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Weyes Blood: Tiny Desk Concert

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Weyes Blood

Watch the band perform a blissed-out, gently sweeping set featuring three songs from its latest album, Titanic Rising.

Sheryl Crow: Tiny Desk Concert

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Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow's Tiny Desk Fest concert included a handful of early hits that have become pop standards.

Snarky Puppy: Tiny Desk Concert

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Snarky Puppy

The jazz, funk and gospel improv group brought jams and joy to the Tiny Desk.

Rick Danko And Garth Hudson On Mountain Stage

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Rick Danko And Garth Hudson On Mountain Stage

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The Band's bassist and vocalist and one of rock's greatest organists and keyboardists both stop by Mountain Stage in this archival session from 1989.

Rick Danko And Garth Hudson On Mountain Stage

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CHAI: Tiny Desk Concert

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CHAI

The group from Japan is on a mission to expand the conventional meaning of "cute." Their performance included synchronized dancing, pom-poms and matching pink uniforms, with a heavy, angular sound.

Brittany Howard: Tiny Desk Concert

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Brittany Howard

The Alabama Shakes singer and guitarist brought an eight-piece backing band to the Tiny Desk for a set of deeply personal and affecting songs.

Charly Bliss: Tiny Desk Concert

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Charly Bliss

The vibrancy of the band can feel childlike and candy-coated. But the group's songs are more about the pain of entering adulthood and leaving some of that sweetness behind.

Sharon Van Etten: Tiny Desk Concert

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Sharon Van Etten

Nearly a decade after her first appearance at the Tiny Desk, Sharon Van Etten returns with a full band and a bigger, bolder sound.

Josh Ritter With Amanda Shires And Jason Isbell: Tiny Desk Concert

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Josh Ritter With Amanda Shires And Jason Isbell

In his second visit to the Tiny Desk, Josh Ritter had America on his mind. "We all have to fight against this notion that we're not all human beings."

Nilüfer Yanya: Tiny Desk Concert

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Nilüfer Yanya

There's a hush to the music of Nilüfer Yanya that made the Tiny Desk the perfect stage for her sound.