
09/29/2023
Grandbrothers mess with pianos and new ideas for John Schaefer WNYC New Sounds - Listen and watch https://bit.ly/3PW6uQJ City Slang
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Grandbrothers mess with pianos and new ideas for John Schaefer WNYC New Sounds - Listen and watch https://bit.ly/3PW6uQJ City Slang
Hear music by American composer Moondog, aka Louis T. Hardin, as played by NYC ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra with Kronos Quartet, Italian trio Hobocombo, and guitarist Sean Shibe.
Bass player, songwriter, and bandleader Michael Olatuja plays songs with his cinematic Afrobeat sound from 'Lagos Pepper Soup', a tribute to Lagos, London, and New York, in-studio for the :
Bass player and songwriter Michael Olatuja plays songs from the new album, Lagos Pepper Soup, in-studio.
Dardashti presents her record , (Persian, meaning an intimate dialogue with the Divine) which is a digital collaboration with the recorded voice of her grandfather Younes Dardashti, and an all-star ensemble. Listen to the show: https://www.newsounds.org/story/4788-galeet-dardashti/
Sept. 9. is the album release show at
Vocalist and anthropologist Galeet Dardashti presents her record "Monajat", a collaboration with her grandfather's recorded voice, and talks about bridging generations and geography.
GRAMMY Museum and Americana Music Association present Steve Earle, Bill Frisell, Matthew Stevens, and Yasmin Williams celebrating the album, I Am A Pilgrim: at 100, with host John Schaefer on Sept. 14, 7:30 PM at the Rubin Museum of Art :
https://www.universe.com/events/a-new-york-evening-celebrating-doc-watsons-centennial-tickets-2SQDBW
Argentine vocalist Sofía Rei and Peruvian bassist are both Brooklyn-based. They combine quietly thrilling textures and dramatic melodies as they play originals in-studio for the .
Argentine vocalist Sofia Rei and Peruvian bassist Jorge Roeder are both Brooklyn-based. They combine quietly thrilling textures and dramatic melodies as they play originals in-studio.
Cellist MIZU, (fka Issei Herr), classically trained at Juilliard, creates expansive waves of sound through the processing and layering of her instrument. Her debut record, , includes that explore openness, vulnerability, and a sense of wonder. xMIZU plays some of these works in-studio, for the . Download or listen via http://bit.ly/IsseiHerr2023 or wherever you get podcasts.
: , Divino Niño, Sara Curruchich at on Aug. 18:
Puerto Rican artist iLe takes on colonialism and patriarchy, mixing boleros and ballads with reggaeton and pop. She plays Aug. 18 at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn.
Classical Korean guitarist and improviser Jiji plays adapted Paganini and a work by Gulli Bjornsson on the , recorded live at the 2023 New York Guitar Festival in the Greene Space.
Listen or Download via https://bit.ly/jiji_pod
Did you miss Paul Simon on last night? You can listen now via https://bit.ly/3Oh2PLb to hear about his newest release, Seven Psalms. Plus a slightly extended version of the interview.
Paul Simon joins John to present Seven Psalms, a guitar-based song cycle of musings on life and death, faith and technology - and to hold forth about ways of manipulating sound.
TONIGHT at 11p, Paul Simon joins John to present his newest release, Seven Psalms, on .
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Black Belt Eagle Scout’s latest album The Land, The Water, The Sky pairs musings on land, love, and community with roaring guitars and pounding drums. plays songs from the album in-studio on the . Listen or Download via https://bit.ly/45de8uX
The band Altin Gün has gained global attention for their psychedelic, glam rock and disco-tinged sound. They play new tunes from their latest album, Ask, in-studio for the . And they play at Brooklyn Steel TONIGHT. Listen or Download via https://bit.ly/3qa8V8a
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has released his third LP, Spanish Villager #3, and while it has a more produced, electric sound, he’s touring around doing solo acoustic performances. He plays in-studio for the . Listen or Download via https://bit.ly/3XSu0k7
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This week, returns for and And The Johnsons; goes dancing; and goes to Galicia.
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This week, returns for PJ Harvey and Anohni And The Johnsons; Aluna goes dancing; and C. Tangana goes to Galicia.
Listen to Spanish string musician Efren Lopez as part of two different trios, along with lute music of the Hazara people of central Asia, and lute music from Crete, Cyprus, Iran, Syria, and Turkey: https://www.newsounds.org/story/4768-whole-lotta-lutes
GOTTA WHOLE LOTTA LUTES...
Listen to Spanish string musician Efren Lopez as part of two different trios, along with lute music of the Hazara people of central Asia, and lute music from Iran, Syria, and Turkey.
