Opening Day Music Digest

Play Ball!

Hawaiian music legend Marlene Sai visits the Left Coast

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_17740077

Moroccan music comes to The Apollo

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2011/03/jersey_city_singer_to_bring_mo.html

A new Ookelele record

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/we_re_record_breakers_pupils_set_a_new_high_for_ukulele_players_1_2544234

Steve Vai sets a record with his recent online guitar lesson

http://www.worldrecordsacademy.org/internet/largest_online_guitar_lesson_Steve_Vai_sets_world_record_112180.html

The Fingerless Fiddler

http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/mar/30/bcj_daily_feature/

This year's JazzFest in New Orleans will honor Haiti

http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/30/jazz-fest-2011-haiti/

The Addams Family hit the road

http://broadwayworld.com/article/ADDAMS_FAMILY_National_Tour_Dates_Announced_20010101

A new BBC documentary on Thin Lizzy's Gary Moore

http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/BBC-documentary-on-Thin-Lizzys-Garry-Moore-set-to-air-118906469.html

The Top 10 bands who changed guitarists and stayed great

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/tag-team-0330-2011/#

And the making of the Most Famous Album Cover

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/spotlight-0330-2011/#

Play Ball!

Hump Day Music Digest

Time for our midweek Talk Story with Uncle Tom Moffatt

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

Take Me Back to Tulsa

http://www.newson6.com/story/14345003/tulsa-music-landmark-to-be-featured-in-documentary

Africa's grandest gathering

http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/music/diary-entry-from-africa-s-grandest-gathering-1.1049188

Previewing this year's Telluride Jazz Fest

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?storyID=44814

Forget Tiny Tim!

http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Forget+Tiny+ukulele+serious+fans/4518764/story.html

Guitar Fest with Bronson Arroyo

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/area-teen-to-rock-out-with-reds-arroyo-1121460.html

Roger McGuinn: still learning how to play the guitar

http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/29/roger-mcguinn-folk-den/

Another great new band name: The Dodos

http://thegatewayonline.ca/articles/arts-entertainment/2011/03/28/dodos-embrace-their-inner-guitar-nerds

George Harrison's favorite guitars

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/george-harrison-0329-2011/#

And "Il Trovatore" in The Big Easy

http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2011/03/post_51.html

Tuesday Music Digest

Stupid Music with the Signature Symphony

http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=269&articleid=20110328_269_D1_CUTLIN321536

A new way of writing music

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2011/0329/1224293291783.html

A new Stan Getz reissue

http://www.seattlepi.com/pop/437858_155763-blogcritics.org.html

Elvis heads Down East

http://www.necn.com/03/29/11/Elvis-Costello-to-Pump-it-Up-in-Portland/landing_nation.html?&blockID=3&apID=0fc83e6742b54b159204d8e629e5bd64

Solo tour dates for Eddie Vedder announced

http://www.rttnews.com/Content/EntertainmentNews.aspx?Section=2&Id=1585294&SM=1

A real-life Guitar Hero

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=8038787

Absolutely perfect guitar tone

http://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Bill-Kirchen-s-guitar-tone-is-absolute-perfection-1308822.php

Woody Allen jazzes it up

http://www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/Music/Article.aspx?id=214126

Big Star disciples unite

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/alternate-take/big-star-disciples-recreate-third-in-concert-20110328

And looking ahead to this year's Chicago Blues Festival

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8039317

Monday Music Digest

Axel Whitehead grinds some blues

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/axle-whitehead-grinds-some-blues/story-e6frewz0-1226029044340

Dylan bids farewell to his soul mate

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1370546/Bob-Dylans-Blues-Ashen-faced-singers-synagogue-trip-death-soulmate.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

The Blasters sighted

http://www.jconline.com/article/20110327/ENT/103270311/Rockers-Blasters-defy-music-labels-American-music-?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cp

Chicken Gumbo for the New Orleans soul

http://www.nola.com/books/index.ssf/2011/03/post_2.html

A "Bitches Brew" anniversary show

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/4455356-421/miles-davis-alumni-cook-up-a-bitches-brew-anniversary-show.html

Steve Vai makes the Guinness Book

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/4455356-421/miles-davis-alumni-cook-up-a-bitches-brew-anniversary-show.html

EWF meet Hughie

http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2011/03/28/earth-wind-and-fire-dazzles-fans

A new "Take Five" exhibit

http://maplewood.patch.com/articles/take-five-exhibit-takes-inspiration-from-jazz#photo-5424311

An updated lesson in jazz appreciation

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2011/03/28/an_updated_lesson_in_jazz_appreciation/

Tony Bennett = Last Man Standing

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110328/SCENE04/303280005/Tony-Bennett-last-man-standing-from-defining-era-song?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CHome%7Cs

And a musical Hawaiian love

http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=155422&title=A%20musical%20Hawaiian%20love

