Sunday Music Digest

Back to 10 a day

Review of the new Galactic CD

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2010/02/galactic_mixes_up_the_past_and.html

Bill Frissell Sighting

http://www.observer-reporter.com/or/entertainstory/02-28-2010-bill-frisell

40 years of jazz at NEC

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=35587

A new book about Nina Simone

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/26/AR2010022602788.html

Another Ookelele festival in England

http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/arts-news/2010/02/27/chance-to-try-wonderful-yet-weird-ukuleles-61634-25923826/

A new Guitar Boutique

http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Boutique+sets+high+guitar+aficionados/2620261/story.html

A new Allen Toussaint tribute album

http://www.pr.com/press-release/215831

Strings sing

http://media.www.southwesterncollegesun.com/media/storage/paper777/news/2010/02/28/Arts/Strings.Sing.For.Bunnell.Family-3880467.shtml

Doug Sahm and his Groove

http://www.statesman.com/life/books/texas-tornado-doug-sahm-and-his-groove-295915.html

And the subject of "You're So Vain" is revealed.

http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s4i69778

Saturday Music Digest

Yet another wealth of info-if this keeps up I will have to make this expanded edition permanent!

The Man in White

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/opinion/27sat4.html

Rainbow Nation

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20100226_island_mele.html

Playboy and Jazz: a history

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=50626

New jazz on DVD

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2010/02/eyeballin_masters_of_american.php

Big swing from jazz to steampunk

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/02/27/secret_society_swings_from_jazz_to_steampunk/

A punk rock ookelele festival?

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jTY_L6N98u-igyfMttjeHB4TJTSA

New sounds live

http://www.wnyc.org/music/articles/150926

The Guitar Man of Broadway

http://capitolhillseattle.com/2010/02/26/the-guitar-man-of-broadway

Rockin' Jake sighted

http://www.capegazette.com/storiescurrent/201002/rockin_jake26.html

Lineup announced for this year's French Quarter Fest

http://www.neworleans.com/music/kevin-blog/340129-the-2010-french-quarter-festival-musical-lineup.html

A rare George Harrison pic

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-entertainment/the-beatles/the-beatles-news/2010/02/26/rare-boyhood-photo-of-george-harrison-100252-25917278/

A chat with Clapton's guitar tech

http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/02/26/a-talk-with-lee-dickson-guitar-tech-to-eric-clapton/

An interview with engineer Ken Scott

http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2010/Mar/Interview_Ken_Scott_Part_1_Recording_with_The_Beatles_Inside_the_Studio.aspx

The Stones return to Main Street

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/seen-much-better-days-rolling-stones-return-to-main-street/

And Texas Trails

http://www.countryworldnews.com/news/texas-trails/555-texas-trails-the-original-outlaw.html

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Lagniappe Friday Music Digest

Another backlog of material today...

Guitar Heroes celebrate Hendrix

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/feb/26/get-experienced-all-star-band-of-guitar-heroes/

A new album explores Irish-Mexican history

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/weekender/stories/2010/02/25/irish-mexican-history-inspires-unusual-project.html?sid=101

Upcoming jazz shows in NYC

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/arts/music/26jazz.html

And jazz news from LA

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/02/chick-corea-george-benson-lead-playboy-jazz-festival.html

Music Appreciation 101 with Ornette Coleman

http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/02/25/1997793/lessons-in-music-appreciation.html

SXSW time

http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/music/entries/2010/02/25/austin_at_sxsw_warren_hood.html?cxntfid=blogs_austin_music_source

Stupid Music fiddling around with Carrie Rodriguez

http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20100225/AE/100229847/1077&ParentProfile=1058

Famous Ookelele Players of History

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/25/famous-ukulele-players-of_n_477249.html

Making Alternative music

http://www.kansan.com/news/2010/feb/25/making-alternative-music/?jayplay

Upcoming pop and rock music in NYC

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/arts/music/26pop.html

Hugh Laurie's secret role on a Meat Loaf album

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?entry_id=57963

Where does Clapton rank?

