Turn Down That Stupid Music!: 4/1/10

Friday, April 30, 2010

Friday Music Digest

How Buckwheat won a Grammy

http://www.2theadvocate.com/entertainment/music/92450234.html

Hawaiian music on Lei Day

http://www.hawaii247.com/2010/04/29/may-day-events-festivities-across-the-island/

Playing jazz flute at age 75

http://www.news-press.com/article/20100430/NEWS0101/4300318/1003/ACC/Cape-Coral-Jazz-flutist-keeps-on-swinging-at-75

Stupid Music coming to the Ozarks

http://ozarksfirst.com/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=45876&Itemid=73446

Base session in the pink

http://www.droitwichadvertiser.co.uk/news/8125851.Base_Sessions_in_the_pink/

Preview of this fall's Halifax Pop Explosion fest

http://thechronicleherald.ca/ArtsLife/1179715.html

What's going on today at JazzFest

http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2010/04/best_of_jazz_fest_music_not_to_1.html

A preview of the next Tom Petty album

http://www.dailypress.com/entertainment/music/dp-mixpos-tom-petty-sally-hemings,0,1773510.story

The West Virginia Blues Society hosts a benefit for the miners' families

http://sundaygazettemail.com/Entertainment/201004281017

And Hawaiian music welcomes a new plane for Hawaiian Airlines

http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/Hawaiian-Airlines-employees-celebrate-delivery-of/Bz8qbmjg7k2s4njFA7N7yw.cspx

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Thursday Music Digest

Jazz-Fest Sioux City details

http://www.argusleader.com/article/20100429/NEWS/4290313/1003/BUSINESS

K'au Coffee Festival preview

http://www.hawaii247.com/2010/04/28/ka%E2%80%98u-coffee-festival-to-showcase-java-music-food-may-1-2/

Honoring Lennie Sogoloff, a Boston music legend

http://www.wickedlocal.com/danvers/news/x1394815173/Jazz-Week-concert-honors-Lennie-Sogoloff

8-bit guitar?

http://www.slipperybrick.com/2010/04/8-bit-guitar-is-a-geeky-senior-project/

Sleepy Eyes of Death (another great band name)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/matsononmusic/2011722997_sleepy_eyes_of_death.html?cmpid=2628

Getting it on record

http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2010/04/preservation-jazz-band-merriweather.php

Flaming Lips cancel their gig in Memphis

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/apr/28/band-member-hospital-flaming-lips-cancels-beale-st/

Preview of today's doings at JazzFest

http://www.examiner.com/x-37261-New-Orleans-Live-Music-Examiner~y2010m4d28-Jazz-Fest-2010--Thursday-April-29th--Music-not-to-miss

Get Back? Paul says "no".

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/sir-paul-mccartney-its-best-beatles-didnt-get-back_1140636

And this year's music schedule for Governors Island is out!

http://www.dnainfo.com/20100428/financial-district-battery-park-city/governors-island-releases-summer-schedule

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Tuesday Music Digest

Hawai'i 2010 Book and Music Festival preview

http://www.honolulumagazine.com/promotions/Hawaii-Book-and-Music-Festival-2010/

Treme 3

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2010/04/treme_episode_three_playing_for_that_money.html

Montreux preview

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=10475789

Melissa Etheridge interview

http://www2.seattlepi.com/articles/419043.html

REM meet Patti Smith

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/;kw=%5B13193,135430%5D

In honor of JazzFest some recommended New Orleans CDs

http://www.louisianaweekly.com/news.php?viewStory=2707

Accessible metal done right

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/04/26/entertainment/e100435D60.DTL

Jonny Lange's not a kid any more

http://www.tahoe.com/article/20100426/EDITORSCHOICE/100429994/1020/WHATTODO

Old time jazz swing, modern metabolism

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/arts/music/27kellso.html

And download the NPR JazzFest podcast

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=54650

Monday, April 26, 2010

The Rascals Reunion

Click on the post title for an early video look!

