Sunday, July 31, 2011

Lowell Folk Festival 2011

I took this nice shot of Texas' Quebe Sisters Band at the Lowell Folk Festival Saturday. Well done, ladies!

Turn Down That Stupid Music!

Last Day of July Music Digest

New Stupid Music from Cow Bop

http://www.examiner.com/jazz-music-in-national/cow-bop-s-too-hick-for-the-room-tries-to-ride-jazz-and-country-s-thick-line-review

Around the jazz internet

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2011/07/29/138839682/around-the-jazz-internet-july-29-2011

Bass Island

http://www.jambands.com/news/2011/07/29/bassnectar-s-final-northeast-show-of-2011-bass-island

A preview of August music festivals in Calgary

http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/August+music+festivals+come+into/5180967/story.html

The 27 Club

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2011/07/31/amy_winehouse_joins_list_of_rock_stars_dead_at_27/

Young Man with the Big Beat

http://www.nooga.com/11408_sound-check-young-man-with-the-big-beat-changed-the-face-of-popular-music/

Help raise funds for the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF

http://whereseric.com/eric-clapton-news/303-help-raise-funds-george-harrison-fund-unicef

Another comeback for El DeBarge?

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110729/ENT03/107290307/El-DeBarge-goes-for-Second-Chance-?odyssey=tab%7Cmostpopular%7Ctext%7CENT

25 years of jazz in Connecticut

http://www.myrecordjournal.com/meriden/article_9c0dbbca-bb0a-11e0-8e4c-001cc4c002e0.html

And Philly's jazz elders riff on the golden times

http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20110731_Philadelphia_s_jazz_elders_riff_on_the_golden_times.html

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Saturday Music Digest

Before Keef Richards, there was Stupid Music!

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/07/ray_benson_keith_richards_bob.php

Jazz albums for summer

http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_18433022?nclick_check=1

Big Hair and Good Music at the North Sea Jazz Fest

http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/08/7043728-big-hair-and-good-music-at-the-north-sea-jazz-festival-in-rotterdam

The Duke of Uke closing?

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/duke-of-uke-why-is-one-of-londons-quaintest-ukulele-shops-facing-closure-2307787.html

A rare Carl Perkins guitar goes on the auction block

http://www.smh.com.au/world/guitar-from-the-birth-of-rocknroll-for-sale--to-the-tune-of-16350000-20110708-1h6us.html

A visit to the Vintage Guitar Closet

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/jul/08/store-151-with-strings-attached/

Trombone Shorty goes to Scotland

http://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/article/35472-trombone-shorty-profile-edinburgh-jazz-festival-2011/

Checking out the annual Briggs Farm Blues Fest in PA

http://thetimes-tribune.com/lifestyles-people/briggs-farm-hosts-14th-annual-blues-festival-this-weekend-in-nescopeck-twp-1.1172298#axzz1RcOfyocx

40 years with Judas Priest

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2011/07/08/judas-priest-s-rob-halford-on-40-years-of-heavy-metal-91466-29013999/

And Hawaiian music opens a new surf museum on the Big Island

http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2011/07/06/video-eddie-aikau-restaurant-surf-museum-opens/

Tuesday, July 5, 2011