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Friday, June 18, 2004
  • Anne Akiko Myers performing at Soundcheck's live event at the Thalia - photo by Caryn Havlik for WNYC
    Anne Akiko Myers performing at Soundcheck's live event at the Thalia (Caryn Havlik/WNYC)

    Live at Symphony Space, Part II

    Last week, Soundcheck hosted an eclectic evening of music and conversation at Peter Norton Symphony Space (Leonard Nimoy Thalia). Today we feature more highlights of that evening with the rising young violinist Anne Akiko Meyers and pianist Arturo O'Farrill, who has emerged as one of the most important voices on the New York Latin jazz scene.

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: Los Amigos Invisibles

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The Venezuelan funk-rock band "Los Amigos Invisibles" was discovered by David Byrne in a Manhattan record shop. They perform live on Soundcheck.

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: 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.