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On the road, Crawford could work on the book right up until the band’s sound check for a gig.
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Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
Nerves for myself but also for the band, considering all the walkouts during sound check.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Charlie Brusco, who manages the band for Red Light Management, tells Billboard that Styx was in the midst of a sound check at the House of Blues in Los Angeles during the 2003 playoff game.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2026
Their voices lock together seamlessly with notes soaring and settling softly in the same breath, as if Christmas spirit itself asked for a sound check.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
Hours before Japanese jazz quintet The Blend was due to perform in Beijing on Thursday, a plainclothesman walked into the DDC music club during a sound check.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
The morning of It Was Just an Accident’s Toronto premiere, Panahi stops by the historic Royal Alexandra Theatre for a sound check.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
The thirty-three-year-old pop star Charlie Puth, headlining his first jazz residency, was due for a sound check with his band.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
No sound check, just out onstage feeling the dark mass of the audience, guided by the sounds in my ears and the floor monitors and the vibrations of it all.
—Kim Gordon, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
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Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
Nerves for myself but also for the band, considering all the walkouts during sound check.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Charlie Brusco, who manages the band for Red Light Management, tells Billboard that Styx was in the midst of a sound check at the House of Blues in Los Angeles during the 2003 playoff game.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2026
Their voices lock together seamlessly with notes soaring and settling softly in the same breath, as if Christmas spirit itself asked for a sound check.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
Hours before Japanese jazz quintet The Blend was due to perform in Beijing on Thursday, a plainclothesman walked into the DDC music club during a sound check.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
The morning of It Was Just an Accident’s Toronto premiere, Panahi stops by the historic Royal Alexandra Theatre for a sound check.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
The thirty-three-year-old pop star Charlie Puth, headlining his first jazz residency, was due for a sound check with his band.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
No sound check, just out onstage feeling the dark mass of the audience, guided by the sounds in my ears and the floor monitors and the vibrations of it all.
—Kim Gordon, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Sound check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sound%20check. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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