Monday Music Digest

JazzFest in New Orleans, Day 3

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-04-26-sundayjazz_st_N.htm

More Stupid Music at Bob Wills Day

http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2010/apr/26/pardon-me-is-that-your-tattoo/

The Stagecoach Music Fest

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-04-26-stagecoach26online_ST_N.htm

Concert review: Mark Knopfler

http://host.madison.com/entertainment/music/reviews/article_93473afe-5088-11df-a141-001cc4c03286.html

Ronnie Wood meets The Beatles

http://www.pr-inside.com/rolling-stone-wood-picked-up-guitar-r1851558.htm

Looking back with the Allman Brothers' 2 drummers

http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2010/04/butch_trucks_and_jaimoe_remini.html

Band of Skulls on a roll

http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Band+Skulls+roll/2937418/story.html

A tornado hits the blues town of Yazoo

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8642998.stm

More on The Rascals reunion show

http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2010/04/25/13716711-wenn-story.html

And a JazzFest sample

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuV3YGdF0X0

Sunday, April 25, 2010

The Rascals!

I had the privilege last night of listening live on the radio to the first live concert by The Rascals in 40 years! It was a benefit show in NY City. Click on the post title for more info.

Set list:

Lonely Too Long

In the Midnight Hour

I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore

You Better Run

A Beautiful Morning

Love Is a Beautiful Thing

Groovin'

A Girl Like You

How Can I Be Sure?

Come On Up

What Is the Reason?

People Got to Be Free

Sunday Music Digest

Ringo defends his new song about John Lennon

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/ringo-starr-defends-lennon-lyric_1140169

Elvin Bishop in the Blues Tent

http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2010/04/elvin_bishop_makes_it_look_eas.html

Lionel Richie at the Accura Stage

http://www.spinner.com/2010/04/24/lionel-richie-charms-soaked-crowd-at-new-orleans-jazz-fest/

John Fogerty plays the Royal Albert Hall

http://tmdcelebritynews.com/comin-down-the-road-the-concert-at-royal-albert-hall/0364

Buffett Hotel

http://dailybreaknews.com/buffet-hotel/1158

Complete wrap of JazzFest Day 2

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-04-25-jazz-fest-new-orleans_N.htm

Chick Corea sighted

http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2010/apr/24/review-chick-corea-denton-arts-jazz-festival/

A new guitar amp

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

Taken by Force

http://tmdcelebritynews.com/taken-by-force/01009

And a guide to Country Music Marathon 2010

http://www.styleblips.com/2010/04/country-music-marathon-2010-guide-and.html

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Saturday Music Digest

A Girl Who Loves The Stooges! New music from Terry Adams

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFqJ5DjEmlQ&feature=digest

Another great new band name-Heavy Trash

http://www.app.com/article/20100423/ENT/4230305/Heavy-Trash-isn-t-stuck-in-a-time-warp

Music of the Mullet Toss

http://www.pnj.com/article/20100423/SPORTS1001/4230304/1006

The man who gave away The Beatles

http://www.minyanville.com/special-features/articles/worst-stupid-business-decisions-beatles-decca/4/23/2010/id/27014

Day 1 at JazzFest in New Orleans = Rain

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2010/04/greetings_from_overcast_er_rainy_new_orleans.html

An unusual solo show from guitarist Pat Metheney

http://www.ktvu.com/entertainment/23249417/detail.html

youtube turns 5

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=1044289

This is Stupid Music Weekend in Turkey Texas-it's the 39th annual Bob Wills Days!

http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=447833

R.I.P. to jazz writer Gene Lees

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/23/AR2010042304839.html

And the latest news from the Thelonious Monk Institute

http://www.westseattleherald.com/2010/04/23/news/thelonious-monk-institute-jazz-brings-peer-peer-jazz-education-program-seattle-publi

Friday, April 23, 2010

Friday Music Digest

Na Hoku preview

http://www.lahainanews.com/page/content.detail/id/500828/Festival-celebrates-the-unique-sound-of-Hawaii.html?nav=19

Bill Cosby hearts jazz music

http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2010/04/23/entertainment/mj2636014.txt

A new museum revives Jazz-era Seattle

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2011674553_jazz23.html

Stupid Music on the Nashville Skyline...

http://www.cmt.com/news/nashville-skyline/1637636/nashville-skyline-willie-nelson-and-merle-haggard.jhtml

Live music-what a rush!

http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20100423/ENT/4230311/1005/ent

Iceland volcano meets Ookelele

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/22/icelandic-woman-play.html

Preview of this weekend's Kokua Festival in Honolulu

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100422/GETPUBLISHED/4220387

A new CD from Susan Cowsill

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/georgianne-nienaber/susan-cowsill-soars-with_b_548254.html

Neil Innes sighted

http://www.thespec.com/Entertainment/article/756274

And JazzFest starts today in New Orleans!

