Memorial Day Music Digest

Paying tribute also to those still serving!

She & Him meet Big Al from NRBQ!

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/concert-review-she-him-at-the/

An outlaw retracing his journey

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2010/0531/1224271502854.html

Wake up with Stupid Music

http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/95151239.html

Preview of today's Jazz Reggae Festival

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-picks31-20100531,0,3542388.story

Arthur Brown and his Crazy World

http://www2.seattlepi.com/articles/420865.html

Going to the Symphony in Dallas with Elvis Costello

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-costello31_0531gd.State.Edition1.a2623b.html

A visit to Guitar Bob's

http://blog.al.com/huntsville-times-business/2010/05/at_guitar_bobs_its_kind_of_mes.html

Day 1 of the Sasquatch Fest in Oregon

http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2010/05/sasquatch_day_one.html

Recap of Bayou Country Superfest

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2010/05/notes_on_keith_urban_and_the_f.html

And another roundup of new CDs

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/31/arts/music/31choice.html

Sunday Music Digest

A new album and tour by Elvin Bishop...he'll be here in NH in August

http://www.antimusic.com/news/10/may/re28Blues_Legend_Elvin_Bishop_Announces_New_Album_and_Tour.shtml

Recap of the Northwest Folklife Fest

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2011981568_folklife29.html?prmid=head_more

My Meltdown, by Richard Thompson

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/may/30/richard-thompson-meltdown-festival

Friday night's National Air Guitar event in Vegas

http://www.lvrj.com/multimedia/Air-Guitar-Championship-95186559.html

Guitar Mac sighted

http://www.mediasyndicate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=15535

Stupid Music in the garden

http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/05/29/2226530/asleep-at-the-wheel-performs-at.html

Recap of the Edmond Jazz Festival in OK

http://www.newsok.com/edmond-jazz-festival-welcomes-music-lovers-warm-temperatures/article/3464907

Preview of Atlanta Jazz 2010

http://music.spreadit.org/atlanta-jazz-festival-2010/

Cassandra Wilson continues to surprise

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2011962164_cassandra30.html

And Stupid Music from a different era

http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/05/29/news/opinion/columns/gary_ott/doc4c01dd51a489e915665758.txt

Saturday Music Digest

Twin Cities Jazz

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/news/2010/05/28/music-twin-cities-jazz-festival-brings-one-best-lineups-weve-ever-had-mears-park

Duke Ellington's America

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/28/AR2010052801855.html

Amanda Palmer meets Radiohead

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/05/amanda-palmer-radiohead-and-a-ukelele.html

Endangered sites in New Orleans

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/new_orleans_nine_most_endanger.html

Preview of Sunday's Bayou and Boogie Fest here in New England

http://www.warwickonline.com/view/full_story_news/7733417/article-Bayou-N--Boogie-Fest-kicks-off-New-England-Festival-season-in-new-location?instance=home_news_right

A new review of an old guitar

http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2010/Jun/Danelectro_59_Original_Electric_Guitar_Review.aspx

Gibson names its greatest guitar player

http://www.gear4music.com/news/article/Jimi-Hendrix-named-as-greatest-guitar-player/1QU/2010-05-28

A George guitar for sale

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB127499425014997925.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Tacoma Jazz and Blues

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/05/28/1203931/jazz-for-kids-young-at-heart.html

And Starkey goes to the Chelsea Flower Show!

http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/lakes/chelsea-flower-show-garden-is-fab-says-ringo-starr-jayne-torvill-and-piers-morgan-1.712101?referrerPath=news/

Friday Music Digest

Friday Buffalo Springfield music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm6NeM-6vBE

Update on the Beatles Ookelele Project

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/the-beatles/7770768/The-Beatles-recreated-on-ukulele.html

Previewing the upcoming London Jazz Festival

http://www.metro.co.uk/music/828196-the-london-jazz-festival-nice

Molly Ringwald sings jazz?

