Norwegian Chord Progression Artist Sondre Lerche Sings Acrobatic Melodies, In-Studio
Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche, who defines himself as a “chord progression artist”, visits Soundcheck studios to play a few song...
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Indie Rock Band Shearwater Performs Cerebral Songs with Laurie Anderson, In-Studio
American indie rock band led by singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and ornithologist Jonathan Meiburg returns to Soundcheck studios...
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. Hea...
Recording Artist and Actor Saul Williams Speaks Contemplative Words, In-Studio
Recording artist and actor Saul Williams, who recently starred in the Oscar-winning film Sinners, performs a few songs from his new album, t...
Quiet Reflection in Acoustic Songs by Daughter of Swords (Archives)
North Carolina singer and guitarist Alex Sauser-Monnig records under the name Daughter of Swords. They play vulnerable, homespun tunes from...
Best of Soundcheck: Paris Paloma, Cautious Clay
From our Soundcheck archives, hear adventurous recording artists Paris Paloma and Cautious Clay's performances, and interviews with host Joh...
Fearless Creative Expression and Lived Experience From Arturo Sandoval Who "Sounds Good", In-Studio
Trumpeter and bandleader Arturo Sandoval is a Latin music legend. He's just released a fearless album, Sangú, full of Afro-Cuban percussion,...
Ghost Hounds Conjures Bluesy Roots-Rock In-Studio
Live performances and conversations in which artists talk about their work, their process, and themselves. Genre-blind but open-eared.
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 historica...
From the 2026 New York Guitar Festival: Gyan Riley; Ziggy & Miles
Listen to a sampling of some of the 2026 New York Guitar Festival, with pieces by Gyan Riley and an arrangement of Debussy by Ziggy & Miles,...
From the 2026 New York Guitar Festival: Goran Ivanovic & Fareed Haque, and Pierre Bensusan
Listen to a sampling of some of the 2026 New York Guitar Festival, with pieces by Goran Ivanovic and Fareed Haque and Pierre Bensusan, recor...
Best of Soundcheck: Public Service Broadcasting; Em Spel
Hear a musical tribute to Amelia Earhart from London’s Public Service Broadcasting, and surreal folk from Chicago singer Em Spel, both recor...
Flamenco Guitar Pyrotechnicians Rodrigo y Gabriela Spark It Up, In-Studio (Archives)
Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela perform technical feats of wonder, somehow combining flamenco, classical, and thrash metal together in...
Dan Deacon's Joyous Electro-Acoustic Orchestra Ascends a Mountain, In-Studio
Live performances and conversations in which artists talk about their work, their process, and themselves. Genre-blind but open-eared.
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 t...
Dominican-Italian Singer-Songwriter YENDRY Weaves Delicate Melodies, In-Studio
Dominican-Italian singer-songwriter YEИDRY presents the first batch of songs from her upcoming debut album, Como Agua, with an acoustic live...
Jazz / R&B Ensemble Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science Amplify Progressive Issues, In-Studio
Grammy-nominated jazz/R&B ensemble, Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science, joins us for this edition of Soundcheck to play some new songs f...
Best of Soundcheck: We Are Scientists, Art Brut
Live performances and conversations in which artists talk about their work, their process, and themselves. Genre-blind but open-eared.
Yasser Tejeda y Palotré Celebrate Ancestral Dominican Traditions
Listen to our 2019 Soundcheck session with Brooklyn-based guitarist and composer Yasser Tejada & the group Palotré.
The Calm Spark of South African Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim Persists
On this episode of Soundcheck, revisit the solo piano performance and interview of the late South African pianist and composer, Abdullah Ibr...