Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Wednesday Music Digest

Uncle Tom spots James Caan

http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/utg_article/uncle_toms_gabbin291/

Thoughts on gardening, libraries, and Stupid Music

http://www.lodinews.com/opinion/columnists/gwin_paden/article_afc7b2f8-02ee-5cd0-909f-47f6b6cc90fc.html

New Stupid Music from The Hag

http://communityvoices.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/arts-entertainment-living/get-rhythm/30236-merle-haggards-new-album-on-believe-your-ears

Nominations for the Class of 2012 in Cleveland

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/27/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-announces-2012-nominations/

20 years after Miles

http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/news-mainmenu-139/68-2011/12060-jazz-breaking-news-yesternow-twenty-years-after-miles

The L.A. Philharmonic goes Gershwin

http://www.npr.org/2011/09/26/140743194/l-a-philharmonic-goes-gershwin-live-tuesday-at-10-p-m-et?ps=mh_frhdl2

Family Fugue

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/arts-and-entertainment/music/jazz-classical/Bucky-John-Pizzarelli-Share-Mutual-Love-of-Jazz-on-Family-Fugue-130627258.html

Culture Days in Canada

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Culture+Days+Canada+celebrates+arts/5466626/story.html

Previewing Halloween in New Orleans

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/halloween-in-new-orleans-a-mini-mardi-gras-with-parades-voodoo-music-fest-ghost-tours/2011/09/27/gIQAoVVU2K_story.html

And today's Starr Report!

http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/starr_report_eWkQeBnyK8cyV1ld5TxgWJ

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Tuesday Music Digest

An Arkansas town's 15 minutes of Beatles Fame

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2039193/Arkansas-town-Walnut-Ridge-launches-Beatles-tourist-industry-15-minutes.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

A Phoenix blues venue turns 20

http://downtowndevil.com/2011/09/19/13351/local-blues-music-venue-celebrates-20th-anniversary/

Recap of the Denton (TX) Blues Fest

http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/entertainment/stories/DRC_Denton_blues_fest_0919.17b2b1808.html

The 2011 Cutting Edge Music Conference gets ready to roll in NOLA

http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/the-2011-cutting-edge-music-conference/Content?oid=1882288

A resurgence of the Mardi Gras Indians

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/united-states/resurgence-for-new-orleans-indians-61799.html

Woody Allen and his jazz band have another gig

http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/crossfade/2011/09/woody_allen_new_orleans_jazz_band_miami_beach_hanukkah_show.php

Bosko and Honey take an Ookelele Honeymoon

http://blogs.abc.net.au/nsw/2011/09/bosko-and-honeys-ukelele-honeymoon.html

Another interesting band name-All the Apparatus

http://thecelebritycafe.com/reviews/all-apparatus-self-titled-album-09-19-2011

The Beirut Jazz Fest turns 4

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Culture/Music/2011/Sep-20/149158-4th-beirut-jazz-festival-to-return.ashx#axzz1YV2mWDL2

And R.I.P. to Romanian jazzman Johnny Raducanu

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/romanian-jazz-player-and-composer-johnny-raducanu-dies-of-heart-attack-at-79/2011/09/19/gIQAm2WreK_story.html

Monday, September 19, 2011

Monday Music Digest

Talking Story with Taj

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110918/ENT03/109180361/This-Taj-Mahal-blues-legend?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs

Too Much Fun at Monterey

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_18925408?nclick_check=1

Checking out Knaggs Guitars

http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20110918/LIFESTYLE/109180307/Knaggs-Holy-Grail-guitars?odyssey=nav%7Chead

A preview of this week's International Guitar Festival

http://www.ticotimes.net/Current-Edition/News-Briefs/International-Guitar-Festival-opens-Wednesday-at-San-Jose-s-National-Theater_Sunday-September-18-2011

Wilco does Toronto

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/music/wilcos-incongruous-charm-wins-over-toronto-audience/article2170418/

R.I.P. to Tulsa's "Grandma Guitar"

http://www.tulsaworld.com/ourlives/article.aspx?subjectid=58&articleid=20110918_11_A19_CUTLIN711622&allcom=1

Checking out the Blast Furnace Blues Festival

http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/music/mc-blast-furnace-blues-review-20110918,0,1636143.story

ACL-Fest, Day 1

http://www.examiner.com/concerts-in-austin/live-music-review-acl-fest-day-1-beardyman-gary-clark-jr-n-miss-all-stars-review

Maybe the new George Harrison film is NOT opening in Liverpool?

http://www.clickliverpool.com/culture/culture/1214340-scorsese-snubs-liverpool-for-red-carpet-premiere-of-george-harrison-film.html

And Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusement

http://timeoutchicago.com/music-nightlife/audio-file-blog/14948603/brilliant-corners-of-popular-amusement-saturday-live-review

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Thursday Music Digest

Amy Hānaiali‘i heads to the Pacific NW

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/ken/entertainment/129812673.html

NPR at Monterey Jazz

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2011/09/14/140476771/npr-music-goes-to-the-2011-monterey-jazz-festival

A visit to a World Music Fest in Chicago

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/7663500-421/world-music-festival-a-global-celebration.html

Diane Schuur goes country?

