Saturday, January 31, 2015

Last Day of January Music News You Can Use

Good Riddance, January!

Saturday live Muzit in New Orleans includes a Lee Dorsey tribute @ The Old Arabi Bar

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

The original Les Paul guitar heads to auction

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/original-les-paul-guitar-goes-auction-1485949

A Dave Mason sighting

http://www.theherald-news.com/2015/01/28/rock-and-roll-hall-of-famer-dave-mason-brings-classic-guitar-work-to-joliet/au6lblo/

Another NAMM 2015 report

http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/22059-gallery-people-of-namm-pt-2

Blind Willie Johnson, Andrae Crouch, and American Culture

http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2015/01/blind-willie-johnson-andra-crouch-and-american-culture

7 songs you didn't know Jeff Lynne helped write

http://www.musictimes.com/articles/26772/20150130/songs-didnt-know-jeff-lynne-helped-write-sam-smith-george-harrison-pussycat-dolls.htm

Ookelele-playing as stress relief

http://www.theonlinerocket.com/opinion/2015/01/29/ukulele-playing-can-serve-as-major-stress-reliever-for-college-students/

Terence Blanchard adds another film to his resume

http://theadvocate.com/entertainment/allentertainment/11411264-123/new-orleans-composer-terence-blanchard

Captain Green turns 5

http://theadvocate.com/news/acadiana/11438871-123/captain-green-celebrates-fifth-anniversary

And meet Aloha Got Soul

http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2015/01/30/hawaiian-rare-groove-label-aloha-got-soul-throws-a-launch-party-saturday-at-punch-house