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The Dears (Aaron Seligman)Royal Canadian
Montreal-based rock band The Dears were named one of the "Ten Artists to Watch" by Rolling Stone last year, and it's easy to see why. The six-piece band, formed by frontman Murray Lightburn, plays ornate orchestral-rock that has drawn comparisons to the Smiths and Belle and Sebastian. They join us on the heels of their new CD, "No Cities Left." Another example of Canada's musical diversity can be found in the work of Kiran Ahluwalia. Born in northern India to Punjabi parents, she was raised in Toronto where she fell in love with ghazals, the sophisticated musical love poems of India she was exposed to by her parents. She joins us with a live performance in advance of a date at Joe's Pub this Friday.
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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.
