NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 4 Episode release dates & where to watch
Premiered
Monday, January 3, 2011
Ended: Tuesday, December 27, 2011
When does NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 4 come out?
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 4 premiered Monday, January 3, 2011 on NPR and ended Tuesday, December 27, 2011. The season has 83 episodes.
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NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 4 release schedule
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1. Abigail Washburn Watch the singer-songwriter mix American bluegrass and Chinese folk from the NPR Music offices. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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2. Gyptian The reggae star performs his hit "Hold You" and more from the NPR Music offices in Washington, D.C. |
Wednesday · 15 years ago |
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3. David Wax Museum The band brings a frenetic, infectious blend of American and Mexican folk to the NPR Music offices. |
Sunday · 15 years ago |
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4. Ballake Sissoko And Vincent Segal The masterful kora-and-cello duo performs a transfixing set combining African and European strings. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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5. Iron And Wine Sam Beam gives a fresh side of his new songs at NPR, and tops it off with a devastating 2004 gem. |
Friday · 15 years ago |
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6. Basia Bulat The Canadian singer-songwriter sings highlights from her two albums, plus a surprise from Poland. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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7. Richard Thompson Watch the folk-rock legend perform songs from his 20th solo album, Dream Attic, at NPR Music. |
Tuesday · 15 years ago |
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8. Stars Watch Amy Millan and Torquil Campbell transform three of Stars' songs into spare, pretty folk music. |
Thursday · 15 years ago |
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9. Ivan And Alyosha The band showcases its Beatles-esque pop harmonies and sweet melodies from the NPR Music offices. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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10. Esperanza Spalding The jazz bassist, singer and Best New Artist Grammy winner performs in the NPR Music offices. |
Saturday · 15 years ago |
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11. Turtle Island Quartet With an eclectic palette of sounds and styles, the Turtle Island Quartet swings at NPR Music. |
Wednesday · 15 years ago |
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12. Adele In a three-song set at the NPR Music offices, the U.K. pop star showcases her brilliant voice. |
Thursday · 15 years ago |
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13. Local Natives The L.A. band brings its euphoric choruses and clattering Afrobeat rhythms to the NPR Music offices. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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14. Damien Jurado Hear Jurado's raw, time-worn, authentically graceful music, performed in the NPR Music office. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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15. Steve Riley And The Mamou Playboys Watch the Grammy-nominated Cajun band play an upbeat yet bittersweet set from the NPR Music offices. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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16. Lizz Wright In this two-song set at the NPR Music offices, Wright channels the gospel and soul of her past. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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17. Nellie McKay McKay's bold, audacious personality shines in this set recorded at the NPR Music offices. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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18. Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars Hear the Refugee All Stars' upbeat reggae grooves, performed live at the NPR Music offices. |
Wednesday · 15 years ago |
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19. Josh Ritter Ritter can't hide his enjoyment of a performance, even when his songs convey obsession or disaster. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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20. Otis Taylor Watch the banjo player perform his trademark trance-inducing blues at the NPR Music offices. |
Wednesday · 15 years ago |
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21. Mount Kimbie Watch the dubstep duo perform our first-ever electronic Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR offices. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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22. Pokey LaFarge Watch LaFarge play '20s- and '30s-inspired music with the help of his band, The South City Three. |
Wednesday · 15 years ago |
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23. Steve Earle A singer, author, actor and activist, Earle showcases many of his talents at the NPR Music offices. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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24. Wu Man Watch the world's reigning pipa virtuoso play ancient music from her Chinese homeland. |
Wednesday · 15 years ago |
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25. Booker T. Jones Jones' name is synonymous with the Hammond B3 organ. Watch him play one in the NPR Music offices. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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26. Julieta Venegas After six albums, including last year's Otra Cosa, Venegas is still defying expectations. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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27. Neil Innes Watch the Rutles alumnus play three of his classic satirical songs in the NPR Music offices. |
