1/31 Music Digest

Buh-Bye, coldest month!

Sunday New Orleans music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agtfg_l4TLc

10 expected Grammy Awards highlights

http://www.thedeadbolt.com/news/107057/expected_highlights_2010_grammys_feature.php

Etta James is ailing

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/306735,us-blues-singer-etta-james-of-at-last-fame-seriously-ill.html

A Neil Young tribute in Canada

http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2010/01/30/12678551-qmi.html

A new music hybrid fuses New Orleans and Detroit-call it NOTOWN

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/01/29/entertainment/main6155784.shtml

A new album to benefit Preservation Hall

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60T0K020100130

Sighted: the California Guitar Trio

http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2010-01-30/concerts-music-clubs/california-guitar-trios-paul-richards-hails-musics-greates-era-right-now

Take Me Back to Tulsa!

http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=272&articleid=20100131_272_D3_Whatdo812407

Old TV footage of Leonard Bernstein surfaces?

http://www.ohio.com/entertainment/83189332.html

And Blues for Tony

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/The_Iridium_Jazz_Club_Presents_BLUES_FOR_TONY_128_20100130

Roy Gets a Star

Roy Orbison got his Star in Hollywood Friday-fittingly, right next to John Lennon and George Harrison.

Saturday Music Digest

Max Baca has a new album

http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/82986322.html

Why you shouldn't hate the Grammys

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123109184

R.I.P. to New York pianist Jane Jarvis

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/arts/31jarvis.html

19th century concept, with a few upgrades

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/arts/music/31metheny.html

Island Mele

http://www.starbulletin.com/hilife/20100129_busekrus_is_on_the_rise.html

Remember the Maccaferri Plastic Guitar>

http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1&id=1264782568

Courtney Love rates Guitar Hero

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?entry_id=56301

Randy Bachman sighted

http://www.spinner.com/2010/01/29/randy-bachman-still-takin-care-of-business-as-radio-dj/

Bobby Dylan heads to the White House

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?storyID=21390

And the original "Who Dat" song

http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20100129/ARTICLES/100129120?Title=Despite-NFL-s-claim-musician-says-he-owned-Who-Dat-first-

It's Johnny's Birthday

Happy Happy to NRBQ & Incredible Casuals guitarist JOHNNY SPAMPINATO, who's a friend on Facebook.

Friday Music Digest

A review of Larry Coryell's newest

http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2010/01/29/entertainment/doc4b621ff0f27d1621213666.txt

Another new band-The Sojourners

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-the-sojourners-the-sojourners/

Who's your Grammy?

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/29/whoaposs-your-grammy/

Preserving Creole and Stupid music

http://nwitimes.com/entertainment/music/article_2f01ace9-bcec-54b4-8fc8-ef84e6e3662a.html

Strummer Lovin'

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto/story.html?id=2493203

The Music of Mahalia

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/27/AR2010012704174.html

A label turns forgotten music into gold

http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/28/atlanta.dust.to.digital/?hpt=Sbin

Roll over, Elvis!

http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/travel/31next.html

Getting a glow in Johnny Mercer's Savannah

http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/travel/escapes/29mercer.html

Ringo: forever a Beatle

http://www.grandhaventribune.com/paid/302795201471587.bsp

And a new Django tribute CD from Frank Vignola

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=48640

Previewing the GRAMMYs

Rock, Pop, and R & B

Who Dat!

History of the New Orleans Saints fight song.

Thursday Music Digest

Raul Malo gets inspired

http://www.freep.com/article/20100128/ENT04/1280326/1039/Ent04/Raul-Malo-finds-inspiration-in-Spanish-songs-and-Motown

And the nominees are...

http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/149154/group/Arts%20and%20Entertainment/

Jacqui Naylor, not your typical jazz singer

http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_14264725?nclick_check=1

Basia Bulat

http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=14207

Another great new band name-Fat Man and Little Boy

http://www.houstonpress.com/events/fat-man-and-little-boy-1623894/

Those Darlins

http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/27/interview-redneck-rock-those-darlins-arent-your-average-pop-group/

Hygienic Hoopla

http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16468

"Mighty Uke", a new documentary

http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/2010/01/27/12635266-qmi.html

JT does Carnegie Hall

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/james-taylors-carnegie-hall-plans/

And Gibson Guitar responds

http://www.mandolincafe.com/news/publish/mandolins_001176.shtml

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.

