Midweek Music Digest

Wednesday = Uncle Tom Moffatt! For you newbies, Tom was an original K-POI POI BOY and has been promoting concerts in Hawai'i for 50 years.

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

The legacy of Tom Hark

http://www.news24.com/Content/Columnists/ClemSunter/1329/22e7495ff8364b54bcca4522cf11fdd0/31-03-2010-01-45/The_legacy_of_Tom_Hark

50 years of Siegfried Loch

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=35869

The 2010 Rochester NY JazzFest schedule is out

http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/news/articles/2010/03/MUSIC-2010-Jazz-Fest-lineup-announced/

R.I.P. to an impeccable guitarist, Herb Ellis

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/30/AR2010033003818.html

Lineup announced for Monterey Jazz

http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_14783924?nclick_check=1

Remembering Zep's "Lemon Song"

http://tmdcelebritynews.com/led-zeppelin-the-lemon-song/06926

Mountain Jam returns to Hunter Ski Area in NY

http://www.livedaily.com/news/mountain-jam-music-festival-returns-to-hunter-ny-21794.html

Runt plays the blues

http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20100330/ENTERTAINMENT/100330005

And is Bob Dylan Hip-Hop's Godfather?

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/03/30/is-bob-dylan-hip-hops-godfather-his-ties-to-beasties-roots-more/

Stormy Tuesday Music

Stupid Music from the Swingfield Playboys

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2010/03/aftermath_the_swingfield_playb.php

The summer music lineup at Millennium Park in Chicago

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-live-0330-jazz-20100330,0,3429640.column

REEL Jazz

http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/8938/115/

100 years of Django

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/arts-and-entertainment/Guitar-Virtuoso-Frank-Vignola-Pays-Tribute-on-100-Years-Of-Django-89456827.html

A guitar made from an oil can?

http://top40-charts.com/news/Rock/Guitar-Made-From-Oil-Can-Goes-On-Worldwide-Journey-With-State-Radio/55309.html

New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp

http://www.neworleans.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=362468&catid=373&Itemid=2322

Rad Gumbo

http://www.jambands.com/news/2010/03/29/rad-gumbo-a-new-orleans-all-star-tribute-to-little-feat

Paying tribute to Louis Prima at JazzFest

http://www.neworleans.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=362146&catid=373&Itemid=2322

Sita Sings The Blues

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25448

And tuning up the ookelele at Hawaii's historic homes

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/tune-up-the-ukulele-at-hawaiis-historic-homes/story-e6frg8rf-1225844658399

Stormy Monday Music Digest

Whistling along memory lane

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20100328_whistling_along_memory_lane.html

Funk, Jazz & Bollywood

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/29/arts/music/29kidjo.html

Kathmandu jazz

http://modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/03/28/kjc/

Ookelele rides a new wave

http://www.omaha.com/article/20100328/LIVING/703289951

R.I.P. to the huge guitar at the Sacramento Jard Rock Cafe

http://www.news10.net/news/story.aspx?storyid=78254&catid=2

Chinese guitar music

http://beforeitsnews.com/news/28234/Renowned_Guitarist:_Shen_Yun_Music_Composition_Exhibits_Authentic_Chinese_Flavor.html

A review of the "Treme" pilot

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/zontv/2010/03/treme_hbo_david_simon_new_orle.html

The best music writing of 2009

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=35979

Some new releases reviewed by the NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/29/arts/music/29choi.html

And a review of the new DVD release of "The T.A.M.I. Show"

http://movie-critics.ew.com/2010/03/28/the-tami-show-is-a-60s-rock-revelation/

Sunday Music Digest

Preview of the 18th Capital Jazz Festival in June

http://www.examiner.com/x-2623-Swing-and-Big-Band-Examiner~y2010m3d27-The-18th-annual-Capital-Jazz-Fest-this-June

And Sarasota Jazz 30 is underway

http://www.theweeklychallenger.com/News/Article/Article.asp?NewsID=102199&sID=37&ItemSource=L

Nina Simone sighted

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20100328/LIFE/3280334/1005/life/Nina-Simone-s-tumultuous-life-journey-Nina-Simone-s-tumultuous-life-journey

Stupid Music at SLU

http://www.gouverneurtimes.com/local-news-stories/60-st-lawrence-news/13630-country-music-offered-in-rhythm-a-roots-ensemble-performance-at-slu.html

A new guitar laptop?

http://www.pcworld.com/article/192682/guitar_laptop.html

The 2010 Fest for Beatles Fans kicks off

http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201003271258/the-fest-for-beatles-fans-2010-day-1.html

Polka music update

http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/wamipolkaaward.html?22157

Brad Meldhau crosses party lines

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/28/mehldau-crosses-music-party-lines/

Previewing the Cairns Ookelele Festival

http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2010/03/28/101841_entertainment.html

And a guitar boom in Europe

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5390041,00.html

Saturday Music Digest

A strange Eddie Palmieri story!

