Season 2015

1. Trey Anastasio

2015-01-05

The Phish star was in town to put on a huge show, but the songs here feel more personal than that.

2. Daniel Lanois

2015-01-03

The producer presides over an all-instrumental, free-form trio with Brian Blade and Jim Wilson.

3. Rubblebucket

2015-01-20

Even without its confetti cannon, the band brings a fun mix of brass and brash to the NPR offices.

4. Bobby Bare Jr.

2015-01-27

The Nashville singer writes with acidic wit in lines worthy of his old mentor, Shel Silverstein.

5. John Reilly & Friends

2015-02-03

Reilly sings and plays guitar alongside Tom Brosseau and Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark.

6. Mucca Pazza

2015-02-10

With 23 members, the performance-art marching band is the biggest ever to play the Tiny Desk.

7. Until The Ribbon Breaks

2015-02-17

The band strips down its electronic sound with the aid of a spaghetti strainer and a paint bucket.

8. Zola Jesus

2015-02-23

With her huge voice and an assist on trombone, Nika Roza Danilova offers up a curious combination.

9. Dan Deacon

2015-02-25

The Tiny Desk becomes a DJ booth for an office space dance party.

10. Phox

2015-03-02

The Wisconsin band performs three of its warm, accessible songs in the NPR Music offices.

11. Aurelio

2015-03-07

Aurelio weaves intricate layers of acoustic guitar to capture the feel of African and the Caribbean.

12. Fantastic Negrito

2015-03-09

The singer beat out nearly 7,000 other submissions to win NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert Contest.

13. Matt Haimovitz & Christopher O'Riley

2015-03-14

The duo plays visionary Beethoven, heartbreaking Janáček and Glass that unfolds like a lullaby.

14. Punch Brothers

2015-03-16

Before the wide-ranging band plays, the audience sings "Happy Birthday" to mandolinist Chris Thile.

15. Anonymous 4 With Bruce Molsky

2015-03-28

The a cappella quartet, with banjo and fiddle, offers popular songs from the Civil War era.

16. Sylvan Esso

2015-03-20

Performed softly in the light of day, these three songs feel fresh and lovable.

17. Death Cab For Cutie

2015-04-06

In a beautifully stark performance, the band plays two songs from Kintsugi and two older favorites.

18. Beach Slang

2015-04-10

James Snyder's euphoric punk anthems become raw and uplifting confessionals in this acoustic set.

19. Chadwick Stokes

2015-04-13

Stokes' songs feel familiar; they're old friends before you're done hearing them for the first time.

20. Rosa Díaz

2015-04-17

The singer's lyrics reflect deeply felt emotions in this performance with cellist Daniel de Jesus.

21. Jessie Ware

2015-04-20

The young English singer brings warmth to electronic music and a swooning quality to her own pop.

22. DakhaBrakha

2015-04-25

The Ukrainian acoustic quartet's music encompasses sounds and rhythms from around the world.

23. José González

2015-04-29

This soft-spoken Swedish singer left an imprint at the Tiny Desk that was gentle and long lasting.

24. Diego El Cigala

2015-05-01

The singer has been called "the Sinatra of flamenco." His expressive style draws on jazz.

25. Vijay Iyer Trio

2015-05-04

Iyer's working band transforms selections from throughout the pianist's deep and varied catalog.

26. Eskmo

2015-05-08

Found objects are percussion instruments in the hands of a man who's part musician, part magician.

27. Bellows

2015-05-11

These are enchanting songs, with the power to drift in your head for days.

28. Camané

2015-05-15

A star in his native Portugal, Camané evokes melancholy with a silky baritone and elegant phrasing.

29. Young Fathers

2015-05-19

Intense, hip-hop-infused poetry is reduced to just the essentials in this two-song, four-minute set.

30. Jason Vieaux And Yolanda Kondonassis

2015-05-22

Watch the Grammy-winning guitarist and acclaimed harpist play music influenced by Africa and Asia.

31. Madisen Ward And The Mama Bear

2015-05-26

The mother-son duo's songs are memorable and singable even days after you hear them.

32. Frank Fairfield

2015-05-29

A young man with an old musical soul has a spellbinding voice and fluid fiddle playing.

33. Genevieve

2015-06-01

See a singer with a powerful voice and extremely encouraging message.

34. Anna & Elizabeth

2015-06-08

If you've never thought your tastes would lean to mountain music, breathe deep and soak it all in.

35. The Prettiots

2015-06-15

The clever trio shares its love of everything from Law & Order to old-school girl groups.

36. Strand Of Oaks

2015-06-19

Timothy Showalter's music is filled with bite and sometimes regret, but also a good deal of warmth.

37. Hop Along

2015-06-22

Frances Quinlan's raspy voice whispers one moment, then lets loose a gut-punching howl the next.

38. Oddisee

2015-06-26

The charismatic Brooklyn-via-D.C.-area rapper creates just the right amount of space in his music.

39. And The Kids

2015-06-30

The trio's music is full of life, with dissonant sounds that still feel suited for singalongs.

40. Christopher Paul Stelling

2015-07-06

Best witnessed live, Stelling's music is steeped in tradition yet filled with vitality and soul.

41. Girlpool

2015-07-10

The charming duo performs three of the simple, direct songs from Before The World Was Big.