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

Who-Dat Monday Music Digest

Who Dat! The Saints are in the Super Bowl!

T-Bone does a soundtrack

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/features/6833235.html

New CDs of note

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/arts/music/25choi.html

Call him Mister Jazz

http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100125/flair/flair1.html

The Magic Fluke

http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2010/01/24/business/doc4b5be0b908587586592882.txt

Don Dixon and Marti Jones sighted

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJVnrP3_dfA

The New York Guitar Festival

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/new-york-guitar-festival-creates-historical/

Firesign!

http://www.radiojive.com/

A new book about the early roots of jazz

http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20100124/LIFESTYLE/100124024

Which town offers the best live music?

http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2010/01/24/life/nh1350739.txt

And another roundup of new releases

http://www.buffalonews.com/entertainment/story/933509.html

Championship Sunday Music Digest

Geaux Saints!

Jon Spencer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54_sn510aaU

Q Sisters live

http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2010/jan/24/review-quebe-sisters-band-wows-audience-royal-thea/

100 years of Django

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122865782&ps=cprs

Pat Metheney sighted

http://www.nationalpost.com/arts/story.html?id=2473071

Preview-the 29th Chicago Music Awards

http://www.chicagopride.com/calendar/event.cfm/id/87002

Conan's last show had Neil Young

http://www.billboard.com/news/conan-o-brien-plays-guitar-recruits-neil-1004061381.story

The joy of six-strings

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/the-joy-of-sixstrings-2028613.html

The return of the Hurdy Gurdy Man

http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/2010/01/22/hurdy-gurdy-man-donovan-takes-stage-again-2010/

A review of the Norton Buffalo Tribute

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2010/01/23/review-norton-buffalo-tribute-concert/

And who made the most money in music in the past decade

http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Celine_Dion_is_decades_top_earner_-nid-64839.html

Saturday Music Digest

She and Him cover NRBQ and Skeeter Davis

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/01/she_him_-_new_a.html

R.I.P. to legendary Stupid Musician Jimmy Wyble

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2010/01/lonesome_onry_and_mean_rip_wes.php

Several shades of jazz, some infused with metal

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/arts/music/24play.html

The writings of Frederick Douglass get jazzed up

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20100122/LIVING0107/1220305/1052/ENT

Getting the Led out

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/hawaii/detail?entry_id=55800

R.I.P. to Gerald McCabe, founder of McCabe's Guitar Shop

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gerald-mccabe22-2010jan22,0,7399865.story?track=rss

Boo, hiss! Prince writes a Vikings fight sing

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2010/01/22/2010-01-22_prince_to_release_new_minnesota_vikings_fight_song_purple_and_gold.html

Metal in the 60s

http://www.411mania.com/music/columns/127671/The-Mosh-Pit-1.22.10:-The-History-Of-Metal-%E2%80%93-The-60s.htm

Beatles fans in England get a photo ban

http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212280267.shtml

And a happy 100th birthday to DJANGO REINHARDT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iJ7bs4mTUY

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

Thursday Music Digest

Folkie alert

http://veryseldom.com/prallsville.php

A new album from an SNL cast member

http://www.pr-inside.com/snl-s-christine-ohlman-to-release-the-r1679345.htm

Firesign! Firesign!

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1601959/KPLU.Local.News/The.Firesign.Theatre

Honeycomb!

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/offtherecord/detail?entry_id=55617

A new music fest in Honolulu

http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2010/01/18/daily26.html

Fergie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sato7_1ErNw&feature=related

Florida's Newport Guitar Fest

http://www.prurgent.com/2010-01-20/pressrelease73973.htm

Dr. John makes a political endorsement

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karen-daltonbeninato/dr-john-endorses-james-pe_b_430135.html

Another remembrance of Bobby Charles

http://shenews.projo.com/2010/01/bobby-charles----you-know-his.html

And Wilco (the album)

http://www.musicbox-online.com/review/01202010/wilco-album.html

Wednesday Music Digest

NRBQ reunion in Spain?

http://www.eitb.com/news/entertainment/detail/338309/azkena-rock-confirms-chris-isaak-teddy-thompson-airbourne/

