Thursday Music Digest

Street performers become Stars

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2012/02/23/unified-voices-lift-star-status-of-street-performers.html

New music and a new tour from Jack Johnson

http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles/58179/jack-johnson-releasing-live-album-plans-hawaii-tour.html

Roughing up the Brits

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/music-awards-roughing-up-the-brits-7303432.html

Honoring Sir Duke in Houston

http://www.houstonianonline.com/a-e/shsu-symphony-orchestra-and-jazz-band-to-honor-duke-ellington-1.2705261#.T0ZcDoGvNT8

The Edge of Music in Japan

http://www.thecuttingedgenews.com/index.php?article=72131&pageid=23&pagename=Arts

Utah to host its first Ookelele Festival

http://www.heraldextra.com/blogs/american-fork-citizen/utah-s-first-ukulele-festival-to-be-held-in-af/article_019a3b62-5d2c-11e1-9977-001871e3ce6c.html

R.I.P. to Canadian guitarist Christopher Weimer

http://www.spinner.com/2012/02/22/christopher-reimer-women-guitarist-dead/

New Orleans between meals

http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/21/travel/new-orleans-activities/?hpt=tr_c2

How to use an iPad like a Rock Star

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/02/how-use-ipad-rock-star/49030/

And the music industry turns to living books

http://news.bostonherald.com/business/technology/general/view/20220222mass_app-eal/srvc=home&position=also