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Aimee Mann's songs may shine with sadness on the outside, but as ever, they bristle with smart observations & intriguing perspectives. She plays songs from "Mental Illness" in-studio. (episode)
This week: Elvis Costello, The Reverend Shawn Amos, and dance music from Mali by Rokia Koné, Colombia via Combo Chimbita, and the 80s in music by Mitski. Plus, composer Emily Wells. (article)
Beirut-based band Mashrou’ Leila tackles taboo topics - political corruption, same-sex love, & Middle Eastern feminism. They play music from their 2015 album, 'Ibn el Leil', in-studio. (episode)
Mexican songwriter Silvana Estrada plays haunting songs of love and loss on the Venezuelan cuatro; it’s a small sound, with a big impact. She performs onstage at The Greene Space. (episode)
This week, a premiere from Brittany Davis, The Weeknd’s End-Times Radio Station, and a Celebration of New Orleans Hip Hop and Jazz. Plus, new music from Black Country, New Road. (article)
Guitarist Margaret Glaspy packs a walloping punch atop crunchy, snarly guitar in her grunge-torch-rock. She & her trio play live in the studio. (episode)
Co-founding member and frontman of L.A. punk band X, John Doe, brings his tough folk & twang songs which span country, punk and rockabilly to play solo, in-studio. (Archives, 2017.) (episode)
Cellist Kate Ellis and violinist Laura Cannell offer a seasonal gift from Glasgow; a rare, old salsa tune gets a modern remix; and Virginia guitarist Daniel Bachman's comforting blues. (article)
Synthesist, producer and composer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith sculpts her psychedelic synthesizer and vocals-based electronica live in-studio. (From the Archives, 2017.) (episode)
Hear/Watch some of the 2021 highlights for the Soundcheck Podcast by Dutch Turkish psych band Altin Gün, London Afrofuturist jazzers Sons of Kemet, and Sardinian guitarist Paolo Angeli. (episode)