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Thank You, New York City!

Last week, we had the first two stops of our 2017 Tiny Desk Contest tour. Tank And The Bangas took a live taping of NPR’s Ask Me Another by storm on Monday night at The Bell House in Brooklyn, N.Y. And on Wednesday night, we featured four incredible entrants — CE, Darling Din, Madison McFerrin and The New Review — at our first entrant showcase, an evening at Rockwood Music Hall with our friends from WFUV. Thank you to everyone who came out and made both of these events such special occasions. Tomorrow, it’s onto Philadelphia, Pa. for a show with WXPN! More soon.

Image Credit for Rockwood: Annabel Edwards / NPR

Thank You, Philly!

On Tuesday night, we had our second-ever Tiny Desk Contest tour event at World Cafe Live with our friends at WXPN. We featured four amazing local acts at the showcase, and you can watch their entries below. Each act put on an incredible show.

- ILL DOOTS - Maitland - APHRA - Hardwork Movement

There are many great Philly-area entries to enjoy, though: This year, we had more entrants from Philadelphia than ever before. Check them out, share what you love and stay tuned for more updates from the road!

We’re Hitting The Road With The Tiny Desk Contest

For the first few months of 2017, you came to us. You sent us your videos and your stories, and we watched and read them all. Now, we’re coming to you. On a 10-city tour, we’re hitting the road with Tank and the Bangas and some of our favorite regional Contest entrants to bring the Tiny Desk Contest to life.

So grab a free ticket. We’ll see you on the road.

Here are the stops we’re making, and the great NPR Member stations we’re partnering with along the way. Just click on the links to claim your free tickets. As we go to each city, we’ll be celebrating some of the amazing talent we saw from each area — Tank and the Bangas will join some of the bills with our local acts (we’ve marked those below), and some will be filled entirely with local entrants. And I’ll be at all of the stops, so come say hi when you stop by. Just look for the hat.

April 24 (SOLD OUT) NPR’s Ask Me Another with WNYC ft. Tank and the Bangas - Brooklyn, N.Y. | The Bell House

April 26 Tiny Desk Contest On The Road with WFUV - New York, N.Y. | Rockwood Music Hall

May 2 Tiny Desk Contest On The Road with WXPN - Philadelphia, Pa. | World Cafe Live

May 8 Tiny Desk Contest On The Road with KEXP - Seattle, Wash. | KEXP’s Gathering Space

May 9 Tiny Desk Contest On The Road with KQED and KRCB ft. Tank and the Bangas - Petaluma, Calif. | Lagunitas TapRoom

May 10 Tiny Desk Contest On The Road with OPB ft. Tank and the Bangas - Portland, Ore. | Lagunitas Community Room

May 11 Tiny Desk Contest On The Road with KVCR ft. Tank and the Bangas - Azusa, Calif. | Lagunitas TapRoom

May 16 Tiny Desk Contest On The Road with WBEZ ft. Tank and the Bangas - Chicago, Ill. | Lagunitas TapRoom

May 22 Tiny Desk Contest On The Road with South Carolina Public Radio ft. Tank and the Bangas - Charleston, S.C. | Lagunitas TapRoom

May 23 Tiny Desk Contest On The Road with WPLN and WMOT  -Nashville, Tenn. | The Basement East

May 24 Tiny Desk Contest On The Road with KUTX ft. Tank and the Bangas - Austin, Texas | Independence Brewing Co.

Last year, this was one of the most fun parts of the Contest. It means so much to us to be able to see this community in person, and to hear the music you sent us transformed on the stage. We can’t wait to see you in person.

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