Hump Day Music Digest

Your first 5 Modern Jazz albums

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113276760

Chris O'Dell sighting

http://www.fwweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2068:online-exclusive&catid=28:books&Itemid=379

Man at Work

http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090929/ARTICLES/909294003/1050?Title=Colin-Hay-s-still-a-man-at-work-with-solo-career

Scarlet Begonias and a touch of the blues

http://www.theorion.com/entertainment/scarlet-begonias-and-a-touch-of-the-blues-1.575931

Abbey Road turns 40

http://www.justpressplay.net/music/music-news/5934-happy-40th-birthday-to-abbey-road.html

Opera on Bourbon Street?

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-09-29-bourbon-street-opera_N.htm

Using a guitar controller to play poker

http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/29/use-a-guitar-controller-to-play-poker/

Marianne Faithful returns (yet again)

http://www.mercurynews.com/celebrities/ci_13444953?nclick_check=1

Los Lobos meets Handy Manny

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2552573/

And it's Wednesday, so say Aloha to Uncle Tom

http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/utg/

Tuesday Music Digest

Hey Jude, what would Ringo say?

http://www.thedailydust.co.uk/2009/09/28/hey-jude-what-would-ringo-say/

Kenny Neal goes thru the wringer

http://www.tahoe.com/article/20090928/EDITORSCHOICE/909289998/1020/WHATTODO

Toussaint plays Chi-town

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/chi-0928-toussaint-ovnsep28,0,186620.story

R.I.P. Lucy

http://www.silive.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2009/09/lucy--from_the_beatles_song--d.html

Hank Marvin remembers George

http://www.gear4music.com/news/article/Hank-Marvin-regrets-not-taking-George-Harrisons-advice/F1/2009-09-28

Journey plays New Orleans

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2009/09/journeys_saturday_night_new_or.html

Back talk with Lenny Kravitz

http://offbeat.com/artman/publish/article_3878.shtml

Hand-made guitars create a cult following

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE58R3VN20090928

New jazz CDs

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-musically_0929gd.ART.State.Edition1.4bdadb0.html

And rebirth of a Royal

http://www.justluxe.com/travel/hotel/article-246513.php

Monday Music Digest

Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame inducts 7

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090927/BREAKING01/90927058/Hawaiian+Music+Hall+of+Fame+inducts+seven

Jazz @ Lincoln Center

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-wynton-marsalis28-2009sep28,0,450929.story

A Coltrane tribute

http://www.huntington-news.com/news/northeastern-hosts-32nd-annual-coltrane-concert-1.1916469

South African all stars

http://www.bellingencourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/masekela-heads-an-all-star-lineup/1635004.aspx

Ookelele Hero!

http://www.omaha.com/article/20090927/MONEY/709279934

Blues on the Bay

http://www.wjhg.com/news/headlines/61980422.html

A review of the new Edgar Winter DVD

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-dvd-review-edgar-winter-reach/

Hardly Strictly bluegrass

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/25/PKJG19O69A.DTL

A visit with The Duke of Ook

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/hawaii/detail?entry_id=48236

And Johann Sebastian meets Axel Bundy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m14-fPPM294&NR=1

Saturday Music DIgest

Blues in Copenhagen

http://www.cphpost.dk/in-a-out/reviews/47017-getting-down-with-the-blues-the-chicago-way.html

A review of the "Let it Be" remaster

http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/09/25/album-review-the-beatles-let-it-be-remastered/

Dick Clark sighting-not pretty!

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/09/24/arts/entertainment-us-clark.html?_r=1

Clive meets Harry

http://www.spinner.com/2009/09/25/clive-davis-teaches-harry-connick-jr-how-to-work-with-others/

The new jazz singers

http://www.newsweek.com/id/216143

Waikiki's new guitar hero

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/hawaii/detail?entry_id=48346

Ookelele Fest time in Milwaukee

http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/musicandnightlife/61537442.html

Merle in Topeka

http://blogs.pitch.com/wayward/2009/09/concert_review_merle_haggard_at_tpac.php

Mariachi comes home!

http://www.laoferta.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5428&Itemid=38

And 8 great street food vendors in New Orleans

http://www.gourmet.com/restaurants/2009/09/new-orleans-street-food

Friday Music Digest

Taj meets Los

http://www.caller.com/news/2009/sep/24/back-drawing-board-pays/

Some upcoming live music in Philly-including some Sun Ra tunes

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/weekend/20090925_Concert_Previews.html

50 years of Ronnie Scott's

http://tinyurl.com/y8l6e2c

Stupid Music at the Mandolin Cafe

http://www.mandolincafe.com/news/publish/mandolins_001131.shtml

More great band names-the Do Dos with The Ruby Suns

http://la.metblogs.com/2009/09/23/win-tix-to-the-dodos-with-the-ruby-suns-on-sunday/