Wednesday · 15 years ago |
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28. Future Islands Watch the band's short but intense and cathartic set, performed live in the NPR Music offices. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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29. Low Singers Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker perform three songs from their gorgeous new album, C'mon. |
Sunday · 15 years ago |
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30. Jackie Evancho Watch the 11-year-old perform Handel's "Ombra mai fu" at the NPR Music offices. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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31. The Kopecky Family Band The Tennessee band's sweet, swollen folk-rock songs keep blooming into something irresistible. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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32. The Black Angels Hear a bold and surprising mix of sensibilities — at once icy and rustic, cavernous and confined. |
Wednesday · 15 years ago |
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33. Chris Thile And Michael Daves Watch Thile and Daves play traditional bluegrass with New York intensity at the NPR Music offices. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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34. Charlie Siem Watch the stylish young violinist pull out a bag of tricks in music by Paganini. |
Wednesday · 15 years ago |
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35. The Decemberists With Chris Funk and Sara Watkins, Colin Meloy plays three sparkling songs from The King Is Dead. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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36. YACHT Watch the electro-pop band's striking and infectious performance at the NPR Music offices. |
Wednesday · 15 years ago |
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37. The Civil Wars Watch Joy Williams and John Paul White's swooning chemistry and stirring harmonies at NPR Music. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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38. Milos Watch the newcomer from Montenegro play Spanish standards and a passionate ode to his homeland. |
Thursday · 15 years ago |
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39. The Blind Boys Of Alabama Hear the gospel greats' mix of polished blues, swinging soul and from-the-gut expressions of faith. |
Tuesday · 15 years ago |
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40. Julian Lage Trio The guitarist, 23, was once called a prodigy. But he's maturing into a distinctive bandleader, too. |
Thursday · 15 years ago |
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41. Ben Sollee The genre-bending cellist and songwriter has created a unique take on folk music. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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42. Joe Boyd And Robyn Hitchcock Boyd reads from White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s, while Hitchcock plays songs from the era. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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43. Y La Bamba Watch Luzelena Mendoza and Y La Bamba craft joyfully rich vocal harmonies in the NPR Music offices. |
Thursday · 15 years ago |
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44. Givers At the NPR offices, the band plays a sunny, exuberant set, suitable for dancing and bobbing along. |
Sunday · 15 years ago |
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45. They Might Be Giants Watch the band perform two of its brand-new songs, as well as "Fingertips," a classic 1992 chestnut. |
Thursday · 15 years ago |
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46. Amanda Shires The singer plays a charming set featuring songs from Carrying Lightning at the Tiny Desk. |
Wednesday · 15 years ago |
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47. Noah And The Whale The London band plugs in its drum machine, but sweet simplicity still reigns in the NPR offices. |
Wednesday · 15 years ago |
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48. Paul Jacobs Watch the miraculous hands (and feet) of the Grammy-winning organist in an all-Bach performance. |
Friday · 15 years ago |
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49. Gaby Moreno Watch the Guatemalan singer's breathtaking and passionate set at the NPR Music offices. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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50. Other Lives The Oklahoma band brings its spacious minor-key hymns to the NPR Music offices. |
Thursday · 15 years ago |
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51. James Vincent McMorrow The Irishman has one of the most arresting voices of any young singer you're likely to hear. |
Thursday · 15 years ago |
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52. CALLmeKAT Watch the synth-pop musician perform a hauntingly beautiful set at the NPR Music offices. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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53. Phosphorescent Watch Matthew Houck play a stirring, road-ragged solo Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR Music offices. |
Thursday · 15 years ago |
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54. King Creosote And Jon Hopkins Diamond Mine's unassuming creators lose little of their charm and mystique in the NPR Music office. |
Sunday · 15 years ago |
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55. Foster The People Armed with the summer song of 2011, the band brings "Pumped Up Kicks" and more to NPR Music. |
Friday · 15 years ago |
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56. Diego Garcia Watch the former Elefant frontman perform songs from his album Laura at the NPR Music offices. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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57. Sean Rowe Rowe brings his booming voice and ever-louder acoustic-guitar set-ups to the NPR Music offices. |
