When you see him live, the shows are loud and over the top. Not a problem he still rocked the place with some serious soulful blues along with a hilarious commentary in between songs. Performing his first Tiny Desk Concert, Gary Clarke Jr, came to impress but was a little overdressed for the small place. In between the performances, they’re making jokes about the desk not really being that small. It’s hard to believe they recently reunited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut “Shake Your Money Maker”. The Black Crowes are one of those bands that you can hear their music on the radio and recognize them instantly. The Black Crowes: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert When he sings, his soulful stories resonates with his audience and such is the case here. He had us hooked from day one with his album “Strong Persuader”. An artist that has sold millions of albums, while constantly touring and still today, creating amazing music. There’s nothing really to say here because this is Robert Cray performing. They are in no particular order and while there are many videos to choose from, these are our favorites. Here is a few of these performances that we like. And today, we have plenty of performances to choose from thanks to Bob Boilen. Thompson jokes that the musician, folk-singer Laura Gibson, should just perform at Boilen’s desk. The first Tiny Desk Concert came about in 2008 after Boilen and NPR Music Editor Stephen Thompson left a bar show frustrated that they couldn’t hear the music over the crowd noise. Tiny Desk Concerts, a video series of live concerts hosted by NPR Music at the desk of “All Songs Considered” host Bob Boilen in Washington, D.C. At the Tiny Desk stage, it’s a stripped down performance which makes for a great time in a more relaxed atmosphere. Plus, some of them have a band backing them up. When you normally hear some of these artists, they’re performing at a stadium level or a club. While we enjoy all styles of music here at the JB headquarters, we appreciate out of the box ideas too! For me, I like to hear these performances mainly because it gives me a different point of view them. Favorite NPR Tiny Desk Concerts blog came from a discussion we had in the office one day.
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