NPR Tiny Desk Contest

While waiting for test results at her job at the University of Miami's cancer research lab, Katerina Lomis would ink down her thoughts that would eventually turn into fully fledged songs.

On "Florida Matters: Live & Local," we’re talking about a Tampa Bay boom town, hearing from some rising local artists and learning about a buzzing local suds scene.

Grammy winner Brandi Carlile is among the artists who will perform at the Gasparilla Music Festival in Tampa next March.2019 was a breakout year for the…

The first day of the Gasparilla Music Festival drew a sold-out crowd to Curtis Hixon Park on Saturday. Headliners included the Avett Brothers and 2017 NPR…

More than 40 artists will rock Tampa Bay at this weekend’s Gasparilla Music Festival.Headlined by the Avett Brothers and Gary Clark Jr., the eighth year…

A look back at the extraordinary creative souls we lost in 2018, from producer Richard Swift and opera singer Montserrat Caballé to rapper Mac Miller and Aretha Franklin.

NPR Tiny Desk Contest winners Tank and the Bangas from New Orleans are among the artists that will perform at the Gasparilla Music Festival at Curtis…

Out of more than 6,000 entries, the musician selected as the winner of the Tiny Desk Contest created something "captivating," "serpentine," "beautiful," "unusual" and "tremendous."

The deadline for NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest is next Tuesday, Feb. 2.Tiny Desk Concerts are intimate concerts, featuring new videos of original music recorded…