Sorry for the delayed post, had A Root Kit!
Raiatea Helm gets a Fellowship
http://mauinow.com/2012/01/02/raiatea-helm-awarded-20000-music-fellowship/
Steven Tyler gets a Ball and Chain
http://www.411mania.com/music/news/217358/%5C'Big-Kahuna-Blesses-Hawaiian-House-of-Steven-Tyler-and-His-Fiancee.htm
Stupid Music goes Flying
http://www.ainonline.com/?q=aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2012-01-02/fbo-profile-line-shack
R.I.P. to singer Barbara Lea
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/11213398-singer-barbara-lea-dies
And R.I.P. to Kingfish guitar player Danny DeGennaro
http://www.buckslocalnews.com/articles/2012/01/02/bristol_pilot/news/doc4eff0f0996336545858065.txt
Another new release roundup
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/arts/music/new-music-by-kevin-hufnagel-jimmy-owens-and-guided-by-voices.html?_r=1
Vice Gill is Energized
http://tasteofcountry.com/vince-gill-energized-musically-following-release-guitar-slinger/
1989, the year JazzFest Grew Up
http://www.nola.com/175years/index.ssf/2012/01/1989_new_orleans_jazz_fest_gro.html
Lawyer Elliott Shapiro sings the Blues
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx-defense-lawyer-elliott-shapiro-sings-blues-youtube-article-1.999830
And remembering "Electric Music For the Body and Mind"
http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/Music-Review-Country-Joe-and-The-Fish-Electric-2437005.php