42. Songhoy Blues

2015-07-17

See a Malian band that fuses African music with Western rock.

43. Kate Tempest

2015-07-21

A celebrated English playwright and rapper deploys storytelling and poetry.

44. Paul Weller

2015-07-28

See the beloved Britpop veteran perform songs from his new album, Saturns Pattern.

45. Shamir

2015-07-31

The singer's disco-infused funk and soul gets stripped down to a lone voice with a guitar.

46. SOAK

2015-08-03

Irish singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson makes the most of a single voice and an acoustic guitar.

47. Terence Blanchard Feat. The E-Collective

2015-08-05

The New Orleans trumpeter's funky new band creates dance music to ward off despair.

48. Torres

2015-08-10

Mackenzie Scott's music channels Patti Smith and PJ Harvey while hinting at further growth.

49. Restorations

2015-08-14

The Philly rock band's big-hearted songs are stripped down to a few guitars and a MiniKorg.

50. Kacey Musgraves

2015-08-17

The country singer plays four songs from Pageant Material, plus the set-closing "Follow Your Arrow."

51. Son Lux

2015-08-21

The trio blows up its sound by adding off-duty, civilian horn players from the U.S. Marine Band.

52. Caroline Rose

2015-08-24

Rose plays music as if she's just met her new best friend: It's fresh, fun and enthusiastic.

53. Eskimeaux

2015-08-28

There's lighthearted, almost childlike beauty in the way Gabrielle Smith puts words to song.

54. Mitski

2015-08-31

Mitski's music is dark and even scary, but glimmers of beauty peek through.

55. Happyness

2015-09-04

If you're a fan of dark, incredibly dry, wry humor, you've just found Happyness.

56. Leon Bridges

2015-09-08

Bridges is easy to love and hard to resist, with purity in his voice that's untouched by modern pop.

57. Sam Lee

2015-09-11

The singer found his voice by finding and preserving old British, Irish and Scottish folk songs.

58. Watkins Family Hour

2015-09-18

With help from Fiona Apple, two Nickel Creek alums gather a band to perform old and new songs.

59. Gina Chavez

2015-09-22

The Austin singer-songwriter performs with intense openness, directness and warmth.

60. Joan Shelley

2015-09-25

As technology rules the day, here's a reminder that a single voice can carry deep emotion.

61. The Internet

2015-09-29

The R&B band might just be the oddest thing to come from the hip-hop collective Odd Future.

62. Lianne La Havas

2015-10-02

The singer is soulful yet playful, raw and vulnerable in a commanding kind of way.

63. Deqn Sue

2015-10-05

She came so close to winning NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert Contest, we just had to see her play.

64. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

2015-10-09

The trumpeter presents his emotionally charged, jazz-hybridized "stretch music" in performance.

65. Andra Day

2015-10-13

Day's songs feel candid and vulnerable, but not understated.

66. Oh Pep!

2015-10-16

The band's clever, thoughtful music fits in everywhere from Nashville to its hometown of Melbourne.

67. Paolo Angeli

2015-10-19

The Sardinian guitarist has a whole toy shop aboard his instrument.

68. Beauty Pill

2015-10-23

In Beauty Pill, life whirs with plunderphonic glee and riffs are funky from the inside out.

69. The Suffers

2015-10-27

The 10-piece band can barely fit all its horns, guitars, percussion and energy behind one desk.

70. Diane Coffee

2015-11-02

Conjuring David Bowie, Diane Coffee's Shaun Fleming swaggered and shimmied behind the Tiny Desk.

71. Chris Stapleton

2015-11-05 · 15m

With his wife Morgane, the country singer-songwriter sings patient, detailed songs of devotion.

72. My bubba

2015-11-06

My bubba is a duo of women whose quirky, delicate, sweetly sung folk songs are a delight.

73. Aurora

2015-11-09

At 19 and on the cusp of her first album, the Norwegian singer performs with a sense of discovery.

74. Rahim AlHaj

2015-11-13

The oud player's wordless music tells powerful stories about life's blessedness and fragility.

75. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

2015-11-17

At the Tiny Desk, Rateliff's body-shaking Southern-style soul takes on a more laid-back sound.

76. The Wild Reeds

2015-11-20

Great singers aren't easy to come by, so finding three in one band is something special.

77. Youth Lagoon

2015-11-23

Trevor Powers' new songs are expansive and self-assured, a transition reflected in this performance.

78. Teddy Abrams

2015-11-30

Hear a young conductor, composer and pianist play Beethoven and his own jazzy pieces.

79. Protomartyr

2015-12-04

The Detroit band's loud, screeching, grousing rock can be profound, poetic and bewildering.

80. The Oh Hellos

2015-12-08

The nine-piece band bursts with anthemic joy, even as its songs convey darkness and loneliness.

81. Land Lines

2015-12-11

The Denver band's mysteriously swirling music is singular, new and adventurous.

82. Shakey Graves

2015-12-14

When the singer breaks out his guitar and suitcase drum, a rush of adrenaline hits the room.

83. Son Little

2015-12-18

A modernistic bluesman with a taste for electronics appears with just his acoustic guitar.

84. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

2015-12-21

Watch the soul star perform "Silent Night" and two originals — one for Christmas, one for Hanukkah.