Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Good Night Irene

May be offline Sunday and Monday, Hurricane Irene is headed right at us!

Saturday Music Digest

Hot Club!

http://www.heraldnews.com/mysource/entertainment/x1228086080/Music-Scene-Hot-Club-of-Cowtown-much-more-than-an-Americana-band

Backcountry Jazz: reaching kids through music

http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/arts/features/101689-back-country-jazz-reaching-kids-with-music.html

What You Said about jazz critics

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2011/08/26/139980583/what-you-said-about-jazz-critics

Classical Music: a vintage year

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/08/26/3099201/fall-arts-a-vintage-year-for-classical.html

Happy 80th to Ira Sullivan

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-0827-ira-sullivan-20110827,0,3750507.column

The Swedes set a world record

http://www.examiner.com/art-scene-in-washington-dc/swedes-steal-world-record-from-the-dmv-ukulele-enthusiasts

Latest "guitar news"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/clifton-colo-man-could-face-criminal-charges-for-dancing-on-grave-in-effort-to-win-tickets/2011/08/26/gIQAuO90fJ_story.html

A new music center in NOLA

http://picayuneitem.com/statenews/x975851965/Post-Katrina-development-gets-music-center-in-NOLA

Checking out Chicago's North Coast Music Fest

http://www.thespacelab.tv/spaceLAB/2011/08August/MusicNews-107-North-Coast-Music-Festival.htm

And the Red Hook Music Festival gets Hurricaned Out

http://carrollgardens.patch.com/articles/singin-the-blues-red-hook-music-festival-postponed-2

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Gone Fishin'

1 day hiatus, back tomorrow!

Monday, August 15, 2011

Stormy Monday Music Digest

A trip to the new Big Sky Classical Music Fest

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/county/article_90107aac-c6ee-11e0-a214-001cc4c002e0.html

Jazz down under in New Zealand

http://www.voxy.co.nz/entertainment/feast-wellington-jazz-fans/5/98265

Uncle Chickie and gang roll on with RTF

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/arts/music/return-to-forever-iv-at-the-beacon-theater-review.html?_r=1

Carlos Santana says slashing Grammy categories is "racist"

http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Slashing+Grammys+racist+declares+Carlos+Santana/5254103/story.html?cid=megadrop_story

An honor for Aretha

http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a335006/aretha-franklin-to-be-given-top-jazz-honor.html

Beauty, Eh? A hockey stick guitar

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Puck-Treasures-Rock-out-with-this-hockey-stick-?urn=nhl-wp10575

Speaking of guitars, Star Guitar wins another race

http://www.drf.com/news/evangeline-downs-star-guitar-takes-evangeline-mile-third-straight-year

Far Out

http://www.timesleader.com/news/Hippiefest_rsquo_s__acts_far_out_review_08-14-2011.html

A Christian musician remembers Katrina

http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20110814/APC0502/110812058/Christian-musician-offers-free-concert-thanks-help-followed-Katrina

And George Thorogood goes back to Blues School

http://www.southbendtribune.com/entertainment/inthebend/sbt-20110814sbtmichf-03-03-20110814,0,3653256.story


Monday, August 8, 2011

Monday Music Digest

Two Dukes

http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/Music-Review-Jazz-In-Brief-Two-Dukes-Two-1755982.php

A trip to Newport Jazz

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2011/08/08/young_talent_big_names_at_newport_jazz_festival/

Checking out the Fairbanks Summer Arts Fest

http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/14979143/article-Background-players-a-major-influence-at-Fairbanks-Summer-Arts-Festival?instance=home_features_lead_story1

The Rip Tide

http://www.npr.org/2011/08/07/138984737/first-listen-beirut-the-rip-tide?ps=mh_fl

Lollapalooza 2011 rolls on

http://timeoutchicago.com/music-nightlife/audio-file-blog/14880537/lollapalooza-2011-sunday-noah-and-the-whale

Acoustic guitar making at the New Hampshire Craftsmen's Fair

http://articles.boston.com/2011-08-07/news/29862150_1_glass-blowing-guitar-demonstration

A Lowell Folk Festival for Rhode Island?

http://www.projo.com/news/content/BLACKSTONE_NATIONAL_08-07-11_NUPB0UO_v1054.507b8.html

Remembering a man named Gottschalk

http://www.iberianet.com/opinion/columnists/louisiana-born-gottschalk-was-trendsetter-in-music/article_5f32d0c0-c0ad-11e0-9029-001cc4c002e0.html

Saturday Night at the Edmonton Folk Festival

http://www.edmontonsun.com/2011/08/06/eclectic-night-at-folk-fest

And Hippiefest heads to Jersey

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20110807/NJENT01/308060006/Hippiefest-plans-3-N-J-shows-at-the-Basie-Mayo-and-Bergen-arts-centers


Saturday, August 6, 2011

Get De Led Out!

I got this nice snapshot of Hawaiian Slack Key Master Uncle Ledward Ka'apana at last weekend's Lowell Folk Festival....

