John Schaefer appears in the following:
Weekly Music Roundup: FKA twigs, Angel Olsen and Luke Temple
Monday, September 16, 2019
New Sounds
Week of September 16: This week, new music from FKA twigs, Angel Olsen, Perfume Genius, and Luke Temple.
Weekly Music Roundup: The Hold Steady, Ala.Ni, Ikebe Shakedown
Monday, August 19, 2019
Week of Aug. 19: This week, The Hold Steady channels Led Zeppelin; the singer Ala.Ni celebrates our differences; and another lost album by John Coltrane is found.
Weekly Music Roundup: Rare "Barbershop Gospel" Reissues, iLe, and Bat for Lashes
Monday, August 12, 2019
New Sounds
Week of Aug. 12: This week, reissued "barbershop gospel" rarities, a Springsteen soundtrack, new songs from Bat for Lashes and iLE, along with Bon Iver’s 8-part surprise.
Weekly Music Roundup: HAIM, Dizraeli, and Penguin Café
Monday, August 05, 2019
New Sounds
Week of Aug. 5: This week, HAIM celebrates summer, songs about penguins by Penguin Café, the decidedly NOT-punk IDLES, and a band whose name means 'remove worry.'
Weekly Music Roundup: Wilco, Resavoir, and Beyoncé
Monday, July 22, 2019
New Sounds
Week of July 22: This week, sounds from West Africa, and Chicago, courtesy of Beyoncé, Wilco, and more, and music from Senegal by Shaheed & Dixa, Featuring Marieme.
The Secret Sound Of The Vessel Orchestra
Friday, July 12, 2019
Look around you. Chances are there’s something nearby — a jar, a vase, a bottle, a glass — that is silently singing.
Weekly Music Roundup: Frank Turner, Tanya Tucker, and Vanessa Wagner
Monday, July 08, 2019
New Sounds
Week of July 8: A spooky summer soundtrack from Bobby Krlic, aka The Haxan Cloak, a celebration of women in history by Frank Turner, and the return of country outlaw Tanya Tucker.
Weekly Music Roundup: Lucy Dacus, San Fermin, and Fantastic Negrito
Monday, July 01, 2019
New Sounds
Week of July 1: This week, a “holiday” song from Lucy Dacus, some avant-pop from San Fermin, a trippy musical trip out west, and a new video from Grammy-winning Fantastic Negrito.
Weekly Music Roundup: Angélique Kidjo, Bat for Lashes, and Team Dresch
Monday, June 10, 2019
New Sounds
This week, a tribute to the Queen of Salsa from Angélique Kidjo, a new album from Santana, romance and menace by Bat for Lashes, and the return of queer punk icons Team Dresch.
A Brief, Strange History of 20th Century Europe
Tuesday, June 04, 2019
The German-born composer and director Heiner Goebbels returns to the Park Avenue Armory with an ambitious work Everything That Happened And Will Happen.
Weekly Music Roundup: Philip Bailey and Lila Downs
Monday, May 13, 2019
New Sounds
Week of May 13: This week, looking back to the 70s with Philip Bailey of Earth Wind & Fire, Lila Downs, and Doomsquad. Plus Flying Lotus teams up with Anderson .Paak, and more.
Weekly Music Roundup: Stormzy, Kelly Moran, and The Oddysy
Monday, April 29, 2019
New Sounds
Week of April 29: This week – musical returns for Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, and Stormzy. Plus new music by The Oddysy and Chuck D, Kelly Moran, and The Mystery Lights.
Weekly Music Roundup: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer Ellen Reid And Immigrant Songs
Monday, April 15, 2019
New Sounds
This week, hear immigrant songs from T-Bone Burnett and Sinkane, plus Ellen Reid wins the Pulitzer Prize winner for Music, and Aretha Franklin's Special Citation.
Roll Over Rembrandt: Rock & Roll Comes To the Met
Monday, April 08, 2019
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has collaborated with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland on a new exhibition called "Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll."
Weekly Music Roundup: Blitz the Ambassador and Tamino
Monday, April 01, 2019
New Sounds
Week of April 1: This week, music from a Ghanaian musician/film maker, a Belgian singer/model, and a California rocker/NPR fan.
Weekly Music Roundup: Dexter Story, Malawi's Lazarus, and Angelique Kidjo
Monday, March 18, 2019
New Sounds
This week, (almost) all roads lead to Africa with Angelique Kidjo’s Celia Cruz tribute, Dexter Story's Ethiopop-influenced music, Carlos Santana with Buika, and Malawi's Lazarus.
Weekly Music Roundup: Fémina, Little Simz, and Reese McHenry
Monday, March 04, 2019
New Sounds
Week of March 4: This week, a different kind of resistance song, a different kind of hip hop, and some classic garage rock.
Weekly Music Roundup: Omar Apollo and Better Oblivion Community Center
Monday, February 04, 2019
New Sounds
This week, Billie Eilish and Omar Apollo: youth is served; The Mountain Goats offer an epic war story, and echoes of Ethiopia by Dexter Story. Plus, Better Oblivion Community Center.
The Making Of 'The Lord Of The Rings'
Thursday, January 24, 2019
A new exhibit at the Morgan Library and Museum looks at the how J. R. R. Tolkien created the world of the Middle-earth.
Weekly Music Roundup: Nakhane, Tanya Tagaq, and India.Arie
Monday, January 21, 2019
New Sounds
This week, a big question from India.Arie, a 60s flashback, and a rapidly rising queer icon from South Africa. Plus, new music from Tanya Tagaq and Cinematic Orchestra.
