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Soundcheck

Friday, March 30, 2007
  • John Flansburgh (photo Susan Anderson)
    John Flansburgh (Susan Anderson)

    Don't Get Fooled Again

    John Flansburgh visits Soundcheck to examine musical hoaxes—just in time for April Fool’s Day. Plus, California-based a cappela band Slammin performs live in our studio.

Musical Hoaxes

John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants stops by to look at the "wink wink" stories in music history. The post-punk darling and half of the alt-rock duo They Might Be Giants digs up pearls like “The White Stripes are siblings!” and “Mama Cass choked on a ham sandwich!”

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Slammin's Body of Work

California-based band Slammin mixes a cappela singing with beat boxing and body percussion. Their sound is rooted in jazz, funk, R&B and world music. They visit Soundcheck for a live, in-studio performance.

Suzanne Vega

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Bob Mould Live

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Dawn Landes

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The Heavy

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The Swell Season in The Greene Space

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Joshua Bell in The Greene Space

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