Every Sunday night, Aaron Axelsen plays two hours of new music & Bay Area bands on Soundcheck! Here's what you heard on the May 17, 2026 edition of the show:
8pm
SNAIL MAIL- tonight tonight (Smashing Pumpkins cover)
ARDEN JONES- deadlove (local)
THE HAUNTED YOUTH- deathwish (Feat Max Fry)
EDGEHILL- love to go
SCOWL- not hell, not heaven (local)
WATERPARKS- prowler
ECCA VANDAL- cruising to self soothe
PRXZM- why do I do what I do (local)
MISS GRIT- stranger
LYKKE LI- happy now
TESS & THE DETAILS- standing on the edge (local)
WINONA FIGHTER- bombs away
THE DISTILLERS- drain the blood (vault)
THE WHITE STRIPES- fell in love with a girl (vault)

9pm
FINISH TICKET- white flag (local) (Dido cover)
EMMIT FENN- dreams (local)
PEKING DUK- forever (Feat Phantogram)
BOB MOSES- leave like this
LIFE SIZE MODELS- reflection (local)
BEABADOOBEE- all I did was dream of you (Feat The Marias)
BUFFALO TRAFFIC JAM- pictures of you
VILLANELLE- measly means
MUSE- cryogen
MUSE- plug in baby (vault)
CASINO YOUTH- this song wouldn’t even exist if it weren’t for you (local)
THE FLATLINERS- and they’re off
MOVEMENTS- dissolve me
THE STROKES- falling out of love
Here's what Aaron played on Soundcheck this week
Here's what Aaron played on Soundcheck this week





