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Van-Anh Vanessa Vo

Episode number: 1

Overview: The musician unpacks an array of traditional Vietnamese instruments — and 1,000 years of culture.

Lily & Madeleine

Episode number: 2

Overview: The teenagers play a restrained, homespun mix of folk and pop with undeniably sweet harmonies.

Afro Blue

Episode number: 3

Overview: The Howard University vocal jazz ensemble performs beautiful African-American spirituals.

Robert Glasper Experiment

Episode number: 4

Overview: Members of the Grammy-winning, organic R&B Experiment band jam with singer Marsha Ambrosius.

Angel Olsen

Episode number: 5

Overview: The expressive, powerful singer previews songs from her new album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness.

Pixies

Episode number: 6

Overview: Hear the legendary band perform 1989's "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and two new songs — one unreleased.

Fanfare Ciocarlia

Episode number: 7

Overview: The joyous Balkan brass band plays at a pace that would make the Ramones burst into a sweat.

Suzanne Vega

Episode number: 8

Overview: The inventive folk-music veteran book-ends a four-song set with her hits "Luka" and "Tom's Diner."

Cate Le Bon

Episode number: 9

Overview: The Welsh singer's set conveys loneliness and doubt with just two guitars and an inviting whisper.

Sofia Rei

Episode number: 10

Overview: For about 20 minutes one sunny afternoon, Rei turned a desk into a small Latin American folk club.

Brass Bed

Episode number: 11

Overview: See the band re-create some of its stellar studio effects with a pedal steel and some novelty mics.

Asaf Avidan

Episode number: 12

Overview: Avidan has an album and no U.S. record label to put it out. But he's on a solo tour that's stunning.

Lowland Hum

Episode number: 13

Overview: It's hard to convey the sound of two people in love, but Lowland Hum does that effortlessly.

Jake Bugg

Episode number: 14

Overview: Watch the 20-year-old English singer-songwriter, who has worked with superproducer Rick Rubin.

Diane Cluck

Episode number: 15

Overview: On record, Cluck's elastic voice and fingerpicking are impressive. Live, they jam the senses.

Joseph Calleja

Episode number: 16

Overview: All the world's top opera houses want the young tenor with the old-school approach.

The Haden Triplets

Episode number: 17

Overview: When the sisters cover classic country music together, the result is a treat and a trip in time.

The Both

Episode number: 18

Overview: Singer-songwriters Aimee Mann and Ted Leo unite from opposite ends of the volume knob.

Tom Brosseau

Episode number: 19

Overview: The North Dakota singer-songwriter possesses one of the most arresting voices in folk music today.

Courtney Barnett

Episode number: 20

Overview: Barnett tells stories like your best friend, provided your best friend is a funny Australian poet.

Usman Riaz

Episode number: 21

Overview: A young Pakistani musician treats the guitar as percussion — with surprisingly shimmering results.

Federico Aubele

Episode number: 22

Overview: The Argentine singer uses his dark, husky voice to produce a specific effect in these three songs.

Quilt

Episode number: 23

Overview: Interweaving harmonies and guitar lines set the tone for these soft, benevolent, dreamy songs.

Johnnyswim

Episode number: 24

Overview: Impossibly telegenic and charming, the band mixes booming intensity with polish and sparkle.

Cian Nugent

Episode number: 25

Overview: The Dublin guitarist runs through a ragtime jaunt, a basement-bar choogle and a sad-sack closer.

Public Service Broadcasting

Episode number: 26

Overview: The duo's sample-laden instrumental music is entertainment as education for the head and feet alike.

Timber Timbre

Episode number: 27

Overview: See the swamp-folk band play a characteristically eerie and mysterious set in the NPR Music offices.

Chvrches

Episode number: 28

Overview: The Scottish synth-pop band turns up with a small arsenal of synthesizers to perform three songs.