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/05/28/2782796/jazz-fest-fills-generation-gap.html

More rumors about Rock Band 3

http://www.pcworld.com/article/197373/rumor_rock_band_3_to_ship_with_a_keytar.html

How guitars killed "American Idol"

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/american-idol/how-guitars-killed-american-id-36851.aspx

Who's playing in NYC this weekend

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/28/arts/music/28pop.html

The Grateful Dead...with a New Orleans accent

http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2010/05/27/entertainment/doc4bfd8bac9d30d567444897.txt

A Cajun and Creole music fest in LA

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-pickcajun27-20100527,0,3410174.story

And Rolling Stone's list of the best Beatles songs

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/27/entertainment/main6524204.shtml

Soon Come Part 2

Still having ISP problems so didn't get the Kirchen review done. Sorry about that.

Soon Come!

I had originally planned to publish a review of the new Bill Kirchen album here today, but got massively slowed down over the past 48 hours by a major ISP problem with my internet folks. I will try and get it up tomorrow!

Thursday Music Digest

Another view of concert boycotts

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/may/26/musicians-boycott-countries

Preview of Rock the Bells 2010 on Governors Island in NY Harbor

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/05/rock_the_bells_8.html

Jimmie Rodgers remembered

http://www.wtok.com/news/headlines/94953519.html?ref=519

The 2010 Philadelphia Music Project

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100526006146&newsLang=en

The 5 Greatest Songs of All Time?

http://www.wbbm780.com/The-Five-Greatest-Songs-of-All-Time/7328933

R.I.P. to New Orleans singer Bobby Blanque

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2010/05/new_orleans_crooner_bobby_blan.html

Rockin' the Racetrack

http://www.voice-tribune.com/index.cfm?action=app.showDetail&pageid=212&item=1956

A new Hawaiian All-Star band

http://honoluluweekly.com/hotpicks/2010/05/new-hawaiian-all-star-band/

The Opry reopens in Memphis after the flood-in its former location

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jAtTXP-YUOo2mWC8hLKaJ4sTMbBwD9FU91U05

And improvisational music does not equal jazz

http://www.newsrecord.org/living/entertainment/improvisational-music-does-not-equal-jazz-1.2269990

Tuesday Music Digest

Jazz Futurist, Mad Scientist

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703909804575123893405940402.html?mod=WSJ_ArtsEnt_LifestyleArtEnt_4

Connie Francis and "Where The Boys Are"

http://www.herald-review.com/app/blogs/timcain/?p=2018

Frank's Place lives!

http://www.offbeat.com/2010/05/24/franks-place-tonight/

Scorsese's other music movie

http://www.twentyfourbit.com/post/628569248/scorsese-wants-al-pacino-robert-de-niro-to-play

Bettye LaVette sings British Rock

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2010/05/bettye_lavette_sings_british_r.html

Concert review: He Said, She Said

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-peter-karp-sue-foley/

Ringo comes to PBS

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gYFZjFPiJ3XWbwuYPCFUYNo5haVAD9FTCPD80

An old Grover Washington show resurfaces

http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20100518_New_album_records_Grover_Washington_Jr__s_concert_show_from_summer__97.html

Lineup for this year's Austin City Limits Festival

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/austin-city-limits-festival-announces-lineup/

And Marvin Gaye will get the biopic treatment

http://www.crawdaddy.com/index.php/2010/05/17/marvin-gaye-biopic-on-the-way-courtesy-of-cameron-crowe/

Monday Music Digest

Jacksonville Jazz time

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=156451&catid=3

A review of this past weekend's Sonoma Jazz

http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_15146803?nclick_check=1

A song for the troops

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100523/NEWS/5230322/-1/newsmap

Brah Hugh's former business partner in trouble

http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100524082850348

A new ookelele project in the works from Radiohead

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/events/Amanda-Palmer-Reveals-Radiohead-Ukulele-Project-in-Works-94693794.html

New CDs in review

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/24/arts/music/24choice.html

Bert Jansch sighting

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100523/SCENE04/5230333/1011/Influences+%7C+Bert+Jansch++Edinburgh+folk+guitar+legend

Painting singers on guitars

http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/article/20100523/NEWS01/5230315/Michigan-man-finds-joy-in-painting-singers-on-guitars