Go Tiki

http://www.mercurynews.com/tv/ci_14182296?nclick_check=1

Pushing music in schools

http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/2010/01/19/namm-2010/

Ookelele Jazz at the Aloha Theatre

http://www.alohaupdate.com/2010/01/19/ukulele-jazz-concert-at-the-aloha-theatre/

R.I.P. to Sunnydale's "Guitar Man"

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14221988

A new Linux-based MIDI controller

http://torrentbomb.com/linux-based-guitar-midi-controller-full-review/22

Firesign at Whidbey

http://dareland.blogspot.com/2010/01/as-smart-as-comedy-gets-firesign.html

A new Garcia collection

http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/31811915/review/31820128/the_jerry_garcia_collection_vol_2_let_it_rock

R.I.P. to Canadian singer Kate McGarrigle

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/arts/music/20mcgarrigle.html

And it's Wednesday-Uncle Tom Time

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

Tuesday Music Digest

Another music blog to check out

http://burnwoodtonite.blogspot.com/

More new releases reviewed

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sal-nunziato/compact-reviews-of-this-w_b_427049.html

Countdown to the Clambake Jazz Fest

http://www.kcby.com/news/entertainment/82005542.html

Back Alley Jazz

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/midnight_sun/blog/2010/01/introducing_back_alley_jazz.html

Rochester Jazz 2010 preview

http://rochestercitynewspaper.com/news/articles/2010/01/MUSIC-Gladys-Knight-Herbie-Hancock-announced-for-2010-Jazz-Fest/

More ookeleles in New Zealand

http://www.voxy.co.nz/entertainment/wairarapa-gears-eclectic-anniversary-weekend/5/35560

I was in the audience for this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzKWYZxAL_A&feature=PlayList&p=40A2E3E59C1D6901&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1

A new digital guitar

http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=11325

Roland intros a new acoustic guitar amp

http://namm.harmony-central.com/WNAMM10/article/Roland/Roland-Introduces-AC-33-Acoustic-Guitar-Amplifier

And Ringo and Paul do lunch with Woody Boyd

http://x17online.com/celebrities/paul_mccartney/paul_mccartney_and_ringo_starr_lunch_on_sunset-01172010.php

Monday Music Digest

Hawaiian marching music

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=M1&Dato=20100117&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=1170806&Ref=PH

A new gig for The Ventures?

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60H0QW20100118

Heavy metal and electric kazoos

http://www.ocregister.com/news/music-229573-band-hubbard.html

Songs of Migration

http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=23726

Honoring Django in Paris

http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/in-paris-a-night-devoted-to-django/

A new 8-string from Taylor

http://roadcrewmag.com/issue/january-2010/article/taylor-guitars-introduces-the-baritone-8-string-guitar

George Harrison's nephew passes

http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/george-harrison/201001171226/george-harrisons-nephew-passes-away.html

Ronnie Spector sighted

http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2010/01/ronnie_spector_keeps_the_whoa-.html

Paul to marry again?

http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_headline=sir-paul-mccartney-to-marry-again&method=full&objectid=21973760&siteid=93463-name_page.html

And Stupid Music online from East Texas

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D9D9M0LG0.html

Sunday Music Digest

Musical tales of Exodus

http://www.citypress.co.za/Content/SouthAfrica/Features/2167/17d2888e34b844ec97303fa15748d9b9/17-01-2010-02-00/Musical_tales_of_Exodus

Bouzouki Orhan

http://www.sundayszaman.com/sunday/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=198764

40 years of Jazz at the New England Conservatory

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=48048

Stupid Music with Wade Hayes

http://www.countrystandardtime.com/blog/countrymike/entry.asp?xid=559

Coz plays Honolulu

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20100117_cosby_superb_in_two_hour_show.html

Another Air Guitar record attempted

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8463867.stm

A new Taylor Guitar

http://roadcrewmag.com/issue/january-2010/article/taylor-guitars-announces-the-serj-tankian-signature-model-t5

Ants

http://www.carpenterants.wvmusichalloffame.com/

Another Norton Buffalo tribute

http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_14191889

And recalling the Stills-Young Band

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-the-stills-young-band/

Saturday Music Digest

5 Songs about Monkeys

http://www.the9513.com/friday-five-songs-about-monkeys/

Joni Mitchell does slack key

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Full+transcript+Joni+Mitchell+interview+with+John+Mackie/2447330/story.html

