For the third year in a row, NPR invited unsigned musicians to enter to win a chance to perform at NPR's Tiny Desk in Washington, D.C. The entry period has now closed, and right now the judges are watching the submitted videos in search of the next great undiscovered artist to play at the Tiny Desk and tour the U.S. with NPR and sponser Lagunitas.
Past winners have been Fantastic Negrito
and Gaelynn Lea https://youtu.be/jb1oCjiIu9M","_id":"00000173-38ef-d855-adf7-bceff3e90001","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">https://youtu.be/jb1oCjiIu9M">https://youtu.be/jb1oCjiIu9M","_id":"00000173-38ef-d855-adf7-bceff3e90001","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">https://youtu.be/jb1oCjiIu9M Following her win last year, Gaelynn Lea performed on IPR's Studio One. You can revisit her great set here- http://iowapublicradio.org/post/hear-gaelynn-leas-studio-one-live-set
This year, Iowa is represented by 39 artists and bands that submitted YouTube videos of original songs. As you would expect, the impressive entries from Iowa represent a wide variety of musical styles. Check out these videos submitted by you and your neighbors. We'll post another batch tomorrow! The winner will be announced February 28th!
Awful Purdies- "This Woman's Work" https://youtu.be/P42bnJp19DA","_id":"00000173-38ef-d855-adf7-bceff3e90003","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">https://youtu.be/P42bnJp19DA">https://youtu.be/P42bnJp19DA","_id":"00000173-38ef-d855-adf7-bceff3e90003","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">https://youtu.be/P42bnJp19DA
The Ruralists- "Black and Achromatic" https://youtu.be/edxrCNz","_id":"00000173-38ef-d855-adf7-bceff3e90005","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">https://youtu.be/edxrCNz-mlM">https://youtu.be/edxrCNz","_id":"00000173-38ef-d855-adf7-bceff3e90005","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">https://youtu.be/edxrCNz-mlM
Simpleton Sage- "What You Can't See" https://youtu.be/0xadmnP1Wbk","_id":"00000173-38ef-d855-adf7-bceff3e9000d","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">https://youtu.be/0xadmnP1Wbk">https://youtu.be/0xadmnP1Wbk","_id":"00000173-38ef-d855-adf7-bceff3e9000d","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">https://youtu.be/0xadmnP1Wbk
Ben Schrag & The Cautionaries- "New America" https://youtu.be/4fJhCJZSSkk","_id":"00000173-38ef-d855-adf7-bceff3e90011","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">https://youtu.be/4fJhCJZSSkk">https://youtu.be/4fJhCJZSSkk","_id":"00000173-38ef-d855-adf7-bceff3e90011","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">https://youtu.be/4fJhCJZSSkk
Joe Sorensen- "I Get the Feeling that I'm Not the Only One" http://youtu.be/SjISo6lJC_8
The Copper Smoke Trials with Biscotti Brass- "Wishful Thinking" https://youtu.be/R9CTYZLa6I8","_id":"00000173-38ef-d855-adf7-bceff3e90013","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">https://youtu.be/R9CTYZLa6I8">https://youtu.be/R9CTYZLa6I8","_id":"00000173-38ef-d855-adf7-bceff3e90013","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">https://youtu.be/R9CTYZLa6I8
