Friday Music News You Can Use

Making Ookeleles Cool

http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/theguide/goingout/articles/2012/09/13/62655-making-ukuleles-cool-ukulele-orchestra-of-great-britain/

Checking out this year's Orinda Jazz Festival

http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_21537023/orinda-jazz-festival-draws-top-talent

Richard Thompson gets an award and sees Big Al Anderson and Bonnie Raitt

http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/richard-thompson-gets-americana-award-0913-2012.aspx

A thief visits Chuck Berry's house

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/stcharles/guitar-tools-reported-stolen-from-chuck-berry-s-st-charles/article_1226071e-fdd0-11e1-b322-0019bb30f31a.html

Fiona Apple's guitarist goes Solo

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2012/09/blake_mills_interview.php

A new guitar learning system

http://www.paramuspost.com/article.php/20120913134200608

A new song for cancer survivors from Jewel

http://www.bradenton.com/2012/09/13/4198467/jewel-pens-new-song-flower-for.html

Previewing this year's VoodooFest in N'Orleans

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/163016-the-festive-sacred-a-preview-of-voodoo-fest-2012/

Shemeikia Copeland turns 33 and 1/3

http://somethingelsereviews.com/2012/09/13/shemekia-copeland-33-13-2012/

And ZZ Top takes Blues Back to the Future

http://www.npr.org/2012/09/13/160939577/zz-top-taking-the-blues-back-to-the-future