Wednesday Jan. 13, 2016
A couple of songs from Lissie: "Record Collector" (4:14) (recorded in the studios of KCMP FM, Minnesota Public Radio), and "In Sleep" (5:23) part of a set at the end of the Guitar Center's Singer/Songwriter 2 Competition Finals at Hotel Café in Hollywood (Mar., 2013) to check out the audio system in ILC 150.
Several more songs from the same artist are included below.
"They All Want You" (4:14), and "Further Away" (4:14) from the Bing Lounge at 101.9 KINK FM (Portland, OR).
"Love in the City" (3:46), "The Habit" Live at Hotel San Jose, SXSW 2013 (4:26)

Friday Jan. 15, 2016
Music to check out experiment materials by: Mona's Hot Four: "Temptation Rag" (3:51), "My Blue Heaven" (5:14), "Comes Love with Rachael Price" (9:20), "Tuesdays at Mona's (Documentary)" (19:11)

Wed., January 20, 2016
Skeye - "Ruthless" (4:45), "Love in Vain" (5:33), "Wicked Game" (3:58), "Old Love" (4:02), "Going Home" (5:54), "Creep" (4:02), "Mad World" (4:14), "Hallelujah" (6:51)

Friday Jan. 22, 2016
Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta (NPR Music Field Recordings) "Traicionera" (0:00 - 6:30), "La Cucharita" (6:40 - 11:50), "La Rienda" (12:00 - 17:50)

Monday Jan. 25, 2016
Some Cajun music from the Lost Bayou Ramblers "Blue Moon Special" (6:27) from a concert in Sweden, "Moi J'Connais Pas" (4:34) from a performance in France

Wednesday Jan. 27, 2016
Mariachi Flor de Toloache NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert (20:28).  "Let Down" (0:00 - ~5:00), "Dicen" (5:15 - 9:30), "Blue Skies" (9:30 - 11:10 - 15:30), "Guadalajara" (16:00 - 20:00)

Friday, Jan. 29, 2016
Ballyhoo! "Phantoms" (4:05), "Overnight Sensation" (3:21), "Walk Away" (3:43), "Battle Cry" (3:15), "Cali Girl" (3:20)

Monday, Feb. 1, 2016
Calexico at Ancienne Belgique "Falling From the Sky" (0 - 4:20), "Moon Never Rises" (27:00 - 31:30), "Beneath the City of Dreams" (46:55 - 50:40)

Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 (Practice Quiz)
A mixture of old and new selections from the Playing For Change project: Afro Fiesta "Nda" (4:17),  Manu Chao "Clandestino" (3:47),  "Where There is Love" (5:31), "Groove in G" (4:55), "La Bamba" (3:52), "Tenia Tanto Que Darte - Nena Daconte" (4:31), and "Satchita" (4:16).  Playing for Change is an effort to "inspire, connect, and bring peace" to people of the world through music.  If you haven't heard their "Stand By Me" you should listen to that also.

Friday Feb. 5, 2016
Selections from Lucius featured before class today: "Until We Get There" (4:59), "Turn It Around" (4:10), and "How Loud Your Heart Gets" (6:58) and "Two of Us on the Run" (4:51).

Monday, Feb. 8, 2016
Brandi Carlile "It's Over" (3:58), "Can't Help Falling in Love" (2:19), "Someday Never Comes" (2:47), "Throw it all Away" (3:32), "The Story" (4:26)

Wednesday Feb. 10, 2016
Dave McGraw and Mandy Fer: "Slumbering Rose" (5:25), "Seritony" (4:52), "Cat Creek" (5:52), "Grow" (4:17), "Comin Down" (5:12)

Friday Feb. 12, 2016
Haim "If I Could Change Your Mind" (3:59), "Better Off" (3:30), "Hazy Shade of Winter" (3:02).  And an extra bonus "Hazy Shade of Winter" (2:26) live in 2011 with The Bangles.

Monday Feb. 15, 2016
Laura Marling at the Great Wild Open Festival "The Muse" (4:15), "Devil's Spoke" (3:37), "Blackberry Stone" (3:48)

Wed., Feb. 17 - Quiz #1
First Aid Kit "Heavy Storm" (3:23), "Cedar Lane" (5:09), "When I Grow Up" (3:36), "Winter is All Over You" (3:40), "Emmylou" (4:24)

Friday Feb. 19, 2016
Roy Orbison from the Black and White Night Concert: "Claudette" (3:11), "Uptown" (3:20), "Candy Man" (3:26), "Pretty Woman" (6:18)

Monday Feb. 22, 2016
Buyepongo "Tropical Potpourri" (3:29), "Monte Verde" (5:34)

Wednesday Feb. 24, 2016
Rodrigo y Gabriela: "Diablo Rojo" (6:10), "Fram" (4:40), "Orion" (4:14)

Friday Feb. 26, 2016
Eva Cassidy "American Tune" (4:09), Crooked Still "American Tune" (3:25), Black Prairie "Nowhere Massachusetts" (3:20), Punch Brothers "Sometimes" (4:57)

Monday Feb. 29, 2016
Anna Calvi "I'll Be Your Man" (3:18), "Baby It's You" (3:45), "Surrender" (2:25), "Suzanne and I" (4:12)

Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2016
Janis Joplin "Kozmic Blues" (4:23), "Little Girl Blue" (3:51)

