New Years' Eve Music Digest

Sorry it's so late today!

Ain't Misbehavin'

http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=39291

Tyner/Coltrane sighting

http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_14093875?nclick_check=1

Aunty Margaret says Aloha

http://hawaiihealthguide.com/healthtalk/display.htm?id=822&hhsid=0fd7f7cc6769c3b7bdd6cd2386a4b9db

R.I.P. to a Stupid Music fiddler

http://www.athensreview.com/local/local_story_364181355.html

Hidalgo and Perez come to NH

http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091231/GJENTERTAINMENT_01/712249980/-1/FOSENTERTAINMENT

Speaking of which, how to learn Spanish by listening to Los Lobos

http://www.literacynews.com/2009/12/learn-spanish-here-are-some-speedy-ways-to-become-bilingual-in-baja-buenos-aires-boston-or-baton-rouge/

New Roots music

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704398304574598444090266868.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Another great band name-Nick Moss and the Flip Tops

http://www.casperjournal.com/articles/2009/12/30/arts/arts02.txt

Pattie Boyd opens a photo exhibit

http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=local&NewsID=8121

And the best of 24 New Years' Eves in Jazz

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2009/12/the_best_of_toast_of_the_nation.html

Wednesday Music Digest

Uncle Tom checks in from O'ahu

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

Ian Dury!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QWMF07nFso

Yet more dissection of the R & R HOF inductees

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/12/getting-progressive-the-rock-hall-voted-in-genesis-whos-still-missing.html

The Kennedy Center honored a batch of people

http://www.examiner.com/x-29591-Santa-Ana-Music-Industry-Examiner~y2009m12d29-32nd-annual-kennedy-center-honors-dave-brubeck-mel-brooks-grace-bumery-and-the-boss

An interesting Big Al cover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj_2e2QRDpY

Thelonious Dub!

http://www.myspace.com/theloniousdub

A Picasso guitar found

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gbGx39FGEHebYNo4xlOqeYf3s9Iw

An intro to Jazz Guitar music

http://modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2009/12/29/jazzguitarprimer/

2009 music deaths

http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1628887/bowing-out-notable-music-business-deaths-of-2009.jhtml

And Cowboy Mouth hits the road

http://www.examiner.com/x-30274-SF-Theater-Examiner~y2009m12d29-New-Orleans-Cowboy-Mouth-comes-to-Slims-on-Mardi-Gras-tour-Thursday-January-7-2010

Tuesday Music Digest

More R & R Hall of Fame backlash

http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/12/rock_and_roll_hall_of_fame_for.html

The history of DownBeat Magazine

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/chi-1229-jazzdec29,0,4913104.story

First Night in Portsmouth NH

http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091229/NEWS/912290391/-1/NEWSMAP

In the 60's a music loft influx

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/.artsmain/article/9/1338/1593260/People/In.The.'60s..A.Musicians'.Loft.In.Flux

First Night in Nashville

http://www.countryweekly.com/rodney_atkins/news/4391

A review of "Pops"

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/books/blog/2009/12/review_pops_a_life_of_louis_ar.html

John + Yoko 40 years later

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion/509502/war_is_over_if_you_want_it_john_and_yoko_40_years_later

The only album "Bob Dylan" ever produced

http://www.counterpunch.org/simmons12282009.html

A chat with Starkey

http://www.411mania.com/music/news/125429/%5BVIDEO%5D-Ringo-Starr-Talks-About-Getting-Back-Together-With-Paul-McCartney.htm

And First Night in Morristown NJ

http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2009/12/first_night_morris_new_years_e.html

Monday Music Digest

15 items!

10 for 2010

http://www.earvolution.com/2009/12/earvolutions-ten-for-2010.asp

2009 music R.I.P.s

http://www.examiner.com/x-2623-Swing-and-Big-Band-Examiner~y2009m12d27-Music-Performers-who-died-in-2009

A legacy of song

http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_14050414?nclick_check=1

A musical trip that will never end

http://www.sowetan.co.za/Entertainment/Article.aspx?id=1098044

A new ookelele CD

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/3196528/CD-Review-Wellington-International-Ukulele-Orchestra

15 musical resolutions for 2010

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/12/fifteen-musical-new-years-resolutions-for-2010.html

Norah Jones hits the big 3-0

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-12-28-norah28_ST_N.htm

Buffalo Springfield Again!

