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Declan McKenna

S10 E01 • Tuesday, Jan 3, 2017 • Jan 3

Hear the spirited young singer-songwriter take on religion, poverty and politics, armed with just a guitar and some unrelenting hooks.

Donny McCaslin

S10 E02 • Monday, Jan 9, 2017 • Jan 9

Hear McCaslin, the saxophonist and bandleader whose group backed David Bowie on Blackstar, near the anniversary of that album's release. Selections include an instrumental take on Bowie's "Lazarus."

Lila Downs

S10 E03 • Friday, Jan 13, 2017 • Jan 13

With a voice that borrows heavily from opera, Downs performs the kind of full-throated mariachi singing that would fit right in at Mexico City's Garibaldi Square — ground zero for mariachi.

Brent Cobb

S10 E04 • Tuesday, Jan 17, 2017 • Jan 17

Cobb's words shimmer like a tall glass of sweet tea in the late-morning sun. Watch the country singer-songwriter perform four songs from his debut album.

BADBADNOTGOOD

S10 E05 • Monday, Jan 23, 2017 • Jan 23

The jazz band, known for its soulful interpretations of songs by Nas and Ol' Dirty Bastard, plays its own new material live in the NPR Music offices.

Miramar

S10 E06 • Friday, Jan 27, 2017 • Jan 27

Watch the Virginia band sweep the NPR crowd off its feet with a collection of exquisite boleros by Puerto Rican composer Sylvia Rexach.

Gallant

S10 E07 • Monday, Jan 30, 2017 • Jan 30

The rising R&B star performs three falsetto-drenched highlights from his 2016 debut, Ology — including "Bourbon," which features a guest rap from Chance The Rapper collaborator Saba.

D.R.A.M.

S10 E08 • Wednesday, Feb 1, 2017 • Feb 1

The rapper/singer storms the NPR Music offices, activating his signature smile and bouncing through five highlights from his catalog — including the smash single "Broccoli."

Run The Jewels

S10 E09 • Monday, Feb 6, 2017 • Feb 6

Killer Mike and El-P continue to out-muse each other in a supergroup that somehow seems to get better, louder, and more pertinent since their start in 2013.

Esmé Patterson

S10 E10 • Friday, Feb 10, 2017 • Feb 10

Esmé Patterson has dropped the banjos and folk from her previous project Paper Bird, and in their place are electric guitars and a backing band worth getting behind.

Agnes Obel

S10 E11 • Wednesday, Feb 15, 2017 • Feb 15

Agnes Obel manipulated the Tiny Desk to better suit the deeply alluring and powerful music she brought to us.

Little Simz

S10 E12 • Tuesday, Feb 21, 2017 • Feb 21

Little Simz has been compared to Lauryn Hill for her self-reflective wordplay. And though the British lyricist is a relative new-comer, her Tiny Desk performance was poised and confident.

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

S10 E13 • Tuesday, Feb 28, 2017 • Feb 28

To celebrate Fat Tuesday, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band brought their euphoric horns to the Tiny Desk for a raucous, joyous set.

Ninet

S10 E14 • Friday, Mar 3, 2017 • Mar 3

One of Israel's very popular artists may be walking a similar path to early-career Joan Jett — she brought that same intensity to the Tiny Desk.

Maren Morris

S10 E15 • Monday, Mar 6, 2017 • Mar 6

One of the newest Grammy winners stops by the Tiny Desk to share her winking, sometimes tongue-in-cheek songs.

Tank And The Bangas

S10 E16 • Friday, Mar 10, 2017 • Mar 10

Tank And The Bangas' victory lap around the Tiny Desk was momentous, celebratory and deeply touching, with a flair and alchemy of styles that could come from New Orleans.

Red Baraat's Holi Celebration

S10 E17 • Monday, Mar 13, 2017 • Mar 13

The Brooklyn bhangra band come to the Tiny Desk in celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival of color that welcomes the coming of spring.

Sampha

S10 E18 • Tuesday, Mar 21, 2017 • Mar 21

A Tiny Desk Concert as intimate as it gets (that's saying something). Just Sampha, a piano and three heart-wrenching songs that seem to double as coping mechanisms.

Delicate Steve

S10 E19 • Friday, Mar 24, 2017 • Mar 24

This fierce and lyrical guitar player writes playful instrumental music led by hooky vocals — but there is no voice, just the human-like twang of a glass slide on a guitar.

Overcoats

S10 E20 • Monday, Mar 27, 2017 • Mar 27

Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell's vibrant vocal harmonies are set against an electronic backdrop that feels spacious and refreshing.

Noname

S10 E21 • Monday, Apr 3, 2017 • Apr 3

The power of language to penetrate a difficult subject, and the power of performance to share that language, are the gifts Noname brought to the Tiny Desk.

Tash Sultana

S10 E22 • Friday, Apr 7, 2017 • Apr 7

It's astonishing to watch Sultana's fluidity on her instrument, like a natural extension of her body. She also plays bass, saxophone, trumpet, flute and more, but kept it "simple" for the Tiny Desk.

Sinkane

S10 E23 • Monday, Apr 10, 2017 • Apr 10

You can hear a great New York jazz band in the rhythms of Sinkane, but you can also hear the influence of Bob Marley and the hypnotic repetition of Sudanese desert sounds.

Ljova And The Kontraband

S10 E24 • Friday, Apr 14, 2017 • Apr 14

Composer, arranger and viola player Ljova lead his Kontraband to the Tiny Desk for an eclectic swirl of Western classical, jazz, tango and Eastern European and Balkan folk music.

