Season 2019

E1. Miguel Zenón feat. Spektral Quartet

Jan 4, 2019

The saxophonist is a big thinker whose mesmerizing compositions chronicle the music of his native Puerto Rico with the help of an adventurous jazz quartet.

E2. Buddy

Jan 9, 2019 · 12m

The preacher's son from Compton brought his flair for the dramatic, and an air of rebellion, to the Tiny Desk.

E3. Carolina Eyck and Clarice Jensen

Jan 11, 2019

Carolina Eyck, the first artist to bring a theremin to the Tiny Desk, plays the air with the kind of lyrical phrasing and "fingered" articulation that takes a special kind of virtuosity.

E4. Aaron Lee Tasjan

Jan 15, 2019

Aaron Lee Tasjan arrived in an ascot and mustard-colored shirt, sporting red, round sunglasses and mutton chops. It was a fashionable nod to the psych-pop and rock sound he brought to the Tiny Desk.

E5. Nate Wood - fOUR

Jan 16, 2019

The multi-instrumentalist says he only wishes he had more limbs; but Wood still manages to simultaneously play a bass guitar, keys and drums, all while singing into a wearable microphone.

E6. Stella Donnelly

Jan 22, 2019 · 15m

Watch the Australian singer-songwriter perform three new songs from her upcoming full-length debut, Beware of the Dogs.

E7. Blood Orange

Jan 29, 2019

This Blood Orange Tiny Desk is a beautifully conceived concert showing off the craft and care that has made Devonté Hynes a groundbreaking producer and songwriter.

E8. Cat Power

Feb 4, 2019 · 15m

Chan Marshall and her band perform a brisk and beautifully orchestrated medley of Cat Power songs: "Wanderer," "Woman" and 2006's "The Moon."

E9. Kurt Vile

Feb 6, 2019 · 15m

Kurt Vile and his musical mate, Rob Laakso casually lose themselves in complex guitar lines that are effortlessly beautiful and lyrical.

E10. Lau Noah

Feb 11, 2019 · 15m

There's a magical aura that surrounds Lau Noah as she sits behind the Tiny Desk and unspools thought-provoking story-songs.

E11. Mountain Man

Feb 13, 2019

The voices of Amelia Meath, Molly Erin Sarlé and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig come together behind the Tiny Desk, with songs that conjure a simpler life: dogs, friends, moonlight or skinny dipping.

E12. Scott Mulvahill

Feb 18, 2019

Scott Mulvahill has been trying to win the Tiny Desk Contest for each of its four years. And while he's never won, we all loved him so much we had to invite him to play.

E13. The Pedrito Martinez Group

Feb 20, 2019 · 15m

The Afro-Cuban percussionist mesmerizes with his almost otherworldly talent on congas.

E14. Natalie Prass

Feb 25, 2019 · 15m

Decked out in matching, cobalt blue outfits, the singer and her band had a clear vision: If you want to overcome the times, find strength in numbers.

E15. Zaytoven

Feb 28, 2019 · 15m

The Atlanta trap super-producer and son of a preacher man saved the day with a soulful Tiny Desk.

E16. Phony Ppl

Mar 4, 2019 · 15m

The Brooklynites stand out for their inventive and seamless blend of jazz, R&B and hip-hop.

E17. Meg Myers

Mar 6, 2019

Myers replaces her album's roaring electric guitars and electronics with a pulsing string quartet, piano and brushed drums — and uncorks a cover of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill."

E18. Leikeli47

Mar 11, 2019 · 15m

The artist came to the Tiny Desk masked up, as always, the better to catch a glimpse of her soul.

E19. Kaia Kater

Mar 13, 2019

Multi-hyphenate artist Kaia Kater uses the architecture of roots music, which she studied in West Virginia, to establish a simultaneous dialogue with both the present moment and her own past.

E20. Nao

Mar 18, 2019 · 15m

The U.K.-based singer-songwriter takes the Tiny Desk on a cosmic journey through her Saturn return.

E21. Alejandro Escovedo

Mar 20, 2019

The veteran rocker and a backup band from Italy play songs from their album The Crossing, chronicling an American Dream of rock and roll and Beat poetry.

E22. &More (Chill Moody & Donn T)

Mar 25, 2019

Philadelphia Rapper Chill Moody and singer Donn T, along with their crew known as &More, were one of the standout entrants in last year's Tiny Desk Contest. They bring a message of hope and love.

E23. Andrea Cruz

Mar 27, 2019

The singer from Puerto Rico is part of a movement on the island that emphasizes largely acoustic instruments and a folk-based approach to interpreting life before and after the hurricane of 2017.

E24. Weezer

Apr 1, 2019 · 15m

Performing unplugged, the band forgoes its usual meticulousness in favor of a shaggy, entirely acoustic mix of new songs and '90s-era deep cuts.

E25. Courtney Marie Andrews

Apr 3, 2019 · 15m

It was a day when sunlight drenched the office and the songs of heart from Courtney Marie Andrews felt right at home.

E26. Georgia Anne Muldrow

Apr 8, 2019 · 15m

The R&B singer from Los Angeles is all about showing and spreading love.

E27. Karine Polwart Trio

Apr 10, 2019

Scottish singer, songwriter and essayist Karine Polwart seldom comes stateside, eschewing air travel to reduce her carbon footprint. But on a rare, recent visit, she stopped in D.C. for a Tiny Desk.

E28. Gary Clark Jr.

Apr 16, 2019 · 15m

These three songs, from Clark's incendiary new album This Land, roar with the assurance and force of a showman at the top of his game.

E29. Theodore

Apr 17, 2019 · 15m

The music of Theodore is dark and transformative, with the kind of spare elegance you can hear in Sigur Rós or Pink Floyd.

E30. The Calidore String Quartet

Apr 22, 2019 · 19m

The Calidore String Quartet confirms that the centuries-old formula — two violins, a viola and a cello — is still very much alive and evolving.