NPR Tiny Desk Concerts(2008)

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  1. Lucius

  2013-01-07

  One minute, Lucius sounds like a '60s girl group; the next might conjure images of Emmylou Harris.

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  2. Black Prairie

  2013-01-14

  With members of The Decemberists, the band lends a snappy, lilting quality to songs of alienation.

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  3. Of Montreal

  2013-01-28

  Frontman Kevin Barnes uses the intimacy of the NPR Music offices to try out some quiet new material.

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  4. Cantus

  2013-02-04

  The a cappella ensemble sings widely divergent songs from American, European and Sufi traditions.

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  5. The xx

  2013-02-11

  In The xx's songs, all the calm chilliness in the world can't quite contain an exposed heart.

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  6. Night Beds

  2013-02-18

  Winston Yellen's arresting voice propels a lighthearted but deeply affecting set at the NPR office.

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  7. Mary Halvorson Quintet

  2013-02-25

  The guitarist brings a decidedly non-standard approach to jazz's standard practices.

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  8. The Lone Bellow

  2013-03-04

  The fast-rising Brooklyn trio sings beautiful, heartfelt, impeccably harmonized folk-pop songs.

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  9. Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill

  2013-03-11

  Watch one of the best fiddlers on the planet and a subtle guitar master work their magic.

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  10. Efterklang

  2013-04-08

  The Danish band ransacks the NPR Music offices looking for sound-making material and new ideas.

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  11. Yo La Tengo

  2013-04-15

  To coincide with the release of the band's 13th album, Fade, Yo La Tengo performs an acoustic set.

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  12. Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu

  2013-04-22

  The duo's quietly energetic performance hangs over the the NPR Music offices like a soft mist.

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  13. Father Figures

  2013-04-29

  Zany, brainy and danceable, these guys' music mixes rock and jazz like King Crimson at its fiercest.

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  14. Nicola Benedetti

  2013-05-06

  Watch the violinist spin out music by John Williams and Bach in sweet, soulful tendrils of sound.

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  15. Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale

  2013-05-13

  The veteran country players mix corny humor, musical merrymaking and timeless vocal harmonies.

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  16. Mohammad Reza Shajarian

  2013-05-20

  The 73-year-old Iranian icon unleashes torrents of swooping, soaring sound that elicit goosebumps.

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  17. Imani Winds

  2013-05-29

  Imani Winds' members shrink Igor Stravinsky down to size in a quintet take on The Rite of Spring.

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  18. OK Go

  2013-06-03

  OK Go helps us transport the Tiny Desk from NPR Music's old headquarters to our new facility.

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  19. The National

  2013-06-10

  Watch the band perform acoustic arrangements of four songs from its new album, Trouble Will Find Me.

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  20. NO BS! Brass Band

  2013-06-15

  An 11-piece brass band turns up the funk and flies the flag high for its native Richmond, Va.

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  21. Billy Bragg

  2013-06-17

  One of the world's finest folksingers channels the spirit of Woody Guthrie at the NPR Music offices.

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  22. Patty Griffin

  2013-06-24

  Watch the singer-songwriter and her band perform three songs from her fine new album, American Kid.

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  23. Maya Beiser

  2013-06-29

  A brilliant cellist with a stunning command of her instrument, Beiser performs at the NPR offices.

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  24. Laura Mvula

  2013-07-01

  The U.K. singer performs some of her most intimate material in a short set at the NPR Music offices.

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  25. Cheick Hamala Diabate

  2013-07-06

  The Malian musician and his band craft melodies and rhythms that cut across age and ethnicity.

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  26. Skinny Lister

  2013-07-08

  The rowdy English folk-punk band brings its barely controlled mayhem to the NPR Music offices.

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  27. Frank Turner

  2013-07-13

  Two men with unplugged instruments convey the bawdy rowdiness of a full band.

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  28. Alice Russell

  2013-07-15

  When the British singer performs, her emotionally fiery music just gets hotter and grittier.

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  29. Cheyenne Mize

  2013-07-20

  The singer, instrumentalist and music therapist plays slinky, forceful songs at NPR Music.

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  30. Guards

  2013-07-22

  Hear three sturdy pop songs from In Guards We Trust, performed live at the NPR Music offices.

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  31. Time For Three

  2013-07-27

  Hear the "classically trained garage band" perform with staggering technique and contagious energy.

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  32. Dana Falconberry

  2013-07-29

  Watch Falconberry and five bandmates perform three delicate songs from her recent album Leelanau.

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  33. Keaton Henson

  2013-08-03 · 14m

  Henson's voice is so fragile and hushed, if you were 10 feet away from him you'd barely hear a peep.

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  34. Jim Guthrie

  2013-08-10

  Guthrie and his band drove 18 hours round-trip from Ontario to perform three songs for NPR Music.

