- published: 03 Dec 2012
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Tears and laughter in the span of about 15 minutes — that's what's so astonishing about th...
published: 03 Dec 2012
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Tears and laughter in the span of about 15 minutes — that's what's so astonishing about these Macklemore & Ryan Lewis songs. The first time I heard "Same Love," it brought tears to the eyes of a roomful of people, myself included. The song is about equality, specifically gay rights, with an unambiguous message: "It's human rights for everybody / There is no difference." Then, in a flip of a backing-track beat, Macklemore (aka Ben Haggerty) sings about wearing a velour jumpsuit and some house slippers, "grandpa style." The contrast in these songs, "Same Love" and "Thrift Shop," makes the levity all that much memorable; as producer, Ryan Lewis is a master at the hook and clever with the melody. But this Tiny Desk Concert didn't end there: The live, sweet, soulful sounds of singer Ray Dalton belting, "Like the ceiling can't hold us" had Macklemore standing on my desk and shaking the dust off the ceiling tiles. Watching this video fills me with that inspirational feeling we shared watching it happen: I'm still cleaning dust around my desk, but it only makes me smile. --BOB BOILEN Set List "Same Love" "Thrift Shop" "Can't Hold Us" Credits Producer: Bob Boilen; Editor: Denise DeBelius; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Denise DeBelius, Christopher Parks, Lauren Rock; photo by Lauren Rock/NPR
- published: 03 Dec 2012
- views: 183938
- author: nprmusic
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Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeroes NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros can't exactly slip into an office building unnoticed: C...
published: 02 Nov 2009
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Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeroes NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros can't exactly slip into an office building unnoticed: Clad in the same clothes they'd worn at a concert the night before, the LA band's 10 ragtag misfits would have fit in far more seamlessly at, say, Burning Man. Seeming to exist in a blissed-out alternate universe — during the wonderful "Home," singer Jade Castrinos exclaims, "Good morning, everybody!" as the clock behind her reads 2:10 pm — this is a band whose performances beg to be seen as well as heard, not to mention shot through a wide-angle lens. The biggest band to play a Tiny Desk Concert - the 10 members of The Magnetic Zeroes played three songs from their debut album (Up From Below). The set included: - Janglin - Home - 40 Day Daydream
- published: 02 Nov 2009
- views: 1351730
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Black Prairie: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
The charming roots-folk band Black Prairie got its start as an outlet for The Decemberists...
published: 17 Jan 2013
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Black Prairie: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
The charming roots-folk band Black Prairie got its start as an outlet for The Decemberists' Chris Funk and Nate Query, who wanted an outlet for some of their rootsy, mostly instrumental string-band wanderings. As the new group expanded to incorporate more members — including another wayward Decemberist, Jenny Conlee, on accordion — its sound has grown as well, with Annalisa Tornfelt's sweetly countrified vocals and violin lending Black Prairie's songs an added dimension. As if to flesh out The Decemberists' more stripped-down Tiny Desk appearance from 2011 — only guitarist Chris Funk performed at both shows — Black Prairie played richly layered versions of three cuts from last year's A Tear in the Eye Is a Wound in the Heart. Like so much great folk music, there's a marvelous blend of darkness and light at work here, as the band lends a snappy, lilting quality to songs of alienation and darkness. --STEPHEN THOMPSON Set List "Dirty River Stomp" "Nowhere Massachusetts" "Richard Manuel" Credits Producer: Bob Boilen; Editor: Denise DeBelius; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Denise DeBelius, Christopher Parks, Lauren Rock; photo by Ryan Smith/NPR
- published: 17 Jan 2013
- views: 9130
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David Byrne and St. Vincent Live in Concert | NPR MUSIC LIVE
Last year's collaboration between St. Vincent (Annie Clarke) and David Bryne was surprisin...
