Inside the unlikely origins of NPR's Tiny Desk concerts

HILTON: Couple of people on the NPR music team - Bob Boilen and Stephen Thompson - were at a bar at South by Southwest trying to see the singer-songwriter named Laura Gibson, and it was a really quiet ...
CBC.ca

20 unforgettable NPR Tiny Desk concerts by Canadian musicians

In 2008, NPR producers Bob Boilen and Stephen Thompson were attending a South by Southwest festival performance by Portland folk artist Laura Gibson. Frustrated by how loud the audience was, the two ...

Watch: K-pop boy band Seventeen performs Tiny Desk concert

Seventeen performed for almost 30 minutes on Monday's episode of NPR Music's "Tiny Desk Concert," becoming the first K-pop ...
Brandon Sun

‘NPR is cool!’ How Tiny Desk Concerts became a pop culture phenomenon – Brandon Sun

NEW YORK (AP) — As DJ Mannie Fresh’s trademark “ladies and gentlemen” catchphrase ricocheted throughout the office, a giddy Juvenile, draped in white with his signature bandana, playfully swayed back ...
NPR

Ed Sheeran and NPR's Tiny Desk team up in intimate livestream concert on YouTube timed with 'Play' album release

Hours after album release, listeners worldwide will experience Sheeran's newest music from NPR's offices—live on YouTube September 12 at noon ET September 9, 2025 Washington, D.C. — On September 12, ...
Radio-Canada

Le virtuose Marc-André Hamelin en prestation aux Tiny Desk Concerts de NPR

Prenez note que cet article publié en 2023 pourrait contenir des informations qui ne sont plus à jour. Le pianiste québécois Marc-André Hamelin était de passage à une émission musicale culte de ...

Inside SEVENTEEN’s ‘NPR Tiny Desk’ Taping: 3 Things You Didn’t See

SEVENTEEN's 'Tiny Desk' Concert has arrived. Here's what you didn't see behind the scenes, from best moments from the rehearsal to the encore.
Toronto Star

‘NPR is cool!’ How Tiny Desk Concerts became a pop culture phenomenon

NEW YORK (AP) — As DJ Mannie Fresh’s trademark “ladies and gentlemen” catchphrase ricocheted throughout the office, a giddy Juvenile, draped in white with his signature bandana, playfully swayed back ...

Watch Pulp play stripped-back ‘Tiny Desk’ concert

The ‘Tiny Desk’ series is hosted by NPR, and sees artists come together in an intimate live setting to perform a few of their ...