NPR just announced that they will begin taking submissions for their 2017 Tiny Desk Contest starting on January 13 of next year. I thought that this might be of interest to some of our musician friends out there and hopefully will give you ample time to develop a performance.
Visit the announcement page here to learn more about the contest and the Tiny Desk series in general.
I know that we have our own music scene here that is really starting to develop - open mics, lots of original music and covers with personal flair, and even a budding record label called Thirsty Records. Super cool. Here's another chance for some more exposure for you artists out there.
And, one of the judges is Trey Anastasio of Phish, a personal guitar hero of mine, who has a song called "Steam" that he co-wrote with Tom Marshall and performs with Phish. I had planned on posting the song anyway and then got the Tiny Desk email announcing his involvement. So, here you go!
Best of luck!