Sunday Music Digest

Radical

http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/music/mc-berks-jazz-dimeola-20110326,0,5966206.story

Jazz at the Sardine Can

http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_17711987

Eddie Vedder goes solo

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/music/eddie_vedder_solo_concert_coming_dkJlbfpNxIkpz6fSDyUG0J

Hand-crafted slide guitar alert

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/mar/26/sound-vision/

Todd hits Hartford

http://www.courant.com/entertainment/music/sound-check/hc-danton-todd-rundgren-concert-revie20110326,0,7621125.story

Roll On

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2011/03/dirty_dozen_guitarist_jake_eck.html

You got me on my knees

http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=169328

Joe Louis Walker sighted

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/03/joe-louis-walker-blues-and-so-much-more

The James Montgomery Band returns to Broadway

http://middletown.patch.com/articles/the-james-montgomery-band-returns-to-broadway-2

And checking out a lu'au at Menlo College

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/hawaii/detail?entry_id=85823

Saturday Music Digest

Who cares about Ringo's house? He hates Liverpool anyway!

http://www.hecklerspray.com/who-cares-that-ringo-starrs-house-is-being-demolished-he-hates-liverpool-anyway/201157813.php

The Domino Effect

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10714961

This year's New Orleans theater season

http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20110325/ENTERTAINMENT/110329839/1026/news01?Title=New-Orleans-theater-unveils-new-season

A trip to the Tunisia Guitar Festival

http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2011/03/25/feature-04

A musical steakhouse in SF

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/03/26/prweb8240482.DTL

The Tennessee Williams Festival gets musical

http://www.nola.com/festivals/index.ssf/2011/03/tennessee_williams_festival_ge.html

IZ's "Rainbow" gets a German Grammy

http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/Izs-Over-the-Rainbow-wins-in-Germanys-version-of/3TnjlcB2RkeSfsVa5_y5mg.cspx

Jazz partying in Africa

http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/music/parties-hit-jazz-high-notes-1.1047613

The Spring Gruv Fest hits Park City Utah

http://www.parkrecord.com/ci_17701650

And a steel guitar show in the Quad Cities

http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=536031

Friday Music Digest

Death warrant signed for Ringo's childhood home

http://www.nme.com/news/the-beatles/55677

Taj Mahal Talks Story

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110324/ENTERTAINMENT/110329840?Title=Taj-Mahal-s-world-of-music

A new Jazz stamp from the U.S. Postal Service

http://www.katc.com/news/new-jazz-stamp/

A new US tour by the musicians from HBO's "Treme"

http://www.billboard.com/events/treme-tour-to-bring-new-orleans-musicians-1005091402.story#/events/treme-tour-to-bring-new-orleans-musicians-1005091402.story

GarageBand for the iPad

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2382553,00.asp

Modern jazz from Japan

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2011/03/24/134797893/music-heals-modern-jazz-from-japan

Jeff Beck's rock and roll party has more of Les

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2011/03/24/134797893/music-heals-modern-jazz-from-japan

More acts added to Jacksonville Jazz

http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/music/2011-03-25/story/music-notes-more-acts-added-jacksonville-jazz-festival-line

A celebration of legendary Hawaiian singer Alfred Apaka

http://www.eturbonews.com/21954/hawaiian-entertainment-legend-alfred-apaka-celebrated-waikiki

And remembering another Hawaiian music legend, Kahaunu Lake

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=14319176

Snowy Thursday Music Digest

The "new" NRBQ is creating a lot of commotion!

http://blog.masslive.com/playback/2011/03/an_open_letter_to_terry_adams.html

Checking out juke joints in Alabama

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/3/prweb8222964.htm

Hugh Laurie launches his music career in N'Orleans

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1369052/Hugh-Laurie-launches-music-career-New-Orleans-performance.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Guitar Granny!

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-20046267-10391705.html

No musical talent? No problem

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/silverman/7485204.html

A free ookelele clinic with Daniel Ho

http://www.guampdn.com/article/20110324/LIFESTYLE/110324006

The original bassmasters

http://www.centredaily.com/2011/03/23/2602227/review-wooten-clarke-prove-they.html

Malawi launches its first music magazine

http://www.centredaily.com/2011/03/23/2602227/review-wooten-clarke-prove-they.html

Bringing traditional Hawaiian slack key to The Mainland

http://www.nctimes.com/entertainment/music/article_addd4c0e-4b6f-5afb-bbec-366d6cad159c.html

And this year's lineup for the Rochester International Jazz Festival is announced

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110323/LIVING/103230308/-1/rochesterarts/Rochester-International-Jazz-Festival-announces-lineup?odyssey=nav%7Chead

Wednesday Music Digest

Wazzup, Uncle Tom!

