Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Hump Day Music News You Can Use

Uncle Tom remembers 1965, when Johnny Mathis and Hank Mancini came to Honolulu

http://www.midweek.com/uncle-toms-gabbin-26/

This year's Jamaica Jazz and Blues Fest is coming to HBO

http://www.hola-arkansas.com/noticiashispanicprwire/22376/hbo-presents-where-the-music-is-always-alive:-jamaica-jazz-

A preview of this fall's Berklee Beantown Fest

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20120724006228/en/Natixis-Global-Asset-Management/Berklee-College-of-Music/BeanTown-Jazz-Festival

Halifax says goodbye to jazz icon Bucky Evans

http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/120379-bucky-adams-memorial-a-musical-celebration

Funky Frets

http://www.pottsmerc.com/article/20120724/FINANCE01/120729621/funky-frets-brings-passion-for-ukuleles-to-boyertown

A new album from...Don Felder???

http://www.jambands.com/news/2012/07/24/former-eagles-guitarist-don-felder-to-release-first-album-in-30-years

Gary Rossington Talks Story

http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/lynyrd-skynyrd-gary-rossington-interview-0724-2012.aspx

Unc Lionel Batiste gets to stand up one final time

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2178443/Dead-New-Orleans-drummer-Lionel-Batiste-propped-standing-position-wake.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

New Orleans' Horn Doctor gets his Hospital

http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Horn-Doctor-and-Tips-team-up-to-create-instrument-repair-shop-163502516.html

And a Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island

http://gothamist.com/2012/07/24/gorgeous_video_of_governors_island.php

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Tuesday Music News You Can Use

The Hula Show is coming to S.F.

http://dance.broadwayworld.com/article/Na-Lei-Hulu-I-Ka-Wekius-THE-HULA-SHOW-2012-Plays-San-Francisco-1020-28-20120723

Mingus Lives

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304363104577390471514862652.html

Remembering Jimmie Jones

http://qctimes.com/news/local/jimmie-jones-remembering-a-q-c-jazz-advocate/article_58cccc64-d53c-11e1-a184-001a4bcf887a.html

Almost time for GromFest on Kaua'i

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/press-release/live-like-sion-keiki-gromfest-2012-set-for-july-28th_73670/

A recap of last weekend's Ookelele Festival on Waikiki Beach

http://www.examiner.com/article/the-42nd-annual-ukulele-festival-a-day-of-laughter-love-and-hope

Tommy Bolin finally gets a Box Set

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/rock-guitar-legend-tommy-bolin-gets-the-box-set-treatment-3-cd-the-definitive-teaser-includes-remastered-version-of-the-classic-album-2-cds-of-alternates-and-outtakes-2012-07-23

Highlights from the first Firefly Fest

http://www.billboard.com/events/firefly-2012-highlights-from-delaware-s-1007643552.story#/events/firefly-2012-highlights-from-delaware-s-1007643552.story

Today's vexing question-should Social media use be allowed in a Second Line?

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2012/07/poll_where_should_we_draw_the.html

Blues and Tall Ships in Halifax

http://www.oyetimes.com/music/mainstream/26755-joe-murphy-blues-revue-rocks-halifax-tall-ships

And one last All Starr Band review (of the final show, of course!)

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-ringo-starr-greek-theatre-review-20120722,0,290364.story

Saturday, July 21, 2012

What Makes Bob Holler

CAVU Saturday Music News You Can Use

Get a degree in MELE

http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/Music-program-at-Honolulu-Community-College/ubIw_4brt0Cug8DW4aKbrA.cspx

Around the Jazz Internet

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2012/07/20/157137476/around-the-jazz-internet-july-20-2012

Keeping score of the all-time greats

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304141204577508640658182170.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Utah gets its own Ookelele Festival

http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/north/american-fork/american-fork-home-to-utah-s-inaugural-ukulele-festival/article_4ca36fef-4832-503f-bddc-8eb508cd8d04.html

Fender decides to NOT go public

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/famed-guitar-maker-fender-reverses-course-on-going-public-citing-global-economy/2012/07/20/gJQARoslxW_story.html

New Orleans remembers Unc Lionel Batiste

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2012/07/uncle_lionel_batistes_musical.html

Tipitina's wants to restore the House of Fess

http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Tipss-wants-to-keep-dream-of-Fess-alive-by-restoring-home-163134576.html

Little Feat has a new album out

http://democratherald.com/entertainment/music/little-feat/article_425f4de1-f842-50c0-b925-65a67e90bb96.html

Dallas' House of Blues goes on the market

http://www.examiner.com/article/house-of-blues-goes-on-the-market

And the All-Starkeys do Pechanga

http://blog.pe.com/audio-file/2012/07/20/temecula-see-photos-of-ringo-starrs-pechanga-show/

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Thursday Music News You Can Use

Prince Lot Hula Festival Time

http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/blogs/hawaii_today/2012/7/18/Hawaii_Oahu_Honolulu_Moanalua_Gardens_hula_festival

The 2013 NEA Jazz Masters are announced

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/2012/07/18/allison-donaldson-chosen-nea-jazz-masters/lcyhW2ck5UiSKbpBKARRWL/story.html

A new book about Jazz Standards

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/07/18/3708868/jazz-town-the-jazz-standards-examines.html

The Cameo turns 100

http://napavalleyregister.com/star/lifestyles/the-cameo-s-centennial-celebration-just-like-in-the-movies/article_3ad2de88-d131-11e1-b29c-001a4bcf887a.html

