Thursday Music Digest

Firesign Theatre gets ready to send Reebus into the Hole

http://www.kplu.org/post/tribute-firesign-theatres-peter-bergman

Got Poi? Time for the East Mau'i Taro Festival

http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/560324/East-Maui-Taro-Festival--all-about-the-poi-.html?nav=5020

New Stupid Music eateries in Texas

http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2012/04/18/stephan-pyles-announces-names-for-three-new-restaurants/

A leader of Jazz at Lincoln Center steps down

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/a-leader-of-jazz-at-lincoln-center-steps-down/

Another interesting new band name

http://www.thelantern.com/a-e/jazz-inspired-chicken-hawk-bird-getters-spreads-its-wings-1.2853075#.T5AZz9nhfpg

R.I.P. to jazz vibraphonist Teddy Charles

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-teddy-charles-20120419,0,1829380.story

Jim Bob Hoke sighting

http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/countygrind/2012/04/hukilau_fort_lauderdale_2012_music.php

A roundup of new CDs

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/arts/music/new-albums-from-train-and-jason-mraz.html?_r=1

The 2012 Oregon Zoo music schedule is announced

http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2012/04/2012_oregon_zoo_summer_concert.html

And turning a funeral home into a jazz school

http://www.katc.com/news/funeral-home-to-be-converted-to-jazz-school/