Full-bodied Flamenco

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2009/09/full-bodied_flamenco_paco_pena.html

Twinkle Twinkle Big Star

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/twinkle-twinkle-big-star-1.1471052

Guy Clark's "The Guitar"

http://blog.cmt.com/2009-09-24/guy-clarks-the-guitar-gives-me-chills/

New Hendrix guitars from Gibson

And N'Awlins on the Hudson

http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/music/he_makes_new_york_awlins_on_the_UofFnIiKdH3X7lUPDm3E5L

Thursday Music DIgest

Preview of the 9th annual Beantown Jazz Fest.

http://www.mysouthend.com/index.php?ch=arts&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=96657

Living with Music: a playlist by Samuel Charters

http://papercuts.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/living-with-music-a-playlist-by-samuel-charters/

Meet the Piggies

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/horoscopes/sns-200909221253tmsmbazerctnmb-a20090922sep22,0,7605367.story

2 bands, a million decibels

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/arts/music/24sunno.html?_r=1

A new guitar toy

http://www.sonicstate.com/news/2009/09/23/digidesign-reveal-new-guitar-recording-and-effects-system/

How a National Guitar is built

http://www.acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=24727

10 ways to enjoy doing nothing

http://www2.counton2.com/cbd/lifestyles/health_med_fitness/article/10_ways_to_enjoy_doing_nothing/67574/

Stupid Music in the Washington Post

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postrock/2009/09/when_one_of_your_faves_is_a_hu.html

A new stream with all-jazz Beatles tunes?

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=43076

And Native Voices on the Big Island

http://www.bigislandweekly.com/articles/2009/09/23/read/a_and_e/arts02.txt

Shameless Plug 297

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Tuesday Music Digest

Flute and Storytelling

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090921/GETPUBLISHED/90918080/SPORTSFRONT

Beenie Man sighted

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/09/prweb2917434.htm

Aerosmith heads to Hawai'i

http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/60107642.html

Oklahoma's musical legacy rocks!

http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_264190428.html

Disco Biscuits

http://www.cw.ua.edu/jupiter-serves-up-disco-biscuits-1.1905831

Pete Seeger at Monterey

http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_13381120?nclick_check=1

Reflections on George Harrison

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/111702-my-friend-george-harrison-reflections-on-the-cool-beatle

Boston's WGBH ro buy another station

http://www.bostonherald.com/business/media/view.bg?articleid=1199003&srvc=business&position=3

Americana Music Fest highlights

http://blog.cmt.com/2009-09-21/my-highlights-from-the-americana-music-festival/

And Chris Smither makes time stand still

http://www.hotindienews.com/2009/09/21/109641

Monday Music Digest

Review of Manoa Jazz Fest #2

http://www.examiner.com/x-20484-Honolulu-Festivals-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Jazz-lovers-groove-to-Big-Easy-flair-at-second-Manoa-Jazz-Festival

Clean Feed Fest

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/arts/music/21festivals.html?_r=1

Chaos at Monterey!

http://www.examiner.com/x-9428-Bay-Area-Jazz-Examiner~y2009m9d20-Monterey-Jazz-Festival-embraces-chaos

Stupid Music gets into the Radio Hall of Fame

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/18/PKM919KRIA.DTL&type=entertainment

Guitar Lust

http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/articles/2009/09/20/news/doc4ab5bd664f492298914881.txt

The return of Pearl Jam

http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/entertainment&id=7023015

Living Colour in the Big Easy

http://www.neworleans.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=215707&catid=396&Itemid=2322

Review: "Revolver". remastered.

http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/09/20/album-review-the-beatles-revolver-remastered/

Capturing Mississippi bluesmen on film

http://www.gulflive.com/living/mississippipress/index.ssf?/base/news/1253441713132540.xml&coll=5

Tale of the Babe of Aquarius

http://www.gulflive.com/living/mississippipress/index.ssf?/base/news/1253441713132540.xml&coll=5

And meet Phil Proctor!

http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/Theatrical_Musings_50/Now_Meeting_Philip_Proctor.php

Sunday Music Digest

Linda Ronstadt sighting

http://www.mercurynews.com/celebrities/ci_13377908

David Byrne has a new book out

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/travel/20armchair.html?_r=1

Joe Perry to play The Razor

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=127266

2009 Finger Style pickers named

http://www.winfieldcourier.com/articles/2009/09/19/news/news/doc4ab4db65dec82817861979.txt

An early review of Monterey Jazz

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_13377268

Preview of Voodoo Fest 2009 in N'Orleans

http://www.nola.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/national-62/1253317730230790.xml&storylist=louisiana

