Hump Day Music News You Can Use

Wednesday live Muzit in New Orleans includes Billy Idol @ House of Blues

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

R.I.P. to Mardi Gras Indian Chief Bo Dollis

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2015/01/bo_dollis_longtime_big_chief_o.html

Playing through the pain

http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/playing-through-the-pain-whiplash-s-offbeat-version-of-jazz-1.2072484

Giving NY Jazz a Mideast accent

http://www.thejewishweek.com/features/jw-qa/giving-ny-jazz-mideast-accent

The last of the Delta Blues

http://www.classicalite.com/articles/15315/20150120/delta-blues-photographer-lou-bopp-captures-dying-breed-mississippi.htm

A new Harvey Mandel CD set

http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Blues-Guitarist-Harvey-Mandel-to-Release-Early-Solo-Albums-In-6CD-Box-Set-20150119

It's that time of Gear

http://www.guitarworld.com/guitar-world-2015-winter-namm-show-0

10 great albums that came from terrible band beefs

http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2015-01-20/best-music-from-band-beefs/

British Ookeleles invade La Jolla

http://timesofsandiego.com/arts/2015/01/19/british-ukulele-orchestra-perform-la-jolla/

And R.I.P. to Sacramento Blues Bartender Don Jensen

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article7827222.html