Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Saturday Music News You Can Use

Saturday live Muzit in New Orleans includes Earphunk @ Tip's

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

Roots 'n' Blues, Day 1

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/179577/a-little-night-music-at-roots-n-blues-day-1/

"Take Me to the River"

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/09/26/movie-blog-take-me-to-the-river-review/

Justice for an Oregon guitar snatcher

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/09/portland_police_chief_tweets_h.html

The Grand Canyon Guitar Society gets ready to kick off a new season

http://azdailysun.com/news/local/grand-canyon-guitar-society-kicks-off-season-oct/article_1d8fbbe0-45c2-11e4-884e-23d75147db84.html?comment_form=true

The case for Ringo

http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/music-stage/article/The-case-for-Ringo-5781312.php

Did you know Sheila E. was once engaged to Carols Santana?

http://www.eurweb.com/2014/09/did-you-know-sheila-e-was-once-engaged-to-carlos-santana/

Norah Jones does Hari on Conan

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/watch-norah-jones-deliver-tasteful-george-harrison-cover-on-conan-20140926

An Ookelele theft in Kailua

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/26633423/thieves-take-new-ukulele-cameras-and-jewelry-from-kailua-musicians-home?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HawaiiNewsNow-News+%28Hawaii+News+Now+-+News%29

And a visit to Beatlemania 2014 in New Orleans

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2014/09/in_honor_of_new_orleans_beatle.html

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Tuesday Music News You Can Use

Tuesday's live Muzit in NOLA includes Seoul Shack @ Three Muses

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

R.I.P. to Canadian Jazz musician Kenny Wheeler

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/canadian-jazz-musician-and-composer-kenny-wheeler-dies-at-84/article20718838/

Jake Shimabukuro heads to Smothers

http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Jake-Shimabukuro-to-Play-Smothers-Theatre-1030-20140922

Ringo and his All Starrs do World Peace Day

http://www.americansongwriter.com/2014/09/ringo-starr-starr-band-perform-world-peace-day-hollywood/

Half of U2 don't want Bono to play guitar?

http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a598362/half-of-u2-dont-want-bono-to-play-guitar.html#~oQGVbvhYfahY8B

Smile, you're in Ookelele Country

http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/hawaii/61408925/smile-youre-in-ukulele-country

A wrap of last week's Americana Music Awards

http://www.citypaper.com/blogs/noise/bcp-with-its-awards-show-the-americana-music-association-embraces-blues-gospel-and-rb-20140922,0,3909868.story

Another report from the Woodstock Film Fest

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2014/09/22/woodstock-film-festival/16065017/

Deacon John heads to the Dew Drop

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2014/09/deacon_john_and_the_ivories_to.html

And another update from this year's Monterey Jazz

http://www.montereyherald.com/entertainment/ci_26580630/monterey-jazz-festival-an-eclectic-robust-joyous-and

Friday, September 19, 2014

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Hump Day Music News You Can Use

Uncle Tom Moffatt is Gabbing about this week in 1964, when Manfred Mann topped the charts at K-POI. Remember it well.

http://www.midweek.com/hawaii-entertainment/uncle-toms-gabbin/alana-noland-heidi-montag-spencer-pratt/

Wednesday live Muzit in New Orleans includes Smoking Time Quartet @ 21st Amendment

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

Time for this year's Blue Ridge Blues and BBQ Fest

http://fannin.fetchyournews.com/archives/6494-4th-Annual-Blue-Ridge-Blues-and-BBQ-Music-Festival.html

Honoring musicologist Chris Strachwitz with his own documentary

http://www.contracostatimes.com/contra-costa-times/ci_26545171/el-cerrito-legendary-music-archivist-strachwitz-gets-documentary

Time again for Jazz'sAlive

http://sacurrent.com/music/our-picks-for-the-31st-annual-jazz-salive-1.1754063

A Salif Keita sighting

http://en.starafrica.com/music/salif-keita-to-grace-windhoek-jazz-festival.html

A new digital guitar pedal

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/09/16/mod-duo-wants-last-guitar-pedal-ever/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=profeed

An early version of "Dark Horse" sees the light of day

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/george-harrison-dark-horse-unreleased-20140916

Hugh Masekela heads to Woodstock

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/entertainment/movies/2014/09/16/woodstock-film-festival-masekela/15711851/

And Ringo Starr sounds Irish?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/ringo-starr-sounds-irish-cilla-4270595

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Stormy Tuesday Music News You Can Use

Tuesday live Muzit in New Orleans includes the Chris Robinson Brotherhood @ Tipitina's