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/03/26/2010-03-26_downstairs_neighbor_shot_latin_jazz_icon_eddie_palimieris_wife_because_heels_mad.html

Music of the Adirondacks

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/nyregion/28spotwe.html

Jake sighting

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20100326_4_strings.html

Joan Jett talks about the new "Runaways" movie

http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/music/article/joan-jett-on-the-runaways-99121

Jazz photographer Herman Leonard at 88

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-leonard28-2010mar28,0,7119449.story

R.I.P. to New Orleans drummer Bunchy Johnson

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2010/03/new_orleans_drummer_bernard_bu.html

Induction time at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20100326/NEWS01/3260314/Alabama-Music-Hall-of-Fame-welcomes-inductees-in-style

A preview of this summer's HARD-NYC fest

http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/25/m-i-a-goes-hard/

They jammin'

http://www.nashobapublishing.com/harvard_news/ci_14762748

And Beatles' songs at SXSW

http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/26/every-single-beatles-song-is-played-on-ukulele-at-sxsw-show/

Friday Music Digest

R.I.P. to music sound tech Donnie Ho, Don's namesake

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100326/OBITS01/3260350/Donnie+Ho++57++son+of+singer+Don+Ho

Wakin Chau turns to jazz

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Lifestyle/Story/STIStory_506837.html

Checking out the Dunedin Fringe Festival

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/03/25/crazy-inventions-display-aussie-fringe-festival/

A new built-in guitar shirt

http://www.flashnews.com/news/wfn1100325J24265.html

Remembering rock photographer Jim Marshall

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-jim-marshall26-2010mar26,0,4602539.story

Music furniture?

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3776594.htm

A memorial service is set next week for Alex Chilton

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/mar/25/chilton-memorial-concert-set-tuesday/

Yet another interesting band moniker-The Dead Weather

http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/03/25/the-dead-weather-die-by-the-drop/

A chat with John Lodge of the Moody Blues

http://weblogs.dailypress.com/entertainment/music/pop/blog/2010/03/moody_blues_john_lodge_talks_a.html

And a preview of this summer's music on Governors Island in NY harbor (my old hometown!)

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/03/24/m-i-a-set-to-bring-up-and-comers-to-hard-fest-in-nyc-and-l-a/

Thursday Music Digest

Keeping LA's Jazz Bakery cooking

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-jazz-bakery25-2010mar25,0,3669006.story

Hag sighted

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/mar/24/wenatchee-to-welcome-merle-haggard/

Dominican music at JazzFest

http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2010/3/24/35199/Dominican-music-icon-heads-to-New-Orleans-Jazz-Fest

Speaking of JazzFest, The Cubes are out!

http://www.neworleans.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=359003&catid=373&Itemid=2322

Eric Idle talks about George Harrison

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/03/24/comedy-revelation-115875-22134821/

A review of the new Mose Allison CD

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-mose-allison-the-way1/

Ben Harper records a new album

http://beatcrave.com/2010-03-24/ben-harper-gets-ringo-starr-jackson-browne-on-new-album/

Hammer of the Last Two

http://edition.ghanamusic.com/news/industry-news/1686-hammer-of-the-last-two-forgotten-legend

Boston's House of Blues gets shut down...again.

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100323music_hall_hits_low_note_with_3rd_shutdown/

And a musician offers tips on how to record youtube videos

http://www.acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=25540

Now Adding: Reviews!

I've had a lot of correspondence from various kind folks in the music biz asking me if I would be kind enough to review their wares. I am going to start a once-a-week album review with 1-2 paragraph reviews of 3-5 new releases each week.

If you have a new release you'd like me to review, give me a shout! I'll have the first one up in a couple of days.

