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Mexico City Cumbia Punk Marimba Band Son Rompe Pera Brings the Sweaty Mayhem, In-Studio
Son Rompe Pera, marimba-playing cumbia punks from Mexico City, fuse together tropical dance beats, hard-hitting punk, modern cumbia, and fuzzed-out guitars. They play in-studio.
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The Messthetics With Marc Ribot Leave Space For Play and Crunch, From the New York Guitar Festival 2026
Hear a set from the Messthetics with a special cameo appearance by Marc Ribot. There's shred, melodies, and space from the 2026 New York Guitar Festival, recorded live at Bryant Park.
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Best of Soundcheck: Humbe, The Lone Bellow
Mexican singer-songwriter Humbe and the Nashville-based folk-rock trio The Lone Bellow share stripped-down, heartfelt renditions of their songs for this episode of Soundcheck.
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Mexican Alternative R&B/Pop Artist Girl Ultra Reinvents Her Musical History, In-Studio
Mexican Alternative R&B/Pop artist Girl Ultra’s new album RRRomeo, which is out today, took five years to finalize. Hear the story behind it, alongside exclusive live performances, on this episode of Soundcheck.
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Adventurous Harpist Lara Somogyi Weaves Time Patterns, In-Studio
Hawaii-born, California-based experimental harpist Lara Somogyi performs in-studio with her time-bending effects pedals and a string quartet for the latest episode of the Soundcheck podcast.
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Best of Soundcheck: Steve Earle, Anjimile
Hardships take time to overcome, and some songwriters turn to music to process their emotions as they move from one battle to the next. Two of those songwriters are Steve Earle and Anjimile, who come from very different walks of life.
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Song-Maker Somi Refuses to Fit Inside Any Artistic Box, Plays In-Studio
The singer, actor, playwright, composer, and songmaker Somi's "New African Soul" explores the many facets of self-discovery – questions of becoming and of identity – and navigates uncertainty, loss, and change. She plays in-studio.
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Australian Singer-Songwriter Grace Cummings Brings a Visceral Twist to Pretty Melodies, In-Studio
Australian singer-songwriter Grace Cummings puts on a powerfully raw solo performance for the latest edition of Soundcheck.
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Best of Soundcheck: Guitarricadelafuente, Donnie McCaslin
Next time on Soundcheck, John Schaefer welcomes sax player Donny McCaslin, who led David Bowie’s final band. And Guitarricadelafuente has done high profile duets with Troye Sivan and had two hit singles in Spain; he plays live as well.
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Ever-Shifting Guitarist Wendy Eisenberg Dares With Homegrown and Poetic Songs, In-Studio
The versatile Brooklyn-based guitarist, improviser, and songwriter Wendy Eisenberg plays homegrown and ambitious songs that address the sweep of their life in a solo set, in-studio.
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Soundcheck
Live performances and conversations in which artists talk about their work, their process, and themselves. Genre-blind but open-eared. Hosted by John Schaefer.
