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Text logo. Tiny Desk Concerts is a video series of live concerts hosted by NPR Music at the desk of former All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen in Washington, D.C.. The first Tiny Desk Concert came about in 2008 after Boilen and NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson left South by Southwest frustrated that they couldn't hear the music over the crowd noise.
Bob B Boilen (born April 10, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American musician and media personality.He was the host and creator of NPR's online music show All Songs Considered and the co-creator of NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts, a series originally conceived of by NPR's Stephen Thompson.
Tiny Desk Concerts, a video series of live performances by artists at the NPR Music office [2] Studio Sessions , videos of performances by artists from media partners and member stations [ 3 ] Field Recordings , videos of performances by musicians in unconventional locations from media partners and member stations [ 4 ]
NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series, which began almost 15 years ago as a niche online platform mainly highlighting rock and folk musicians, has established itself as one of music’s premiere platforms.
NPR held a “Tiny Desk” contest, asking for votes for a band to play on the series. Tank & The Bangas, a New Orleans genre fluid band, was 2017’s clear-cut winner, and they made the most of ...
She performed for the benefit livestream concert, All In For Chelsea. [9] In 2021, she released “Timing", ahead of her album release, Narratives. [10] Grateful Web complimented Amador's talent on Narratives for "sparking connection across both listeners and musical styles". [11] She was chosen by Tiny Desk as one of their favorite 2021 ...
Reviewing one of the concerts from their Tiny Desk Concert tour, Roni Birchack called their music "mesmerizing and fantastical folk music", the show "flawless", and complimented their banter. [15] At Provo Music Magazine, Zach Collier described them as a "quirky, authentic folk act". [9]
In the interim, Tiny Desk continued its series as "Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts", where artists recorded sets in their home locations. [11] In October 2020, Diaz's concert was published, with her and her band performing on the top of the Javits Center, the first musicians to ever do so. [12] [13]