Friday · 15 years ago |
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58. Jeremy Messersmith The Twin Cities singer is a pop genius, with creative ambition to match his considerable charm. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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59. Beirut Beirut performs worldly, inspired songs from its new album The Rip Tide at the NPR Music offices. |
Wednesday · 15 years ago |
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60. Jenny Lin The pianist usually plays eight-foot Steinways. See what she does on an electronic keyboard. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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61. The Klezmatics Ring in Rosh Hashanah with three globe-trotting tunes from one of the world's greatest Jewish bands. |
Wednesday · 15 years ago |
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62. Trombone Shorty The New Orleans native achieved stardom with his voice and his horn. But he just wants you to dance. |
Thursday · 15 years ago |
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63. Mates Of State The band's performance in the NPR Music offices creates a vibe of ragged, awkward intimacy. |
Wednesday · 15 years ago |
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64. Fountains Of Wayne These songs showcase a band with tremendous narrative gifts and a flair for subtle beauty. |
Thursday · 15 years ago |
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65. JEFF The Brotherhood Of course, the power-punk duo took off their shirts at the NPR Music offices, because why not? |
Saturday · 15 years ago |
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66. Grouplove The upstart band brings youthful, infectious energy to the NPR Music offices. |
Tuesday · 15 years ago |
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67. Chris Bathgate The Michigan native's deliberately paced music is too rustic and pretty to be a true downer. |
Friday · 15 years ago |
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68. Wilco Armed with tiny amps and a ton of grace, Wilco plays new songs and an old favorite at the Tiny Desk. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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69. Hilary Hahn The classical violinist blends Bach and Charles Ives with flair, then tops it off with a fedora. |
Friday · 15 years ago |
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70. Ben Williams And Sound Effect The jazz star and his band perform two songs from their album State of Art at the NPR Music offices. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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71. Lisa Hannigan Exuding both musical and personal warmth, the Irish singer mesmerized at the NPR Music offices. |
Saturday · 15 years ago |
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72. Juanes Watch the charismatic Colombian superstar give an intimate performance at the NPR Music offices. |
Thursday · 15 years ago |
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73. Jens Lekman The Swedish singer shows off his humor and charm in this intimate set at the NPR Music offices. |
Monday · 15 years ago |
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74. Marketa Irglova At the NPR Music offices, Irglova mixes the exotic and the familiar; sweetness and longing. |
Thursday · 15 years ago |
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75. Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile And Stuart Duncan The genre-bending cellist heads a dream team of string players who borrow from bluegrass. |
Thursday · 14 years ago |
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76. Joe Henry Asking the fearless, easygoing singer to perform in a crowded office never felt like an imposition. |
Monday · 14 years ago |
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77. Hospital Ships Hospital Ships' beautiful, crushing songs pack an emotional punch in this performance at NPR Music. |
Wednesday · 14 years ago |
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78. Gabriel Kahane Hear the agile musician's rigorously crafted songs, which fall somewhere between classical and pop. |
Saturday · 14 years ago |
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79. tUnE-yArDs tUnE-yArDs sings of rage and inequality, but also celebrates the joy of letting out a wild sound. |
Thursday · 14 years ago |
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80. I Wayne As the cameras rolled, the reggae star came to life, showcasing his smooth voice and vibrant energy. |
Monday · 14 years ago |
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81. Gem Club Maybe you couldn't hear a pin drop when Gem Club played, but you could hear the click of a keyboard. |
Friday · 14 years ago |
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82. The Music Tapes The Elephant 6 alum plays a holiday set compete with bowed banjos, singing saws and tape machines. |
Tuesday · 14 years ago |
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83. Maria Volonte Finale The Argentine singer blends tango, Latin blues and the traditional music of Brazil and Peru. |
Tuesday · 14 years ago |
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NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 4 FAQ
When does NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 4 come out?
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 4 premiered Monday, January 3, 2011 on NPR.
How many episodes are in NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 4?
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 4 has 83 episodes.
Are new episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 4 released weekly?
Episodes are released on a mixed schedule; check the dates below.
When is the NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 4 finale?
The NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 4 finale (Episode 83) aired Tuesday, December 27, 2011.
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