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10056/1038323-388.stm

Carlos Santana doing...a cover album?

http://www.billboard.com/news/carlos-santana-celebrates-supernatural-reissue-1004071120.story

Coming soon to a PBS station near you: "SCTV Classics"

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/television/2011184977_tvbriefs26.html?prmid=head_more

And Johnny Cash and the American Recordings

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/3376478/Johnny-Cash-the-American-recordings

Lagniappe Thurday Music Digest

Had extra stuff again today...

New music from The Sojourners

http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=14425

The Rads head to Fall River

http://www.heraldnews.com/entertainment/x531845707/Radiators-bring-signature-style-and-renewed-sense-of-hope-to-Narrows-March-4

ARTafterDARK returns to Honolulu

http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/blogs/hawaii_today/2010/2/24/Honolulu_Academy_of_Arts_Art_After_Dark

Experimental jazz in Arizona

http://media.www.ecollegetimes.com/media/storage/paper991/news/2010/02/25/News/Experimental.Jazz.Breaths.New.Life.Into.The.Phoenix.Music.Scene-3878357.shtml

Review: "Princess Noir"

http://www.mercurynews.com/celebrities/ci_14463552?nclick_check=1

Learning Stupid Music from the masters

http://www.reporternews.com/news/2010/feb/24/learning-from-the-masters/

Stupid Music from Kinky Friedman

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2010/02/before_we_get_started_aftermat.php

An autograph just ain't what it used to be

http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2010/2/24/1324448/an-autograph-just-aint-what-it

Another great band name: Rabbit Food Punks

http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Features/ThoseDarlins-24Feb10

The SMASH electric guitar

http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/02/24/smash-electric-guitar-made-just-to-get-destroyed-then-recycled/

Hall of Champions

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/02/hall-of-champions-all-star-musicians-team-with-pre.html

Happy B-Day, Hari

http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201002240923/george-harrison-annual-birthday-tribute-tomorrow-in-hollywood.html

Boston's new HOB

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/02/24/hubs_new_house_of_blues_takes_a_place_on_top_of_the_world/

Composer Richard R. Sherman talks Disney music

http://www.inlandsocal.com/iguide/theater/content/news/stories/PE_News_Local_W_theater26.3e8a353.html

And HBO podcasts recall the days of radio comedy

http://www.telegram.com/article/20100224/NEWS/2240398/1011

Tuesday Music Digest

FYI...I am still having some computer issues, so posting will still be limited.

Firesign Theatre sighting?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9521700@N04/sets/72157623491426398/

Capturing Daniel Ho's harmony

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20100222_new_books_capture_hos_harmony.html

CDs with cause and effect

http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20100223_CDs_with_cause___effect.html

Latest Stupid Music news

http://www.salisburypost.com/News/022310-wineka-column-speedy-shepard

Getting a stolen guitar back 10 years later

http://www.nme.com/news/the-cribs/49872

Trolling for Phish

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/84917277.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUnOiP3UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

The Who to split?

http://www.deathandtaxesmagazine.com/?p=7250

Los Hombres Calientes reunite for Haiti

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2010/02/los_hombres_calientes_reunite.html

Clapton 1970 Flashback

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/eric-clapton-0222/

And "Sweet Home Chicago"

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/vcv-david-honeyboy-edwards-sweet-home/

Monday Music Digest

Charlie Musselwhite sighted

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/vcv-charlie-musselwhite-just-a-feeling/

"The Moppin' Blues"

http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2010/02/21/ames_tribune/news/doc4b809ce4a83d8147759526.txt

"Fiddle and the Drum" from Joni Mitchell

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2011110260_fiddle21.html?prmid=head_more

More on Abbey Road

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/feb/21/abbey-road-pink-floyd-beatles

A real Jazz Funeral in New Orleans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXokqrBk1Mk