http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2010/04/best_of_jazz_fest_music_not_mi_1.html

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Earth Day Music Digest

Live at the Lead

http://www.bigislandweekly.com/articles/2010/04/21/read/a_and_e/arts04.txt

Ringo Starr interview

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/the-beatles/7615396/Ringo-Starr-interview.html

Chess Records sighting

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63K43I20100421

The new Koko Taylor Blues Award announced

http://www.prweb.com/releases/blues-foundation/Koko-Taylor-Award/prweb3903894.htm

TV theme songs that ruled the radio too

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/04/remember-when-tv-theme-songs-ruled-the-pop-charts.html

The party in New Orleans this weekend isn't only at The Fairgrounds

http://www.myneworleans.com/Blogs/After-Hours/April-2010/Partying-Off-the-Grounds-at-Jazz-Fest-Time/

Soundtrack: Tallest man on Earth

http://boston.com/community/blogs/todays_soundtrack/2010/04/soundtrack_tallest_man_on_eart.html

Lei Day with the Caz Brothers

http://www.mauiweekly.com/page/content.detail/id/501376/The-Brothers-Cazimero-Perform-on-Lei-Day.html?nav=39

New Stupid Music from The Sweetback Sisters

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126150190

And Pat Metheny-One Man Band

http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_14915287?nclick_check=1

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Hump Day Music Digest

Wednesday = Uncle Tom is Gabbin'

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

Happy 60th to the Dean of Hawai'i slack key players, Uncle Cyril Pahinui

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

Behind the scenes at JazzFest

http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2010/04/jazz_fest_couldnt_go_on_withou.html

Tracing jazz from New Orleans to Chicago

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/clarendonhills/news/2178048,clarendon-hills-jazzrevue-042210-s1.article

"My life: the playlist"

http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/20/thurston.who.am.i.census/

Ronnie Wood shares guitar secrets

http://www.spinner.com/2010/04/20/ronnie-wood-slash-guitar-lessons/

A review of the new Merle Haggard album

http://www.the9513.com/album-review-merle-haggard-i-am-what-i-am/

Leon Russell gets a street

http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=269&articleid=20100420_371_0_Tefrts794060

Jakob Dylan does Stupid Music

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/04/willie-nelson-country-music.html

And a jazzfest in Idaho

http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/gene-harris-jazz-festival/Content?oid=1567034

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Tuesday Music Digest

Exploring the music from the second episode of the new HBO series "Treme"

http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/04/19/treme-music-recap-meet-de-boys-on-the-battlefront/

When Willie met T-Bone

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-musically_0420gd.State.Edition1.27aacea.html

Dropping acid with The Beatles

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/the-beatles/7603772/Beatles-introduced-to-Ravi-Shankars-music-at-LSD-party-Byrds-singer-reveals.html

Harare Jazz Fest time

http://www.herald.co.zw/inside.aspx?sectid=17799&cat=3

New Orleans Brass Band jams

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126109484

A new guitar amp that doubles as a PC

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/opc-amplifier-computer-pc,news-6514.html

Norah Jones gets new shoes

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2011645456_norah20.html?prmid=carousel_feat

Preview of this weekend's Kokua Fest in Honolulu

http://www.alohaupdate.com/2010/04/18/prepare-for-kokua-festival-2010-this-weekend/

A preview of the Ballard Jazz Festival in Washington State

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2011646466_ballardjazz20.html

And wishing a Happy Stupid Music 60th Wedding Anniversary to Bob Wills' biographer

http://www.rodeoattitude.com/spur/features/behindthechutes/peek-past-tod-4357.shtml

Monday, April 19, 2010

Marathon Monday Music Digest

The Cincinnati Pops do The Beatles

http://www.kypost.com/content/wcposhared/story/Beatles-On-Tap-For-Cincinnati-Pops/Ysnxh9dUq0iAuz1ggLtb0A.cspx

Coachella Days 1 & 2

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/coachella-days-1-2-concert-review-1004084008.story

Remembering Louis Prima in New Orleans

http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2010/04/documentaries_about_louis_prim.html

A drummer who has seen it all

http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20100418/ARTICLES/100419518/1008/LIVING?Title=Houma-native-says-he-8217-s-seen-it-all-during-star-studded-drumming-career