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-the-buffalo-springfield-buffalo1/

Blues and Chaos

http://blogcritics.org/books/article/sony-reader-adventure-blues-chaos-the/

The year in pop

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/recordings/article/742739--the-year-in-pop-music-20-albums-that-wowed-us

Saluting women musicians in Oklahoma

http://www.newsok.com/discover-oklahoma-pioneer-museum-salutes-women-musicians/article/3427394?custom_click=headlines_widget

Fine fiddling

http://www.cdispatch.com/lifestyles/article.asp?aid=4246

Bill Tapia breaks his hip

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20091226_musician_bill_tapia_breaks_his_hip_days_before_turning_102.html

Best music of the decade

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091226/LIFE/912260301

Definin' the blues

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703523504574604284273616214.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Jazz up your New Year's Eve

http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/8757/115/

And Dusk Tiger, the Killer Guitar

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/235766/dusk-tiger-killer-guitar

No Music Digest Today

Back tomorrow-have been cutting over to a new more powerful computer!

Belated Boxing Day Music Digest

A Blues Dialect Dictionary

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704039704574616110289183436.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Holiday music in the Crescent City

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2009/12/from_christmas_night_through_n.html

R.I.P. Vic Chestnutt

http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=139070&catid=3

Baby Gramps

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2010581745_gramps25.html

So, you got an ookelele for Christmas...

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/what-tickles-a-ukesters-tastebuds/story-e6frg8qf-1225812718757

All That Jazz

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/movies/27jazz.html?_r=1

Steve Martin at JazzFest 2010?

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-steve-martin26-2009dec26,0,3640272.story

Audio news

http://www.audaud.com/article?ArticleID=6777

A departed NRBQ fan in Japan left some memories

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=731530&id=1523356109#/photo.php?pid=731530&id=1523356109&fbid=1272175014157

And Mel Torme signs off-again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYGkv6ApgTQ&feature=related

Christmas Eve Music Digest

Los Lobos does "Guantanamera"

http://www.thevillager.com/villager_347/timeschange.html

Stupid Music for Christmas

http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/12/23/conroe_courier/lifestyles/1225_asleep_at_the_wheel.txt

What would Santa do?

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=resources&id=7186105

New music from The Forbidden Island

http://www.bigislandweekly.com/articles/2009/12/23/read/a_and_e/arts02.txt

Billy Ray Cyrus becomes his own Grandpa

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iGrQ8AUnHE1sXw6JiPBgRfQ6bQdQD9CP9T381

A Christmas rock concert in Bethlehem

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iMsxek413hvkTG1Y4hFvDe3RWb1wD9COTEL00

A soulful Auld Lang Syne

http://www.austin360.com/music/a-soulful-auld-lang-syne-143497.html

How Ringo helped the Big Man after the E Street Band split

http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/23/clarence-clemons-had-ringo-starrs-help-during-e-street-split/

John Lennon's Star is missing

http://www.star-ecentral.com/music/sleeve/notes.asp?file=archives/sleeve/2009/12/23/23JohnLennon&date=12/23/2009

Keb 'Mo: the early years

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/keb-mo-1222/

And here comes Rhymin' Simon, the sequel

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/21/AR2009122103894.html

Weds. Music Digest

Fuentes gets his due

http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/79942092.html

A new Hawaiian music series

http://www.hawaii247.org/2009/12/22/hawaii-volcanoes-presents-new-series-of-hawaiian-music/

Speaking of Hawai'i, wanna buy Cher's house?

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hwqinHVGPuxyWiuelIpFSp9S9F9QD9CONCJO0

Another "Best of 2009"

http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_14049933?nclick_check=1

A King Fundi X-Mas

http://www.bvinews.com/all_news/commentary/8914.html

A new concert series on Mau'i

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/william-shatner-beams-into-maui,1100598.shtml

R.I.P. to Big Brother guitarist James Gurley

http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14050483

A slump in music video game sales

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/6866571/Music-video-game-sales-slump-in-2009.html

Another R.I.P.-folk/blues guitarist Cam Waters

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/79861592.html?elr=KArks:DCiUBcy7hUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

And it's Wednesday, which means Uncle Tom's Gabbin'

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

Tuesday Music Digest

Los is More

http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2009/12/21/los-cenzontles-with-david-hidalgo-and-taj-mahal-american-horizon