Chicano Batman

S10 E25 • Monday, Apr 17, 2017 • Apr 17

Chicano Batman comes with a sound that perfectly captures dark lounges, quinceñera dances, car shows and backyard parties.

alt-J

S10 E26 • Monday, Apr 24, 2017 • Apr 24

There's a self-imposed rule for Tiny Desk Concerts: No artist can visit twice unless there's something wholly different about what they're doing. alt-J was happy to oblige.

Antonio Lizana

S10 E27 • Friday, Apr 28, 2017 • Apr 28

The traditions of flamenco and jazz are disparate, but in the hands of a few Spanish jazz musicians, these two worlds commingle and find common ground.

Avery*Sunshine

S10 E28 • Monday, May 1, 2017 • May 1

The gospel-trained singer showcased why she counts Aretha Franklin and Smokey Robinson as fans.

Peter Silberman

S10 E29 • Friday, May 5, 2017 • May 5

A strange condition hushed the life of Peter Silberman, resulting in what may be the quietest Tiny Desk Concert ever.

Aimee Mann

S10 E30 • Monday, May 8, 2017 • May 8

"This song is called 'You Never Loved Me' — it's another cheery, optimistic number," says Aimee Mann, introducing the second of four songs in this Tiny Desk Concert.

Danilo Brito

S10 E31 • Friday, May 12, 2017 • May 12

Danilo Brito and his band brought their dextrous expression of choro music to the Tiny Desk, a long-established musical style that has its roots in the streets and backyards of Brito's native Brazil.

Tim Darcy

S10 E32 • Monday, May 15, 2017 • May 15

Tim Darcy of Montreal band Ought brings his mysterious solo work, from the album Saturday Night, to the Tiny Desk. The record he says, was his chance to “get back to my roots, in my own voice.”

Troker

S10 E33 • Friday, May 19, 2017 • May 19

Mexico may not be known for its jazz, but the young lions of Troker are a promising hope to make the country and its capital city a destination.

Julia Jacklin

S10 E34 • Monday, May 22, 2017 • May 22

A restrained, whisper-soft Tiny Desk concert from Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin with songs taken from her debut album Don't Let The Kids Win.

Gabriel Garzón-Montano

S10 E35 • Friday, May 26, 2017 • May 26

Gabriel Garzón-Montano spent three years writing and recording his beautiful, dense album Jardin -- but for his Tiny Desk visit, he stripped it all down to two elements, the piano and his voice.

Royal Thunder

S10 E36 • Tuesday, May 30, 2017 • May 30

What happens when you ask a hard-rock band to unplug its thunder? It draws power from a raw, desperate vulnerability.

Nick Grant

S10 E37 • Friday, Jun 2, 2017 • Jun 2

The Atlanta-based MC came through with the flu and coolly earned our praise. How sick is that?

Violents & Monica Martin

S10 E38 • Monday, Jun 5, 2017 • Jun 5

While her band was on hiatus, Monica Martin joined Jeremy Larson's project Violents, yielding a lush record of electronic pop, translated into a quieted set at the Tiny Desk.

Perfume Genius

S10 E39 • Monday, Jun 12, 2017 • Jun 12

The band's long-awaited performance at the Tiny Desk was both beautiful and, at times, intense, featuring three deeply personal songs by frontman Mike Hadreas.

Penguin Cafe

S10 E40 • Friday, Jun 16, 2017 • Jun 16

Penguin Cafe folds in sounds from around the world and throughout music history — Africa, Kraftwerk, Brazil and Franz Schubert.

Tigers Jaw

S10 E41 • Monday, Jun 19, 2017 • Jun 19

The duo strips down to acoustic guitar and keyboard for a strikingly intimate set, illuminating their close harmonies that tangle like garlands.

Holly Macve

S10 E42 • Friday, Jun 23, 2017 • Jun 23

Backed by a suitably low-key band, Macve would sound subtly radiant just about anywhere, from your nearest country bar to the most dreamily lit stage in Twin Peaks.

Ravi Coltrane Quartet

S10 E43 • Monday, Jun 26, 2017 • Jun 26

Artistic legacy, evolution and studied ease coalesced at this Tiny Desk Concert, with Coltrane offering four interpretations of his and others' works.

Helado Negro

S10 E44 • Friday, Jun 30, 2017 • Jun 30

Helado Negro ditches his bank of electronics for alto and tenor saxophones, bringing his utterly unique style to a intense, perfectly balanced Tiny Desk Concert.

Chance The Rapper

S10 E45 • Wednesday, Jul 5, 2017 • Jul 5

Chance The Rapper, fresh from a 23,000-strong, sold-out show the night before, brought a thoughtful and fresh take to his Tiny Desk concert.

Jay Som

S10 E46 • Monday, Jul 10, 2017 • Jul 10

Melina Duterte may have played all the instruments on Jay Som's newest record, Everybody Works, but her touring band brought a rougher edge to those silky recordings.

Fragile Rock

S10 E47 • Friday, Jul 14, 2017 • Jul 14

Fragile Rock is a band that relies on the boogie of The B-52s, the melancholy of The Smiths and the humor of Kermit the Frog. Oh, and they're all puppets.

Tuxedo

S10 E48 • Monday, Jul 17, 2017 • Jul 17

Tuxedo, the unlikely-on-paper funk-soul duo of Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One, brought a left-of-center sonic approach and a sharp sense of style to their Tiny Desk Concert.

Rare Essence

S10 E49 • Wednesday, Jul 19, 2017 • Jul 19

Rare Essence has been bringing go-go to the world since 1976 — the group brought that pedigree, and the genre's massive meld of funk, rhythm and blues and soul, to this raucous hometown Tiny Desk.

Albin Lee Meldau

S10 E50 • Thursday, Jul 20, 2017 • Jul 20

Albin Lee Meldau possesses a thunderous, deeply affecting voice, which he uses to tell some utterly dark, but demonstrably cathartic, tales.

