Bill Callahan: Tiny Desk Concert

[Rackdar]

I love these tiny desk sessions so much.

[rafaelintonrossini]

O Bill  é Incrível !!!

[LuanaFortal]

@rafaelintonrossini mais que incrível!

[zfouchard]

beep beep

[mzayatz]

he taught me the bottle gives birth to the cup

[lustycelt]

Just so intimate, and beautiful in it's simplicity. Always come back to watch this.

[katyellisonbutler]

Just heartbreaking-ly lovely. Bill never fails to make my heart swell.

[motorhead412]

cute how he sings out of the corner of his mouth.

[ejjrocha]

Muito Bom

[verodemode]

esta canción es demasiado hermosa

[bosporgiz]

Talented, authentic, brave.. well done Bill, I really love your music

[Brambleiah]

Beautiful. Wow.

[matthewcobrien]

Oh, those eggs are hatching. I can't stop listening to this. Fantastic!

[LeCapital]

i just found myself.

[matthewcobrien]

This is just beautiful. Bravo!

[leruud]

Well, that's not the face I imagined when listening to his music. Oh well.

[notandywarhol]

Bill is really a true singer song writer and touches others by the pureness of honesty and genuineness of someone not afraid to reach out.

[folklorette]

Bill tells a joke:

'Q)What did the egg say to the pot of boiling water?...

A)"It's gonna take me awhile to get hard, I just got laid by some chick."'

[Moacir054]

Excelente ......bravo...bravo........

[whitexchina]

I just saw them in Paris last Friday! It was perfect!

Usually it's that a concert hall or such change the sound a bit ...

But no, they played in perfect harmony and sounded like heaven.

[sahseeker]

saw Bill in Berlin the other day ... WOW!! the best concert I ever saw bar none. His guitar player and drummer he's travelling with are phenomenal subtle. Ths is just amazing!

[presskopp]

the sound is great!

[beermilkshake]

I like this.

[philipsmog]

he's lying he worked in an office in his early 20s! or he forgot? I've been a fan for 16 years and I remember most of the old interviews.

[grizzwaldo]

Am gonna see this sucker on Sat nite........... woop woop. Canny fuckin wait :-)

[SuperApparition]

@ZACKSPOMPOMPOM I am Rococo Zephyr and I don't remember you.

[ZACKSPOMPOMPOM]

@SuperApparition Oh the joys of Rohypnol.

[stankler]

satellites gone up to the sky

[philipsmog]

this guy is great but my bill was smog in the 90s and I was a teenage smog sewn to the sky, a stick-in-th-mud, an olive drab spectre, an ex-con....u get the picture.

[rowrowrow10]

so good. 

[fussbALEXperte]

dieses ganze anti mainstream gerede geht mir ziemlich auf den sack..aber das hier liest sich eh keiner durch ;)

[kerrgal]

The voice of heaven.

[tbtron5000]

Awesome voice!

[EltonHamilton]

then he got dark again. 

[drjamyma]

Mouldy Tone <--- name says it all.

[Mouldytone]

@drjamyma What is it about my comment that you disagree with?

Tony

[waxnfax]

Wow!

[BoyDharma]

Love Bill/Smog saw him during a tour for this album and it was just him and a guitar and it was amazing

[OlympusMons23]

Love the description.

[mraymus]

Does anybody know where these Desk Concerts take place? I notice that they're all in the same location.

[emcb1230]

@mraymus NPR building in DC.

[Burdell22000]

@mraymus Yes, they are in a desk, in a tiny one.

[chaosofscotty]

@Burdell22000 In a desk?

[grafzahlization]

i think it's sexy to watch her play violin, anyone got a problem with that?!

[chaosofscotty]

@grafzahlization lovely, right on!

[grafzahlization]

@chaosofscotty

oh man, thank you. nice :) 

[AnnasMamaLlama]

Absolutely delightful! 

[AnnasMamaLlama]

Absolutely delicious

[MrFunBooth]

Thank you Mr Callahan and friends for the 16 minutes of bliss that you allowed into my life today. My hat is off to you folks.