Saturday Music Digest

Another Stupid Music update from Cow Bop

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/05/PKC51KG0M6.DTL

Another nice review for the new NRBQ disc

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/08/nrbq-keep-love-goin

Paki Jazz tops the Western charts?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/05/pakistan-musicians-top-western-charts-jazz

War brings in the funk

http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/war-brings-in-the-funk-as-jazz-fest-kicks-off-1.1185122

Hawaiian Ookelele goes mainstream

http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/August-2011/Hawaiian-Ukulele-Goes-Mainstream/

A Japanese flute Grand Master comes to Kaua'i

http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/blogs/hawaii_today/2011/8/5/Hawaii_Kauai_Lawai

Stan Freberg, Year 85!

http://communityvoices.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/arts-entertainment-living/get-rhythm/29680-stan-freberg-at-85-the-commercial-producer

A nice stolen guitar story for a change

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-green-beret-guitar-20110804,0,7726294.story

Psychedelia of Many Colours

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/arts/music/new-cds-amy-lavere-mathieu-santos-bobby-charles.html?_r=1

And a trip to Mariachi El Bronx

http://www.spinner.com/2011/08/04/mariachi-el-bronx-new-album/

Thursday, August 4, 2011

And Yet More Lowell Folk Fest

More Lowell Folk Fest

Thursday Music Digest

NRBQ heading to the Lone Star State this fall

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/08/discovery_green_capitol_one_co.php

Aloha Spirit

http://www.mauiweekly.com/page/content.detail/id/503638/H--257-na-Cultural-Center-Ho-olaule-a.html?nav=39

A preview of the 17th Lansing Jazz Fest

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20110804/ENTERTAINMENT02/108040306/17th-annual-jazz-fest-brings-lively-music-Old-Town?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cp

The Definitive Bill Evans

http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/Music-Review-Bill-Evans-The-Definitive-Bill-1717373.php

Recap of the 34th Canmore Folk Festival

http://www.canmoreleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3242733

17 Hippies

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10742798

New tuneage from John Hiatt

http://thedailynewsonline.com/entertainment/article_6ed9f389-bde3-582f-a6ab-32954778cc8e.html

The Armstrong Aria

http://offbeat.com/2011/08/03/the-armstrong-aria/

Paul McCartney at Wrigley Field

http://www.avclub.com/chicago/articles/paul-mccartney-at-wrigley-field,59889/

And the top 10 Beatles songs

http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/top-10-beatles-songs-08-03-2011

Lowell Folk Fest 2011...Fiddlin' Around

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Lowell Folk Festival 2011...Too Much Fun!

Bill Kirchen on the JFK Stage doing his 10+ minute version of "Hot Rod Lincoln"

Lowell Folk Festival 2011

Here's a nice shot I got of Telecaster Master Bill Kirchen, who was the original guitarist for Commander Cody 40 years ago. Bill did a 10+ minute version of "Hot Rod Lincoln" that brought the house down!

Tuesday Music Digest

Remembering "Muswell Hillbillies" (with a little NRBQ thrown in!)

http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/postmodernconservative/2011/08/01/complicated-life/

Talking Story with George Wein

http://newton.patch.com/articles/newport-jazz-founder-george-wein-makes-it-happen-2

A new Miles Davis reissue

http://www.times-age.co.nz/entertainment/news/album-review-miles-davis-tutu-deluxe-edition/3961434/

Ookelele on the beach

http://www.thephuketnews.com/wp-post.php?id=26238

Air Guitar Time at WOMAD

http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/9170668.WOMAD_air_guitar_fans_join_world_record_challenge/

Win a real Les Paul guitar!

http://glenrock.patch.com/articles/win-les-pauls-guitar-3

Guitar World magazine covers thru the years

http://www.guitarworld.com/photo-gallery-guitar-world-magazine-covers-through-years-1981

Checking out New Orleans' Satchmo Fest

http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/satchmo-fest/Content?oid=1859169

Music therapy for depression

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/wchung/detail?entry_id=94304

And a reprise of the "Graceland" concert, 25 years later

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/tv-film/paul-simon-performs-graceland-in-south-africa-1005299882.story

Monday, August 1, 2011

Bill Kirchen @ Lowell 2011!

August 1st Music Digest

A visit to Newport

http://newport.patch.com/articles/newport-bridgefest-music-from-folk-to-jazz

A Portland jazz man gets his stolen horn back

http://www.koinlocal6.com/news/local/story/Portland-jazz-legend-gets-stolen-trumpet-back/te22qOIUWkyz1550ZlT4jA.cspx

R.I.P. to lyricist Fran Landesman

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/arts/music/fran-landesman-lyricist-with-a-bittersweet-edge-dies-at-83.html?_r=1

A Lowell Folk Festival Sampler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL5XANXN1tE

A guitar with 7 strings

http://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/11/07/p1819761/7-string-guitar-with-custom-baritone-neck-by-halo-custom-guitars

A wood shortage threatens the world's best guitars

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/playing-for-time-wood-shortages-threaten-worlds-best-guitars-2329707.html

Preview of a new music special for PBS

http://www.bayoubuzz.com/louisiana-local-news/new-orleans-news/309143-hugh-laurie-previews-his-new-orleans-shot-music-special-for-pbs

10 things you might not know about music festivals

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-perspec-0731-things-20110731,0,4302384.story

A roundup of new recordings

http://articles.philly.com/2011-07-31/news/29835827_1_john-hiatt-indiana-born-lykke-li

And remember the Beatles Haircut?

http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Entertainment/2011/08/01/The_Beatles_hair_inspires_barber_645052.html