Season 2014
85 episodes · Jan 4, 2014
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S7E1Van-Anh Vanessa Vo
Jan 4, 2014The musician unpacks an array of traditional Vietnamese instruments — and 1,000 years of culture.
S7E2Lily & Madeleine
Jan 7, 2014The teenagers play a restrained, homespun mix of folk and pop with undeniably sweet harmonies.
S7E3Afro Blue
Jan 13, 2014The Howard University vocal jazz ensemble performs beautiful African-American spirituals.
S7E4Robert Glasper Experiment
Jan 20, 2014Members of the Grammy-winning, organic R&B Experiment band jam with singer Marsha Ambrosius.
S7E5Angel Olsen
Jan 27, 2014The expressive, powerful singer previews songs from her new album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness.
S7E6Pixies
Feb 3, 2014Hear the legendary band perform 1989's "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and two new songs — one unreleased.
S7E7Fanfare Ciocarlia
Feb 8, 2014The joyous Balkan brass band plays at a pace that would make the Ramones burst into a sweat.
S7E8Suzanne Vega
Feb 10, 2014The inventive folk-music veteran book-ends a four-song set with her hits "Luka" and "Tom's Diner."
S7E9Cate Le Bon
Feb 18, 2014The Welsh singer's set conveys loneliness and doubt with just two guitars and an inviting whisper.
S7E10Sofia Rei
Feb 22, 2014For about 20 minutes one sunny afternoon, Rei turned a desk into a small Latin American folk club.
S7E11Brass Bed
Feb 24, 2014See the band re-create some of its stellar studio effects with a pedal steel and some novelty mics.
S7E12Asaf Avidan
Mar 2, 2014Avidan has an album and no U.S. record label to put it out. But he's on a solo tour that's stunning.
S7E13Lowland Hum
Mar 6, 2014It's hard to convey the sound of two people in love, but Lowland Hum does that effortlessly.
S7E14Jake Bugg
Mar 10, 2014Watch the 20-year-old English singer-songwriter, who has worked with superproducer Rick Rubin.
S7E15Diane Cluck
Mar 17, 2014On record, Cluck's elastic voice and fingerpicking are impressive. Live, they jam the senses.
S7E16Joseph Calleja
Mar 24, 2014All the world's top opera houses want the young tenor with the old-school approach.
S7E17The Haden Triplets
Mar 31, 2014When the sisters cover classic country music together, the result is a treat and a trip in time.
S7E18The Both
Apr 7, 2014Singer-songwriters Aimee Mann and Ted Leo unite from opposite ends of the volume knob.
S7E19Tom Brosseau
Apr 12, 2014The North Dakota singer-songwriter possesses one of the most arresting voices in folk music today.
S7E20Courtney Barnett
Apr 14, 2014Barnett tells stories like your best friend, provided your best friend is a funny Australian poet.
S7E21Usman Riaz
Apr 19, 2014A young Pakistani musician treats the guitar as percussion — with surprisingly shimmering results.
S7E22Federico Aubele
Apr 21, 2014The Argentine singer uses his dark, husky voice to produce a specific effect in these three songs.
S7E23Quilt
Apr 26, 2014Interweaving harmonies and guitar lines set the tone for these soft, benevolent, dreamy songs.
S7E24Johnnyswim
Apr 28, 2014Impossibly telegenic and charming, the band mixes booming intensity with polish and sparkle.
S7E25Cian Nugent
May 3, 2014The Dublin guitarist runs through a ragtime jaunt, a basement-bar choogle and a sad-sack closer.
S7E26Public Service Broadcasting
May 5, 2014The duo's sample-laden instrumental music is entertainment as education for the head and feet alike.
S7E27Timber Timbre
May 10, 2014See the swamp-folk band play a characteristically eerie and mysterious set in the NPR Music offices.
S7E28Chvrches
May 12, 2014The Scottish synth-pop band turns up with a small arsenal of synthesizers to perform three songs.