[11704187]

This is amazing

[Martyred81]

Thank you so much NPRmusic for the entire Tiny Desk series! Brilliant!

[caculo1]

Ok, I bought the three albums one minute ago!

[drewhaa1]

I had never seen a video of Bill Callahan before...not what I expected. I love the somber look on his face. Every word seems labored. But it works.

[grbnk]

#fatboyjones2 opinion is wrong, sorry man.

[KurtMcAllister42]

"Someday you will brag that you were around when stuff this good was being written." John Darnielle on Too Many Birds

[jaybol]

Wow this is beautiful, thanks to NPR for showcasing real talent

[pere26ppcc]

absolutely great!!

[AernoutMJC]

His voice is so incredibly warm, it's impossible not to let it go straight to your heart.

[fatboyjones2]

wow very good music they just need a new singer he is horrible!

[MichiVarela]

@fatboyjones2 That's the best joke I've heard in years! :D

[fatboyjones2]

@MichiVarela oh well its max of 7 because thats prob how old you are =D

[video1611]

@fatboyjones2 yes perhaps Harpo Marx!

[sfa2]

@fatboyjones2 And you are a grade a cunt.

[andesona]

beautiful songs

[19led46]

Music is still alive

[spiderrabbit3]

wow was not expecting this, i like the unexpected, it feels more exciting and fresh.

[fatboyjones2]

shitty shitty monotone voice.. good music though

[82coma]

@fatboyjones2 you really are a fat boy..more like fat fuck

[video1611]

@fatboyjones2 The tree is screaming in my head!

[Mouldytone]

Let`s see. Mainstream radio keeps playing me music that the major labels want me to buy over and over and over and sites like nprmusic keep presenting wonderful musicians (without any auto-tune bullshit). It`s a tough call but I think that I`ll stay with wonderful musicians like Mr Callahan.

Tony

[liedowninthelight]

@Mouldytone it's all about the way auto tune is used 

[SuperApparition]

@Mouldytone Yeah, you sound like you don't know good music. This guy isn't singing, he''s talking. Let me direct you to something that's fun, talented and beautiful (/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0). Let me just say that one idiot called Mouldy Tone can't beeat 92,000,000+ folks. Turn NPR off and stop being such a wanker!

[chaosofscotty]

@SuperApparition This rock talks to me the other day. It says, "Hello John, where have you been?" That is what your post reminds me of, the out of place conversation. Oh, by the way, yes I am insane. Thanks for asking anyway, cheers mate.

[SuperApparition]

@chaosofscotty I didn't say you were insane. So... you must be if your admidding it.

[chaosofscotty]

@SuperApparition yes I am, hello Doppleganger!

[SuperApparition]

@chaosofscotty I don't know what a dopplgangler is, but I don't really care anymore. You and me are rather similar you know. Two insane YouTubers enjoying Rebecca Black and playing a bit of Bill Callahan in between. I started out in search of ordinary things and I found a dopplegangler. Very insightful. Rage on and keep up the fucking insanity brus (brother in Australian Aboriginal).

[tylermbussey]

@Mouldytone Bill is great, but grow up.  I hope he uses auto-tune on his next record just to spite you.

[Mouldytone]

@tylermbussey Your response makes no sense to me. I comment that I enjoy music like Bill`s because it doesn`t use the artificial reality of auto-tune and you suggest that you hope he spites me by using auto-tune on his next recording? Hopefully you know what you mean `cause I recon no one else does.

Tony

[pureawesomnesnes]

I LOVE YOU NPRMUSIC!! seriously thanks to them i find all these awesome ppl who I probably wouldn't have heard of thanks!!

[filthee1977]

"I used to be sorta blind...now I can sorta see."

Brilliant.

[video1611]

@filthee1977 right on my friend!

[sam11goewey]

@filthee1977 yeah

i love that line too.

he has another line in a song that says "god is a word, and the argument ends there." perfect.

[hermeschbird]

@sam11goewey It's also true, God admits that he's only a word, if you read closely...

