Season 2018

E1. Open Mike Eagle

Jan 3, 2018

The indie rap denizen behind one of 2017's most inventive albums came to the nation's capital to represent all the Brick Body Kids who Still Daydream.

E2. Lo Moon

Jan 5, 2018

The LA band's signature sound is intimate and demonstrative, haunting yet uplifting, an old-fashioned rock beat under glimmering guitar and keys. And at the Tiny Desk, it was at ease.

E3. The Weather Station

Jan 8, 2018

One of the joys of listening to The Weather station is the tension and release in the group's enchanting music. It's what made the band's most recent album one of Bob Boilen's favorite of 2017.

E4. Julien Baker

Jan 10, 2018

Julien Baker's Turn Out The Lights brought her much-deserved critical acclaim and wider attention in 2017. Before its release we asked her to make a rare return to the Tiny Desk for something special.

E5. Daniil Trifonov

Jan 12, 2018

Watch the young Russian musician, who The Times of London calls “the most astounding pianist of our age,” play a smart, Chopin-focused concert on a grand piano, precisely wedged behind the Tiny Desk.

E6. Artists From The 'Take Me To The River' Tour

Jan 15, 2018 · 15m

More than a dozen artists gather behind the Tiny Desk to celebrate Memphis soul in a joyful, triumphant performance.

E7. AHI

Jan 16, 2018 · 15m

The Ontario-based singer has a gruff but sweet voice with openly honest words behind soulful tunes of hope.

E8. The Lemon Twigs

Jan 17, 2018 · 15m

Brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario seem like they beamed into the Tiny Desk from the year 1971, untouched by the 21st century.

E9. Amadou and Mariam

Jan 19, 2018

The Malian musicians, who've been playing together for nearly 40 years, bring some of the most lyrical melodies and joyful sounds we've ever had at the Tiny Desk.

E10. St. Vincent

Jan 22, 2018

The singer performed at the Tiny Desk without a warmup or soundcheck, with just her acoustic guitar and un-amplified voice, letting the wordplay in her songs shine through.

E11. George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars

Jan 24, 2018 · 15m

George Clinton brought his family, both immediate and extended, to the Tiny Desk for a set of classic cosmic slop.

E12. Barbara Hannigan

Jan 26, 2018

Eavesdrop on a beautiful recital of German songs from fin de siècle Vienna, when music was transitioning from the swells of romanticism to the uncharted waters of modernism.

E13. Jamila Woods

Jan 29, 2018

In three songs celebrating black ancestry and self-love, Woods demonstrated just how adept she is at creating songs rich with philosophical meaning that also move and groove.

E14. Alice Smith

Jan 31, 2018 · 15m

The beloved singer-songwriter premiered three new songs while turning NPR's headquarters into a Harlem speakeasy.

E15. Vicente García

Feb 2, 2018 · 15m

This under-the-radar singer from the Dominican Republic is starting to turn some heads. You'll see why in this Tiny Desk performance.

E16. Hurray For The Riff Raff

Feb 5, 2018

The music of Hurray For The Riff Raff builds bridges, unites people and forms communities. It's a spirit singer Alynda Segarra and the rest of the band bring to this memorable Tiny Desk performance.

E17. Ibeyi

Feb 7, 2018 · 15m

Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Díaz never fail to mesmerize. Watch the twin sisters perform a four-song set at the Tiny Desk.

E18. The Crossrhodes

Feb 9, 2018 · 15m

The Crossrhodes showed up to the Tiny Desk with game faces on, bringing with it a locally cultivated, globally appreciated energy.

E19. Marlon Williams

Feb 12, 2018

Marlon Williams has a heart-stopping voice, is in love with a good, traditional blues or country tune, and writes songs about vampires and horror films.

E20. Nick Hakim

Feb 14, 2018 · 15m

The music of Nick Hakim occupies a space and time that feels out of this world, with songs that explore the quietude of inner thoughts.

E21. Betsayda Machado y Parranda El Clavo

Feb 16, 2018 · 15m

The Afro-Venezuelan collective brings the boisterous parranda sound to the Tiny Desk.

E22. Big Daddy Kane

Feb 19, 2018 · 15m

One of the greatest to ever bless the mic treated the Tiny Desk audience to an office block party.

E23. August Greene (Common, Robert Glasper, Karriem Riggins)

Feb 21, 2018 · 15m

August Greene, Common's new trio with Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins, brought some special guest vocalists to the Tiny Desk.

E24. Vagabon

Feb 23, 2018 · 15m

Laetitia Tamko, the artist known as Vagabon, is a 25-year-old, Cameroon-born musician with a big, tenor voice just bursting with new musical ideas.

E25. Lee Ann Womack

Feb 26, 2018 · 15m

The Nashville star brought some good old country music stories to the Tiny Desk.

E26. Roy Ayers

Mar 1, 2018 · 15m

Watch the 77-year-old jazz-funk icon perform “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” (and more) at the Tiny Desk.

E27. Anna Meredith

Mar 2, 2018 · 15m

Out of nearly 700 performances at the Tiny Desk over the past decade, this one by British composer Anna Meredith is one of the most exhilarating.

E28. Big K.R.I.T.

Mar 5, 2018 · 15m

The Mississippi rapper paid homage to his grandmother and performed songs from his new album 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time.

E29. Alex Clare

Mar 7, 2018

Clare's songs ask listeners to probe their own emotions through the lens of life’s bigger pictures. His visit to Bob Boilen’s desk is the perfect setting to bask in the power of his voice.

E30. Kuinka

Mar 9, 2018

Each year we get thousands of submissions for our annual Tiny Desk contest. Seattle's Kuinka was one of last year's entrants. While they didn't win, we loved them so much we invited them to come play.