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The "preeminent legends of lo-fi", the Mountain Goats, still trying to outrun their home-recorded past, join us in a duo version to play new music from their latest, "Goths." (episode)
Portland, Oregon-based Pink Martini whisks listeners away on globetrotting musical journeys, singing in Armenian, Portuguese, Arabic, French & Xhosa. They perform in our studio. (episode)
Galway-raised troubadour Adrian Crowley eloquently writes sad, dark & beautiful songs. He'll play some of these intimate songs live. (episode)
Fiery guitarist/songwriter Benjamin Booker's ecstatic, gritty, and soulful sounds channel punk rock & vintage soul, gospel and blues. He joins us live in the studio. (episode)
The Brooklyn-based five piece, Landlady, led by agitator Adam Schatz, brings their art/pop sound to our studio along with a string quartet. (episode)
Jazz pianist Randy Weston has long been exploring the African roots of American music. In this web extra, hear some jazz, blues, Chinese, Cuban, West African, and North African music. (episode)
New Orleans-based 7-piece outfit, The Revivalists, dig into all kinds of roots for their soulful rockenroll and they’ll play their hearts out for us in the Soundcheck studio. (episode)
The band Wilsen serves up fingerpicked folk guitar, crisp rhythms, & electronic flourishes, overlaid with Tamsin Wilson's voice. They play some of their dream-folk songs in the studio. (episode)
Alan Gilbert took over the New York Philharmonic in 2009 to become the its first NY-born Music Director. He wraps up his tenure with the orchestra this June, & reflects on those 8 years. (episode)
Pianist George Winston wrote his latest record, Spring Carousel, in the hospital recovering from a bone marrow transplant. Its proceeds will benefit cancer research. He joins us live. (episode)