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WNYC, New York Public Radio, brings you Soundcheck, the arts and culture program hosted by John Schaefer, who engages guests and listeners in lively, inquisitive conversations with established and rising figures in New York City's creative arts scene. Guests come from all disciplines, including pop, indie rock, jazz, urban, world and classical music, technology, cultural affairs, TV and film. Recent episodes have included features on Michael Jackson,Crosby Stills & Nash, the Assad Brothers, Rackett, The Replacements, and James Brown.

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  • #293
    August 17 · 42 min

    Dan Deacon's Joyous Electro-Acoustic Orchestra Ascends a Mountain, In-Studio

    Baltimore-based Dan Deacon has been a mad scientist of electronic music since releasing his debut album Spiderman Of The Rings in 2007. He built a reputation for wild, dance-oriented live shows, but Dan is also classically trained and in recent years has been doing a lot of film music, along with scoring music for dance. His latest album is the score for a National Geographic documentary called Time and Water, and Dan Deacon, along with an electro-acoustic chamber orchestra -which includes the Bergamot Quartet, members of Baltimore-based contemporary music group Mind on Fire, and a Yamaha Disklavier (an upright bot-assisted piano) - perform in-studio. Set list: 1.Weeping Birch 2. A Home For All Of Us 3..Become a Mountain Suite Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  • #292
    August 16 · 51 min

    Best of Soundcheck: Orquesta Akokán, Hannah Jadagu

    Orquesta Akokán takes us on a musical time travel through the classic Cuban dance sounds of the mid-20th century and Hannah Jadagu studies the themes of time and travel in her dreamy alt-pop songs, all recorded live for Soundcheck.

  • #290
    August 9 · 51 min

    Best of Soundcheck: We Are Scientists, Art Brut

    Welcome to the WASABI edition of Soundcheck! No, not the spicy green paste that comes with your sushi order. We’re talking about the collaborative project formed by the London-born indie rock band Art Brut and their New York counterpart, We Are Scientists, known as We Are Scientists Art Brut International. Though they released a collaborative record in 2019, each band visited our studios at separate moments in time. But how could we not combine their sessions into one when they all spoke so fondly of each other? Join us, as we revisit their recent live performances and interviews with our host, John Schaefer. We Are Scientists' Setlist: 1. Please Don't Say It 2. Dead Letters 3. What You Want Is Gone Art Brut's Setlist: 1. Formed a Band 2. Emily Kane Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  • #287
    August 2 · 51 min

    Best of Soundcheck: Meklit, The Bad Plus

    On this episode of Soundcheck, revisit the live performances and interviews featuring American avant-garde group The Bad Plus and the Ethiopian pop artist Meklit.

  • #280
    July 20 · 36 min

    Helado Tropical Feels Like 'Summer's Warmth on a Sunday', In-Studio

    Helado Tropical is a warm and friendly collaboration between Helado Negro, the experimental pop project of Ecuadorian-American singer/songwriter Roberto Carlos Lange, and Reyna Tropical, which is the work of the Mexican-American musician Fabi Reyna (also of the cumbia band Savila). They play in-studio.

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