Favourite Tiny Desk Concert ?

Lisnaholic · 09-10-2018, 08:24 PM

Rather like MTV Unplugged, the NPR Tiny Desk Concert is a format that has proved very popular. My guess is that it's because artists are asked to work in a setting that's less formal and demanding than usual, and, like Unplugged, some artists are obliged to simplify their sound, which can lead to some refreshing surprises for all concerned.

I don't know if NPR have a policy on preferred genres, but a lot of the acts sound more or less indie to me, so that's where I'm putting the thread. Lucius, for instance, whose concert I've just enjoyed is kind of indie pop I think:-

Set list: Go Home, Don't Just Sit There, Turn It Around, Genevieve

Do you have any favourite Tiny Desk Concerts (of any genre) you'd like to share?
Also, can you beat the record for the biggest band to play a Tiny Desk Concert ?
My contender for that title is the Tedeschi Trucks Band, who managed to squeeze ten players in among the desks...

OccultHawk · 09-10-2018, 08:48 PM

Daniel has one. It

I heard you play Speeding Motorcycle

**Frownland** · 09-10-2018, 09:24 PM

Psy-Fi · 09-11-2018, 03:17 AM

OccultHawk · 09-11-2018, 05:16 AM

Come on man

Lisnaholic · 09-11-2018, 05:22 AM

That Moon Hooch clip is really good. They have an immediately likeable sound, which is clear from the responses in the following link. Somewhat to my surprise I found that Big3 dedicated a thread to them a while back:-
https://www.musicbanter.com/avant-ga...oon-hooch.html

Like a responsible member of MB, I searched "Tiny Desk Concert" before I opened this thread so now, thanks to WWWP, I can be really lazy about my next rec. Her discovery of Dan Deacon is worth watching, not only for the music, but for the insight into a TDC audience: looks like a bunch of dudes who work in the bookshop/publishing office are invited down to have an extra-long teabreak, and that's about all who are invited.

https://www.musicbanter.com/electron...an-deacon.html

The Blue Man group also have a fun look at how a TDC is put together. Thanks, Psy-Fi.

( Sorry, OH, but I don't understand your last two posts at all. Are you ok? )

TheBig3 · 10-21-2020, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

That Moon Hooch clip is really good. They have an immediately likeable sound, which is clear from the responses in the following link. Somewhat to my surprise I found that Big3 dedicated a thread to them a while back:-
https://www.musicbanter.com/avant-ga...oon-hooch.html

Sorry, why is that surprising? I saw them at the House of Blues around that time and they were crazy good.

Lisnaholic · 10-21-2020, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Plankton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koveFxBb3FU

Loving this music so far, Plankton!

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

Sorry, why is that surprising? I saw them at the House of Blues around that time and they were crazy good.

TBH, I can't exactly remember why I said "surprising". Probably because Moon Hooch are very likeable and yet they don't have much of a footprint on MB. Your thread was busy for a couple of months, but then they seemed to get forgotten; I've never seen stuff about latest releases, associated bands, sim artists, etc, which you so often get here. So the surprise was that they were not new to MB when Frownland posted them in this thread.

Plankton · 12-09-2020, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Loving this music so far, Plankton!

Just found out about Tash. Loving it so far:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVDJ8O3lPBA

WWWP · 09-11-2018, 08:18 AM

Oooh I love that Lucius set! How were they live?

That Dan Deacon one is also so fun, and the Shabazz one Frown posted is tops. I love tiny desk.

Tank and the Bangas set after winning the 2016 tiny desk contest.

I also love this one which might be a good contender for most-people-squeezed-behind-a-desk with nine members. I mostly love it because Penguin Cafe is an extension of Penguin Cafe Orchestra which is an all time fav.

And speaking of favorites of course Kishi Bashi.

Good thread, Lisna.

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Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Favourite Tiny Desk Concert ? Rather like MTV Unplugged, the NPR Tiny Desk Concert is a format that has proved very popular. My guess is that it's because artists are asked to work in a setting that's less formal and demanding than usual, and, like Unplugged, some artists are obliged to simplify their sound, which can lead to some refreshing surprises for all concerned. I don't know if NPR have a policy on preferred genres, but a lot of the acts sound more or less indie to me, so that's where I'm putting the thread. Lucius, for instance, whose concert I've just enjoyed is kind of indie pop I think:- Set list: Go Home, Don't Just Sit There, Turn It Around, Genevieve Do you have any favourite Tiny Desk Concerts (of any genre) you'd like to share? Also, can you beat the record for the biggest band to play a Tiny Desk Concert ? My contender for that title is the Tedeschi Trucks Band, who managed to squeeze ten players in among the desks... __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

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Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	That Moon Hooch clip is really good. They have an immediately likeable sound, which is clear from the responses in the following link. Somewhat to my surprise I found that Big3 dedicated a thread to them a while back:- https://www.musicbanter.com/avant-ga...oon-hooch.html Like a responsible member of MB, I searched "Tiny Desk Concert" before I opened this thread so now, thanks to WWWP, I can be really lazy about my next rec. Her discovery of Dan Deacon is worth watching, not only for the music, but for the insight into a TDC audience: looks like a bunch of dudes who work in the bookshop/publishing office are invited down to have an extra-long teabreak, and that's about all who are invited. https://www.musicbanter.com/electron...an-deacon.html The Blue Man group also have a fun look at how a TDC is put together. Thanks, Psy-Fi. ( Sorry, OH, but I don't understand your last two posts at all. Are you ok? ) __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953