published: 28 Jan 2013
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David Byrne and St. Vincent Live in Concert | NPR MUSIC LIVE
Last year's collaboration between St. Vincent (Annie Clarke) and David Bryne was surprising on many levels. The album they wrote and recorded together, Love This Giant, is inspired and artful, if not as immediately accessible as some of the solo work each of them has made in the past. On stage, performed live at the Strathmore music hall in Bethesda, MD, the songs found their heart and soul. A band of brilliant brass players made the tunes swing a lot more than they do on the record. Love This Giant allowed both Byrne and Clark to make songs that were slightly out of their comfort zones; they dug into less familiar territory and found something fresh. When performed live, new songs such as "Who" and "I Am an Ape" sound powerful. But old favorites also surfaced from their solo catalogs, whether it was Talking Heads' "Burning Down the House" or the Byrne-Eno collaboration "Strange Overtones," or St. Vincent performing "Marrow" from her 2009 album Actor. All of these performances became less about nostalgia or their individual fame, and more about creation and building on something great, from a pair of strong creative souls born 30 years apart. As you watch the performance, keep an eye out for Kelly Pratt, formerly of the band Beirut, on lead horn, as well as fantastic synchronized dancing choreographed by Annie-B Parson. You can also see Byrne and Clark rehearse for the concert in this special video from our In Practice series.--BOB BOILEN SET LIST "Who" "Strange Overtones ...
- published: 28 Jan 2013
- views: 1493
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Mount Eerie: NPR Music Field Recording
"We just played an absurd concert to nobody," Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum says, as he faces...
published: 28 Jan 2013
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Mount Eerie: NPR Music Field Recording
"We just played an absurd concert to nobody," Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum says, as he faces a sea of empty red seats at the Folger Shakespeare Library's gorgeous Elizabethan-style theatre in Washington, DC, just across the way from the Supreme Court. Serendipitously, a group of schoolchildren had toured the oak halls of the library just minutes before, and would take cover in each other's coats from the gray rain outside. We needed only to tape their gleeful yelps to match the recorded version of "Ocean Roar," heard on the album of the same name — just one of two stirring collections Mount Eerie released in 2012. Both Clear Moon and Ocean Roar are massive and atmospheric records — not at all strange bedfellows in Elverum's sonic vocabulary — but they both communicate his life-affirming, death-obsessed mysticism like never before. "Ocean Roar" is a smart tangle of words; its alternate stories oddly complement and complicate each other, while telling of lost thoughts and wandering souls. On record, the song chimes with guitars and drums that subdivide the dreaminess, but at the theatre, it's just Elverum, a nylon-stringed acoustic guitar and touring band members Allyson Foster and Paul Benson singing soft harmonies at his side. --Lars Gotrich CREDITS Producers: Mito Habe-Evans, Lars Gotrich; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videography & Editing: Mito Habe-Evans, Christopher Parks; Special Thanks to the Folger Shakespeare Library; Executive Producers: Anya Grundmann, Keith Jenkins.
- published: 28 Jan 2013
- views: 1184
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15:56
The Avett Brothers Tiny Desk Concert for NPR Music
With all due respect to its terrific albums and kinetic, frenetic live shows, if The Avett...
published: 25 Jun 2009
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The Avett Brothers Tiny Desk Concert for NPR Music
With all due respect to its terrific albums and kinetic, frenetic live shows, if The Avett Brothers could put on a three-song acoustic concert at every workplace in America, the band would be a world-beating colossus. For proof, listen to this performance in the NPR Music offices. Find more at www.npr.org
- published: 25 Jun 2009
- views: 1388399
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Tallest Man on Earth NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Swedish native, Kristian Matsson, aka The Tallest Man on Earth, plays a few tracks from hi...
published: 14 Sep 2009
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Tallest Man on Earth NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Swedish native, Kristian Matsson, aka The Tallest Man on Earth, plays a few tracks from his debut album "Shallow Grave."
