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<p>Our picks this week include a Queens DJ whose album flows like a symphony, some electronica from West Africa and the return of one of indie rock’s most polarizing figures.</p> (article)
The San Francisco string ensemble Kronos Quartet has a conventional lineup — two violins, viola, and cello — but that's where their similarity to other string quartets ends. (article)
<p>What do you think of the idea of bringing music and the arts to the mean streets of Rio? A feel good story or something deeper? Tell Soundcheck.</p> (article)
New York’s Greenwich Village scene of the 1960s gave rise to several talented blues and folk guitarists. One of them was Danny Kalb, who’s still pickin’ and recently performed a grea... (article)
This staple trio of the New York jazz scene is headed up by a graceful pianist who went from playing classical to digging jazz. Download the trio's elegant track "Secret Link," then s... (article)
<p>This noise pop band made up of experimentalist Aaron Aites and Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio will be playing the Knitting Factory tonight. <strong>Download</strong> their doleful and left-field track "Buddy."</p> (article)
<p>This orchestral pop collective masterminded by songwriter Jannis Joya Makrigiannis will be playing Pianos tonight. <strong>Download</strong> their mellifluous track "Action/Reaction."</p> (article)
Rio de Janeiro is attempting to clean up its violent slums before the 2016 Olympics. Officials there are turning to a musical crime-fighting tool: Afroreggae. On today's show, a look ... (episode)