Vanessa Wagner Pianiste is an omnivorous and accomplished classical pianist who has been able to explore contemporary music usually rarely played by classical musicians. She performs some New York-minded new music in-studio for the latest edition of New Sounds. Also, she chats about some of the music she has recorded for InFiné.
Dither, Flexible Music, JIJI, and the GFA Convention Guitar Orchestra in Concert!
Thursday, June 22 - 8pm
Neidorff-Karpati | Manhattan School of Music
Featuring music by Andriessen, Reich, Assad, Webb, and Verdery!
Dominican guitarist, vocalist, composer, and producer Yasser Tejeda explores the African roots of Dominican music, and combines the folkloric with jazz, rock, highlife, and Afrobeat. Tejada and his band tear it up in the studio with music from his latest, 'La Madruga' for the . DL/Listen via https://bit.ly/YasserTejeda23
TONIGHT, June 8, Latin GRAMMY Award-winning Colombian stars Monsieur Periné perform songs from their new album Bolero Apocaliptico live in The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR :
Latin GRAMMY Award-winning Colombian stars Monsieur Periné perform songs from their new album live in The Greene Space!
John Schaefer Reflects on Bob Sherman's Legacy WQXR
“Bob’s knack for pulling back the curtain and revealing the people who made the music was incredibly important for me as an aspiring college radio DJ.”
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Latest show, Drums and the Drummers Who Drum Them. Behold drum-centric music from Ezra Collective led by Femi Koleoso , Lombardo solo album, improviser and percussionist Valentina Magaletti (Holy Tongue, Tomaga), tabla master Zakir Hussain Tabla, Marcus Gilmore, and Val Jeanty, among others :
Behold drum-centric music from Ezra Collective led by Femi Koleoso, Dave Lombardo's solo album, Valentina Magaletti (Holy Tongue), tabla master Zakir Hussain, Marcus Gilmore, and others.
Save the dates June 12-13 for the 2023 New York Guitar Festival at with a stylistic smorgasbord of guitar heroes: .frisell , , .yaz , , , , and .sessa.sessa TICKETS NOW ON SALE/ full schedule via link in bio
Serbian quartet EYOT draws on traditional Balkan folk music, jazz, classical piano, punk, and art-rock, and fits neatly into none of these categories. Their music - partly composed, and partly improvised - never loses its groove, even as it frequently makes use of odd rhythm patterns. EYOT plays in-studio for the . DL/Listen via https://bit.ly/EYOT2023 or wherever you get your podcasts.
“Archive of Desire” at meditates on sensuality of poet C. P. Cavafy With Robin Coste Lewis, Julie Mehretu, Vijay Iyer, Jeffrey Zeigler, Charlotte Brathwaite, Sister Sylvester, Nadah El Shazly, Juliana Huxtable, DJ SHYBOI... May 4 Tix: https://www.nationalsawdust.org/event/archive-of-desire-robin-coste-lewis-julie-mehretu-vijay-iyer-and-jeffrey-zeigler-2
Catalan folk duo Tarta Relena 's vocal-based music limns centuries and borders, and often uses electronics. They sing a ca****la on location from a remote session recorded at the Big Ears Festival for the latest . DL/Listen via https://www.newsounds.org/story/tarta-relena-their-voices-travel or wherever you get your podcasts
Moor Mother THIS Friday the 28th at Kaufman Music Center with in the group: https://www.newsounds.org/story/new-sounds-live-2023-ecstatic-music-series-moor-mother
Tickets: https://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/ecstatic-music-moor-mother/
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This week on The NY Phil Story: In 1893, crowds gathered outside Carnegie Hall to hear the historic premiere of Antonín Dvořák’s New World Symphony by the New York Philharmonic. In 2008, the orchestra traveled to North Korea and played the same piece, once again making history. Listen here: https://link.chtbl.com/nyphilstorypodcast?sid=newsounds
Image One:
The New York Philharmonic upon arrival at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, February 25, 2008.
Image Credit: Chris Lee
Image Two:
English horn original manuscript score part to the Largo of Antonin Dvorak's Symphony no. 9, "From the New World", 1893.
Dr. Dvorak's manuscript score was delivered to the Philharmonic's librarian less than four weeks before the first performance. These hand-copied parts which were used by the Orchestra for the next 40 years.
