Bob Boilen

Bob Boilen appears in the following:

Negativland: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Thursday, May 06, 2021

The champions of sound collage and subverters of culture bring thoughtful fun to their Tiny Desk quarantine set.

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Announcing The 2021 Tiny Desk Contest

Tuesday, May 04, 2021

Unsigned musicians: We want to hear from you. Starting May 11, send us a video of you performing one original song at a desk — and you might get to come play behind Bob Boilen's.

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CARM: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Thursday, April 15, 2021

The co-founder of yMusic and Bon Iver collaborator performs a quarantine concert from Eau Claire, Wisc.

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Rhiannon Giddens On The Many Meanings of 'Home'

Monday, April 12, 2021

While Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi made her new album in their new home of Ireland during 2020, they felt called by the places that had given them life and drawn to the mysteries of death.

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Nathaniel Rateliff: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Monday, April 12, 2021

The Americana star performs a Tiny Desk from an empty Mercury Café in Denver.

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Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Steady Holiday

Monday, April 05, 2021

In our first of four Tiny Desk Meets SXSW concerts, Dre Babinski delivers an absolutely charming performance.

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Couch By Couchwest: Real Discoveries From A Virtual SXSW

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

The 2021 South by Southwest music festival took place entirely online, but that didn't stop Bob Boilen from seeing dozens of performances. Watch a few of his favorite sets here.

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Kacy & Clayton And Marlon Williams: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Monday, March 29, 2021

Across hemispheres, despite a nearly 8,000-mile separation, the Saskatoon, Canada duo of cousins Kacy & Clayton and New Zealand's Marlon Williams manage to create harmony and intimacy.

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'Couch By Couchwest': Standouts Of SXSW's All-Digital Music Festival

Thursday, March 25, 2021

The 2021 SXSW Music Festival was an all-digital affair — which left All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen with lots of streaming concerts to watch. He picks standouts from the 130 shows he saw.

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Buck Meek: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Thursday, March 25, 2021

The Big Thief guitarist and vocalist performs a solo Tiny Desk home concert from the back of his Land Cruiser in Topanga Canyon, Calif.

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Fleet Foxes: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Tuesday, March 09, 2021

Watch Fleet Foxes singer Robin Pecknold perform alone at a very tiny desk.

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Ólafur Arnalds: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Thursday, March 04, 2021

The Icelandic composer and pianist takes us inside his Reykjavik studio for his Tiny Desk quarantine set.

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Muzz: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Friday, January 29, 2021

The rock group featuring Paul Banks of Interpol performed a Tiny Desk quarantine set from a theater in New York's Hudson Valley.

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Lous And The Yakuza: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Watch the Congolese refugee's Tiny Desk quarantine concert, filmed in a Paris bar.

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Future Islands: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Monday, January 25, 2021

The Baltimore rock band became stars thanks to a stunning performance on The Late Show With David Letterman. Watch Sam Herring and co. perform four songs for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.

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Rokia Traoré: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Sunday, January 24, 2021

The Malian star headlined the final night of Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

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Elisapie: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Sunday, January 24, 2021

Elisapie is a resounding advocate of First Nations culture in Canada. Watch her set from Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

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Edwin Perez: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Sunday, January 24, 2021

Perez's up-tempo energy brought the party on the final night on Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

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Martha Redbone: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Saturday, January 23, 2021

The Native and African-American singer-songwriter is known for her mix of folk, blues and gospel. Watch her set from Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

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Rachele Andrioli: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Saturday, January 23, 2021

The Italian singer's Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST performance highlights her mix of old and new, of traditional music and modern technology

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