Bobby Carter | August 8, 2023
There are times during Action Bronson’s Tiny Desk when his vocals momentarily drift. We instruct our guests to face the directional microphones so that our recorders clearly pick up the voices. Action warned us of the improbability of that happening before we started filming and sure enough, the Flushing, Queens emcee strolled off mic a couple of times, did an about face here and there and even took a knee mid-show. By the time we got to “Latin Grammys,” he looked over to our engineer Josh Rogosin and said, “I told you I couldn’t stand still. How do you play music still?” He’s got a point.
Action’s band Human Growth Hormone reinterprets his records so funky, it’s nearly impossible not to move, yet the small imperfections during the set tickled me. Bam Bam, primarily known as a rapper, has turned his passion for food, clothing, sneakers, wrestling, writing, fitness and painting into bonafide professions. Never veering too far away from the booth, he’s consistently dropped projects since 2011. After working out in the green room, Mr. Baklava walked to the Desk, greeting nearly every person in the room with a handshake, and proceeded to perform highlights from Mr. Wonderful, Lamb Over Rice, White Bronco, and Only For Dolphins. Bronson was born to entertain us.
SET LIST
“Dmtri”
“Live from the Moon”
“Latin Grammys”
“Terry”
“Baby Blue”
MUSICIANS
Action Bronson: vocals, effects
Matt “Yung Mehico” Carrillo: keys, saxophone
Nicholas Coleman: bass
Wahkiba “9Ether” Julion: drums
Red Walrus: percussion
Julian Love: guitar
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Director/Editor: Maia Stern
Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Creative Director: Bob Boilen
Videographers: Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Alanté Serene
Audio Assistant: Josephine Nyounai
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Photographer: Catie Dull
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Hazel Cills
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
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The sax goes crazy
Imagine if he performed Dr Kimble 😭
I was about to comment. But you know what? No comment.
been able to touch my toes for 3yrs now lol …. Love you man 💗
F*ck thats delicous lyrics !
Top 5 Tiny Desk of all time
Man listening to him makes me miss Mac dawg.
Great performance 🎉
I would like to formally ask for Yung Mehico´s hand in marriage…That tone is heavenly
This was flames.
To be a fly on the wall. Wow. Well done fellas.
This did not last long enough
"I told you I couldn't stand still. How do you play music and stand still? Freaky."
🔊🎶🎤🎸🥁🪘🎹🎷🎶🔊🙏🏼🕊️💖💯♾️🎶🔊
meh. his flow is dull. he says a lot of nothing. he has the same tempo and cadence over and over and over again. musically, i’ve heard worse, but that doesn’t say much.
Young Mehico omg. Amazing sound.
Bro that strat sounds heavenly beyond worlds omg.🥰🥰🔥🔥🎸🎸
This is one of my favorite tiny desk performances lol his bars are 🔥 but their also very funny 🤣
His band is phenomenal
Turkish: Do you take sugar?
Bronson: No thank you Turkish, my flow is sweet enough.
Who's selling the drugs lol ametuers they using but they behind as who's using who lol derrrrr tax ya fools n dope we own ya it lol 😆
Bet these cowards wont have Oliver Anthony on.
Live from the moon ..Live, is better for some reason ✌️
Who is naming the timestamps😂
first time ive come back to this. wont be the last
By far the best TD of the year so far.
Bronson killin it but this band is AMAZING…wow
This band is flawless
this is the best tiny desk i've heard
The chillest live beat. The band is keeping it SO tight. Never in a hurry. Incredible. Some kind of Action.