Bob Boilen appears in the following:
Poll Results: Your Favorite New Artists Of 2019 (So Far)
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
On this week's All Songs Considered we share NPR Music listeners' picks for the top new artists from the first half of the year.
Idles: Tiny Desk Concert
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
The British madmen brought fury, cathartic rage and deep thoughts to the Tiny Desk for one of the loudest, most raucous performances in memory.
All Songs Considered
Monday, June 17, 2019
A weekly playlist of songs heard on the popular NPR music discovery podcast.
Bob Boilen's Playlist
Monday, June 17, 2019
What the creator of NPR Music's All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts is listening to right now.
New Mix: Joan Shelley, Seratones, Haybaby And More
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
This week's essential mix from All Songs Considered includes the honey-sludge pop of Haybaby, cathartic rock from the Shreveport band Seratones, dancer-turned singer-songwriter Jordan Moser and more.
Sesame Street: Tiny Desk Concert
Monday, June 10, 2019
Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Elmo, Grover, Rosita, Count von Count, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster and other surprise guests gather at NPR's headquarters to celebrate 50 years of love, learning and joy.
Tomberlin: Tiny Desk Concert
Thursday, June 06, 2019
Tomberlin is the daughter of a Baptist pastor, grew up singing in the church and, since her teens, has questioned her own beliefs in God and faith. Her songs are delicate and vulnerable.
New Mix: Bon Iver, Wives, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets And More
Tuesday, June 04, 2019
This week's All Songs Considered features Bon Iver's "Hey, Ma," released just this week, French Vanilla's sax-driven throwback "Suddenly," and more. It'll leave you asking, "What's a porn crumpet?"
Quinn Christopherson: Tiny Desk Concert
Monday, June 03, 2019
Quinn and his musical partner, guitarist and singer Nick Carpenter, arrived from the cool of Anchorage to the swelter of D.C. and performed with remarkable confidence and grace.
New Mix: Rhye, Quinn Christopherson, Tōth, Another Sky, Ari Roar, More
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
This week's All Songs Considered features a gorgeous, solo piano instrumental from Rhye, Tiny Desk contest winner Quinn Christopherson's unique look at male privilege, psych-pop via Ari Roar and more.
Hear Richard Thompson's Stunning Score For A New WWII Documentary
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
The film by Erik Nelson honors World War II fighter pilots and is called The Cold Blue. It's being released this Friday, along with Thompson's score, in time for the Memorial Day Weekend.
Jeremy Dutcher: Tiny Desk Concert
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
There is no one making music like this 27-year-old, classically trained opera tenor and pianist. Watch and see why.
A Conversation With Jonny Greenwood, On Chaos And The Element Of Surprise
Monday, May 20, 2019
Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood talks about his classical music featured on NPR Music's Tiny Desk, his love for the recorder and his composer heroes such as Steve Reich and Krzysztof Penderecki.
Announcing The 2019 Tiny Desk Contest Winner
Thursday, May 16, 2019
After receiving over 6,000 entries this year, we've picked a winner of the 2019 Tiny Desk Contest. Meet the gifted songwriter who captivated our panel of judges.
Guest DJ: IDLES Frontman Joe Talbot
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Joe Talbot, frontman for the British punk group IDLES, talks about Joy as an Act of Resistance, how Van Morrison's Astral Weeks changed his life and his tips for driving across Kansas while on tour.
Ohmme: Tiny Desk Concert
Thursday, May 09, 2019
These classically trained artists fill the NPR Music offices with shrieking, rhythmic noise that redefines what an electric guitar can do.
Tiny Desk Contest Contestant Bernie Dalton Dies After Battling ALS
Tuesday, May 07, 2019
The musician won our hearts with his deeply moving 2018 Tiny Desk contest entry as Bernie and The Believers. He'd been fighting bulbar-onset ALS, an aggressive form of Lou Gehrig's disease.
New Mix: Faye Webster, Khiis, The Quiet Temple, mxmtoon, More
Tuesday, May 07, 2019
This week's All Songs Considered explores the more drastic ends of the song spectrum, from cotton-candy pop to raging punk sung in Farsi.
Laraaji: Tiny Desk Concert
Thursday, May 02, 2019
Laraaji is best known to some for his ambient work with Brian Eno in the late '70s. He brings his meditative calm to the Tiny Desk in this hypnotic performance.
New Mix: Japanese Breakfast, Kate Tempest, Future Teens, More
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
This week we've got a love song from Kate Tempest, music made in a hotel from Japanese Breakfast, a near-perfect pop-punk heartbreaker by Mannequin Pussy and more.