New CDs of note

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/arts/music/22choi.html

Gig review: Diana Krall

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/3359490/Gig-review-Diana-Krall-A-day-at-the-Green

Keeping Chinese classical music alive

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14445597?source=most_emailed

All the Parts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wMb1qtbH6U&feature=related

And a nice Q cover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23vh11bmLmE

Sunday Music Digest

"He's not dead, Jim"

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/gordon-lightfoots-death-hoax-apparently-started-from-twitter_100323612

"Yes he is"

http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/02/20/john-lennon-lies-dead-in-lost-beatles-pictures-115875-22056349/

Composing Jack Bruce's career

http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/blogs/barnesys_blog_party.aspx?PostURL=http%3A//www.eadt.co.uk/cs_eadt/cs/blogs/barnesys_blog_party/archive/2010/02/19/2008097.aspx

Celebrating gospel music at Disneyland

http://www.ocregister.com/news/gospel-235437-film-music.html

San Francisco honors Carlos Santana

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/San-Francisco-honors-guitar-legend-Santana-84856097.html

Viva Elvis!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/02/viva-elvis-cirque-du-soleil-brings-the-king-back-to-vegas.html

B.B. King and Buddy Guy do Broadway

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Blues_Guitar_Legends_BB_King_Buddy_Guy_Play_the_Orpheum_Theatre_2202010_20100220

Another Stupid Music interview with fiddler Johnny Gimble

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/A-legend-in-his-own-time/582284

Arturo Sandoval digs jazz

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/feb/21/arturo-sandoval-can-freely-trumpet-his-affinity/

And a review of Johnny Cash's swan song

http://www.freep.com/article/20100221/ENT04/2210342/1322/Johnny-Cashs-transcendent-finale

Saturday Music Digest

More on Clapton's guitar fest lineup this year

http://www.theind.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5737:sonny-landreth-to-play-claptons-crossroads-in-june&catid=86:aae&Itemid=31

Where're all the Hawaiians gone?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/hawaii/detail?entry_id=57570

Coltrane Choreography?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/arts/dance/21lubovitch.html

Songs of Survival

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20100219_the_makaha_sons_song_of_survival.html

Chris Smither on flying with a guitar

http://www.acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=25801

One viola, thirteen strings

http://www.acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=25801

Andre Williams sighted

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2010/02/legendary_musician_andre_willi.html

Today is the 7th annual George Harrison tribute in Massachusetts

http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201002181836/7th-annual-tribute-to-george-harrison-this-saturday.html

The Vatican Top 10 albums

http://www.examiner.com/x-25267-Anaheim-Cultural-Events-Examiner~y2010m2d19-Vatican-releases-list-of-top-ten-rock-albums

And previewing the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Fest

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2010/02/the_mid-atlantic_jazz_festival.html

Ain'ts No Mo!

There will be a Jazz Funeral for the "New Orleans Ain'ts" tomorrow in the French Quarter; click post title for details.

Friday Music Digest

More on Hal Willner's Neil Young Project-NRBQ mention

http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/olympic-music-willners-testament/

All Star music at Whale Day on Mau'i

http://www.lahainanews.com/page/content.detail/id/500628/Whale-Day-Celebration-to-feature-stellar-entertainment-lineup.html?nav=14

Steel String Wonders

http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20100218/ENT/302189960

Black Sabbath's "Guitar Hero" has been delayed

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=135382

Vietnamese music in New Orleans

http://www.nola.com/festivals/index.ssf/2010/02/new_orleans_vietnamese_communi.html

Johnny Cash's Hospice Sessions

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-johnny-cash21-2010feb21,0,5526963.story

Million Dollar Music

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-oped-1218-quartet-20100217,0,1767144.story

NY Times obit of Dale Hawkins

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/arts/music/18hawkins.html

Kathleen Battle is back

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/02/kathleen-battle-is-back.html