- published: 14 Sep 2009
- views: 1273329
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Miguel: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Miguel turned up in the NPR Music offices early one morning, after playing a show late the...
published: 31 Dec 2012
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Miguel: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Miguel turned up in the NPR Music offices early one morning, after playing a show late the night before. He appeared light and calm, and betrayed no hint that he was nervous about stripping his highly produced hits down to their bones. Accompanied by just his guitarist, Dru DeCaro, Miguel eschewed flash and went big on small gestures — ingratiating ad libs, only one full spin and voice control that kept the songs close to his chest but emotive enough to translate to the back of the room. He told us he wrote his Grammy-nominated song "Adorn" with no idea that it would take him to our tiny stage. But he was made for it. His style was compact and graceful, his manner self-aware and open. After releasing two albums, the 27-year-old performed as if he'd spent years of his life pressing rewind and pause on the great entertainers of our time — James Brown, Prince, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Michael Jackson. After he ended his set, I wanted to ask who'd taught him the most, but the crush of admirers loomed and I got out of the way of the cellphone cameras. He's a genuine, modern-day star. --FRANNIE KELLEY Set List 0:00 "Do You..." 4:28 "The Thrill" 9:17 "Adorn" Credits Producer: Frannie Kelley; Editor: Denise DeBelius; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Denise DeBelius, Christopher Parks; photo by Denise DeBelius/NPR
- published: 31 Dec 2012
- views: 39377
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21:56
Glen Hansard: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
While the new Rhythm and Repose feels like a low-key '70s singer-songwriter record (think ...
published: 18 Jun 2012
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Glen Hansard: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
While the new Rhythm and Repose feels like a low-key '70s singer-songwriter record (think Cat Stevens or Van Morrison), this five-song set gives Hansard a chance to flex his neck muscles a bit, as he lends blustery force to an assortment of new songs and deep cuts. Set List: "Love Don't Leave Me Waiting" "Bird Of Sorrow" "Come Away To The Water" "Lucia" "The Song Of Good Hope" For more videos and to subscribe to the TIny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts.
- published: 18 Jun 2012
- views: 26473
- author: nprmusic
11:48
Beirut: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Beirut arrived at the NPR Music offices dusty and exhausted following a weekend at Bonnaro...
published: 22 Sep 2011
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Beirut: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Beirut arrived at the NPR Music offices dusty and exhausted following a weekend at Bonnaroo in Tennessee. But after some much-needed showers, the band brought infectious joy to its short set behind the Tiny Desk. Set List: "East Harlem" "Sante Fe" "Serbian Cocek" For more videos and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts.
- published: 22 Sep 2011
- views: 283044
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13:53
Other Lives: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
The Oklahoma band's droning minor-key hymns were seemingly made for wide-open spaces and b...
published: 22 Aug 2011
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Other Lives: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
The Oklahoma band's droning minor-key hymns were seemingly made for wide-open spaces and big skies. The group brings that spirit to the Tiny Desk for a spacious but intimate performance at the NPR Music offices. Set List: "For 12" "Old Statues" "Dust Bowl III" For more videos and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts
- published: 22 Aug 2011
- views: 85801
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Metric: NPR Music Field Recording
See more Field Recordings at: www.npr.org In a matter of minutes, Metric singer Emily Hain...
published: 21 Jun 2012
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Metric: NPR Music Field Recording
See more Field Recordings at: www.npr.org In a matter of minutes, Metric singer Emily Haines and guitarist James Shaw went from rocking in front of thousands of fans on the main stage of the Sasquatch Music Festival to hiking through a rumored thicket of rattlesnakes overlooking the Columbia River. The duo gamely made the trek for an acoustic performance of "Synthetica," the title track from Metric's new record. Stripped of an electric guitar and moody reverb, Haines and Shaw performed a version of the song pretty enough to challenge the sweeping sunset behind them. There couldn't have been a more appropriate backdrop for Haines' refrain, "Hey, I'm not synthetica." Credits Producers: Mito Habe-Evans and Saidah Blount; Videographers: Jim Beckmann, Mito Habe-Evans and Scott Holpainen; Sound engineers: Matt Ogaz and Kevin Wait; Special thanks to Sasquatch Music Festival and Live Nation
- published: 21 Jun 2012
- views: 37016
- author: nprmusic
11:01
Pokey LaFarge: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
LaFarge writes and performs original, sometimes traditional music steeped in American blue...
published: 20 Apr 2011
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Pokey LaFarge: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
LaFarge writes and performs original, sometimes traditional music steeped in American blues, country and Western swing from the days when 78s ruled the record player. Watch him perform a short set at the NPR Music offices, with the help of his band The South City Three. Set List: "La La Blues" "Pack It Up" "Head To Toe" For more videos, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts
- published: 20 Apr 2011
- views: 169283
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2:34
7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?
