New Sounds
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Recent New Sounds Episodes
#4989, Music Rooted in Africa
#5142, Music for Saxes
#4887, Music in Just Intonation
#4886, From the Soundcheck Podcast: Hatis Noit
#4988, Contemporary Irish Music
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Recent Gig Alerts
Luciana Souza at Smoke Jazz Club
Friendship at Elsewhere
Ryan Bingham – "Relevance" (Soundcheck Podcast)
Stephane Wrembel at Symphony Space
Melody's Echo Chamber at Webster Hall
Rakesh Chaurasia at New York Society for Ethical Culture
The Hu at Palladium Times Square
Julieta Venegas – La Linea (Soundcheck Podcast)
Alarm Will Sound: 25th Anniversary Concert at Roulette
Bill Callahan at Knockdown Center
75 Dollar Bill Residency at Union Pool
Sofia Rei –"El Mundo Es Redondo" (Soundcheck Podcast)
Bang On A Can All-Stars Play Philip Glass at Roulette
DAVE at Brooklyn Paramount
Niia at Blue Note
Alisa Weilerstein – "The Last Moho Braccatus" (Osvaldo Golijov)
Pearla at Purgatory
Red Baraat at Barbès
Chanticleer at Trinity Church
Recent Soundcheck Episodes
Texas Aficionado Ryan Bingham Plays New Songs, In-Studio
Hiss Golden Messenger's Warm and Earthy Folk-Rock, In-Studio
Multi-instrumentalist Julieta Venegas Lets Go of the Past, In-Studio
Gamelan Yowana Sari Brings the Brilliant Bursts of Metal
Sofía Rei Connects Traditional and Future Sounds, In-Studio
Indie Rock Songwriter Morgan Nagler Sings Her Unfiltered Songs, In-Studio
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein Wonders 'Bout Sound and Meaning, In-Studio
Folk-Rock Trio The Lone Bellow Plays Some Hard-Won Songs, In-Studio
Texas-Born Folk Artist Jana Horn Weaves a Gentle Atmosphere, In-Studio
English Post-Punk Outfit Art Brut Doesn’t Seem Like It’s Planned! (In-Studio)
Alternative Rock Artist Mike Doughty Reinterprets Musical Memories, In-Studio
Omar Offendum Fuses Hip-Hop, Poetry, and Arab Heritage, In-Studio
Soulful Folk Music Composer Annahstasia Embraces Dynamism, In-Studio
Storyteller Dessa Calls Attention to Current Events, In-Studio
Julia Úlehla and Dálava Forge Ancestral Connections Via Moravian Folk Songs, In-Studio
Argentine Singer and Guitarist Marilina Bertoldi Rebrands Rock 'n' Roll, In-Studio
Weekly Roundup
Weekly Music Roundup: The Strokes, Tank and the Bangas, and Shearwater
Weekly Music Roundup: The Rolling Stones, Aldous Harding, and Carín León
Weekly Music Roundup: Gabrielle Cavassa, Cinder Well, and The Klezmatics
Weekly Music Roundup: Modest Mouse, Cocanha, and Punch Brothers
Weekly Music Roundup: M.I.A. Has a Gospel Album, Reyna Tropical Releases New Single, and Massive Attack Collaborates with Tom Waits
Weekly Roundup: New Singles from Kelela and Julieta Venegas, and Gracie and Rachel's Third LP
Weekly Roundup: Anne Hathaway Sings FKA Twigs, Kronos Quartet's Glorious Mahalia, and Adrian Quesada
Weekly Music Roundup: mary in the junkyard, Ruido Tovar, and The New Pornographers
Weekly Music Roundup: Miles Caton, Nubiyan Twist, and Marisa Anderson
Weekly Music Roundup: Bruce Springsteen, Anjimile, and Umut Adan
Weekly Music Roundup: The Charity Compilation "Help(2)", Aldous Harding, and Raye
Weekly Music Roundup: Gnarls Barkley, Mitski, and Bruno Mars
Weekly Music Roundup: U2, Genesis Owusu, and Justin Hicks
New Sounds
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