And Happy Birthday Yoko

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/arts/music/18yoko-xx.html

Thursday Music Digest

Here come The Sons

http://honoluluweekly.com/hotpicks/2010/02/prodigious-sons/

2010 Hawaiian Music Awards announced

http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/musicmontage_article/hawaii_music_awards_2010_winners/

The Neil Young Project

http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Taking+Neil+Young+heart/2574665/story.html

Shemekia Copeland has a new album out

http://tigerweekly.com/article/02-17-2010/13729

Good news for the Chicago Gospel Museum

http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/hoekstra/2053599,CST-NWS-gospel17.article

Gil Scott-Heron interview

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/7257536/Gil-Scott-Heron-interview.html

10 giants of the ES-335

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/10-giants-of-the-es-335/

Love Song to New Orleans

http://www.offbeat.com/2010/02/17/cd-review-love-song-to-new-orleans/

Jumpin' at the raw end

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2010/feb/17/musician-interview-jumpin-raw-end/

And happy 73rd B-Day to jazz singer Nancy Wilson (actual date is Saturday)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/17/DDIA1C0BRS.DTL

Blues Hall of Fame Announced

Click on the post title for this year's class members.

Ash Wednesday Music Digest

A new/old solo release from NRBQ's Tom Ardolino

http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=11368

Another nice Stupid Music story about fiddler Johnny Gimble

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/02/17/at_83_johnny_gimble_is_still_fiddling_around/

Soundtrack of the Rainbow Nation

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/movies/mesmerising-soundtrack-of-the-rainbow-nation-20100217-oddu.html

The new Pres Hall album features some big names

http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/02/preservation-hall-tribute-album-boasts-all-star-cast/

"Tonight" to lose its bandleader

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2010/02/kevin_eubanks_to_quit_the_toni.html

The Langley kids do the Olympics

http://www.theprovince.com/sports/2010wintergames/Ukulele+playing+takes+Langley+schoolkids+from+Hawaii+Olympics/2569289/story.html

Ookeleles for Haiti!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/feb/16/haiti-fundraising-levene-greig

Oh, Yoko!

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118015082.html?categoryId=16&cs=1

EMI puts Abbey Road Studios up for sale

http://www.montrealgazette.com/puts+Abbey+Road+Studios+sale/2571368/story.html

And it's Wednesday, which means it's time for Uncle Tom Moffatt

http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/utg_article/uncle_toms_gabbin207/

Fat Tuesday Music Digest

Happy Mardi Gras!

Mumbo Gumbo

http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20100216/LIFESTYLE/2160330

Jazz goes a note higher

http://allafrica.com/stories/201002160443.html

Stupid Music on the radio

http://rvanews.com/features/the-bopst-show-the-following-tone-episode-91/25537

Hag on songwriting

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/6868501.html

More on Johnny Gimble's new Stupid Music release

http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2010/02/15/johnny-gimble-releasing-album-featuring-vince-gill-on-tuesday/

Ale and ookeleles

http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/news.ma/article/85960

Nellie McKay channels Doris Day

http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/63768/

First review of the new Clapton/Beck tour

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e497cfe2-1a53-11df-a2e3-00144feab49a.html

Followup from last week's murder of a California guitar maker-they caught the guy who did it.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100215/NEWS/100219666/1033

And another obit for Dale Hawkins

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20100215/NEWS01/100215013/1004/living/Rockabilly-icon-Dale-Hawkins-dead-of-cancer

Lundi Gras Music Digest

Another R.I.P., DOUG FIEGER of The Knack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09yiqihY-TA

Here's an obit for Dale Hawkins

http://www.examiner.com/x-18802-Dallas-Celebrity-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m2d14-Rock-n-Roll-pioneer-Dale-Hawkins-dead-in-Little-Rock

My Funny Valentine?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-wild/my-funny-valentine-a-laug_b_461691.html

Fiddlin' Around

http://www.austin360.com/music/legendary-fiddler-has-shaped-a-genre-s-sounds-238394.html

