Friday, April 29, 2011

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Tuesday Music Digest

New Hampshire's SSP just dropped their brand-new video, "Hit Me Up On Facebook". Give a look-see

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOX04tge860

New music from Lalo Schifrin

http://home.nestor.minsk.by/jazz/news/2011/04/1703.html

The highly original world of Ian Dury

http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Sex-and-Drugs-and-Rock-and-Roll-The-Highly-1341333.php

A new eco-friendly music pavilion for NYC's Governors Island this summer

http://www.dnainfo.com/20110418/downtown/ecofriendly-burble-bup-pavilion-coming-governors-island

The House of Blues turns into TV on the Radio

http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view/2011_0418house_of_blues_tunes_into_tv_on_the_radio/srvc=home&position=also

The legal fight is on over George Harrison's film "Time Bandits"

http://westlawnews.thomson.com/National_Litigation/News/2011/04_-_April/Fight_on_over_Beatle_Harrison_s_film__Time_Bandits_/

John Fogerty celebrates, "Proud Mary" style

http://www.examiner.com/music-in-canada/john-fogerty-celebrates-20th-anniversary-proud-mary-style

Previewing the Big Easy Music Awards

http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/big-easy-music-awards/Content?oid=1685916

A Stupid Music bid to become the Official music of Texas

http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/e637af43f42a47d39d54bd7797487d73/TX--Exchange-Official-Music-of-Texas/

And a preview of this year's West Houston Jazz Festival, now in its third year

http://katytimes.com/news/article_5f4bb198-69c9-11e0-94ab-001cc4c03286.html

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Record Store Day Music Digest

Half Japanese interview...they heart NRBQ, BTW

http://austinist.com/2008/02/28/austinist_inter_27.php

Ron Sexsmith Talks Story about Big Al Anderson

http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/04/sessions-ron-sexsmith/

Gypsy Jazz from One Leg Up

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20110415/ARTICLES/110419770/1051/NEWS01?Title=One-Leg-Up-plays-gypsy-jazz-hot-club-music-

Uncle Chickie and Gary Burton team up yet again

http://www.denverpost.com/music/ci_17849607

Talking Story with Hawaiian ookelele maker Sam Kamaka (who's a friend of mine on Facebook BTW)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/15/TRNF1HV7M5.DTL

The diary of a traveling musician

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-diary-of-a-travelling-musician/776860/

Yet another interesting new band name, The Tune-Yards

http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2011/04/album-review-tune-yards-whokill.html

New Jerry Garcia footage unearthed for the re-release of "The Grateful Dead Movie"

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/jerry-garcia-0415-2011/

Happy Record Store Day!

http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/04/15/135384072/record-store-day-2011-10-reasons-to-visit-your-local-music-shop-saturday?ps=cprs

And Talking Story with South African guitarist John "Blackie" Selowane

http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=7&aid=295&dir=2011/April/Friday15

Thursday, April 14, 2011