John Schaefer appears in the following:
Dispatches From the Bang on a Can Summer Festival 2018: Part 1
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
New Sounds
Folk songs, scat-singing, an unintended interview with a flutist, and the sound engineer's perspective: A roundup of July 23, via the Media Workshop at Bang on a Can Summer Festival.
Weekly Music Roundup: Mitra Sumara, Future, and "The Immigrants"
Monday, July 09, 2018
New Sounds
Week of July 9: This week: rollicking Farsi funk, a melancholy Future, Kate Bush looks to the past, and "The Immigrants."
Remembering Henry Butler, Unforgettable New Orleans Pianist
Tuesday, July 03, 2018
New Sounds
The singer and pianist Henry Butler, one of the great New Orleans pianists - along with Doctor John, Professor Longhair, and James Booker- died yesterday at 68. Here's this remembrance.
Weekly Music Roundup: Directors and Dos Santos
Monday, July 02, 2018
New Sounds
Week of July 2: This week, Drake, Directors, and Chicago-based Dos Santos. Plus, a new video from Meshell Ndegeocello.
Weekly Music Roundup: Conscious Hip-Hop and Aging Rockers
Monday, June 25, 2018
New Sounds
This week, Paul McCartney's new release, new rock from Shakey Graves, a collaboration between Charles Lloyd and Lucinda Williams, and PEOPLE announce their lineup
Weekly Music Roundup: More Unearthed Jazz, Angelique Kidjo, and The Carters
Monday, June 18, 2018
New Sounds
New rock from Parquet Courts, Protomartyr, and Spiritualized, more unearthed jazz records, and Angelique Kidjo re-imagines "Remain in Light" by Talking Heads.
Weekly Music Roundup: Lost John Coltrane and Hungry March Band
Monday, June 11, 2018
New Sounds
Week of June 11: This week, a lost album by John Coltrane, a new Superfly soundtrack, and a Hungry March Band premiere.
Weekly Music Roundup: Oneohtrix Point Never, Marcus Miller, and Kanye
Monday, June 04, 2018
New Sounds
Yes, there is new Kanye West. But other stuff happened too. Oneohtrix Point Never dropped a new weird pop record; plus new music from bassist Marcus Miller, and electropop band The 1975.
Weekly Music Roundup: Buddy Guy and The Midnight Hour
Monday, May 28, 2018
Week of May 28: This week, returns for Buddy Guy and Jake Shears, a benefit song from Hurray For The Riff Raff for Puerto Rico, and an expansive hip-hop/orchestral collaboration.
The Met Museum Offers “The Art of Music”
Friday, May 25, 2018
The museum has had an impressive collection of musical instruments for well over a century, but for much of that time it was one of the hidden treasures. No longer.
The Eights | 1978 in Music and Media
Thursday, May 24, 2018
1978 in music and television with Kurt Andersen and John Schaefer
Signal-To-Noise: The Sounds of Decay
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Listen to the sounds of deterioration and decay with disintegrating and layered works by William Basinski, Grant Cutler, Annie Gosfield, Prefuse 73, and a classic by Alvin Lucier.
Weekly Music Roundup: Neko Case and Treya Lam
Monday, May 21, 2018
New Sounds
Week of May 21: This week, Neko Case gets dark, Fantastic Negrito gets darker, and Nine Inch Nails… You get the idea.
A Flamenco Tribute: Pepe Romero and Marija Temo
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Come see host John Schaefer, classical guitarist Pepe Romero, and musician Marija Temo pay tribute to the music of Spain.
Weekly Music Roundup: Ruen Brothers, Kelsey Lu and Gang Gang Dance
Monday, May 14, 2018
This week, shades of blue from the Ruen Brothers and from Kelsey Lu, and a message from Sioux sacred lands by Gang Gang Dance.
Weekly Music Roundup: Childish Gambino and Red Baraat
Monday, May 07, 2018
New Sounds
This week, the lighter side of Dirty Projectors, Childish Gambino’s dark view of America, and Red Baraat’s color-coded dance music and a wicked cover of a classic Iron Maiden song.
A Concert Meant For Falling Asleep To
Friday, May 04, 2018
Max Richter's "Sleep" is designed for the drowsy. But if you want to stay up and listen all night long, it's for you too.
A Glimpse Inside 'The Shed'
Thursday, May 03, 2018
Next spring, New York will get a major new cultural and performing arts center at Hudson Yards. But this week and next, New Yorkers can get a preview of what's to come.
Weekly Music Roundup: Van Morrison, Hatchie, and Bulgarian Womens Voices
Monday, April 30, 2018
New Sounds
Week of April 30: This week, Van Morrison looks back at the '30s; Hatchie looks back at the '80s; and Lisa Gerrard looks to Bulgaria.
Weekly Music Roundup: Monsieur Periné, Guitar from Botswana, and Archival Prince
Monday, April 23, 2018
New Sounds
Week of April 23: A gem from the Prince archives, a throaty tale from Okkervil River, Bogotá's Monsieur Periné, and guitar music from Botswana that has to be seen to be believed.
