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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... (article)
Grammy-winning Americana/Folk singer-songwriter Allison Russell sings songs of joy with her band, The Rainbow Coalition, for this episode of Soundcheck. (article)
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. (article)
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 ... (article)
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... (article)
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. (article)
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... (article)
Son Rompe Pera, marimba-playing cumbia punks from Mexico City, fuse together tropical dance beats, hard-hitting punk, modern cumbia, and fuzzed-out guitars. They play in-studio. (article)
From the 2026 New York Guitar Festival, recorded live at Bryant Park, hear a set from the instrumental trio called The Messthetics -who are Anthony Pirog (guitar), Joe Lally (bass) an... (article)
Some vocal performances are so emotionally compelling that you can’t help but hang on every word while eagerly anticipating the next. Such spellbinding experiences are the live perfor... (article)