Friday, May 2, 2014

Aloha Friday Music News You Can Use

Aloha Friday live broadcasts from JazzFest feature John Mooney and Bluesiana, as well as the always-entertaining Charmaine Neville

http://www.wwoz.org/programs/live-events

Signing at JazzFest

http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2014/04/sign_language_masters_interpre.html

Anais St. John makes her JazzFest debut

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/90d4d81ee31c4e2dbb3c2c32fee57a52/US--Music-Jazz-Fest

While the first act of the day always has a hard time drawing a crowd

http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2014/05/truth_universal_pleases_a_smal.html

Lei Day on Mau'i with the Caz Bros happens tonight

http://www.mauiweekly.com/page/content.detail/id/532424/Brothers-Cazimero-Lei-Day-Concert-at-The-MACC.html?nav=39

Dennis Kamakahi gets a NY Times obit

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/arts/music/dennis-kamakahi-hawaiian-renaissance-songwriter-dies-at-61.html?_r=0

Abbey Road (briefly) opens its doors

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304677904579535611248082286

D'Adarrio wants to make its guitar strings on Long Island

http://www.newsday.com/business/guitar-string-maker-d-addario-plans-new-factory-on-long-island-1.7892136

Steve Berlin talks Ed

http://www.pantagraph.com/print-specific/pantagraph/ragged-body/los-lobos-berlin-ed-s-at-a-peak-right-now/article_1b753320-23bb-5ba4-b758-647476b8c480.html

And a preview of this year's Jazz Lawn Party on Governors Island

https://blogcritics.org/culture-review-ny-6th-annual-jazz-age-lawn-party-governors-island/