George Harrison's Mini-Cooper sells for 23,000 pounds

http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=9308_George_Harrison_Mini_Sells_For_%C2%A323,000

Hilton Valentine sighted

http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/animals-guitarist-at-american-music-celebration/Content?oid=1369537

Delta Blues in MS

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090919/NEWS/909190352/1001

Hot 8 in Hawai'i

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20090918_get_jazzed.html

And a new EP for Bonearama

http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles/55158/fall-tour-new-ep-on-tap-for-bonerama.html

Saturday Music Digest

Soul sisters

http://www.weekendpost.co.za/entertainment/article.aspx?id=473683

Now meet Phil Proctor

http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/Theatrical_Musings_50/Now_Meeting_Philip_Proctor.php

Los plays The Calvin

http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/republican/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/1253344828121280.xml&coll=1

Hawaiian music in Napa this weekend

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/hawaii/detail?entry_id=47940

Copulatin' Blues

http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/2009/09/copulation_music.php

Americana Music Awards wrapup

http://www.the9513.com/buddy-and-julie-miller-big-winners-at-americana-awards-capitol-records-shuts-down-ronnie-milsap-single/

Ookelele campfire

http://blog.canoe.ca/canoedossier/2009/09/17/ukulele_campfire?p=55503&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

Another great band name-Cardboard Sea

http://waldo.villagesoup.com/AandE/story.cfm?storyID=176314

Nancy Wilson sighting

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/puyallup/puyallupfair/story/883982.html

And a partial Clash reunion

http://pitchfork.com/news/36526-half-of-the-clash-reunites-for-charity/

Shameless Plug #49

Another reminder, for more music visit my Facebook page. Today I've already received youtube shares from Firesign Theatre's Phil Proctor and Telecaster Master Bill Kirchen. The fun never stops!

Friday Music Digest

A little help

http://www.americansongwriter.com/2009/09/the-beatles-top-20-songs-15-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/

Holmes Brothers sighting

http://www.uticaod.com/lifestyles/fusion/x1699583930/Holmes-Brothers-bring-blues-to-Earlville

A new Manassas release!

http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/09/17/manassas-exclusive-trac/

Dhani Harrison comments on Rock Band

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/111400-dhani-harrison-on-the-beatles-rock-band/

Astral Project on tour

http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/8567/116/

Remembering The Beatles in New Orleans

http://www.wdsu.com/news/20951687/detail.html

How to make a rock guitar film doc

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/09/17/guggenheim/

Firesign! Firesign!

http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/09-2009/firesign-theatre-to-celebrate-creation-of-nick-dan_21327.html

Dr. Hugh!

http://www.sowetan.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=1067004

And a preview of the San Jose Mariachi Festival

http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_13343316?nclick_check=1

Thursday Music Digest

Previewing the 15th Blues Fest in Lansing MI

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20090916/THINGS0104/909170303

Another review of BonTaj

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/sep/16/blues-icons-solo-and-together-bonnie-raitt-taj-mah/

Babatunde strikes gold!

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/09/15/entertainment/e161610D32.DTL&type=health

Learn to love your ookelele

http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/plus/goingout/articles/2009/09/16/391207-learn-to-love-your-ukulele/

The Zydepunks

http://tigerweekly.com/article/09-16-2009/12347

Busi meets Brah Hugh

http://tonight.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5168538&fSectionId=398&fSetId=251

Stupid Music gets the Hall of Fame treatment

http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=269&articleid=20090916_371_0_Wester234674

Hag sighting

http://www.nashvillescene.com/events/merle-haggard-274113/

Previewing Monterey Jazz 52

http://www.montereyherald.com/entertainment/ci_13356435?nclick_check=1

And David Bromberg fiddles around!

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-bromberg_0917gd.ART.State.Edition1.4ba8932.html

Tuesday Music Digest

Nothing is Real

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/music/Nothing-is-Real-The-Reanimation-of-the-Beatles-59173702.html

Colin Hay sighting

http://www.independentweekly.com.au/news/local/news/entertainment/live-review-colin-hay-norwood-live/1622736.aspx

PBS celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS162252+14-Sep-2009+PRN20090914

Do the blues make you happy?

http://thefastertimes.com/newyorktheater/2009/09/13/blind-lemon-blues-review/

Ozzy review

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/09/14/ozzy-osbourne-digs-out-sabbath-solo-tracks-at-sunset-strip-fest/

Robben Ford-from the soul

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=34000

That's A-plenty

http://www.jazz.com/music/2009/9/14/new-orleans-rhythm-kings-that-s-a-plenty

Preview of the N'Orleans Seafood Fest

http://events.neworleans.com/new-orleans-la/events/show/88659380-the-new-orleans-seafood-festiva

