Monday, July 14, 2014

Monday Music News You Can Use

Welcome back! 15 items for the price of 10!

Monday's live music in New Orleans includes Higher Heights Reggae Band @ Blue Nile

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

R.I.P. to jazz bass great Charlie Haden

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2014/07/13/jazz_bass_giant_charlie_haden_dies_at_76.html

The Chester Blues Festival comes a Cropper

http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/steve-cropper-top-bill-chester-7415777

Blues and BBQ in Liberty, Iowa. Once spent a month there one night.

http://www.kwwl.com/story/26004893/2014/07/12/north-liberty-held-bbq-and-blues-festival

A Stanley Jordan sighting

http://ngrguardiannews.com/life-magazine/music/170539-with-stanley-jordan-the-guitar-assumes-virtuoso-treatment

Some nice hand-built acoustic guitars

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/2014/07/12/de-pere-man-hand-builds-acoustic-guitars/12585391/

Lanikai rolls out a new USB Ookelele

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2014/07/13/recording-music-is-easier-with-the-ukesb-from-lanikai/

10 for the road

http://www.philly.com/philly/living/travel/20140713_10_for_the_Road.html

A new Beatles lyrics quiz

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/nostalgia/ignore-7414113

Using music as speech therapy

http://www.wdrb.com/story/26005610/music-therapy-helping-patients-regain-speech-skills

Greatest Eats

http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/life/2014/07/12/country-music-stars-show-greatest-eats/12577491/

A footbridge to Governors Island?

http://therealdeal.com/blog/2014/07/12/brooklyn-artist-to-create-footbridge-to-governors-island/

R.I.P. to drummer Tommy Ramone

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/26005263/last-original-ramones-members-dies

Ladies of Cool

http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/07/13/kathy-kosins-talks-ladies-cool/12492545/

And 17 years of jazz piano in P-Town

http://provincetown.wickedlocal.com/article/20140708/NEWS/140707292