Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Hump Day Music News You Can Use

Uncle Tom Moffatt remembers the very first Hawai'i appearance by Leon Russell and the Shelter People in 1971.

http://www.midweek.com/rumer-willis-bj-penn-and-and-more-celebrity-news/

New Orleans Wednesday hot music picks

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2013/09/new_orleans_music_hot_picks_fo_148.html

A look ahead to this year's Angel City Jazz Fest at UCLA

http://www.examiner.com/article/angel-city-jazz-a-fall-banquet-of-jazz-music

It's Delta Blues Festival time

http://www.contracostatimes.com/east-county-times/ci_24117478/delta-blues-festival-features-wide-variety-blues

Popular Mechanics teaches you how to play guitar

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/how-to/tips/play-guitar-through-your-computer-speakers-15931390

How the Psalms made Folk Music

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/christandpopculture/2013/09/how-the-psalms-made-folk-music/

The Moody Blues get shipshape

http://www.contactmusic.com/press/the-moody-blues-cruise-ii-2014-announce-final-line-up-for-their-second-fan-cruise

A legendary Texas music venue is on the market

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2013/09/17/austin-blues-club-antones-up-for-sale.html

Listening to the Teheran Blues in LA

http://www.theguardian.com/world/iran-blog/2013/sep/18/fared-shafinury-music-iran-texas-concert

And R.I.P. to Australian jazzman Bernie McGann

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/music/jazz-saxophonist-bernie-mcgann-dead-at-76-20130918-2tya1.html