S7E29Iestyn Davies
May 17, 2014See the countertenor and lutenist Thomas Dunford perform John Dowland's melancholy songs.
S7E30Ages And Ages
May 20, 2014The band makes the kind of music that can at least briefly restore your faith in humanity.
S7E31Yasmine Hamdan
May 24, 2014The Lebanese singer-songwriter is one of the most groundbreaking musicians in the Middle East.
S7E32Hozier
May 27, 201415mAndrew Hozier-Byrne wraps his rich, vital, soulful voice around songs rooted in the blues.
S7E33Juana Molina
May 31, 2014Molina sounds as if she'd been raised by wolves and discovered the world of music on her own.
S7E34Simone Dinnerstein
Jun 2, 2014Watch the celebrated pianist make Bach's Two-part Inventions sing and zing.
S7E35Marian McLaughlin
Jun 7, 2014A quirky and wistful performer with a string section, McLaughlin makes music like few others.
S7E36Eliot Fisk And Paco Peña
Jun 14, 2014A classical virtuoso and an equally captivating flamenco player combine for a set of duets.
S7E37Rodney Crowell
Jun 16, 2014The country singer-songwriter performs with the ease and swagger of a man comfortable in his ways.
S7E38Mali Music
Jun 21, 2014The singer-songwriter and musician performs with unabashed positivity and an uplifting spirit.
S7E39Conor Oberst
Jun 23, 2014The Bright Eyes singer performs songs from Upside Down Mountain with help from members of Dawes.
S7E40Tracy Silverman
Jun 28, 2014See the innovative player create waves of sound with a six-string violin.
S7E41Lydia Loveless
Jul 1, 2014The 23-year-old singer-guitarist performs gritty, countrified blues-rock in the NPR Music offices.
S7E42The Foreign Exchange
Jul 5, 2014Watch the Tiny Desk turn into a church, comedy club and neo-soul spot.
S7E43Moon Hooch
Jul 7, 2014They call what they make "cave music" — but it's just as powerful at the Tiny Desk.
S7E44John Grant
Jul 13, 2014Grant's songs don't mess around, with lyrics that function as darts of retort and thought.
S7E45Holly Williams
Jul 14, 2014The singer has a magnificent way with phrasing, not to mention a remarkable country-music lineage.
S7E46Marisa Anderson
Jul 19, 2014The guitarist kicks up some dirt with a Rev. Gary Davis deconstruction and a Stratocaster hoedown.
S7E47Hamilton Leithauser
Jul 21, 2014In this three-song set, the Walkmen singer demonstrates that he's lost none of his vocal power.
S7E48Highasakite
Jul 25, 2014Watch an atmospheric Norwegian band with a yearning sound. Also: See a flugabone!
S7E49Saintseneca
Jul 29, 2014In the NPR offices, the Ohio band plays three alternately brooding and stomping songs from Dark Arc.
S7E50Quetzal
Aug 2, 2014The veteran East L.A. band's music penetrates the intellect even as it makes your hips sway.
S7E51The Family Crest
Aug 4, 2014The band's seven players are trained in classical and jazz, led by Liam McCormick's powerful voice.
S7E52Irene Diaz
Aug 9, 2014With Carolyn Cardoza, Diaz conjures a place where emotions run deep and beauty is unmistakable.
S7E53Bob Mould
Aug 11, 2014The former Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman plugs in for a characteristically loud four-song set.
S7E54Ernest Ranglin
Aug 16, 2014Watch a talented, charming guitar legend make magic as his band Avila holds down the beat.
S7E55Pacifica Quartet
Aug 18, 2014Watch the group play selections from Shostakovich's cycle of introspective string quartets.
S7E56Rodrigo Amarante
Aug 23, 2014A veteran of Little Joy and Los Hermanos, Amarante makes warm, tender music as a solo artist.
S7E57Nickel Creek
Aug 26, 2014The band was made to sing and play around one microphone, so a Tiny Desk Concert seemed inevitable.
