Bob Boilen

Bob Boilen

@bob-boilen.bsky.social

Creator and former host of NPR's All Songs Considered & Tiny Desk Concerts. Also a musician and concert/nature photographer and author of "Your Song Changed My Life"

446 Followers 3 Following 9 Posts Joined Aug 2023
5 months ago
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Sparks at Lincoln Theatre. 55+ years together,28 albums and the fun never stops.

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7 months ago

Thanks for the kind words glad you’re listening still, I appreciate

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10 months ago
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1/ This is what Trupa Trupa looks like through the lens of @bob-boilen.bsky.social, the creator of the legendary Tiny Desk session at NPR. We met Bob many years ago at the SXSW festival in Texas. Since then, he has been supporting our music and has attended every one of our Washington concerts.

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11 months ago

Big fun. Thanks for inviting me into the depths of the Rabbit Hole

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1 year ago
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My Tiny Morning Show, FULL of new music, including Lucy Dacus, Saya Gray, Anoushka Shankar, Sharon Van Etten, Songhoy Blues and lots of great new unknowns.
My Tiny Morning Show is live every Wednesday at 8am ET on TakomaRadio.org and archived on Mixcloud.

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1 year ago
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I created and hosted NPR‘s All Songs Considered for 23 years. I recently retired. I now host My Tiny Morning Show. I archive it on Mixcloud. It’s originally broadcast on Takoma Radio from Takoma Park, MD. I mix new music, with old favorites. Give a listen. bit.ly/3Wa9dbU

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1 year ago
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The Best "Best of 2024" Lists Our fifth annual list of lists recapping the year in music!

it's the end-of-year Hear Hear! our annual guided tour through the best "best of 2024" music lists.

ft. picks from @gorillavsbear.bsky.social // @stereogum.bsky.social // @newyorker.com // NYT // P4K // NPR // @joshterry.bsky.social // @fluxblog.bsky.social // @natalieweiner.bsky.social

+ more!

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1 year ago

Thank you Adam. Lots to appreciate here.

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2 years ago
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On My Tiny Morning Show, new music from Faye Webster, IDLES, Small Isles, Searows, and old faves from Pink Floyd, King Sunny Ade, Beth Gibbons, The Cocteau Twins, Girlpool, and more.

Listen To Bob every Wednesday at 8am ET on TakomaRadio.org

takomaradio.org/schedule

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2 years ago
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Today, I countdown my 25 favorite songs of 2023
Friday, December 1, at 10 AM, a two-hour to kick off WOWD's year-end fund drive. I
Listen here! And discover a remarkable radio station and new music. takomaradio.org

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2 years ago
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On My Tiny Morning Show. I start with Bowie and end with Johnny Cash. My one-hour musical adventure takes inspiration from our weekend storms, new music from Mitski, old sounds from The Byrds, and birds. 8am Wednesday https://takomaradio.org or later in the archives.

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