Saturday, January 30, 2010

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

A Jazz Legend Has a New Campaign

Hugh Masekela's latest gig? A campaign against xenophobia.

Brass Band 101

Click on the post title for some TREME...

Who Dat!

Cooking up Louisiana goodies for a Super Bowl feast-recipes included!

Wednesday Music Digest

Uncle Tom is Gabbin'

http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/utg_article/uncle_toms_gabbin204/

JazzFest announces its day-by-day schedule

http://www.neworleans.com/music/kevin-blog/316804-new-orleans-jazz-and-heritage-festival-day-by-day-music-schedule-announced.html

Your jazz robot overlords

http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-01-26/music/pat-metheny-welcomes-your-jazz-robot-overlords

Civil Rights songs at the White House

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2010/01/obama-music-series-to-feature-civil-rights-songs/1

Just out

http://www.collegenews.com/index.php?/ear_candy/guide_to_music_releases_for_january_26_201012620101258/

Spreading the gospel around

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/arts/music/27griffin.html

Larry the Cable Guy-Air Guitar God?

http://www.flashnews.com/news/wfn1100126J11027.html

Analysis of the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger

http://blogs.suntimes.com/derogatis/2010/01/looking_closer_at_the_ticketma.html

Exene sighting

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/6834789.html

And New Orleans in 5

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,583992,00.html

Gone With The Wind

New Hampshire's Mt. Washington finally loses its world wind speed record.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

The Big 7-0

RINGO STARR will play Radio City Music Hall in NYC on his 70th birthday this summer.

New and Improved!

I'm back to updating this page more frequently-look for more music stories in addition to the daily digest.

"A Wizard" Recreated Live

Todd Rundgren talks about bringing his 1970s epic album to life.

Tuesday Music Digest

Geaux Saints!

Los Lobos go Disney as they prepare to play at UCLA

http://www.antimusic.com/news/10/jan/26Los_Lobos_To_Play_UCLA_Shows_As_They_Go_Disney_.shtml

A live stream of the pre-game GRAMMY awards

http://eon.businesswire.com/portal/site/eon/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100125006702&newsLang=en

The Montreal Jazz Fest turns 30

http://www.colormagazineusa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=224:montreal-international-jazz-festival-celebrates-30-years&catid=40:entertainment

Musical icons captured on video

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/82664887.html

A Lifetime Achievement Award for Clark Terry

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=48485

The OK Jazz Hall of Fame will have a winter concert series that includes some Stupid Music

http://www.gtrnews.com/greater-tulsa-reporter/4824/jazz-hall-of-fame-to-host-winter-concert-series

A 15 foot long guitar?

http://blog.seattlepi.com/earcandy/archives/192224.asp?from=blog_last3

Gibson Guitar charged with price fixing

http://nashville.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2010/01/25/daily6.html

It was Big, but definitely not Easy

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704375604575023253737487716.html

And Patty Griffin does a gospel CD

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9655472

Friday, January 22, 2010

Facebook Reminder

Another reminder to follow me over to my Facebook page, plenty of crazy music and other stuff. Musical friends added recently include Western Swing drummer DAVE "PAPPY" STUCKEY of THE LUCKY STARS, GEORGE FRAYNE aka COMMANDER CODY, and Texas accordion madman PONTY BONE!

Friday Music Digest

A Firesign interview

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news.newsmain/article/0/13/1601959/Top.Stories/The.Firesign.Theatre

Radio wars in Hawai'i

http://www.starbulletin.com/business/20100121_perry_price_reign_goes_on.html

Nashville Skyline

http://www.cmt.com/news/nashville-skyline/1630189/nashville-skyline-from-o-brother-to-crazy-heart-many-musical-triumphs-for-t-bone-burnett.jhtml

Soundscapes in Movement

http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-01-22-soundscapes-in-movement

Another Firesign interview

http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podshows/6724834

Size Matters

http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/22/music/5510372&sec=music

Another new Hawaiian music festival announced

http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/blogs/hawaii_today/2010/1/21/Hawaii_music_na_hoku_o_music_festival

Healing beams to Charlie Daniels

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jqLQkDEuIHdBmXJ5VpB5pHrUiVXg

Al "Carnival Time" Johnson does a new Saints tune

http://www.neworleans.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=312633&catid=397&Itemid=2322

And a new MTV "Storytellers" episode is on the way

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7017586846

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Stupid Music History for Sale

Click on the post title-a 1948 tour bus used by Bob Wills!

Wednesday Music Digest

Uncle Tom checks in every Wednesday

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

Stupid Music history for sale on eBay

http://tiny.cc/jmZsf

Speaking of Stupid Music, an 8 year old gets it!

http://www.kbtx.com/local/headlines/81272972.html

Gracias Izzy, Tito

http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/2010/01/13/2010-01-13_gracias_izzy_tito.html

Beating the drum for timba

http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/2010/01/13/2010-01-13_beating_the_drum_for_timba.html

Simon and Garfunkel to appear at JazzFest

http://www.nojazzfest.com/

What Vernon Reid is listening to

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/living-colours-vernon-reid-what-im-listening-to-232158

The Ookelele Orchestra of Great Britain turns 25

http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/leisure/4839960.From_a_bit_of_fun_to_a_British_phenomenon/

Dick Dale sighted

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122457901

And Django lives on in the Windy City

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/chi-0112-jazzjan12,0,7801284.column