This year marks the fourth time Alt.Latino has taken over the Tiny Desk for Hispanic Heritage Month for a series we (or should I say you all) have billed El Tiny, but its the first time we’ve curated ...

Bobby Carter is a leader on the Tiny Desk Concerts team for NPR Music. He's brought an ever growing roster of big names and ...

For violinist and ear doctor Alex Chern, researching the links between music and cognition is deeply personal.

The Arts Desk's wide-ranging new music critics bring you overnight reviews of every kind of music, from pop to unusual world sounds, daily reviews of new releases and downloads, and unique in-depth ...

Sheila E. is a portrait of motion. Not just the movement of her body as one of the world’s most recognized drummers, but also ...

FÉ isn't playing anything new. In fact, the band takes on something quite old: ritual Afro-Caribbean music that takes a ...

The countertenor’s sparkling personality shines brightly in a wide ranging set that includes jazz, classical and spirituals.

Alana Springsteen grew up watching the Tiny Desk Concerts hosted by NPR, obsessing over the way artists arranged songs differently in the compact environment. So the country singer found it “surreal” ...

Fresh off the release of its latest album, Submarine, The Marías have never felt more ready-made for the Tiny Desk. With the ...

The Marías performed 'Real Life,' 'Only in My Dreams,' 'No One Noticed,' and 'Cariño' for their NPR 'Tiny Desk' debut.

From Gander, N.L., to Washington, D.C., members of this hit Broadway musical brought their heartfelt songs off the stage and into the Tiny Desk offices, condensing their two-hour show about planes ...

The Arts Desk writers provide a uniquely rich coverage of classical ... MC5 were the original proto-punkers who led the charge against wafty hippy music in the late Sixties and early Seventies. They ...