Season 2018
(2018)
Cast
Episodes
Open Mike Eagle 0.0
January 3, 2018
The indie rap denizen behind one of 2017's most inventive albums came to the nation's capital to represent all the Bric…
Lo Moon 0.0
January 5, 2018
The LA band's signature sound is intimate and demonstrative, haunting yet uplifting, an old-fashioned rock beat under g…
The Weather Station 0.0
January 8, 2018
One of the joys of listening to The Weather station is the tension and release in the group's enchanting music. It's wh…
Julien Baker 0.0
January 10, 2018
Julien Baker's Turn Out The Lights brought her much-deserved critical acclaim and wider attention in 2017. Before its r…
Daniil Trifonov 0.0
January 12, 2018
Watch the young Russian musician, who The Times of London calls “the most astounding pianist of our age,” play a smart,…
Artists From The 'Take Me To The River' Tour 0.0
January 15, 2018
More than a dozen artists gather behind the Tiny Desk to celebrate Memphis soul in a joyful, triumphant performance.
AHI 0.0
January 16, 2018
The Ontario-based singer has a gruff but sweet voice with openly honest words behind soulful tunes of hope.
The Lemon Twigs 0.0
January 17, 2018
Brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario seem like they beamed into the Tiny Desk from the year 1971, untouched by the 21st…
Amadou and Mariam 0.0
January 19, 2018
The Malian musicians, who've been playing together for nearly 40 years, bring some of the most lyrical melodies and joy…
St. Vincent 0.0
January 22, 2018
The singer performed at the Tiny Desk without a warmup or soundcheck, with just her acoustic guitar and un-amplified vo…
George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars 0.0
January 24, 2018
George Clinton brought his family, both immediate and extended, to the Tiny Desk for a set of classic cosmic slop.
Barbara Hannigan 0.0
January 26, 2018
Eavesdrop on a beautiful recital of German songs from fin de siècle Vienna, when music was transitioning from the swell…
Jamila Woods 0.0
January 29, 2018
In three songs celebrating black ancestry and self-love, Woods demonstrated just how adept she is at creating songs ric…
Alice Smith 0.0
January 31, 2018
The beloved singer-songwriter premiered three new songs while turning NPR's headquarters into a Harlem speakeasy.
Vicente García 0.0
February 2, 2018
This under-the-radar singer from the Dominican Republic is starting to turn some heads. You'll see why in this Tiny Des…
Hurray For The Riff Raff 0.0
February 5, 2018
The music of Hurray For The Riff Raff builds bridges, unites people and forms communities. It's a spirit singer Alynda …
Ibeyi 0.0
February 7, 2018
Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Díaz never fail to mesmerize. Watch the twin sisters perform a four-song set at the Tiny Desk.
The Crossrhodes 0.0
February 9, 2018
The Crossrhodes showed up to the Tiny Desk with game faces on, bringing with it a locally cultivated, globally apprecia…
Marlon Williams 0.0
February 12, 2018
Marlon Williams has a heart-stopping voice, is in love with a good, traditional blues or country tune, and writes songs…
Nick Hakim 0.0
February 14, 2018
The music of Nick Hakim occupies a space and time that feels out of this world, with songs that explore the quietude of…
Betsayda Machado y Parranda El Clavo 0.0
February 16, 2018
The Afro-Venezuelan collective brings the boisterous parranda sound to the Tiny Desk.
Big Daddy Kane 0.0
February 19, 2018
One of the greatest to ever bless the mic treated the Tiny Desk audience to an office block party.
August Greene (Common, Robert Glasper, Karriem Riggins) 0.0
February 21, 2018
August Greene, Common's new trio with Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins, brought some special guest vocalists to the T…
Vagabon 0.0
February 23, 2018
Laetitia Tamko, the artist known as Vagabon, is a 25-year-old, Cameroon-born musician with a big, tenor voice just burs…
Lee Ann Womack 0.0
February 26, 2018
The Nashville star brought some good old country music stories to the Tiny Desk.
Roy Ayers 0.0
March 1, 2018
Watch the 77-year-old jazz-funk icon perform “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” (and more) at the Tiny Desk.
