Sense of Place: For this Afghan pianist, music is an act of resistance
He was a young boy, an Afghan refugee in Pakistan, when he saw the film The Pianist. "I saw this movie and I was, like, 'Wow, ...
Faye Webster Serenades NPR Tiny Desk With a String Quartet
Watch Faye Webster perform songs from 'Under Dressed at the Symphony' and other highlights during her NPR Tiny Desk visit.
Sense of Place: This student-driven Boston label puts artists first
As part of our Sense of Place: Boston series, we sat down with Wu to learn more about how Green Line Records puts artists ...
Sense of Place: This Berklee group shines a light on musicians with disabilities
For our Sense of Place: Boston series, we sat down with professor Adrian Anantawan, the world-class violinist who co-founded ...
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Marianne Faithfull, '60s icon and evolving pop star, has died at 78
The 1964 hit "As Tears Go By," penned by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, made her a star, but Marianne Faithfull demonstrated ...
Who gets to do a Tiny Desk concert?
Bobby Carter, host and series producer of NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts, pointed to three main components that make for a great performance. An artist must be comfortable performing live, captivating an ...
TSU student recreates NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’ with ‘Tiny Dorm’ series
The college junior turned his dorm room into a mini live recording venue and began collaborating with other students who also ...
MJ Lenderman Moves His Houseboat From the Himbodome to NPR’s Tiny Desk
MJ Lenderman performed four unplugged songs on NPR's Tiny Desk concert series, and announced a new slate of September tour dates.