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

A preview of this year's Docklands Blues Festival in London

http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/screaming-jets-jimi-hocking-leads-docklands-blues-music-festival-lineup/

New music from Leonard Cohen

http://www.npr.org/2014/09/15/347480040/first-listen-leonard-cohen-popular-problems

A new music project about the Panama Hotel in Seattle

http://www.kplu.org/post/panama-hotel-jazz-music-project-tells-story-historic-seattle-landmark

Kimo West sighting

http://dailynexus.com/2014-09-14/jim-kimo-brings-hawaiian-sounds-to-soho/

2 high schools may begin to manufacture guitar kits

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/welcome_page/?shf=/2014/09/14/3153370_2-mid-columbia-high-schools-may.html%3fsp=/99/900/

"Conan" plans a George Harrison Week

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/george-harrison-week-planned-for-conan-beck-and-norah-jones-to-perform-20140915

A Beastie Boy gets into building houses

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/16/nyregion/a-mellower-beastie-boy-is-adding-home-building-to-the-mix.html

This orchestra stops at nothing

http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/what-s-on/entertainments/this-orchestra-stops-at-nothing-1-6299909

And a classic book about New Orleans Music is finally getting an update after 40 years

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2014/09/seminal_music_text_rhythm_blue.html

Monday, September 15, 2014

Monday Music News You Can Use

Monday live Muzit in New Orleans includes David Doucet's weekly pickathon at Columns

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

Sergio Mendes can't go to the bathroom in South America

http://www.npr.org/2014/09/14/347422111/sergio-mendes-on-jazz-luck-and-the-magic-of-the-encounter?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=music

Cuban music opens Jazz at Lincoln Center's season

http://online.wsj.com/articles/jazz-at-lincoln-center-opens-with-cuban-beats-1410746046

Remembering Knocky Parker

http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/article/20140914/OPINION/140919606/13268/OPINION

Hawaiian Music comes to Nevada

http://www.8newsnow.com/story/26529853/hawaiian-festival-host-thousands-to-history-food-and-music

Cops Down Under recover a huge stolen guitar collection

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/police-recover-stolen-30000-guitar-collection-20140915-10gzi2.html

The Moody Blues announce their 2015 UK tour

http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a596670/the-moody-blues-announce-timeless-flight-uk-tour-for-2015.html#~oPW9ISbOh69EXU

Howling Bells with Dictaphone Blues

http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/news/8719/Live-Photos-Howling-Bells-with-Dictaphone-Blues---Tuning-Fork-Auckland.utr

Ringo Starr loses an honor?

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/watch-ringo-starr-playing-fields-7770472

And Rodeo New Orleans rides high

http://www.nola.com/society/index.ssf/2014/09/rodeo_new_orleans_rides_high_i.html

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Saturday Music News You Can Use

Saturday's live Muzit in New Orleans includes the 2014 Bay Bridge Festival

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

New Stupid Music from The Cherokee Maidens

http://newsok.com/album-review-the-cherokee-maidens-self-titled-debut-album-release-saturday-at-the-blue-door/article/5341275

50 years ago: Beatlemania arrives in Boston

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/09/12/beatlemania-arrived-in-boston-50-years-ago/

The world's first visually impaired Ookelele Band?

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/12/the-worlds-first-visually-impaired-ukulele-band-what-next-for-a-school-with-dreams

"Freefall"

http://www.wwmt.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/-Kalamazoo-jazz-quartet-pens-album-in-tribute-to-space-jump-38442.shtml

Jazz and Wine Fest time on Kaua'i

http://www.kitv.com/its-the-5th-annual-westin-princeville-jazz-and-wine-festival/28032006

Almost time for the Sun Prairie Blues Festival

http://www.hngnews.com/sun_prairie_star/news/local/article_7ea87408-3a87-11e4-bc10-001a4bcf6878.html

TUKU heaps praise on Brah Hugh

http://allafrica.com/stories/201409120186.html

The Living Stock Market comes to Governors Island

http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/trade-practices-governors-island_69877.html?cid=rssfeed

And did you hear the one about how Courtney Love can't sing or play guitar?

http://flavorwire.com/476607/did-you-hear-the-one-about-how-courtney-love-cant-sing-or-play-guitar?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+flavorwire-rss+%28Flavorwire%29

Friday, September 12, 2014

Aloha Friday Music News You Can Use

Friday's live Muzit in New Orleans includes Messy Cookers Trio @ 21st Amendment

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

A new Friday feature! Professor Al Kooper presents "New Music for Old People"

http://www.themortonreport.com/entertainment/music/new-music-for-old-people-bahamas-allen-toussaint-linda-ronstadt-max-frost-and-more/