Anna Meredith 0.0
March 2, 2018
Out of nearly 700 performances at the Tiny Desk over the past decade, this one by British composer Anna Meredith is one…
Big K.R.I.T. 0.0
March 5, 2018
The Mississippi rapper paid homage to his grandmother and performed songs from his new album 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time.
Alex Clare 0.0
March 7, 2018
Clare's songs ask listeners to probe their own emotions through the lens of life’s bigger pictures. His visit to Bob Bo…
Kuinka 0.0
March 9, 2018
Each year we get thousands of submissions for our annual Tiny Desk contest. Seattle's Kuinka was one of last year's ent…
John Prine 0.0
March 12, 2018
For more than 45 years, the legendary John Prine has written some of the most powerful lyrics in the American music can…
Raul Midón 0.0
March 15, 2018
Raul Midón brought nothing but a guitar and his voice to an extended Tiny Desk set of dense, breathtaking jazz and soul…
Cornelius 0.0
March 19, 2018
Cornelius' Keigo Oyamada deconstructs and reassembles music like it's a neon cubist-pop sculpture. On a rare U.S. tour,…
Väsen 0.0
March 23, 2018
The Swedish trio brought a 30-string sonic blast to the Tiny Desk, performing on 12-string guitar, viola and the nyckel…
Jenny And The Mexicats 0.0
March 26, 2018
Sometimes frenetic, sometimes slow and luxurious, the grooves the band creates are the perfect cushion for Jenny Ball's…
I'm With Her 0.0
March 28, 2018
Aoife O'Donovan, Sarah Jarosz and Sara Watkins are bound by a love for bluegrass, chamber music, jazz, storytelling and…
Masta Ace 0.0
March 30, 2018
The Juice Crew legend brought his biggest hit, "Born To Roll," and a heartfelt recollection of his personal journey to …
Robin Olson 0.0
April 1, 2018
Hear the elusive avant-garde pianist debut a new piece, etched in shimmering chords and dark, lamenting octaves.
Dee Dee Bridgewater 0.0
April 2, 2018
Bridgewater connects with her roots, her birthplace and the town she's loved all her life, with a set of songs from Mem…
Dan Auerbach 0.0
April 4, 2018
The guitarist and singer for The Black Keys and The Arcs brings his Easy Eye Sound Revue to the Tiny Desk, recalling a …
Rhye 0.0
April 9, 2018
See the band perform a rare evening Tiny Desk concert, illuminated by flickering lights
Lara Bello 0.0
April 10, 2018
Flamenco, jazz and classical share the stage in this Tiny Desk from one of our favorite Spanish composers.
Tyler Childers 0.0
April 11, 2018
Tyler Childers writes songs about hard lives and hard love with direct heart and a soulful Kentucky drawl.
Jorge Drexler 0.0
April 13, 2018
The Uruguayan singer-songwriter is one of the finest lyricists operating today. Watch his stunning performance behind t…
The Breeders 0.0
April 16, 2018
The Breeders' dreamy scuzz sounds wiser and more frazzled at the Tiny Desk, featuring the same lineup behind the band's…
O.C. 0.0
April 18, 2018
The veteran Brooklyn rapper was an underground star during hip-hop's golden era. At the Tiny Desk, O.C. made it clear t…
John Moreland 0.0
April 20, 2018
When you hear John Moreland's sweet voice, it's hard to believe he spent years singing in punk, metal-core and hardcore…
Logan Richardson 0.0
April 23, 2018
Hear a triumphant fusion of jazz, rock and blues that moves with momentum and fresh anticipation. Logan Richardson play…
Superorganism 0.0
April 25, 2018
The multinational band of theatrically fun and talented musicians in Superorganism mix melody and mischievous with almo…
ÌFÉ 0.0
April 27, 2018
ÌFÉ isn't playing anything new. In fact, the band takes on something quite old: ritual Afro-Caribbean music that takes …
Bedouine 0.0
April 30, 2018
Bedouine is Azniv Korkejian, a singer and guitarist who echoes sounds from the 1960's North American folk songwriters, …
GZA & The Soul Rebels 0.0
May 2, 2018
Most rap fans would name RZA as the head of the Wu-Tang Clan. But Wu purists know that GZA, or The Genius, is the crew'…
Darlingside 0.0
May 4, 2018
Even if the world came to an end, there's still beauty and hope in all of us and in song. That about sums up the wistfu…
Gordi 0.0
May 7, 2018
In three songs from Reservoir, Gordi keeps her voice both unadorned and centered within warm, cool arrangements that in…
Bela Fleck And Abigail Washburn 0.0
May 11, 2018
Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn are two American musical treasures. This husband-and-wife banjo duo write original tune…
Naia Izumi 0.0
May 14, 2018
The winner of this year's Tiny Desk Contest makes his official debut behind the desk.
