Sunday Music News You Can Use

Welcome back! I found out yesterday that Professor Al Kooper's usual Friday column was on hiatus until this coming Friday, as he is retooling!

Too much live Muzit to list today in New Orleans, as it's Day 3 of JazzFest. But tonight at Rock 'n' Bowl, there's a tasty 3-way with Kenny Neal, Sonny Landreth, and Tab Benoit

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

Stagecoach 2015

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-stagecoach-festival-steve-earle-country-music-20150425-story.html

The Replacements are baaaack....

http://music.mxdwn.com/2015/04/24/news/watch-the-replacements-perform-new-song-whole-foods-blues/

An early report from GabbyFest

http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/8th_gabby_pahinui_waimanalo_kanikapila

Revealed: The first 10 songs from the new "Guitar Hero"

http://gamerant.com/guitar-hero-live-first-songs-reveal/

A preview of the Grand Northern Ookelele Fest

http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/grand-northern-ukulele-festival-return-9109613

Dancing in the rain at JazzFest

http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2015/04/dancing_in_the_rain_with_lil_n.html

Surf Jazz is the new music wave

http://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/11696-surf-jazz-is-the-new-music-wave

Slack Key Guitars to invade Cherry Hill

http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/entertainment/2015/04/24/slackl-guitar-fest-friday/26174989/

And R.I.P. to Calgary Blues musician Ron Casat

http://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/music/calgary-music-community-mourns-the-passing-of-blues-giant-ron-casat