Marian McPartland interview

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122608945

A preview of the Guitar Geek Festival

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/01/duane-eddy-tops-deke-dickersons-guitar-geek-festival.html

Recap of day 1 of NAMM

http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/01/15/2010-winter-namm-in-anaheim-takes-off-day-one/

You Never Give Us Your Money

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/beatles-to-video-gamers-you-never-give-us-your-money/

What-If...

http://www.glasgowdailytimes.com/features/local_story_015103835.html

The Beach Boys Down Under

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26587314-5003421,00.html

Honoring the Allmans

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100115/ENT03/1150308/1028/ENT/Guitar+slingers+honor+the+Allman+Brothers

And an update on the "Yellow Submarine" remake

http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=1179318

Thursday Music Digest

Diane Birch on Mountain Stage

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122547921

Dale Watson sighted

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/music/s_662031.html

Heavy Traffic

http://www.laweekly.com/2010-01-14/music/brick-s-picks-heavy-traffic/

All that jazz in Hawai'i

http://www.bigislandweekly.com/articles/2010/01/13/read/a_and_e/arts01.txt

Los Lobos comes to New Hampshire (well, a couple of them)

http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100114/ENTERTAINMENT/1140309/1001/NEWS01

A new carbon fiber ookelele

http://www.guitargearheads.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1061

Another great band name-Ghost Town Jenny

http://thedistrictweekly.com/2010/print/music/music-features/passport-approved/

A new Fender from T-Mobile

http://appmodo.com/9896/for-guitar-fans-meet-t-mobiles-mytouch-3g-fender-limited-edition/

The final Johnny Cash "America" release is due next month

http://www.prefixmag.com/news/johnny-cashs-american-vi-to-be-released-in-februar/36280/

And HBO's "Treme" previews for the critics

http://www.nola.com/treme-hbo/index.ssf/2010/01/hbos_treme_makes_its_debut_to.html

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

Tuesday Music Digest

R.I.P. to Texas Honky Tonk singer Robert Boyte

http://www.mysanantonio.com/obituaries/81190957.html

"Valley of Neptunes"

http://www.themoneytimes.com/featured/20100112/jimi-hendrixs-valleys-neptune-release-march-9-id-1096778.html

Previewing this season at the Nashville Symphony

http://nashville.broadwayworld.com/article/Nashville_Symphony_Announces_Their_201011_Season_20100111

A world of fusions

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/arts/music/12globalfest.html

50 great moments in jazz

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/jan/11/dave-brubeck-jazz-at-oberlin

Remembering one of the best singers of Stupid Music ever, Tommy Duncan

http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/81033702.html

Moving and Grooving

http://tonight.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5309306&fSectionId=431&fSetId=251

The top 10 songs from "The Simpsons"

http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/01/11/list-em-carefully-the-top-ten-songs-from-the-simpsons/

Candye Kane after Xmas

http://www.times-standard.com/entertainment/ci_14161426

And R.I.P. to Moody Blues producer Tony Clarke

http://www.kbsradio.ca/news/music/87/1048927

Sunday Music Digest

Donald Harrison heats up Chicago

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/chi-0109-harrison-ovnjan09,0,678657.column

George Carlin's biography is out

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/entertainment/books/comic-george-carlin-gets-last-word-in-bio-but-is-it-dirty-like-the-rest-x-81059987.html

Never tune your guitar again?

http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/01/09/evertune-keeps-your-guitar-tuned-forever/

A chat with Jake

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100109/BREAKING01/100109029/Jake++%E2%80%98If+you+have+passion+and+focus++you+can+accomplish+anything%E2%80%99

Hiking the Appalachian Trail with an ookelele

http://www.cumberlink.com/articles/2010/01/09/news/local/doc4b4907ea53a77532783565.txt

The Chicago jazz scene-Do It Yourself

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/arts/music/10cncjazz.html

Ahmad Jamal sighted

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705357154/Jazz-pianist-Jamal-looks-back-on-interesting-life.html

It's Lesley Gore's Party

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/80951892.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUnOiP3UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

New guitars from Buddy Blaze

http://www.guitargearheads.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1058

And Joe Brown is back on the road.

