John Schaefer

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John Schaefer appears in the following:

Weekly Music Roundup: Beautiful People

Tuesday, September 06, 2016

This week, tragedy sparks a new Nick Cave song; Angel Olsen wows the critics; and Thom Yorke beams into a Mark Pritchard video..
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Music as Paint Colors: Making 'Swiss Army Man' Sing

Monday, September 05, 2016

Half of Manchester Orchestra visit the studio to talk about their unusual score for the Radcliffe/Dano film. 

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El Perro del Mar: A Swedish Salty Dog Looks East

Thursday, September 01, 2016

The Protean pop artist plays electrifying, danceable music inspired by South and East Asia.

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Weekly Music Roundup: From Scene to Shining Scene

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Good hip hop and bad grammar from London; De La Soul’s (crowded) return; the mother of all box sets; and a stunning music video tribute to our national parks.
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Jamie Lidell and The Royal Pharaohs Dig Up Some Soul

Monday, August 29, 2016

The British soul singer deploys his crack new band live in the Soundcheck studio.

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Jherek Bischoff Plumbs New Depths

Thursday, August 25, 2016

The idiosyncratic multi-instrumentalist returns to the studio with a string ensemble for a live set.

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Weekly Music Roundup: Peter, Bjorn, Bon, and Frank

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

This week, Frank Ocean’s flood of music, Bon Iver’s two-fisted return, and a human domino game from Sweden.

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Passenger's Wandering Heart

Monday, August 22, 2016

Mike Rosenberg brings his deft and subtle songwriting to the Soundcheck studio. 

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Etienne Charles: Afro-Caribbean Jazz in Service to a Big Idea

Thursday, August 18, 2016

The trumpeter and bandleader plays a live streaming set in the Soundcheck studio.

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Weekly Music Roundup: Nick Drake Works Blue

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

This week, a presidential playlist, a hip hop anachronism, and a rootsy world premiere. 
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Guitar's Not Dead: How the Instrument is Making a Comeback

Monday, August 15, 2016

After a long absence in popular music, the six-stringed instruments — both the acoustic and electric variety — are having a revival.

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The UK Post-Punk Trio Shopping Refuses to Choose

Monday, August 15, 2016

British post-punk trio with giddy energy and timely ideas visits the Soundcheck studio.

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Savoir Adore: What Remains When Everything Changes

Thursday, August 11, 2016

The newly recalibrated dream-pop duo returns to the Soundcheck studio.

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Weekly Music Roundup: In Search of Ocean

Tuesday, August 09, 2016

This week, a powerful protest song, Norah Jones and Regina Spektor reappear, and where the heck is that Frank Ocean record?
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Femi Kuti: Social Conscience with a Beat

Monday, August 08, 2016

The Afrobeat icon returns to the Soundcheck studio with his 11-piece band.

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Sara Watkins Plays a Guitar Named 'Pat'

Thursday, August 04, 2016

The Nickle Creek founder and genre-hopping artist plays new songs live in the Soundcheck studio. 

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Weekly Music Roundup: Existential Dread with Catchy Packaging

Tuesday, August 02, 2016

This week, a Bowie tribute from his last band, a song you won’t be able to avoid, and a possible super-group.
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The Irresistible Lera Lynn

Monday, August 01, 2016

The torchy singer-songwriter visits the Soundcheck studio to play a live set.

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Miss Sharon Jones Gets Her Close-Up

Thursday, July 28, 2016

The funk and soul powerhouse visits Soundcheck with director Barbara Kopple to talk about the new documentary 'Miss Sharon Jones!'

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Weekly Music Roundup: Hidden Sounds, Strange Looks

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

This week, one of America’s most popular voices is stilled; one of England’s most distinctive voices returns; and Bowie’s “lost album” is on the way.
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