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

Season 2017

2017 • 98 Episodes

Activity from Friends

Declan McKenna

S10 E01 • Tuesday, Jan 3, 2017 • Jan 3

Hear the spirited young singer-songwriter take on religion, poverty and politics, armed with just a guitar and some unrelenting hooks.

Donny McCaslin

S10 E02 • Monday, Jan 9, 2017 • Jan 9

Hear McCaslin, the saxophonist and bandleader whose group backed David Bowie on Blackstar, near the anniversary of that album's release. Selections include an instrumental take on Bowie's "Lazarus."

Lila Downs

S10 E03 • Friday, Jan 13, 2017 • Jan 13

With a voice that borrows heavily from opera, Downs performs the kind of full-throated mariachi singing that would fit right in at Mexico City's Garibaldi Square — ground zero for mariachi.

Brent Cobb

S10 E04 • Tuesday, Jan 17, 2017 • Jan 17

Cobb's words shimmer like a tall glass of sweet tea in the late-morning sun. Watch the country singer-songwriter perform four songs from his debut album.

BADBADNOTGOOD

S10 E05 • Monday, Jan 23, 2017 • Jan 23

The jazz band, known for its soulful interpretations of songs by Nas and Ol' Dirty Bastard, plays its own new material live in the NPR Music offices.

Miramar

S10 E06 • Friday, Jan 27, 2017 • Jan 27

Watch the Virginia band sweep the NPR crowd off its feet with a collection of exquisite boleros by Puerto Rican composer Sylvia Rexach.

Gallant

S10 E07 • Monday, Jan 30, 2017 • Jan 30

The rising R&B star performs three falsetto-drenched highlights from his 2016 debut, Ology — including "Bourbon," which features a guest rap from Chance The Rapper collaborator Saba.

D.R.A.M.

S10 E08 • Wednesday, Feb 1, 2017 • Feb 1

The rapper/singer storms the NPR Music offices, activating his signature smile and bouncing through five highlights from his catalog — including the smash single "Broccoli."

Run The Jewels

S10 E09 • Monday, Feb 6, 2017 • Feb 6

Killer Mike and El-P continue to out-muse each other in a supergroup that somehow seems to get better, louder, and more pertinent since their start in 2013.

Esmé Patterson

S10 E10 • Friday, Feb 10, 2017 • Feb 10

Esmé Patterson has dropped the banjos and folk from her previous project Paper Bird, and in their place are electric guitars and a backing band worth getting behind.

Agnes Obel

S10 E11 • Wednesday, Feb 15, 2017 • Feb 15

Agnes Obel manipulated the Tiny Desk to better suit the deeply alluring and powerful music she brought to us.

Little Simz

S10 E12 • Tuesday, Feb 21, 2017 • Feb 21

Little Simz has been compared to Lauryn Hill for her self-reflective wordplay. And though the British lyricist is a relative new-comer, her Tiny Desk performance was poised and confident.

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

S10 E13 • Tuesday, Feb 28, 2017 • Feb 28

To celebrate Fat Tuesday, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band brought their euphoric horns to the Tiny Desk for a raucous, joyous set.

Ninet

S10 E14 • Friday, Mar 3, 2017 • Mar 3

One of Israel's very popular artists may be walking a similar path to early-career Joan Jett — she brought that same intensity to the Tiny Desk.

Maren Morris

S10 E15 • Monday, Mar 6, 2017 • Mar 6

One of the newest Grammy winners stops by the Tiny Desk to share her winking, sometimes tongue-in-cheek songs.

Tank And The Bangas

S10 E16 • Friday, Mar 10, 2017 • Mar 10

Tank And The Bangas' victory lap around the Tiny Desk was momentous, celebratory and deeply touching, with a flair and alchemy of styles that could come from New Orleans.

Red Baraat's Holi Celebration

S10 E17 • Monday, Mar 13, 2017 • Mar 13

The Brooklyn bhangra band come to the Tiny Desk in celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival of color that welcomes the coming of spring.

Sampha

S10 E18 • Tuesday, Mar 21, 2017 • Mar 21

A Tiny Desk Concert as intimate as it gets (that's saying something). Just Sampha, a piano and three heart-wrenching songs that seem to double as coping mechanisms.

Delicate Steve

S10 E19 • Friday, Mar 24, 2017 • Mar 24

This fierce and lyrical guitar player writes playful instrumental music led by hooky vocals — but there is no voice, just the human-like twang of a glass slide on a guitar.

Overcoats

S10 E20 • Monday, Mar 27, 2017 • Mar 27

Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell's vibrant vocal harmonies are set against an electronic backdrop that feels spacious and refreshing.

Noname

S10 E21 • Monday, Apr 3, 2017 • Apr 3

The power of language to penetrate a difficult subject, and the power of performance to share that language, are the gifts Noname brought to the Tiny Desk.

Tash Sultana

S10 E22 • Friday, Apr 7, 2017 • Apr 7

It's astonishing to watch Sultana's fluidity on her instrument, like a natural extension of her body. She also plays bass, saxophone, trumpet, flute and more, but kept it "simple" for the Tiny Desk.

Sinkane

S10 E23 • Monday, Apr 10, 2017 • Apr 10

You can hear a great New York jazz band in the rhythms of Sinkane, but you can also hear the influence of Bob Marley and the hypnotic repetition of Sudanese desert sounds.

Ljova And The Kontraband

S10 E24 • Friday, Apr 14, 2017 • Apr 14

Composer, arranger and viola player Ljova lead his Kontraband to the Tiny Desk for an eclectic swirl of Western classical, jazz, tango and Eastern European and Balkan folk music.

