Dirty Three: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

[@herwerth]

this is the strangest band I have seen live.. I had many friends who swore how great they were, but it never came across in the recordings. Then in 2007 I saw them live and it was spiritual. I still don't know what or how it happened but I fell in love. Do yourself a favor, No matter what your impression is here, see them live, then tell me I'm wrong..

[@JimiAle]

I have seen them live & totally agree!

[@eeeeeeeli]

One of the best concert I've ever seen-them live in SF

[@Braunld]

Tren brothers recordings are magical

[@micsunday14]

Never came across in the recordings? Were you even listening

[@beaksofeagles]

You're not wrong Narelle.

[@TodaysRemedy]

2024, this is still my fav. Tiny Desk performance.

[@Reveal32]

By a mile

[@benjones9195]

this is legendary!! why are some people on their fucking phone or looking bored as hell. They are witnessing something special, why on earth would you ignore it

[@caseyrauch9151]

Ben Jones Privilege comes with ignorance, sometimes.

[@Vossflying]

depend musical taste... Simply

[@Gershom.]

Because they work at NPR.

[@friendlier]

@@Gershom. Beat me to it.

[@evelanpatton]

Seriously. There are people who would love to be there & if YOU ARE NOT PRESENT THAN YOU HAVE NO OVERALL CONTEXT OF WHAT YOU ARE WITNESSING (except: your self). Everyone is unique & special, BUT that does NOT man to follow that everyone is OF AN ARTISTIC OUTPUT, thoughtfully originated in the quest for who, what, where, when, why: CONSUMPTION as a story, a tale. A kin’feed…ahh those DIRTY THREE! Thank you!

[@polymetis]

The only thing in this world better than a dirty three song is the story Warren invents before playing it

[@diegonasdaq]

This is one of the most underrated bands of all the time Even inside the post-rock genre

[@---yx7ti]

Diego Mora i just existed it and it’s one of the greatest musical acts i’ve heard in my life

[@totalmasscontrol8618]

Even in postfeedle!! Mainstream People Must Die!!

[@saritajoshi1737]

Ocean songs is one of the most beautiful albums in the genre

[@xx-ug9hn]

@@saritajoshi1737 Horse Stories is even better IMO

[@micsunday14]

@@saritajoshi1737 * all time

[@1gaia]

Warren Ellis mainly plays from his groin, Mick Turner plays from his home, and Jim White plays from a different dimension. They meet at some sort of intersection.

[@GreasyBastardo69]

Who needs lyrics, when we can all kick and scream...Genius!

[@GreasyBastardo69]

Just tried it in the tube, didn't pan out so well...maybe its my shoes or something.

[@wildHelena1]

Spot on!

[@ondaride777]

No need to sing if you can make instruments to do so!

[@kkeelty64]

You can put an Aussie wolfman in polkadots, but you can't stop him from hooooowlin'!

[@donnymcjonny6531]

AwooooooOOOOOooooo

[@scottshirk1857]

Mr. White passing the sticks at 12:22 whilst clicking the snare. Brilliant.

[@mks913]

So this is what happens when you give a real life version of Animal a violin. Bloody brilliant.

[@jamieholmes5443]

Last time I saw Warren Ellis with Nick Cave he was lit up by a low placed red light against a big canvas. I swear to god he looked like Lucifer playing his fiddle. Was fucking great! pardon me french.

[@sethcooper899]

what kind of witchcraft is this

[@sethcooper899]

surely guy on the violin is the devil incarnate

[@jamesnolan4412]

Love revisiting this performance. Mick Turner is one of my favourite guitarists. The other is Rowland S Howard.

[@Chascoso]

I love how the drummist is so talented and yet so relaxed and chilled.

[@JT-si6bl]

That's the best way a drummer to be. It really makes the difference. He's got mojo.

[@cftpafan]

Amazing how someone can do so much with a three piece.

[@dannyalleyway6835]

@@cftpafan That's a 2 piece brother. Floor tom and snare!

[@nicknickson3650]

check out his other band Xylouris White, which is Greek folk / post-rock

[@draft1643]

he's so important to what makes peak Cat Power so freakin great

[@---yx7ti]

Found this band like today 30 minutes ago and jesus christ , how have i never heard this

[@xx-ug9hn]

Jim White’s the best drummer I’ve ever heard

[@tessa7858]

Did you see that trick where he was dropping the drum sticks and letting them roll? Never seen anyone do that

[@starttherebellion9146]

I love the degree of performance art the drummer bringing.