It was just over two centuries ago that the global population was 1 billion — in 1804. But...
published: 31 Oct 2011
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7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?
It was just over two centuries ago that the global population was 1 billion — in 1804. But better medicine and improved agriculture resulted in higher life expectancy for children, dramatically increasing the world population, especially in the West. As higher standards of living and better health care are reaching more parts of the world, the rates of fertility — and population growth — have started to slow down, though the population will continue to grow for the foreseeable future. UN forecasts suggest the world population could hit a peak of 10.1 billion by 2100 before beginning to decline. But exact numbers are hard to come by — just small variations in fertility rates could mean a population of 15 billion by the end of the century. Produced by Adam Cole Cinematography by Maggie Starbard
- published: 31 Oct 2011
- views: 831737
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Dave Dondero's Tiny Desk Concert at NPR Music
He should be a name everyone knows by now. Instead, troubadour David Dondero returned to N...
published: 07 Apr 2009
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Dave Dondero's Tiny Desk Concert at NPR Music
He should be a name everyone knows by now. Instead, troubadour David Dondero returned to NPR having slept the night before in his car. Dondero travels from club to club, singing his well-crafted songs — songs that have his signature lyrics at their core. His lyrics can make you smile with their wit and hurt with their bite, all at the same time. Watch Dondero perform his well-crafted songs at Bob Boilen's desk in the NPR Music offices. Read More: www.npr.org See More Tiny Desk Concerts: www.npr.org
- published: 07 Apr 2009
- views: 59757
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Raphael Saadiq NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Raphael Saadiq was nominated for his 2008 solo album The Way I See It. The album featured ...
published: 28 Sep 2009
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Raphael Saadiq NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Raphael Saadiq was nominated for his 2008 solo album The Way I See It. The album featured an eclectic group of collaborators, such as Joss Stone, Stevie Wonder and Jay-Z. For his Tiny Desk Concert, Saadiq brought a remarkable accompanist in guitarist Rob Bacon. The two had just gotten off a plane, but in their impeccably tailored suits and their grand smiles, they looked fresh and played an inspired acoustic performance. As you watch, keep an eye on Saadiq's guitar work: You'll see how his years as a bassist influences many of his licks on his Taylor acoustic. Saadiq played: "Love That Girl" "100 Yard Dash" "Sure Hope You Mean It"
- published: 28 Sep 2009
- views: 269991
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14:35
Adele: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
In a stripped-down three-song set at the NPR Music offices, the Grammy-winning UK pop star...
published: 14 Feb 2011
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Adele: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
In a stripped-down three-song set at the NPR Music offices, the Grammy-winning UK pop star showcases her brilliant voice and seemingly effortless charisma. Watch Adele perform two new songs to go with her ubiquitous hit "Chasing Pavements." Set List: "Someone Like You" "Chasing Pavements" "Rolling In The Deep" For more videos, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts
- published: 14 Feb 2011
- views: 1125370
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18:47
Wilco: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Armed with acoustic guitars, tiny amps, a desktop percussion unit and a ton of grace, Wilc...
published: 18 Oct 2011
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Wilco: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Armed with acoustic guitars, tiny amps, a desktop percussion unit and a ton of grace, Wilco plays three new songs from The Whole Love and an old favorite in a stripped-down but powerful set at the NPR Music offices. Set List: "Dawned On Me" "Whole Love" "Born Alone" "War On War" For more videos and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts.
- published: 18 Oct 2011
- views: 275185
- author: nprmusic