Chicano Batman

S10 E25 • Monday, Apr 17, 2017 • Apr 17

Chicano Batman comes with a sound that perfectly captures dark lounges, quinceñera dances, car shows and backyard parties.

alt-J

S10 E26 • Monday, Apr 24, 2017 • Apr 24

There's a self-imposed rule for Tiny Desk Concerts: No artist can visit twice unless there's something wholly different about what they're doing. alt-J was happy to oblige.

Antonio Lizana

S10 E27 • Friday, Apr 28, 2017 • Apr 28

The traditions of flamenco and jazz are disparate, but in the hands of a few Spanish jazz musicians, these two worlds commingle and find common ground.

Avery*Sunshine

S10 E28 • Monday, May 1, 2017 • May 1

The gospel-trained singer showcased why she counts Aretha Franklin and Smokey Robinson as fans.

Peter Silberman

S10 E29 • Friday, May 5, 2017 • May 5

A strange condition hushed the life of Peter Silberman, resulting in what may be the quietest Tiny Desk Concert ever.

Aimee Mann

S10 E30 • Monday, May 8, 2017 • May 8

"This song is called 'You Never Loved Me' — it's another cheery, optimistic number," says Aimee Mann, introducing the second of four songs in this Tiny Desk Concert.

Danilo Brito

S10 E31 • Friday, May 12, 2017 • May 12

Danilo Brito and his band brought their dextrous expression of choro music to the Tiny Desk, a long-established musical style that has its roots in the streets and backyards of Brito's native Brazil.

Tim Darcy

S10 E32 • Monday, May 15, 2017 • May 15

Tim Darcy of Montreal band Ought brings his mysterious solo work, from the album Saturday Night, to the Tiny Desk. The record he says, was his chance to “get back to my roots, in my own voice.”

Troker

S10 E33 • Friday, May 19, 2017 • May 19

Mexico may not be known for its jazz, but the young lions of Troker are a promising hope to make the country and its capital city a destination.

Julia Jacklin

S10 E34 • Monday, May 22, 2017 • May 22

A restrained, whisper-soft Tiny Desk concert from Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin with songs taken from her debut album Don't Let The Kids Win.

Gabriel Garzón-Montano

S10 E35 • Friday, May 26, 2017 • May 26

Gabriel Garzón-Montano spent three years writing and recording his beautiful, dense album Jardin -- but for his Tiny Desk visit, he stripped it all down to two elements, the piano and his voice.

Royal Thunder

S10 E36 • Tuesday, May 30, 2017 • May 30

What happens when you ask a hard-rock band to unplug its thunder? It draws power from a raw, desperate vulnerability.

Nick Grant

S10 E37 • Friday, Jun 2, 2017 • Jun 2

The Atlanta-based MC came through with the flu and coolly earned our praise. How sick is that?

Violents & Monica Martin

S10 E38 • Monday, Jun 5, 2017 • Jun 5

While her band was on hiatus, Monica Martin joined Jeremy Larson's project Violents, yielding a lush record of electronic pop, translated into a quieted set at the Tiny Desk.

Perfume Genius

S10 E39 • Monday, Jun 12, 2017 • Jun 12

The band's long-awaited performance at the Tiny Desk was both beautiful and, at times, intense, featuring three deeply personal songs by frontman Mike Hadreas.

Penguin Cafe

S10 E40 • Friday, Jun 16, 2017 • Jun 16

Penguin Cafe folds in sounds from around the world and throughout music history — Africa, Kraftwerk, Brazil and Franz Schubert.

Tigers Jaw

S10 E41 • Monday, Jun 19, 2017 • Jun 19

The duo strips down to acoustic guitar and keyboard for a strikingly intimate set, illuminating their close harmonies that tangle like garlands.

Holly Macve

S10 E42 • Friday, Jun 23, 2017 • Jun 23

Backed by a suitably low-key band, Macve would sound subtly radiant just about anywhere, from your nearest country bar to the most dreamily lit stage in Twin Peaks.

Ravi Coltrane Quartet

S10 E43 • Monday, Jun 26, 2017 • Jun 26

Artistic legacy, evolution and studied ease coalesced at this Tiny Desk Concert, with Coltrane offering four interpretations of his and others' works.

Helado Negro

S10 E44 • Friday, Jun 30, 2017 • Jun 30

Helado Negro ditches his bank of electronics for alto and tenor saxophones, bringing his utterly unique style to a intense, perfectly balanced Tiny Desk Concert.

Chance The Rapper

S10 E45 • Wednesday, Jul 5, 2017 • Jul 5

Chance The Rapper, fresh from a 23,000-strong, sold-out show the night before, brought a thoughtful and fresh take to his Tiny Desk concert.

Jay Som

S10 E46 • Monday, Jul 10, 2017 • Jul 10

Melina Duterte may have played all the instruments on Jay Som's newest record, Everybody Works, but her touring band brought a rougher edge to those silky recordings.

Fragile Rock

S10 E47 • Friday, Jul 14, 2017 • Jul 14

Fragile Rock is a band that relies on the boogie of The B-52s, the melancholy of The Smiths and the humor of Kermit the Frog. Oh, and they're all puppets.

Tuxedo

S10 E48 • Monday, Jul 17, 2017 • Jul 17

Tuxedo, the unlikely-on-paper funk-soul duo of Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One, brought a left-of-center sonic approach and a sharp sense of style to their Tiny Desk Concert.

Rare Essence

S10 E49 • Wednesday, Jul 19, 2017 • Jul 19

Rare Essence has been bringing go-go to the world since 1976 — the group brought that pedigree, and the genre's massive meld of funk, rhythm and blues and soul, to this raucous hometown Tiny Desk.

Albin Lee Meldau

S10 E50 • Thursday, Jul 20, 2017 • Jul 20

Albin Lee Meldau possesses a thunderous, deeply affecting voice, which he uses to tell some utterly dark, but demonstrably cathartic, tales.

