Show Description
If I had to describe a Tiny Desk concert, the closest equivalent would be getting an unexpected onion ring with an order of fries. You knew you were getting something delicious and — surprise — here's a completely unexpected bonus to that. Tiny Desk gives you your favorite artist performing your favorite songs, but switching them up into a new tune with new melodies and rhythms, sometimes completely changing the tone of a song. It's similar to witnessing a birth.—Desus Nice
• Koffee
I'm a huge Koffee fan. I used "Toast" as my walk-up song during a celebrity softball game where I went 0-for-2. Koffee's only 20, but she's already the first woman to win a Grammy for Best Reggae Album. This performance was so ill, the backing band was so rhythmic and grooving. BIGGUP JAMAICA!
• Melanie Faye
Melanie Faye feels like family to me because we've been following each other on Twitter forever. One of her videos floated down my timeline one day and the voice, skills and talent blew me away. I've been watching her growth as a person and an artist and seeing her get a Tiny Desk concert had me cheering like an uncle at a graduation who claps even though the dean told the crowd to wait until all the names are called to applaud.
• Raul Midón
Way back in the early 2000s, I was on a date. It was my first time at Joe's Pub and my first time eating wasabi peas so the night was already epic. The artist performing was Raul Midón. He killed his show so well, I purchased a CD-R afterward. This Tiny Desk concert has the same energy as that performance at Joe's Pub. The guitar seems like an extension of his body.
• Billie Eilish
I discovered Billie Eilish last year during her performance at Coachella and immediately became a fan. The stripped-down versions of her songs she performs during this Tiny Desk are so lo-fi and chill, it's like music incense. Also seeing her relationship with her brother is beautiful.
• Chika
Chika is the homie! Met her in LA and she's wild smart and funny at the same time, so we clicked. So much damn talent, the vocals, the flows, the lyrics. The confidence when she's performing is apparent, yet it's like she's not going 100% because she doesn't need to because she's already killing it and she knows it. This Tiny Desk is a perfect example of how Chika will be a force to reckon with musically.
