Aired: 1/4/2014
The musician unpacks an array of traditional Vietnamese instruments — and 1,000 years of culture.
Aired: 1/7/2014
The teenagers play a restrained, homespun mix of folk and pop with undeniably sweet harmonies.
Aired: 1/13/2014
The Howard University vocal jazz ensemble performs beautiful African-American spirituals.
Aired: 1/20/2014
Members of the Grammy-winning, organic R&B Experiment band jam with singer Marsha Ambrosius.
Aired: 1/27/2014
The expressive, powerful singer previews songs from her new album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness.
Aired: 2/3/2014
Hear the legendary band perform 1989's "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and two new songs — one unreleased.
Aired: 2/8/2014
The joyous Balkan brass band plays at a pace that would make the Ramones burst into a sweat.
Aired: 2/10/2014
The inventive folk-music veteran book-ends a four-song set with her hits "Luka" and "Tom's Diner."
Aired: 2/18/2014
The Welsh singer's set conveys loneliness and doubt with just two guitars and an inviting whisper.
Aired: 2/22/2014
For about 20 minutes one sunny afternoon, Rei turned a desk into a small Latin American folk club.
Aired: 2/24/2014
See the band re-create some of its stellar studio effects with a pedal steel and some novelty mics.
Aired: 3/2/2014
Avidan has an album and no U.S. record label to put it out. But he's on a solo tour that's stunning.
Aired: 3/6/2014
It's hard to convey the sound of two people in love, but Lowland Hum does that effortlessly.
Aired: 3/10/2014
Watch the 20-year-old English singer-songwriter, who has worked with superproducer Rick Rubin.
Aired: 3/17/2014
On record, Cluck's elastic voice and fingerpicking are impressive. Live, they jam the senses.
Aired: 3/24/2014
All the world's top opera houses want the young tenor with the old-school approach.
Aired: 3/31/2014
When the sisters cover classic country music together, the result is a treat and a trip in time.
Aired: 4/7/2014
Singer-songwriters Aimee Mann and Ted Leo unite from opposite ends of the volume knob.
Aired: 4/12/2014
The North Dakota singer-songwriter possesses one of the most arresting voices in folk music today.
Aired: 4/14/2014
Barnett tells stories like your best friend, provided your best friend is a funny Australian poet.
Aired: 4/19/2014
A young Pakistani musician treats the guitar as percussion — with surprisingly shimmering results.
Aired: 4/21/2014
The Argentine singer uses his dark, husky voice to produce a specific effect in these three songs.
Aired: 4/26/2014
Interweaving harmonies and guitar lines set the tone for these soft, benevolent, dreamy songs.
Aired: 4/28/2014
Impossibly telegenic and charming, the band mixes booming intensity with polish and sparkle.
Aired: 5/3/2014
The Dublin guitarist runs through a ragtime jaunt, a basement-bar choogle and a sad-sack closer.
Aired: 5/5/2014
The duo's sample-laden instrumental music is entertainment as education for the head and feet alike.
Aired: 5/10/2014
See the swamp-folk band play a characteristically eerie and mysterious set in the NPR Music offices.
Aired: 5/12/2014
The Scottish synth-pop band turns up with a small arsenal of synthesizers to perform three songs.
Aired: 5/17/2014
See the countertenor and lutenist Thomas Dunford perform John Dowland's melancholy songs.
Aired: 5/20/2014
The band makes the kind of music that can at least briefly restore your faith in humanity.
Aired: 5/24/2014
The Lebanese singer-songwriter is one of the most groundbreaking musicians in the Middle East.
Aired: 5/27/2014
Andrew Hozier-Byrne wraps his rich, vital, soulful voice around songs rooted in the blues.
Aired: 5/31/2014
Molina sounds as if she'd been raised by wolves and discovered the world of music on her own.
Aired: 6/2/2014
Watch the celebrated pianist make Bach's Two-part Inventions sing and zing.
Aired: 6/7/2014
A quirky and wistful performer with a string section, McLaughlin makes music like few others.
Aired: 6/14/2014
A classical virtuoso and an equally captivating flamenco player combine for a set of duets.
Aired: 6/16/2014
The country singer-songwriter performs with the ease and swagger of a man comfortable in his ways.
Aired: 6/21/2014
The singer-songwriter and musician performs with unabashed positivity and an uplifting spirit.
Aired: 6/23/2014
The Bright Eyes singer performs songs from Upside Down Mountain with help from members of Dawes.
Aired: 6/28/2014
See the innovative player create waves of sound with a six-string violin.
Aired: 7/1/2014
The 23-year-old singer-guitarist performs gritty, countrified blues-rock in the NPR Music offices.
Aired: 7/5/2014
Watch the Tiny Desk turn into a church, comedy club and neo-soul spot.
Aired: 7/7/2014
They call what they make "cave music" — but it's just as powerful at the Tiny Desk.