[@peterconaty9764]

Look up Ed Kuepper and Jim White together on the KZbin. Sublime...

[@neilhampson]

Oi! Woman in yellow top at 4:50! Get the hell off your phone. Warren Ellis is playing 10 feet from you.

[@hammeredshit]

Thank goodness Dave Hampson, International Phone Police, is on the case!

[@garchbrown]

They are at work, though, Dave.

[@billyalarie2841]

no but i completely agree 10000%

[@JonJonJonJonJonJonJonJon]

Females for ye

[@sebastianbrenner476]

fire her

[@MrStaggerLeeXX]

I want to be Warren Ellis in my next life.

[@Bati_]

Warren Ellis literally feels it.

[@davidwwarren5639]

You wonder who is yelling, then you realize it is Warren whippin' the horse down the last furlough, riding that Mare fer all she is worth

[@matthewmiron7331]

Warren is awesome .... but the percussion is mesmerizing !!! What art , I don't know wether to laugh , cry or rejoice! I would have given much to be there , the pier is so soulful I am getting goosebumps listening to it.

[@407ian]

The only time ive been star struck as a sound engineer was when i mixed Jim

[@thefreedomofmanity]

I don't know how this doesn't have a million views. It is such an amazing performance!

[@SoloShelby]

You know how

[@grnhair2001]

Just imagining the pre-concert discussion: Turner: kick me in the face again, dude, and I'll rip out that beard Ellis: (wordless yell) Turner: just so's we're clear seriously though, love the music.

[@themudpit621]

I'd give my right arm to be able to play fiddle like that. No wait, hold on... never mind. Good aren't they?

[@timberskateshop4294]

+The Mudpit Id give my left arm to see def leppard

[@themudpit621]

Timber Skate Shop wow, that's a blast from the past!

[@beardedscot]

+The Mudpit Your red right arm??

[@themudpit621]

beardedscot lol, indeed!

[@jansburiak94]

Warren is the whole reason why I got myself a violin. Huge inspiration for me. And he's also so hot lol

[@TimChuma]

There is excellent footage from a 1994 show at a music festival where Warren kicked a stage invader off the stage while playing violin. They returned in 2004 to play in the midst of a giant thunderstorm. I have not seen them live since 2012 but it is always an experience to remember.

[@greenonreed]

Fuckin Jim White plays drums like butterflies

[@wjl2601]

It takes some courage to go your own way, keep your integrity and survive in the music business. It still happens. By the way, Jim White, the drummer, is formidable!

[@nicknickson3650]

I met Jim White a few times. really great guy. I was excited to meet him but he was asking questions about myself and wanted to know about me. Took me off guard

[@GorgeousRoddyChrome]

I just discovered The Dirty Three today. Now I'm mad at the whole goddamned world.

[@brunosm.l2267]

The most heavy and rock and roll band in Tiny Desk concert had a violin as the main character.

[@steftalley]

People so rarely appreciate true passion and greatness. Go to a Dylan concert and see exactly the same kind of absurd audience. It makes me wanna puke. I've been a huge Dirty Three fan for years - ever since I heard them in a thrift store in Hollywood while I was waiting to go see Bob. Ha ha -- I'd forgotten that 'til I started writing. Perfect.

[@davebirney]

+Stephanie Talley yea but they are playing at a desk though, inside a dimly lit office. its not the kind of space that would inspire you to really appreciate something like this. its definitely not the kind of place where people would let their guard down and start losing their shit and dancing around, unless you have one like the dan deacon show where he interacts with the audience a lot more and makes them dance around. this guy is great and all, but he has his back turned for the whole thing, which is ok, but its not surprising the audience isn't really going mental. and its also just 18 minutes long. barely enough time to warm people up. what would you think of bob dylan if you heard him first on your lunch break in a dark office playing 3 songs with his back turned and the songs had no lyrics lol?

[@ferrumcivis]

I wish these guys were touring. I want to see them live. ):

[@ianstewart8243]

If you live in Australia, he’s touring with nick cave. November December 22

[@sonofrut]

I saw this band last night 15 years after I saw them the last time. They capture me in a way that is indescribably deep, wild and emotional. Magnificent. See them before you die. Or they do.

[@pergaminopunk7307]

this is some of the greatest music i have ever heard. The dirty tree really save my World and my heart. Thanks.

[@jmode242]

saw them a few years back in Seattle,one of the greatest shows Ive ever seen

[@robinmuir8401]

I’ve watched this many, many times and never tire. Seeing Dirty Three in Brisbane in a fortnight. Bring it on!

