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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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Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, stars of the romantic indie film Once, will debate which is more powerful: a love song or a breakup song. And: live music from Grammy winning violinist Joshua Bell and Cuban stars Tiempo Libre.
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The Ill Effects of Urban Noise
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Soundcheck received an overwhelming response to our segment on the effects of urban noise. So much so that Arline Bronzaft decided to address the feedback. Listen to the original segment and read Bronzaft's response.
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