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Declan McKenna

S10 E01 • Tuesday, Jan 3, 2017 • Jan 3

Hear the spirited young singer-songwriter take on religion, poverty and politics, armed with just a guitar and some unrelenting hooks.

Donny McCaslin

S10 E02 • Monday, Jan 9, 2017 • Jan 9

Hear McCaslin, the saxophonist and bandleader whose group backed David Bowie on Blackstar, near the anniversary of that album's release. Selections include an instrumental take on Bowie's "Lazarus."

Lila Downs

S10 E03 • Friday, Jan 13, 2017 • Jan 13

With a voice that borrows heavily from opera, Downs performs the kind of full-throated mariachi singing that would fit right in at Mexico City's Garibaldi Square — ground zero for mariachi.

Brent Cobb

S10 E04 • Tuesday, Jan 17, 2017 • Jan 17

Cobb's words shimmer like a tall glass of sweet tea in the late-morning sun. Watch the country singer-songwriter perform four songs from his debut album.

BADBADNOTGOOD

S10 E05 • Monday, Jan 23, 2017 • Jan 23

The jazz band, known for its soulful interpretations of songs by Nas and Ol' Dirty Bastard, plays its own new material live in the NPR Music offices.

Miramar

S10 E06 • Friday, Jan 27, 2017 • Jan 27

Watch the Virginia band sweep the NPR crowd off its feet with a collection of exquisite boleros by Puerto Rican composer Sylvia Rexach.

Gallant

S10 E07 • Monday, Jan 30, 2017 • Jan 30

The rising R&B star performs three falsetto-drenched highlights from his 2016 debut, Ology — including "Bourbon," which features a guest rap from Chance The Rapper collaborator Saba.

D.R.A.M.

S10 E08 • Wednesday, Feb 1, 2017 • Feb 1

The rapper/singer storms the NPR Music offices, activating his signature smile and bouncing through five highlights from his catalog — including the smash single "Broccoli."

Run The Jewels

S10 E09 • Monday, Feb 6, 2017 • Feb 6

Killer Mike and El-P continue to out-muse each other in a supergroup that somehow seems to get better, louder, and more pertinent since their start in 2013.

Esmé Patterson

S10 E10 • Friday, Feb 10, 2017 • Feb 10

Esmé Patterson has dropped the banjos and folk from her previous project Paper Bird, and in their place are electric guitars and a backing band worth getting behind.

Agnes Obel

S10 E11 • Wednesday, Feb 15, 2017 • Feb 15

Agnes Obel manipulated the Tiny Desk to better suit the deeply alluring and powerful music she brought to us.

Little Simz

S10 E12 • Tuesday, Feb 21, 2017 • Feb 21

Little Simz has been compared to Lauryn Hill for her self-reflective wordplay. And though the British lyricist is a relative new-comer, her Tiny Desk performance was poised and confident.

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

S10 E13 • Tuesday, Feb 28, 2017 • Feb 28

To celebrate Fat Tuesday, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band brought their euphoric horns to the Tiny Desk for a raucous, joyous set.

Ninet

S10 E14 • Friday, Mar 3, 2017 • Mar 3

One of Israel's very popular artists may be walking a similar path to early-career Joan Jett — she brought that same intensity to the Tiny Desk.

Maren Morris

S10 E15 • Monday, Mar 6, 2017 • Mar 6

One of the newest Grammy winners stops by the Tiny Desk to share her winking, sometimes tongue-in-cheek songs.

Tank And The Bangas

S10 E16 • Friday, Mar 10, 2017 • Mar 10

Tank And The Bangas' victory lap around the Tiny Desk was momentous, celebratory and deeply touching, with a flair and alchemy of styles that could come from New Orleans.

Red Baraat's Holi Celebration

S10 E17 • Monday, Mar 13, 2017 • Mar 13

The Brooklyn bhangra band come to the Tiny Desk in celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival of color that welcomes the coming of spring.

Sampha

S10 E18 • Tuesday, Mar 21, 2017 • Mar 21

A Tiny Desk Concert as intimate as it gets (that's saying something). Just Sampha, a piano and three heart-wrenching songs that seem to double as coping mechanisms.

Delicate Steve

S10 E19 • Friday, Mar 24, 2017 • Mar 24

This fierce and lyrical guitar player writes playful instrumental music led by hooky vocals — but there is no voice, just the human-like twang of a glass slide on a guitar.

Overcoats

S10 E20 • Monday, Mar 27, 2017 • Mar 27

Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell's vibrant vocal harmonies are set against an electronic backdrop that feels spacious and refreshing.

Noname

S10 E21 • Monday, Apr 3, 2017 • Apr 3

The power of language to penetrate a difficult subject, and the power of performance to share that language, are the gifts Noname brought to the Tiny Desk.

Tash Sultana

S10 E22 • Friday, Apr 7, 2017 • Apr 7

It's astonishing to watch Sultana's fluidity on her instrument, like a natural extension of her body. She also plays bass, saxophone, trumpet, flute and more, but kept it "simple" for the Tiny Desk.

Sinkane

S10 E23 • Monday, Apr 10, 2017 • Apr 10

You can hear a great New York jazz band in the rhythms of Sinkane, but you can also hear the influence of Bob Marley and the hypnotic repetition of Sudanese desert sounds.

Ljova And The Kontraband

S10 E24 • Friday, Apr 14, 2017 • Apr 14

Composer, arranger and viola player Ljova lead his Kontraband to the Tiny Desk for an eclectic swirl of Western classical, jazz, tango and Eastern European and Balkan folk music.

