John McEntire has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 14 September 2015. John McEntire's music has been featured on 13 episodes.

A member of the Sea and Cake and Tortoise, John McEntire has helped create some of the most exciting music coming out of a vital Chicago scene. Along with producer Jim O'Rourke, he has become one of the most consistently in demand collaborators.

McEntire's gifts as a multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer, and mixer have been utilized by artists including the Red Krayola, Stereolab, Richard Buckner, Tom Ze, the Ex, Smog, Trans Am, and Mary Timony, Kaki King and Jandek.