Saturday Music News You Can Use

Time for this year's Clearwater Jazz Holiday

http://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/music/four-day-clearwater-jazz-holiday-begins-thursday/2146725

A new book about the Blues

http://wamc.org/post/crossroads-blues-rock-forever-intertwined

Hot Club of Cowtown keep on making Stupid Music

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/10/11/4546587/hot-club-of-cowtown-keeps-its.html

Quebec's Guitar Gods are a plucky bunch

http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Quebec+guitar+gods/9027732/story.html

Heidi Swedberg's life after "Seinfeld" revolves around the Ookelele

http://www.presstelegram.com/arts-and-entertainment/20131011/life-after-seinfeld-heidi-swedberg-takes-on-the-ukelele

Today's hot music in N'Orleans

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2013/10/new_orleans_music_hot_picks_fo_172.html

Jon Batiste Stays Human

http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Jazz-Pianist-Jon-Batiste-and-Stay-Human-to-Perform-in-Zankel-Hall-1012-20131011

Exploring the music of Mali

http://singersroom.com/content/2013-10-11/Mali-Music-Mali-Is/

R.I.P. to bluesman "Soul Man" Lee

http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2013/10/12/soul-man-lee-leaves-behind-blues-legacy/

And also to Vixen guitarist Jan Kuehnemund

http://loudwire.com/vixen-jan-kuehnemund-dies-at-51/