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NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts began with an idea in 2008 when writer, editor and producer Stephen Thompson was frustrated that he couldn’t hear his favorite artists over the overwhelming sounds of concertgoers. However, for Steinhardt first-years Christie Brewer and Saima “Sai” Hasan concert noise wasn’t the problem.  The two collaborators, and close friends, wanted...

Amelia Day and opener Girls Night rocked Exit/In for a full crowd of fans and friends.

Jane Hoffman hoffmanj@grinnell.edu As a first year at Grinnell, Victoria Park `21 performed her first two original songs at a Tiny Dorm concert. Six years later, she’s playing bass guitar on tour with the alt-rock band Pinkshift, signed with Get Better Records in 2021, and released her debut indie-rock album “The Parts I Dread” under...