[@j1thom]

Stunning performance... but the drummer, OH MY!

[@smacktardactionyeah]

Sorry. I just can't sit still when I see Dirty Three play live so I'm bitching. Plus I would have like to have been their. Saw them at their show on this tour though so I can't complain. DT's albums are awesome but they really are batshit good live. The old bearded guy's verbal descriptions of the songs are usually totally random but very accurate in describing the emotions that the song creates, after a little reflection. I'm old and have seen them at least 10 times in the US, and it's never been time or money wasted. But they're not to everyone's tastes. Fair enough.

[@lflowers230]

Can always count on Flea to introduce good music to people that will appreciate it. Love!

[@FungusyHam]

spectacular. Ellis' unmic'd shouting in the first song is phenomenal, reminds me of the scene of King Lear in the storm - "I am a man more sinned against than sinning". Just screaming at the elements. fcuking love it.

[@micsunday14]

Seconded.

[@micsunday14]

I've spent my whole adult life wanting to play guitar like Mick

[@brunosm.l2267]

The first song is like when a nick cave song goes up at the end... and it gets better, what else can you say

[@mMansonsgreyDaisy]

This makes me feel so good. Warren Ellis is brilliant.

[@zorbanongreco]

Ok great , but maybe too much fiddle 🤔 🐂💨 💨 💨 💨

[@booshank2327]

Hahaha I love how uncomfortable Warren's howling, yelping and total security in himself makes the middle-class poseurs obviously feel. All about the scene and what it projects about them to others, not the art and life.

[@davebirney]

+Booshank23 which parts are you referring to them looking uncomfortable? they all look like theyre enjoying themselves to me 5:39

[@written12]

dave Agreed, Also, standing about in a bloody office isn’t all that conducive to relaxing and letting yourself give yourself , body and soul, to the music.

[@smacktardactionyeah]

After listening to NPR's degeneration into just another mouthpiece for power (cf. “NPR Watch” for many examples), living in DC for some time and watching the type of people drawn to work in places like NPR, and listening to Dirty Three since their inception I am afraid that the audience’s lack of emotions comes as no surprise. These people are “company men” of the first rate and therefore unwilling to potentially loose their places in a shallow pond for inappropriate emotional expression. Sad.

[@somn__]

warren ellis looks like waluigi

[@brendantimmons5415]

lol

[@juliepanebianco846]

The best tiny desk concert. Period. 🙌 I wish Warren jumped up on my desk to play! Magnificent!

[@eddiecollins4850]

those jackwagons didn't understand what they were watching. they were all scared

[@jsmith2502]

someone name a better band. just one. go on, try..

[@tonywords6713]

lol at the awkward audience. solid drumming!

[@rebeccavrr]

I owe so much to their music - They deserve a million fold the accolades they receive

[@noodlenate]

I admire npr's continued willingness to be open minded!

[@jimmerz50]

It is a beautiful trance im in

[@petermateer]

I like these Aussie cats.

[@lifeofreilly4493]

Me too

[@andrewmair7371]

Me 3 🎻🎸🥁

[@danabol8273]

Love these guys since forever!! Warren Ellis is a genius.

[@bernhardsart]

This is Spiritual!!!!!! Thank You for Posting!!!!!

[@Loco_Pizza]

Ahgahsaha Warren ctm loco. I like him.

[@rodneyhatch56]

That moment when you realise the bass player is not actually playing bass, the drummer is well beyond anything you could call drumming and the dude on lead and vocals is... Warren and only Warren.

[@josephhenrycowie]

Wow I have never seen this episode of The Office where The Dirty Three turn up and play in the corner.

[@goofayoo]

Apparently, if your parents name you Warren Ellis, you're either gonna shred the fuck out of the violin, or you're gonna write cool, epic shit.

[@GenieG]

This shouldn't be free. my goodness

[@ASkippingRock]

Been watching tiny desk for years. It blows me away how the people watching stand there , stagnant. Watching performers pour, energy, passion, and raw emotion into a performance. It astounds me how sterile the npr work force is considering the musicians they bring in.

[@poisoneddog2967]

Tbf the crowd are probably transfixed we can't all be hyper attention seeking peenarses

[@CGBalla1014]

@@poisoneddog2967 the attention seeking peenarses in this case scenario would understand that they couldn’t be the center of attention in this situation. Therefore they are the types to just look at their phones and escape from the moment because they know it has nothing to do with them.

