New York Public Radio will host its annual fundraising event at Brooklyn Bowl on Sept. 21 to celebrate 40 years of “New Sounds” with John Schaefer.
Starting at 7 P.M, the event will celebrate the radio host’s career on WNYC and his contributions to the city’s music scene.
The night will feature performances by Brooklyn bhangra fusion group Red Baraat and tropical futurism band Combo Chimbita, as well as a DJ set by Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley. The fundraiser will support New York Public Radio brands such as WNYC, WQXR, Gothamist, and WNYC Studios, and tickets can be found online.
Schaefer has been cited by New York Magazine as one of “the people whose ideas, power, and sheer will are changing New York” and was honored in 2003 with the American Music Center’s prestigious Letter of Distinction for his “substantial contributions to advancing the field of contemporary American music in the United States and abroad.”
Airing every night at 11 P.M. on 93.9 FM and wnyc.org, “New Sounds” was first brought onto the airwaves in 1982. After John Schaefer was brought to WNYC the year prior to read newscasts and introduce classical music, he found his calling at the station by engaging with the city’s music scene through his now renowned radio show.
“New Sounds” was expanded to include the New Sounds Live Concert Series in 1986 and the Soundcheck Podcast in 2002, having included prolific guests such as Mavis Staples, Mark Ronson, Norah Jones, and Danger Mouse, among others.
