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Hear music by Helado Negro, Bombay Bicycle Club, Nathalie Joachim & Spektral Quartet, The Comet Is Coming, and India.Arie in Part 2 of 2019's best in-studio performances for Soundcheck. (episode)
Hear music by Combo Chimbita, Kate Tempest, Emily King and yMusic, Matmos, and Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom in Part 1 of 2019's best in-studio performances for Soundcheck. (episode)
Banjo master Tony Trischka and sacred harp tunester Tim Eriksen, with a crew of folks playing fiddle, mandolin, bass and drums, perform seasonal and wintry Americana in-studio. (episode)
From J.S. Bach to Biggie Smalls, the classical-meets-hip-hop duo Black Violin continually challenges stereotypes. They perform music from their latest, Take The Stairs, in-studio. (episode)
The Portland, OR-based multi-instrumentalist Black Belt Eagle Scout plays songs from her latest record, 'At the Party With My Brown Friends,' in-studio. (episode)
Radical guitarist Thurston Moore and musical co-conspirators present altered guitars with electronics, in tribute to notable artists and musicians like Glenn Branca, in-studio. (episode)
Philadelphia-based Son Little is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music blends Philly soul with R&B and classic rock. He plays tunes from “Aloha” (due Jan. 2020), in-studio. (episode)
New Jersey-born singer Gloria Gaynor grew up with gospel roots and they run deep, as in her Grammy-nominated 2019 record, “Testimony.” She sings some of these uplifting songs in-studio. (episode)
Composer, musician, and songwriter Robbie Robertson is the lead guitarist in The Band. He's just scored The Irishman and released a solo album 'Sinematic.' He joins John to catch up. (episode)
Brooklyn jangly-rockers Real Estate are a self-admitted “indie band that should become a jam band.” Here are some of their latest tunes from a June 2019 set at Brooklyn Bowl. (episode)