Weds. Music Digest

Uncle Tom Time

http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/utg_article/uncle_toms_gabbin286/

Richard Thompson Down East

http://www.sunjournal.com/encore/story/1077415

Hawaiian music from Amy coming to California

http://lasvegas.broadwayworld.com/article/California-Hotel-and-Casino-to-Host-Concert-Brunch-with-Amy-Hanaialii-918-20110823

The Sacramento Jazz Fest changes its name

http://blogs.sacbee.com/ticket/archives/2011/08/sacramento-jazz.html

Does a jazz critic have to be a jazz musician too?

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2011/08/22/139862077/does-a-jazz-critic-have-to-be-a-jazz-musician-too

R.I.P. to the last original Four Freshman

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/arts/music/ross-barbour-a-founding-freshman-dies-at-82.html?_r=1

Remembering Jerry Lieber

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903461304576526583253345812.html

The return of Connie Smith

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=14363855

Guitar Center Sessions starts its second season

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/23/new-episode-of-award-winning-television-series-guitar-center-sessions-on-directv-features-the-incomparable-blondie-on-august-27th/101135/

And Afro-Peruvian music with a New Orleans influence

http://www.nola.com/nolavie/index.ssf/2011/08/new_orleans_afro-peruvian_sing.html