Iestyn Davies

Episode number: 29

Overview: See the countertenor and lutenist Thomas Dunford perform John Dowland's melancholy songs.

Ages And Ages

Episode number: 30

Overview: The band makes the kind of music that can at least briefly restore your faith in humanity.

Yasmine Hamdan

Episode number: 31

Overview: The Lebanese singer-songwriter is one of the most groundbreaking musicians in the Middle East.

Hozier

Episode number: 32

Overview: Andrew Hozier-Byrne wraps his rich, vital, soulful voice around songs rooted in the blues.

Juana Molina

Episode number: 33

Overview: Molina sounds as if she'd been raised by wolves and discovered the world of music on her own.

Simone Dinnerstein

Episode number: 34

Overview: Watch the celebrated pianist make Bach's Two-part Inventions sing and zing.

Marian McLaughlin

Episode number: 35

Overview: A quirky and wistful performer with a string section, McLaughlin makes music like few others.

Eliot Fisk And Paco Peña

Episode number: 36

Overview: A classical virtuoso and an equally captivating flamenco player combine for a set of duets.

Rodney Crowell

Episode number: 37

Overview: The country singer-songwriter performs with the ease and swagger of a man comfortable in his ways.

Mali Music

Episode number: 38

Overview: The singer-songwriter and musician performs with unabashed positivity and an uplifting spirit.

Conor Oberst

Episode number: 39

Overview: The Bright Eyes singer performs songs from Upside Down Mountain with help from members of Dawes.

Tracy Silverman

Episode number: 40

Overview: See the innovative player create waves of sound with a six-string violin.

Lydia Loveless

Episode number: 41

Overview: The 23-year-old singer-guitarist performs gritty, countrified blues-rock in the NPR Music offices.

The Foreign Exchange

Episode number: 42

Overview: Watch the Tiny Desk turn into a church, comedy club and neo-soul spot.

Moon Hooch

Episode number: 43

Overview: They call what they make "cave music" — but it's just as powerful at the Tiny Desk.

John Grant

Episode number: 44

Overview: Grant's songs don't mess around, with lyrics that function as darts of retort and thought.

Holly Williams

Episode number: 45

Overview: The singer has a magnificent way with phrasing, not to mention a remarkable country-music lineage.

Marisa Anderson

Episode number: 46

Overview: The guitarist kicks up some dirt with a Rev. Gary Davis deconstruction and a Stratocaster hoedown.

Hamilton Leithauser

Episode number: 47

Overview: In this three-song set, the Walkmen singer demonstrates that he's lost none of his vocal power.

Highasakite

Episode number: 48

Overview: Watch an atmospheric Norwegian band with a yearning sound. Also: See a flugabone!

Saintseneca

Episode number: 49

Overview: In the NPR offices, the Ohio band plays three alternately brooding and stomping songs from Dark Arc.

Quetzal

Episode number: 50

Overview: The veteran East L.A. band's music penetrates the intellect even as it makes your hips sway.

The Family Crest

Episode number: 51

Overview: The band's seven players are trained in classical and jazz, led by Liam McCormick's powerful voice.

Irene Diaz

Episode number: 52

Overview: With Carolyn Cardoza, Diaz conjures a place where emotions run deep and beauty is unmistakable.

Bob Mould

Episode number: 53

Overview: The former Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman plugs in for a characteristically loud four-song set.

Ernest Ranglin

Episode number: 54

Overview: Watch a talented, charming guitar legend make magic as his band Avila holds down the beat.

Pacifica Quartet

Episode number: 55

Overview: Watch the group play selections from Shostakovich's cycle of introspective string quartets.

Rodrigo Amarante

Episode number: 56

Overview: A veteran of Little Joy and Los Hermanos, Amarante makes warm, tender music as a solo artist.

Nickel Creek

Episode number: 57

Overview: The band was made to sing and play around one microphone, so a Tiny Desk Concert seemed inevitable.

