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Wednesday, February 5 2014

• Regina Spektor On Her Russian Music Idol; Russia's Samizdat Movement; Hospitality Plays Live February 5, 2014

  In this episode: From Russia With Soundcheck week continues with Regina Spektor, the Moscow-born, the New York-based indie-pop star, who schools us about a personal hero, the late Sov... (episode)

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  • Regina Spektor On Her Musical Hero, Vladimir Vysotsky February 5, 2014

    This week, Soundcheck has been celebrating Russian music in the lead up to the Olympics in Sochi. Listen to Moscow-born pop star Regina Spektor talk about one of her musical heroes, t...

  • Before Pussy Riot, There Was Samizdat: Hear The Sounds Of Russia's Soviet-Era Counterculture February 5, 2014

    Samizdat is the name given to an underground, DIY counterculture that was a huge part of life in the old Soviet Union. There's an exhibit of Samizdat artifacts consisting of pamphlets...

  • Hospitality: Adventurous Indie Rock With A Sharper Edge February 5, 2014

    <p>Watch the Brooklyn indie pop band Hospitality perform songs from its brand new album, <em>Trouble</em>, in the <em>Soundcheck</em> studio.</p>

• Gig Alert (гиг-анонс): Terem Quartet February 5, 2014

  <p>It's "From Russia, With Soundcheck" Week -- and that means that we're "Gig Alerting" bands in, you guessed it, Russia. Tonight, the Terem Quartet -- a Russian folk music group -- plays in Sochi.&nbsp;</p> (article)