Khruangbin 0.0
May 16, 2018
This trio from Houston, Texas makes trance-inducing music heavily inspired by 1960s and '70s funk and soul from, of all…
Partner 0.0
May 18, 2018
The dream of the '90s is alive in this Canadian rock band.
The Band's Visit 0.0
May 21, 2018
Tony Shalhoub, Katrina Lenk and the cast of the Tony-nominated play The Band's Visit marked the first Broadway performa…
Juanes & Mon Laferte 0.0
May 23, 2018
The Colombian pop star and Chilean rising star brought their duet tour to the Tiny Desk.
Ill Camille 0.0
May 25, 2018
The Los Angeles rapper and Kendrick Lamar collaborator performed four songs from her excellent album, Heirloom.
Third Coast Percussion 0.0
May 29, 2018
Watch the Chicago-based ensemble conjure otherworldly sounds from steel pipes, tuned cowbells and a bowl that sings.
Trouble Funk 0.0
May 30, 2018
We squeezed 12 go-go musicians behind the Tiny Desk. Watch what ensued.
Tom Misch 0.0
June 1, 2018
This 22-year-old Brit has soul for days.
Daniel Caesar 0.0
June 4, 2018
Watch the R&B star-in-the-making perform three songs, including a guest appearance by H.E.R.
Grace VanderWaal 0.0
June 6, 2018
The 14-year-old singer who signed to Columbia after winning America's Got Talent, dazzles the Tiny Desk with her breath…
MILCK 0.0
June 8, 2018
The one-woman riot who made headlines during the inaugural Women's March On Washington visits the Tiny Desk.
Jorja Smith 0.0
June 11, 2018
Watch the rising U.K. star perform intimate renditions of "Blue Lights," "On My Mind" and "Teenage Fantasy" with a full…
GoldLink 0.0
June 13, 2018
The D.C. rapper brought quite the crew to his Tiny Desk performance.
Yissy García & Bandancha 0.0
June 15, 2018
Come for one of Havana's most talented acts. Stay for García's incredible mohawk.
Khalid 0.0
June 18, 2018
Watch the 20-year-old star perform acoustic versions of "Location," "Saved" and "Young Dumb & Broke."
The Messthetics 0.0
June 20, 2018
The bassist and drummer from D.C.'s pioneering punk band Fugazi join guitarist Anthony Pirog for a set of thrilling, so…
From The Top 0.0
June 22, 2018
A handful of teenagers, and a 12-year-old violinist, from the radio show From the Top, give sparkling performances, pro…
Rakim 0.0
June 25, 2018
Watch the New York rap icon perform "Paid In Full" and "Know The Ledge," as well as a new song for Marvel's Luke Cage, …
Dave Matthews 0.0
June 27, 2018
The star sheds his band for a warm, winning, utterly game, happily overstuffed five-song performance of songs from acro…
Golden Dawn Arkestra 0.0
June 29, 2018
Join the "Children of the Sun" - or sit back and enjoy the spectacle - in this Tiny Desk experience.
PJ Morton 0.0
July 2, 2018
New Orleans' native son brought his musical Gumbo — and a 10-piece orchestra — to the Tiny Desk for some well-seasoned …
Frédéric Yonnet With Special Guest Dave Chappelle 0.0
July 9, 2018
Yonnet is a magician on the harmonica. You'll see why he's performed with Stevie Wonder, Prince and Ed Sheeran.