Chicano Batman

S10 E25 • Monday, Apr 17, 2017 • Apr 17

Chicano Batman comes with a sound that perfectly captures dark lounges, quinceñera dances, car shows and backyard parties.

alt-J

S10 E26 • Monday, Apr 24, 2017 • Apr 24

There's a self-imposed rule for Tiny Desk Concerts: No artist can visit twice unless there's something wholly different about what they're doing. alt-J was happy to oblige.

Antonio Lizana

S10 E27 • Friday, Apr 28, 2017 • Apr 28

The traditions of flamenco and jazz are disparate, but in the hands of a few Spanish jazz musicians, these two worlds commingle and find common ground.

Avery*Sunshine

S10 E28 • Monday, May 1, 2017 • May 1

The gospel-trained singer showcased why she counts Aretha Franklin and Smokey Robinson as fans.

Peter Silberman

S10 E29 • Friday, May 5, 2017 • May 5

A strange condition hushed the life of Peter Silberman, resulting in what may be the quietest Tiny Desk Concert ever.

Aimee Mann

S10 E30 • Monday, May 8, 2017 • May 8

"This song is called 'You Never Loved Me' — it's another cheery, optimistic number," says Aimee Mann, introducing the second of four songs in this Tiny Desk Concert.

Danilo Brito

S10 E31 • Friday, May 12, 2017 • May 12

Danilo Brito and his band brought their dextrous expression of choro music to the Tiny Desk, a long-established musical style that has its roots in the streets and backyards of Brito's native Brazil.

Tim Darcy

S10 E32 • Monday, May 15, 2017 • May 15

Tim Darcy of Montreal band Ought brings his mysterious solo work, from the album Saturday Night, to the Tiny Desk. The record he says, was his chance to “get back to my roots, in my own voice.”

Troker

S10 E33 • Friday, May 19, 2017 • May 19

Mexico may not be known for its jazz, but the young lions of Troker are a promising hope to make the country and its capital city a destination.

Julia Jacklin

S10 E34 • Monday, May 22, 2017 • May 22

A restrained, whisper-soft Tiny Desk concert from Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin with songs taken from her debut album Don't Let The Kids Win.

Gabriel Garzón-Montano

S10 E35 • Friday, May 26, 2017 • May 26

Gabriel Garzón-Montano spent three years writing and recording his beautiful, dense album Jardin -- but for his Tiny Desk visit, he stripped it all down to two elements, the piano and his voice.

Royal Thunder

S10 E36 • Tuesday, May 30, 2017 • May 30

What happens when you ask a hard-rock band to unplug its thunder? It draws power from a raw, desperate vulnerability.

Nick Grant

S10 E37 • Friday, Jun 2, 2017 • Jun 2

The Atlanta-based MC came through with the flu and coolly earned our praise. How sick is that?

Violents & Monica Martin

S10 E38 • Monday, Jun 5, 2017 • Jun 5

While her band was on hiatus, Monica Martin joined Jeremy Larson's project Violents, yielding a lush record of electronic pop, translated into a quieted set at the Tiny Desk.

Perfume Genius

S10 E39 • Monday, Jun 12, 2017 • Jun 12

The band's long-awaited performance at the Tiny Desk was both beautiful and, at times, intense, featuring three deeply personal songs by frontman Mike Hadreas.

Penguin Cafe

S10 E40 • Friday, Jun 16, 2017 • Jun 16

Penguin Cafe folds in sounds from around the world and throughout music history — Africa, Kraftwerk, Brazil and Franz Schubert.

Tigers Jaw

S10 E41 • Monday, Jun 19, 2017 • Jun 19

The duo strips down to acoustic guitar and keyboard for a strikingly intimate set, illuminating their close harmonies that tangle like garlands.

Holly Macve

S10 E42 • Friday, Jun 23, 2017 • Jun 23

Backed by a suitably low-key band, Macve would sound subtly radiant just about anywhere, from your nearest country bar to the most dreamily lit stage in Twin Peaks.

Ravi Coltrane Quartet

S10 E43 • Monday, Jun 26, 2017 • Jun 26

Artistic legacy, evolution and studied ease coalesced at this Tiny Desk Concert, with Coltrane offering four interpretations of his and others' works.

Helado Negro

S10 E44 • Friday, Jun 30, 2017 • Jun 30

Helado Negro ditches his bank of electronics for alto and tenor saxophones, bringing his utterly unique style to a intense, perfectly balanced Tiny Desk Concert.

Chance The Rapper

S10 E45 • Wednesday, Jul 5, 2017 • Jul 5

Chance The Rapper, fresh from a 23,000-strong, sold-out show the night before, brought a thoughtful and fresh take to his Tiny Desk concert.

Jay Som

S10 E46 • Monday, Jul 10, 2017 • Jul 10

Melina Duterte may have played all the instruments on Jay Som's newest record, Everybody Works, but her touring band brought a rougher edge to those silky recordings.

Fragile Rock

S10 E47 • Friday, Jul 14, 2017 • Jul 14

Fragile Rock is a band that relies on the boogie of The B-52s, the melancholy of The Smiths and the humor of Kermit the Frog. Oh, and they're all puppets.

Tuxedo

S10 E48 • Monday, Jul 17, 2017 • Jul 17

Tuxedo, the unlikely-on-paper funk-soul duo of Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One, brought a left-of-center sonic approach and a sharp sense of style to their Tiny Desk Concert.

Rare Essence

S10 E49 • Wednesday, Jul 19, 2017 • Jul 19

Rare Essence has been bringing go-go to the world since 1976 — the group brought that pedigree, and the genre's massive meld of funk, rhythm and blues and soul, to this raucous hometown Tiny Desk.

Albin Lee Meldau

S10 E50 • Thursday, Jul 20, 2017 • Jul 20

Albin Lee Meldau possesses a thunderous, deeply affecting voice, which he uses to tell some utterly dark, but demonstrably cathartic, tales.

