Produced by

Recently in In Studio

Guitarist Benjamin Verdery, In The Studio

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Hear guitarist Benjamin Verdery perform live in the Soundcheck studio at 2 p.m. ET.

Comment

Sam Amidon, In The Studio

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Folk artist Sam Amidon performs in the Soundcheck studio.

Comment

Alice Russell: Big-Voiced British Soul

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Hear the British soul singer and her band perform live in the Soundcheck studio.

Comment

French Horn Rebellion: When Classical Hits The Club

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Watch the Brooklyn-based electropop band play "This Moment" in the Soundcheck studio.

Comment

Little Boots: Dark And Fizzy Dance Pop, In The Studio

Monday, May 13, 2013

Hear the British electro pop act perform live in the Soundcheck studio.

Comment

Pianist Anthony de Mare Re-Imagines Stephen Sondheim, In The Studio

Friday, May 10, 2013

Pianist Anthony de Mare performs the music of Stephen Sondheim.

Comments [1]

Aoife O'Donovan: Warmly Enveloping Folk, In The Studio

Thursday, May 09, 2013

Hear folk singer Aoife O'Donovan perform in the Soundcheck studio.

Comments [2]

Genre-Defying Classical Guitarist Jason Vieaux, In The Studio

Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Classical guitarist Jason Vieaux performed in the studio of WNYC's Soundcheck on Thursday. Listen to that performance.

Comment

Rachel Zeffira: From Opera To Orchestral Pop, In The Studio

Tuesday, May 07, 2013

The Canadian-born songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Zeffira trained as an opera singer -- where a premium is put on projection. But for her solo debut, The Deserters, she's crafted a hushed orchestral pop sound that revolves around her dreamy, haunted whisper of a voice. Hear her performance in the studio, including the songs "Silver City Days," and "Waiting for Sylvia." Plus, a stream of Zeffira and her ensemble's lovely cover of the Beatles' "Because."

Comments [2]

Colin Stetson Ends 'Warfare'

Monday, May 06, 2013

Hear the inventive saxophonist perform live in the Soundcheck studio.

Comments [1]

The Fiery Strings of Brooklyn Rider, In The Studio

Friday, May 03, 2013

String quartet Brooklyn Rider's sixth album, A Walking Fire, is taken from a poem by the 13th-century poet Rumi. "A Walking Fire" is also the title of the final movement of one of the pieces on the album, written by Brooklyn Rider violinist Colin Jacobsen, titled "Three Miniatures For String Quartet." We hear that piece performed live in the studio, along with two others, taken from an album that includes works by the Russian composer and violinist Lev 'Ljova' Zhurbin and Bela Bartók.

Comment

Marques Toliver: Genre-Bursting Violin, In The Studio

Thursday, May 02, 2013

The violinist and songwriter Marques Toliver makes a compelling hybridized sound, where classical, pop and R&B meet.

Comments [1]

John Grant: Making Himself Heard

Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Hear the singer-songwriter perform live in the Soundcheck studio at 2 p.m.

Comment

Iron And Wine: Stripped-Down Acoustic Songs, In The Soundcheck Studio

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Hear Sam Beam of Iron and Wine perform a solo acoustic set live in the Soundcheck studio.

Comments [1]

So Nice, We're Playing It Twice: Ethan Hawke, Phoenix, Emmylou Harris and More

Friday, April 26, 2013

In this episode: We revisit some of the great in-studio performances we've heard on the show over the past few months, including in-studio visits from the French pop band Phoenix, actor Ethan Hawke, alt-country originals Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, and mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard

Steve Martin And Edie Brickell, In The Studio

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Hear Steve Martin, Edie Brickell and The Steep Canyon Rangers, perform live in the Soundcheck studio.

Comments [3]

Carl Hancock Rux, In The Studio

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Carl Hancock Rux and members of his band performs selections from his latest album, Homeostasis, live in the Soundcheck studio.

Comments [1]

Ivan & Alyosha: Swelling Folk Pop Hooks, In The Studio

Monday, April 22, 2013

Hear the hooky folk pop band Ivan & Alyosha perform in the Soundcheck studio.

Comments [2]

Jamie Lidell: Soulful Electronics, In The Studio

Friday, April 19, 2013

English electro musician Jamie Lidell has a new home in Nashville, and he’s already used it to his full advantage; it's where he recorded his latest, self-titled album. Maybe it was the homey vibes that catalyzed the sound of the record, which draws heavily from Lidell’s childhood idol, Prince. Lidell and his band come to the Soundcheck studio for a live performance and interview.

Comments [1]

William Tyler: Trance-Inducing Fingerpicking, In The Studio

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Hear guitarist William Tyler bring his virtuosic fingerpicking style to the Soundcheck studio to play songs from his new record, Impossible Truth.

Comment