A guitar maker gets back to work

http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=213369

It's Stupid Music Week in Texas

http://dailybreaknews.com/legends-of-country-music/25708

The most romantic jazz music in the universe

http://dailybreaknews.com/the-most-romantic-jazz-music-in-the-universe/25472

Recap of last night's Country Music Awards

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637294/20100419/lady_antebellum.jhtml

Music with a view in LA

http://www.luxist.com/2010/04/18/skyline-jazz-series-offers-music-with-a-view-in-los-angeles/

And a look at the 20th Malta Jazz Festival

http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=104806

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Sunday Music Digest

A musical instrument museum opens in Phoenix

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2010/04/18/20100418musical-instrument-museum-phoenix-CP.html

Songs to accompany an air horn?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/sports/hockey/18songs.html

New Elvin Bishop music

http://home.nestor.minsk.by/jazz/news/2010/04/1703.html

Coachella Fest 2010

http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100417/EVENTS17/4170323/Coachella-Valley-Music-and-Arts-Festival-worth-the-wait

Sal and Dad explore Africa

http://www.timeslive.co.za/sundaytimes/article408084.ece/Dad-and-son-to-punt-SA

JazzFest after hours promises great music

http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2010/04/adventurous_music_will_fill_lo.html

Bopping across the river from New Orleans to the West Bank.

http://www.wwl.com/Algiers-Riverfest-celebrates-Westbank-jazz-and-fun/6826616

Slide guitar in Paris Texas

http://www.crawdaddy.com/index.php/2010/04/16/celluloid-heroes-slide-guitar-and-picking-up-the-pieces-in-paris-texas/

Soundgarden reunite

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637275/20100417/soundgarden.jhtml

And Pharoah lives!

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14906009

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Snowy Saturday Music Digest

Lost Sons of Havana

http://www.indiewire.com/article/2010/04/16/lost_sons_of_havana/

Edgar Winter preps for another All Starr tour

http://www.examiner.com/x-2082-Beatles-Examiner~y2010m4d16-Edgar-Winter-is-ready-to-rock-n-rollll-with-Ringo-Starr-and-the-AllStarr-Band-in-2010-Part-2

David Essex sighted

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article7098674.ece

The wonderful opening sequence of the new HBO series "Treme"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWaFD4S00mc

Weird Al channels the blues

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978177670

AMTRAK celebrates the connection between passenger trains and the blues

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/apr/16/coffee-break-amtrak-to-celebrate-blues-trail/

Beyond Bourbon Street

http://blog.seattlepi.com/watchingtremeseattle/archives/202166.asp

A new Joe Pass remaster

http://www.audaud.com/article?ArticleID=7228

Happy Record Store Day!

http://www.twincities.com/entertainment/ci_14889826

And a Fats Waller Festival at Lincoln Center

http://jazztimes.com/articles/25974-jazz-at-lincoln-center-presents-fats-waller-festival

Friday, April 16, 2010

Snowy Friday Music Digest

Yes, it's snowing here today.

Lots of Hawaiian Mele news in this edition!

John Hammond speaks

http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/celebrities/90906554_When_the_blues_hits_you_.html

Rounder Records sold

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/04/15/rounder_records_founders_say_sale_best_way_to_preserve_business/

A Galactic podcast offers a tour of New Orleans

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=53926

Jen Kearney sighted in Lowell

http://www.enterprisenews.com/entertainment/x932337926/Jen-Kearney-likes-to-mix-musical-styles

Preview of the Harare Jazz Fest in Africa

http://www.herald.co.zw/inside.aspx?sectid=17688&cat=3

Man of Steel

http://sacurrent.com/music/story.asp?id=55455

R.I.P. to music critic Mike Zwerin

http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100415/NEWS0107/4150400/-1/RSSNEWSMAP

And R.I.P. to Hawaiian music exec Don McDiarmid Jr.

http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/90978104.html

Na Hoku nominees announced by our friends at HAWAI'I MAGAZINE

http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/blogs/hawaii_today/2010/4/15/na_hoku_hanohano_nominees_2010_music_awards

And saving The Royal Hawaiian Band

http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20100415_hopeful_tune.html

Thursday, April 15, 2010

April 15th Music Digest

A musical journey with HAPA

http://www.mauiweekly.com/page/content.detail/id/501336/A-Musical-Journey-with-Hapa.html?nav=39

A Juke Joint Festival in Mississippi

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iT6ocBk6H9Lkz5qJt_FwARmZtyWwD9F30KO00

