Bob Boilen

Billy Bragg: Tiny Desk Concert

Bob Boilen — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:13:00 +0000

OK Go helped us move the Tiny Desk from our old building to NPR's new headquarters, and The National performed the first full new-building Tiny Desk Concert we posted to the site, but Billy Bragg gave us the first full Tiny Desk Concert we

First Watch: Sonny And The Sunsets, 'Green Blood'

Bob Boilen — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:04:00 +0000

I adore this song, and the video makes me love it all the more. "Green Blood" is from Sonny and the Sunsets' new album, Antenna to the Afterworld. It's a record filled with cinematic tales, told simply with guitars, bass and drums.

Rhye, Live In Concert

Bob Boilen — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:03:00 +0000

This is some of the sexiest music I've heard in years, with seductive sounds that are subtle and fragrant. Rhye is the music of Danish songwriter-producer Robin Hannibal and Toronto-born Mike Milosh, a man with an androgynous and mysterious voice.

What's your Favorite Concert of the Year (So Far)?

Bob Boilen — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:06:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spcowpcNZCE

OK Go: A Tiny Desk Concert In 223 Takes

Bob Boilen — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:00:00 +0000