The soul of Mardi Gras

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123710234

Richie Havens sighting

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100214/ARTICLES/2141011/1002

A new Smithsonian Folkways release

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/11/AR2010021105417.html

Another roundup of new music

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/02/14/critics_picks___pop_music/

A vintage Mahavishnu video surfaces on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTPn76gEcj4

And Tanglewood Jazz Fest tix are now on sale

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=49779

R.I.P. Dale Hawkins

Rockabilly pioneer DALE HAWKINS left us yesterday at the age of 73. I took this shot of Dale in 2004, and he was kind enough to post it on his website. Click the post title for a recent performance of Dale doing his signature song, SUZY Q.

Sunday Music Digest

R.I.P. to C.T. Tucker from the New Jersey band Blue Sparks From Hell

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2010/02/remembering_jersey_musician_ct.html

The music of our memories

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8513240.stm

Pete n' Sheila

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/feb/13/pete-escovedo-joined-by-daughter-sheila-e-in/

Update on Berklee's BeanTown Jazz Fest

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=49677

Take Me Back to Tulsa

http://newsok.com/music-past-and-present-fuels-tourism/article/3439191

Uncle Bill!

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20100213_bill_tapia_performs_on_film_with_uke_stars_at_aloha_tower.html

A Haiti Benefit concert in Waikiki

http://www.kitv.com/news/22558578/detail.html

Happy 30th B-day to WWOZ in New Orleans

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=35571

A new version of T-Rex?

http://wizbangpop.com/2010/02/12/new-version-of-trex-continues-to-tour-europe.php

And a sad RIP to California guitar maker Taku Sakashta

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100213/ARTICLES/2131057/1350?Title=Crasftman-feared-dead

Facebook plug

New musical friends recently added: blues guitarist Duke Robillard, singer Deana Martin, and cowboy singer and poet Red Steagall.

Saturday Music Digest

The Chieftains write musical history

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-san-patricio13-2010feb13,0,2680201.story

A winter folk fest in Alaska

http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/6152960/article-40-acts-fill-diverse-Fairbanks-Winter-Folk-Festival?instance=home_news_window_left_top_3

Brother John

http://www.2theadvocate.com/entertainment/music/84159542.html

Feet Don't Fail Me Now

http://www.nola.com/mardigras/index.ssf/2010/02/new_orleans_marching_bands.html

Tull Himself announces 2010 tour dates

http://www.therockradio.com/2010/02/jethro-tull-announce-2010-tour-dates.html

A 2 year ookelele player

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/5004806.VIDEO__Charlie_s_first_steps_on_road_to_stardom_/

The two John Mayers

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703427704575051204158344096.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTSecondBucket

Peter Gabriel sighted

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gwNj30w_PYvwJJAX3YF9khwLk8oA

Vince Gill on "The Guitar"

http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2010/02/12/vince-gill-talks-about-national-cowboy-museums-the-guitar-exhibit/

And new on DVD

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=358405

Friday Music Digest

A guitar fest in Chicago

http://www.windsorstar.com/entertainment/Guitar+fest+Chicago+area+again/2553718/story.html

Remembering Zaire '74

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatnews/7221001/Zaire-74-legendary-African-music-festival-remembered.html

Jazz meets steel drums

http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20100212/ENT/302120011/1311/ADVERTISING

A Stupid Music road trip

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

Ookelele Picnic time in Hawai'i

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100211/GETPUBLISHED/100211056

Live from TED 2010

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2010/02/live-from-ted-2010part-1.php

Another great band name-Magnetic Fields

http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view/20100211magnetic_fields_a_strong_attraction/srvc=home&position=recent

Who Dat!

http://www.offbeat.com/2010/02/10/when-will-music-be-all-dat/

Saying YES to change

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/ats/inside_story/article_3ff4cda0-9941-5414-8000-1c48fdf211d2.html

