As soon as Mdou Moctar plugs in at the Tiny Desk, the Saharan shred begins. The music feels midstream, as if the licks never cease in his fingers — guitar strings bend with the utmost gentility, but, ...

From the moment GIVĒON arrived at the Tiny Desk, there was much to celebrate: Beloved had just received a Grammy nomination for best R&B album, and Leon Thomas' performance of "Mutt" at the Tiny Desk ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

Trey Anastasio is no stranger to the Tiny Desk, having performed a solo set in 2015. Bassist Mike Gordon and drummer Jon Fishman also performed for our Tiny Desk (home) concert series in 2020 with ...

Nashville superstar and Wellsville, Kansas native, Chely Wright brings her musical artistry home. Nashville superstar and Wellsville, Kansas native, Chely Wright brings her musical artistry home, to ...

On this episode of LG Desk Concerts, we feature singer/songwriter Freedy Johnston. On this episode of LG Desk Concerts, we feature singer/songwriter Freedy Johnston. LG Desk Concerts is available to ...

A couple of months ago, I got the opportunity to talk to Bay Area rapper LaRussell about what it really takes to be a successful independent artist in the music industry. He said, “I make good dope, ...

The reunited Clipse continued their promo tour in support of their new album Let God Sort Em Out with a visit to NPR’s Tiny Desk on Friday. “We didn’t foresee these twists and turns, but I think it ...

PinkPantheress proudly keeps her songs short. One benefit of that is that when she performed her new NPR Tiny Desk concert that was shared today (September 5), she was able to pack a lot of different ...

Billie Eilish’s long-awaited Tiny Desk concert has arrived as NPR Music shared the singer’s stripped-down cubicle performance on Thursday. “Wow. This is nerve-wracking,” Eilish told lucky NPR ...

We all have a favorite Tiny Desk concert. We asked NPR photographers to share their favorite pictures (again!) and their thoughts about photographing Tiny Desk concerts in 2024. I remember watching ...

Released in 2018, Prine’s concert currently has 3.3 million views, 2,250 comments, and gave him one of his last profoundly intimate performances. Two years later, in 2020, Prine unfortunately passed ...