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Declan McKenna

S10 E01 • Tuesday, Jan 3, 2017 • Jan 3

Hear the spirited young singer-songwriter take on religion, poverty and politics, armed with just a guitar and some unrelenting hooks.

Donny McCaslin

S10 E02 • Monday, Jan 9, 2017 • Jan 9

Hear McCaslin, the saxophonist and bandleader whose group backed David Bowie on Blackstar, near the anniversary of that album's release. Selections include an instrumental take on Bowie's "Lazarus."

Lila Downs

S10 E03 • Friday, Jan 13, 2017 • Jan 13

With a voice that borrows heavily from opera, Downs performs the kind of full-throated mariachi singing that would fit right in at Mexico City's Garibaldi Square — ground zero for mariachi.

Brent Cobb

S10 E04 • Tuesday, Jan 17, 2017 • Jan 17

Cobb's words shimmer like a tall glass of sweet tea in the late-morning sun. Watch the country singer-songwriter perform four songs from his debut album.

BADBADNOTGOOD

S10 E05 • Monday, Jan 23, 2017 • Jan 23

The jazz band, known for its soulful interpretations of songs by Nas and Ol' Dirty Bastard, plays its own new material live in the NPR Music offices.

Miramar

S10 E06 • Friday, Jan 27, 2017 • Jan 27

Watch the Virginia band sweep the NPR crowd off its feet with a collection of exquisite boleros by Puerto Rican composer Sylvia Rexach.

Gallant

S10 E07 • Monday, Jan 30, 2017 • Jan 30

The rising R&B star performs three falsetto-drenched highlights from his 2016 debut, Ology — including "Bourbon," which features a guest rap from Chance The Rapper collaborator Saba.

D.R.A.M.

S10 E08 • Wednesday, Feb 1, 2017 • Feb 1

The rapper/singer storms the NPR Music offices, activating his signature smile and bouncing through five highlights from his catalog — including the smash single "Broccoli."

Run The Jewels

S10 E09 • Monday, Feb 6, 2017 • Feb 6

Killer Mike and El-P continue to out-muse each other in a supergroup that somehow seems to get better, louder, and more pertinent since their start in 2013.

Esmé Patterson

S10 E10 • Friday, Feb 10, 2017 • Feb 10

Esmé Patterson has dropped the banjos and folk from her previous project Paper Bird, and in their place are electric guitars and a backing band worth getting behind.

Agnes Obel

S10 E11 • Wednesday, Feb 15, 2017 • Feb 15

Agnes Obel manipulated the Tiny Desk to better suit the deeply alluring and powerful music she brought to us.

Little Simz

S10 E12 • Tuesday, Feb 21, 2017 • Feb 21

Little Simz has been compared to Lauryn Hill for her self-reflective wordplay. And though the British lyricist is a relative new-comer, her Tiny Desk performance was poised and confident.

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

S10 E13 • Tuesday, Feb 28, 2017 • Feb 28

To celebrate Fat Tuesday, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band brought their euphoric horns to the Tiny Desk for a raucous, joyous set.

Ninet

S10 E14 • Friday, Mar 3, 2017 • Mar 3

One of Israel's very popular artists may be walking a similar path to early-career Joan Jett — she brought that same intensity to the Tiny Desk.

Maren Morris

S10 E15 • Monday, Mar 6, 2017 • Mar 6

One of the newest Grammy winners stops by the Tiny Desk to share her winking, sometimes tongue-in-cheek songs.

Tank And The Bangas

S10 E16 • Friday, Mar 10, 2017 • Mar 10

Tank And The Bangas' victory lap around the Tiny Desk was momentous, celebratory and deeply touching, with a flair and alchemy of styles that could come from New Orleans.

Red Baraat's Holi Celebration

S10 E17 • Monday, Mar 13, 2017 • Mar 13

The Brooklyn bhangra band come to the Tiny Desk in celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival of color that welcomes the coming of spring.

Sampha

S10 E18 • Tuesday, Mar 21, 2017 • Mar 21

A Tiny Desk Concert as intimate as it gets (that's saying something). Just Sampha, a piano and three heart-wrenching songs that seem to double as coping mechanisms.

Delicate Steve

S10 E19 • Friday, Mar 24, 2017 • Mar 24

This fierce and lyrical guitar player writes playful instrumental music led by hooky vocals — but there is no voice, just the human-like twang of a glass slide on a guitar.

Overcoats

S10 E20 • Monday, Mar 27, 2017 • Mar 27

Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell's vibrant vocal harmonies are set against an electronic backdrop that feels spacious and refreshing.

Noname

S10 E21 • Monday, Apr 3, 2017 • Apr 3

The power of language to penetrate a difficult subject, and the power of performance to share that language, are the gifts Noname brought to the Tiny Desk.

Tash Sultana

S10 E22 • Friday, Apr 7, 2017 • Apr 7

It's astonishing to watch Sultana's fluidity on her instrument, like a natural extension of her body. She also plays bass, saxophone, trumpet, flute and more, but kept it "simple" for the Tiny Desk.

Sinkane

S10 E23 • Monday, Apr 10, 2017 • Apr 10

You can hear a great New York jazz band in the rhythms of Sinkane, but you can also hear the influence of Bob Marley and the hypnotic repetition of Sudanese desert sounds.

Ljova And The Kontraband

S10 E24 • Friday, Apr 14, 2017 • Apr 14

Composer, arranger and viola player Ljova lead his Kontraband to the Tiny Desk for an eclectic swirl of Western classical, jazz, tango and Eastern European and Balkan folk music.