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  35. Alpine

  2013-08-12

  The Australian sextet crafts busily impeccable, harmony-intensive pop music with a danceable sway.

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  36. Mother Falcon

  2013-08-17

  The 17-member chamber-rock collective uses its size in the service of great, snappy, stirring songs.

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  37. The Front Bottoms

  2013-08-19

  The community that's formed around The Front Bottoms speaks to the band's passion and compassion.

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  38. Buika

  2013-08-26

  Concha Buika's voice comes from Africa and the past. Watch her perform in the NPR Music offices.

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  39. Steve Gunn

  2013-08-31

  Watch Gunn's trio perform a set of hypnotic long-form jams that are perfect for taking it easy.

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  40. Baths

  2013-09-04

  Watch Baths' Will Wiesenfeld perform mysterious, textured electronic music in the NPR offices.

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  41. Bombino

  2013-09-07

  For our 300th Tiny Desk Concert, we showcase a Tuareg guitarist's fierce, hypnotic, alluring jams.

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  42. The 1975

  2013-09-10

  Performing solo, singer Matthew Healy doesn't hesitate to transform both his songs and himself.

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  43. Arturo O'Farrill

  2013-09-14

  With an eye on both the past and the future, O'Farrill has jazz and Afro-Cuban music in his DNA.

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  44. Shovels & Rope

  2013-09-16

  The husband-and-wife duo mixes rowdy folk-rock and rootsy ballads, with the help of a canine friend.

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  45. The Cristina Pato Trio

  2013-09-21

  A Galician bagpiper and her trio take Celtic sounds in an entirely wild and wonderful direction.

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  46. Hem

  2013-09-28

  Hem makes a homey, fireside kind of music, with songs that feel as if they've always been there.

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  47. Oliver 'Tuku' Mtukudzi

  2013-09-30

  The Zimbabwean legend performs songs from the mournful but celebratory Sarawoga for NPR Music.

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  48. Lawrence Brownlee

  2013-10-05

  The operatic tenor, acclaimed for his Rossini, circles back to his roots as a singer of spirituals.

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  49. Superchunk

  2013-10-07

  Watch the venerable band translate its electric sound to acoustic instruments in an intimate way.

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  50. Valerie June

  2013-10-12

  Short of seeing her live and in person, this is the best way to encounter June's heartfelt sound.

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  51. Okkervil River

  2013-10-15

  The band performs three songs from a record inspired by the childhood of singer Will Sheff.

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  52. Matt Ulery's Loom

  2013-10-19

  The bassist composes beautiful, unpretentious music for an unusual jazz band with accordion.

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  53. Daughter

  2013-10-21

  Pretty and melancholy, the Londoners' music conjures a perfect mix of gloom, desire and hostility.

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  54. Typhoon

  2013-10-26

  The dozen members of this Portland, Ore. band crammed behind the Tiny Desk for a transcendent set.

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  55. San Fermin

  2013-10-28

  The orchestral folk-pop band's little song-worlds burst with ambition, talent and extreme joy.

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  56. Neko Case

  2013-10-31

  Watch a Halloween Tiny Desk Concert in which Case performs with Kelly Hogan and Eric Bachmann.

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  57. Ashley Monroe

  2013-11-03

  This three-song set in the NPR Music offices captures a nice cross-section of Monroe's appeal.

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  58. Gary Burton

  2013-11-09

  The jazz vibraphone pioneer is 70 now, but that hasn't slowed his flying four-mallet technique.

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  59. Debashish Bhattacharya

  2013-11-12

  Bhattacharya draws on North Indian classical music, but blues also pours out of his stunning work.

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  60. John Legend

  2013-11-16

  The soul singer retains the easygoing grace of a performer fit for any stage — even a tiny one.

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  61. Waxahatchee

  2013-11-23

  This is Katie Crutchfield as Waxahatchee, playing intimate music for an intimate setting.

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  62. Kronos Quartet

  2013-11-25

  The intrepid champions of new music bring a lullaby, rare blues and a work by Bryce Dessner to NPR.

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  63. The Dismemberment Plan

  2013-12-02

  The band exudes playfulness and wry charm throughout these three songs from Uncanney Valley.

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  64. Sarah Jarosz

  2013-12-07

  Jarosz and her small backing band craft a careful mix of technical proficiency and poppy warmth.

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  65. Dessa

  2013-12-09

  The whip-smart rapper, singer, poet and songwriter performs three tracks from Parts of Speech.

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  66. Christine Salem

  2013-12-14

  Salem sings work songs and chants from the maloya tradition on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean.

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  67. La Santa Cecilia

  2013-12-16

  The video here provides just a hint of the L.A. band's dynamic live shows, albeit a spectacular one.

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  68. Preservation Hall Jazz Band

  2013-12-21

  The hot and historic New Orleans band brings a tuba-wielding Santa and some original holiday cheer.

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