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/music/Joe-Brown-Veteran-happy-to.5967283.jp

Saturday Music Digest

Electronic sound from Nortec Collective

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-nortec-collective10-2010jan10,0,2222640.story

Wood Craft

http://www.starbulletin.com/columnists/20100109_Hotel_developer_Bob_Burns_is_working_on_China_projects.html

Sighted: Dee Dee Bridgewater

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60806H20100109?type=musicNews

Jazz in Austin

http://www.thestate.com/buzz/story/1099955.html

Ride with Stupid Music

http://herald-zeitung.com/story.lasso?ewcd=80cf7dc1c5438373

Jimmy Page-I'm no Guitar Hero

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/jimmy-page-0108/

Another 2009 Top 20 list-29 in this case

http://www.bostonmusicspotlight.com/features/best-of-2009-the-29-most-memorable-concerts-of-2009.aspx

A new album from John Ellis and Double Wide

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?storyID=21059

Trouble at George Harrison's Handmade Films?

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE60700M20100108?type=marketsNews

And a preview of tonight's live show in Washington State by The Firesign Theatre

http://seattle.broadwayworld.com/article/The_Firesign_Theatre_Comes_To_Whidbey_Island_Center_for_the_Arts_20100108

Thursday Music Digest

Yeah Grammy

http://honoluluweekly.com/hotpicks/2010/01/yeah-grammy/

Seeking Higher Ground

http://www.bigislandweekly.com/articles/2010/01/06/read/a_and_e/arts03.txt

Mark Morris dances to Stupid Music

http://www.houstonpress.com/events/mark-morris-dance-group-1290353/

Big Al!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8cXwMueVhU&feature=related

When guitars attack

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14131280

A chat with Del McCoury

http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1629184/del-mccoury-50-years-of-playing-music.jhtml

Carnival set to roll in N.O.

http://www.wwl.com/pages/6048266.php?

Oh Yoko!

http://www.kbsradio.ca/news/music/87/1046999

A new George Harrison cover

http://www.twentyfourbit.com/post/319407395/antony-hegarty-covers-here-comes-the-sun-by-the

And the Top 10 Dead Rock Stars alive in Miami

http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/crossfade/2010/01/top_10_dead_rock_stars_alive_in_miami/277995

Wednesday Music Digest

An American Band

http://sacurrent.com/music/story.asp?id=70813

Do dairy cows like Hawaiian Music?

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2010-01-05-waterbeds-for-cows_N.htm

Courtney Pine sighting

http://jazztimes.com/articles/25595-transition-in-tradition-en-hommage-a-sidney-bechet-courtney-pine

R.I.P. to a record store legend

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100106/NEWS/1060339/-1/ENTERTAIN08

New Stupid Music from Erik Swanson

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2010/01/erik_swanson_once_a_cowboy_ind.php

Steel Strum

http://agmetalminer.com/2010/01/05/sound-of-metal-steel-strum-with-a-trussart-steel-guitar/

The Bay Area World Guitar Show

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/Event?oid=1546289

New Orleans gets ready for Mardi Gras

http://www.neworleans.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=299755&catid=396&Itemid=2322

Al Kooper digs the Silent Years

http://www.metrotimes.com/blog/musicblahg.asp?perm=953

And Uncle Tom is getting over his Presidential hangover

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

Tuesday Music Digest

2010 concert wish list

http://www.onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/gigswishlist2010.html

Good news for Beatles fans

http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100104/LIFE/701049982/1197/life&template=columnists

Elvis Lives!

http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2010/01/elvis_lives_in_a_75th-year_box.html

Bird songs with Bells and Whistles

http://macarthur-chronicle-camden.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/bird-songs-with-bells-and-whistles/

New Orleans Music 2009 in review

http://www.louisianaweekly.com/news.php?viewStory=2241

New Orleans in Montreal this month

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=9476569

The Blind Boys in D.C.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/entertainment/Sweet-harmony_-Blind-Boys-of-Alabama-come-to-D_C_-8705394-80435317.html

A guitar god remembered

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/jan/04/rowland-s-howard-tribute

Happy B-day to Kaua'i resident Michael Stipe

http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Homedrone/HappyBirthdayMichaelStipe-4Jan10

And Uncle Ray takes "A Ride With Bob" out for another tour

http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/music/entries/2010/01/04/asleep_at_the_wheel_has_big_pl.html?cxntfid=blogs_austin_music_source

Monday Music Digest

Jimmy Webb, recording artist

http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=27825

"This guy thinks he's Marc Bolan, man!"