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/arts-and-entertainment/music/jazz-classical/Jazz-Goes-Country-on-Schuurs-The-Gathering-129808688.html

Elvis' first guitar goes on the auction block

http://www.dnainfo.com/20110914/upper-east-side/elvis-first-guitar-go-under-hammer-at-ues-auction

Bobby Bittman sighting

http://toromagazine.com/features/tiff/faces-of-tiff/gallery/ec6b8fc3-d2f7-03f4-0dbb-d7c9f3cbf064/Eugene-Levy/

Robert Gordon-still playing rockabilly

http://www.therecord.com/whatson/artsentertainment/article/594430--robert-gordon-still-carrying-the-rockabilly-torch

Fans don't like the new sound system at Lambeau Field?

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20110914/PKR01/110914138/Fans-complain-about-poor-quality-new-Lambeau-sound-system-?odyssey=nav%7Chead

New Ookelele Music from NZ

http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/utr/more/NID/4046/Listen-Wellington-International-Ukulele-Orchestra---Boogey-Man.utr

And Eric Clapton's daughter hires a singer for her wedding

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2037149/Eric-Clapton-s-secret-daughter-Ruth-hires-dad-sing-wedding.html

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Thursday Music Digest

Spam and Hawaiian Music

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/hawaii/detail?entry_id=97019

A preview of the San Francisco Jazz Fest

http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_18829989?nclick_check=1

Learning the language of the saxophone

http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_18849939

Remembering a Stupid Music legend, Bob's brother Johnnie Lee Wills

http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=269&articleid=20110908_269_WK21_CUTLIN174893

A visit to the Triumph Music Academy

http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/09/triumph_music_academy_offers_p.html

A new monument for the grave of Les Paul

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/07/ap/entertainment/main20102728.shtml

A new Cort Arona electric bass guitar

http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2011/Sep/Cort_Arona_5_Electric_Bass_Review.aspx

Cirque de Soleil visits NOLA

http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2011/09/cirque_du_soleils_dralion_brin.html

More new releases

http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/2011/09/06/20110906new-cd-releases-george-strait-hugh-laurie-lindsey-buckingham-pistol-annies.html

And how The Yardbirds played the pop music game

http://backpagemagazine.com/2011/09/07/how-the-yardbirds-played-the-pop-music-game/

Aloha Uncle Tom?

Apparently Midweek Magazine, where Uncle Tom Moffatt had his weekly "Uncle Tom's Gabbin' " column, has folded. Oh well.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

No Uncle Tom!

Our weekly Wednesday feature column from Uncle Tom Moffatt seems to have gone off the air. Will see what I can find out.

Wednesday Music Digest

New Stupid Music from Robert Earl Keen

http://www.kentucky.com/2011/09/06/1871218/critics-pick-robert-earl-keen.html

Rock the Bells on GI

http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/09/06/rock-the-bells-nyc-lauryn-hill-nas-erykah-badu/

Ringo talks about Elvis and Little Richard

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/ringo-starr-recalls-his-career-retrospective-bbc-show-now-online

Happy 75th to Buddy Holly

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-buddy-holly6-20110906,0,7140022.story

Hugh Laurie releases his first album

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/06/us-reviews-music-hughlaurie-idUSTRE7856OQ20110906

A review of Candye Kane's latest

http://blindedbysound.com/post/viewPost/review_candye_kane_-_sister_vagabond/ff04ca1759ae82a97dda24d57497c94b

R.I.P. to New Orleans music legend Wardell Querzege

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2011/09/wardell_quezergue_legendary_ne.html

A roundup of some new releases

http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/music/2011/09/06/guide-to-new-music-9-6-11-new-releases-by-curreny-loren-connors-and-steve-reich/

A visit to the Pearl Jam Museum

http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2011/09/06/the-pearl-jam-museum-and-pics-from-pj20/

And a wrapup of this year's Detroit Jazz Festival

http://jazztimes.com/articles/28412-detroit-jazz-festival-day-four-a-labor-day-bash-closes-out-the-festival

Monday, September 5, 2011

Gone Fishin'

Happy Labor Day!