hop collective take you to church in its Tiny Desk quarantine video.
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Episode 152 - Katie Pruitt: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-10-26The Nashville singer-songwriter delivers an empowering performance in this Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
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Episode 153 - GroundUP Family Dinner: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-10-27Gregory Porter, Brad Mehldau and Chris Potter all appear in this 18-musician Tiny Desk quarantine concert, organized by Snarky Puppy's Michael League.
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Episode 154 - Ty Dolla $ign: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-10-28The R&B superstar assembled some frequent collaborators — including Skrillex — for a six-song quarantine concert.
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Episode 155 - Sad13: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-10-30Dressed as devils from their own homes, Sadie Dupuis and her virtual band explore the wild textures of her sweet-and-sour pop songs.
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Episode 156 - Polo G: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-11-04The platinum-certified Chicago-born emcee performs three songs on a basketball court for his Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
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Episode 157 - Tiana Major9: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-11-06The ascending R&B talent brings us into her South London home for a four-song quarantine concert.
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Episode 158 - Mickey Guyton: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-11-09Country music's breakout star of 2020 performs three songs for her Tiny Desk quarantine concert, including "Black Like Me."
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Episode 159 - Shirley Collins: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-11-10British folk singer Shirley Collins is a living legend. Watch her perform five songs for her Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
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Episode 160 - Tigran Hamasyan: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-11-11The award-winning pianist performs three solo songs from his home in Armenia.
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Episode 161 - Copland House: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-11-13A trio of musicians gather at Aaron Copland's longtime home. Watch them play the iconic American composer's music at his own piano and beside his own writing desk.
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Episode 162 - Michael Kiwanuka: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-11-16The 2020 Mercury Prize winner performs five songs in a London flat for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 163 - Owen Pallett: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-11-17The talented Canadian composer and songwriter creates an ensemble in their bedroom for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 164 - Adrianne Lenker: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-11-18The leader of Big Thief performs five songs from a camper in Joshua Tree for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 165 - KEM: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-11-23The R&B veteran performs three songs from his latest album for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 166 - Don Bryant: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-11-24The soul legend isn't letting quarantine slow him down.
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Episode 167 - Mulatto: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-11-25The Rap Game champion and self-proclaimed "Queen Of Da Souf" performs three songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 168 - Mac Ayres: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-11-30The Long Island R&B singer premieres a new song during his Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
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Episode 169 - Julia Bullock: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-12-01From her home in Germany, the provocative American soprano delivers songs of introspection and freedom from Franz Schubert's mountaintop epiphany to Billy Taylor's wish for equality and justice.
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Episode 170 - PJ Morton: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-12-02Watch the Grammy-nominated artist perform three songs from his album The Gospel According To PJ.
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Episode 171 - Dua Lipa: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-12-04The defining disco diva of 2020 performs four songs from her album Future Nostalgia for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 172 - Black Pumas: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-12-07The Austin-based rock band is nominated for the album and record of the year at next year's Grammys. See why in this Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
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Episode 173 - Chloe x Halle: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-12-08The most exciting sister act in contemporary pop performs five songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
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Episode 174 - Hayley Williams: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-12-09From the moment we pan out of a literal tiny desk diorama, a jolt of energy leaps from Paramore's Hayley Williams. Her home band includes Julien Baker and Becca Mancari.
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Episode 175 - Ashley Ray: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-12-11The Nashville singer-songwriter performs music from her celebrated album, Pauline, for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.
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Episode 176 - Jonathan Biss: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-12-14To mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, pianist Jonathan Biss explores the solitary side of the composer in extraordinary music written after Beethoven became deaf.
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Episode 177 - Borromeo String Quartet: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-12-15Members of the celebrated Borromeo String Quartet – playing it safe with masks – unlock the sillier side of Beethoven in music he wrote late in life.
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Episode 178 - Jan Vogler And Alessio Bax: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-12-16Join cellist Jan Vogler and pianist Alessio Bax at the "doctor's office," where they make the case for Beethoven as the liberator of the cello by playing music from his cello sonatas.
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Episode 179 - Cory Henry: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Release Date: 2020-12-21The former Snarky Puppy keyboardist and bandleader performs a special holiday Tiny Desk for our quarantine series.