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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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  • #309
    September 27 · 51 min

    Best of Soundcheck: Guitarricadelafuente, Donnie McCaslin

    Next time on Soundcheck, John Schaefer welcomes sax player Donny McCaslin, who led David Bowie’s final band. And Guitarricadelafuente has done high profile duets with Troye Sivan and had two hit singles in Spain; he plays live as well.

  • #308
    September 21 · 37 min

    Everlast Dishes Out Gritty Humanity in Blues-Rock Style, In-Studio

    The artist known as Everlast was the lead rapper in the group House of Pain, whose single “Jump Around” remains one of hip hop’s most familiar songs. But in the 1990s he began adding bluesy guitars to his songs - which continues with his latest, "Embers To Ashes". Everlast plays in-studio.

  • #307
    September 20 · 50 min

    Best of Soundcheck: Annahstasia, Patrick Wolf

    This time on Soundcheck, two artists who make big, almost orchestral albums, while also managing to let their emotions shine in their solo performances: Annahstasia and Patrick Wolf

  • #304
    September 13 · 51 min

    Best of Soundcheck: Sofia Rei, Mike Doughty

    On this episode of Soundcheck: two artists who are inspired by folk music, but write songs that fall under a different genre altogether. Hear Mike Doughty and Sofia Rei's performances and interviews recorded at WNYC studios earlier this year.

  • #299
    August 31 · 32 min

    Ghost Hounds Conjures Bluesy Roots-Rock In-Studio

    Ghost Hounds is a Pittsburgh-based blues-rock band with a sound that may remind you of classic early 70s bands like The Rolling Stones. In fact, they’ve opened for the Stones and do a cover of that band’s song “Gimme Shelter” on the new Ghost Hounds album. But most of their music is original and their latest record, called Justified, is full of apocalyptic imagery and songs that swagger their way through the End Of Days. Ghost Hounds brings a rootsy, intimate version of the band to play these new songs, in-studio. Set list: 1. Something Wicked 2. Sinner's Prayer 3. Pale Horse Riding Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  • #298
    August 30 · 51 min

    Best of Soundcheck: Dessa, Omar Offendum

    For this episode of Soundcheck, the rapper, singer, and author Dessa gets political, and Syrian-American rapper Omar Offendum gets historical.

  • #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.

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