Small studios, famous artists and favorite songs: this is what Tiny Desk by NPR is all about. KACU is bringing its own version to Abilene with Tiny(ier) Desk at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at Seven and One Bookstore.

Tiny(ier) Desk is a way for the station to highlight local artists and their music.

Christy Patton, Basic Truth and Mooniform are the three artists performing during the event. Their music styles span from neo-soul and R&B to rock and folk.

Christy Patton, an indie folk artist originally from Michigan, started singing when she was 14 years old. She and her husband moved to Clyde, Texas, and she started singing and writing acoustic songs for herself and her guitar.

Basic Truth was started in 2020 by Tanell Smith Blackmon, a singer-songwriter, who wanted to give Abilene a neo-soul and R&B presence.

Mooniform is an indie rock band of Abilene locals, including several ACU professors. Dr. Darby Hewitt, Tim Doty, and Dr. Aaron Robison are three of the five members.

The producer of Tiny(ier) Desk, Matthew Garfat, sophomore music education major from Argyle, said that this event is a fun way for the community to come together and support local artists from Abilene.

“It would just be a really great way for the community to come together as a whole and listen to some really solid music,” Garfat said. “Discover some new artists that aren’t out there.”

Garfat said that for these local artists, having concerts like Tiny(ier) Desk gives them awareness and encouragement to keep making music.

“Give these artists the love that they so deeply deserve, because everyone deserves to have their music listened to,” Garfat said. “And show the love that the Abilene community has for everyone else.”

Aravis Kirsch, freshman advertising and public relations major from Giddings, said that Seven and One Bookstore gives the concert a unique feel.

“I’m excited to just hang out with people,” Kirsch said. “Bookstores are really … [an] aesthetic place. It’s where community comes together.”

Garfat said that the event will be a way to connect with the members of the bands and also KACU radio hosts.

“If you’re a listener to regular KACU or if you just want to come listen to some great music, please come out,” Garfat said. “We’ll have a lot of people who work for KACU regularly, so it’s some of your favorite hosts [who] will be there.”

He said that this concert is for anyone.

“It’s just honestly a really great community and listening experience … [to] connect, really connect with the community,” Garfat said. “That’s what we want out of this, is to … further establish that connection that we have with the community.”