On the trail to Ferriday

http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2010/may/23/ferriday-joins-mississippi-blues-trail/

And is Treme still great?

http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/heather_havrilesky/2010/05/22/treme_bold_but_uneven/

Sunday Music Digest

The real Ritchie Valens

http://newyorknewsbreak.com/the-real-ritchie-valens-la-bamba-092575

Making the scene behind Treme

http://www.boston.com/travel/getaways/us/articles/2010/05/23/making_the_scene_behind_treme/

Neil Young sighting

http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view/20100522rocker_neil_mixes_new_material_with_good_old_young/srvc=home&position=recent

Yardbirds...

http://events.nydailynews.com/new-york-ny/events/show/97533565-the-yardbirds

Vintage rock and midlife heartaches

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/arts/music/23play.html

The Doctor is In

http://musicremedy.com/d/dr-john/album/tribal-8679.html

Dallas-an early hotbed for the blues?

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/125th/newsevents/stories/052110dnmetblues.26f8d88c.html

Jazz Wars

http://www.offbeat.com/2010/05/22/jazz-wars-return/

Eddie Kamae gets a high school diploma!

http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/Eddie-Kamae-2010-Farrington-High-School-Graduate/Mre2_MZfy0GuMYLTtBKV9g.cspx

And Aloha and R.I.P. to Hawaiian music club owner Hank McKeague

http://www.starbulletin.com/columnists/woodcraft/20100522_Kapahulus_Hank_McKeague_80_had_a_significant_lifetime.html

Saturday Music Digest

Iconic images of the 1960s

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/21/1961042/iconic-images-of-the-1960s.html

McCartney tour coming to Utah for the very first time

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/paul-mccartney-tour-2010-coming-to-utah_100367597.html

Buddy Guy sighting

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/177/2010/may/21/buddy-guy-doing-his-part-to-keep-the-blues-alive.html

Folk music with a Brooklyn accent

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703315404575250813686598420.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

FUSE TV will air the Gulf Aid concert tonight in a 1 hour special

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fuse-to-air-gulf-aid-concert-for-the-coast-saturday-may-22nd-at-11pm-et--10pm-ct-94606074.html

Review of some new CDs

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64K63I20100521

Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles

http://www.saratoga.com/today/2010/05/sarah-borges-and-the-broken-singles.html

Reliving the glory days of Stupid Music

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704446704575206232057285168.html?mod=WSJ_ArtsEnt_LifestyleArtEnt_4

100 years of Artie Shaw

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126972706&ps=cprs

And a preview of the Hoku Awards

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20100521_gilliom_and_guerrero_predicted_to_win_hokus.html

Friday Music Digest

New music from Keola Beamer

http://www.lahainanews.com/page/content.detail/id/500910/Beamer-and-Helm-to-debut--songs-from-their-new-CD.html?nav=19

A music hall sways to its own beat

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/arts/music/21barge.html

Taking Dizzy's music to exotic places

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ott-0521-mkoj-20100521,0,1071480.column

T Bone Burnett rides shotgun with Willie for some Stupid Music

http://www.straight.com/article-324802/vancouver/instant-playlist-may-20-2010

Update on Radio Free Oz

http://www.podcastalley.com/

A memorial concert Sunday in Sonoma for a murdered guitar maker

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100520/ENTERTAINMENT/100519463/1033

Ben Harper has the Blues

http://www.metrosantacruz.com/metro-santa-cruz/05.19.10/sc-blues-festival-1020.html

Music fests this summer in the French Riviera

http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2010-05-20/concerts-music-clubs/music-jazzes-up-the-french-riviera-this-summer

Distant Relatives

http://www.jconline.com/article/20100520/ENT06/5200306

And it's almost All Starr Band time

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7018747588

Thursday Music Digest

The Smothers Brothers go "on sabbatical"

http://www.aolnews.com/entertainment/article/smothers-brothers-retire-and-tom-explains-why/19482530

What was your last download?

http://www.theledger.com/article/20100520/ENTERTAINMENT/100519685?Title=What-Was-Your-Last-Download-

Big Red

http://www.kcfreepress.com/news/2010/may/17/Hacienda-big-red-and-barbacoa/

Cyndi Lauper sings...the blues?