Hump Day Music Digest

Midweek = Uncle Tom Moffatt

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

Los Lobos not running on all cylinders, no problem!

http://www.dfw.com/2010/03/23/253737/shorthanded-los-lobos-still-find.html

She and Him Volume 2 reviewed

http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/03/she-him-volume-two/

Review: Rebecca Kilgore and PDXV

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=52157

Making music with a message

http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/features/3499548/Making-music-with-a-message

Jake Shimabukuro thanks youtube

http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2010/03/jake-shimabukuro-thanks-youtube

Sting auctions a guitar

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cumbria/8582358.stm

Ziggaboogaloo

http://www.neworleans.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=357585&catid=373&Itemid=2322

Preview of the Saratoga Jazz Fest

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=52211

And R.I.P. to New Orleans blues queen Marva Wright

http://www.neworleans.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=358560&catid=373&Itemid=2322

Stormy Tuesday Music Digest

"Heigh-Ho" and Leo

http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/03/23/402278/heigh-ho-and-leo.html

Courtney Jaye sighted

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/03/best-of-whats-next-courtney-jaye.html

Fats Waller lives!

http://www.mercurynews.com/san-jose-neighborhoods/ci_14735071

A jazz musician looses his lyrics

http://www.ocregister.com/news/binder-240524-prather-played.html

Ookeleles at SXSW

http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/20/fab-four-string-bliss-at-sxsw-2010/

A signed guitar gets zero bids at auction?

http://www.starzlife.com/20100322/signed-robert-pattinson-guitar-gets-zero-bids-in-past-24-hrs/

Another R.I.P. to guitarist Merrick "Rocky" Charles

http://www.louisianaweekly.com/news.php?viewStory=2528

Murder at JazzFest

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2010/03/orleans_jury_to_deliberate_ove.html

Oasis in the Mother Lode

http://www.tothecenter.com/news.php?readmore=12510

And Ringo adds some West Coast tour dates

http://www.livedaily.com/news/ringo-starr-tickets-and-tour-dates-ringo-starr-extends-summer-tour-with-west-coast-dates-21723.html

Monday Music Digest

A night at the opera with Branford Marsalis

http://northside.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/jazz-review-branford-marsalis-and-a-night-at-the-opera/

Preview of the 20th Berks Jazz Fest in PA

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/entertainment/index.ssf?/base/living-0/1269230730120740.xml&coll=3

And previewing the 20th Redwoods Jazz Fest

http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_14729307

On Kaua'i with goat farmer Buffy Sainte-Marie

http://www.thestar.com/living/article/783025--buffy-sainte-marie-shares-her-journey

Need a guitar job?

http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=54212

SXSW celebrates Alex Chilton

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1634373/20100321/rem.jhtml

Little Strummer Boy

http://www.ismashphone.com/2010/03/little-strummer-boy-clampon-gizmo-helps-you-learn-guitar.html

Judging the Beatles as a band and as solo artists

http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/2010/03/21/20100321beatles-lennon-mccartney-starr.html

A look at the new album by Mose Allison

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100321/SCENE04/3210323/1011/Eclectic+bluesman+Mose+Allison++82+has+first+new+album+since+1997

And 10 essential Beatles solo albums

http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/2010/03/21/20100321beatles-solo-albums-mccartney.html

Sunday Music Digest

R.I.P. to Big Island hula legend Auntie Dottie Thompson

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12177601

Patty Larkin sighted

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/entertainment/Patty-Larkin-takes-a-look-back-at-25-years-on-_25_-88572042.html

More Hula for Less Moolah

http://www.mercurynews.com/travel/ci_14700964?nclick_check=1

Kweskin does Stupid Music

http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/music/entries/2010/03/20/austin_music_awardstexas_sheik.html?cxntfid=blogs_austin_music_source

Courtney Love does SXSW

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/20/sxsw-courtney-love-with-guitar-and-tiara/

Gilberto Gil on tour

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-gilberto-gil20-2010mar20,0,2741142.story

Happy Happy to New Orleans arranger Wardelle Quezergue

http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20100320/APN/1003200501?Title=-Mr-Big-Stuff-arranger-turns-80

A new owner for the Lennon Mercedes

http://www.examiner.com/x-2082-Beatles-Examiner~y2010m3d20-It-took-him-almost-20-years-but-buyer-now-has-his-Lennon-Mercedes

Beyond the Box Tops

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/opinion/21westerberg.html

And a tribute to Lesley Duncan

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2010/03/20/tributes-paid-to-secret-scots-pop-star-from-elton-john-and-david-bowie-86908-22125500/

Sat. Music Digest

A Jersey native brings Hawaiian music to NYC

http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/music/88713747_Bergenfield_guitarist_found_his_heart_and_soul_in_Hawaii.html

Us Five

http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_14698498?nclick_check=1

Remembering Stupid Music songwriter Cindy Walker

http://www.carlisleindependent.com/articles/2010/03/19/entertainment/ent01.txt

She and Him play NRBQ music at SXSW

http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/19/she-and-him-sxsw/

A new Neil Young documentary

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=10150124

Bach Around The Clock

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2010/03/a_little_night_music_bach_arou.html

