Salvatore Geloso embodies the spirit of New Orleans through and through. His band inaugurates the first-ever Tiny Desk Contest takeover.

A trio of amazing young musicians, from ages nine to 18, give jaw-dropping performances that will bolster your faith in the ...

It was a banner year at the Tiny Desk. We published more than 120 concerts in 2024, featuring superstars from around the globe, beloved legacy artists playing their hits, and emerging artists who used ...

Amerie joined NPR for a soulful “Tiny Desk” concert celebrating hits from her albums All I Have and Touch. Backed by the Backyard Band, she performed fan-favorites including “1 Thing” and “Why Don’t ...

Daniel Caesar recently performed his second NPR Tiny Desk concert. He was backed by a piano and a 12-piece choir.

In this new era of indie rock, yeule has become a leading voice. Their gauzy and sludgy songs are transformed at the Tiny ...

In 2025, we crammed rap and rock legends, instrumental virtuosos, Broadway musicals and, well, puppets and robots behind a desk in the NPR Music office. Never forget: Tiny Desk has the range. "Is this ...

In 2021, the Tiny Desk x globalFEST series was created to promote international music discovery. For the fifth edition, we present artists from Cabo Verde, France and Colombia. From the very first ...

The pot lid didn't sound the way we wanted. "What about our Webby?" I suggested. The award statue's metallic spring had just the right amount of wobble — a ride cymbal with a drip like Dalí. What ...

Onome Edgeworth, Kokoroko's band leader and percussionist, told us: "Up until today, I thought, 'No chance. This is going to go horribly wrong.' " It's not uncommon for bands to come into our space ...

This is the very first K-pop band to play behind the Tiny Desk. SEVENTEEN's name comes from an equation: 13 members + 3 teams + 1 group. Those three teams focus on hip-hop, vocal and performance to ...

Surrounded by family in the band and in the audience, John Fogerty bookends solo material with the rock and roll staples of ...