John Schaefer appears in the following:
Weekly Music Roundup: Regina Spektor, Angélique Kidjo and Ibrahim Maalouf, Soccer Mommy
Monday, June 27, 2022
New Sounds
This week, new releases by Regina Spektor, Angélique Kidjo, and Soccer Mommy all center women’s voices. Plus, music by Monsieur Perine, Akusmi, and a timely rant from Petrol Girls.
Weekly Music Roundup: Kate Bush's No. 1, Ben Harper, FKA Twigs
Monday, June 20, 2022
New Sounds
Kate Bush tops the charts; Lizz Wright covers Neil Young; and Ben Harper gets angry and funky. Plus, new music from FKA Twigs, Perfume Genius, and L.A's Wild Up plays Julius Eastman.
Trailer
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
The Artists Propulsion Lab is WQXR's program to support early- and mid-career artists - and now, they are starting a podcast.
Weekly Music Roundup: Making Movies, Shearwater, The A's
Monday, June 13, 2022
New Sounds
This week, a madcap premiere from the band Making Movies, a peek into obscure internet voices with The Range, and a return for the band Shearwater.
Weekly Music Roundup: Phoenix, Mireya Ramos, S.G. Goodman
Monday, June 06, 2022
New Sounds
The Sacred Steel roots of American gospel; Mireya Ramos of Flor De Toloache goes solo; and Phoenix rises again. Plus, Kentucky songwriter S.G. Goodman on bottled trauma and lost love.
(Outdoor) Summer Music Preview
Thursday, June 02, 2022
Outdoor music events and concerts to look forward to this summer as the city is dealing with yet another wave of COVID
Weekly Music Roundup: Painted Shield, M.I.A., Shabaka
Monday, May 30, 2022
New Sounds
This week, M.I.A. is still “The One”; Hercules & Love Affair still love Anohni; and L.A. Salami is not overly optimistic. Plus, new solo music from Shabaka, and Painted Shield.
Music to Help Grieve
Thursday, May 26, 2022
WNYC's John Schaefer joins to talk about why music and grieving can go hand in hand.
Weekly Music Roundup: Roosevelt and Nile Rodgers, Santigold, Angel Olsen
Monday, May 23, 2022
New Sounds
This week, collaborations from Mavis Staples and Levon Helm, Roosevelt and Nile Rodgers, and Nick Cave and a wood dove. Plus new music from Adia Victoria, Santigold, and Angel Olsen.
Weekly Music Roundup: Kendrick Lamar, The Smile, Vieux Farka Touré
Monday, May 16, 2022
New Sounds
The return of Kendrick Lamar, a new Radiohead spinoff, and Amythyst Kiah does up a Tori Amos song. Plus, guitar hero Vieux Farka Touré, and spiritual sounds by Revelators Sound System.
Weekly Music Roundup: Willie Nelson, Shilpa Ray, Congotronics International
Monday, May 02, 2022
New Sounds
This week, Made In America: music from Cuba, Colombia and Mexico. Also, the return of Willie Nelson, and Shilpa Ray takes on the patriarchy. Plus, new Congotronics International.
The Pioneering Techno of the Carl Craig Synthesizer Ensemble
Monday, April 25, 2022
Composer, DJ, and techno pioneer Carl Craig joins us with the Carl Craig Synthesizer Ensemble.
Weekly Music Roundup: Sonny Singh, Nailah Hunter, Cory Wong
Monday, April 18, 2022
New Sounds
This week, Sonny Singh’s tribute to the Sikh community, Nailah Hunter’s eerie nocturne, and Cory Wong’s effortless funk. Plus, a cover of Laurie Anderson’s “O Superman,” and more.
Weekly Music Roundup: Pastor Champion, Emeli Sandé, Adrian Quesada (of Black Pumas)
Monday, April 04, 2022
New Sounds
This week, gifted British singer Emeli Sandé, Pastor Champion’s posthumous debut, Hannah Peel meets the Paraorchestra, and Adrian Quesada reinvents Mexican psychedelia.
Weekly Music Roundup: Chance the Rapper, Juanita Euka, Soft Cell and Pet Shop Boys
Monday, March 28, 2022
New Sounds
This week, Soft Cell and Pet Shop Boys, together at last; Chance The Rapper’s multimedia art project; multi-continental singer Juanita Euka, and Adia Victoria’s death-defying blues.
Weekly Music Roundup: Ferris & Sylvester, RZA & DJ Scratch, and Cloud Cult
Monday, March 07, 2022
New Sounds
A premiere from Ferris & Sylvester, a very different duo from RZA & DJ Scratch, and a suggestive bit of sweetness from Kaina. Plus, Ukrainian black metal bands White Ward and Drudkh.
Weekly Music Roundup: Oumou Sangare, Tank & The Bangas, caroline
Monday, February 28, 2022
New Sounds
This week, a timely new song from Mali’s Oumou Sangaré, Robert Glasper’s star-studded new LP, Tank & The Bangas' "Stolen Fruit," and the ambitious debut of caroline.
Iconic folk singer Woody Guthrie is celebrated by the Morgan Library & Museum
Thursday, February 24, 2022
From folk to rock to rap, American music has been deeply influenced by the work of Woody Guthrie. And a new exhibit examines why. WNYC’s John Schaefer took a look.
Weekly Roundup: Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jake Blount, Cinder Well
Monday, February 21, 2022
New Sounds
Future Islands' return to TV, Hurray For The Riff Raff’s recipe for life on earth, and creepy folk from both Cinder Well and Jake Blount. Plus, Samora Pinderhughes addresses masculinity.
Weekly Music Roundup: Kae Tempest, Brandee Younger, Odesza
Monday, February 14, 2022
New Sounds
Spoon spends time with Lucifer, Odesza remakes an old Bettye LaVette song, and Kae Tempest’s love song to a troubled England. Plus, harpist Brandee Younger's two-part single, "Unrest."