Masters of American Music Part 2 comes out on DVD

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=53839

How The Beatles made the Epiphone Casino famous

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/beatles-casino-0414/

Wrapup of the French Quarter Fest

http://www.neworleans.com/news/local-news/372162.html

A church guitar fraud scheme in Pennsylvania

http://ifawebnews.com/2010/04/14/pennsylvania-pastor-confesses-to-church-guitar-fraud-scheme/

A new ookelele album from Julia Nunes

http://theithacan.org/am/publish/cdreview/201004_YouTube_star_hits_big_time_with_third_album_release.shtml

Preview of the 34th annual Plattsburgh Jazz Festival in NY

http://readme.readmedia.com/SUNY-Plattsburgh-Music-Department-to-Present-34th-Annual-Jazz-Festival/1232916

JazzBoston's Jazz Week 10 is coming

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=53843

And a preview of the Mother of All Stupid Music Festivals, Bob Wills Day in Turkey Texas

http://www.myplainview.com/articles/2010/04/14/news/doc4bc5fa0de0224833668996.txt

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Wednesday Music Digest

Midweek Gabbin' with the man who brought Elvis to Blue Hawai'i

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

Saturday = Record Store Day

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2010/04/13/4726686.htm

New Orleans music is a central part of the new HBO series TREME; yesterday HBO picked up the series for a second season

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karen-daltonbeninato/with-season-two-a-lock-ne_b_536647.html

R.I.P. to jazz drummer Steve Reid

http://www.rttnews.com/Content/EntertainmentNews.aspx?Section=2&Id=1268412&SM=1

Ookelele Ray

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/events/ukulele-ray-opening-reception-1655650/

Another great new band moniker: Tut Tut

http://www.pitch.com/2010-04-15/music/tut-tut-alexander-abnos/

A 5 neck guitar!

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2010/04/13/calgary-guitar-five-neck-cantos-foundation.html

Grammy winner Steve Martin hits the road (with his banjo)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jGNdzBpMQcKIbuvmvrhRwsmIxrwg

Springing the Blues in Jacksonville

http://jacksonville.com/maggie-fitzroy/2010-04-13/story/thousands-come-jacksonville-beach-20th-annual-springing-blues

And Steve Stills returns to the Fillmore (solo this time)

http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2010-04-15/music/stephen-stills-hits-the-fillmore-solo-this-saturday/

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Tuesday Music Digest

A nice interview with William Stout, who's done everything from album cover art to dinosaurs

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25665

Ringo is pissed at The Pope

http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/04/12/ringo.starr.vatican.beatles/

Mose lives!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/music/blues-master-mose-allison-back-at-the-piano/article1531920/

Sun Records on Broadway?

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iYaJm_8cXhVXLTulBBe8EE-dN6yAD9F16BBG5

Review of "Treme", Episode #1

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2010/04/treme_episode_1_a_world_of_profundity.html

Gibson Guitar owes the IRS $450,000

http://nashville.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2010/04/12/daily7.html

Jeff Beck's newest reviewed

http://entertainment.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978168138

Alex Chilton tracks unearthed

http://www.jambands.com/news/2010/04/13/alex-chilton-tracks-unearthed-for-new-christina-black-album

Old Cobain recordings found at a junk sale

http://www.rttnews.com/Content/EntertainmentNews.aspx?Section=2&Id=1266975&SM=1

And Hank Williams wins...a Pulitzer?

http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/12/pulitzer.prize.winners/

Monday, April 12, 2010

Monday Music Digest

Brubeck Fest!

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100412/A_NEWS/4120307/-1/a_entertain

Turning music into poetry

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-live-0412-sonny-20100412,0,1956567.story

Gwyneth Paltrow takes guitar lessons

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-interviews/Paltrow-taking-guitar-lessons-from-husband/articleshow/5784721.cms

Honk if you love record stores

http://www.pressherald.com/life/audience/honk-if-you-love-record-stores_2010-04-11.html

Dave Edmunds gets it

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/dave-edmunds-0410/

Wrap of the Gray Skies Blues Fest in Washington State

http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/bars-clubs/photo-hot-spot/gray-sky-blues-music-festival-2010-tacoma/

Ringo has a beef with eBay

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8614359.stm

NRBQ's Terry Adams on the air

http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/35359

Dancing in Hilo

http://www.kitv.com/news/23119343/detail.html

And Lee Marvin sings!