Friday, Mar. 4, 2016
Dessa "Dixon's Girl" (2:57), "The Lamb" (3:35), "Anabel" (4:48), "Matches to Paper Dolls" (3:08), "Skeleton Key" (3:38)

Monday, Mar. 7, 2016
School of Seven Bells "Open Your Eyes" (4:19), "On My Heart" (4:17), Au Revoir Simone "Gravitron" (4:56), "The Lead is Galloping" (3:11),
"Just Like a Tree" (4:49)

Wed., Mar. 9, 2016 - Quiz #2
Andrea Bocelli & Elisa "La Voce del Silenzio" (5:22), Elisa "Dancing" (5:16), "Rock Your Soul" (5:05)

Spring Break

Monday, Mar. 21, 2016
Elle King: "Can't be Loved" (3:47), "Good For Nothin' Woman" (3:02), "Playing for Keeps" (4:15), "In the Water" (4:01), "See You Again" (3:26), "Make You Smile" (2:31)

Wednesday, March 23, 2016
It seemed like a good time for something from the Buena Vista Social Club given President Obama's trip to Cuba earlier this week.  Songs on the first line below are from the original group I believe.  The performance at the White House featured some original and newer members of the group.
Buena Vista Social Club "La Negra Tomasa" (8:29), "El Cuarto de Tula" (8:28), "Chan Chan" (live at Carnegie Hall) (3:22),
Buena Vista Social Club Orquesta at the White House (Oct. 2015).

Friday, Mar. 25,  2016 (Good Friday)
Ruthie Foster "Set Fire to the Rain" (4:32), "When it Don't Come Easy" (4:18), "The Ghetto" (5:25), "Ocean of Tears" (3:55)

Monday, Mar. 28, 2016
La Santa Cecilia: "I Won't Cry For You" (3:40), "Vámonos" (3:40), "Sacudo la Pereza" (4:15), "Calaverita" (3:43)

Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2016
Music from the Fleet Foxes "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song" (3:10), "Montezuma" (3:39), "Lorelai" (4:43), "Mykonos" (4:35)

Friday, Apr. 1, 2016
Copenhagen Philharmonic Symphony "Ravel's Bolero" (4:52), Grieg's "Peer Gynt" (2:16), Naturally 7 performing Phil Collin's "In the Air Tonight" (5:12)

Monday, Apr. 4, 2016
Maserati "Oaxaca" (8:11)

Wednesday, Apr. 06, 2016 - Quiz #3
Don McLean "American Pie" (8:33), "Vincent" (4:11) )

Friday, Apr. 08, 2016
Today's musical selections came from Paul Simon's concert in Zimbabwe in 1987 that followed the release of his Graceland album in 1986.  "Township Jive" (4:43), "The Boy in the Bubble" (5:16), "Gumboots" (5:45), "I Know What I Know" (3:26), and "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" (5:33) (with Ladysmith Black Mambazo).

Monday, Apr. 11, 2016
Marcus Roberts "Bolivar Blues" (3:15), "I Got Rhythm" (6:08), if you have some extra time you really should watch this 60 Minutes segment on Marcus Roberts, Hans Otahal "Bumble Boogie" (4:36)

Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2016
Noora Noor "Forget What I Said" (3:18), Iyeoka "Simply Falling" (3:57), Danger Mouse, Daniele Luppi, & Norah Jones "Black" (3:41)

Friday, Apr. 15, 2016
Wilsen "House on a Hill" (5:26), "Sirens" (4:12), Sarah Jaffe "Clementine" (4:59)

Monday, Apr. 18, 2016
Margo Price at SXSW 2016 NPR Music Front Row "About to Find Out" (0-3:00), "Four Years of Chances" (13:55-18:47),
"This Town Gets Around" (26:57-30:27)

Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2016
Tesoro "Malaguena Salerosa" (5:23), "Instinto Animal" (3:59), "Mirame Mi Amor" (3:55), "Tentadora" (3:53)

Friday Apr. 22, 2016
The XX "Intro" (2:07),  Radiohead "Reckoner" (4:50), Apocalyptica "Nothing Else Matters" (3:29)

Monday Apr. 25, 2016
Music from Adele (live at the Royal Albert Concert Hall): "I'll be Waiting" (3:44), "If it Hadn't Been for Love" (5:20), "One and Only" (5:52)

Wed., Apr. 27 - Quiz #4
Isabelle Boulay & Eric Lapointe "La Boheme" (4:08), Zaz "Sous le Ciel de Paris" (3:16), Vanessa Paradis & Benjamin Biolay "Le Rempart" (3:46)

Friday, April 29, 2016
Gaelic Storm "Before the Night is Over" (4:53), "Samurai Set" (3:50), "Black is the Colour" (5:32),  De Dannan "Hibernian Rhapsody" (6:48)

Monday May 2, 2016
Music from Rupa and the April Fishes: "L'Elephant" (4:41), "Este Mundo" (3:18) with some nice Day of the Dead costumes, "Neruda" (3:13), "Culpa de la Luna" (3:07)

Wednesday May 6, 2016
Los Lobos "One Time, One Night" (4:31), "Don't Worry Baby" (3:01), "Cancion del Mariachi" (2:06)

Mon., May 9 - Final Exam
Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons, Dharohar Project "Meheni Rachi" (5:02), "Devil's Spoke" (6:24)