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Dan Deacon
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts - S8 - E9
The Tiny Desk becomes a DJ booth for an office space dance party.
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts: Season 8 - 59 Episode s
8x1 - Trey Anastasio
January 5, 2015
The Phish star was in town to put on a huge show, but the songs here feel more personal than that.
8x2 - Daniel Lanois
January 3, 2015
The producer presides over an all-instrumental, free-form trio with Brian Blade and Jim Wilson.
8x3 - Rubblebucket
January 20, 2015
Even without its confetti cannon, the band brings a fun mix of brass and brash to the NPR offices.
8x4 - Bobby Bare Jr.
January 27, 2015
The Nashville singer writes with acidic wit in lines worthy of his old mentor, Shel Silverstein.
8x5 - John Reilly & Friends
February 3, 2015
Reilly sings and plays guitar alongside Tom Brosseau and Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark.
8x6 - Mucca Pazza
February 10, 2015
With 23 members, the performance-art marching band is the biggest ever to play the Tiny Desk.
8x7 - Until The Ribbon Breaks
February 17, 2015
The band strips down its electronic sound with the aid of a spaghetti strainer and a paint bucket.
8x8 - Zola Jesus
February 23, 2015
With her huge voice and an assist on trombone, Nika Roza Danilova offers up a curious combination.
8x9 - Dan Deacon
February 25, 2015
The Tiny Desk becomes a DJ booth for an office space dance party.
8x10 - Phox
March 2, 2015
The Wisconsin band performs three of its warm, accessible songs in the NPR Music offices.
8x11 - Aurelio
March 7, 2015
Aurelio weaves intricate layers of acoustic guitar to capture the feel of African and the Caribbean.
8x12 - Fantastic Negrito
March 9, 2015
The singer beat out nearly 7,000 other submissions to win NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert Contest.
8x13 - Matt Haimovitz & Christopher O'Riley
March 14, 2015
The duo plays visionary Beethoven, heartbreaking Janáček and Glass that unfolds like a lullaby.
8x14 - Punch Brothers
March 16, 2015
Before the wide-ranging band plays, the audience sings "Happy Birthday" to mandolinist Chris Thile.
8x15 - Anonymous 4 With Bruce Molsky
March 28, 2015
The a cappella quartet, with banjo and fiddle, offers popular songs from the Civil War era.
8x16 - Sylvan Esso
March 20, 2015
Performed softly in the light of day, these three songs feel fresh and lovable.
8x17 - Death Cab For Cutie
April 6, 2015
In a beautifully stark performance, the band plays two songs from Kintsugi and two older favorites.
8x18 - Beach Slang
April 10, 2015
James Snyder's euphoric punk anthems become raw and uplifting confessionals in this acoustic set.
8x19 - Chadwick Stokes
April 13, 2015
Stokes' songs feel familiar; they're old friends before you're done hearing them for the first time.
8x20 - Rosa Díaz
April 17, 2015
The singer's lyrics reflect deeply felt emotions in this performance with cellist Daniel de Jesus.
8x21 - Jessie Ware
April 20, 2015
The young English singer brings warmth to electronic music and a swooning quality to her own pop.
8x22 - DakhaBrakha
April 25, 2015
The Ukrainian acoustic quartet's music encompasses sounds and rhythms from around the world.
8x23 - José González
April 29, 2015
This soft-spoken Swedish singer left an imprint at the Tiny Desk that was gentle and long lasting.
8x24 - Diego El Cigala
May 1, 2015
The singer has been called "the Sinatra of flamenco." His expressive style draws on jazz.
8x25 - Vijay Iyer Trio
May 4, 2015
Iyer's working band transforms selections from throughout the pianist's deep and varied catalog.
8x26 - Eskmo
May 8, 2015
Found objects are percussion instruments in the hands of a man who's part musician, part magician.
8x27 - Bellows
May 11, 2015
These are enchanting songs, with the power to drift in your head for days.
8x28 - Camané
May 15, 2015
A star in his native Portugal, Camané evokes melancholy with a silky baritone and elegant phrasing.
8x29 - Young Fathers
May 19, 2015
Intense, hip-hop-infused poetry is reduced to just the essentials in this two-song, four-minute set.
8x30 - Jason Vieaux And Yolanda Kondonassis
May 22, 2015
Watch the Grammy-winning guitarist and acclaimed harpist play music influenced by Africa and Asia.
