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St. Louis on the Air

What years of entering Tiny Desk Contest taught two St. Louis musicians

Apr 17, 2025
20:15
Tiny Desk Contest launched in 2014 to give unsigned artists a chance to compete for their very own concert at NPR headquarters — and some musicians have entered several years running. Rich Washington, aka Just Rich, and Jorge Valcárcel of Boxcar share their motivations behind entering in the Tiny Desk Contest seven and 11 years, respectively.

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