Chicano Batman

S10 E25 • Monday, Apr 17, 2017 • Apr 17

Chicano Batman comes with a sound that perfectly captures dark lounges, quinceñera dances, car shows and backyard parties.

alt-J

S10 E26 • Monday, Apr 24, 2017 • Apr 24

There's a self-imposed rule for Tiny Desk Concerts: No artist can visit twice unless there's something wholly different about what they're doing. alt-J was happy to oblige.

Antonio Lizana

S10 E27 • Friday, Apr 28, 2017 • Apr 28

The traditions of flamenco and jazz are disparate, but in the hands of a few Spanish jazz musicians, these two worlds commingle and find common ground.

Avery*Sunshine

S10 E28 • Monday, May 1, 2017 • May 1

The gospel-trained singer showcased why she counts Aretha Franklin and Smokey Robinson as fans.

Peter Silberman

S10 E29 • Friday, May 5, 2017 • May 5

A strange condition hushed the life of Peter Silberman, resulting in what may be the quietest Tiny Desk Concert ever.

Aimee Mann

S10 E30 • Monday, May 8, 2017 • May 8

"This song is called 'You Never Loved Me' — it's another cheery, optimistic number," says Aimee Mann, introducing the second of four songs in this Tiny Desk Concert.

Danilo Brito

S10 E31 • Friday, May 12, 2017 • May 12

Danilo Brito and his band brought their dextrous expression of choro music to the Tiny Desk, a long-established musical style that has its roots in the streets and backyards of Brito's native Brazil.

Tim Darcy

S10 E32 • Monday, May 15, 2017 • May 15

Tim Darcy of Montreal band Ought brings his mysterious solo work, from the album Saturday Night, to the Tiny Desk. The record he says, was his chance to “get back to my roots, in my own voice.”

Troker

S10 E33 • Friday, May 19, 2017 • May 19

Mexico may not be known for its jazz, but the young lions of Troker are a promising hope to make the country and its capital city a destination.

Julia Jacklin

S10 E34 • Monday, May 22, 2017 • May 22

A restrained, whisper-soft Tiny Desk concert from Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin with songs taken from her debut album Don't Let The Kids Win.

Gabriel Garzón-Montano

S10 E35 • Friday, May 26, 2017 • May 26

Gabriel Garzón-Montano spent three years writing and recording his beautiful, dense album Jardin -- but for his Tiny Desk visit, he stripped it all down to two elements, the piano and his voice.

Royal Thunder

S10 E36 • Tuesday, May 30, 2017 • May 30

What happens when you ask a hard-rock band to unplug its thunder? It draws power from a raw, desperate vulnerability.

Nick Grant

S10 E37 • Friday, Jun 2, 2017 • Jun 2

The Atlanta-based MC came through with the flu and coolly earned our praise. How sick is that?

Violents & Monica Martin

S10 E38 • Monday, Jun 5, 2017 • Jun 5

While her band was on hiatus, Monica Martin joined Jeremy Larson's project Violents, yielding a lush record of electronic pop, translated into a quieted set at the Tiny Desk.

Perfume Genius

S10 E39 • Monday, Jun 12, 2017 • Jun 12

The band's long-awaited performance at the Tiny Desk was both beautiful and, at times, intense, featuring three deeply personal songs by frontman Mike Hadreas.

Penguin Cafe

S10 E40 • Friday, Jun 16, 2017 • Jun 16

Penguin Cafe folds in sounds from around the world and throughout music history — Africa, Kraftwerk, Brazil and Franz Schubert.

Tigers Jaw

S10 E41 • Monday, Jun 19, 2017 • Jun 19

The duo strips down to acoustic guitar and keyboard for a strikingly intimate set, illuminating their close harmonies that tangle like garlands.

Holly Macve

S10 E42 • Friday, Jun 23, 2017 • Jun 23

Backed by a suitably low-key band, Macve would sound subtly radiant just about anywhere, from your nearest country bar to the most dreamily lit stage in Twin Peaks.

Ravi Coltrane Quartet

S10 E43 • Monday, Jun 26, 2017 • Jun 26

Artistic legacy, evolution and studied ease coalesced at this Tiny Desk Concert, with Coltrane offering four interpretations of his and others' works.

Helado Negro

S10 E44 • Friday, Jun 30, 2017 • Jun 30

Helado Negro ditches his bank of electronics for alto and tenor saxophones, bringing his utterly unique style to a intense, perfectly balanced Tiny Desk Concert.

Chance The Rapper

S10 E45 • Wednesday, Jul 5, 2017 • Jul 5

Chance The Rapper, fresh from a 23,000-strong, sold-out show the night before, brought a thoughtful and fresh take to his Tiny Desk concert.

Jay Som

S10 E46 • Monday, Jul 10, 2017 • Jul 10

Melina Duterte may have played all the instruments on Jay Som's newest record, Everybody Works, but her touring band brought a rougher edge to those silky recordings.

Fragile Rock

S10 E47 • Friday, Jul 14, 2017 • Jul 14

Fragile Rock is a band that relies on the boogie of The B-52s, the melancholy of The Smiths and the humor of Kermit the Frog. Oh, and they're all puppets.

Tuxedo

S10 E48 • Monday, Jul 17, 2017 • Jul 17

Tuxedo, the unlikely-on-paper funk-soul duo of Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One, brought a left-of-center sonic approach and a sharp sense of style to their Tiny Desk Concert.

Rare Essence

S10 E49 • Wednesday, Jul 19, 2017 • Jul 19

Rare Essence has been bringing go-go to the world since 1976 — the group brought that pedigree, and the genre's massive meld of funk, rhythm and blues and soul, to this raucous hometown Tiny Desk.

Albin Lee Meldau

S10 E50 • Thursday, Jul 20, 2017 • Jul 20

Albin Lee Meldau possesses a thunderous, deeply affecting voice, which he uses to tell some utterly dark, but demonstrably cathartic, tales.