Good entries and good dogs

The latest mash-up video, Top Shelf and Viking’s Choice [View this email online]( [NPR Tiny Desk Contest]( As we watched your thousands of entries, we got to know not just you, but some of your four-legged friends, too. Animals aren’t required in Tiny Desk Contest entries, but we really appreciate them. So our latest mash-up is a tribute to those animals (cats and goats and fish and sheep and more!) who doubled as bandmates in your entry videos. It’s soundtracked by the band 9lb Hammer and its members’ very good dog. Our judges have been loving your entries and are excited to kick off [Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf]( our weekly livestream series where they’ll share their favorite entries, next week. In the first episode, [Bob Boilen]( will talk with Tiny Desk producer [Bobby Carter](. We can’t wait to find out Bobby’s favorites during the livestream; you can [RSVP on our site]( or [set your own reminder on YouTube](. And ahead of each judge’s episode, we’ll be sharing some tiny fun facts about them here – so let us know what you want to learn. Want to know Bobby’s favorite Tiny Desk concert? How he [makes a perfect playlist]( What it was like going from DJ’ing around the world to starting his virtual DJ series, [SMTHN DFRNT]( Just reply to this email with your questions, and we’ll answer them next week. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Last week on the blog, NPR Music’s Lars Gotrich shared five of [his favorite entries]( – entries that he’d put in Viking's Choice, his [newsletter]( and [playlist]( dedicated to "heavy metal, heady psych, dreamy ambient, furious punk, chooglin' rock, twinkly emo and cotton-candy pop music." Check it out to get a taste of just how wide the range of entries this Contest receives really is. From our own tiny desks, NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest team --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( What do you think of today's email? We'd love to hear your thoughts, questions and feedback: [tinydeskcontest@npr.org](mailto:tinydeskcontest@npr.org?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback) Interested in connecting with music-lovers and music-makers across the Contest community? Join our Tiny Desk Contest Community [Facebook Group]( Need a new playlist? Follow NPR Music on [Spotify]( and [Apple Music]( Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Music, Books, Pop Culture and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Tiny Desk Contest emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( [NPR logo]