January 2024, Cody Morgan dove into something funky—he became Unky Bones. What Morgan thought would be a musical side project turned into something more, he said.

LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (KPTV) - Two people were hurt after an apartment attached to a local arcade in Lincoln City caught fire Tuesday afternoon. North Lincoln Fire and Rescue says the fire happened just ...

The 2026 Tiny Desk Contest, our annual search for the next great undiscovered artist, is now officially open for entries! From now until Feb. 9 at 11:59 p.m. ET, unsigned artists can submit on the ...

Some performances meet the moment, and then some quietly raise the bar. Coco Jones did the latter with her long-awaited Tiny Desk debut on Jan. 9, delivering a soulful, immersive set that felt less ...

Great Grandpa writes lullabies for the restless. The indie rock band eases you into its sonic twists and turns with dreamy allusions that reveal deeper meaning upon each listen, only to burst at the ...

One of the best things about NPR Music? Their oft-viral Tiny Desk performances. Since its inception in 2008, the platform has featured both big name and little known artists who have enraptured ...

While the play’s “behind the music”-style structure has been carefully laid out, the music itself can shift from cast to cast — and even night to night. Butler singled out the touring production’s ...

In 2025, we crammed rap and rock legends, instrumental virtuosos, Broadway musicals and, well, puppets and robots behind a desk in the NPR Music office. Never forget: Tiny Desk has the range.

Guest host Robin Hilton joins Tiny Desk Radio host Anamaria Sayre to present a murder of crows: string band Old Crow Medicine Show, southern rockers The Black Crowes and singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The singer of the band lights up a cigarette and smoke drifts into the theater. Ditto for the pungent aroma of ...

Michigan bluegrass phenom Billy Strings and his band stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk for a performance more than a decade in the making. Backed by his band — Alex Hargreaves on fiddle, backing vocalist ...

At 7 a.m. Pacific Time on Jan. 13, 2026, NPR will open submissions for its 2026 Tiny Desk Contest. Musicians from all over the country are invited to compete for an opportunity to film a Tiny Desk ...