Image Credit: Credit line: NY Phil Shelby White & Leon Levy Digital Archives
Harpist, bandleader, and improviser Brandee Younger brings the killer bass lines, wide expressive range, and the delicate chords, trills, and sweeps, - and uses the different extended harp techniques (pedal slide, prepared harp, playing near the board) playing solo, in-studio for the . Her latest album is , which pays tribute to the trailblazing and barrier-breaking harpist . DL/Listen via https://bit.ly/BrandeeYounger_SCpod
French-Canadian pianist Alexandra Stréliski creates minimalist and cinematic music which conjures longing and hope, dream and imagination. She plays melancholic and lovely melodies from her latest, 'Neo-Romance', in-studio. DL/Listen via https://bit.ly/Streliski_Pod
The New Pornographers reliably bring the power pop; one can always count on big hooks, anthemic choruses, glittery vocal harmonies, and impeccably arranged orchestrations. They play new songs from 'Continue as a Guest' in a trio setting for the . DL/Listen via https://bit.ly/NewPs_2023.
Remembering Ryuichi Sakamoto 坂本龍一, in his own words, and works via in-studio performances, live concert recordings, and highlights from some of the interviews he gave New Sounds on the latest hour-long episode:
It's a New Sounds tribute to the late Japanese-born composer, producer, pianist, actor, activist, DJ, and electronic music pioneer, Ryuichi Sakamoto, who passed in late March 2023.
: Catalan folk duo AT on Thurs, 3/30, in partnership with . Folk melodies, electronically enhanced... https://www.nationalsawdust.org/event/tarta-relena
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAQQnaOZHnE
Catalan folk duo Tarta Relena make their New York premiere at National Sawdust, performing work from the award-winning 2019 album Ora Pro Nobis. Started in 2016 as an acapella project between Helena Ros and Marta Torrella, Tarta Relena’s electronic-accented folk reimagines the traditional music of...
"AI and algorithms work on logic. Music, and discovery, work beyond logic, in the realm of intuition and inspiration and chance." - Host John Schaefer on AI and Algorithms, and the human element in discovery and curious listening:
AI and algorithms work on logic. Music, and discovery, work beyond logic, in the realm of intuition and inspiration and chance.
Have you checked out New Sounds recent program? Program 4726, Music for Voice and String Quartet, features selections from Landfall by Laurie Anderson, Forgetting by Philip Glass and Laurie Anderson, as well as Factory Girl, performed by Rhiannon Giddens.
Also featured is Attacca Quartet, who will be joining us for our 50 For the Future Weekend in Amsterdam on May 6th and 7th.
Tune into New Sounds to hear more Kronos and other incredible handpicked artists.
https://www.newsounds.org/story/4726-music-voice-and-string-quartet/
Grammy-winning trumpeter, composer, producer, and sports broadcaster Nabaté Isles Trumpet seeks to bring the groove and movement back to jazz, in order to get people to dance. He and his band play new songs from 'En Motion' in-studio for the . DL/Listen via: https://bit.ly/nabate_SCpod
New York-based UNI and The Urchins brings a glam rock sensibility to the band’s artful mix of psychedelia and post punk. The conversation includes AI ; a love of David Bowie; their favorite Japanese food (the sticky, slimy kind); tuba sound effects and more. They play catchy, dance-y, sometimes cheeky songs in-studio for the : https://bit.ly/UNIandUrchins
The rapper has just released his first album in five years, called , tackling big ideas of home, race, and family. He and the live band, Good Company, play in-studio for the . DL/Listen: https://bit.ly/oddisee_pod
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Lean Year is Virginia-based singer Emilie Rex and filmmaker/musician Rick Alverson, who make songs that are heavy on dreamlike melodies as they sl-ooow-ly unfold. They play songs from their 2022 album, 'Sides', in-studio for the #SoundcheckPodcast.
Guitarist Bill Frisell is sometimes classified as a jazz player, yet he's also adapted country, West African, folk and blues. He plays solo acoustic for the 2022 NEW YORK GUITAR FESTIVAL from The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR for the latest #SoundcheckPodcast: https://www.newsounds.org/story/bill-frisell-greene-space Full set at : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEUjRQMfNfo
Come party with Combo Chimbita and #NewSounds on Sept. 21 at Brooklyn Bowl as we celebrate 40 years on the air. Ticket link: http://bit.ly/NS40th_bkbowl This is the band playing in Oakland, (courtesy of Combo Chimbita) Cheers!
