Thu., Dec. 19
Pavarotti & Friends: Tracy Chapman "Baby Can I Hold You Tonight" (3:28), Suzanne Vega "In Liverpool" (4:41), Pavarotti & Sting "Panis Angelicus"( 3:45), BB King "Let the Good Times Roll" (3:34).

Tue., Dec. 10
Another new discovery, Dessa, thanks to the NPR (National Public Radio) Tiny Desk Concert Series.  The NPR segment included "Fighting Fish", "The Man I Knew", and "The Lamb".  That was followed by "Skeleton Key", "Alibi", and  "551"

Thu., Dec. 5
Laura Marling "Undine" (3:13), "Blackberry Stone" (3:32), "The Captain and the Hourglass" (3:10), "The Muse" (4:06)

Tue., Dec. 3
Music this morning included: "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" with Amy Levere and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.  I wasn't able to find that online but here's a good substitute "Tailgate Ramble."  That was followed by "Laberinto" from Pistolera, Silvan Zingg and "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie", and "Under My Thumb" from the Rolling Stones.

Tue., Nov. 26
A mix of music this morning: it started with Mikis Theodorakis' "Zorba the Greek", that was followed by Dick Dale and "Misirlou", Mark Howard, Stuart Duncan, & Sam Bush with "Orange Blossom Special", and finally "Big Noise from Winnetka" by the Dukes of Dixieland.

Thu., Nov. 21
Some melancholic music before class this morning.  Seemed appropriate given the wet and cool weather that is forecast for the next few days.  You heard several (but not all) of the following: Death Cab for Cutie "I Will Follow You Into the Dark", The Doors "Spanish Caravan", Eva Cassidy "Autumn Leaves", Lhasa De Sela "La Confession", The Wailin' Jennys "Arlington", Zoe Lewis "Barbizon" (which I wasn't able to find online).

Tue., Nov. 19
A potpourri of musical selections before class today: Eilen Jewell "Everywhere I Go", The Be Good Tanyas "When Doves Cry" (which I wasn't able to find online), Eva Cassidy "Cheek to Cheek", and Melody Gardot "Who Will Comfort Me".

Thu., Nov. 14
Celtic music before class today featuring Gaelic Storm.  You heard: "Black is the Colour", "Lover's Wreck", and "Human to a God".  I had time for a 4th song: "Hibernian Rhapsody" from De Danann before the 9:30 class.

Tue., Nov. 12
A whole slew of Beatles songs before class today: "I Should Have Known Better", "If I Fell", "Tell Me Why", "I'll Cry Instead", "Things We Said Today", and "I'll Be Back".

Thu., Nov. 7

Tue., Nov. 5
Music before class from Tesoro ( a local group).  You heard "Motivation" and "Malaguena".  I wasn't able to find either song on YouTube.  A song "Algiers" from Calexico was stuck in the middle.  You can find music from Tesoro on their "Live in Studio 2A" and "Live at Hotel Congress" CDs (downloads available from CDBaby.com).

Thu., Oct. 31
Music from Rupa and the April Fishes "L'Elephant", "Este Mundo" with some nice Day of the Dead costumes, "Gone", "Culpa de la Luna", "Trouble" to get the blood circulating on a cold morning.

Tue., Oct. 29
Girl In A Coma "As the World Falls Down" (2:37), "Walkin After Midnight" (2:49), "One Eyed Fool" (3:17), "Smart" (3:20), "Si Una Vez" (3:11), "Come On Lets Go" (2:11),  "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (3:20)

Thu., Oct. 24
Portland Oregon seems to turn out a lot of good musical groups.  Black Prairie was featured today and you heard some of the following: "Little Song bird", "Dirty River Stomp", "A Prairie Musette", "Taraffa", "How Do You Ruin Me"

Tue., Oct. 22
Apocalyptica "Nothing Else Matters" (3:35), Scala and Kolacny Brothers "Creep" (4:36), Radiohead "Reckoner" (4:51)