And rhythms of the Sahara

http://www.praguepost.com/night-and-day/stage/3536-rhythms-of-the-sahara.html

Thursday Music Digest

Clapton announces the lineup for this year's Crossroads Guitar Fest

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/02/10/eric-clapton-announces-2010-crossroads-guitar-festival-jeff-beck-b-b-king-john-mayer-more/

Big music on the Big Island

http://www.bigislandweekly.com/articles/2010/02/10/read/a_and_e/arts04.txt

One upbeat jazzman

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/84090372.html

If it gets people moving, it's Stupid Music

http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/gets+people+moving+that+Swing/2544268/story.html

Remember Cliff Edwards?

http://www.mouseplanet.com/9135/From_Ukelele_Ike_to_Jiminy_Cricket_Cliff_Edwards

Bonnaroo 2010 lineup

http://www.examiner.com/x-21513-Nashville-Celebrity-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m2d10-2010-Bonnarro-LineUp

Poncho Sanchez has a new one out

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/dailyplanet/stories/2010/2808211.htm

Hugh goes down under

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/intothemusic/stories/2010/2810288.htm

Mardi Gras music

http://tigerweekly.com/article/02-10-2010/13660

And 2 more names on the Walk of Stars

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20100210/LIFE/2100305/1005/LIFE

Facebook Alert

Check out my Facebook page...New Hampton School friend Steve Corbally was at the New Orleans Saints parade yesterday and uploaded some great pics. Click on my FB Badge.

Tuesday Music Digest

The resurrection of Spade Cooley

http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north809.html

10 rocking music biopics

http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/08/top.10.music.biopics/?hpt=Sbin

Loudon Wainwright sighted

http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_14359494?source=rss

Guitar makers go green

http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/ecollywood/stories/martin-and-other-guitar-makers-go-green

The Who at the Super Bowl

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/sports/football/08who.html

The Super Bowl ad music

http://www.spinner.com/2010/02/07/super-bowl-commercials-the-music-behind-the-ads/

Ronnie Spector returns to NYC

http://www.silive.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2010/02/ronnie_spector_plays_staten_is.html

A Mingus Fest

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/bronx/2010/02/08/2010-02-08_wellaged_mingus_musics_a_gift_to_city.html

Zak Attack

http://news.lalate.com/2010/02/08/the-who-drummer-zak-starkey/

And we have a winnah

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/02/prweb3568844.htm

Monday Music Digest

Stanley Dural sighted

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/83775762.html

Just say Clang Thang

http://www.youtube.com/user/inkling909#p/u/6/luTJvg5lDPo

Hot Chip

http://www.redandblack.com/2010/02/07/listen-up-hot-chips-one-life-stand/

R.I.P. Sir John Dankworth

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/02/08/music-world-mourns-legendary-jazz-star-sir-john-dankworth-115875-22026566/

Monterey Jazz in New Hampshire

http://www.nh.com/nh/events/live-music/16654/monterey-jazz-festival-on-tour

Mardi Gras comes early this year

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2010-02-08-saints-fans-revel_N.htm

Top CD releases of the week

http://www.lfpress.com/entertainment/music/2010/02/05/12754971-qmi.html

And more new CDs

http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/83633467.html

Haitian musicians show love of country

http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/hoekstra/2030422,haiti-benefit-020710.article

Long Live Rock

http://www.omaha.com/article/20100207/ENTERTAINMENT04/702079947

And Van Dyke Parks finally gets to SF

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/05/PKL91BPKO9.DTL&type=music

We Win

WHO DAT!

Virus Update

Still working to remove this nasty C drive virus-turns out it is a ROOTKIT.

Super Sunday Music Digest

Geaux Saints!

