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Friday, October 31, 2003
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  • Tiger Lilies
    The Tiger Lilies

    Trick or Treat?

    Halloween could hardly be more frightening than if spent in the company of the Tiger Lillies, who join us today on Soundcheck. The London-based band features lead singer and accordionist Martyn Jacques, who sings odes to the dispossessed and deranged in an eerie falsetto. The two other members accompany with an upright bass, drums, and a hodgepodge of odd instruments and noisemakers. Jacques talks with John Schaefer about their album based on the macabre writings of Edward Gorey. Continuing with the utterly creepy theme, singer-songwriter Lee Feldman joins us to discuss, and present portions of “Greene,” a “Dream Noir Musical for Radio.” The production features music and lyrics with direction by Russell M. Kaplan, who also joins us.

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    • Irma Thomas

    Irma Thomas

    Soundcheck

    August 22, 2008
    New Orleans singer Irma Thomas has survived 50 years in the music business - and at least two hurricanes. She joins us to talk about her record, Simply Grand.

    Bon Iver

    Soundcheck

    July 30, 2008
    Singer-songwriter Justin Vernon spent a winter holed up in his father's hunting cabin in remote Wisconsin, recording songs about solitude that would be released under the name Bon Iver. He joins us to play some of them live.

    Billboard Chart

    Who's On Top and Who Should Be?

    Soundcheck

    August 14, 2008
    Soundcheck looks at the artists who are reigning atop the Billboard albums chart -- and what their rankings tell us about the state of pop music.

    Janelle Monae

    The Next Big Things

    Soundcheck

    Paste magazine editor-in-chief Josh Jackson joins us to talk about Johnny Flynn, Janelle Monae, Bon Iver, Amy MacDonald and other must-hear artists who made Paste’s list of "The Best of What’s Next: 26 Emerging Artists You Should Know."

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