Ringo chats up the new CD

http://www.examiner.com/x-2082-Beatles-Examiner~y2009m12d21-Ringo-Starr-previews-how-Paul-McCartney-helped-out-on-Y-Not-album-in-new-video-update

Cuba boogies to Kool and the Gang

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iH030Tn8hlCNgjU3GNLINeqV3iRw

R.I.P. to Stupid Musician Big Bill Lister

http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=11606

John Lennon on The White Album

http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/cultural-capital/2009/12/white-album-lennon-self

REM makes a new CD in New Orleans

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2009/12/rem_records_in_the_garden_dist.html

Live review: X at the Wiltern in LA

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/12/live-review-x-at-the-wiltern.html

New Stupid Music from Got Club of Cowtown

The decade in Jazz

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/chi-1222-decade-jazzdec22,0,3927779.column

And a new World Music Christmas CD

http://thestamfordtimes.com/story/479635

Winter Solstice Music Digest

More "Best CDs of 2009"

http://rocnow.com/article/living/2009912210322

A Cool World Christmas

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=35100

A new guitar gadget

http://lifehacker.com/5428415/improve-your-guitar-amps-sound-with-a-diy-sound+enhancing-stand

Free guitar lessons in Utah

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705352535/Retiree-gives-gift-of-music-for-free.html

A little bit of snow can't stop Johnny Winter

http://www.wickedlocal.com/norton/news/x1145295100/A-little-bit-of-snow-cant-stop-Johnny-Winter

More New Orleans Saints songs

http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20091220/ARTICLES/912189953/1008?Title=Musicians-gaining-steam-with-Saintly-song

A Chicago photographer unveils pictures of 1970s South Side music clubs

http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/hoekstra/1947315,SHO-Sunday-light20.article

Music DVD reviews of note

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/musicdvd-reviews-blues-at-montreux-2004/

Fleetwood Mac: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/3180163/Fleetwood-Mac-The-Good-the-Bad-the-Ugly

And the wait is finally over for The Stooges

http://www.freep.com/article/20091220/ENT04/912200352/1039/Ent04/The-wait-is-finally-over-for-the-Stooges-

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Sunday Music Digest

Music has seen better years

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/music-has-seen-better-years/article1405994/

'Fess!

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?storyID=20904

Sir Duke's Sacred Music

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=46951

Government Mule sighted

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=46892

2009's top jazz CDs

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2010525936_topjazz20.html

Reinventing AfroBeat

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/ArtsandCulture/Music/5497380-147/Reinventing_Afrobeat_the_Aiyetoro_way_.csp

A jazz funeral in New Orleans-the 13-0 Saints finally lose a game!

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/marvez-cowboys-beat-saints-121909

Hula-la-la

http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091220/LIFESTYLES12/912200304/-1/lifestylesfront

Historic New Orleans jazz pictures

http://jazztimes.com/articles/25525-historic-photos-of-new-orleans-jazz-thomas-l-morgan

And my life at Second City

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-12-17/my-weekend-in-the-second-city/?cid=hp:topnav:sxyb

Saturday Music Digest

Another 2009 Top 10

http://www.saltlakemagazine.com/Blogs/Lounge-Act/December-2009/The-Top-10-Albums-of-2009/

Makaha Sons sighted in Pahrump

http://www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com/2009/Dec-18-Fri-2009/news/33190321.html

The Rochester International Jazz Fest gets some new venues

http://rochestercitynewspaper.com/music/blog/2009/12/Rochester-International-Jazz-Festival-adds-two-new-venues-music-series/

Gypsy Jazz invades America

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/arts-and-entertainment/music/Gypsy-Jazz-Invades-America-79639117.html

Put on your Stupid Music boots!

http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2009/dec/19/put-on-your-dancin-boots/

Island Mele

http://www.starbulletin.com/hilife/20091218_expatriate_harmonies.html

A new youtube ookelele star

http://www.antimusic.com/news/09/dec/17YouTube_Star_Julia_Nunes_Sets_EP_Release_and_Live_Dates.shtml

A new robot guitar

http://www.wired.com/reviews/product/pr_gibson_tiger?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29

Jimmy Page goes solo in 2010

http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/18/jimmy-page-planning-solo-record-and-tour-in-2010/

