The Warmth of Other Suns
Hana Vu, please keep making music like this! Your songs bring back something truly wonderful.
HAMMER by Hana Vu
Hana Vu, please keep making music like this! Your songs bring back something truly wonderful.
CAKE – Sheep Go to Heaven
Shoutout to CAKE, Sacramento’s iconic band! Known for their eclectic sound and tree-giving tradition, CAKE keeps the music and the planet growing. Watch Sheep Go to Heaven and explore the CAKE Forest!
Time of Inconvenience – Nanci Griffith
I’ve shared my love for Nanci Griffith before, and this week, I’m diving back into her incredible discography. Time of Inconvenience is a powerful reflection on modern society, where money dictates whose voices are heard.
Blanco Brown – The Git Up (Official Music Video)
A quick feel-good video that reflects bringing people from all walks of life together with music and dancing.
Bad Bunny – DeBi TiRAR MAS FOToS
Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos is more than just an album—it’s a statement. Blending historically marginalized genres, he highlights the risks of Puerto Rican culture disappearing due to forced migration and gentrification. As Spotify’s Maykol Sanchez says, “From the moment you press play, it’s clear that Bad Bunny is sending a message.”
David Bowie – Changes (Official Lyric Video)
Look out you rock and rollers! David Bowie, musical superstar and all-around iconic legend, once so brilliantly sang “Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes! Turn and face the strange.” The song hints to the power of embracing the strange changes that life throws at us. So far, 2025 is all about change.
How ‘Arcane’ Went Global for Its Big Season Two Soundtrack
The soundtrack for Season 2 of Arcane, a Netflix show created in partnership with Riot Games, features 22 new songs from a wide range of internationally renowned artists, is a wonderful case study on how people can still understand the intent of a song without understanding the language it is sung in, going as far as making up new languages for the soundtrack.
Influencing the Mood and Flow
From upbeat tracks that energize participants and set the tone for interactive activities to calming instrumentals that encourage deep reflection, we carefully select music for each segment of the session. Here’s a playlist we’ve enjoyed using, created by BeatTape on Spotify.
Schoolhouse Rock – I’m Just a Bill
This nostalgic song, I’m Just a Bill, was a part of a very popular Saturday morning educational cartoon series for children in the 1970’s titled Schoolhouse Rock.
El Encuentro
Residente and Jessie Reyes
This song is for all of those who miss that special someone with whom they no longer share their lives. Love stays even when we walk away. Residente has morphed into the Latino poet of our time.
Hozier, Talk
Hozier was in Sacramento a few weeks ago (he puts on an excellent show) and while it wasn’t on his set list, Talk includes lots of allusions to classical mythology, specifically the story of Orpheus and Euridice.