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Good Time NYC Rock Unit Bodega Considers Consumerism
Episode 26
NYC-based rock unit Bodega makes artful post-punk songs with brawny, catchy riffs and shouty gang vocals. Their lyrics contain politically-minded and…
2 years, 3 months ago
A Rich Harvest of John Leventhal's Lyrical Guitar Work
Episode 25
Guitarist and songwriter John Leventhal has spent almost a half century producing, playing for, and co-writing with some of the music world’s most fa…
2 years, 3 months ago
Bluesman Bobby Rush on Funk, Chicken Heads, and the Music Business
Episode 24
Bobby Rush is in the Blues Hall of Fame, and he’s won three Grammy awards. The first came when he was 83, the second four years later, and the third …
2 years, 3 months ago
Trumpeter/Songwriter Keyon Harrold Stretches and Expands Jazz
Episode 23
Trumpeter, singer and composer Keyon Harrold gained a lot of attention for his contribution to the Don Cheadle film Miles Ahead, where he played all …
2 years, 3 months ago
Ute Lemper Singt Cabaret Songs of Weimar Berlin, In-Studio
Episode 22
The German-born, New York-based singer and actress Ute Lemper's career has spanned a century of songs from the worlds of cabaret jazz, avant-garde po…
2 years, 4 months ago
London's The Wandering Hearts Spin Folk Tales For Hard Times
Episode 21
London-based country-folk-pop outfit The Wandering Hearts are known for their deft fingerpicking, rousing choruses, dark-hued lyrics, and sweet, clos…
2 years, 4 months ago
Singer Britti Embraces Retro Pop, Country, and Soul
Episode 20
The singer Britti is from Louisiana, and her debut LP, winningly titled Hello, I’m Britti, is like being introduced to someone who somehow already fe…
2 years, 4 months ago
Sinkane Crafts Music For Community and For Shaking It
Episode 19
Sudanese-American bandleader Sinkane, aka Ahmed Gallab, weaves the sounds of Afrobeat, disco, soul, even krautrock into his irresistible, dance-ready…
2 years, 4 months ago
Pianist Lara Downes Aims To Expand Classical Music
Episode 18
American pianist Lara Downes has been redefining what it means to be a classical musician, often by expanding our definition of classical music. She’…
2 years, 4 months ago
Canadian-Based OKAN Fuses Afro-Cuban Chants and Rhythms With Jazz and Pop
Episode 17
Canadian-based Afro-Cuban duo OKAN takes their name from the word for heart/soul in the Afro Cuban religion Santeria. Both co-leaders, composers and …
2 years, 4 months ago