Breaking on Thru

http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20100319/AE/100319781/1077&ParentProfile=1058

Blues Cruise 2010 pics

http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/03/19/photo-gallery-the-legendary-blues-cruise-february-2010/

Son of Paul speaks

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2010/03/19/james-mccartney-on-living-in-the-shadow-of-father-sir-paul-91466-26063534/

And what's up this weekend at Ram's Head

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/ent/2010/03/18-03/Music-Box-Kick-off-your-weekend-with-a-dose-of-rock-at-Rams-Head-Live.html

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Friday Music Digest

Ohana music in the reading room

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100318/GETPUBLISHED/3170381

A chat with Robbie Fulks

http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/art_life/display_ent.htm?StoryID=102625

It's almost time for Frank Loesser's 100th birthday celebration

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYWFKRYVYn8

What if Woodie Guthrie met Bob Wills? Would they make Stupid Music together?

http://newsok.com/article/3447457

Stupid Music in the Fall of '29

http://newdepression.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978113650

Garfunkel and Oates?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gregory-weinkauf/garfunkel-oates-comedy-is_b_503501.html

Neil Young Trunk Show

http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/neil-young-trunk-show,1162003.html

Dolly Parton's Guitar of Many Colors

http://www.countryweekly.com/dolly_parton/news/4620

VooDoo in the Arkipelego

http://www.sequenza21.com/2010/03/voodoo-in-the-arkipelago/

And remembering Alex Chilton

http://blogs.suntimes.com/hoekstra/2010/03/the_star_of_alex_chilton.html

Thursday Music Digest

R.I.P. to Big Star's ALEX CHILTON.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/alex-chilton-musician-dies/

Stupid Music at SXSW

http://www.billboard.com/news/all-star-asleep-at-the-wheel-fete-kicks-1004073473.story?tag=hpfeed

Another new Stupid Music band, Washboard Rodeo

http://www.offbeat.com/2010/03/18/washboard-rodeo-cd-release-party-at-maison-tonight/

A new chant about Kailua

http://honoluluweekly.com/cover/2010/03/body-language/

Apaka 90th Birthday party

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100317/GETPUBLISHED/3160379

Charles Neville sighted

http://www.wickedlocal.com/concord/news/x99755360/Charles-Neville-joins-New-Orleans-jazz-jam-in-Concord

George Harrison news

http://www.cinematical.com/2010/03/17/image-acquires-rights-to-george-harrisons-handmade-library-titl/

Overnight sensation?

http://www.themonitor.com/entertainment/band-36438-music-record.html

And Jimmy Fallon does the Rolling Stones

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2010/03/rolling_stones_week_on_late_ni.php

St. Patrick's Day Music Digest

Uncle Tom's Gabbin'

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

An early review of the new "Hendrix Experience" tour

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/03/17/1818252/review-experience-hendrix-concert.html

Mexico's Fighting Irish

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sacultura/88011542.html

Lost in the Ozone

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainmentfeatures/view/1044227/1/.html

Berklee strikes it rich

http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/03/17/berklee_lands_pat_patricks_jazz_trove/

A Stupid Music Road Trip

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100315&content_id=8802142&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp

Tripping Lily heads south

http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_171196.asp

Gibson introduces a Joan Jett Guitar

http://www.examiner.com/x-30199-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2010m3d16-GIBSON-USA-LAUNCHES-JOAN-JETT-BLACKHEART-MELODY-MAKER

Some new reviews

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/03/16/new-reviews-drive-by-truckers-the-whigs-and-the-besnard-lakes/

And Ray Davies live in K.C.

http://blogs.pitch.com/wayward/2010/03/concert_review_ray_davies_at_l.php

Sunny Tuesday Music Digest

Kate Wallace releases "Ruby Slippers"

http://www.independent.com/news/2010/mar/16/kate-wallace-releasesemruby-slippersem/

Monkadelphia

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=35691

"The Happiness Stuff"

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/arts/music/16oak.html

Expanding the Oklahoma Stupid Music Hall of Fame

http://www.kjrh.com/news/local/story/Music-Hall-of-Fame-prepares-for-16-million-dollar/2IyQQIwZWUWdcqbQmn1dPA.cspx

Rum and Coca-Cola

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/mar/15/rum-and-coca-cola-review

Raw Power

http://detnews.com/article/20100315/ENT04/3150322/Stooges--James-Williamson-back-for-more--Raw-Power-

