Saturday, January 7, 2012

Saturday Music Digest

A new tribute to Waylon Jennings

http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1676870/waylon-jennings-tribute-album-due-feb-7.jhtml

New Voices of the Islands

http://blog.sfgate.com/hawaii/2012/01/06/mesmerizing-new-voice-of-the-islands-at-yoshis-jan-8/

A growing Ookelele Movement

http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/27354434-55/ukulele-students-eugene-north-club.html.csp

New Ookelele Music on DVD from Brittni Paiva

http://www.examiner.com/ukulele-in-national/brittni-paiva-breathes-life-into-living-ukulele-review

Five musicians, one guitar

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/five-musicians-one-guitar/2012/01/06/gIQA7fn4eP_blog.html

R.I.P. to former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Weston

http://www.spinner.com/2012/01/06/bob-weston-fleetwood-mac-dead-dies/

Recycling guitar strings for a good cause

http://www.theboot.com/2012/01/06/original-artists-bracelets-guitar-strings/

Start 'em Young...

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/soundcheck/daisy_rock_girl_guitars_welcomes_8-year-old_wunderkind_zoe_thomson.html

Catching up with Sugar Ray and the Bluetones

http://www.patriotledger.com/entertainment/music/x352575218/MUSIC-SCENE-People-take-notice-of-Sugar-Ray-and-the-Bluetones

And Chicago's Blues in black and white

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/06/3350928/chicagos-blues-in-black-and-white.html

R.I.P. to NRBQ Drummer Tommy Ardolino (1955-2012)

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Wednesday Music Digest

Uncle Tom gets ready to welcome Elton John to Honolulu

http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/utg_article/uncle_toms_gabbin305/

Mariachi El Bronx kicks off the New Year

http://www.examiner.com/rock-music-in-los-angeles/mariachi-el-bronx-kicks-off-new-year-la-with-jimmy-kimmel-and-first-fridays

High hopes for Chicago Jazz in 2012

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-0104-jazz-resolutions-20120104,0,5007146.column

Opening 2012 with Stupid Music

http://www.grahamleader.com/index.asp?Story=24151

A new Museum of Stupid Music in Dallas

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2012/01/they_contacted_me_last_summer.php

Bonnie Raitt gets some help from Big Al Anderson for her new album

http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/01/bonnie-raitt-covers-two-dylan-songs-on-new-album-slipstream/

Frampton gets his Best Guitar back after 3 decades

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/peter-frampton-reunited-with-best-guitar-after-31-years/

R.I.P. to Iron Butterfly's guitarist

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120103/ARTICLE/120109897

Blues Alive for Ronnie Baker Brooks

http://lagrange.suntimes.com/entertainment/9710625-421/blues-alive-for-ronnie-baker-brooks.html

10 great songs that flew under the radar in 2011

http://www.eastbayri.com/news/2011/dec/30/ten-great-songs-flew-under-radar-2011/


And previewing this weekend's Anti-Freeze Blues Festival in Michigan

http://berkley.patch.com/articles/weekend-countdown-the-anti-freeze-blues-festival-b5e55e96