Bill Frisell (left), Sam Amidon and Shahzad Ismaily perform a Tiny Desk Concert on Oct. 16, 2014. Susan Hale Thomas/NPR hide caption

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Sam Amidon & Bill Frisell

Amidon weaves his compositions into traditional music, while Frisell adds atmospheric guitar.

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J Mascis

The Dinosaur Jr. frontman, one of the world's loudest musicians, performs unplugged and acoustic.

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DavĂ­d Garza

The Austin singer-songwriter joins his stunning voice with that of touring partner Gaby Moreno.

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Making Movies

A rousing band from Kansas City, Making Movies mixes languages and eras with infectious energy.

Marshall Allen and the Sun Ra Arkestra perform at the Tiny Desk. Claire Eggers/NPR hide caption

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Sun Ra Arkestra

With costumes inspired by Egyptian symbolism and sci-fi, Ra's band plays a special Halloween set.

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Banks

Known for lavish electronic productions, Banks serves notice as a powerful singer in her own right.

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T-Pain

We asked the King of Auto-Tune to grace the Tiny Desk without any embellishment or effects.