Yet another wild band name: Ted Leo and The Pharmacists

http://www.avclub.com/madison/articles/ted-leo-and-the-pharmacists-at-high-noon-saloon,39204/

The Allmans do NYC

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/03/15/allman-brothers-band-refresh-classics-with-new-jams-in-nyc/

George Harrison's Handmade Films lays off 50% of its staff!

http://www.deadline.com/2010/03/handmade-films-lays-off-12-its-staff/

And R.I.P. to singer/songwriter Leslie Duncan, who sang with Pink Floyd and Elton John

http://www.nme.com/news/elton-john/50225

Stormy Monday Music Digest

Channeling Billie Holliday

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-bridgewater15-2010mar15,0,1609820.story

Bringing Fats Waller to film

http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment-headlines/ci_14648628

Remembering Ella

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-austin_0315gd.ART.State.Edition1.4b7f0bb.html

Shame on you, Spade Cooley!

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/retro-redux-shame-on-you-spade/

The Honey Brothers at SXSW

http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/13/the-honey-brothers-interview-sxsw-2010/

A new closet hanger for guitars

http://lifehacker.com/5492987/the-guitar-hanger-saves-space-by-storing-guitars-in-your-closet

Clapton does Orlando

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_music_blog/2010/03/clapton-lets-his-guitar-do-the-talking-at-amway-arena.html

Night #2 of Foburg Fest in New Orleans

http://www.neworleans.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=352259&catid=396&Itemid=2322

Historic photos of New Orleans Jazz

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=35861

And Big Noise from the Big Pink

http://blogs.suntimes.com/derogatis/2010/03/big_noise_from_the_big_pink.html

Saturday Music Digest

Songs of Apaka

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20100313_Songs_of_Alfred_Apaka_will_fill_Hilton_Hawaiian_Village_Friday.html

Duke and Dessert

http://www.wickedlocal.com/winchester/fun/entertainment/arts/x313360461/Duke-Dessert-A-Celebration-of-Jazz-Great-Duke-Ellington-s-music-at-Winchesters-Jenks-Center

A new jazz club opens in Chicago

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=51517

Another great band name-the Bad Mitten Orchestra

http://www.dailyvanguard.com/bad-mittens-for-some-bad-kittens-1.2189901

Plugging your guitar into your iPhone

http://dvice.com/archives/2010/03/plug-your-guita.php

A salute to Ziggy

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/12/PKJ61CAHDK.DTL

R.I.P. to New Orleans soul great Rockie Charles

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2010/03/rockie_charles_the_president_o.html

Author Barry Miles remembers The Beatles

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2010/mar/12/milestones-author-barry-miles-recalls-relationship/

The Bonita Blues Fest kicks off

http://www.news-press.com/article/20100312/ENT/3120328/1004/ACC/Bonita-Blues-Fest-gets-under-way

And an interview with Treetop Flyers

http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/12/sxsw-2010-treetop-flyers/

Soul Queen

I took this nice shot of IRMA THOMAS at the Portsmouth New Hampshire Blues Festival in August 2001.

Friday Music Digest

Soundtracks by T-Bone

http://www.caller.com/news/2010/mar/12/soundtracks-derived-from-spirited-collaborations/

Willie K sighted

http://www.lahainanews.com/page/content.detail/id/500694/Hawaiian-Music-Series-to-begin-with-Willie-K-concert.html?nav=14

R.I.P. to Bossa Nova man Johnny Alf

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/arts/music/12alf.html

Stupid Music from White Ghost Shivers

http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/10/white-ghost-shivers-interview-sxsw-2010/

Stupid Music meets Art Blakey?

http://www.courierlifenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/features/03sabien.txt

Jazz music in Zambia

http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=6950

A George Formby ookelele comes on the market

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article7059093.ece

Guitar masters in San Diego

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/11/guitar-masters-fill-the-week-ahead/

How Ringo wrote "Y Not"

http://www.therockradio.com/2010/03/ringo-starr-says-he-wrote-new-album-on.html

And Uncle Cyril sighted!

http://www.hawaii.edu/news/article.php?aId=3457

Facebook Plug

Be sure to visit my Facebook page for more musical mayhem. Latest musical friends added include singer and social activist JOSH WHITE JR. and one of the funniest people in rock, HOWARD KAYLAN, aka "FLO".