The music and the memories

http://www.times-standard.com/lifestyle/ci_14352988

Call John Dankworth SIR

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8502647.stm

Joe Brown, MBE

http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Hampshire/Portsmouth/PO6/News/Reviews-and-Features/153871-The-Legendary-Joe-Brown-MBE

Which Super Bowl city has the best music? What a stupid question!

http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/02/05/super-bowl-music-pick/

A review of Galactic's newest

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/05/AR2010020504011.html

Ronnie Earl recovers

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/vcv-ronnie-earl-recovery-blues/

Goodbye Cactus Cafe

http://www.statesman.com/opinion/casey-goodbye-cactus-cafe-long-live-austin-s-216451.html

Jools Holland sighting

http://www.iomtoday.co.im/what-where-when/Rock-and-roll-great-at.6047853.jp

The best Super Bowl halftime music

http://www.popeater.com/2010/02/06/best-super-bowl-halftime-performances/

And Sir Paul news?

http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s4i68293

Reduced Power (Again)

I have been dealing with some nasty computer virus issues which will limit posts.

Saturday Music Digest

Island Mele

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20100205_buffing_up_the_classics.html

Sounds forged to sharp edges

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/06/arts/music/06sanchez.html

Hockey rink music

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/06/sports/hockey/06organist.html

"It came late"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/2010/02/100205_masekela_mandela20.shtml

How I learned to stop worrying and love the Samba

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-samba/article1457662/

Sade is back

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704722304575037232340060018.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines

The Who at the Super Bowl

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/sports/football/05who.html

Who, Fats?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-mitchell/in-new-orleans-its-who-fa_b_451020.html

More news from George Harrison's Hand Made Films

http://www.screendaily.com/home/industry-moves/handmade-joint-chiefs-patrick-meehan-and-david-ravden-step-down/5010467.article

And Ringo quits smoking

http://www.crawdaddy.com/index.php/2010/02/04/ringo-starr-finds-god-quits-60-a-day-smoking-habit/

Friday Music Digest

Marking Black History month with...JAZZ

http://www.sltrib.com/features/ci_14327623

The shadow of Hank Crawford

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/02/05/sanborn_digs_into_musical_past_and_finds_its_still_present/

Saints be praised!

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/02/04/super.bowl.new.orleans/

Singing Cowboys reflect

http://www.gazette.com/entertainment/stargazers-93655-singing-flying.html

Another great band name-Mad Tea Party

http://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/2010/feb/04/musical-duo-mad-tea-party-mix-styles-show-today/

Friday video: You Know You Know

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P2xMOFoHAs&feature=rec-fresh+div-r-5-HM

Finding new sounds in a guitar

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704259304575043153075091186.html

The worst guitar solo in the world

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/3294741/The-worst-guitar-solo-in-the-world

Plagiarism is nothing new

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/many-an-old-tune-copied-in-all-innocence/story-e6frg6zo-1225826885806

And Music tied to Saints-but blues are over!

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20100204/NEWS01/2040330

Welcome Back!

Gil Scott-Heron returns

A New Label Launch

Ravi Shankar is launching a new label; one of its first releases will be the "Raga" movie, which featured George Harrison.

2/4 Music Digest

Soundbites

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/soundbites/Content?oid=1787102

A Haiti benefit concert in Waikiki

http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/blogs/hawaii_today/2010/2/3/Waikiki_benefit_concert_Haiti

Return of an old logo

http://www.sltrib.com/jazz/ci_14322517

Speaking of Haiti, remember Sidney Bechet?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703837004575013090167372252.html?mod=WSJ_Books_LifestyleArtEnt

A Jazz Fest returns to NYC

http://jazztimes.com/articles/25720-the-return-of-a-jazz-festival-to-nyc

Sonic assault

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2010/feb/03/sonic-assault/

My pal Foot Foot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnO0zCDwqAA

Dr. John suggests New Orleans

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/02/dr_john_suggests_new_orleans_a.html

Tunes to target cancer

http://www.righttracktunes.org/

And Jimmy Buffet says: "Who Dat!"

http://www.nola.com/superbowl/index.ssf/2010/02/jimmy_buffett_bleeds_black_and.html

Slacking Off?

