Friday, July 31, 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Stupid Music Heaven

Click on the post title for The Lucky Stars at LowellFest 2009!

You will even see your genial host sitting awestruck in the aisle of row 3! He's that decrepit guy with the blue cap and the red beans and rice shirt.

Wednesday Music Digest

Sorry for the belated posting...my video card died last night so I have been offline all day.

Dead Weather

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/51872512.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUHK:uUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

Gabbin' with Uncle Tom

http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/utg/

Careful with the Buffett

http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2009/07/for_your_safety_careful_with_t.html

Ramsey plays Ramsey

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=40021

And a benefit in Hawai'i

http://www.hawaii247.org/2009/07/28/enchanted-fantasy-show-to-benefit-hawaii-island-hivaids-foundation-august-1st/

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Stupid Music Heaven, Part 2

The Lucky Stars, Lowell MA, July 25 2009

Check out my Facebook page for a photo album of this terrific band!

Sunday Music Digest

The sad saga of Jackie Paris

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/entertainment/20090726_Sad__violent__obscure_saga_of_jazz_singer_Jackie_Paris.html

Bix!

http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_23fd5c82-7979-11de-b915-001cc4c002e0.html

West Coast Hip

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/arts/music/26play.html

Tribute to Chris Gaffney

http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/story/1344740.html

And controversy over a new Disney film

http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2009/07/animated_character_in_new_disn.html

Friday, July 24, 2009

Friday Music Digest

The Langley Ookelele Ensemble goes to Hawaii

http://www.khon2.com/content/manolo/story/Langley-Ukulele-Ensemble/uk7MPzgDx02WDpwO-fmaOw.cspx

A new Stupid Music group-The Toasted Western Swing Band! Great name!

http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1669972

A history of the Fender Rhodes

http://www.jazz.com/features-and-interviews/2009/7/23/history-fender-rhodes

Another great band name-the California Honeydrops

http://www.mercurynews.com/eyeheadlines/ci_12883526

And a preview of the Surf Ohio Fest

http://www.whiotv.com/news/20155160/detail.html

Monday, July 20, 2009

Stupid Music Heaven!

Some friends and I spent Sunday afternoon at a great garden party in Gorham Maine with Trio del Rio from Austin Texas! Left to right: Maryann Price, MariLisa, and Tanner Swain. Had a nice chat with Maryann before the show-we've been yakking occasionally via e-mail for almost 10 years and it was nice to finally touch bases. She even sang some great Stupid Music for us, including some tunes she did with Dan Hicks, "I'm An Old Cowhand", end even the Bob Wills standard "4 or 5 Times".

Click post title for Trio del Rio's Myspace page, and go to my Facebook page for a larger photo album of the show!

Monday Music Digest

Music Appreciation in Kansas

http://www.saljournal.com/news/story/thad-biz-vig-7-19-09

Harping to please

http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?pg=Scene&articleid=20090720_272_D2_JanJen949754

Growing jazz in San Diego

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jul/19/lz1a19carson181349-singer-promoter-busy-growing-ja/?uniontrib

Lester Young!

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=39566

And music at Snowbird

http://www.firsttracksonline.com/News/2009/7/19/Steve-Earle-Little-Feat-Alejandro-Escovedo-to-Rock-Snowbird/

Friday, July 17, 2009

Approaching Sunset Thunderstorm

from my backyard...it sat just to my north for over an hour, and I never even got a raindrop.

Friday Music Digest

Los at the Zoo

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2009484884_lobos17.html

Land of a thousand dances

http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/detail/land_of_a_thousand_dances/7500

Vancouver Folk Fest preview

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2009484896_vancouver17.html

King Sunny does Philly

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20090716_King_Sunny_Ad_offers_juju_that_shines.html

And Lady Day, 50 years later.

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=33481

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Sunday Music Digest

Sir Paul does Dave

http://www.examiner.com/x-2232-Fresno-TVMovieDVD-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Paul-McCartney-visits-David-Letterman-July-15

A new movie about The Runaways

http://ontheflix.com/2009/07/11/kristen-stewart-rocks-the-guitar-on-runaways-movie-set/

Preview of the 39th Target Ookelele Festival

http://www.examiner.com/x-7007-Honolulu-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Target-39th-Annual-Ukulele-Festival-brings-music-and-family-fun-to-Waikiki-on-July-19

Soul Power

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/10/PK7U18GI9N.DTL&type=movies

And Afro-Pop makes (another) comeback

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-africanmusic_0712gd.ART.State.Edition1.4ba9394.html

Sunday Music Digest

Sir Paul does Dave

http://www.examiner.com/x-2232-Fresno-TVMovieDVD-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Paul-McCartney-visits-David-Letterman-July-15

A new movie about The Runaways

http://ontheflix.com/2009/07/11/kristen-stewart-rocks-the-guitar-on-runaways-movie-set/

Preview of the 39th Target Ookelele Festival

http://www.examiner.com/x-7007-Honolulu-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Target-39th-Annual-Ukulele-Festival-brings-music-and-family-fun-to-Waikiki-on-July-19

Soul Power

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/10/PK7U18GI9N.DTL&type=movies

And Afro-Pop makes (another) comeback

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-africanmusic_0712gd.ART.State.Edition1.4ba9394.html

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

07-08-09 Music Digest

Uncle Tom's Gabbin' again

http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/utg/

The University of Maryland has a new guitar hero

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology/2009/07/the_university_of_marylands_gu.html

A young bluegrass musician heads to Nashville

http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/2009-07-07-voa10.cfm

Latin jazz at a NYC Creole eatery

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=38852

And a review of the actual music at the Michael Jackson memorial service

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-jackson-memorial-music-link,0,1483691.storylink

Monday, July 6, 2009

Quiet Lake

Meredith Bay

7-6 Music Digest

Martin revives the no-frills guitar

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124683752846098045.html

Play Frank Sinatra on your axe!

http://www.examiner.com/x-12788-Frank-Sinatra-Examiner~y2009m7d5-Frank-Sinatra-Songs-For-Guitar

Traveling to NYC on an ookelele string

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/bal-ho.humor05jul05,0,491270.story

A review of the Hoop City Jazz and Arts Fest in Springfield MA

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/hoop_city_jazz_arts_festival_i.html?category=Springfield

And R.I.P. to legendary drummer Jim Chapin

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-292360?ref=feeds%2Flatest

Friday, July 3, 2009

Friday Music DIgest

A new radio show about Oklahoma rock music's history

http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2009/07/02/steve-ripley-to-narrate-oklahoma-rock-history-radio-show/

A jazz voice finds a mellower range

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/greathomesanddestinations/03Away.html?hpw

A preview of the Essence Fest, starting today in N'Orleans

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/07/02/ap6612070.html

A review of Levon Helm's "Electric Dirt"

http://www.livedaily.com/news/19564.html

And a preview of the St. Louis Blues Festival.

http://www.themorningsun.com/articles/2009/07/02/entertainment/srv0000005736993.txt