From Aviles To Mingus To De La Soul, Author Daniel Alarcón Spins Three...
The most recent novel from Daniel Alarcon, At Night We Walk In Circles, is funny, sad, and keeps you guessing until the last page. Set in unnamed, coastal South American country, it’s about a young...
View ArticleBebel Gilberto: Warm And Intoxicating Bossa Nova
We're in the thick of summer now, which means there's no better time to find a reprieve from the heat with a cold drink and the breezy, intoxicating sounds of Bebel Gilberto. As part of the first...
View ArticleSoundcheck At The Movies: Three New Music Docs: 'We Like It Like That';...
In this episode: Soundcheck goes to the movies, with three music documentary films.First: The new documentary We Like It Like Thatlooks at the roots of New York boogaloo music in the 1960s, it's peak...
View ArticleNew Doc 'We Like It Like That' Remembers The Peak Of Boogaloo
Boogaloo was the reigning Latin music of 1960's New York City. The distinctive genre combined the sounds of the last decade's popular Cuban mambo with R&B, jazz, and funk to create distinctive and...
View Article'Mateo' Tells The Surprisingly Dark Story Of 'Gringo Mariachi'
The documentary film Mateo tells the story of one of the more unusual figures in Latin music. "Mateo" is actually Matthew Stoneman, a red-headed white man from New Hampshire who learned mariachi music...
View ArticleAsk John Schaefer Anything: Bakersfield Sound; How To Be Smarter About......
In this episode: A listener recently asked John Schaefer to explain country music’s so-called “Bakersfield Sound.” Since Schaefer is a Brooklyn boy, he called on Jessie Scott, director of the American...
View ArticleThe Mountain Goats' John Darnielle's New Novel; A Music Guide To Victor Jara;...
In this episode: John Darnielle is the mastermind behind the indie group The Mountain Goats, and has gained a reputation as one of rock's great storytellers. Lately, he's been working on a bigger...
View ArticleThe Road To Justice For Chilean Singer Victor Jara
Victor Jara is one of the most beloved Latin American musicians of all time, but his death is still shrouded in controversy. Jara was a vocal supporter of the socialist regime that was brought down by...
View ArticleCelebrating The Passion And Music Of Tango
Tango is known by most as a sultry dance form, usually practiced in films between two impossibly good-looking human beings with a rose clenched in the teeth. But a new New York City festival wants you...
View ArticleGig Alert: Peliroja
ARTIST: PelirojaDOWNLOAD:Peliroja, "Bohemio" GIG: Wednesday night at Joe's PubIf there’s a “sound of New York,” then you’ll hear it in the work of the band Peliroja. They fuse traditions from locations...
View ArticleDocumentary 'We Like It Like That' Remembers The Peak Of Boogaloo
Boogaloo was the reigning Latin music of 1960's New York City. The distinctive genre combined the sounds of the previous decade's popular Cuban mambo with R&B, jazz, and funk to create distinctive...
View ArticleGig Alert: José Alberto "El Canario"
ARTIST: José Alberto "El Canario"GIG: August 20 at NJPACDominican salsa singer José Alberto came by his nickname honestly. He became known as “El Canario,” – the canary – because of his songbird-like...
View ArticleOn-Demand Video: An Evening with Juana Molina and La Mecánica Popular
With the Latin Alternative Music Conference in town, Soundcheck's John Schaefer and Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa teamed up in The Greene Space on July 11, 2014 to present a night of live music and...
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WNYC and WQXR: Pioneer Broadcasters of Latin American Music
It began at WNYC as the program South American Way (November 4, 1940 edition above) and ended up at WQXR as Nights in Latin America. Through it all, the source collection of recordings remained the...
View ArticleGig Alert: Monsieur Periné
ARTIST: Monsieur PerinéGIG: Thursday night at Highline Ballroom; SOB's on Monday the 18thMonsieur Periné is a Colombian band with a French name. That barely begins to describe the number of cultural...
View ArticleCarrie Rodriguez's Chicana Americana
From the 1940s to the 1960s, Eva Garza’s voice could be heard singing Mexican rancheras throughout Latin America. Though her story and music is largely forgotten today, her genes live on: Garza's...
View ArticleNatalia Lafourcade Finds Power at the Root of Things
This session has ended; follow us on Twitter or subscribe and we'll let you know when the audio is available for download.Natalia Lafourcade had writer's block. Her 2009 album Hu Hu Hu had been a...
View ArticleIle: From Salty Hip Hop to Smooth Classics
Ileana Cabra Joglar performs these days as Ile. But for the better part of a decade, she was known as PG-13 -- the sweet complement to her salty brothers in the Puerto Rican hip-hop group Calle 13....
View ArticleGig Alert: El Combo Chimbita
ARTIST: El Combo ChimbitaGIG: Monday night at BarbesYou know the saying, “if you can’t beat em, join em”? That’s sort of how we’re feeling about the weather at this point. Since everything’s already a...
View ArticleWeekly Music Roundup: Existential Dread with Catchy Packaging
Week of August 1: This week, a Bowie tribute from his last band, a song you won’t be able to avoid, and a possible super-group.Bowie’s Last Band Pays Tribute To Late StarThe album Blackstar, the...
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