Los Lobos at The Calvin!

http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/republican/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/125274011674350.xml&coll=1

And review of a jazz fest in New Jersey

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20090914/NEWS/90914016/Somerville+Jazz+Festival+attracts+hundreds

Monday Music Digest

Ranking the Beatles' albums

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/music/6613770.html

Jack Jones sighting!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/arts/music/14jack.html?_r=1

Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues

http://www.gulflive.com/news/mississippipress/news.ssf?/base/news/1252836924172360.xml&coll=5

Info on the SCTV Reunion Show upcoming

http://blogs.southtownstar.com/entertainment/2009/09/this_weekend_beyond_new_public.html

Guitar Hero 5 getting mixed reviews

http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/features/33310.html

Levon Helm pitches in

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/09/13/levon-helm-woodstock-music-community-rally-to-make-a-kids-dream-album/

Some new releases reviewed

http://blog.masslive.com/playback/2009/09/mayhem_to_the_maximum_shadows.html

Just say Caz

http://www.macon.com/262/story/843639.html

Preview of music at the Fresno Fair in Calif.

http://www.cbs47.tv/mostpopular/story/The-Big-Fresno-Fair-Oct-7th-18th/suyna6YlxUeVUPcYaMXoEw.cspx

And R.I.P. Jim Carroll

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/jim-carroll-poet-and-punk-rocker-is-dead/

Sunday Music Digest!

Bucky Pizzarelli plays...Stupid Music?

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article6827471.ece

Speaking of Stupid Music...

http://www.cnjonline.com/opinion/once-35117-alive-stil.html

Simon Cowell retracts his Ringo insult

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/09/exclusive-simon-cowell-beatles-slam-it-was-joke

The battle for the soul of the Beatles

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/fictionreviews/6168861/You-Never-Give-Me-Money---the-Battle-for-the-Soul-of-the-Beatles-by-Peter-Doggett-review.html

Allen Toussaint plays Texas

http://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/story/1607463.html

Critics' picks: world music this fall in Beantown

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/09/13/world_music_events_coming_this_fall/

And upcoming jazz in Boston as well

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/09/13/critics_picks_jazz/

Hawaiian music comes to Vegas

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/sep/13/festival-brings-pacific-islands-flavor-henderson/

Taj meets Los

http://tiny.cc/yhS52

And looking at the first year of BB King's museum

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ifWcyx3fEifotzO55rwmmZBMk7twD9AL7ES00

Saturday Music Digest

Honoring a Hoopii

http://www.asianweek.com/2009/09/10/chinese-american-hero-isaac-jesse-waipulani-hoopii/

Stupid Music Wishful Thinking

http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/article.asp?xid=1096

"The French tell me I pollute music"

http://mybangalore.com/article/0909/the-french-tell-me-i-pollute-music-trilok-gurtu.html

Preview: Solvang Jazz Fest

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=42434

10 moments from the 2009 Chicago Jazz Fest

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2009/09/chicago_jazz_festival.html

A new ookelele album from NZ

http://www.3news.co.nz/Wellington-supergroup-release-third-album-/tabid/418/articleID/120737/cat/298/Default.aspx

Island Mele

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20090911_island_mele.html

Barbara Mandrell inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame

http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1621268/barbara-mandrell-inducted-into-steel-guitar-hall-of-fame.jhtml

Rusted Root sighted

http://events.nydailynews.com/new-york-ny/events/show/88165465-rusted-root

And Alan White from Yes remembers John and George

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/yes-alan-white-remembers-john-lennon-george-harrison-219747

9/11 Music Digest

"Time Out" turns 50

http://www.insidebayarea.com/music/ci_13301958

George Benson meets The Beatles

http://blogs.reuters.com/fanfare/2009/09/11/george-benson-recounts-criminal-encounter-with-beatles/

The Big Phat Band...yet another great name

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS179615+10-Sep-2009+BW20090910

A Hawaiian song contest

http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/20976/173/

Flying Jenny!

http://www.theleedsnews.net/news/local_story_253170745.html?keyword=secondarystory

Ookelele thieves strike in Hawai'i

http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/School-Victimized-By-Brazen-Burglary/036C3pUsCkynaTF1Q2FKXg.cspx

The Stupid Music Blues is all right

http://www.examiner.com/x-20877-Fort-Worth-Country-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d10-The-blues-is-alright

Preview of Durban's Arts Expo in Africa

http://www.sowetan.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=1063624

R.I.P. to New Orleans singer Juanita Brooks

http://www.neworleans.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=209073&catid=373&Itemid=2322

And the best (and worst) Beatles covers

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/beatles/article6829568.ece