Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche, who defines himself as a “chord progression artist”, visits Soundcheck studios to play a few songs from his latest record, Acrobats.

American indie rock band led by singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and ornithologist Jonathan Meiburg returns to Soundcheck studios for a live performance and interview, joined by the legendary avant-garde artist Laurie Anderson.

On this episode of Soundcheck: two artists who are inspired by folk music, but write songs that fall under a different genre altogether. Hear Mike Doughty and Sofia Rei's performances and interviews recorded at WNYC studios earlier this year.

Recording artist and actor Saul Williams, who recently starred in the Oscar-winning film Sinners, performs a few songs from his new album, titled Leap Year.

North Carolina singer and guitarist Alex Sauser-Monnig records under the name Daughter of Swords. They play vulnerable, homespun tunes from their solo debut, 'Dawnbreaker' in-studio.

From our Soundcheck archives, hear adventurous recording artists Paris Paloma and Cautious Clay's performances, and interviews with host John Schaefer.

Trumpeter and bandleader Arturo Sandoval is a Latin music legend. He's just released a fearless album, Sangú, full of Afro-Cuban percussion, Yoruba spiritual memory, Cuban phrasing, bebop fire, funk, folklore, and the electrifying spirit of risk. Sandoval leads a nonet in some of the new tunes, in-studio.

Ghost Hounds is a Pittsburgh-based blues-rock band with a sound that may remind you of classic early 70s bands like The Rolling Stones. In fact, they’ve opened for the Stones and do a cover of that band’s song “Gimme Shelter” on the new Ghost Hounds album. But most of their music is original  and their latest record, called Justified, is full of apocalyptic imagery and songs that swagger their way through the End Of Days. Ghost Hounds brings a rootsy, intimate version of the band to play these new songs, in-studio.  Set list: 1. Something Wicked 2. Sinner's Prayer 3. Pale Horse Riding Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

For this episode of Soundcheck, the rapper, singer, and author Dessa gets political, and Syrian-American rapper Omar Offendum gets historical.

Listen to a sampling of some of the 2026 New York Guitar Festival, with pieces by Gyan Riley and an arrangement of Debussy by Ziggy & Miles, recorded live in August at Bryant Park.