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20386370,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines

A new Rolling Stones video

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/online_downloads/the_rolling_stones_debut_new_music_video_following_the_river.html

Traveling

http://www.todayonline.com/Entertainment/Music/EDC100520-0000058/Traveling-Wilburys,-Volume-1---The-Traveling-Wilburys-(1988)

A celebration of Sidney Bechet

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/20/arts/music/20jazz.html

A preview of this weekend's Bayou Boogaloo Festival

http://www.neworleans.com/food/new-orleans-food/396718-bayou-boogaloo-the-kinder-gentler-festival.html

Stupid Music in the Twin Cities this weekend

http://www.mchnews.com/articles/2010/05/19/news/top_stories_and_breaking_news/doc4bf3dbe3de018477378795.txt

And a Houston concert organizer gets busted for fraud

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7013114.html

Midweek Music Digest

Uncle Tom checks in

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

A tribute to T-Bone Wolk

http://www.livefromdarylshouse.com/index.php?page=ep30

Another great band name-The Fabulous Unexpected. And they do NRBQ songs, too.

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

Preview of the upcoming Mana Maoli Collective concert series

http://www.hawaii247.com/2010/05/18/mana-maoli-collective-concert-series-may-21-29/

Previewing summer music in St. Louis

http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2010-05-19/music/sweet-vibes-summertime-st-louis-sound-music/

A jazzman's final refuge

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/a-jazzmans-final-refuge/

Stupid Music from Nokomis

http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/vernonmorningstar/entertainment/94204474.html

Peter Frampton talks about his talking guitar

http://www.spinner.com/2010/05/18/peter-frampton-talking-guitar-box-origin/

A release date announced for the new George Harrison movie

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/george_harrison_film_to_be_released_in_2011.html

And Happy 50th birthday to an iconic Saratoga NY coffeehouse, Lena's

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ipi-a4f66ia7mBg2YDVPWR-h6hcgD9FP8JCO1

Tuesday Music Digest

Laughs with Paulie

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/sir-paul-mccartney-wanted-reunion-laughs_1142840

Blues Power Rankings!

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/blues-power-rankings-janiva-magness-ascends/

Wrap of the Tennessee Flood Aid show

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j9cuUFp8LKSNvluljfLcZ0ZgBu9gD9FOHPLG0

Melissa!

http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/interview-melissa-auf-der-maur-from-danzig-to-let-the-right-one-in/6829502

A new music video shot in New Orleans

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1639336/20100517/mystikal.jhtml

Top 10 DIO songs

http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/05/17/top-10-dio-songs/

R.I.P. to jazz pianist Hank Jones

http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2010/jazz-pianist-and-aint-misbehavin-music-director-ha_27465.html

And to jazz artist John DeFoor

http://dailybreaknews.com/music-loses-great-jazz-artist-john-defoor/01651

Patti Page returns

http://www.gtrnews.com/greater-tulsa-reporter/6675/that-singing-rage-miss-patti-page-returns

And Tippy Canoe

http://www.pr-inside.com/uke-slinger-guitarist-tippy-canoe-brings-r1897450.htm

Monday Music Digest

Stupid Music 101 at Cain's Ballroom

http://www.tulsatoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1827:cains-101-with-asleep-at-the-wheel&catid=55:out-a-about&Itemid=111

R.I.P. to Ronnie James Dio, who was born right here in New Hampshire

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-ronnie-james-dio-20100517,0,6407628.story

Return of Crash Test Dummies

http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/magazine/article/1055394

New CD roundup from the NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/17/arts/music/17choi.html

Gibson Guitars in short supply

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100516/BUSINESS01/5160339/-1/WORKAROUND01

Wrapup of yesterday's Gulf Aid concert

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hCDatHiKDIJ8nfs-4JNxIwwD5zegD9FO6TQ07

The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame inducts another one

http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20100516/ARTICLES/100519412/1026