http://www.spinner.com/2010/01/01/twisted-tales-t-rex-marc-bolan-crash/

The final sound check

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=47320

Shane Watson strums a guitar for focus

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/Watson-strums-guitar-for-focus-and-to-control-emotions/articleshow/5408274.cms

More on Pres Hall

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=47318

Rock music's roots in Louisiana detailed in a new book

http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20100103/LIFESTYLE/1030316

A review of new CDs from the NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/04/arts/music/04choice.html

Another great new band name

http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/entertainment/stories/DRC_breeding_0103.3e004dfe.html

The best Stupid Music albums of the past year

http://www.kera.org/artandseek/content/2010/01/03/the-best-texas-albums-of-09/

And wanna buy a boat? Croz has his for sale!

http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatFullDetails.jsp?boat_id=2007887&ybw=&units=Feet%A4cy=USD&access=Public&listing_id=76263&url

Sunday Music Digest

The music goes on in Shreveport

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20100103/NEWS01/1030343/1060

Hot Club at Cain's

http://www.tulsatoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1480:hot-club-of-cowtown-at-cains&catid=55:out-a-about&Itemid=111

A new blog for Marcia Ball

http://marciaball.com/blog/

Uncle Cyril a chip off the old block

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/01/PKID1B8CLE.DTL&type=music

January with The Nashville Symphony

http://www.c-dh.net/articles/2010/01/02/lifestyles/01lstyle.txt

Irvin Mayfield in the Twin Cities

A sarod maker with a 6th sense

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100103/jsp/bengal/story_11937296.jsp

Film review: "Nowhere Boy"

http://www.xomba.com/nowhere_boy_film_review

Elvis at 75

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/01/03/elvis_the_performer_and_the_punch_line/

And the Cheatham Street Warehouse is still making musical history

http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/cheatham-street-warehouse-still-making-music-history-158835.html

Saturday Music Digest

Tracks of Our Years

http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/tracks-of-our-years-the-beatles/2009/12/31/1261982363045.html

2009 in Beatles News

http://www.examiner.com/x-2082-Beatles-Examiner~y2009m12d31-2009-The-solo-Beatles-year-that-was-a-minireunion-albums-and-a-tattoo

The Chicago Blues Tour turns 20

http://nwitimes.com/entertainment/columnists/tom-lounges/article_f5010059-9de0-59c5-9de8-a21b59720335.html

Songs in the key of '00

http://www.stjoenews.net/news/2010/jan/01/sounds-key-00/

Honoring Dave and Cosmo in N.O.

http://www.2theadvocate.com/entertainment/music/80433957.html

Soundgarden to reunite

http://www.billboard.com/news/soundgarden-reunion-planned-for-2010-1004056149.story

The Heartbreakers

http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20100101/ENTERTAINMENT04/1010310/Heartbreakers+collection+provides+blueprint+for+live+albums

Jazz meets Metal

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/arts/music/03merge.html

How the internet is impacting Hawaiian music

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20100101_net_impacts_local_music.html

And Brah Hugh celebrates his 70th Birthday for the umpteenth time!

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/ArtsandCulture/5502049-147/Hugh_Masekela's_70th_birthday_concert.csp

New Year's Day 2010 Music Digest

Government Mule in Woodstock

http://www.jambands.com/news/2009/12/31/gov-t-mule-visits-woodstock

2009 in Hawaiian music

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20091231_no_entertainment_slowdown_in_2009.html

Ella lives?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/12/31/DDKM1B8QQ3.DTL&type=music

A kid-friendly band

http://www.digitalcity.com/2009/12/31/kid-friendly-band-the-macaroons-rocks-the-kids-and-their-parents/

Jimmy Page muses on the electric guitar

http://www.gear4music.com/news/article/Jimmy-Page-Electric-guitar-reflects-your-personality/R5/2010-01-01

Koopa Troopa!

http://www.examiner.com/x-31345-El-Paso-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m12d31-Koopa-Troopa-guitar

The Thrill is Still Alive

http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20091231/NEWS/912319977/1078&ParentProfile=1062

SF Jazz 2010 Preview

http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_14095134

Aussie music in 2009

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/989206/diversity-rules-aussie-music-in-2009

And The Doors in an unusual hue

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703278604574624540834882968.html