Tuesday (On Time!) Music Digest

Lotsa New Orleans music news at the bottom today...

New music releases for this week

http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/music/123283203.html

Kyle Eastwood and his Honky Tonk Dad

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/kyle-eastwood-and-his-honkytonk-dad-20110607-1fq3u.html

American Jazz coming to Bulgaria next month

http://www.sofiaecho.com/2011/06/06/1101561_sofia-prepares-for-free-american-jazz-festival-in-july

More about the new Broadway musical celebrating The Shaggs from NH

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/151448-Make-Your-Own-Kind-of-Music-Crafting-a-Musical-About-The-Shaggs-an-Artless-Trio

Zappa Meets Firesign?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhe6mVTV3aI

Eddie Vedder's new Ookelele album gets 5 stars

http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/eddie-vedder-ukulele-songs-review-5-out-of-5-stars/8973961

Willie Nelson jumps in the Ring

http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1665268/willie-nelson-jumps-in-the-ring-for-country-throwdown.jhtml

Recap of Episode 17 of "Treme"

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2011/06/06/137006263/treme-ep-17-mardi-gras-mayhem

Preservation Hall at 50

http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/preservation-hall-at-50/Content?oid=1778929

And R.I.P. to New Orleans music legend Benny "Lipstick Traces" Spellman

http://oregonmusicnews.com/blog/2011/06/06/singer-benny-spellman-dead-at-79-lipstick-traces-fortune-teller/