Koloa Plantation Days ready to kick off on the Garden Isle

http://www.midweekkauai.com/2012/07/roping-riding-running-in-koloa/

Six String Summer Camp

http://www2.tbo.com/news/education-news/2012/jul/18/panewso1-six-string-summer-camp-ar-434326/

How your guitar really can pay the bills

http://www.forbes.com/sites/lorikozlowski/2012/07/18/how-your-guitar-really-can-pay-the-bills/

The World's largest playable guitar

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/worlds-largest-playable-guitar-a-huge-hit-at-the-carnegie-science-center-645183/

Amy Winehouse's charity is funding music lessons in NOLA

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/amy-winehouses-charity-funds-new-orleans-music-lessons_1368794

And The Who announce their first U.S. tour in 4 years.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-the-who-quadrophenia-north-american-tour-20120718,0,5335078.story

Monday, July 16, 2012

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

Friday, July 13, 2012

Friday the 13th Music News You Can Use

Watch out for Black Cats

Slack Key Masters head to Mau'i

http://www.mauiweekly.com/page/content.detail/id/510067/Legends-of-Hawaiian-Music-to-Perform-at-the-MACC.html?nav=39

Back home with Canada's greatest living Jazz musician, Oliver Jones

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2012/07/12/156678757/back-home-with-canadas-greatest-living-jazz-musician

Tuning Up with the Toowoomba Ookelele Group

http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2012/07/12/toowoomba-ukulele-group-tunes/

Boos in Newport in 1965

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-bob-dylan-guitar-newport-pete-seeger-20120712,0,1299678.story

Speaking of which, who really has Dylan's guitar from that day?

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/12/showbiz/music/bob-dylan-lost-guitar-rs/index.html

Some new technology from Martin Guitar?

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/07/12/martin-guitar-tries-to-recreate-vintage-sound-digitally/?mod=google_news_blog

This year's best music-so far

http://gazettextra.com/weblogs/popcon-popular-conversation/2012/jul/12/years-best-musicso-far/

A former Capitol Records exec remembers meeting John Lennon for the first time

http://www.examiner.com/article/meeting-john-lennon-a-former-capitol-records-exec-remembers

Blues for the Zoo returns to Big Bear

http://blog.pe.com/community-arts/2012/07/12/big-bear-blues-for-the-zoo-returns-to-the-mountains/

And Ringo and the ASB hit Salt Lake

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment/54473442-81/starr-band-songs-black.html.csp

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Sunday Music News You Can Use

The Kaua'i Music Festival turns 10

http://thegardenisland.com/entertainment/night-life/kaua-i-music-festival-celebrates-years-of-musical-advancement/article_fa5ad17c-c7d9-11e1-bb82-0019bb2963f4.html

While the Lenox Music Inn celebrates #75

http://bostonglobe.com/opinion/2012/07/07/lenox-music-inn-was-jazz-secret-hotspot/faPfekeIc40u2VKQ2xkCVN/story.html

Yet another report from Montreal Jazz 2012

http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Montreal+International+Jazz+Festival+2012+Harry+Manx+Maison+symphonique+Montreal/6899423/story.html

"Missed it by that much!"

http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2012/07/07/227471_local-news.html

A traveling guitar museum in search of a home

http://www.boston.com/ae/theater-arts/2012/07/07/guitar-museum-travels-the-searching-for-home/7iM3A7ShwmL1bsRcjsQ7TK/story.html

R.I.P. to legendary Malaysian guitarist Paul Ponnudorai, who was only 51

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/7/8/nation/11625516&sec=nation

Another Essence update from NOLA

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1689199/dangelo-essence-music-festival.jhtml

As well as one from Waterfront Blues

http://oregonmusicnews.com/2012/07/07/waterfront-blues-festival-2012-how-to-spend-your-saturday/

Ringo Starr turns 72

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/07/ringo-starr-on-peace-love-and-turning-72/

And Talking Story with Ringo's photog

http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/rob-shanahan-book-signing/Event?oid=2919465

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Saturday Music News You Can Use

Got Poi? Quite a bit of Hawaiian Music in the news today...

It's Hawai'i State Farm Fare time on Windward O'ahu

http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/blogs/hawaii_today/2012/7/6/Hawaii_Oahu_Kualoa_farm_fair

'Ohana Day on Kaua'i

http://thegardenisland.com/news/local/taste-of-japanese-culture-on-tap-at-ohana-day/article_967a3104-c728-11e1-a12f-001a4bcf887a.html

Another tribute to Makaha Son John Koko

http://blog.sfgate.com/hawaii/2012/07/06/hawaiian-music-rising-star-in-concord-remembering-makaha-sons-john-koko/

Serving Ethiopian jazz fusion to the masses

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/debo-band-prepares-to-serve-ethiopian-jazz-fusion-to-the-masses/2012/07/05/gJQAByt4RW_story.html

An open letter to New Orleans' Jazz Journalists

http://www.offbeat.com/2012/07/06/open-letter-to-jazz-journalists-of-new-orleans/

Latest guitar toys

http://www.tmrzoo.com/2012/35897

Meh Johnson-the legend of the Guitar Knight

http://allafrica.com/stories/201207061010.html

Essence kicks off in NOLA

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/rising-randb-stars-debut-at-essence-fests-opening-in-new-orleans/2012/07/05/gJQAXWKbQW_story.html

New music from Lisa Marie Presley

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20120706/LIFESTYLE/207060321/Presley-showcases-blues-country-chops?nclick_check=1

And Booker T. hits Waterfront Blues in Oregon

http://oregonmusicnews.com/2012/07/06/waterfront-blues-festival-2012-thursday-745-booker-ts-funky-smooth-groove/

Monday, July 2, 2012

Gone Fishin'!

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