And independent luthiers go mainstream

http://www.acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=25403

Friday Music Digest

I Got Loaded

http://www.2theadvocate.com/entertainment/music/79557647.html

Robbie Fulks sighting

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2010532819_fulks18.html

A traditional Jazz Christmas with Carla Bley

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121576830

A new Fats Waller revue

http://detnews.com/article/20091217/ENT04/912170313/1424/ENT04/Fats-Waller-revue-strides-in

Slack Key Masters get another Grammy nod

http://www.lahainanews.com/page/content.detail/id/500446/Slack-key-guitar-masters-nominated-for-Grammy-Award.html?nav=19

Stupid Music with Lee Roy Parnell

http://www.nashvillescene.com/2009-12-17/arts/lee-roy-parnell-birthday-bash-at-the-basement/

10 Albums you're too cool to like

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121226486

Jingle Ball

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2009/dec/17/jingle-ball/

Carly Simon goes back to the oldies

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ids-1GEbAF2JEQrXqJn9vHhesdTQ

And inside Trussart's Steel Guitar Workshop

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/trussart-custom-guitars/2/

Thursday Music Digest

KISS loses out to ABBA in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame balloting.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/abba-vs-kiss-the-eternal-debate-continues/

Not your Bubby's Hanukkah music

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/not-your-bubbys-hanukkah-music-the-new-jewish-music-scene/

The Radio City Christmas show

http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/misc-events/the-radio-city-christmas-spectacular,1154235.html?hpid=gog

Music City USA in winter

http://www.examiner.com/x-32885-Nashville-Concert-Photography-Examiner~y2009m12d16-Music-City-USA-is-still-Music-City-even-during-winter

Sue Me, Sue You Blues, starring Garth Brooks

http://www.tmz.com/2009/12/16/garth-brooks-sues-hospital-oklahoma-yukon-colleen/

A 7 Inch Christmas

http://wellingtonista.com/a-7-inch-christmas

Stupid Music from the Jhon Kahsen Quartet

http://www.fwweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2270:jhon-kahsen-quartet&catid=45:listen-up&Itemid=404

Jazz Hip Hop Nutcracker

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/15/AR2009121504450.html

Old King Cole

http://www.syracusenewtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3842&Itemid=148

And Terence Blanchard gets a Grammy nomination

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=46841

Wednesday Music Digest

Uncle Tom! Is it Wednesday already?

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

Steve Warnier's new CD pays tribute to Chet Atkins

http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1628326/steve-wariner-talks-about-his-grammy-nominated-tribute-to-chet-atkins.jhtml

Harry Choate and "Jolie Blon"

http://therecordlive.com/article/Local_History/Local_History/Harry_Choate_and_Jolie_Blon_Cajun_Musics_Founding_Father/54802

Stupid Music interview: mandolinist Paul Glasse

http://www.mandolincafe.com/news/publish/mandolins_001158.shtml

Lou and The Q

http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/124538

Iggy Pop interview

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/12/15/iggy-pop-speaks-out-about-raw-power-gigs-new-stooges-music/

More on next year's JazzFest lineup

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/pearl-jam-to-join-van-morrison-and-aretha-franklin-at-new-orleans-jazz-fest/

Remembering The Warehouse

http://bestofneworleans.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A66143

Ravi Shankar blames The Beatles for making him a star?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/6810732/Ravi-Shankar-hated-Beatles-making-him-a-star.html

And Friends From the West, 1971

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=117869

Sunday Music Digest

Felonious Junk?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/weekinreview/13grist1.html?_r=1

Yet more box sets reviewed

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2010466999_boxsets13.html

The concept of cool-yesterday's news?

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/121309dngdcool.3ffff0d.html

>From Bach to Bon Jovi

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/voices/small-town-alaska/3248-from-bach-to-bon-jovi

John Lennon's guitar lesson

http://www.cinematical.com/2009/12/12/watch-this-john-lennons-nowhere-boy-guitar-lesson-w-paul/

New guitars from Schecter

http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Schecter_Guitar_Research_Announces_New_Damien_Elite_6_7_8_String_Guitars.aspx

An Irish Christmas in New Orleans

http://events.neworleans.com/new-orleans-la/events/show/89286196-nola-an-irish-christmas-songs-and-music-from-west-cork