S7E58Sturgill Simpson
Aug 30, 201415mThe Kentucky native writes country songs about loneliness, failed dreams, drinking and drugs.
S7E59Trampled By Turtles
Sep 3, 2014Known for the speed of their playing, the Minnesotans are about more than just blistering bluegrass.
S7E60Jessica Lea Mayfield
Sep 6, 2014Mayfield's music has gotten more beguiling as she explores the many contrasts in her hypnotic sound.
S7E61Justin Townes Earle
Sep 8, 2014In advance of his new album Single Mothers, the singer performs two new songs and an old favorite.
S7E62Luluc
Sep 15, 2014Graceful singing and storytelling meet guitars and textures that help create an unforgettable aura.
S7E63Tweedy
Sep 22, 2014With his drummer son Spencer, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy performs songs from their new album, Sukierae.
S7E64Bio Ritmo
Sep 29, 2014The 10-piece salsa band built its career on dance floors, where it never fails to make people move.
S7E65Ryan Keberle & Catharsis
Oct 4, 2014The trombonist's working band established some nifty swing, assisted in absentia by Sufjan Stevens.
S7E66Jackson Browne
Oct 6, 2014Browne still writes songs with conviction, craftsmanship and careful attention to detail.
S7E67Raquel Sofia
Oct 11, 2014Sofia has spent most of her career 20 feet from stardom as a backup singer for Juanes and Shakira.
S7E68The Bots
Oct 14, 2014The band plays with a great rock-duo punch that recalls The White Stripes or JEFF The Brotherhood.
S7E69Ásgeir
Oct 18, 2014The Icelandic singer's voice is angelic and yearning, his songs simple and universal.
S7E70Anthony D'Amato
Oct 20, 2014D'Amato's music can feel Motown-y, garage-y and Springsteen-y, but he sounds sparer here.
S7E71Danish String Quartet
Oct 25, 2014Watch the young, versatile ensemble play folk music from around Denmark and beyond.
S7E72T-Pain
Oct 29, 2014We asked the King of Auto-Tune to grace the Tiny Desk without any embellishment or effects.
S7E73Banks
Oct 30, 2014Known for lavish electronic productions, Banks serves notice as a powerful singer in her own right.
S7E74Sun Ra Arkestra
Oct 31, 2014With costumes inspired by Egyptian symbolism and sci-fi, Ra's band plays a special Halloween set.
S7E75Making Movies
Nov 8, 2014A rousing band from Kansas City, Making Movies mixes languages and eras with infectious energy.
S7E76Roomful Of Teeth
Nov 10, 2014Watch the group sing new music with yelps, yodels and a few fine harmonies.
S7E77Davíd Garza
Nov 15, 2014The Austin singer-songwriter joins his stunning voice with that of touring partner Gaby Moreno.
S7E78J Mascis
Nov 22, 2014The Dinosaur Jr. frontman, one of the world's loudest musicians, performs unplugged and acoustic.
S7E79Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
Nov 24, 2014Benatar and Giraldo play three classics: "We Live For Love," "We Belong" and "Promises In The Dark."
S7E80Sam Amidon & Bill Frisell
Dec 1, 2014Amidon weaves his compositions into traditional music, while Frisell adds atmospheric guitar.
S7E81Dublin Guitar Quartet
Dec 4, 2014Hear the Irish ensemble's fresh take on Philip Glass' propulsive yet intimate string quartets.
S7E82St. Paul And The Broken Bones
Dec 6, 2014The band's got heart and soul and flair, with a well-worn sound buoyed by strong, fresh songwriting.
S7E83Yusuf/Cat Stevens
Dec 9, 2014The singer performs two new songs, as well as "The First Cut Is the Deepest" and "Father and Son."
S7E84Lucinda Williams
Dec 20, 2014She came to the desk a little unsure, and left singing "West Memphis" with intensity and passion.
S7E85HMSTR
Dec 24, 2014Watch our favorite hamsters play their twee-as-all-get-out holiday pop-punk song, "Snow Day."