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Season 2015
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Season 2015

January 5, 2015
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2015
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84 episodes
Season 8
Trey Anastasio

Trey Anastasio

Jan 5, 20150 votes

The Phish star was in town to put on a huge show, but the songs here feel more personal than that.

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Daniel Lanois

Daniel Lanois

Jan 3, 20150 votes

The producer presides over an all-instrumental, free-form trio with Brian Blade and Jim Wilson.

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Rubblebucket

Rubblebucket

Jan 20, 20150 votes

Even without its confetti cannon, the band brings a fun mix of brass and brash to the NPR offices.

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Bobby Bare Jr.

Bobby Bare Jr.

Jan 27, 20150 votes

The Nashville singer writes with acidic wit in lines worthy of his old mentor, Shel Silverstein.

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John Reilly & Friends

John Reilly & Friends

Feb 3, 20150 votes

Reilly sings and plays guitar alongside Tom Brosseau and Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark.

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Mucca Pazza

Mucca Pazza

Feb 10, 20150 votes

With 23 members, the performance-art marching band is the biggest ever to play the Tiny Desk.

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Until The Ribbon Breaks

Until The Ribbon Breaks

Feb 17, 20150 votes

The band strips down its electronic sound with the aid of a spaghetti strainer and a paint bucket.

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Zola Jesus

Zola Jesus

Feb 23, 20150 votes

With her huge voice and an assist on trombone, Nika Roza Danilova offers up a curious combination.

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Dan Deacon

Dan Deacon

Feb 25, 20150 votes

The Tiny Desk becomes a DJ booth for an office space dance party.

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Phox

Phox

Mar 2, 20150 votes

The Wisconsin band performs three of its warm, accessible songs in the NPR Music offices.

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Aurelio

Aurelio

Mar 7, 20150 votes

Aurelio weaves intricate layers of acoustic guitar to capture the feel of African and the Caribbean.

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Fantastic Negrito

Fantastic Negrito

Mar 9, 20150 votes

The singer beat out nearly 7,000 other submissions to win NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert Contest.

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Matt Haimovitz & Christopher O'Riley

Matt Haimovitz & Christopher O'Riley

Mar 14, 20150 votes

The duo plays visionary Beethoven, heartbreaking Janáček and Glass that unfolds like a lullaby.

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Punch Brothers

Punch Brothers

Mar 16, 20150 votes

Before the wide-ranging band plays, the audience sings "Happy Birthday" to mandolinist Chris Thile.

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Anonymous 4 With Bruce Molsky

Anonymous 4 With Bruce Molsky

Mar 28, 20150 votes

The a cappella quartet, with banjo and fiddle, offers popular songs from the Civil War era.

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Sylvan Esso

Sylvan Esso

Mar 20, 20150 votes

Performed softly in the light of day, these three songs feel fresh and lovable.

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Death Cab For Cutie

Death Cab For Cutie

Apr 6, 20150 votes

In a beautifully stark performance, the band plays two songs from Kintsugi and two older favorites.

3 guest stars
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Beach Slang

Beach Slang

Apr 10, 20150 votes

James Snyder's euphoric punk anthems become raw and uplifting confessionals in this acoustic set.

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Chadwick Stokes

Chadwick Stokes

Apr 13, 20150 votes

Stokes' songs feel familiar; they're old friends before you're done hearing them for the first time.

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Rosa Díaz

Rosa Díaz

Apr 17, 20150 votes

The singer's lyrics reflect deeply felt emotions in this performance with cellist Daniel de Jesus.

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Jessie Ware

Jessie Ware

Apr 20, 20150 votes

The young English singer brings warmth to electronic music and a swooning quality to her own pop.

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DakhaBrakha

DakhaBrakha

Apr 25, 20150 votes

The Ukrainian acoustic quartet's music encompasses sounds and rhythms from around the world.

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José González

José González

Apr 29, 20150 votes

This soft-spoken Swedish singer left an imprint at the Tiny Desk that was gentle and long lasting.

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Diego El Cigala

Diego El Cigala

May 1, 20150 votes

The singer has been called "the Sinatra of flamenco." His expressive style draws on jazz.

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Vijay Iyer Trio

Vijay Iyer Trio

May 4, 20150 votes

Iyer's working band transforms selections from throughout the pianist's deep and varied catalog.

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Eskmo

Eskmo

May 8, 20150 votes

Found objects are percussion instruments in the hands of a man who's part musician, part magician.