Rev. Sekou And The Seal Breakers 0.0
July 10, 2018
Rev. Sekou and the Seal Breakers gave one of the most rousing Tiny Desks we've ever had, opening with one question: "Do…
Mumu Fresh Feat. Black Thought & DJ Dummy 0.0
July 11, 2018
Occasionally a new voice emerges so rich in experience that the only way to describe it is old soul.
The Midnight Hour 0.0
July 18, 2018
A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Shaheed Muhammad and composer Adrian Younge brought their Luke Cage-inspired collaboration t…
Ólafur Arnalds 0.0
July 19, 2018
The Icelandic composer is joined by two "ghost" pianists, making mysterious and memorable music at the Tiny Desk.
The King's Singers 0.0
July 23, 2018
The storied vocal ensemble brings close harmony singing to a diverse set list that includes a Beatles tune and a bawdy …
Lalah Hathaway 0.0
July 25, 2018
The veteran singer showcases her soaring powerfully expressive voice in a performance that bridges several generations …
Flasher 0.0
July 30, 2018
The precise serrations of Washington, D.C. band Flasher get softened for a visit to the Tiny Desk — their vocals, norma…
The Del McCoury Band 0.0
August 1, 2018
Del McCoury has been performing, and updating, his take on bluegrass for some 60 years. At the Tiny Desk, he brought th…
Haley Heynderickx 0.0
August 3, 2018
One of our favorite new artists of 2018 visits the Tiny Desk.
Mac Miller 0.0
August 6, 2018
Mac Miller reflects on his journey's peaks and valleys in a boisterous set of songs from Swimming, featuring special gu…
DAWN 0.0
August 10, 2018
DAWN has a breathless enthusiasm for shape-shifting pop music. She strips three songs to just the essentials, illuminat…
Tower Of Power 0.0
August 13, 2018
Even from its beginnings in late-'60s Oakland, the band has always stood out. Fifty years later, its devotion to classi…
Erykah Badu 0.0
August 15, 2018
The singer's performance at the Tiny Desk was an almost spiritual experience, leaving many at the NPR Music offices in …
Yo-Yo Ma 0.0
August 17, 2018
Watch the 19-time Grammy winner return to his lifelong passion for J.S. Bach, playing music from the Cello Suites and o…
Camp Cope 0.0
August 22, 2018
The Australian band uses tiny moments of introspection to illuminate life's bewildering, terrifying, isolating aspects …
Dermot Kennedy 0.0
August 24, 2018
Backed for the first time ever by members of the Howard Gospel Choir, the Irish singer-songwriter shows off a voice bui…
T.I. 0.0
August 27, 2018
In the fifteen years since he released Trap Muzik, Tip Harris has reinvented himself a thousand times over. But the sto…
Tech N9ne Feat. Krizz Kaliko 0.0
August 29, 2018
Two of Kansas City's finest — and indie hip-hop's trailblazers — deliver a dose of Strange Music.
George Li 0.0
August 31, 2018
Watch the young Harvard grad dispatch some of the most "knuckle-busting" piano repertoire with uncommon panache and pre…
Kalbells 0.0
September 5, 2018
The band makes life-affirming music that singer Kalmia Traver created over the past few years, filled with the triumph …
Jupiter & Okwess 0.0
September 7, 2018
Jupiter Bokondji and his band Okwess play music that feels both African and American, with Jupiter's early musical tast…
Hobo Johnson 0.0
September 12, 2018
While this Sacramento, Calif. band didn't win this year's Tiny Desk contest, their video entry, for the song "Peach Sco…
GoGo Penguin 0.0
September 14, 2018
This trio has become a reference point of their own for new school instrumentalists, a coveted achievement for any jazz…
Smif-N-Wessun 0.0
September 17, 2018
Brooklyn-bred hip-hop duo Smif-N-Wessun – consisting of partners in rhyme, Steele and Tek – illuminated the Tiny Desk w…
Julie Byrne 0.0
September 19, 2018
Julie Byrne's transporting music can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.
