Season 2016

E1. Rapsody

Jan 5, 2016 · 15m

Watch the rapper perform three songs from Beauty And The Beast live at the NPR Music offices.

E2. Mariachi Flor De Toloache

Jan 8, 2016 · 15m

While on tour with The Arcs, the powerhouse mariachi band performs live in the NPR Music offices.

E3. Natalie Merchant

Jan 12, 2016 · 15m

The singer-songwriter gives a warmhearted performance of two new songs, an old favorite and a hymn.

E4. Benny Sings

Jan 15, 2016 · 15m

The Dutch singer layers R&B, jazz and pop over hip-hop beats in his first-ever U.S. appearance.

E5. River Whyless

Jan 19, 2016 · 15m

The North Carolina band fills its rootsy music with unexpected instruments and clever ideas.

E6. Wolf Alice

Jan 22, 2016 · 15m

The band's music can be noisy and primal, but at the Tiny Desk it showed a different side.

E7. The Arcs

Jan 25, 2016 · 15m

It's our 500th show at the Tiny Desk, featuring The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and his new band.

E8. EL VY

Jan 29, 2016 · 15m

The National's Matt Berninger and Menomena's Brent Knopf team up in an intimate setting.

E9. Car Seat Headrest

Feb 8, 2016 · 15m

Will Toledo is a wordsmith with a vision, as well as a DIY sound that's still finely crafted.

E10. Chelsea Wolfe

Feb 12, 2016 · 15m

Wolfe takes three songs from the metallic Abyss and makes them howl by their lonesome.

E11. Ben Folds

Feb 16, 2016 · 15m

Performing solo, Folds performs three songs from his new album and two old favorites.

E12. Wilco

Feb 23, 2016 · 15m

Bands don't typically get to play the Tiny Desk more than once, but Wilco is a natural exception.

E13. Brushy One String

Feb 27, 2016 · 15m

The word-of-mouth star's sound is made by one big fat E-string and a rich, powerful voice.

E14. Lake Street Dive

Feb 29, 2016 · 15m

Performed live at the Tiny Desk, the band's songs often tilt toward soul or rock danceably.

E15. Monsieur Periné

Mar 4, 2016 · 15m

The Colombian band channels an unlikely inspiration: 1920s-era, guitar-driven jazz from the U.S.

E16. Julien Baker

Mar 7, 2016 · 15m

The young Tennessee singer performs three of her spare, sad, simple songs at the NPR Music offices.

E17. Gaelynn Lea

Mar 11, 2016 · 15m

Watch the singer and violinist who stood out from 6,000-plus entries in NPR's Tiny Desk Contest.

E18. Graham Nash

Mar 14, 2016 · 15m

In a short set that spans 50 years, the CSNY veteran's voice resonates and cuts to the core.

E19. Tedeschi Trucks Band

Mar 25, 2016 · 15m

Singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi and guitarist Derek Trucks celebrate the blues, jazz and much more.

E20. Anthony Hamilton

Mar 28, 2016 · 15m

Hear the soul star and his band perform "Amen," plus three songs that have defined his career.

E21. Ane Brun

Apr 1, 2016 · 15m

Watch Brun play three new songs, each of which speaks to newfound freedom and fresh opportunities.

E22. PWR BTTM

Apr 4, 2016 · 15m

The duo has a keen sense of mischief and a gift for honest, punk-infused, tongue-in-cheek pop gems.

E23. Mothers

Apr 8, 2016 · 15m

Mothers' members chose a few of their slowest, most languid songs to perform in the NPR offices.

E24. Palehound

Apr 11, 2016 · 15m

Ellen Kempner and her band perform tense and evocative songs amid the silence of a rapt crowd.

E25. Seratones

Apr 15, 2016 · 15m

The Louisiana band takes gospel into the garage, and what comes out is fiery rock 'n' roll.

E26. Benjamin Clementine

Apr 18, 2016 · 15m

There are intimate moments of revelation in Clementine's immersive, breathtaking performance.

E27. Julia Holter

Apr 22, 2016 · 15m

The most minute details become a grandiose spectacle in Holter's cosmic cabaret.

E28. Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds

Apr 25, 2016 · 15m

The band's punchy horn section, bluesy vocals and harmonica solos instantly demand attention.

E29. Peter Frampton

Apr 27, 2016 · 15m

Frampton brought some classic songs to the Tiny Desk. We couldn't help but sing along.

E30. Florist

Apr 29, 2016 · 15m

Emily Sprague performs three delicate songs with help from members of New York's Epoch collective.