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