Friday, August 27, 2010

Friday Music Digest

In the room with Hendrix at the White Mountain Boogie and Blues Fest here in NH.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN8E_eOQzqY

A chat with Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2010/08/steve_gorman_interview_black_crowes_warren_zevon_ringo_starr_tour_dates_setlist_2010.php

Bluesweek kicks off in St. Louis

http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2010/08/26/north/life/0825nc-bluesweek0.txt

A new LA supergroup

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/08/la-supergroup-alert-ben-harper-joseph-arthur-dhani-harrison-debut-fistful-of-mercy-kcrw.html

A review of Duke Robillard's new album

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-duke-robillard-passport-to1/

Rolling Stone picks the top 10 Beatles songs

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/25/beatles.songs.roll/?hpt=C2

How New Orleans musicians have impacted the music scene in Austin

http://www.austin360.com/music/cities-musical-bond-strengthened-by-katrina-881490.html?srcTrk=RTR_821251

Volunteers-the driving force behind our Northeast folk festivals

http://www.bangordailynews.com/story/Living/Volunteers-the-driving-force-behind-the-folk-festival-back-and-ready-to-go,152273

Man arrested for playing guitar!

http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100826/ARTICLES/100829722/1004

And a preview of the Giant Steppes of Jazz International Music Festival in Mongolia

http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5242&Itemid=45

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Hump Day Music Digest

Uncle Tom Moffatt checks in from Kaneohe Bay

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

Elvin Bishop comes to New Hampshire-I was there but you don't see the back of my head in this clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S971-U0thbA

Music in the rain on Governors Island

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/24/arts/music/24power.html?_r=1&src=mv

Ringo's house may be saved-by Pamela Anderson?

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/pam-anderson-0824/

Tom Jones rocks the blues

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/08/23/2169739/at-70-tom-jones-rocks-the-blues.html

Donald Fagen talks about the Dukes of September's upcoming tour

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/17386/194399

See you later, Bobby Charles

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704271804575405573027515154.html

Our NRBQ friend Euclid Joe is opening a new record store

http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/kevin-johnson/article_a07e5b2a-af48-11df-a34c-0017a4a78c22.html

Nokia rolls out a new music phone

http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20014569-85.html

And a new kind of Guitar Fest

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-greetings-introduces-guitar-greetings-that-really-rock-101374399.html

Monday, August 23, 2010

Stormy Monday Music Digest (We Need the Rain!)

Thanks to the music, Governors Island in New York Harbor has already set a new attendance record this summer

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/08/22/2010-08-22_record_attendance_this_summer_at_governors_island.html

Recap of the Big Bull Falls Blues Festival in Wisconsin

http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20100822/WDH0101/8220413/-Laid-back-Big-Bull-Falls-Blues-Fest-draws-about-9-300-fans

Behind the scenes of "Louis", a new film about Satchmo

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/20/AR2010082002098.html

Rosanne Cash reaps her reward

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Rosanne+Cash+reaps+reward/3428877/story.html

Not Stupid Music, but a new group called Slightly Stoopid is making some waves!

http://www.pbpulse.com/music/concert-reviews/live-shows/2010/08/22/slightly-stoopid-takes-sunset-cove-crowd-on-a-genre-filled-ride/

The pianist as Pugilist

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704476104575439462142319190.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

NASA launches a Wakeup Song Contest for the remaining flights of the Space Shuttle

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978462198

Dylan returns to the Monterey Fairgrounds for the first time since...1964!

http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_15858110?nclick_check=1

Concertos by Rodrigo and Assad, with a little Firesign Theatre thrown in..

http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/?p=85498

And Let's Dance to Barrence Whitfield and The Savages

http://paulsvault.net/

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Facebook Alert

I attended the annual White Mountain Boogie and Blues Festival here in New Hampshire Saturday-please check out my Facebook page for some nice photos!

Sunday Music Digest

John Hiatt talks about the "Rolling Stones of East L.A."

http://www.straight.com/article-339497/vancouver/songwriting-legend-john-hiatt-calls-los-lobos-rolling-stones-east-la-rock-bands

Classical music news? Seiji Ozawa ponders getting into politics

http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2010/08/20/japan-digest-sdf-drills-ozawa-ponders-run-child-victims-online/

Mama Iconic-Hugh Masekela remembers his former wife, Miriam Makeba

http://www.timeslive.co.za/sundaytimes/article613958.ece/Mama-Iconic

Steve Miller gets a teaching gig at USC

http://www.rttnews.com/Content/EntertainmentNews.aspx?Section=2&Id=1399377&SM=1

Resonance of pure genius

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/90411/resonance-pure-genius.html

Dixie comes to Boston

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/08/22/bullock_brothers_and_hot_tamale_brass_band_come_together/

Sonic Youth sighted

http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/08/21/sonic-youth-guitar-mayhem-and-madness/

The return of Billy Idol

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-billyidol_0821gd.ART.State.Edition1.356c240.html

A report from Maine's Machias Wild Blueberry Festival

http://www.bangordailynews.com/story/Living/Machias-Wild-Blueberry-Festival-held-this-weekend,151925

And free that tenor sax!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/opinion/22sun3.html?_r=1

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Midweek Music Digest

Our weekly roundup of music news from the 50th State with "Uncle" Tom Moffatt

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

Speaking of which, a wrap of last weekend's 28th Annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival

http://tgif.staradvertiser.com/archives/6679

Ringo's birthplace facing the bulldozers!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/the-beatles/7950399/Ringo-Starrs-birthplace-faces-the-bulldozers.html

Finalists announced for the 10th Fortune Battle of the Corporate Bands

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/finalists-announced-in-10th-annual-fortune-battle-of-the-corporate-bands-100870089.html

50 years ago yesterday, the Beatles played their first gig

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-history-2010aug17,0,6896520.story

2 new American Music Masters

http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2010/08/fats_domino_and_dave_bartholom.html

A second product line revives a struggling guitar maker

http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/aug2010/sb20100816_163446.htm

R.I.P. to funk bass player Robert Wilson

http://www.examiner.com/wellness-in-st-petersburg/godfather-of-the-bass-guitar-robert-wilson-has-died-at-53-5

Clint Eastwood chats about his love of jazz music

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/eastwood-talks-jazz-on-cullums-radio-show_1159024

And some new chamber music reviewed

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/08/album_review_esperanza_spaldin.html