Thu., Oct. 17
Quiz #2 (music: Andrea Bocelli, Laura Pausini "Dare To Live", Andrea Bocelli, Elisa "La Voce del Silenzio", Elisa "Dancing")

Tue., Oct. 15
Amy Winehouse "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", Duffy "Lovestruck", Adele "Set Fire to the Rain", Elisa "Rock Your Soul"

Thu., Oct. 10
We had time for the first three of the following before class: Nickel Creek "Smoothie Song" (3:43), Crooked Still "American Tune" (3:25), Patty Griffin "Heavenly Day" (4:13), Alison Krauss "Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us" (3:20)

Tue., Oct. 8
Some music from the Be Good Tanyas before class this morning:  "Ootischenia", "Waiting Around to Die", "For the Turnstiles", "House of the Rising Sun", "Reuben"

Thu., Oct. 3
Music from the Fleet Foxes this morning because the sound system in ILC 150 is up to the task.  You "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song", "Montezuma", and "Bedouin Dress".  I also played "Lorelai" in the 9:30 class and it might have been my favorite of the bunch.

Tue., Oct. 1
Some "bluesy" music from Valerie June to accompany the US Government shutdown.  You heard "Raindance", "Workin Woman Blues", and "Pushin Against A Stone"(3:16)

Thu., Sep. 26
Quiz #1 (music: Sigur Ros "Von" (5:13), "Festival" (9:26), "Gooan Daginn" (5:13), The XX "Infinity" (5:16)

Tue., Sep. 24
The London Symphony Orchestra playing George Gershwin's  Rhapsody in Blue before class today.

Thu., Sep. 19
Choices from the Punch Brothers "Brakeman's Blue", "This Girl", "Sometimes", "Flippen", "Patchwork Girlfriend" before class today as the class instructor was moving about the room looking for unfinished Optional Assignments.

Tue., Sep. 17
With the final episode approaching, it seemed like some music from Breaking Bad might be appropriate: You heard Los  Cuates de Sinaloa "Negro Y Azul",  Los Zafiros "He Venido", Cumbre Norteno "Simplemente Amame", Rodrigo y Gabriela "Tamacun".  I only started watching the show in the last year and am mid way through season 3.

Thu., Sep. 12
One of my favorite groups, Calexico, featured before class today.  And they're local.  This is the first time I've heard "Algiers" and I liked it.  Then you saw "Ballad of Cable Hogue" which featured Mariachi Luz de Luna (also a local group that often plays with Calexico) and a French singer Francoiz Breut.  That song was recorded at a concert in London.  Finally "Alone Again Or" recorded live in Austin (Austin City Limits?).

Tue., Sep. 10
Playing for Change: Stand By Me, Higher Ground, Gimme Shelter.  I also like "Groove in G".

Thu., Sep. 5
I was reminded of Lake Street Dive, today's featured artists, while looking through some notes from the Spring 2013 semester.  You heard 3 of the following 4 songs before class today:  Henriette,  You Go Down Smooth,  Elijah, and  Use Me Up.

Tue., Sep. 3
Before class music this morning from Brandi Carlile.  You heard most (if not all) of Late Morning Lullaby, Turpentine, My Song, and The Story.

Thu., Aug. 29
A little Cajun music to check out experiment materials to from the Lost Bayou Ramblers: "Blue Moon Special" (recorded  during an appearance in Sweden) and "Moi J'Connais Pas" (filmed at an appearance in France).

Tue., Aug. 27
Music from Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons and Dharohar Project ( Devil's Spoke and Meheni Rachi ) to get another semester of ATMO 170 off to a proper start.  I discovered them by accident this summer after reading about Laura Marling in RollingStone magazine and doing a search on YouTube.  I also really liked Laura Marling's solo version of Blackberry Stone.  I'll try to play a lot of different kinds of music before class.  Hopefully you'll like at least some of it.  Suggestions from students are always welcome.