A new Elvis release

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-elvis-presley-elvis-75/

A Beatles cruise

http://www.thesuntimes.com/opinions/columnists/x1903561946/The-Beatles-Tribute-Cruise-is-the-ultimate-Beatles-vacation

And Mama Digdown's Brass Band!

http://www.dane101.com/music/2009/12/11/reviewing_the_neighbors_mama_digdown_s_brass_band_we_make_em_say_ooh

Saturday Music Digest

A hall of mirrors, oom-pah, and electropop

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/arts/music/13play.html?_r=1

Singing jazz without hearing a sound

http://www.9news.com/seenon9news/article.aspx?storyid=128743&catid=509

A centennial Benny Goodman concert

http://www.kcjc.com/200912118931/news/concert-tribute-to-benny-goodman-centennial.html

Another Stupid Music band with a great name-Two Tons of Steel

http://www.newstreamz.com/2009/12/11/the-weekend-music-benefits-the-soul-and-charities/

And 5 Days of Gitmas, Stupid Music style

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2009/12/five_days_of_giftmas_music_lov.php

Another cool new band name-a duet called The Maybe Sometimes

http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091211/TEMPO/912110302/-1/NEWSMAP

Introducing the Keytar

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/12/11/DD8H1B17U2.DTL

Another Who-Dat song

http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2009/12/another_new_orleans_saints_son.html

How Roy Orbison wrote "Pretty Woman"

http://www.gear4music.com/news/article/Roy-Orbison-wrote-Pretty-Woman-on-Epiphone-acoustic-guitar/N7/2009-12-10

And a sneak preview of the 2010 All Starr Band!

http://www.examiner.com/x-2082-Beatles-Examiner~y2009m12d11-Exclusive-Next-years-Ringo-Starr-All-Starr-Band-tour-could-have-some-new-faces

Friday Music Digest

Yet more holiday tunes reviewed

http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20091210/AE/912109975/1077&ParentProfile=1058

Another great name-jazz singer Cocoa Martini

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2010475237_cocoa11.html

Holiday gift guide-music DVDs

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2009/12/music_dvds_holiday_gift_guide.html

Honoring a Westport CT music legend

http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2/comments/25861/

A honky tonk holiday with Bill Kirchen

http://www.cleveland.com/sun/all/index.ssf/2009/12/tom_kirchen_will_display_usual.html

Top 10 country albums of the decade

http://www.the9513.com/top-country-albums-of-the-decade-10-1/

Chip Taylor visits Mountain Stage

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121293929

Jake visits the Queen

http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20091210_island_images.html

Leslie West teaches you how to play guitar

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/mountain-s-leslie-west-shows-you-how-to-play-guitar-1.1645627

And another New Orleans Saints fight song

http://www.louisianaweekly.com/news.php?viewStory=2122

Thursday Music Digest

Los Lobos return to the Fillmore

http://www.ktvu.com/entertainment/21914906/detail.html

Sting at The Cathedral

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/arts/music/10cathedral.html?_r=1

Stupid Music with Alvin Crow! Haven't heard him in years!

http://www.austin360.com/event/events2/etc/userEventDisplay.jspd?eventStatus=Approved&eventid=274283

Marching to a different Drum beat

http://www.thestar.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5280880

A demo for the new Van Halen Guitar Hero is out

http://www.pwnordie.com/2009/12/09/guitar-hero-van-halen-demo/

The Ventures

http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3836

The Radiators head to Jamaica

http://top40-charts.com/news/Pop-Rock/The-Radiators-All-Inclusive-Music-Getaway-In-Jamaica/53406.html

Jazz impressions of The Beatles

http://rochestercitynewspaper.com/events/choice-concerts/2009/12/JAZZ-Jazz-Impressions-of-the-Beatles-12-11/

Marsalis does a blues symphony

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5B82T520091209?type=musicNews

And youtube's new music video site VEVO kicks off

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2356882,00.asp

Wednesday Music Digest

It's Wednesday already, which means it's Uncle Tom Moffatt time

http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/utg_article/uncle_toms_gabbin197/

She and Him, Volume 2

http://musicremedy.com/s/she-and-him/album/volume-two-7741.html

The Nobel Prizes get jazzed up

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/12/08/nobels-got-jazz-this-year/

Turn on the Victrola and they'll all dance

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/arts/dance/09rushing.html?_r=1