Music Farm

http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/05/music_farm_good_music_for_grea.html

Review of the Kathmandu Blues Festival

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1278841/Nepals-Kathmandu-Blues-Festival-lets-good-times-roll.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

And remastering a masterpiece

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/05/16/re_release_of_exile_on_main_street_stokes_nostalgia_anticipation/

Sunday Music Digest

Sunday Dixie Cups

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oks7cuxhc20

Concert review: Ozomati

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2010/05/show_review_ozomatli_duck_room_blueberry_hill_st_louis_may_14_2010.php

Johnny Winter added to Crossroads

http://www.whereseric.com/eric-clapton-news/303-johnny-winter-added-crossroads-guitar-festival-2010-lineup

Scorsese talks about his new George Harrison movie

http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/scorsese-in-post-with-george-harrison-doc/5013927.article

R.I.P. to LA trombone legend Rob McConnell

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-rob-mcconnell-20100516,0,5307387.story

"We Want Miles"

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/s_680972.html

A new collection of classic Appalachian blues

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125995384&ps=cprs

A new biography of IZ

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20100514_new_iz_bio_gets_things_right.html

More than a midget guitar

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Local/2010/05/14/More-Than-a-Midget-Guitar-The-Mighty-Uke/115-055ae9f1d7

And nearly-live CTP

http://www.paulsvault.net/Jam%20Up.mp3

(Shortened) Saturday Music Digest

Sorry for the abbreviated version today, have to work!

Catching up with Connecticut's hottest new band, The Shinolas

http://www.courant.com/entertainment/music/hc-hc-shinolas-shows-tapas-hart.artmay15,0,6744771.story

Stupid Music with Little Miss Higgins

http://www.bclocalnews.com/entertainment/93806569.html

A special travel deal for jazz fans

http://www.ajc.com/travel/special-travel-deal-for-527404.html

R.I.P. to organist Rosa Rio, age 107

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/15/arts/music/15rio.html

And George's Strat

http://www.gear4music.com/news/article/George-Harrison-used-Fender-Stratocaster-on-many-great-Beatles-songs/1NY/2010-05-14

TGIF Music Digest

Preview of this summer's Flood City Music Fest in Johnstown PA

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?storyID=22782

A look at this year's Hawai'i Book and Music Festival

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100513/GETPUBLISHED/5120391

Weekend jazz in NYC

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/arts/music/14jazz.html

Chicago venues that matter

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ott-0514venues-fill-20100514,0,6716842.story

Original NRBQ vocalist Frankie Gadler sighted

http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2010/05/14/entertainment/doc4bec775c2abfb723922360.txt

Six String Evolution

http://top40-charts.com/news/Jazz/Andreas-Oberg-Leader-Of-The-Guitar-Universe-Releases-Six-String-Evolution/56192.html

A new album from some Marley kids

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2010/05/nas_and_damian_marley_team_up.html

Rebirth

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/93700384.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ

A visit with Corky Siegel

http://www.heraldpalladium.com/articles/2010/05/13/features/1408343.txt

And a big weekend on tap at the Stupid Music Hall of Fame!

http://www.newstreamz.com/2010/05/13/western-swing-hall-of-fame-swings-this-weekend/

Thursday Music Digest

Checking out the Ookelele scene in Chicago

http://gapersblock.com/transmission/2010/05/12/not_playing_around_chicagos_ukulele_scene/

Preview of the upcoming Kalani Retreat

http://www.bigislandweekly.com/articles/2010/05/12/read/a_and_e/arts06.txt

Stupid Music news

http://www.tulsatoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1819:asleep-at-the-wheel-pulls-into-bobs-place&catid=55:out-a-about&Itemid=111

Jazz Widows

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703791704575114130638626588.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_5

A Japanese-American band brings back Swing

http://www.pacificcitizen.org/site/details/tabid/55/selectmoduleid/373/ArticleID/607/reftab/36/title/Japanese_American_Tribute_Band_Makes_Swing_Music_Young/Default.aspx

Operation High Ground kicks off

http://www.guitargearheads.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1286

