4th of July Music Digest

Alternative Latin music in NYC this week

http://latinmusic.about.com/b/2011/07/04/new-york-city-welcomes-latin-alternative-music-this-week.htm

R.I.P. to longtime jazz radio host Larry Smith

http://www.examiner.com/jazz-music-in-chicago/remembering-larry-smith-longtime-jazz-radio-celeb-dead-at-81

A visit to the Vancouver Jazz Fest

http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/local/article/907154--jazz-festival-keeps-vancouver-crooning

Checking out the Guitar Festival of Ireland

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2011/0704/1224300034904.html

Grow your own guitar!

http://io9.com/5817756/vegetable-orchestra-grow-your-own-guitar

How Nils Lofgren spent his 60th B-day

http://www.musicrooms.net/rock/36667-nils-lofgren-spent-60th-birthday-at-the-funeral-of-bandmate-clarence.html

Dr. L Subramaniam Rolls On

http://www.theprovince.com/health/Tireless+practitioner+country+classical+style/5042351/story.html

A visit to Steel Stacks

http://blogs.mcall.com/lehighvalleymusic/2011/07/steelstacks-levitt-pavilion-finds-perfect-first-show-in-marcia-ball.html#tp

A Hawaiian Hootenanny

http://www.staradvertiser.com/travel/20110703__Hawaii_island_hootenanny_has_music_and_hula.html

And catching up with Bill Frisell

http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/article_17eaa40b-7c66-576a-a4e8-bc124b1b5e28.html