Tiny Desk Concerts

The National: Tiny Desk Concert

Stephen Thompson — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:28:00 +0000

The first thing you might notice about this video is the change in surroundings: NPR recently moved to a new building, and though we worked to make the Tiny Desk as visually similar as possible to the old space — a process we recently documented with the help of OK Go — the ceilings are higher, the square footage more generous and the surfaces lavishly unsullied.

OK Go: A Tiny Desk Concert In 223 Takes

Bob Boilen — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:39:00 +0000

Imani Winds: Tiny Desk Concert

Tom Huizenga — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:35:00 +0000

When Igor Stravinsky began composing The Rite of Spring, his ballet for vast symphonic forces, he could hear the music in his head but couldn't quite figure out how to write it down.

Mohammad Reza Shajarian: Tiny Desk Concert

Anastasia Tsioulcas — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:03:00 +0000

Every Tiny Desk Concert provides its own particular thrill, but it's not every day that we get to welcome one of NPR's 50 Great Voices to our offices.

Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale: Tiny Desk Concert

Bob Boilen — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:03:00 +0000

There's something endearing, old-timey and almost vaudevillian about Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale — even the way they bill themselves as "Buddy and Jim." Both veteran musicians are in love with country music in all its many forms and influences; their music incorporates the blues and bluegrass, rock 'n' roll and a good deal of craft.

Buddy Miller is the guitar player to hire if you're playing heartfelt, not-so-shiny country-rock songs.