Keef Richards interview

http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2010/05/keith-richards-interview-exile-on-main-st-revisited.html

A new Ibanez guitar

http://www.pr-inside.com/rare-ibanez-uv77re-steve-vai-anniversary-r1886050.htm

Exploring the music of "Treme"

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2010/05/no-musician-delves-into-the-music-of-treme/1

And a new song by Gary Wright has some famous players helping

http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/05/12/gary-wright-satisfied/

Monday Music Digest

Integrating music and tourism in Hawai'i

http://www.eturbonews.com/16026/integrating-sustainability-and-hawaiian-culture-tourism-experien

The BU Medical Band finds a cure for stress

http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view.bg?articleid=1253387&srvc=home&position=also

New CD roundup

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/arts/music/10choi.html

The Smartphone Guitar

http://www.slipperybrick.com/2010/05/the-smartphone-guitar/

20 Questions with Cory Doctorow

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/125080-20-questions-cory-doctorow

In mobile age, sound quality steps back

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/business/media/10audio.html

An indie that believes in CDs

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/business/media/10concord.html?src=busln

R.I.P. to Lena Horne

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-10/lena-horne-jazz-singer-who-broke-color-barriers-dies-at-92.html

Jazz invades Australia

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/crowd-pleasers-fill-city-with-jazz-vibe/story-e6frg8po-1225864231081

And catching up with jazz vocalist Nicolas Bearde

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/05/prweb3964434.htm

May 9th Music Digest

Happy Mothers' Day to all the Moms out there!

R.I.P. to Afro-Cuban percussionist Francisco Aquabella

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-francisco-aguabella-20100509,0,6419187.story

A new mobile guitar

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-gadgeteer/developer-creates-mobile-guitar-out-of-five-mobile-devices/3192

Make your own guitar slide

http://lifehacker.com/5534055/make-a-guitar-slide-from-a-wine-bottle-neck

Restoring the flood-damaged Grand Ole Opry

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011811769_floods08.html

Music Power Rankings

http://www.hitfix.com/articles/2010-5-8-music-power-rankings-nashville-won-t-be-eclipsed-by-other-national-disasters

Carly Simon finally makes a music video for "You're So Vain"?

http://www.bloginity.com/entertainment/tv-film/carly-simons-first-ever-youre-so-vain-music-video/22565/

Bad to the Bone

http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/vernonmorningstar/entertainment/93160664.html

Preview of next weekend's Hangout Music Fest

http://mulletwrapper.com/article.cfm?ID=1727

Flying Lotus soars

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704450504575223300541008086.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines

And Mary Lou, we hardly knew ya!

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=55549

Saturday Music Digest

2010 Blues Music Awards winner list

http://www.examiner.com/x-32020-Atlanta-Blues-Examiner~y2010m5d7-Blues-Music-Award-winners-2010

A new album from The Holmes Brothers

http://www.helena-arkansas.com/entertainment/x1920412060/Holmes-Brothers-latest-album-showcases-rock-n-soul

A review of the new Shelby Lynne CD

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/06/AR2010050602300.html

A new guitar!

http://news.oneindia.in/2010/05/07/ozartist-transforms-model-into-guitar-using-bodypaint.html

Solidbodies: the 50 year guitar war

http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/05/07/guitarwar/

Musicians in Nashville dry out their guitars

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/08/arts/music/08country.html

Review of the recent Kokua Festival

http://kealakai.byuh.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2801&Itemid=78

Punks, Ookeleles, and Kiwis

http://www2.canada.com/vancouvercourier/news/artsandentertainment/story.html?id=d047fc38-a164-4c92-b983-3fb53b0953db

A preview of summer music across New York City

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/arts/music/09web_poplistings.html

And a nice new cover of a classic NRBQ instrumental

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw4iJyreeA8

TGIF Music Digest

Hugh Masekela is mad as hell!

