John Schaefer appears in the following:
New York’s Surprising New Performance Space – The High Line
Wednesday, October 03, 2018
Once, an eyesore, The High Line is now the site for an ambitious new opera over a mile long with a thousand singers.
Modernizing the Music Business for the Streaming Era
Friday, September 28, 2018
In a rare bipartisan move, the House and Senate unanimously pass the Music Modernization Act which will update copyright rules and create a new licensing system.
Weekly Music Roundup: Wolf Alice, Jeremy Dutcher, and The Most Perfect Album
Monday, September 24, 2018
New Sounds
Week of Sept. 24: This week, surprise winners of the Mercury and Polaris Prizes, and more surprises from Joey Stylez and Macy Gray.
Meet Jaap: A New Conductor Takes the Baton
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Jaap van Zweden makes his debut as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic this week.
Weekly Music Roundup: Swamp Dogg, Julia Holter, and First Aid Kit
Monday, September 10, 2018
New Sounds
Week of September 10: This week, A "Blaze" of Glory, an old Dogg’s new trick, and a Mountain Goats surprise.
Weekly Music Roundup: Tunde Olaniran, boygenius, and Moses Sumney
Monday, August 27, 2018
New Sounds
Week of August 27: This week, a Bill Withers Tribute, off-kilter pop from Tunde Olaniran, the debut of boygenius, Moses Sumney's EP, and world music orchestra, Bokanté.
The Best of WNYC Live - Volume Two
Thursday, August 16, 2018
No one could have foreseen the dramatic and unexpected renaissance of live performances on WNYC in the 1990s.
The Best of WNYC Live - Volume One
Thursday, August 09, 2018
These segments provide a friendly, informative entrance to the music we play on WNYC.
Weekly Music Roundup: Robyn, Cypress Hill and Urban Santeria by Okonkolo
Monday, August 06, 2018
New Sounds
For this week of August 6, we celebrate the long-awaited returns of Swedish electropop star Robyn and the classic California rap outfit Cypress Hill, plus Urban Santeria from Okonkolo.
The WNYC Commissions Volume One
Thursday, August 02, 2018
WNYC has a long heritage of supporting living composers and live music, and a wide view of what the words "classical music" might mean.
Dispatches From the Bang on a Can Summer Festival 2018: Part 1
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
New Sounds
Folk songs, scat-singing, an unintended interview with a flutist, and the sound engineer's perspective: A roundup of July 23, via the Media Workshop at Bang on a Can Summer Festival.
Weekly Music Roundup: Mitra Sumara, Future, and "The Immigrants"
Monday, July 09, 2018
New Sounds
Week of July 9: This week: rollicking Farsi funk, a melancholy Future, Kate Bush looks to the past, and "The Immigrants."
Remembering Henry Butler, Unforgettable New Orleans Pianist
Tuesday, July 03, 2018
New Sounds
The singer and pianist Henry Butler, one of the great New Orleans pianists - along with Doctor John, Professor Longhair, and James Booker- died yesterday at 68. Here's this remembrance.
Weekly Music Roundup: Directors and Dos Santos
Monday, July 02, 2018
New Sounds
Week of July 2: This week, Drake, Directors, and Chicago-based Dos Santos. Plus, a new video from Meshell Ndegeocello.
Weekly Music Roundup: Conscious Hip-Hop and Aging Rockers
Monday, June 25, 2018
New Sounds
This week, Paul McCartney's new release, new rock from Shakey Graves, a collaboration between Charles Lloyd and Lucinda Williams, and PEOPLE announce their lineup
Weekly Music Roundup: More Unearthed Jazz, Angelique Kidjo, and The Carters
Monday, June 18, 2018
New Sounds
New rock from Parquet Courts, Protomartyr, and Spiritualized, more unearthed jazz records, and Angelique Kidjo re-imagines "Remain in Light" by Talking Heads.
Weekly Music Roundup: Lost John Coltrane and Hungry March Band
Monday, June 11, 2018
New Sounds
Week of June 11: This week, a lost album by John Coltrane, a new Superfly soundtrack, and a Hungry March Band premiere.
Weekly Music Roundup: Oneohtrix Point Never, Marcus Miller, and Kanye
Monday, June 04, 2018
New Sounds
Yes, there is new Kanye West. But other stuff happened too. Oneohtrix Point Never dropped a new weird pop record; plus new music from bassist Marcus Miller, and electropop band The 1975.
Weekly Music Roundup: Buddy Guy and The Midnight Hour
Monday, May 28, 2018
Week of May 28: This week, returns for Buddy Guy and Jake Shears, a benefit song from Hurray For The Riff Raff for Puerto Rico, and an expansive hip-hop/orchestral collaboration.
The Met Museum Offers “The Art of Music”
Friday, May 25, 2018
The museum has had an impressive collection of musical instruments for well over a century, but for much of that time it was one of the hidden treasures. No longer.
