Friday, May 1, 2015

Aloha Friday/Lei Day Music News You Can Use

Sad  news this morning-Professor Al Kooper has informed his readers that he's had to pull the plug on his great weekly column, "New Music For Old People" because of what the nice folks at youtube claim is "copyright infringement". Blasphemy!

JazzFest rolls on in NOLA, and tonight it's funky meters @ Tip's

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

Turkey's 95-year Jazz Odyssey

http://www.dailysabah.com/music/2015/04/30/turkeys-95year-jazz-odyssey

A look at this weekend's Round Barn Blues Festival

http://www.kirksvilledailyexpress.com/article/20150430/NEWS/150439958/1994/NEWS

John Lodge sighted

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/apr/30/moody-blues-john-lodge-interview/

Bono's hand, 5 months later

http://www.people.com/article/bono-u2-new-york-times-guitar-hand-injury-bike-crash

Another Air Guitar challenge

http://www.lep.co.uk/news/st-catherine-s-in-air-guitar-hero-challenge-1-7236054

"Layla" marries for the third time

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11575419/Third-time-lucky-Pattie-Boyd-ex-wife-of-George-Harrison-and-Eric-Clapton-marries-long-term-love.html

Los Lobos gets ready for Cinco de Mayo

http://www.houstoniamag.com/events/cinco-de-mayo-featuring-los-lobos-may-2015

When landlord Starkey evicted tenant Hendrix

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/from_the_archives_ringo_starr_evicts_jimi_hendrix_for_being_a_lousy_tenant.html?no_takeover

And Bra High fights xenophobia

http://pulse.ng/music/hugh-masakela-kunle-ayo-simphiwe-dana-sa-artistes-come-together-against-xenophobia-video-id3712292.html