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

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Facebook Reminder

be sure to check out my Facebook page for more musical mayhem-recently added musical friends include former Raiders MARK LINDSAY and PHIL "FANG" VOLK, and Western Swing fiddle man JODY NIX.

Sunday Music Digest

Lagniappe today! 15 items instead of 10!

2010 Merrie Monarch Fest final results

http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2010/04/11/2010-merrie-monarch-festival-results/

Neutral Uke Hotel?

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?storyID=22238

Checking out The Beaches Blues Festival

http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/400579/rocker419/2010-04-10/excellent-music-beaches-blues-festival

Blues For 'Trane

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=53406

Rufus Reid steps Out Front

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-live-0410-reid-20100410,0,493137.story

Soul'd Out in Oregon

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-live-0410-reid-20100410,0,493137.story

Elvis Costello goes unplugged

http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/2010/04/10/20100410elvis-costello-review-scottsdale.html

Another great band name: Los Po-Boy Citos. Yes, they're from New Orleans!

http://www.neworleans.com/blog/370123-los-po-boy-citos-drums-up-latin-soul.html

Jeff Beck-emotion and commotion

http://www2.seattlepi.com/articles/418185.html

A look at the new Les Paul guitar from Gibson

http://vernoncroy.com/les-pauls-black-beauty-by-gibson-2010

"A Closer Walk" just keeps going, and going, and going...

http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2010/04/10/singing_praises_but_lack_of_a_back_story_in_closer_walk_with_pasty_cline/

Stupid Music heads to Norman, OK

http://normantranscript.com/headlines/x1687705303/Former-Texas-Playboys-to-perform-in-Norman

Jazz for all!

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/04/11/quartet_of_happiness_makes_jazz_accessible_with_a_dash_of_whimsy/

More on French Quarter Fest 2010

http://www.yppo.com/2010/04/10/french-quarter-festival-2010/

And a look at Hank Mancini

http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2010/04/henry_mancini_composed_for_hol.html

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Saturday Music Digest

A new generation of hula masters

http://www.starbulletin.com/specialprojects/10/merriemonarch2010/20100408_A_new_generation_of_hula_masters.html

A new Dave Matthews Band archival release

http://www.jambands.com/news/2010/04/08/los-lobos-to-appear-on-new-dave-matthews-band-archival-release

Jax Blues

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/life/entertainment/news-article.aspx?storyid=154545&catid=19

40 years later, Ringo rules

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-sallet/beatles-break-up-forty-ye_b_531597.html

Review of the new Backyard Tire Fire CD

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/08/AR2010040802403.html

Jack Johnson update

http://www.bloginity.com/entertainment/music-entertainment/jack-johnson-new-album-new-tour-to-the-sea-is-complex-rhythmic/18554/

Honeymoon in Brazil

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/06/AR2010040600722.html

Previewing the upcoming Reno Jazz Fest

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/09/PKRJ1CN0Q3.DTL

Recap of Night 1 of the 47th Merrie Monarch festival in Hilo

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100409/NEWS01/4090364/47th+Merrie+Monarch+Festival

And it's history: Voices of American Music

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/10/arts/music/10voices.html

Friday, April 9, 2010

Friday Music Digest

R.I.P. to Latin jazz pioneer Graciela Grillo-Perez

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100407/ENTERTAIN/100409785

Remembering a jazz legend who would have turned 100 this year

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100407/ENTERTAIN/100409785

Ringo comes to New England

http://www.middletownpress.com/articles/2010/04/08/entertainment/doc4bbd40fd7e5ca452460605.txt

What critics are saying about HBO's new show about New Orleans and its music

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/bs-ae-treme-reviews-text-20100408,0,2810135.story

Gary Wright alive and well

http://www.buckslocalnews.com/articles/2010/04/08/entertainment/music/doc4bbe092fb8ec7704502186.txt

Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann reignites his love of New Orleans music

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_14842408

>From Japan, psychedelic care and feeding

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/arts/music/09acid.html

Save the Royal Hawaiian Band!

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100408/NEWS04/4080325/Supporters+urge+council+to+retain+funding+for+band

NPR catches up with Stupid Music fiddler Johnny Gimble

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125673057

And Alex Chilton's journey thru New Orleans

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2010/04/post_7.html

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Hump Day Music Digest

Sorry for the delay today, had phone problems and couldn't get online!

