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