Ambient Music from Greece and Dreampop from North Jersey Melorman, Mree and Marconi Union hold the one , two and three positions for most played albums in August on Echoes. Melorman’s Waves was the Echoes August CD of the Month. Mree’s Winterwell is the impressive sophomore album from the 19-year old Taiwanese-Bulgarian-American singer from northern…
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Program Highlights
Echoes Interview: Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy
Hear an Interview with Steve Kilbey and Martin Kennedy on Echoes tonight. Steve Kilbey is the lead singer and guitarist with the Australian band, The Church best known for their 1988 hit, “Under the Mily Way.” Martin Kennedy leads the Australian ambient rock band, All India Radio. They get together for a song cycle called…
Living Room Concerts
Living Room Concert: Una
Hear Una in a Living room Concert on Echoes tonight. Una is a band form LA mixing trip-hop, jazz, electronic and DJ strategies, all centered by the powerful voice of Jennifer Nice. They come to Echoes to play music from their latest album, The Laughing Man, live. It almost didn’t happen. We scheduled Una in…
Interview Podcast
Olivier Libaux Transforms QOTSA in Echoes Podcast
Hear an interview with Olivier Libaux tonight on the Echoes Podcast Olivier Libaux is a co-founder of Nouvelle Vague, a French project that records lounge versions of Punk and New Wave songs. Libaux steps out on his own with the CD titled Uncovered Queens of the Stone Age, reinventing songs by that hard rock band.…
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Krimson, Kveikur and Church tonight on Echoes
Sigur Ros is touring the US this fall. Hear some of what they’ll be playing when we hear a track off their latest CD, Kveikur. We’ll also hear a sublime classic from the Discipline era of King Crimson and there’s a surprising track from Charlotte Church, the former child-prodigy opera star who tunes her pipes…
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New Agnes Obel Video-The Curse
Danish singer Agnes Obel finally has a new album coming in October. Here’s a beautiful video and song that shows she’s continuing the beauty of her debut, Philharmonics. Her new album is Aventine and here’s a song from it, “The Curse.” John Diliberto (((echoes))) Sign up for Echoes CD of the Month Club. With the…
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Hooverphonic Interviewed on Echoes 8/20
Hear Hooverphonic Interviewed on Echoes tonight. Hooverphonic is a band that’s been at the borders of popularity for the last 15 years or so. They’ve actually had several hits in Europe and you might’ve heard their music in movies like Stealing Beauty and on TV ads for Volkswagen and Motorola. This Belgian group started out…
Living Room Concerts
Living Room Concert: HEM 8/21
HEM brings their dream-folk music into the Echoes living room, playing their sensitive and introspective songs live, and telling the tales behind them. They play music from their latest critically acclaimed album, Departure and Farewell. Below you can see the music video “Seven Angels” from their latest album: John Diliberto (((echoes))) Find your local Echoes…
Living Room Concerts
Living Room Concert: Glenn Jones
Hear Glenn Jones in a Living Room Concert on Echoes tonight. Glenn Jones is a virtuoso of the acoustic guitar and a disciple of the late John Fahey. Fahey even named an album after him. But Jones has found his own path. You can hear that sound on his new album, My Garden State, and…
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Anoushka Shankar’s Family Affair
The Daughter of an Icon Looks Back and Looks Forward. Just got a peak at the forthcoming Anoushka Shankar album, Traces of You. Just to judge from the EPK, it could be her best album yet. Produced by Nitin Sawhney and featuring vocals from Shankar’s sister, Norah Jones, it appears to be a blend of…