New York-based Rasputina, the steampunk cello-rock outfit led by Melora Creager, draws lyrical inspiration from history and the headlines. What began as an ad seeking women for an ele...

Argentine folktronica / art pop artist Juana Molina performs a few songs from her critically acclaimed album, “Doga”, for today’s episode of Soundcheck.

We perceive loneliness as a human emotion. Dive into any decade and you’ll find countless songs written on the subject. But it’s not only humans who sing about being lonely – birds do...

Grammy-winning Americana/Folk singer-songwriter Allison Russell sings songs of joy with her band, The Rainbow Coalition, for this episode of Soundcheck.

Grammy-winning folk blues artist Ruthie Foster brings her skillful guitar playing and powerful vocals to our studio for a solo performance for this edition of Soundcheck.

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 ...

For the past 20 years or so, Eli Paperboy Reed has been making records that revel in the vintage sounds of Memphis and Chicago soul, with a healthy dose of R&B, early rock’n’roll, and...

Liverpool-based Welsh indie rock band on the rise, The Royston Club, plays a few songs from their latest record, Songs for the Spine, for this episode of Soundcheck.

Helado Tropical ("tropical ice cream") is a collaboration between Helado Negro, the experimental pop project of Ecuadorian-American singer/songwriter Roberto Carlos Lange, and Reyna T...