Sturgill Simpson

Episode number: 58

Overview: The Kentucky native writes country songs about loneliness, failed dreams, drinking and drugs.

Trampled By Turtles

Episode number: 59

Overview: Known for the speed of their playing, the Minnesotans are about more than just blistering bluegrass.

Jessica Lea Mayfield

Episode number: 60

Overview: Mayfield's music has gotten more beguiling as she explores the many contrasts in her hypnotic sound.

Justin Townes Earle

Episode number: 61

Overview: In advance of his new album Single Mothers, the singer performs two new songs and an old favorite.

Luluc

Episode number: 62

Overview: Graceful singing and storytelling meet guitars and textures that help create an unforgettable aura.

Tweedy

Episode number: 63

Overview: With his drummer son Spencer, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy performs songs from their new album, Sukierae.

Bio Ritmo

Episode number: 64

Overview: The 10-piece salsa band built its career on dance floors, where it never fails to make people move.

Ryan Keberle & Catharsis

Episode number: 65

Overview: The trombonist's working band established some nifty swing, assisted in absentia by Sufjan Stevens.

Jackson Browne

Episode number: 66

Overview: Browne still writes songs with conviction, craftsmanship and careful attention to detail.

Raquel Sofia

Episode number: 67

Overview: Sofia has spent most of her career 20 feet from stardom as a backup singer for Juanes and Shakira.

The Bots

Episode number: 68

Overview: The band plays with a great rock-duo punch that recalls The White Stripes or JEFF The Brotherhood.

Ásgeir

Episode number: 69

Overview: The Icelandic singer's voice is angelic and yearning, his songs simple and universal.

Anthony D'Amato

Episode number: 70

Overview: D'Amato's music can feel Motown-y, garage-y and Springsteen-y, but he sounds sparer here.

Danish String Quartet

Episode number: 71

Overview: Watch the young, versatile ensemble play folk music from around Denmark and beyond.

T-Pain

Episode number: 72

Overview: We asked the King of Auto-Tune to grace the Tiny Desk without any embellishment or effects.

Banks

Episode number: 73

Overview: Known for lavish electronic productions, Banks serves notice as a powerful singer in her own right.

Sun Ra Arkestra

Episode number: 74

Overview: With costumes inspired by Egyptian symbolism and sci-fi, Ra's band plays a special Halloween set.

Making Movies

Episode number: 75

Overview: A rousing band from Kansas City, Making Movies mixes languages and eras with infectious energy.

Roomful Of Teeth

Episode number: 76

Overview: Watch the group sing new music with yelps, yodels and a few fine harmonies.

Davíd Garza

Episode number: 77

Overview: The Austin singer-songwriter joins his stunning voice with that of touring partner Gaby Moreno.

J Mascis

Episode number: 78

Overview: The Dinosaur Jr. frontman, one of the world's loudest musicians, performs unplugged and acoustic.

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo

Episode number: 79

Overview: Benatar and Giraldo play three classics: "We Live For Love," "We Belong" and "Promises In The Dark."

Sam Amidon & Bill Frisell

Episode number: 80

Overview: Amidon weaves his compositions into traditional music, while Frisell adds atmospheric guitar.

Dublin Guitar Quartet

Episode number: 81

Overview: Hear the Irish ensemble's fresh take on Philip Glass' propulsive yet intimate string quartets.

St. Paul And The Broken Bones

Episode number: 82

Overview: The band's got heart and soul and flair, with a well-worn sound buoyed by strong, fresh songwriting.

Yusuf/Cat Stevens

Episode number: 83

Overview: The singer performs two new songs, as well as "The First Cut Is the Deepest" and "Father and Son."

Lucinda Williams

Episode number: 84

Overview: She came to the desk a little unsure, and left singing "West Memphis" with intensity and passion.

HMSTR

Episode number: 85

Overview: Watch our favorite hamsters play their twee-as-all-get-out holiday pop-punk song, "Snow Day."