Almost time for the North Lake Tahoe Ookelele Festival

http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/northshore/12959466-113/festival-tahoe-ukulele-reynolds

Yet another cigar box guitar story

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/arts-culture/item/72573-cigar-box-guitar-gives-musical-duo-hymn-for-her-unique-sound

Ringo Starr's sad tambourine moment

http://time.com/3270136/love-me-do-1962/

Gimme Five

http://somethingelsereviews.com/2014/09/11/gimme-five-forgotten-george-harrison-gems-from-the-apple-years/

Steve Berlin of Los Lobos Talks Story

http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/09/11/los-lobos-interview-steve-berlin/15421757/

A visit to the Governors Island Art Fair

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/12/arts/design/governors-island-art-fair-fills-colonels-row.html?_r=0

And a couple of R.I.P.s...

Robert "Throb" Wood of Primal Scream

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/11089214/Primal-Scream-guitarist-Robert-Throb-Young-has-died.html

And Aloha to legendary New Orleans recording studio owner and engineer Cosmo Matassa

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2014/09/legendary_new_orleans_studio_o.html

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Never Forget...


Sunday, September 7, 2014

Gone Hikin'

Back Monday...

Friday, September 5, 2014

Aloha Friday Music News You Can Use

End-of-the-workweek live Muzit in New Orleans includes a CD release party at Tip's for Flow Tribe

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

Folklore of the Blues

http://twitchfilm.com/2014/09/folklore-of-the-blues-5-questions-with-memphis-director-tim-sutton.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TwitchEverything+%28Twitch%29

A preview of this year's Connecticut Solo/Duo Blues Challenge

http://www.dolphin-news.com/articles/2014/09/04/entertainment/doc5407275fe3489631699320.txt

An old-school entertainer making Jazz in the present tense

http://www.npr.org/2014/09/04/345854473/an-old-school-entertainer-making-jazz-in-the-present-tense

Archie Shepp talks John Coltrane

http://www.classicalite.com/articles/11073/20140904/archie-shepp-talks-john-coltrane-impulse-records-and-free-jazz-with-red-bull-music-academy.htm

The art of fingerstyle guitar

http://woodtv.com/2014/09/04/the-art-of-fingerstyle-guitar/

Are you missing a guitar?

http://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/electric-picnic-2014-lost-property-4163287

Nashville's Fiddle and Steel Guitar is closing its doors

http://www.wsmv.com/story/26443211/fiddle-and-steel-guitar-bar-to-shut-its-doors

Get ready for George Fest!

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/george-harrison-to-be-honored-at-star-studded-george-fest-20140904

And checking out this year's UBUNTU Festival, which takes place next month

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/07/arts/music/fall-arts-preview-ubuntu-festival-samples-south-african-sounds.html?_r=0

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Hump Day (Already?) Music News You Can Use

Uncle Tom Moffatt is on vacay this week, apparently! Oh, well, lotsa Stupid Music News to fill the void!

Wednesday live Muzit in New Orleans features Open Mike Night @ Buffa's

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

Latest doings by Asleep at the Wheel

http://www.myplainview.com/news/article_8bfd4a90-32f1-11e4-a5c5-001a4bcf887a.html

And more Stupid Music News from The Time Jumpers

http://www.countylinemagazine.com/County-Line-Blog/September-2014/Time-Jumpers-at-the-GMA/

Things haven't gone well

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/09/music-blues-things-havent-gone-well-review.html

Get ready for this year's Narooma Blues Festival

http://www.naroomanewsonline.com.au/story/2533079/narooma-blues-fest-ready-for-more-mojo/?cs=12

Ringo Starr, Humanitarian

http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/men-of-the-year/home/moty-2014/ringo-starr-humanitarian-gq-awards-2014

A listen to Joe Beck's final recording

http://www.npr.org/2014/09/01/345044352/on-final-recording-joe-beck-exposes-possibilities-of-the-guitar

Dan's Guitar Repair gets a new home

http://www.suindependent.com/news/id_6524/New-digs-for-Dans-Guitar-Repair-.html

Apple gets a new George Harrison box ready

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/09/02/george-harrison-apple-years-box-set/14957493/

And from Fruits and Vegetables to Ookelele lessons

http://napavalleyregister.com/star/lifestyles/from-fruits-and-vegetables-to-ukulele-lessons/article_83a7693c-ef59-536f-9733-9e4ef9e56844.html