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Gatecreeper's Deserted keeps old-school death metal bangin' on.

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Viking's Choice: Desert Death Metal, Heavy Pink Psych And Japanese Grindcore

1:00pm October 01, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

Gatecreeper's no-frills death metal offers a masterclass in buzzsaw songcraft, Twink returns to apocalyptic psych and Gridlink's Takafumi Matsubara gets a worldwide assist on his solo debut.

Gogol Bordello played the first truly crazy Tiny Desk concert back in 2010.

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The 5 Wildest Tiny Desk Concerts

11:07am October 01, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

Soak up an insane frenzy of high-kick histrionics, pounded pianos and berserker bagpipes, with a confetti cannon thrown in for good measure.

Brandi Carlile performs a Tiny Desk concert on June 26, 2012.

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The 5 Best 'Before They Were Stars' Tiny Desk Concerts

11:01am October 01, 2019

by Sidney Madden

They were always stars to us. But some Tiny Desk alums just happened to stop by shortly before their careers really took off.

Tom Jones was one of the Tiny Desk's first celebrity guests.

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The Best Of The Very Beginning Of Tiny Desk Concerts

11:01am October 01, 2019

by Bob Boilen

"Maybe it's the start of something, and maybe it's not." That's how Bob Boilen described the very first Tiny Desk concert in 2008.

Natalia LaFourcade performs a Tiny Desk concert on August 10, 2017.

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#ElTiny: The Best Latinx Tiny Desk Concerts, Vol. 1

11:00am October 01, 2019

by Felix Contreras

Watch riveting performances by superstars Café Tacvba, Juanes & Mon Laferte, iLe, Jorge Drexler and Natalia Lafourcade.

If you haven't seen the Lizzo Tiny Desk concert, what are you waiting for?

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The 5 Most Uplifting Tiny Desk Concerts

10:39am October 01, 2019

by Stephen Thompson

We've hosted roughly 900 Tiny Desk concerts, so it's a challenge to pick just five to match any superlative you can name. But for this list, we stick mostly to delicious, fantastic spectacle.

Lianne La Havas selected her five favorite Tiny Desk concerts.

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Lianne La Havas' 5 Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts

10:00am October 01, 2019

by Lianne La Havas

Her own Tiny Desk concert has been viewed nearly 13 million times. But the U.K. soul star has some favorites of her own to share.

Jessye Norman performs at a ceremony on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the U.S. Capitol in 2013.

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Opera Singer Jessye Norman Dies At 74

9:53am October 01, 2019

by Ted Robbins

Norman was one of the leading African American opera figures in a time when there were fewer than now. The soprano won four Grammys and the National Medal of Arts.

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NPR Music's Top 10 Albums Of September

8:21pm September 30, 2019

Brittany Howard formed her own true sound, The Highwomen honored country music's history and DaBaby jam-packed KIRK with diamond-grilled, Cheshire Cat finesse.

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NPR Music's Top 20 Songs Of September

8:16pm September 30, 2019

Angel Olsen shot her emotions into the stratosphere, Hiss Golden Messenger offered an agnostic gospel and Cautious Clay snarked on social media.