Comedian Tig Notaro performing live on Soundcheck from WNYC's Greene Space.

A Band Called Death; Tig Notaro’s Hilarious Tale; Mikal Cronin Plays Live

Soundcheck | Jun 19, 2013

In this episode: The new documentary film "A Band Called Death," tells the story of a proto-punk '70s Detroit band whose music finally got its due more than three decades after being recorded. 

Plus: Comedian Tig Notaro weaves a tale for our audience in The Greene Space – and tells us about the first album she ever bought with her own money.

And: Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Mikal Cronin brings his catchy power-pop to the studio, when he performs songs from his new album, MCII.

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