Saturday, July 14, 2012

Saturday Music News You Can Use

Got Poi? Lotsa Hawaiian music news this morning

A Stevie Wonder concert scandal in Hawai'i?

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/200-000-missing-no-stevie-wonder-concert-hawaii-052400165--ncaaf.html

A new Judge for the Ka Himeni Ana music competition

http://metrooahu.hawaiinewsnow.com/news/arts-culture/99786-ka-himeni-ana-hawaiian-music-competition-introduces-new-judge-aaron-mahi

Volcanoes Fest is today on the Big Isle

http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2012/07/13/hawaii-volcanoes-32nd-annual-cultural-festival-july-14/

R.I.P. to jazz singer (and also Nat King Cole's wifey) Maria Cole

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/14/arts/music/maria-cole-jazz-singer-and-wife-of-nat-dies-at-89.html?_r=1

Checking out this year's Copenhagen Jazz Festival

http://www.demotix.com/news/1332244/copenhagen-jazz-festival-fills-copenhagen-high-level-jazz-music#slide-1

"Chicago" ends a 15 year run in (where else?)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2173464/After-All-That-Jazz-Chicago-close-15-years-West-End.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Ookelele Union

http://www.nashobapublishing.com/community_news/ci_21067878/ukulele-union-rocks

Professor Al Kooper chimes in on the Great Bob Dylan Guitar Mystery

http://www.examiner.com/article/al-kooper-chimes-on-the-bob-dylan-newport-electric-guitar-controversy

Pitchfork Music Festival time

http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-readers-guide-to-the-pitchfork-music-festival-saturday/Content?oid=6947449

And a tough music decision for folks in Seattle tonight-Ringo Starr, or Ray Davies?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2018669346_sixties13.html?prmid=head_more