[baldingmoose]

@filthee1977 haha no

[FlagmoT4TeamMoFF]

Don't forget grooveshark :O) there is about 50 tracks there .. :O)

[gnosticfellow]

He's amazing. Amazing.

[PurpleAvettFan]

I can not believe I've never heard of him before. Mighty happy I found him though!

[liedowninthelight]

@PurpleAvettFan he's the best

[Pedcri]

...perfeito para um fim de domingo...

[luke2388]

I was walking in the street just about an hour ago and heard one of bill's songs and thougt "WOW" I got to know who this music is from

[juniorbazaar]

bell's palsy? still, he kicks ass

[ojp999]

Search for Bathysphere



[nmcclure79]

I remember when his latest album came out they were playing it at a local record store and, like four people asked who it was.

[onlywhenpissed]

What great musicians! I'm going on iTunes right now to send Smog some cash.

[kjimho]

@onlywhenpissed don't get it from itunes, then you'll be supporting apple more than bill calahan! get it from drag city!

[cooperissuper]

love this dude.

[magrialicegraziotin]

Gostaria de ter o Bill cantando todas as noites pra mim. A voz dele eh maravilhosa!!!

[Squarehead2008]

Golden bloody stuff!

As the man says:

 'It's a high compliment to suggest that these three Bill Callahan songs may well implant themselves in your brain...'

[tjmacjee]

Can't believe this guys voice!

[addressunknown123]

anybody know what amp bill uses?

[rylkiewicz]

great! what a fabulous little series! i need more

[gaetanproductions]

beautiful voice, great musicians.... Soft, deep, soulful...

[franknwalters]

* * * * *

[PoshLifeforME]

i've been listening to this tune since Alan Brough let it fly on abc774 Melbounrne last week. ain't it sweet when a new music makes a path through you?

[ribiorip]

amo la musica di bill callahan

[aliceannmarquiess]

<3<3<3<3 Amazing.

[1doctoma]

lookin old,Bill... Soundin young.... Perfect

[sonicyouthinphants]

I love you mr. no look pass ☺♥

[doovoodootoo]

genious (mr callahan, that is) !

great band !!

I love the tiny desk concerts. thank you for this.

Just wish that I was in the room while this was being played...

[karaloca]

1) Jim Cain

2) Rococo Zephyr

3) Too Many Birds

All from "Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle" the last LP.

You're so lucky to have found this, as you can now discover his back catalog of 20 years!

[mrmburcinm]

perfect...

[rawkus1167]

I've never heard Smog/Bill Callahan before this. What is the name of the first song? It's incredible.

Is it from the new album?

[addressunknown123]

bill says "ok..here we go..this first song is caled jim cain" or something along the lines of that...

[UNIbreaker]

it says in clear print at the beggining

[Natokowsky]

In the same league as Berman and Joyner.

[fishsoupster]

It's amazing

I started to search the woke on the whaleheart

But here in Hungary it's not an easy task

Seems like the best music is really focused on tiny desk shows nowadays

[hymer316]

"The Lord upholdeth all that fall,

And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

The eyes of all wait upon Thee;

And Thou givest them their meat in due season." Psalm 145:14-15—Waiting on God

[danielc121162]

isn't there a place you can prosthelatize somewhere else

[JimmyVonJim]

wow great. smog man.

[betwam]

Thank you-I just sink into these songs or maybe they sink into me...love the band and Bill's voice.

[chinesespiders]

The soundtrack to life

[brentleeus]

The man is unreal and not to mention, the band that supports him is equally impressive.

[antfoley1983]

He's too much man! Brilliant!

[yang99999]

sooo good

[axxxxess]

The quality of this video is very good! Thanks for sharing!

[timjmoran]

Man... there is something so mesmerizing about his voice.Great to hear someone singing down in this lower

bass-baritone range, too. Love the instrumentation, as well.I get the feeling these songs are coming from a very deep place.

[mrliljackie]

man thats good i play the alto sax

[GotsTricks]

Cuts through me too.

[cblcbl00]

you did a great job

[kerlchen6]

absolutely great...

[theMayfairWorkshop]

Bill always cuts right thru me...