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Indie rock band "Beirut"Best of Soundcheck Live: Episode One
This week, Soundcheck is highlighting some of the best live music we've heard in our studio in 2007. Kicking off today's show: classical pianists Gilbert Kalish and Wu Han. They perform excerpts from the four-hand piano version of Stravinsky's monumental "Rite of Spring." And later: performances from bluesmen Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Hubert Sumlin, indie rock band Beirut, Brooklyn Qawwali Party and more.
Best Live Performances of 2007, Part 1
Classical pianists Gilbert Kalish and Wu Han perform excerpts from the four-hand piano version of Stravinsky's monumental "Rite of Spring." Also: bluesmen Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Hubert Sumlin, indie rock band Beirut, and Brooklyn's own Last Town Chorus.
Best Live Performances of 2007, Part 2
Our look back at Soundcheck's best live performances continues with Brooklyn Qawwali Party, Sophie Lux, Leo Kottke, and Fujiya and Miyagi.
Best Live Performances of 2007, Part 3
Our look back at Soundcheck's best live performances continues with the Austin, Texas, indie group Okkervil River.
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