Soundcheck
WNYC, New York Public Radio, brings you Soundcheck, the arts and culture program hosted by John Schaefer, who engages guests and listeners in lively, inquisitive conversations with established and rising figures in New York City's creative arts scene. Guests come from all disciplines, including pop, indie rock, jazz, urban, world and classical music, technology, cultural affairs, TV and film. Recent episodes have included features on Michael Jackson,Crosby Stills & Nash, the Assad Brothers, Rackett, The Replacements, and James Brown.
Latest Episode
Revisiting The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (From the Archives, 2019) (02.10.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Rumbo Tumba Crafts Argentinian Electro-Traditional Music, In-Studio 29.09.2025
- Bill Frisell & Skúli Sverrisson Live at the 2025 New York Guitar Festival 25.09.2025
- Homegrown Brooklyn Bluegrass From Cole Quest & The City Pickers 22.09.2025
- Soundcheck Special – “Blues Is the Roots” 19.09.2025
- Wry and Lyrical Balladeer Ron Sexsmith, Solo, In-Studio 18.09.2025
- Songwriter Cass McCombs Addresses the Mundane and the Mythic 15.09.2025
- Omar Sosa Trio Goes Outside the Box, In-Studio 11.09.2025
- Plainspoken Texas Troubadour Rodney Crowell Lives for the Moment 08.09.2025
- Guitarist Mary Halvorson and Drummer Tomas Fujiwara, From the 2025 New York Guitar Festival 04.09.2025
- A Kind of Nordic Blues From Tord Gustavsen Trio (Archives) 01.09.2025
- Adrian Quesada Revives Dramatic Vintage Latin Pop, With Guest Vocalists 28.08.2025
- Anand Wilder's Sonic Adventures in Psych-Pop, In-Studio 25.08.2025
- Inuk Singer-Songwriter Elisapie Transforms Her Heritage 21.08.2025
- Guitar-Oriented Rock Band We Are Scientists' Twist on Nostalgia, In-Studio 18.08.2025
- Eleanor Friedberger Is (Goth) Dancing (Mostly) on Her Own (Archives) 14.08.2025
- Rachael & Vilray Serve New Old-Timey Songs With a Sly Wink, In-Studio 11.08.2025
- The Expansive Textured Ambient Songs of Vines, In-Studio 07.08.2025
- Afrofuturist Hip Hop From Indianapolis Supergroup 81355, In-Studio 04.08.2025
- The Bad Plus Keeps On Making Their Own Rules 31.07.2025
- The Pop Precision of Cautious Clay, In-Studio 28.07.2025