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/arts_entertainment/masekela+rails+against+music+and+the+world+cup/3638492

A Google lawsuit on song copyrights

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/195711/google_sues_for_decision_on_links_to_copyrighted_songs.html

Preview of this year's 31st annual Blues Awards

http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/Event?oid=2056019

A new home for SF Jazz

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/06/MNN71D9TTO.DTL&type=music

Upcoming jazz in the Big Apple

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/arts/music/07jazz.html

Funky Meters

http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/05/festival-spotlight-the-funky-meters/

Singing a farewell to Ernie Harwell

http://www.freep.com/article/20100506/SPORTS02/100506035/1321/

Preview of this year's Crossroads Guitar Festival

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/5767215-eric-claptons-crossroads-guitar-festival-returns

Jazz and pops from the Detroit Symphony

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100507/ENT04/5070316/Detroit-Symphony-announces-jazz--pops-lineup-for-2010-11-season

And Time Changes Everything

http://muskogeephoenix.com/features/x1989604753/-Time-Changes-Everything

Thursday Music Digest

Buffalo's Thursday at The Square series announces lineup

http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=76615&catid=13

Where Aerosmith REALLY came from

http://www.newhampshire.com/nh-people/aerosmith-biography.aspx

A new album from Keola Beamer

http://top40-charts.com/news/Pop-Rock/keola-Beamer-And-Raiatea-Album-Released-Today/56010.html

May music reviews

http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/may-music-reviews-lcd-soundsystem-band-of-horses-cocorosie/18455

Shorty goes big time

http://www.fox8live.com/news/local/story/Shorty-goes-big-time/hFhsGG7E4kSV7Nir-1VV_A.cspx

Gaslight Anthem makes peace with American Airlines

http://www.spinner.com/2010/05/05/gaslight-anthem-american-airlines/

Review: Mark Knopfler in Boston

http://www.patriotledger.com/entertainment/music/x2084226900/Mark-Knopfler-delivers-at-the-Orpheum

Ookelele Fever

http://www.forbesadvocate.com.au/news/local/news/general/ukulele-fever-in-forbes/1822460.aspx

A new jazz label in Motown

http://www.freep.com/article/20100506/COL19/5060304/1038/ENT03/New-label-to-feature-local-music-acts-live-on-vinyl

And Happy 25th to Indian Hill Music

http://www.wickedlocal.com/littleton/fun/entertainment/x1381028025/Indian-Hill-Music-in-Littleton-marks-25th-birthday-with-gala-bash

Cinco De Mayo Music Digest

Midweek = Uncle Tom Moffatt

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

HAPA coming to SF

http://events.sfgate.com/san-francisco-ca/events/show/116949925-hapa-at-stern-grove-festival

A preview of this September's Telluride Blues and Brew Fest

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=55250

Flood benefit and music info from Nashville

http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2010/05/03/flood-benefit-and-music-venue-updates/

Some final notes on JazzFest in New Orleans

http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2010/05/final_notes_on_aretha_franklin.html

Happy 100th to Norman Corwin

http://blogs.indiewire.com/leonardmaltin/archives/2010/05/04/happy_100th_norman_corwin

Willie on gambling, golf, guitars, and pot

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/05/willie_nelson_on_country_music.html

10 Jimmy Page quotes

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/Revealing-Jimmy-Page-504/

Merle Haggard interview Part 3

http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/05/merle-haggard-as-he-is-part-3/

And Happy Cinco de Mayo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz2dajJsd1o

Tuesday Music Digest

Hawaiian music greets the new HAL Airbus

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hawaiians-new-fleet-of-the-future-arrives-in-hawaii-92737759.html

A "bold new direction" for the Chicago Jazz Festival

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-live-0504-jazz-20100504,0,6706446.column

Lineup for the FIFA World Cup kickoff concert is announced:

http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/article432380.ece/Fifa-concert-ready-to-rock

Mariachi music for Cinco de Mayo

http://tmdcelebritynews.com/mariachi-music-a-cinco-de-mayo-holiday-tradition/013832

"Treme" Show 4 music recap

http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/05/03/treme-recap-at-the-foot-of-canal-street/

Can famous people be normal?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-haisha/can-famous-people-be-norm_b_558169.html

Years of pain with Bettye LaVette

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/05/03/bettye_lavette_shares_the_years_of_pain/

