Mexican Alternative R&B/Pop Artist Girl Ultra Reinvents Her Musical History, In-Studio
Mexican Alternative R&B/Pop artist Girl Ultra’s new album RRRomeo, which is out today, took five years to finalize. Hear the story behind it...
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Adventurous Harpist Lara Somogyi Weaves Time Patterns, In-Studio
Hawaii-born, California-based experimental harpist Lara Somogyi performs in-studio with her time-bending effects pedals and a string quartet...
Best of Soundcheck: Steve Earle, Anjimile
Hardships take time to overcome, and some songwriters turn to music to process their emotions as they move from one battle to the next. Two...
Song-Maker Somi Refuses to Fit Inside Any Artistic Box, Plays In-Studio
The singer, actor, playwright, composer, and songmaker Somi's "New African Soul" explores the many facets of self-discovery – questions of b...
Australian Singer-Songwriter Grace Cummings Brings a Visceral Twist to Pretty Melodies, In-Studio
Australian singer-songwriter Grace Cummings puts on a powerfully raw solo performance for the latest edition of Soundcheck.
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 do...
Ever-Shifting Guitarist Wendy Eisenberg Dares With Homegrown and Poetic Songs, In-Studio
The versatile Brooklyn-based guitarist, improviser, and songwriter Wendy Eisenberg plays homegrown and ambitious songs that address the swee...
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 famili...
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 p...
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...
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...