Thursday Music Digest

Broken Bells, Broken Bells

http://www.crawdaddy.com/index.php/2010/03/09/album-review-broken-bells-broken-bells/

The Coconuts

http://www.newbritainherald.com/articles/2010/03/10/entertainment/doc4b985f821c9a4197599822.txt

Rice terraces, jazz music

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/247221/rice-terraces-jazz-music

Patti Austin sighting

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-austin_0311gd.ART.State.Edition1.4b82b8a.html

The Wheel at 40

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/entertainment/Even-after-40-years_-Asleep-at-the-Wheel-keeps-spinning-87162152.html

Another great new band name: The Burning Hell

http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=141&csid2=844&fid1=44933

A one track mind about...8 tracks

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704754604575095310056590490.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_RIGHTTopCarousel

Here comes the Son

http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=130120&newlang=&topic=34&catid=58

A new music fest in New Orleans

http://www.nola.com/festivals/index.ssf/2010/03/forburg_music_festival_offers.html

And Vicksburg needs a Juke Joint

http://www.vicksburgpost.com/articles/2010/03/10/news/doc4b97ba31c1ed2562268500.txt

Hump Day Music Digest

Midweek with Uncle Tom Moffatt

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

Blending poetry and steel

http://www.canada.com/Trio+blends+poetry+steel/2663945/story.html

Hawaiian Music comes to Disney

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Kealii_Reichel_Makes_Walt_Disney_Concert_Hall_Debut_319_20100309

Dan Morgenstern sighting

http://www.dailytargum.com/in-focus/jazz-journalist-rewrites-history-with-record-setting-grammy-win-1.2186346

Cliff Richard turns 70?

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=10049990

Sewing the seeds of a ragga revolution

http://tonight.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5384063&fSectionId=431&fSetId=251

A Voice from the Heart

http://www.tonight.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5384086&fSectionId=449&fSetId=251

Caz Brothers sighted

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baKm1caYX2A

The National Folk Festival-heading to Nashville?

http://nashville.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2010/03/08/daily15.html

And the Top 5 Guitarists?

http://www.411mania.com/music/columns/132072

Tuesday Music Digest

More Hendrix music to come

http://www.licklibrary.com/news/2010/3/291-more_jimi_hendrix_material_is_yet_to_come

Happy 80th Birthday to Ornette Coleman

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-coleman_0309gd.ART.State.Edition1.4b8713f.html

Fats Waller at Lincoln Center

http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/03-2010/ben-vereen-to-host-jazz-at-lincoln-centers-the-mus_25561.html

Holy Tweet! A new Terry Adams CD is reviewed.

http://blog.masslive.com/playback/2010/03/new_cds_john_hiatt_rides_home.html

A new guitar cabinet

http://news.harmony-central.com/Product-news/MILLS-Acoustics-Introduces-the-Merlin-212-Guitar-Cabinet

New Orleans music in LA

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/03/live-review-blind-boys-allen-toussaint-bring-the-spirit-to-ucla.html

"Nowhere Boy" comes to DVD

http://www.live4ever.uk.com/2010/03/john-lennon-biopic-nowhere-boy-gets-dvd-release-date/

Preview of the Bonita Blues Festival in Florida

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/mar/08/bonita-blues-festival-returns-banks-imperial-river/

Steve Miller Interview

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/steve-miller-interview-2-0308/

And R.I.P. to blues legend "Deaf Willie"

http://glossynews.com/entertainment/music/201003080638/blues-legend-deaf-willie-johnson-dies/

Monday Music Digest

Mele at SXSW

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20100307_sxsw_2010_texas_hana_hou.html

Brah Hugh gets some more hardware

http://www.tonight.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5381519&fSectionId=3905&fSetId=251

Wrapup of Java Jazz in Indonesia

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/03/08/java-jazz-festival-sixth-time-a-charm.html

Stooges guitarist James Williamson sighted

http://www.freep.com/article/20100307/ENT04/3070343/1035/Ent/Familiar-gig-for-Stooges-guitarist-James-Williamson

Ravi Shankar reborn

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/sitar-star-ravi-shankar-reborn-with-daughter/story-e6frg8n6-1225837961916

Review of recent releases

http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/03/07/979647/listening-post-brief-reviews-of.html

The Little Song That Could

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/2085792,SHO-Sunday-crazy07.article

Old-Time music lives

http://www.pntonline.com/articles/alive-20250-music-old.html

Pirates in Paradise

http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/030510aae.html

And NRBQ on TV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdjr5XKyLFw

Sunday Music Digest

An African jazz guitarist stays true to his roots

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/04/AR2010030405774.html

Ray Smith and His Jazz Decades-forever young

http://www.tauntongazette.com/opinions/opinion_columnists/x1224399090/CHARLES-WINOKOOR-Ray-Smith-and-his-Jazz-Decades-are-forever-young

