Friday, July 30, 2010

Lagniappe Friday Music Digest!

Have 5 extra items today. What a bargain!

Gary Lewis sighted

http://www.dailymail.com/Entertainment/201007280797

First listen: "Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin"

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/07/brian-wilson-gershwin-reimagines.html

Slipping away with 2 country gentlemen

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/arts/music/30willie.html?_r=1

Broadway invaded by...synthesizers!

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hgWRFjXMEeZ6C8wOghjExHJ4o-Kg

Bettye LaVette sings George Harrison

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128847567

Speaking of George, looking back at his "Wonderwall Music"

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-george-harrison-wonderwall-music/

The first Traditional Jazz Camp opens this weekend in New Orleans

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2010/07/first_new_orleans_traditional.html

youtube increases its upload limit to 15 minutes!

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jTmUwb60K6PPDBXWhXVrbxASSEDgD9H8TLUO0

The uke will set you free

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/07/29/apop072910.DTL

Stupid Music! The Bob Wills Swing School

http://www.kxii.com/news/headlines/99597684.html

Big Band music at the Hollywood Bowl

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-bigbands-20100730,0,5532706.story

New Orleans musicians start to write songs about the oil spill

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-oil-music-box-20100729,0,3342432.story

Checking out this years Chicago Jazz Festival, which has added extra days this year

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=61722

Heavy Metal wedding bells

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/ct-talk-ozzfest-unholy-matrimony-072920100728,0,3734458.story

And new music from Uncle Cyril Pahinui!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYAUWjJ-L4A