John Schaefer
WNYC
New York, NY, United States
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Roll Over Rembrandt: Rock & Roll Comes To the Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has collaborated with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland on a new exhibition called "Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll." → Read More
At Trans-Pecos, Musical Life After Brooklyn
Just over the county line in Ridgewood, Queens, this music venue pursues a quixotic quest: to offer the arts affordability, without causing gentrification. → Read More
Four Young Men From Queens Who Changed Music
The Ramones and their first album, simply called, The Ramones, would change the music world…just not right away. → Read More
The Magic Shop, Where Music and History Were Recorded, Is Closing
The legendary Soho studio where Lou Reed, the Ramones, David Bowie, and many others recorded major albums is closing this month. → Read More
Song Premiere: Great American Canyon Band Unveils 'Undertow'
Listen to a new song from the Baltimore-based duo. → Read More
Weekly Music Roundup: Tuareg Reggae and Nothing But Love
This week, the unexpected return of Kendrick Lamar, a power trio of female vocalists, and a wussy band out of Cincinnati. → Read More
Weekly Music Roundup: Magical Realism, Shamanistic Conjuring
This week, a world premiere video from Argentina, a Hawaiian one-woman band, and a new wave of British invaders. → Read More
Weekly Music Roundup: Kanye, LCD, Riot, and More
This week, a song that looks back in anger and another that looks forward with total enthusiasm. → Read More
Weekly Music Roundup: The Beatles in the Air, Radiohead at the Movies, shirlette ammons Breaks Barriers
This week, a ghostly new tune from Radiohead, The Beatles are everywhere, and Damien Jurado's visions. → Read More
BKLYN 1834: Guided by the Past, Creating the Future
The Clubhouse is an artistic commune in a rambling Victorian home on a leafy street in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, that takes its inspiration from earlier examples of communal creativity. → Read More
BKLYN 1834: Guided by the Past, Creating the Future
The Clubhouse is an artistic commune in a rambling Victorian home on a leafy street in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, that takes its inspiration from earlier examples of communal creativity. → Read More
Weekly Music Roundup: Kings, Boxers, and Beats
This week, a new king of holiday songs, a new KING of boxing-inspired R&B, and old electronic music refuses to go away. → Read More
Winter Is Coming, and This Is How We Know
The solstice starts at 11:49 p.m. tonight, but what exactly is happening? → Read More
Weekly Music Roundup: New Music From the Purple One, Meg Baird's Stately Voice, and the Revenant
This week, a Prince-ly surprise, an audio peek at The Revenant, and Adele’s NY residency. → Read More
Weekly Music Roundup: Bilbo Picks up the Pieces, Refugees on Video, Animal Collective at the Airport
This week, a musical response to Europe’s refugee crisis, a moment in music history, and Bilbo Baggins’ favorite songwriter. → Read More
Weekly Music Roundup: The Ridge, The Waiting Room, and Wabi-Sabi
This week, an early look at some promising albums from 2016, including a veteran English chamber pop band and an Arcade Fire member going solo. → Read More
Weekly Music Roundup: Missy, Bowie, St. Germain & SVIIB
This week, music before and after tragedy; an unexpected name-check as Missy Elliott returns; and David Bowie is still keeping secrets. → Read More
Remembering Allen Toussaint
Soundcheck's John Schaefer looks back at the New Orleans legend's sound and legacy, and recalls a special visit in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. → Read More
Remembering Allen Toussaint
Soundcheck's John Schaefer looks back at the New Orleans legend's sound and legacy, and recalls a special visit in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. → Read More
Weekly Music Roundup: Santigold for Pennies, and Highbrow Classical Music Goes to the Bar
This week: the return of Santigold, the sort-of return of a great old Cuban band, and a new type of music video. → Read More