Lars Gotrich
Lars Gotrich is the editor of Tiny Desk and Tiny Desk Radio, a nationally broadcast program based on the beloved live concert series. He's produced performances at the Desk by Paramore, GWAR, Amy Grant, Turnstile, and Goo Goo Dolls.
After years writing about music for zines and working in college radio, Gotrich started his career at NPR as an intern for the All Songs Considered podcast in 2006, where he's been a regular presence ever since. He's produced several different series for NPR Music, including First Listen, Song We Love, #NowPlaying and the Listening Party. While Gotrich covers all kinds of music, he is best known as the creator of roséwave, the pop-forward summer music series, and Viking's Choice, a curatorial free-for-all that emphasizes the loud and the weird. And, once upon a time, Gotrich hosted #WAXnEGGS, a live cooking show filmed in his home, featuring live sets by the likes of Waxahatchee and Speedy Ortiz.
When he's not behind the mic or editing stories, Gotrich has appeared as a talking head in the music documentaries Welcome to Deathfest, Parallel Love: The Story of a Band Called Luxury, and No More Punk Time. He's also penned liner notes for vinyl releases by Sixpence None the Richer, Mary Halvorson, and Roadside Monument, among others. He is the world's okay-ist guitarist.
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Which song lyrics from 2025 most moved our NPR Music critics?
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Ozzy Osbourne, dubbed "The Prince of Darkness," has died at the age of 76. His band Black Sabbath laid the foundation of heavy metal music and has inspired bands for five decades.
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The four original members of the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath will perform one last time together on Saturday, back in the city where they grew up: Birmingham, England.
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Starflyer 59's Déjame Dormir strips away layers of distortion and feedback for something soft and sleepy. -
Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Lars Gotrich from NPR Music round up the best new releases out Friday, from artists like Jamie xx, BLACKSTARKIDS and Bob Dylan.
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Johnny Cash died in 2003, but an un-released demo he recorded in 1993 has been refashioned into a new album. What are the unwritten rules about how to tastefully release posthumous material? -
When artists die, it can feel impossible to imagine a world without their musical guidance. Yet it's also a moment to celebrate — not just their impact on culture but also inside ourselves. -
In his work alongside bandmate Adam Wiltzie, McBride warped and wondered at new pathways for ambient music. -
When the words in a song hit you in just the right way, they can stay with you. We're asking the folks at NPR Music: What lyrics did you hear in 2022 that you just couldn't shake? -
D.H. Peligro, the longtime drummer for the iconic punk band the Dead Kennedys, died Friday at age 63.