Come party with Red Baraat and #NewSounds on Sept. 21 Brooklyn Bowl as we celebrate 40 years on the air. Ticket link: https://bit.ly/NS40th_bkbowl
Orchestra of Original Instruments at Bang on a Can #SummerFestival at MASS MoCA . "A wonderful thing about original instruments is that nobody knows how to play them, and so everyone can," writes @aliceinwonderland31 (Alice Koeninger), one of the writers in the 2022 BoaC Media Workshop. Read more: https://www.newsounds.org/story/dispatches-bang-can-summer-festival-2022-part-1
Violinist, guitarist, whistler, and songwriter Andrew Bird continues to subvert indie rock with classical, folk, and old-time jazz on his latest, 'Inside Problems'. He plays remotely for the #SoundcheckPodcast: https://bit.ly/AndrewBird22_pod
This is a little bit of "Djaraby" from Malian guitar virtuoso Vieux Farka Touré. It's part of the latest New Sounds show from the 2022 NEW YORK GUITAR FESTIVAL at The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR . Watch via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxnnJjxs3Qc or listen via: https://www.newsounds.org/story/4641-new-york-guitar-festival-2022/ #guitars #acousticguitar #electricguitar #desertblues #spaceamericana #jarabi #djaraby
Pianist and composer BLKBOK, (pronounced “Black Bach”) is a Detroit native who draws from both hip-hop and classical music. He plays from his solo body of work, 'Black Book', remotely for the Soundcheck Podcast. DL/Listen via https://bit.ly/blkbok2022
Pianist and composer BLKBOK, (pronounced “Black Bach”) is a Detroit native who draws from both hip-hop and classical music. He plays from his solo body of work, 'Black Book', remotely for the Soundcheck Podcast. DL/Listen via https://bit.ly/blkbok2022
The fourth and final night of the 2022 festival features the space-Americana and pastoral country stylings of guitarist, composer, and collaborator William Tyler. Also, there’s a fado-tinged set from bandleader, composer, and soloist Marta Pereira da Costa, the world’s first and only female professional player of the Portuguese Guitar (a double six-stringed, teardrop-shaped instrument traditionally played by men.) John Schaefer hosts
London-based band , Curse Of Lono, is named for the Hunter S. Thompson book, and their cinematic southern gothic country songs make a great companion for a late night drive. They play remotely for the #SoundcheckPodcast.
London-based Curse Of Lono is named for the Hunter S. Thompson book, and their cinematic southern gothic country songs might be a great companion for a late night drive. They play remotely for the #SoundcheckPodcast.
This week, June 14-17, is the 2022 @Newyorkguitarfestival, @GreeneSpacenyc with remarkable guitarists 6/14 @Vieuxfarkatoure and #GlennJonesGuitar; 6/15 @Bill.Frisell and @GyanRiley; 6/16 @badiassad, @vurnt22 and @laraaji_official 6/17 @williamtylertn and @martapereiradacosta Each night at 7:30PM Tickets and info at https://www.thegreenespace.org/series/new-york-guitar-festival-2022/ or use link in bio
On Friday Anthony Roth Costanzo bestrode the grand stage of the Met Opera in the starring role in Akhenaten. Today he is singing to a chicken in Doug Balliet’s madcap pocket opera Rome Is Falling. Part of @runningamoc at @ojaifestivals
#runningamocinojai - Devone Tines leads members of AMOC thru the #ojaifestivals audience singing Sam Cooke.
Minneapolis-based Pow Wow singer Joe Rainey of the Ojibwe community surrounds his expressive voice with experimental electronic textures in collaboration with producer Andrew Broder. He performs remotely for the #SoundcheckPodcast. 37d03d
Minneapolis-based Pow Wow singer Joe Rainey of the Ojibwe community surrounds his expressive voice with experimental electronic textures in collaboration with producer Andrew Broder. He performs remotely for the #SoundcheckPodcast. 37d03d
Minneapolis-based Pow Wow singer Joe Rainey of the Ojibwe community surrounds his expressive voice with experimental electronic textures in collaboration with producer Andrew Broder. He performs remotely for the #SoundcheckPodcast. 37d03d
Iraqi-American composer Amir ElSaffar and his Rivers of Sound Orchestra perform cross-cultural works with santur, oud, retuned piano, shaved marimba bars, featuring guest vocalist Hamid Al-Saadi. Video by Irene Trudel
Singer, songwriter, guitarist, and bandleader Jose Conde (of the tropical Latin dance band Ola Fresca) draws on the musical melting pot of Miami for his latest solo effort, "Souls Alive in the 305." Conde and his band perform remotely for the Soundcheck Podcast. https://www.newsounds.org/story/jose-condes-funk-tropical-pop-refracts-miamis-musical-landscape
Brighton, UK-based art-rock band Porridge Radio's Dana Margolin and Sam Yardley play a stripped-down set, including this song from their 2020 record, Live from The Greene Space. Get the #SoundcheckPodcast: https://www.newsounds.org/story/members-british-band-porridge-radio-live-greene-space
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