Anthony Roth Costanzo 0.0
September 21, 2018
Watch the ambitious countertenor sing music that spans more than 250 years, connecting the dots between David Byrne, Ge…
Cécile McLorin Salvant 0.0
September 25, 2018
The jazz singer, who used to be into radical feminist punk, now composes and sings beautiful jazz ballads.
Saba 0.0
October 1, 2018
Before embarking on a tour of Australia and Asia, the Chicago native brought the squad that helped make Care For Me one…
Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles 0.0
October 5, 2018
Henry and his band would have sounded right at home on Stax Records in the '70s — no small accomplishment. Watch them p…
Big Boi 0.0
October 9, 2018
The OutKast star performs "So Fresh, So Clean," "The Way You Move" and his solo single "All Night" with the help of sin…
Café Tacvba 0.0
October 12, 2018
The pioneering Mexican band recreates the adventurous musical energy of their massive stadium shows behind Bob Boilen's…
Florence + the Machine 0.0
October 16, 2018
"I'm sorry I'm shy," Florence Welch told the crowd of NPR family and friends gathered for her Tiny Desk performance. "I…
Alfredo Rodríguez 0.0
October 18, 2018
The Cuban pianist thrilled the NPR office with an intense performance that was as melodic as it was rhythmic.
Chromeo 0.0
October 19, 2018
The self-proclaimed "Funklordz" normally perform as a duo, but played with a live band for the first time at the Tiny D…
Cautious Clay 0.0
October 24, 2018
The charismatic singer and saxophonist brought a group of longtime friends to play a warm, thoughtful and chill set at …
Jim James 0.0
October 26, 2018
A single voice can send a powerful message - and that's just what Jim James did at the Tiny Desk, with just his voice a…
Liniker e os Caramelows 0.0
October 29, 2018
Liniker e os Caramelows are from Brazil but steeped in the tradition of soul from here in the U.S. Watching this perfor…
Nicholas Payton Trio 0.0
November 2, 2018
After back-to-back performances in South Africa, Argentina, Chile and New York, Payton hit the Tiny Desk, where he dazz…
Pedro The Lion 0.0
November 5, 2018
No matter how dark or disastrous, there's always been an undercurrent of grace to the music of David Bazan. He returns …
Half Waif 0.0
November 8, 2018
The band's songs, stripped here to their essence, are particularly peaceful and calm — and sometimes chilling.
Bernie And The Believers Feat. Essence 0.0
November 12, 2018
The story of Bernie and the Believers is the story of Bernie Dalton's diagnosis of Lou Gehrig's disease and compassiona…
Boygenius 0.0
November 16, 2018
Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus and Phoebe Bridgers are all Tiny Desk alumae, but here they play together at NPR for the first…
dvsn 0.0
November 19, 2018
The Toronto-based R&B duo bathed the Tiny Desk in vibrant blue, purple and orange light to make it feel more like a con…
The Innocence Mission 0.0
November 28, 2018
The Innocence Mission, ever the most careful cultivators of quiet, encouraged us to come closer, to discover the "thing…
Joey Alexander 0.0
November 30, 2018
No one in the NPR offices could have imagined how remarkable this 15-year old pianist would be at the Tiny Desk.
Dirty Projectors 0.0
December 4, 2018
The band takes its quirks of production, rhythm and rhyme and brilliantly arranges them to work behind the Tiny Desk.
Wu-Tang Clan 0.0
December 5, 2018
The Clan celebrates its 25th anniversary with an old-school cipher at the Tiny Desk.
H.E.R. 0.0
December 12, 2018
The singer stuns in her second appearance at the Tiny Desk, showcasing not only her vocal mastery, but her skills as a …
Harold López-Nussa Trio 0.0
December 14, 2018
Cuban pianist Harold López-Nussa, along with his brother Ruy on drums and bassist Gaston Joya, deliver a set of danceab…
Amy Grant 0.0
December 17, 2018
Amy Grant maps her fabulous, four-decade career with some of her coziest and heartfelt Christmas songs, not to mention …