A new album coming from Indigenous

http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3496:indigenous-to-release-anniversary-album&catid=44&Itemid=20

Review: Willie's new "Country Music"

http://www.highlandernews.org/arts-entertainment/cd-review-country-music-by-willie-nelson-1.1470997

And Gary Wright releases a new album too!

http://musicremedy.com/g/gary-wright/album/connected-8560.html

Monday Music Digest

JazzFest final wrap

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-05-03-jazzfestwraponline_ST_N.htm

A jazz mass in Rome

http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/7278364/article-St--Peter-s-Episcopal-church-offers-jazz-mass?instance=home_news

A girl and her guitar

http://www.lincolncourier.com/entertainment/x1042474964/Sound-Off-A-girl-and-her-guitar-light-up-the-Web

Mick Taylor sighting

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=927171&category=ARTS

A new Fred Fried album

http://www.wickedlocal.com/falmouth/fun/entertainment/music/x932360299/Orleans-Fred-Fried-releases-new-album

R.I..P. to folk music singer Susan Reed

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/arts/music/02reed.html

Oberlin opens a Jazz Building

http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2010/04/30/entertainment/doc4bdae43a428ba537858335.txt

Some new CDs reviewed

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63T5PV20100430

"The Ghost of Christopher Wallace"

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1638214/20100430/story.jhtml

And hips don't lie!

http://www.collegian.com/index.php/article/2010/05/050310_luau

Sunday Music Digest

Edgar Winter's still alive and well

http://www.examiner.com/x-2082-Beatles-Examiner~y2010m4d30-EXCLUSIVE-Edgar-Winter-says-hes-ready-to-rock-and-rollll-again-with-Ringo-this-year-Part-4

Best music choices for this final day of JazzFest in New Orleans

http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2010/05/best_of_jazz_fest_music_not_to_3.html

Jeff Beck plays KC

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/30/1914884/becks-guitar-speaks-volumes.html

Germain Bazzle dazzles

http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2010/05/germaine_bazzle_dazzles_at_new.html

Another band for Guitar Hero?

http://www.examiner.com/x-25487-Music-Video-Games-Examiner~y2010m5d1-Guitar-Hero-Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers-on-the-way

4500 guitar players try to set a record

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs7S9PcB5p8

Warren Buffett meets the Quebe Sisters

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshowpics/5881121.cms

Stupid Music done rap style?

http://www.arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/153243/t/Ke$ha%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98Your-Love%E2%80%99-unforgiving/Default.aspx

Stevie Wonder does...jazz?

http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2010/05/02/news/doc4bdcf5086d2e5893083204.txt

And put up your dukes!

http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view/20100502put_up_your_dukes_foxboro_and_wrentham_bands_do_battle_at_ellington_jazz_festagain/srvc=home&position=also

Lei Day Music Digest

Hawaiian Music still has a home in Waikiki

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20100430_hawaiian_music_still_thrives_in_waikiki.html

Retro Review: Ringo Starr's "Sentimental Journey"

http://www.theticker.org/about/2.8221/retro-review-ringo-starr-sentimental-journey-1970-1.2256370

Delbert McClinton does it his way

http://www.mexicoledger.com/entertainment/x1042474836/Music-Scene-McClinton-likes-doing-it-his-way

Streaming Sounds for May

http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/04/30/1447394/music-options-for-any-taste-on.html

A new book by New Orleans music legend Harold Battiste Jr.

http://www.2theadvocate.com/entertainment/music/92448609.html

Previewing the Nashville-Area Guitar Festival

http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1638233/vince-gill-added-to-all-star-cast-at-nashville-area-guitar-festival.jhtml

Hag "as-is"

http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/04/merle-haggard-as-he-is/

Previews of must-sees at JazzFest today

http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2010/04/best_of_jazz_fest_music_not_to_2.html

Roxy Music to play Montreux

http://www.kulr8.com/news/entertainment/?feed=bim&id=92497399

And the music brings authenticity to HBO's "Treme"

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-trememusic-20100501,0,4745182.story