Midweek = Uncle Tom

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

A living legend, "Uncle J"

http://www.gazettebw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6062:a-living-legend&catid=20:timeout

R.I.P. to Omaha jazz musician Luigi Waites

http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/89992842.html?storySection=comments

Contrasting percussion

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/arts/music/07percussion.html

Keith Urban gets a Stupid Music award

http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1635516/keith-urban-receives-special-acm-award-for-international-contributions.jhtml

George Benson interviewed

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/7547659/George-Benson-interview-love-songs-are-one-of-the-things-in-life-that-last.html

Great acoustic guitar lessons for beginners

http://www.officialwire.com/main.php?action=posted_news&rid=124013

The official Lollapalooza lineup

http://blogs.suntimes.com/derogatis/2010/04/now_its_really_official_lollap.html

10 Led Zep songs that deserve more airplay

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/led-zeppelin-0406/

And catching up with Aloha Joe

http://www.examiner.com/x-5488-Honolulu-City-Guide-Examiner~y2010m4d3-Aloha-Joes-Online-Hawaiian-Music-Radio-Show-Keeps-People-Worldwide-in-Touch-with-the-Islands

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Tuesday Music Digest

Dianne Reeves sighting

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700022332/Dianne-Reeves-embodies-jazz-music-at-its-finest.html

Stupid Music from T Bone and Willie

http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/blogs/theampersand/archive/2010/04/05/willie-nelson-t-bone-burnett-team-up-for-some-country-music.aspx

And the real Stupid Musicians play April 21

http://www.gtrnews.com/greater-tulsa-reporter/6219/former-texas-playboys-to-rock-norman-april-21

New Kurt Cobain music unearthed

http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/new-kurt-cobain-music-unearthed/6664242

McCartney does Miami

http://www.bloggernews.net/124219

Serena Ryder on Neil Young

http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/interview-serena-ryder-technically-neil-young-taught-me-how-to-play-guitar/6663962

Musicians from Augusta

http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-18/1270454416112550.xml&storylist=entertainment

Time for the French Quarter Fest in New Orleans

http://www.louisianaweekly.com/news.php?viewStory=2576

Andy Fairweather Low interviewed

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2010/04/05/andy-fairweather-low-on-life-with-rock-legends-91466-26175170/

And the John Mayall interview

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/3547659/The-John-Mayall-interview

Monday, April 5, 2010

Monday Music Digest

Ringo now getting $135 a ticket?

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/apr/04/the-best-of-frenemies/

A Juke Joint Fest

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/apr/04/juke-joint-f-festival-s/

New DVD: Bluesland

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-dvd-review-bluesland-a-portrait/

Celtic Women sighted

http://www.freep.com/article/20100404/ENT04/4040307/1322/Celtic-Woman-adds-a-pop-shimmer-to-Irish-music

New releases reviewed

http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/04/04/1008405/listening-post-brief-reviews-of.html

Erykah Badu gets nekkid

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1545750.php/Erykah-Badu-charged-over-controversial-naked-music-video-shoot

A tale of two critics

http://www.neworleans.com/community/cityvoices/365726-new-orleans-and-treme-a-tale-of-two-critics.html

Inner Dance

http://www2.seattlepi.com/articles/417848.html

A new Slash song

http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2010/03/31/13425461.html

And a visit to Toad's Place

http://www.courant.com/entertainment/music/hc-hold-seady-review-0404,0,3064373.story

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Easter Sunday Music Digest

In search of the blues

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=36065

A new Count Basie DVD

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-dvd-review-count-basie-swingin/

The "Who" behind Chess Records

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63202B20100403

A rock and roll dinosaur named Peter Wolf

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704100604575145900993259766.html

10 Best George Harrison songs

http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/04/03/best-george-harrison-songs/

Rock 'n' Reel

http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2010/04/04/bands_on_film_deliver_drama_and_fun_amped_up_to_11/

Serious rockers come to ABBA's defense?

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/04/04/serious-rockers-come-abba%E2%80%99s-defense.html

A jazz groove in Benin

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/ArtsandCulture/Music/5547993-147/story.csp

R.I.P. to jazz trombonist Mike Zwerin

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings4-2010apr04,0,794651.story

And a visit to the National Jazz Festival in New Zealand

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00037.htm

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Granite State of Mind!

Click on the post title for the new New Hampshire video that's exploding on youtube-it's only been up 3 days and already has hundreds of thousands of views.