Bob Boilen

At Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, Conor Oberst delivered a powerfully spare set of new songs from his new album, Ruminations.

She's a stunning singer — but when Adia Victoria isn't singing, her thoughts might look a little like this cartoon.

This week's show features new music from Run The Jewels, The Flaming Lips, a funny tune from John Prine, and more.

This song and video from Oliver Kalb's eerie pop project have a playful sense of purpose. "Thick Skin" espouses the notion that the most freeing part of life is the search, not the arrival.

With just piano, acoustic guitar and harmonica, watch Conor Oberst perform "Tachycardia," "Gossamer Thin" and "A Little Uncanny" in NYC.

This week's show features an anti-Trump song from El Vy, new music from Conor Oberst, Kristin Hersh, and many more.

Chuck Berry, the father of rock 'n' roll, gives us a new album announcement for his 90th birthday. CHUCK will be his first in 38 years.

Performing songs they recorded on a recent train journey across the U.S., the two songwriters celebrate the romance and vitality of the modern railroad.

At 21, the English singer channels the sound of the Grand Ole Opry with her thoughtful story-songs.

A sample of some very special sessions that paired musicians for a single performance in a Nashville mansion during the Americana Music Festival.

This week's show features new music from Amber Coffman, a tribute to a friend and a collaboration between Rivers Cuomo and Pusha T. Plus: Reports of the guitar solo's death were greatly exaggerated.

The man Susan Stamberg called "NPR's secret weapon," whose depth of knowledge matched the perfect music to NPR's stories for 20 years, was an accomplished musician in his own right.

Watch Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker's new video, which feels both timeless and ephemeral.

We've got a lot of sounds on this week's show, from Solange's powerful meditation on being black in America, to the gentle folk of Gillian Welch. But some sounds are a lot louder than the others.

It was an offer we couldn't pass up: The veteran rapper fronting an all-star band at the White House, for the very first Tiny Desk Concert to take place outside NPR's offices.

Hear Bob Boilen talk with John Paul White, formerly of The Civil Wars, about the songs that have transformed the songwriter's life.

This week's show features songs that are fueled by emotion, namely passion and desire.

The world-famous entertainers retrofitted their custom-made instruments, confetti cannons, and streamers to fit our Tiny Desk.

They came, they measured, they built and plotted. But first, they had to borrow a few things from the office. Watch a teaser for Blue Man Group's Tiny Desk Takeover, set to feature new instruments.

On his 82nd birthday, Leonard Cohen has released a new song, the title track to his forthcoming album, You Want It Darker.