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Monday, January 01, 2007
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  • Juilliard String Quartet
    Juilliard String Quartet (Library of Congress)

    Best of Soundcheck Live: Episode 3

    In the sea of string quartets, they are one of the most famous, respected and mature. On the third and final installment of the live performances of 2006 you can hear the Juilliard String Quartet in some of their signature repertoire of Bartok and Mozart. Also on the show: catchy power pop from the Chicago band OK Go; super producer T-Bone Burnett; Malian singer Salif Keita; Bluegrass legend Del McCoury, and more.

Best of Soundcheck Live: Episode Three

In the sea of string quartets, they are one of the most famous, respected and mature. The Juilliard Quartet celebrated 60 years in 2006 and they marked their anniversary by performing live on Soundcheck. On the third and final installment of the live performances of 2006 you can hear them again in some of their signature repertoire of Bartok and Mozart. Also on the show: catchy power pop from the Chicago band OK Go; super producer T-Bone Burnett; Malian singer Salif Keita; Bluegrass legend Del McCoury, and more.

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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