Unsigned musicians from across the North State answered NPR Music's call this winter, submitting original video performances for their chance to win the 2016 Tiny Desk Contest.
NPR's winner, to be selected the week of March 1, will get to
- play a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR in Washington, D.C.,
- appear at a taping of NPR's Ask Me Another, and
- tour the United States with NPR and Lagunitas.
But in the meantime, it's your turn to pick your Favorite Local Tiny Desk Contest Submission. Watch the videos below and then cast your vote in our poll.
Shibumi - "Room to Grow" - Chico, CA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D05IUq1Q-Tk
Gordy Ohliger - "Well Well Well" - Chico, CA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3ulcDshO-8
Lisa Valentine & Dave Elke - "Warm Heart" - Chico, CA
Chris Keene - "Deluge" - Chico, CA
Brandon Elwood - "Tom Kills" - Redding, CA
http://youtu.be/DaV842kEWsw
Still Married - "The Last Cowboy in Shasta County" - Redding, CA
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Jonathan Foster - "Sunrise Letdown" - Redding, CA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3ASdIrU4X0
GRINGO - "In the Valley" - Redding, CA
Forgettable Ross - "Under the Leaves" - Dunsmuir, CA
Buckhorn Mountain Stompers - "Squirrels in Your Woodpile" - Weaverville, CA
Rainy Day Picnic - "Small Town Child" - Weaverville, CA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9T6qXhuies
Larry Roszkowiak - "All I Need Is You" - Weed, CA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFzTR7ADvkk
Jessica Agnew - "Beautiful Disaster" - Grass Valley, CA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdT5SsZKn-M
Ayla Nereo - "Let It In" - Nevada City, CA
Earles of Newtown - "Cinnamon Baby" - Nevada City, CA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xgIswtYTvs
MaMuse - "I Am Wild" - Nevada City, CA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK0I7KHT_io
Tom Nasr - "Falling" - Nevada City, CA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUoZ16cfD8U