Saturday, May 10, 2014

Saturday Music News You Can Use

Saturday's live New Orleans Music includes Big Sam's Funky Nation at the World's Largest Crawfish Boil, which celebrates Zatarain's 125th birthday

http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar

A report from this week's Blues Music Awards

http://journalstar.com/entertainment/music/holt-wins-big-at-blues-music-awards/article_ca8b77d6-18d6-5630-98b2-e2cb227b3100.html

Tony Bennett sighting

http://www.centredaily.com/2014/05/09/4172076/jazz-pop-singer-tony-bennett-still.html?sp=/99/188/

Ron Carter writes a book and has a birthday party

http://www.bkreader.com/2014/05/all-that-jazz-ron-carters-book-release-and-birthday-party/

Essentially Ellington turns 19

http://keranews.org/post/carroll-senior-high-school-jazz-band-nyc-19th-essentially-ellington-competition

A George Harrison Rickenbacker heads to auction

http://fremonttribune.com/entertainment/beatles-rickenbacker-guitar-coming-to-auction/article_93c41da6-e351-51f8-9f34-1de3a71c7dc2.html

A new guitar exhibit at Honolula's Bishop Museum

http://khon2.com/2014/05/09/learn-all-about-the-guitar-at-bishop-museums-newest-exhibit/

A preview of this weekend's Might Uke Fest in Michigan

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/A3/20140508/THINGSTODO02/305080057/Old-Town-s-Mighty-Uke-Day-Michigan-celebrates-people-s-instrument-?nclick_check=1

The New Orleans Festival season is just starting

http://www.nola.com/festivals/index.ssf/2014/05/new_orleans_festival_season_he.html

And celebrating the 45th anniversary of George Harrison's "Electronic Sound"

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/george-harrison-electronic-sound/