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

Na Leo sighting

http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2011/03/22/na-leo-pilimehana-coming-to-waikoloa-bowl-april-1st/

Remembering Pine Top

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/03/pinetop-perkins-dies-one-of-the-last-links-to-the-first-generation-of-american-blues.html?cid=6a00d8341c630a53ef0147e3636a53970b

R.I.P. to Nashville reggae musician Aashid Himons

http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2011/03/21/news-sources-reporting-nashville-reggae-and-blues-musician-aashid-himons-dies-at-68/

NOLA's Tennessee Williams Festival turns 25

http://www.nola.com/festivals/index.ssf/2011/03/music_not_to_miss_at_25th_annu.html

Layla, 40 years on

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/forty-years-on-layla-gets-new-spin-20110322-1c4zb.html

Another "Greatest Guitar Solos" list

http://www.musicradar.com/guitarist/the-20-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time-403987?cpn=RSS&source=MRGUITARIST

Pearl Jam goes Ookelele

http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2011/03/22/eddie-vedder-of-pearl-jam-to-release-solo-ukulele-record/

Kokua For Japan performers announced

http://hawaii.broadwayworld.com/article/Kokua_for_Japan_Benefit_Announces_Performers_20110322

And a nice Stupid Music Talk Story with Ray Benson

http://www.laughlinentertainer.com/articles/2011/03/22/news/cover/doc4c7d88f7f3a83203420008.txt

Snowy Tuesday Music Digest

Wild times at a jazz fest in Africa

http://allafrica.com/stories/201103211493.html

Wrapping up SXSW 2011

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/03/sxsw-2011-the-artists-quotes-and-fights-that-made-an-impression.html

New music this week

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/21/3492148/the-riff-report-new-music-this.html

Latest "Treme" news, music and otherwise

http://www.nola.com/treme-hbo/index.ssf/2011/03/today_in_treme_steve_earle_dav.html

Cajun fiddler David Greely decides to retire

http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20110321/NEWS01/103210319/Cajun-fiddler-David-Greely-farewell-dance-halls?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs

R.I.P. to steel guitar great Ralph Mooney

http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2011/03/21/steel-guitar-innovator-ralph-mooney-dies-at-82/

Classical guitar for the iPad?

http://www.knowyourmobile.com/appleiphone/ipad/ipad-apps/ipad-music-apps/819952/classical_guitar_for_ipad_review.html

A new Stupid Music exhibit planned!

http://www.gtrnews.com/greater-tulsa-reporter/9558/bob-wills-exhibit-and-concert-planned

Welcome back to Jamaican great Monty Alexander

http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/caribbean-news/Jazz_Great_Marks_Half-Century_In_Music_With_Kick-Off_Show14997.shtml

And last but not least, welcome back to NRBQ!

http://nrbq.com/news.cfm

Monday Music Digest

A sweet note for Frank Foster

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/mar/21/TDMET01-a-sweet-note-for-a-giant-of-jazz-ar-916453/

Ella meets Oscar

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-ella-fitzgerald-and-oscar/

Anita Baker sighted

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/anita-bakers-solo-debut-shows-why/page-2/

I've heard of shotgun houses, but a shotgun guitar?

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/03/a-shotgun-hidden-inside-a-guitar/

Santana Down Under

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/4791122/Gig-review-Santana-in-Auckland

Boston says farewell to New Orleans' Radiators

http://www.patriotledger.com/entertainment/x713424853/Steamy-Boston-finale-for-Radiators

The Savannah Music Festival is ready to roll

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2c8cdcc672f649e79bef9dad8ba3d344/GA--Savannah-Music-Festival/

New pics of The Beatles on tour

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2011/03/beatles-slide-show-201103

Taj Mahal does Vegas

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/20/3484364/world-musician-taj-mahal-brings.html

And another update from SXSW

http://www.washingtonpost.com/cameos-by-legendary-guitarist-billy-gibbons-erykah-badu-jack-white-liven-sxsw-music-festival/2011/03/19/AB5aBgw_story.html

Sunday Music Digest

Celebrating IZ

http://worldmusiccentral.org/2011/03/19/voice-of-the-people-book-celebrates-the-life-and-legacy-of-israel-kamakawiwoole/

The River City Blues Festival turns 20

http://www.wtap.com/news/headlines/20_Years_Of_Music_And_Still_Going_Strong_118309139.html

Ookelele at SXSW

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/miniature-shampoo-bottles-and-acoustic-sets-in-an-austin-hotel-room/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Greg Howe teaches his craft

http://www.guitargearheads.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1666

A visit to the Electrical Guitar Co.

http://www.tampabay.com/incoming/custom-aluminum-guitars-gain-fans-in-the-music-world-for-a-pensacola/1158357

A new Neil Diamond box set

http://www.seattlepi.com/pop/437373_155173-blogcritics.org.html

Michael Palin talks about George Harrison in his new book

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/book-world-michael-palins-halfway-to-hollywood-is-a-diary-worth-digging-in-to/2011/02/28/ABQEJuw_story.html