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Bellows

Bellows

May 11, 20150 votes

These are enchanting songs, with the power to drift in your head for days.

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Camané

Camané

May 15, 20150 votes

A star in his native Portugal, Camané evokes melancholy with a silky baritone and elegant phrasing.

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Young Fathers

Young Fathers

May 19, 20150 votes

Intense, hip-hop-infused poetry is reduced to just the essentials in this two-song, four-minute set.

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Jason Vieaux And Yolanda Kondonassis

Jason Vieaux And Yolanda Kondonassis

May 22, 20150 votes

Watch the Grammy-winning guitarist and acclaimed harpist play music influenced by Africa and Asia.

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Madisen Ward And The Mama Bear

Madisen Ward And The Mama Bear

May 26, 20150 votes

The mother-son duo's songs are memorable and singable even days after you hear them.

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Frank Fairfield

Frank Fairfield

May 29, 20150 votes

A young man with an old musical soul has a spellbinding voice and fluid fiddle playing.

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Genevieve

Genevieve

Jun 1, 20150 votes

See a singer with a powerful voice and extremely encouraging message.

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Anna & Elizabeth

Anna & Elizabeth

Jun 8, 20150 votes

If you've never thought your tastes would lean to mountain music, breathe deep and soak it all in.

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The Prettiots

The Prettiots

Jun 15, 20150 votes

The clever trio shares its love of everything from Law & Order to old-school girl groups.

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Strand Of Oaks

Strand Of Oaks

Jun 19, 20150 votes

Timothy Showalter's music is filled with bite and sometimes regret, but also a good deal of warmth.

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Hop Along

Hop Along

Jun 22, 20150 votes

Frances Quinlan's raspy voice whispers one moment, then lets loose a gut-punching howl the next.

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Oddisee

Oddisee

Jun 26, 20150 votes

The charismatic Brooklyn-via-D.C.-area rapper creates just the right amount of space in his music.

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And The Kids

And The Kids

Jun 30, 20150 votes

The trio's music is full of life, with dissonant sounds that still feel suited for singalongs.

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Christopher Paul Stelling

Christopher Paul Stelling

Jul 6, 20150 votes

Best witnessed live, Stelling's music is steeped in tradition yet filled with vitality and soul.

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Girlpool

Girlpool

Jul 10, 20150 votes

The charming duo performs three of the simple, direct songs from Before The World Was Big.

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Songhoy Blues

Songhoy Blues

Jul 17, 20150 votes

See a Malian band that fuses African music with Western rock.

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Kate Tempest

Kate Tempest

Jul 21, 20150 votes

A celebrated English playwright and rapper deploys storytelling and poetry.

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Paul Weller

Paul Weller

Jul 28, 20150 votes

See the beloved Britpop veteran perform songs from his new album, Saturns Pattern.

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Shamir

Shamir

Jul 31, 20150 votes

The singer's disco-infused funk and soul gets stripped down to a lone voice with a guitar.

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SOAK

SOAK

Aug 3, 20150 votes

Irish singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson makes the most of a single voice and an acoustic guitar.

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Terence Blanchard Feat. The E-Collective

Terence Blanchard Feat. The E-Collective

Aug 5, 20150 votes

The New Orleans trumpeter's funky new band creates dance music to ward off despair.

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Torres

Torres

Aug 10, 20150 votes

Mackenzie Scott's music channels Patti Smith and PJ Harvey while hinting at further growth.

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Restorations

Restorations

Aug 14, 20150 votes

The Philly rock band's big-hearted songs are stripped down to a few guitars and a MiniKorg.

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Kacey Musgraves

Kacey Musgraves

Aug 17, 20150 votes

The country singer plays four songs from Pageant Material, plus the set-closing "Follow Your Arrow."

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Son Lux

Son Lux

Aug 21, 20150 votes

The trio blows up its sound by adding off-duty, civilian horn players from the U.S. Marine Band.

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Caroline Rose

Caroline Rose

Aug 24, 20150 votes

Rose plays music as if she's just met her new best friend: It's fresh, fun and enthusiastic.

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Eskimeaux

Eskimeaux

Aug 28, 20150 votes

There's lighthearted, almost childlike beauty in the way Gabrielle Smith puts words to song.

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Mitski

Mitski

Aug 31, 20150 votes

Mitski's music is dark and even scary, but glimmers of beauty peek through.

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Happyness

Happyness

Sep 4, 20150 votes

If you're a fan of dark, incredibly dry, wry humor, you've just found Happyness.