8x31 - Madisen Ward And The Mama Bear
May 26, 2015
The mother-son duo's songs are memorable and singable even days after you hear them.
8x32 - Frank Fairfield
May 29, 2015
A young man with an old musical soul has a spellbinding voice and fluid fiddle playing.
8x33 - Genevieve
June 1, 2015
See a singer with a powerful voice and extremely encouraging message.
8x34 - Anna & Elizabeth
June 8, 2015
If you've never thought your tastes would lean to mountain music, breathe deep and soak it all in.
8x35 - The Prettiots
June 15, 2015
The clever trio shares its love of everything from Law & Order to old-school girl groups.
8x36 - Strand Of Oaks
June 19, 2015
Timothy Showalter's music is filled with bite and sometimes regret, but also a good deal of warmth.
8x37 - Hop Along
June 22, 2015
Frances Quinlan's raspy voice whispers one moment, then lets loose a gut-punching howl the next.
8x38 - Oddisee
June 26, 2015
The charismatic Brooklyn-via-D.C.-area rapper creates just the right amount of space in his music.
8x39 - And The Kids
June 30, 2015
The trio's music is full of life, with dissonant sounds that still feel suited for singalongs.
8x40 - Christopher Paul Stelling
July 6, 2015
Best witnessed live, Stelling's music is steeped in tradition yet filled with vitality and soul.
8x41 - Girlpool
July 10, 2015
The charming duo performs three of the simple, direct songs from Before The World Was Big.
8x42 - Songhoy Blues
July 17, 2015
See a Malian band that fuses African music with Western rock.
8x43 - Kate Tempest
July 21, 2015
A celebrated English playwright and rapper deploys storytelling and poetry.
8x44 - Paul Weller
July 28, 2015
See the beloved Britpop veteran perform songs from his new album, Saturns Pattern.
8x45 - Shamir
July 31, 2015
The singer's disco-infused funk and soul gets stripped down to a lone voice with a guitar.
8x46 - SOAK
August 3, 2015
Irish singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson makes the most of a single voice and an acoustic guitar.
8x47 - Terence Blanchard Feat. The E-Collective
August 5, 2015
The New Orleans trumpeter's funky new band creates dance music to ward off despair.
8x48 - Torres
August 10, 2015
Mackenzie Scott's music channels Patti Smith and PJ Harvey while hinting at further growth.
8x49 - Restorations
August 14, 2015
The Philly rock band's big-hearted songs are stripped down to a few guitars and a MiniKorg.
8x50 - Kacey Musgraves
August 17, 2015
The country singer plays four songs from Pageant Material, plus the set-closing "Follow Your Arrow."
8x51 - Son Lux
August 21, 2015
The trio blows up its sound by adding off-duty, civilian horn players from the U.S. Marine Band.
8x52 - Caroline Rose
August 24, 2015
Rose plays music as if she's just met her new best friend: It's fresh, fun and enthusiastic.
8x53 - Eskimeaux
August 28, 2015
There's lighthearted, almost childlike beauty in the way Gabrielle Smith puts words to song.
8x54 - Mitski
August 31, 2015
Mitski's music is dark and even scary, but glimmers of beauty peek through.
8x55 - Happyness
September 4, 2015
If you're a fan of dark, incredibly dry, wry humor, you've just found Happyness.
8x56 - Leon Bridges
September 8, 2015
Bridges is easy to love and hard to resist, with purity in his voice that's untouched by modern pop.
8x57 - Sam Lee
September 11, 2015
The singer found his voice by finding and preserving old British, Irish and Scottish folk songs.
8x58 - Watkins Family Hour
September 18, 2015
With help from Fiona Apple, two Nickel Creek alums gather a band to perform old and new songs.
8x59 - Gina Chavez
September 22, 2015
The Austin singer-songwriter performs with intense openness, directness and warmth.
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77 Episode s
S6: Season 2013
68 Episode s
S7: Season 2014
85 Episode s
S8: Season 2015
84 Episode s
S9: Season 2016
91 Episode s
S10: Season 2017
98 Episode s
S11: Season 2018
128 Episode s
S12: Season 2019
111 Episode s
S13: Season 2020
179 Episode s
S14: Season 2021
137 Episode s
S15: Season 2022
124 Episode s
S16: Season 2023
128 Episode s
S17: Season 2024
62 Episode s