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Tiny Desk

Tiny Desk

Intimate video performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen
Theodore: Tiny Desk Concert

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Theodore

The music of Theodore is dark and transformative, with the kind of spare elegance you can hear in Sigur Rós or Pink Floyd.

Gary Clark Jr.: Tiny Desk Concert

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Gary Clark Jr.

These three songs, from Clark's incendiary new album This Land, roar with the assurance and force of a showman at the top of his game.

Karine Polwart Trio: Tiny Desk Concert

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Karine Polwart Trio

Scottish singer, songwriter and essayist Karine Polwart seldom comes stateside, eschewing air travel to reduce her carbon footprint. But on a rare, recent visit, she stopped in D.C. for a Tiny Desk.

Georgia Anne Muldrow: Tiny Desk Concert

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Georgia Anne Muldrow

The R&B singer from Los Angeles is all about showing and spreading love.

Courtney Marie Andrews: Tiny Desk Concert

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Courtney Marie Andrews

It was a day when sunlight drenched the office and the songs of heart from Courtney Marie Andrews felt right at home.

Weezer: Tiny Desk Concert

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Weezer

Performing unplugged, the band forgoes its usual meticulousness in favor of a shaggy, entirely acoustic mix of new songs and '90s-era deep cuts.

Andrea Cruz: Tiny Desk Concert

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Andrea Cruz

The singer from Puerto Rico is part of a movement on the island that emphasizes largely acoustic instruments and a folk-based approach to interpreting life before and after the hurricane of 2017.

&More (Chill Moody & Donn T): Tiny Desk Concert

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&More (Chill Moody & Donn T)

Philadelphia Rapper Chill Moody and singer Donn T, along with their crew known as &More, were one of the standout entrants in last year's Tiny Desk Contest. They bring a message of hope and love.

Alejandro Escovedo: Tiny Desk Concert

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Alejandro Escovedo

The veteran rocker and a backup band from Italy play songs from their album The Crossing, chronicling an American Dream of rock and roll and Beat poetry.

Nao: Tiny Desk Concert

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Nao

The U.K.-based singer-songwriter takes the Tiny Desk on a cosmic journey through her Saturn return.

Tiny Desk Family Hour: John Paul White

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SXSW 2019

Tiny Desk Family Hour: John Paul White

The former Civil Wars star performed a new song that even makes his kids cry.

Tiny Desk Family Hour: Cautious Clay

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SXSW 2019

Tiny Desk Family Hour: Cautious Clay

The Brooklyn-based artist, in addition to offering up an impeccable vocal performance, brought perhaps the only flute solo of SXSW 2019 to NPR Music's Tiny Desk Family Hour.

Tiny Desk Family Hour: Gaelynn Lea

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Tiny Desk Family Hour: Gaelynn Lea

The former Tiny Desk Contest winner brought the crowd to its collective feet.

Leikeli47: Tiny Desk Concert

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Leikeli47

The artist came to the Tiny Desk masked up, as always, the better to catch a glimpse of her soul.

Meg Myers: Tiny Desk Concert

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Meg Myers

Myers replaces her album's roaring electric guitars and electronics with a pulsing string quartet, piano and brushed drums — and uncorks a cover of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill."

Phony Ppl: Tiny Desk Concert

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Phony Ppl

The Brooklynites stand out for their inventive and seamless blend of jazz, R&B and hip-hop.

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