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Monday, January 26, 2004
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    The Flatlanders

    A Country Mouse in a City House

    New York may not have a single country music radio station, and to some locals, that may not be such a bad thing. But today on Soundcheck, John Schaefer speaks with the Flatlanders, a group of country music superstars who have been performing together for over 30 years and are deserving of New Yorkers' attention. The three Texas singer/songwriters at the heart of the band -- Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely and Butch Hancock -- have produced years of influential solo work unsullied by fad and deeply entrenched in American musical traditions. Also on the show: Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Matty Charles, who performs a brand of old-style country music that has been compared to Steve Earle.

Additional Resources:
» The Flatlanders Web site
» Matty Charles and the Valentines Web site
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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