Midweek Music Digest

In this week's exciting episode, Uncle Tom remembers his trip to New Zealand with Johnny Cash!

http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/utg_article/uncle_toms_gabbin275/

Preview of August's big Hawaiian Music competition

http://www.prlog.org/11530533-hawaiian-music-hall-of-fame-presents-ka-himeni-ana-27tth-annual-hawaiian-music-competition.html

Live preview of the New NRBQ

http://newyork.timeout.com/music-nightlife/music/1516337/live-preview-the-new-nrbq

Helping stroke survivors with music

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/07/3681778/music-helps-stroke-survivors-key.html

A new guitar gadget

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/06/rock-smith-one-cable-makes-any-guitar-a-peripheral.ars

New Orleans sends music (and food, of course) to the tornado victims in Joplin

http://www.nola.com/religion/index.ssf/2011/06/new_orleans_group_bringing_foo.html

Emmylou Harris remembers Gram Parsons on her new album

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/emmylou-harris-pays-tribute-to-gram-parsons-on-new-album-20110607

The Story of Gospel

http://onpoint.wbur.org/2011/06/07/the-story-of-gospel

A tour of the Martin Guitar factory

http://www.jambands.com/features/2011/06/07/featured-column-a-tour-of-the-martin-guitar-factory-with-chris-martin

And how The Beatles were not invited to The White House

http://www.torontosun.com/2011/06/06/johnson-snubbed-beatles-white-house-invite