Talking Story with Zakir Hussain

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20110319/LIFE/103190306/0/NEWS02/Zakir-Hussain-scholar-sound?odyssey=nav%7Chead

New music from John Oates

http://wplj.com/Article.asp?id=2138226&spid=36851

And a video game that uses a real guitar

http://www.gamezine.co.uk/news-story/2011/03/17/rocksmith-a-video-game-that-uses-a-real-guitar

Saturday Music Digest

Monk's Music

http://www.seattlepi.com/pop/437374_155159-blogcritics.org.html

Al DiMeola sighted

http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/jazz-guitarist-al-di-meola-remains-driven-by-musical-challenges/Content?oid=2319935

Jake converts the skeptics

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/03/18/2121303/jake-shimabukuro-converting-skeptics.html

Rocksmith teaches gamers how to play guitar

http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2011/03/18/rocksmith_will_teach_gamers_how_to_really_play_guitar

R.I.P. to former Shadows guitarist Jet Harris

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/18/us-shadows-idUSTRE72H6QT20110318

Another new album roundup

http://www.pekintimes.com/entertainment/x1777818806/Album-reviews-90s-revivalism-rules-late-winter-album-releases

Youssuou N'dour discovers New Orleans drumming

http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2011/03/new_orleans_drummer_helps_yous.html

Alan Parsons launches a new Project

http://animationartist.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=1406385

Partying with the Dropkick Murphys

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2011/03/18/dropkick_murphys_punch_up_the_party_atmosphere_at_house_of_blues/

And remembering Amedee Ardoin, 80 years later

http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20110318/LIFESTYLE/103180346

Thursday Music Digest

Sorry for today's delayed posting...busy getting things ready for next week's cutover to high speed internet!

R.I.P. to Ferlin Husky

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ferlin-husky-country-music-hall-169172

Livin' and Breathin' all that jazz

http://mg.co.za/article/2011-03-18-livin-and-breathin-all-that-jazz/

Jazz Messengers sighted

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-art-blakeys-jazz-messengers/

The Ultimate Box of Jazz?

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/arts/music/jazz-the-smithsonian-anthology-out-march-29.html?_r=1

A new live jazz cafe in Topeka

http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Live_118216889.html

Samba music...in a pizzeria in Bethel Connecticut? "I've been there, man!"

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Party-to-Brazilian-grooves-at-Pizzeria-Lauretano-1174708.php

Finnish tractors to the rescue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXLjMKKXz4w

Previewing this weekends cigar box guitar fest in Florida

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/music/os-cal-abbott-cigar-box-031811-20110317,0,5433446.column

Leon Russell goes back to The Garden, 40 years later

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/03/leon-russell-back-to-the-garden-40-years-later.html

And Bach Around the Clock in New Orleans

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2011/03/video_bach_around_the_clock_ne.html

St. Paddy's Day Music Digest

Del McCoury meets Preservation Hall

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2011/03/17/the_week_ahead_music/

A visit to Sista's Place in Brooklyn

http://jazztimes.com/articles/27324-sista-s-place-a-jazz-cultural-beachhead-in-brooklyn-part-one

Red Hot Chili Peppers sighting

http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/events/choice-concerts/2011/03/ROCK-Red-Hot-Chili-Pipers-3-18/

Kurt Cobain honored in a new sculpture

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_cobain_sculpture.html

Martin Guitar helps out Haiti

http://www.wfmz.com/lehighvalleynews/27219855/detail.html

Galactic gives props to its home town

http://www.westword.com/2011-03-17/music/galactic-funk-new-orleans-nevilles/

A new movie visits New Orleans in 1959

http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2011/03/new_movie_revisits_fat_city_ci.html

The Curse of The Dominoes

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/8386038/The-curse-of-the-Dominos.html

Bob Geldoff hits SXSW

http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/16/bob-geldof-new-album-sxsw/

And R.I.P. to blues great Big Jack Johnson

http://www.pressregister.com/articles/2011/03/16/news/doc4d7f627b5524b802403763.txt

Snowy Wednesday Music Digest

Auwe! Lotsa Hawaiian items today...

Uncle Tom Talks Story

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

Glee Clubs, Hawaiian-Kine

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/jlandeza/detail?entry_id=85023

French impressionistic piano music goes Hawaiian

http://www.examiner.com/jazz-music-in-national/hawaii-visit-french-pianist-romain-collin-evokes-impressionistic-soundtracks

A new gospel/jazz fusion from Come Sunday

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/03/prweb5169144.htm

Remembering a classic Ray Charles live album

http://www.seattlepi.com/pop/437177_155021-blogcritics.org.html

Glammed-up country from NRBQ and Stupid Music fan Hans Frank

http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/music/article/Glammed-up-country-1149778.php

Bach on an electric ookelele!

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-20043505-10391705.html

A sneak listen to Eddie Vedder's new album

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-beat-goes-on/posts/listen-first-track-from-eddie-vedders-forthcoming-solo-album

Mickey Mouse looking for ookelele players

http://www.staradvertiser.com/features/20110315_Mickey_wants_you.html

And a recap of Monday night's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame festivities

http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/rock-and-roll-hall-fame-inducts-new-members-03-15-2011

Tuesday Music Digest

Tom Waits for no one

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8383278/Tom-Waits-jokes-around-as-he-enters-rocks-Hall-of-Fame.html

Creative Current

http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_thompson_nicola/ashcroft_cachecreekjournal/entertainment/117965889.html

Steve Miller Talks Story

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/14/3473735/guitar-on-a-smoking-hot-roll.html

Preview of this year's Cairns Blues Festival

http://www.theopenpress.com/index.php?a=press&id=98949

A new album from Tracy Nelson

http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/127264-tracy-nelson-releases-victim-of-the-blues.html

Rockin' Rollin' (Marty) Robbins

http://www.seattlepi.com/pop/437060_154865-blogcritics.org.html

R.I.P. to New Orleans gospel music legend Sherman Washington

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2011/03/sherman_washington_jr_zion_har.html

A first peek at this year's lineup for the 25th Lowell MA Folk Festival

http://www.lowell.com/25th-annual-lowell-folk-festival-to-take-place-july-29-31-2011/

And checking out the lineup for the Fest that gave birth to Lowell, The National. This year it finishes its 3 year residency in Bangor Maine

http://new.bangordailynews.com/2011/03/14/lifestyle/folk-festival-announces-first-round-of-acts/?ref=latest

And previewing spring jazz shows in Boston

http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/117023-getting-it-live-bostons-spring-jazz-preview/

Monday Music Digest

A visit to the Big Wheel Blues Fest on the Isle of Man

http://www.isleofman.com/News/article.aspx?article=34154

Stage hands help the music go on in Atlantic City

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/life/for-years-he-s-set-up-the-stages-for-the/article_cec58a2e-d656-53f7-b1d2-6ac81803e91b.html

Sweet Babies

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110313/ENT03/110313012/0/COL20/Sweet-Babies-James-Ben?odyssey=nav%7Chead

The 11 Best Concert Films

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2011/03/concert-films.html

Cirque's new show gets some additional dates

http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=1573310

Stephen McSwain's guitar art

http://www.thevine.com.au/music/news/photos-_-stephen-mcswain-guitar-art20110314.aspx

A free Hendrix guitar tab!

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/03/13/jimi-hendrix-hey-joe-guitar-tab-free-jimi-hendrix-guitar-tabs/

Wanna buy a Symphony Orchestra? Head to Honolulu!

http://www.staradvertiser.com/features/20110313_symphony_for_sale.html

R.I.P. to Dave Brubeck drummer Joe Morello

http://celebs.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979136102

And farewell to "Bear"

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/former-grateful-dead-soundman-and-famous-lsd-chemist-owsley-bear-stanley-dies-in-car-crash/story-e6freoof-1226021049978

Sunday Music Digest

Another Hot Oklahoma Night

http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=269&articleid=20110312_269_D1_CUTLIN492622&allcom=1

Kennedy Center's jazz season announced

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/10/AR2011031006229.html

Splosion Man sighted

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/12/splosion-man-song-performed-at-pax-east/

Previewing the Harare Jazz Festival

http://www.financialgazette.co.zw/weekend-gazette/7517-preps-for-harare-jazz-festival-in-full-swing.html

Hair Guitar

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/hair-guitar/

The new sound of classical music

http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2011/03/kronos_quartet_matt_haimovitz.html

Lauryn Hill announces upcoming tour

http://randb.about.com/b/2011/03/12/lauryn-hill-announces-spring-2011-tour.htm

Five reasons to care about SXSW

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/117768823.html

A new acoustic blues guitar method book

http://www.seattlepi.com/books/436994_154793-blogcritics.org.html

And R.I.P. to New York City Oldies DJ Danny Stiles

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/arts/music/danny-stiles-radio-host-who-gloried-in-golden-oldies-dies-at-87.html?_r=1

Saturday Music Digest

Bob Wills' daughter donates some Stupid Music stuff to a museum

http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=269&articleid=20110311_371_0_TheOkl316697&allcom=1

The Wall Street Journal talks dirty in Hawaiian (music)

http://online.wsj.com/community/groups/music-446/topics/any-mainlanders-used-kamaainas-besides

Previewing RiverJazz at SteelStacks

http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/music/mc-jazz-festival-20110311,0,4632478.story

A first look at the Montreal Jazz Festival lineup

http://www.vancouverobserver.com/blogs/music/2011/03/10/montreal-jazz-festival-line

And the JazzAspen lineup

http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/145729

Joey and Johnny in Philly

http://articles.philly.com/2011-03-11/entertainment/28680491_1_johnny-brenda-tin-angel-live-music

Victoria Vox sighting

http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article/ukulele-lady-strums-up-tuneful-good-times-at-the-nugget-196709

Brah Hugh Talks Story in the Virgin Islands

http://virginislandsdailynews.com/features/briefs-briefs-1.1117067

A new guitar synth from Roland

http://www.gizmag.com/roland-releases-gr55-guitar-synthesizer/18116/

And Clapton choses his alltime Top 10 blues recordings

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/eric-clapton-0311-2011/

Friday Music Digest

The Blasters are back

http://www.southbendtribune.com/entertainment/inthebend/sbt-blasters-added-to-winter-concert-20110310,0,23478.story

The Moana Surfrider turns 110 with music

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/hawaii/detail?entry_id=84775

Stupid Music Summit: Herbie Remington meets Cindy Cashdollar

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/us/11ttgone.html?_r=1

NRBQ music at the Ocean County Library

http://www.app.com/article/20110310/GETPUBLISHED/103100311/Beat-the-Monday-blues-with-a-concert-at-the-Ocean-County-Library

Keeping Dixieland Jazz alive

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/mar/10/band-keeps-dixieland-jazz-music-alive/

A swirling musical mashup via Lithuania

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/us/11cncmusic.html

Stanley Clarke's School Daze

http://newsok.com/jazz-musician-leads-master-class-at-uco/article/3547591

Man With a Horn

http://www.vancouversun.com/with+horn+gives+voice+people/4414241/story.html

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's finest moments

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fames-greatest-moments-watch-history-being-made-20091111

And yet another music festival for New Orleans-FOBURG

http://www.lsureveille.com/entertainment/progressive-music-festival-foburg-offers-affordable-experience-in-new-orleans-1.2509995

Thursday Music Digest

Five things I wrote in my notebook at Eric Clapton

http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2011/mar/09/five-things-i-wrote-my-notebook-eric-clapton/

A new summer music festival-Blaze

http://www.creativeboom.co.uk/london/events/barbican-announces-first-line-up-of-summer-music-festival-blaze/

Checking out the 2011 Moscow Jazz Festival in Idaho

http://www.dnews.com/story/pulse/60361/

Another great band name-The Dead Kenny G's

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/s_726583.html

Molly Lewis serenades Stephen Fry on ookelele at Harvard

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-20041118-10391705.html

Ohta-San!

http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2011/03/09/video-ohta-san-still-a-ukulele-festival-highlite/

Ziggy Stardust meets Tiny Tim in NZ

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/arts/news/article.cfm?c_id=544&objectid=10711223

Free Eagles guitar tabs

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/03/09/the-eagles-desperado-guitar-tab-free-eagles-guitar-tab/

Another new release roundup

http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/music/cd-reviews-march-09-2011-1.1038810

And Cousin Rob hangs out with Mickey Hart and Bob Weir!

http://video.aol.com/aolvideo/aol-music/the-music-never-stopped-performance-clip/818683261001

Midweek Music Digest

Aloha to Uncle Tom, who is Gabbin'

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

A new museum for Hawaiian music and dance approved

http://www.kitv.com/news/27122817/detail.html

Making wood sing

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20110308/ARTICLES/110309717/1088/sports?Title=Luthier-Jay-Lichty-can-make-wood-sing

Jazz St. Louis turns 15

http://www.stltoday.com/article_70276012-49ca-11e0-8f3a-00127992bc8b.html

Susan Brecker keeps her husband's musical legacy alive

http://www.examiner.com/jazz-music-in-national/susan-brecker-continues-jazz-musician-husband-s-legacy-of-help

The South Bay Guitar Society turns 25

http://www.mercurynews.com/saratoga/ci_17563983?nclick_check=1

Putting blues guitar scales into context

http://uknewsreporter.co.uk/putting-blues-guitar-scales-into-context/6712527/

History you can dance to

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2011/03/08/134087202/the-music-of-mardi-gras-history-you-can-dance-to

Another new CD roundup

http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/117566588_Music_reviews__Lucinda_Williams__Memphis__LCD_Soundsystem.html

And remembering bluesman Eddie Kirkland

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/8369382/Eddie-Kirkland.html

Fat Tuesday Music Digest

Happy Mardi Gras!

R.I.P. to Bob Wills' sister Lorene Wills

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=58&articleid=20110308_11_A11_CUTLIN599172

And R.I.P. to Hawaiian music great "Uncle K", Kahaunu Lake

http://www.kitv.com/entertainment/27113443/detail.html

Miles' "Birth of the Cool" heats up again

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-live-0308-jazz-cool-20110307,0,6410999.column

Previewing this weekend's Arizona Aloha Festival

http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/events/articles/2011/03/07/20110307arizona-aloha-festival-tempe.html

WOMAD teaches kids ookelele music

http://www.voxy.co.nz/lifestyle/womad-community-programme-gives-schoolchildren-taste-festival/5/84890

A well known guitar strap artist dies in a fire at his shop

http://www.wxvt.com/Global/story.asp?S=14203489

SXSW 2011's Top 100 acts

http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/07/gary-clark-jr-sxsw-top-100/

The best song about Mardi Gras?

http://www.theday.com/article/20110307/INTERACT010306/110309764

A roundup of new releases

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/weekly-us-music-releases-rem-glee-avril-and-lupe-fiasco-2234989.html

And new music from Facebook pal Pete Anderson

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/arts-and-entertainment/music/Pete-Andersons-Even-Things-Up-Exudes-Distinctly-Blues-Vibe-117525969.html

Stormy Monday Music Digest

A new picture book of McCartney in concert

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/super-mccartney-fan-puts-his-concert-photos-into-a-book

Sally Kellerman sings the blues?

http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/Upstairs_At_Vitellos_Jazz_Supper_Club_Presents_Sally_Kellerman_Sings_The_Blues_328_20010101

A special music issue of Ja Journal

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110306/ent/ent4.html

Common Chord: black country music (2 parts)

http://www2.tricities.com/entertainment/2011/feb/27/common-chord-black-country-music-ar-868243/

http://www2.tricities.com/entertainment/2011/mar/06/common-chord-black-country-music-part-2-ar-883913/

Norah Jones sighting

http://bed-stuy.patch.com/articles/making-her-mark-norah-jones

Clapton to auction some guitars

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/06/uk-auction-clapton-idUSLNE72500W20110306

Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart are making an album together!

http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2011/03/06/17515081.html

An arts series in Orange County to explore Japanese culture

http://www.nctimes.com/entertainment/attractions/article_fd97a759-041d-55dc-a405-9d33441e2e58.html

Other Minds mixes it up

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2011%2F03%2F06%2FDD691I50P9.DTL

The blessing and the curse of the Grammys

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/137865-the-curse-of-the-grammys/

And recap of the OC Music Awards

http://www.ocreloaded.com/concert-reviews/304-local-talent-spotlighted-at-oc-music-awards.html

Happy Birthday, Bob!

Stormy Sunday Music Digest!

It's Raining!

Morris Goldberg sighted

http://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/2011/03/9953/winterfest-morris-goldberg-ojoyo-play-at-raphael/

Jazzin' it up in Djakarta

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/03/06/jazzin%E2%80%99-it-jakarta.html

YOU can learn how to read guitar sheet music

http://www.updateddailey.com/you-can-learn-how-to-read-guitar-sheet-music/

Phil Collins hangs up his drumsticks

http://www.examiner.com/classic-rock-music-in-st-petersburg/phil-collins-an-entangled-farewell

Static from a classical music station

http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/classical-music-fans-sing-blues-over-reception-of-wsmr/1155451

Monk's Music

http://www.seattlepi.com/pop/436599_154399-blogcritics.org.html

Asbury Park celebrates its musical legacy

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/nyregion/06spotnj.html?_r=1

Trying to turn uptown Chicago into a music Mecca

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/4134040-418/fresh-hope-to-turn-uptown-into-chicagos-music-mecca.html

Colin Hay still a man at work

http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2011/03/04/sun-march-6-colin-hay-still-a-busy-man-at-work/

And Starkey to go solo

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/8891312.Starr_goes_solo_at_the_age_of_70/

Saturday Music Digest

The Women of Song

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/04/134260576/piano-jazz-presents-the-women-of-song

R.I.P. to Vermont jazzman Dave Shapiro

http://www.reformer.com/localnews/ci_17543869

Stupid Music in San Antone

http://www.dallasnews.com/travel/texas/20110304-classic-country-music-show-on-stage-in-san-antonio.ece

A new ookelele store on the Big Island

http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2011/03/03/just-ukes-opens-third-location-at-the-shops-at-mauna-lani/

How to plug your guitar into an iPad

http://dvice.com/archives/2011/03/how-to-plug-you.php

Return of the Portland Classical Guitar Festival

http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2011/03/portland_classical_guitar_fest.html

Mardi Gras Weekend gets underway in NOLA

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iBmwKRg4XeH2Oxp0xrQXxkIcD_FQ?docId=767f32e083e14697b3625b68e5b5425f

Barbara George meets Roberta Flack

http://www.strausnews.com/articles/2011/03/04/the_chronicle/news/1.txt

Ringo headed to Kiev?

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/russian-website-reports-ringo-starr-date-for-kiev

And learning the rich heritage of 'Ulupalakua

http://www.lahainanews.com/page/content.detail/id/501811/Learn-the-rich-heritage-of-Ulupalakua.html?nav=14

Friday Music Digest

Which Beatle for CPA?

http://blogs.wsj.com/in-charge/2011/03/03/which-beatle-for-cpa/?mod=google_news_blog

Liquor Store Blues

http://www.directlyrics.com/bruno-mars--liquor-store-blues-music-video-news.html

Lineup for the 2011 Santa Cruz Blues Festival announced

http://santacruz.patch.com/articles/santa-cruz-blues-festival-announces-2011-lineup

Mardi Gras in Boston

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/brookline/articles/2011/03/03/mardi_gras_food_music_and_spirit_on_display/

Gibson Guitar goes to court

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110303/BUSINESS01/110303016/2047/Gibson-Guitar-sues-two-insurance-companies-lack-full-flood-coverage-?odyssey=nav%7Chead

Eric Clapton's dirty laundry caught on tape!

http://www.tmz.com/2011/03/02/eric-clapton-laundromat-video-footage-washing-machine-clothes/

Robin Trower Talks Story about his unique guitar sound

http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20110303/ENTERTAINMENT/110309974/1016&parentprofile=1058

A new biopic about New Hampshire cult legends The Shaggs in the works?

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/03/elle_dakota_fanning_shaggs.html

Jazz for jazz lovers in La Quinta

http://www.mydesert.com/article/20110304/LIFESTYLES0101/103040339/1050/lifestyles01/Concerts-added-8216-Jazz-Jazz-Lovers-series

And Grazing in the Grass in New Orleans

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2011/03/panorama_brass_band_reborn_eve.html

Thursday Music Digest

The Mountain Goats start their ascent

http://www.mountain-goats.com/

Another new Mardi Gras song, this one from a Meter

http://www.Zigaboo.com

A roundup of Tennessee music festivals

http://www.ajc.com/travel/southeast/southeastern-roundup-tennessee-music-858197.html

Nicholas Payton sighted

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/03/arts/music/03payton.html?_r=1

Preview of next month's French Quarter Festival in you know where

http://www.nola.com/fqfest/index.ssf/2011/03/new_orleans_french_quarter_fes.html

Previewing today's attempt to set a new world record for the largest online guitar lesson

http://www.soundspike.com/news/article/1667-steve_vai_news_steve_vai_attempts_to.html

Prince goes Ringtone?

http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/94-East-Legendary-Prince-Guitar-Tracks-to-Be-Released-as-Ringtones-1404760.htm

The Cairns Ookelele Festival gets underway Down Under

http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2011/03/03/152325_entertainment.html

78% less BS

http://www.theaquarian.com/2011/03/02/shoreworld-asbury-media-and-jim-boggia/

Connecticut as a Jazz destination

http://middletownpress.com/articles/2011/03/03/entertainment/doc4d6edb9cf159f439353335.txt

And Esperanza Spalding talks Grammy Award fallout

http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2011/03/esperanza-spalding-talks-justin-bieber-fan-backlash-i-didnt-see-it-or-hear-it.html

Midweek Music Digest

Uncle Tom Time already?

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

Patti Boyd remembers "My Sweet Lord"

http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s4i92393

A new tribute to Ali Farka Toure

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/guitarist-corey-harris-to-honor-ali-farka-toure-with-biography-album-20110301

New tunes from Lucinda Williams

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/02/album-review-lucinda-williams-blessed.html

A new Mardi Gras theme song

http://www.expertclick.com/NewsReleaseWire/New_Mardi_Gras_Theme_Song_Fun_Tune_Mardi_Gras_Time_in_New_Orleans_from_Manny_Jones_Band_Famous_Last_Words_is_a_Real_Winner,201135444.aspx

Jeff Beck names his favorite guitar solos

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/jeff-beck-0301-2011/

Lee Rocker sighted

http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/rocker-290191-perkins-stray.html

A Redlands show about the music of Joni Mitchell

http://www.pe.com/localnews/sbcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_W_njoni02.2221d0e.html

Guitarist John Pizzarelli talks cooking

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2014368390_ayce02.html

And SCTV goes to the Oscars

http://ns2.celebstoner.com/201103015993/news/celebstoner-news/fondas-toke-at-oscar-pot-party.html

Ides O' March Music Digest!

A season of many singers at Lincoln Center

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/arts/music/01jazz.html?_r=1

An unusual guitar collector

http://www.ldnews.com/ci_17497769?source=most_emailed

Gordon Lightfoot remembers his guitar player

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/gordon-lightfoot-remembers-late-guitarist-clements-as-one-of-his-best-friends-117076653.html

Yet another new CD roundup

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/arts/music/01choice.html?src=twrhp

Update on the George Harrison movie

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/giles-martin-says-soundtrack-for-scorsese-george-harrison-documentary-almost-fin-1

A new monument to The Beatles in Russia?

http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/11678/

Computers and Blues

http://www.seattlepi.com/pop/436208_154119-blogcritics.org.html

3 songs for your academic dinner party

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2011/02/28/the-pragmatist-three-songs-for-your-academic-dinner-party/

Striking Chords for Europe

http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/striking-chords-for-europe/69855.aspx

And some 2011 Hawaiian concert dates of note

http://www.hawaii247.com/2011/01/05/2011-dates-for-kokua-kailua-hulihee-palace-concerts/