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Soundcheck / June 14, 2005

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Tuesday, June 14, 2005
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  • Mark Mulcahy
    Mark Mulcahy

    Brand New Heaven

    60 minutes of Brand New Heaven. That's how one reviewer described the voice of Mark Mulchay. A former member of the band Miracle Legion, Mulcahy has gone on to a solo career that's included everything from writing music for TV shows to music for cartoon operas. He has a new record called In Pursuit of Your Happiness and he'll be in today to perform live in the studio.

    And a tribute to Gertrude Stein: A Gertrude Stein Musical Trilogy is a performance of three short American operas exploring Stein's genius and vision. In addition to two operas with texts by Stein herself— Ned Rorem's Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters and Virgil Thomson's Capital Capitals — the Trilogy features the world premiere of Gertrude Stein Invents A Jump Early On, a new jazz-influenced opera. We'll hear from the composer and librettist.

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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: 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: Stephanie McKay

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The local singer-songwriter performs "Jackson Avenue," a nostalgic toast to her childhood in the South Bronx.

The Decemberists

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.

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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.