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