For the 5th time in 6 years the Mau'i Slack Key gang won the best Grammy.

Wednesday Music Digest

Uncle Tom's weekly column leads off

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

A new album recorded solely with solar energy

http://www.411mania.com/music/news/128699/Jack-Johnson-Recording-New-Album-Entirely-With-Solar-Energy.htm

Optimistic Ookelele

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123268337

Rosie Flores sighting

http://www.pegasusnews.com/events/2010/feb/10/174127/

The sound of one hand clapping

http://www.theweekender.com/music/The_sound_of_one_hand_clapping_02-02-2010.html

When Pops was Tops

http://www.mountainx.com/ae/2010/020310when_pops_was_tops

The long out of print film "Raga", with George Harrison, resurfaces

http://www.examiner.com/x-2082-Beatles-Examiner~y2010m2d2-New-Ravi-Shankar-label-to-issue-Raga-documentary-done-with-George-Harrison-on-DVD-and-CD

Speaking of George, Scorsese is doing a documentary about him!

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2010/02/scorsese-on-what-hes-not-doing-next-and-the-music-doc-hes-finishing.html

Cheech Y Chong get legal

http://www.leaderpost.com/life/REVIEW+Cheech+Chong+Legal+show+Regina+obscene+funny/2509424/story.html

And a Star for Starr

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/a-star-for-starr_1130740

Station Break Part 2

Still having plumbing problems. However, if you wander over to my Facebook page, plenty of music there! Latest FB musical friend additions are JOE McDONALD and DAVE DAVIES.

Tuesday Music Digest

Tony Bennett paints Louis Prima for the 2010 New Orleans JazzFest poster

http://www.art4now.com/cgi/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=ST-20100101

A preview of Kokua Fest in Hawai'i

http://www.livedaily.com/news/ziggy-marley-taj-mahal-join-jack-johnson-s-kokua-fest-21310.html

We Are The World-Again

http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2010/02/we_are_the_world_again_which_a.php

A new Stupid Music release from Bob Wills fiddler Johnny Gimble

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-johnny-gimble-celebrating-with/

Grammy debriefing

http://trueslant.com/loucarlozo/2010/02/01/grammy-debriefing-whiny-music-stars-say-the-darndest-things/

Guitar Fest

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sns-viral-guitar-bird-story,0,832620.htmlstory

Previewing the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Fest in Trelawney

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article7011094.ece

More on Etta James

http://www.gossipjackal.com/music/2010/02/01/blues-legend-etta-james-hospitalized-with-life-threatening-illness/

MingusFest preview

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=48917

And Leon Russell rocks at the Grammys-2 weeks after brain surgery!

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630903/20100131/russell_leon.jhtml

Station Break

Back to limited posts for a couple of days-have some winter-related plumbing problems!

2/1 Music Digest

Once again the Slack Key Allstars win the Hawaiian Grammy

http://www.shoutcastblog.com/2010/01/31/masters-of-hawaiian-slack-key-guitar-wins-best-hawaiian-music/

The Grammys for jazz went to...

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=48893

Chinese Jazz?

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=35302

Ookelele Safari

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2010/02/01/all-strung-out-on-ukulele-fever/

The guitarist's tuneup shop

http://www.theday.com/article/20100131/BIZ02/301319876/1044

New music from Massive Attack

http://www.freep.com/article/20100131/ENT04/1310339/1039/Ent04/Massive-Attacks-new-disc-highlights-guest-vocalists-

In tune with tradition

http://www.starbulletin.com/travel/20100131_in_tune_with_tradition.html

More on Neil-Fest

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/01/30/neil-young-honored-by-wilco-chili-peppers-dave-matthews-and-more-at-musicares-gala/

Nirvana's bassist reviews the new Ringo CD

http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2010/01/what_im_listening_to_new_ringo.php

And a Mavis Staples sighting

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/82989482.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUnOiP3UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU