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