Q & A with Manhattan Transfer

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-transfer_1209gd.State.Edition1.2465c95.html

Music for Insomnia

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13766-music-for-insomnia/

Clapton and Daltrey to tour together in 2010

http://www.examiner.com/x-19134-Pittsburgh-Concerts-Examiner~y2009m12d8-Eric-Clapton-and-Roger-Daltrey-to-tour-together-in-2010

Another live review: Brian Wilson and Friends "In the Surf"

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/12/live-review-brian-wilson-and-company-in-the-sun.html

The music and drama of the season

http://www.times-standard.com/entertainment/ci_13950411

And Geoff Muldaur takes The Texas Sheiks on the road

http://www.wbur.org/npr/121152944

Tuesday Music Digest

2010 Experience Hendrix Tour announced

http://www.guitarworld.com/article/experience_hendrix_tour_set_for_march_2010

Review: Brian Wilson live

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/12/live-review-brian-wilson-and-company-in-the-sun.html

Uncracking "The Nutcracker"

http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20091207/ENT/312080015/1069/Uncracking--The-Nutcracker-

Quebe Sisters sighting

http://www.palestineherald.com/local/local_story_341212452.html

R.I.P. to guitarist Jack Rose

http://www.chicagoreader.com/TheBlog/archives/2009/12/07/guitar-great-jack-rose-dead-at-38

Gibson has a new robot guitar

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/press_releases/dusk_tiger_new_robot_guitar_from_gibson.html

Collaboration Nation: 5 Supergroups

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/supergroups-1207/

Runt sighting

http://www.examiner.com/x-30199-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m12d6-Los-Angeles-Todd-Rundgren-concert-offered-as-a-souvenir-book

A history of house music at the House of Blues

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/ndigo-chi-society/2009/12/history-of-house-music-at-house-of-blues.html

And Starkey admits: "I Can't Play Rock Band"

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jFgfPsziOkrxUUWym1DybuBShL5g

December 7th Music Digest

A visit with a Honolulu DJ, "Mento Mele" Apana

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091206/COLUMNISTS02/912060356/Radio+star+brings+bit+of+nostalgia+to+show

A belated B-day shout out to Dave Brubeck

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/features/profiles/b/dave-brubeck.html

A new twist on "Nutcracker"

http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/story/1609326.html

The Chicago Jazz Ensemble trips back to 1959

http://nwitimes.com/entertainment/music/article_7e44c484-515a-5e6a-a7b1-33964328de5b.html

Software to make you sing perfectly in tune

http://www.tmcnet.com/viewette.aspx?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.tmcnet.com%2fusubmit%2f2009%2f12%2f06%2f4517442.htm&kw=0

A Weezer gets in a bus accident

http://pitchfork.com/news/37303-weezers-rivers-cuomo-hospitalized-following-bus-accident/

A New Orleans Christmas in Monterey

http://www.montereyherald.com/travel/ci_13939513?nclick_check=1

A new spin-off of Dinosaur Jr.

http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/features/36531.html

Music review-Feinstein meets Charles Emerson Winchester

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/arts/music/07pierce.html?_r=1

And the story of Ethio Jazz

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13678-new-york-addis-london-the-story-of-ethio-jazz-1965-1975/

Snowfall Tally Added

I have resumed the annual winter snowfall tally to the sidebar, just above my Facebook Badge. Snow Season officially runs from December 1 to May 1 here. The last 2 winters have been unbelievable-the 1007-2008 winter saw me get a total of 15 FEET of snow, and last winter I had 10 feet.

Saturday Music Digest

Musical freedom comes at a price

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturecritics/ivanhewett/6711623/Musical-freedom-comes-at-a-price.html

Jimmy Thackery plays workingman's' blues

http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20091204/ENT/912040320/1033/ENT

John Mayall: Unbreakable

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?storyID=20529

Ravi Shankar gets back to work in India

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/String-Theory/549713/

New Orleans recognized by the Grammy Committee

http://www.examiner.com/x-26614-New-Orleans-Celebrity-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m12d4-New-Orleans-recognized-by-Grammy-committee

Talking X-Mas music with Aaron Neville

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2009/12/inquiring_minds_talking_christ.php