A fusion of African music and the world

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/03/07/a_fusion_of_african_music_and_the_world/

Classic art set to music

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/86426132.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ

The Museum of Making Music turns 10

http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/carlsbad/article_95a9d58a-4c97-5736-8759-327af40163a1.html

The New Wave of Old School mashups

http://durangoherald.com/events/event/?this=6326

Interview with Playboy Jazz Fest emcee Bill Cosby

http://www.sbsun.com/living/ci_14526116

Jazzed and jittery about JazzFest

http://www.statesman.com/life/travel/jazzed-and-a-little-jittery-about-new-orleans-324974.html

Slash sighted

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6250OI20100306?type=entertainmentNews

Zakir Hussain's Masters of Percussion

http://www.sfstation.com/zakir-hussain-s-masters-of-percussion-e776001

Blues on the Corner

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=35624

Another great new band name-Thirsty Perch

http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/03/no_bar_band_here_thirsty_perch.html

Sunday With The Stooges

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FasjaBm7hRw

A rare Pink Floyd torrent

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=293199&hit=1

And a Sunday Oldie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJMwxucTJyo&feature=email

Happy 105th!

Click the post title for Bob at Work

Saturday Music Digest

Another bounty of info

Folk songs for jazzers

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=35735

The unsure artists

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703807904575097390662423192.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines

Duke Dorsey

http://www.jsonline.com/news/obituaries/86694062.html

This week in Stupid Music History

http://www.kera.org/artandseek/content/2010/03/05/this-week-in-texas-music-history-bob-wills/

More stupid music from Red Molly

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/92/2010/march/05/americana-trio-red-molly-to-appear-at-concerts-at-the-crossing.html

Preview of today's huge ookelele festival in the 50th State

http://www.hawaii247.org/2010/03/05/great-waikoloa-ukulele-festival-march-6/

A Haitian singer and his guitar fight the urge to weep

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/world/americas/05haitimusic.html

Preview of next month's Long Island Guitar Festival

http://www.cwpost.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/pr/press/2010/025.html

Red Green sighting

http://blogs.pitch.com/wayward/2010/03/incoming_red_green_at_the_uptown.php

Timbuktu, the birthplace of...the blues?

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/0305/Timbuktu-the-birthplace-of-blues

The LA Times reviews the "new" Jimi Hendrix album

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/03/album-review-jimi-hendrixs-valleys-of-neptune.html

Off With Her Head!

http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/03/05/off-with-her-head-sammy-davis-jr-is-a-caterpillar/

A Traveling Wilburys reunion

http://www.genesis-publications.com/News/Where-were-you-last-night-Traveling-Wilburys-in-LA/0503

And an interview with Nashville's Chris Scruggs, who didn't meet his Grandpa Earl until just recently!

http://blogs.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/2010/03/chris_scruggs_the_cream_interv.php

Lagniappe Friday Music Digest

Time to Experience Hendrix

http://www.guitargearheads.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1206

An interview with Chris Scruggs

http://blogs.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/2010/03/chris_scruggs_the_cream_interv.php

Java Jazz in Indonesia

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/03/05/java-jazz-conquers-international-music-scene.html

Terence Blanchard-a flood of emotion

http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_14517630

Preview of this year's Sonoma Jazz Fest

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2010/03/05/sonoma-jazz-to-feature-elvis-costello-csn-ewf/

Previewing the Bob Wills Birthday Celebration

http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/0310/712839.html

Tripping Lily alert

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100304/ENTERTAIN/100309927/-1/NEWSMAP

Another great new band name-The Clientele

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-clientele5-2010mar05,0,3387329.story

"United Breaks Guitars"-the threequel

http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/united-breaks-guitar-6534/

Art Garfunkel comes to New Hampshire

http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100304/GJENTERTAINMENT_01/703049966/-1/FOSNEWS

The blues got the blues

http://www.fwweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2813:the-blues-got-the-blues&catid=30:cover-story&Itemid=375

A bill to aid needy blues musicians in Mississippi

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9E80V9G0.htm

Return of the Brothers Cazimero

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100304/GETPUBLISHED/3040382

Much ado about music

http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=6671

And Bethel Woods in New York is looking for customer number 500,000

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20100304/ENT04/100304008/Bethel-Woods-looking-for-customer-number-500-000

Lagniappe Thursday Music Digest

Had another backlog today...this might be the case for a couple of weeks while SXSW is going on.

