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Host John Schaefer and the members of Las Rubias del Norte (Greg Burrows, bongo/bones player)Jam On
The Jammy Awards are tomorrow night and rock critic Anthony DeCurtis will be by to walk us through a night that is exclusively devoted to musical guests playing together, in combinations defy that categories and demographics. From Phil Lesh to Ryan Adams to Burning Spear, the Jammys has something for everyone with an open mind and a hungry ear. And we’ll have a live performance by the band La Rubias Del Norte. Las Rubias del Norte (the Blondes of the North) are a group of musicians from the U.S., France and Colombia, who perform the music of, among many others, Guillermo Portabales of Cuba, Simon Diaz of Venezuela and W.A. Mozart of Austria. The Rubias play popular Latin music such as boleros, cha cha cha and cumbias, as well as lieder and cowboy songs -managing to make it all sound like it belongs on Cuban radio.
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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.
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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.
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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.