Aired: 7/13/2014
Grant's songs don't mess around, with lyrics that function as darts of retort and thought.
Aired: 7/14/2014
The singer has a magnificent way with phrasing, not to mention a remarkable country-music lineage.
Aired: 7/19/2014
The guitarist kicks up some dirt with a Rev. Gary Davis deconstruction and a Stratocaster hoedown.
Aired: 7/21/2014
In this three-song set, the Walkmen singer demonstrates that he's lost none of his vocal power.
Aired: 7/25/2014
Watch an atmospheric Norwegian band with a yearning sound. Also: See a flugabone!
Aired: 7/29/2014
In the NPR offices, the Ohio band plays three alternately brooding and stomping songs from Dark Arc.
Aired: 8/2/2014
The veteran East L.A. band's music penetrates the intellect even as it makes your hips sway.
Aired: 8/4/2014
The band's seven players are trained in classical and jazz, led by Liam McCormick's powerful voice.
Aired: 8/9/2014
With Carolyn Cardoza, Diaz conjures a place where emotions run deep and beauty is unmistakable.
Aired: 8/11/2014
The former Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman plugs in for a characteristically loud four-song set.
Aired: 8/16/2014
Watch a talented, charming guitar legend make magic as his band Avila holds down the beat.
Aired: 8/18/2014
Watch the group play selections from Shostakovich's cycle of introspective string quartets.
Aired: 8/23/2014
A veteran of Little Joy and Los Hermanos, Amarante makes warm, tender music as a solo artist.
Aired: 8/26/2014
The band was made to sing and play around one microphone, so a Tiny Desk Concert seemed inevitable.
Aired: 8/30/2014
The Kentucky native writes country songs about loneliness, failed dreams, drinking and drugs.
Aired: 9/3/2014
Known for the speed of their playing, the Minnesotans are about more than just blistering bluegrass.
Aired: 9/6/2014
Mayfield's music has gotten more beguiling as she explores the many contrasts in her hypnotic sound.
Aired: 9/8/2014
In advance of his new album Single Mothers, the singer performs two new songs and an old favorite.
Aired: 9/15/2014
Graceful singing and storytelling meet guitars and textures that help create an unforgettable aura.
Aired: 9/22/2014
With his drummer son Spencer, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy performs songs from their new album, Sukierae.
Aired: 9/29/2014
The 10-piece salsa band built its career on dance floors, where it never fails to make people move.
Aired: 10/4/2014
The trombonist's working band established some nifty swing, assisted in absentia by Sufjan Stevens.
Aired: 10/6/2014
Browne still writes songs with conviction, craftsmanship and careful attention to detail.
Aired: 10/11/2014
Sofia has spent most of her career 20 feet from stardom as a backup singer for Juanes and Shakira.
Aired: 10/14/2014
The band plays with a great rock-duo punch that recalls The White Stripes or JEFF The Brotherhood.
Aired: 10/18/2014
The Icelandic singer's voice is angelic and yearning, his songs simple and universal.
Aired: 10/20/2014
D'Amato's music can feel Motown-y, garage-y and Springsteen-y, but he sounds sparer here.
Aired: 10/25/2014
Watch the young, versatile ensemble play folk music from around Denmark and beyond.
Aired: 10/29/2014
We asked the King of Auto-Tune to grace the Tiny Desk without any embellishment or effects.
Aired: 10/30/2014
Known for lavish electronic productions, Banks serves notice as a powerful singer in her own right.
Aired: 10/31/2014
With costumes inspired by Egyptian symbolism and sci-fi, Ra's band plays a special Halloween set.
Aired: 11/8/2014
A rousing band from Kansas City, Making Movies mixes languages and eras with infectious energy.
Aired: 11/10/2014
Watch the group sing new music with yelps, yodels and a few fine harmonies.
Aired: 11/15/2014
The Austin singer-songwriter joins his stunning voice with that of touring partner Gaby Moreno.
Aired: 11/22/2014
The Dinosaur Jr. frontman, one of the world's loudest musicians, performs unplugged and acoustic.
Aired: 11/24/2014
Benatar and Giraldo play three classics: "We Live For Love," "We Belong" and "Promises In The Dark."
Aired: 12/1/2014
Amidon weaves his compositions into traditional music, while Frisell adds atmospheric guitar.
Aired: 12/4/2014
Hear the Irish ensemble's fresh take on Philip Glass' propulsive yet intimate string quartets.
Aired: 12/6/2014
The band's got heart and soul and flair, with a well-worn sound buoyed by strong, fresh songwriting.
Aired: 12/9/2014
The singer performs two new songs, as well as "The First Cut Is the Deepest" and "Father and Son."
Aired: 12/20/2014
She came to the desk a little unsure, and left singing "West Memphis" with intensity and passion.
Aired: 12/24/2014
Watch our favorite hamsters play their twee-as-all-get-out holiday pop-punk song, "Snow Day."