Ernie Isley sighted

http://www.urbannetwork.com/cms/index.php?news=1980

Hawai'i goes to SXSW

http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/02/sxsw-2010-kona/

A review of the new Pres Hall album

http://www.advancetitan.com/titan-style/music-review-preservation-hall-jazz-band-preservation-an-album-to-benefit-preservation-hall-1.1221170

A review of Ars Nova-didn't know they were still around!

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/86311237.html

Irish Eyes

http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/articleid/340647/newspaperid/2945/Rich_jazz_history_defines_city.aspx

Jazz in Greenwich Village

http://www.thevillager.com/villager_367/villageresident.html

Horns of Plenty in LAX

http://www.laweekly.com/2010-03-06/music/brick-s-picks-horns-of-plenty/

Stupid Music with the Wilcox Cowbelles

http://www.willcoxrangenews.com/articles/2010/03/03/news/news14.txt

Harp Therapy

http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/March-2010/Harp-Therapy/

Mama Africa

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/ArtsandCulture/x2/Entertainment/5531901-146/story.csp

Euclid Records opens another store in N'Orleans

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2010/03/euclid_records_opening_store_new_orleans_louisiana_st_louis_record_store.php

Farewell to Buffalo's Lafayette Tap Room

http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/03/03/975206/for-iconic-blues-bar-the-song.html

Celebrating Luther Allison

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/luther-allison-0303/

Beethoven to interpret The Moody Blues

http://www.catholic.org/hf/family/story.php/story.php?id=35649

And a review of Tuesday night's WHO Tribute in NYC

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2010/03/the_who_tribute_everyone_from.html

Wednesday Music Digest

Blue scholars at SXSW

http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/01/sxsw-2010-blue-scholars/

Fela gets his due

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-03-03-felakuti03_ST_N.htm

Mingus meets Monk

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2011235131_monk03.html

Mark O'Connor: Stupid Music for all occasions

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-live-0302-jazz-20100302,0,811642.story

Remembering T-Bone Wolk

http://www.reformer.com/localnews/ci_14502239

SXSW 2010 Interactive

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/sxsw_interactive_2010_for_musicians.php

The murderer of a prominent guitar maker's ordered to stand trial

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14499507?nclick_check=1

The 2010-2011 schedule announced for The Kennedy Center

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/02/AR2010030201503.html

A new release from Grandpa Elliott Small

http://www.antimusic.com/news/10/march/02Grandpa_Elliott_Smalls_Sugar_Sweet_To_Hit_Stores_in_April.shtml

And it's Wednesday already, so Uncle Tom is Gabbin' on O'ahu

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

Tuesday Music Digest

The Who never kept it so Kosher

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/fashion/01nite.html

Movements in Jazz

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/arts/dance/02lubovitch.html

Celebrating Stupid Music with friends

http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=4396

Preview of the 2010 Ookelele Festival of Britain

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/others2010/ukulele/

Music review: Citizen Cope

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/03/01/entertainment/e115357S17.DTL

R.I.P. T-Bone Wolk

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jrrlBpjkmioe5t36j59uFhQ5Rq-QD9E62UEG0

Vince Gill sits in with Clapton

http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1632848/vince-gill-sits-in-during-eric-claptons-nashville-concert.jhtml

SCTV at the Olympics

http://news.puggal.com/catherine-o-hara-olympics-25465/

Protecting a baby's ears in a noisy world

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/protecting-a-babys-ears-in-a-noisy-world/

And New Orleans folks bring musical instruments to Haiti

http://www.loyno.edu/news/story/2010/3/1/2044

March 1st Music Digest

Brah Hugh Masekela sighting

http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/component/content/11148?task=view

All that was jazz

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=226485

The changing role of the piano

http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/entertainment/music/2010/03/the-changing-role-of-the-piano/

A look at NRBQ e-mail buddy David Greenberger's Duplex Planet

http://www.chronogram.com/issue/2010/3/Music/David-Greenberger-The-Museum-of-Moments

Sourdoough Slim

http://silverpinyon.com/a-calendar-listing/icalrepeat.detail/2010/03/05/27/-/sourdough-slim-with-robert-armstrong

Another great new band name: Dirty Projectors

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/02/live-review-dirty-projectors-at-disney-hall.html

Harry does Memphis

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/feb/28/music-review-connick-jr-shows-playful-humoro/

Details of Tuesday's WHO tribute at Carnegie Hall

http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/85754322_Tribute_to_the_Music_of_The_Who_at_Carnegie_Hall_Tuesday.html

Slide guitar on film

http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20100228/LIFESTYLE/2280308

And 3 CDs of mountain melodies

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100228/ENT03/2280308/1028/ENT/Three+CDs+of+mountain+melodies