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Leon Bridges

Leon Bridges

Sep 8, 20150 votes

Bridges is easy to love and hard to resist, with purity in his voice that's untouched by modern pop.

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Sam Lee

Sam Lee

Sep 11, 20150 votes

The singer found his voice by finding and preserving old British, Irish and Scottish folk songs.

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Watkins Family Hour

Watkins Family Hour

Sep 18, 20150 votes

With help from Fiona Apple, two Nickel Creek alums gather a band to perform old and new songs.

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Gina Chavez

Gina Chavez

Sep 22, 20150 votes

The Austin singer-songwriter performs with intense openness, directness and warmth.

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Joan Shelley

Joan Shelley

Sep 25, 20150 votes

As technology rules the day, here's a reminder that a single voice can carry deep emotion.

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The Internet

The Internet

Sep 29, 20150 votes

The R&B band might just be the oddest thing to come from the hip-hop collective Odd Future.

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Lianne La Havas

Lianne La Havas

Oct 2, 20150 votes

The singer is soulful yet playful, raw and vulnerable in a commanding kind of way.

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Deqn Sue

Deqn Sue

Oct 5, 20150 votes

She came so close to winning NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert Contest, we just had to see her play.

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Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

Oct 9, 20150 votes

The trumpeter presents his emotionally charged, jazz-hybridized "stretch music" in performance.

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Andra Day

Andra Day

Oct 13, 20150 votes

Day's songs feel candid and vulnerable, but not understated.

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Oh Pep!

Oh Pep!

Oct 16, 20150 votes

The band's clever, thoughtful music fits in everywhere from Nashville to its hometown of Melbourne.

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Paolo Angeli

Paolo Angeli

Oct 19, 20150 votes

The Sardinian guitarist has a whole toy shop aboard his instrument.

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Beauty Pill

Beauty Pill

Oct 23, 20150 votes

In Beauty Pill, life whirs with plunderphonic glee and riffs are funky from the inside out.

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The Suffers

The Suffers

Oct 27, 20150 votes

The 10-piece band can barely fit all its horns, guitars, percussion and energy behind one desk.

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Diane Coffee

Diane Coffee

Nov 2, 20150 votes

Conjuring David Bowie, Diane Coffee's Shaun Fleming swaggered and shimmied behind the Tiny Desk.

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Chris Stapleton

Chris Stapleton

Nov 5, 201515m0 votes

With his wife Morgane, the country singer-songwriter sings patient, detailed songs of devotion.

2 guest stars
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My bubba

My bubba

Nov 6, 20150 votes

My bubba is a duo of women whose quirky, delicate, sweetly sung folk songs are a delight.

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Aurora

Aurora

Nov 9, 20150 votes

At 19 and on the cusp of her first album, the Norwegian singer performs with a sense of discovery.

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Rahim AlHaj

Rahim AlHaj

Nov 13, 20150 votes

The oud player's wordless music tells powerful stories about life's blessedness and fragility.

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Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Nov 17, 20150 votes

At the Tiny Desk, Rateliff's body-shaking Southern-style soul takes on a more laid-back sound.

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The Wild Reeds

The Wild Reeds

Nov 20, 20150 votes

Great singers aren't easy to come by, so finding three in one band is something special.

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Youth Lagoon

Youth Lagoon

Nov 23, 20150 votes

Trevor Powers' new songs are expansive and self-assured, a transition reflected in this performance.

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Teddy Abrams

Teddy Abrams

Nov 30, 20150 votes

Hear a young conductor, composer and pianist play Beethoven and his own jazzy pieces.

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Protomartyr

Protomartyr

Dec 4, 20150 votes

The Detroit band's loud, screeching, grousing rock can be profound, poetic and bewildering.

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The Oh Hellos

The Oh Hellos

Dec 8, 20150 votes

The nine-piece band bursts with anthemic joy, even as its songs convey darkness and loneliness.

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Land Lines

Land Lines

Dec 11, 20150 votes

The Denver band's mysteriously swirling music is singular, new and adventurous.

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Shakey Graves

Shakey Graves

Dec 14, 20150 votes

When the singer breaks out his guitar and suitcase drum, a rush of adrenaline hits the room.

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Son Little

Son Little

Dec 18, 20150 votes

A modernistic bluesman with a taste for electronics appears with just his acoustic guitar.

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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Dec 21, 20150 votes

Watch the soul star perform "Silent Night" and two originals — one for Christmas, one for Hanukkah.

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