Friday Music Digest

Rounding up some new releases

http://www2.tbo.com/entertainment/2011/may/20/FXNEWSO8-local-music-scene-pays-big-dividends-with-ar-208360/

The roots of a A Stupid Music Standard?

http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Were-Rose-s-roots-mystical-1387424.php

Carol Channing sighted

http://www.modbee.com/2011/05/18/1694180/modesto-jazz-fest.html

Jazz Plus in Sonoma

http://sonoma.patch.com/articles/sonoma-gets-ready-for-jazz-plus

R.I.P. to jazz film documentarian Bruce Ricker

http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-19/yourtown/29561380_1_bruce-ricker-documentaries-love-of-jazz-music

Richard Thompson, teaching guitar on the iPad!

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/05/19/prweb8456570.DTL

Last year's Guitar Crossroads pops up on PBS

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bill-murray-hosts-star-studded-eric-clapton-crossroads-guitar-festival-3-on-great-performances-monday-june-6-at-9-pm-on-pbs-122233493.html

A Cars reunion show

http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/entertainment/5469394-421/cars-concert-sweet-but-short.html

Previewing this weekend in Chicago jazz

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ott-0520-mkoj-20110519,0,809343.column

And Ben Harper Talks Story about Neil Young

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/05/19/earlyshow/leisure/music/main20064311.shtml