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<p>Singer and violinist Jenny Scheinman performs with Bill Frisell and Brian Blade at LPR. Hear 'Run Run Run.'</p> (article)
In this episode: Michael Jackson wasn't called the King of Pop for nothing. He raked in more than a billion dollars in his career and it seems death could not slow him down. He’s made... (episode)
Zack O'Malley Greenburg, author of Michael Jackson, Inc., discusses the brilliant and boneheaded investments that built the star's billion dollar estate, and left him deep in debt up ...
Hear The Walkmen frontman perform songs from Black Hours at Soundcheck’s event at Brooklyn's BAM Harvey Theater on June 7 as part of RadioLoveFest.
Watch the acclaimed singer, violinist, and composer perform songs from her latest album, The Littlest Prisoner, in the Soundcheck studio -- with her all-star bandmates, Bill Frisell a...
The United States Men's National Team may have lost 1-0 to Germany, but the Americans are still heading to the knockout round of 16, with a little help from Portugal's win over Ghana ... (article)
<p>Six-piece Malian afro-pop band hits Meridian 23. Download 'Kaira.'</p> (article)
In this episode: Since the Blind Boys Of Alabama was founded in the 1930s, the group has been a gospel institution. All these years later -- and especially with the recent album I'll ... (episode)
<p>Writer and radio host Alyn Shipton chronicles the life story of enigmatic singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.</p>
<p>Hear Blind Boys of Alabama perform in the <em>Soundcheck</em> studio.</p>
<p>Watch Mutual Benefit perform songs from its 2013 album<em> Love's Crushing Diamond</em> live in the <em>Soundcheck</em> studio.</p>
Just when you might have been thinking, "Wow, you must need to be a real jerk to be a top soccer player," along comes Lionel Messi to show everyone how it should be done. All he does ... (article)
<p>Gritty instrumental funk outfit brings some attitude to Bowery Ballroom. Download 'Unbroken, Unshaven.'</p> (article)
In this episode: He called himself “Doc Pomus,” and he wrote some of the most iconic songs of the 1950s and '60s; songs like “Viva Las Vegas,” “Save the Last Dance for Me” and “This M... (episode)
<p>In <em>Queens of Noise</em> Evelyn McDonnell tells the short-lived but influential band, The Runaways.</p>
<p>Hear the beguiling and visceral vocalist and musician play songs off her latest album, <em>The Knife Shift</em>, in the <em>Soundcheck</em> studio.</p>
Big day in the World Cup yesterday, as yet another highly regarded former champion was sent home (that would be Italy) and another surprise package (Greece) earned a ticket to the nex... (article)
In this episode: Nickel Creek wowed audiences when they burst onto the scene in the early '90s. A trio of precocious child prodigies -- Chris Thile on mandolin and banjo, Sara Watkins... (episode)
Saratoga Springs' Caffe Lena has been an integral part of the folk scene since the 1960s. We talk with Jocelyn Arem, who edited a new book and box CD set about the musical history of ...
It's been eight years since the phenomenal folk and bluegrass trio Nickel Creek released an album. In that time Chris Thile, Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins each pursued myriad individu...