[@micsunday14]

There is more truth in this music than just about anything else I've ever heard

[@MegaWavesMusic]

After seeing this....my two year old daughter thought Warren Ellis is an anima. 😅 He's definitely a special takented breed ✨✌🏽

[@matteojones]

warren ellis. making me believe in jesus

[@Braunld]

he over-plays a bit.

[@agentsteell]

Braunld jesus?

[@Sir6204]

Fucking amazing.

[@chuckgillespie1]

love the enthusiastic crowd in the background (pan left) on their phones....jeesh

[@garynolan5798]

More help if Warren didn't turn his back on his audience and actually performed for them,not himself!

[@CGBalla1014]

@@garynolan5798 so the audience sucks because one member of the band wanted to face the people actually enjoying the moment?

[@Darren-D.C-Cross]

the americans look scared.

[@TwistedRaptor1]

How was this recorded audio wise? It has amazing audio quality! By the way, these guys kick ASS! Love the violinist!

[@joshthebasil]

All Things Considered, even an old man in a purple polka-dotted shirt with a long beard shredding on a violin while screaming at the top of his longs.

[@dongwang1948]

The Pier!!! so beautiful I cried.

[@heeblay3066]

Fuck I Love that he asks if its alright half way through, so humble and alive

[@lesliestem3823]

Just glorious. Forget when I first heard them, but they still make me feel such a way.

[@farodelarte-diseno...fotov4734]

... inspiración y sentimientos infinitos!!!

[@geordiewood]

No evidence of anyone giving a shit, except for the surfer dude who's just vibing the fuck out 05:17.

[@silviadarocha7381]

The yelling. OH I LOVE.

[@JoeyLevenson]

I had never heard them before, but I know of Ellis. Very inspiring music.

[@ronzbronz6043]

WOW...Outstanding Thank-You Holy Trin ity/Dirty Three!!!

[@withershin]

Okay it's 2021 people. Watch all the videos on what good music is and then come back here. Raw energy in music is rare these days. I started in the key of X with them and nothing has changed in what like 30 years now?

[@vikingblood81]

I'll be honest - not necessarily my cup of tea. But....I respect the musicianship that's present. One thing I really like about these concert vids - there are virtually no trolls to be found in the comments. It's a refreshing change.

[@agstinacueva1673]

We need Nick Cave and the bad seeds on tiny desk PLEASE

[@robotmadeheart]

This is wild and lovely.

[@vilstef6988]

This is just amazing stuff! I first heard about this band about a week ago-why didn't I get the word sooner!?!

[@thatdouche4436]

Kind of like a Jethro Tull for the modern age these guys are. Tasty good shit.

[@ferrumcivis]

Young Santa Claus can really rock out in polka dot

[@jaylangdon7400]

one of the best things on youtube

[@gi_gi_alight3712]

Nick Cave is sorely missed from the Melbourne music scene. Please read us a lament, Nick. The world is asking really nicely. Please sign into history.⚖️

[@jordanssecondchoice]

yeah i think it is a radio station. the whole concept of the 'tiny desk concert' series is that the concerts are just played to the office workers

[@BleeemoMusic]

Quite simply the greatest band on the planet.

[@Byrnyngman]

I was able to see the Dirty Three perform live last year. I've seen a LOT of good drummers perform live, and Jim White is possibly the greatest. I wish I could drum half as well as he could.

[@jamieholmes5443]

Bad ass fucking drumming at 12:22

[@leshtricity]

"it's a song about..." *spouts off a bunch of nonsensical garbage

[@Nimlothful]

8:35 and is actually just waiting for mick to finish changing guitars "It's a song about..You alright Mick?" "Yeah" "It's called the Pier."

[@annadudek6459]

Love you Warren, you're taking me trough my midlifecrisis 😁⚡👁

[@davidhamilton7780]

An epic concert. Nick Cave is following the trail of Lou Reed... a great writer, good singer and a good musician who has the smarts to surround himself with excellent players. Warren is a large part of that. Warren Ellis (aka The Talking Beard) - one of the great storytellers of our generation.

[@Tave11]

By far the best TDC

[@mrblisterfist]

Jim is running like a Swiss watch. Cat's wickedly talented!

[@eineristzuviel]

please don't show this sad looking audience again.

[@gcf7175]

Damn Democrats.

[@bryanpearson8865]

Each is supremely talented on his own, but their confluence is astounding! Jim White has such a distinctive sound, I don't know anyone remotely like him.