John Schaefer appears in the following:
Parsonsfield: On Borders, Real and Imagined
Monday, September 12, 2016
Appalachian folk meets foot-stomping rock, live in the Soundcheck studio.
Hockey Dad: Late Summer Jams from Down Under
Thursday, September 08, 2016
Windang's favorite rock outfit plays live in the studio and talks about its new record, 'Boronia.'
Fall Arts Preview: From Inuit Throat Singing to Bruce Springsteen
Tuesday, September 06, 2016
Pharell Williams takes over BAM, "The Boss" releases a new record and Queens puts on a world class music festival — plus other music to look forward to this fall.
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..
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Passenger's Wandering Heart
Monday, August 22, 2016
Mike Rosenberg brings his deft and subtle songwriting to the Soundcheck studio.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Savoir Adore: What Remains When Everything Changes
Thursday, August 11, 2016
The newly recalibrated dream-pop duo returns to the Soundcheck studio.
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?
Femi Kuti: Social Conscience with a Beat
Monday, August 08, 2016
The Afrobeat icon returns to the Soundcheck studio with his 11-piece band.
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.
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.
