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Wednesday, January 01, 2003
  • PDQ Bach

    The Many Faces of Peter Schickele

    Spend New Year's Day on Soundcheck with the inimitable Peter Schickele, his alter-ego, Professor Peter Schickele and his most infamous subject, P.D.Q. Bach. Composer, musician, author, and satirist Schickele will take us on a musical tour of some of his own recent compositions and offer a survey of the work of the little-known, and most deservedly under-appreciated child of J.S. Bach.

More about Peter Schickele and the "oddest of JS Bach's 20-odd children."

Read the New York Times review of P.D.Q. Bach's Lincoln Center concert, "Oops, I Did it Again!"

Introducing our Video Contest

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John Schaefer gives the lowdown on Soundcheck's music video challenge with the Fiery Furnaces.

In Studio: Angel Deradoorian

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The 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist performs live in our studio.

Cucu Diamantes Performs Amor Cronico

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Cucu Diamantes went from a tough childhood in Havana, Cuba, to an art school in Rome to underground New York City, where she co-founded the Latin alternative band Yerba Buena.

In Studio: Stephanie McKay

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The local singer-songwriter performs "Jackson Avenue," a nostalgic toast to her childhood in the South Bronx.

In Studio: The Decemberists

The Portland, Ore., band's latest album, "The Hazards of Love," is a concept album with a mythological flair. They joined Soundcheck to play live for a studio audience in WNYC's Greene Space.

Sound Off

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Throughout May, Soundcheck presents “Sound Off” a Friday series on the many aspects of noise in music and our lives. The series -- which coincides with “Better Hearing and Speech Month” -- looks at issues like New York’s noisiest neighborhoods, the latest research on iPods and hearing loss, and what happens when noise becomes a musical ingredient.