The Caz Brothers have to cancel their Christmas show

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=11624668

The Portland Ookelele Project

http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Event?oid=1855408

Townes van Zandt Shoe box Poems set to music

http://www.the9513.com/townes-van-zandt-shoebox-poems-set-to-music/

And Bela and the Flecktones do Christmas tunes?

http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=7615

Friday Music Digest

Linda Ronstadt sighted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCy-7VOgBdY

Holidaze in Hicksville

http://www.montereyherald.com/gomagazine/ci_13916137?nclick_check=1

Broadway's Nigerian Fellow

http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-12-04-broadways-nigerian-fellow

Trio de Paz

http://www.standard.net/topics/features/2009/12/03/trio-da-paz-path-peace

Stupid Music with Steve Brown and the Bailers

http://newsminer.com/pages/ad_details/?id=18677303

49 years later, Paul McCartney plays Hamburg again

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aWD8Gijdr3VE

Muslim punk rock in America

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1942942,00.html?xid=rss-topstories

Galactic starts a new album

http://www.billboard.com/news/galactic-enlists-new-orleans-legends-for-1004050444.story

Preview of this weekend's New Orleans Songwriter Fest

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2009/12/new_orleans_songwriters_festiv.html

And Brah Hugh's 70th birthday never ends

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6942611.ece

Thursday Music Digest

Louisiana Grammy nominees

http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20091203/NEWS01/912030324

Ringo has a new video out

www.ringostarr.com/

Red beans on a wreath

http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-3732-red-beans-on-a-wreath.html

New music from George Winston

http://www.melodika.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12473&Itemid=50

R.I.P. to folk music scholar Beth Lomax Hawkes

http://elpasoinc.com/readArticleNYT.aspx?guid=ff46db4a-fb42-43a5-abd9-5804d98897a3

Weezer lives

http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2009/12/concert-review-weezer-at-the-aragon.html

An auction to benefit the Bob Moog Foundation

http://www.mountainx.com/news/2009/120209buzz4

An all star show in Honolulu

http://honoluluweekly.com/calendar/social-lite/2009/12/keeping-it-rell/

A brief history of the ookelele

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2009/12/02/2009-12-02_tiny_but_good_enough_for_a_king_a_brief_history_of_the_ukulele_as_played_by_elvi.html

And Sarah's got soul

http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15691

Wednesday Music Digest

Uncle Tom is Gabbin

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

And he also has a new album out!

http://www.mele.com/music/artist/buddy+fo/tom+moffatt+50+years+of+music+in+hawaii+(11-23-2009)/

A bigger, bolder Lennon tribute

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/a-bigger-bolder-lennon-tribute-show/

BB King rocks on

http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/king-of-blues-still-reigns-1.947550

Latest Dark Horse doings

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i8a9b19a7752dca15bd2c7ad9f4d5aa8c

Songs about the Who-Dats flood the internet

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i8a9b19a7752dca15bd2c7ad9f4d5aa8c

Beck meets Clapton

http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/01/eric-clapton-and-jeff-beck-announce-north-american-concerts/

The Chord and the Fawn

http://www.citypages.com/2009-12-02/music/the-chord-the-fawn-celebrate-their-ukulele-love-on-m-i-s-s-i-s-s-i-p-p-i/

Hugh Masekela runs out of gas

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8390000/8390031.stm

And an interview with Randy Newman

http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7847:interview-randy-newman-and-the-princess-and-the-frog-&catid=44:interviews&Itemid=172

December 1st Music Digest

Crimes of the Mind

http://www.jambands.com/news/2009/11/30/crimes-of-the-mind-for-phish

Upcoming holiday music around the 50th State

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091130/GETPUBLISHED/911300374

JazzFest goes to Churchill Gowns

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=9208866

Jazz by the Bay (of Bengal, that is!)

http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/music/article57406.ece

Brah Hugh heads to London

http://www.sowetan.co.za/Entertainment/Article.aspx?id=1093227

R.I.P. Tiny

http://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/2009/11/30/on-this-day-in-show-biz-tiny-tim-dies/

Los Straitjackets go Christmas

http://www.kentucky.com/712/story/1040085.html

Wayne Krantz-Enthralling the strings of a guitar

http://living.oneindia.in/celebrity/music/2009/wayne-krantz-301109.html

Remembering George in Hollywood

http://ozarksfirst.com/content/fulltext/?cid=210751

And a "dangerously funny" pair of brothers who were born on Governors Island

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120833822