Wednesday Music Digest

"Uncle Tom! You're back!"

http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/utg_article/uncle_toms_gabbin194/

The Beatles on Record

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/116324-the-beatles-on-record-premieres-in-u.s.-25-november-on-history-chann/

Blues at Montreux

http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/Blues-at-Montreux-Blu-ray.shtml

Another great band name-The Crooked Vultures

http://badgerherald.com/artsetc/2009/11/16/them_crooked_vulture.php

Patti Boyd has second thoughts about leaving George

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/boyd-regrets-leaving-harrison_1122672

Ob-La-Di

http://blogs.todayonline.com/poparazzi/2009/11/17/ob-la-di-omg-even-john-lennon-would-turn-in-his-grave/

Gibson Guitars gets busted for illegal wood imports

http://blogs.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/2009/11/gibson_guitars_raided_by_fbi_f.php

Jazz Greetings

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=34754

Exploring the musical roots of Johnny Mercer

http://www.savannahtribune.com/news/2009-11-18/Front_Page/Celebration_Explores_the_African_American_Influenc.html

And a key for unlocking memories

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704538404574540163096944766.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

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Tuesday Music Digest

Dick Starkey is working on a new album

http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/200911160820/suppose-a-beatle-gave-an-album-and-nobody-came.html

Soul Power hits home

http://dvd.ign.com/articles/104/1045678p1.html

Live review: Riley King

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2009/11/16/review-bb-king-at-the-heritage-in-campbell/

A new Oasis?

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/11/16/liam-gallagher-starts-new-band-with-oasis-minus-brother-noel/

A new live DVD from Macca

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-dvd-review-paul-mccartney-good/

A new CD from Norah Jones

http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/11/16/album-review-norah-jones-the-fall/

With the team 9-0, seems like everyone is writing songs about the New Orleans Saints

http://www.neworleans.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=262011&catid=373&Itemid=2322

A new book traces the origins of Jazz

One of Buddy Holly's g\guitars is going on the auction block

http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Buddy-Holly-Guitar-To-Go-On-Auction-Block/b4r8Va_aukWYyST2UvvHrw.cspx

And a sighting of composer Michel Legrand

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9101686

Monday Music Digest

Scary flying with Dave Grohl

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2009/11/16/2003458577

In the Marketplace

http://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/columnists/article195571.ece

John Mayall sighted

http://www.audaud.com/article.php?ArticleID=6628

Music of the 1940s enlivens a new museum in New Orleans

http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-15-voa20.cfm

Jam on Guitars

http://modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2009/11/15/jamon/

Atchafalaya Voices

http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20091115/LIFESTYLE/911150318/Atchafalaya-Voices

An Addams Family musical?

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/1883010,addams-family-111509.article

Some new music from Iceland

http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=21123&ew_0_a_id=351948

Stupid Music at a Going Away Party

http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/arts-news/2009/11/16/nothing-outstanding-is-offered-by-innovative-group-61634-25175545/

And in search of a father in search of the Blues

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/arts/music/16palmer.html?_r=1

Sunday Music Digest!

LOL, I found out why yesterday's Digest never showed up here...I posted it to one of my other blogs by mistake!

In search of Jamaican jazz and blues

http://www.caribpr.com/details.asp?prid=1128

Wolfgang's Vault now has Newport Jazz

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=45484

Ralph McTell sighting!

http://www.gear4music.com/news/article/Ralph-McTell-praises-Gibson-J45/K2/2009-11-14

Jumpin' Jim

http://inner-west-courier.whereilive.com.au/news/story/ukulele-legend-tiptoes-into-town/

One cool guitar

http://www.strausnews.com/articles/2009/11/14/west_milford_messenger/news/21.txt

Speaking of cool guitars...

http://www.acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=24751

Bobby Dylan in Boston

http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view/20091114bob_dylan_skips_folk_for_blues_in_boston/srvc=home&position=7

Dominant 7th chords

http://www.acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=24510

Keola!

http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/features/featuredetail.asp?file=novemberfeatures72009.xml

And a Fillmore update

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/13/AR2009111303898.html

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(Second Try) Saturday Music Digest

Sorry about that, Chief! I posted this at 7:53 AM this morning before leaving for an all-day class, and just discovered it never got posted! Don't know what the problem was...

When the Cirque meets the Beatles

http://www.counterpunch.org/yearsley11132009.html

An all-star tribute to "The Prisoner"

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/11/the-prisoner-an-all-star-appreciation/

The Records, Day 5

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/115752-re-meet-the-beatles-the-records-day-five-1970-and-beyond

Yet another cool band name...Garage A Trois

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2009/11/garage_a_trois_ranges_from_lou.html

Pirate radio on cruise control

http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/13/pirate-radio-on-cruise-control/

Pixies at the Paramount-a review

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/matsononmusic/2010269546_concert_review_pixies_at_the_p.html?cmpid=2628

Q & A with former Runaway Lita Ford

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/music/fl-lita-ford-qa-111309,0,1001558.story

Keeping it small

http://www.kearneyhub.com/entertainment/local/article_b0714990-d08a-11de-abf8-001cc4c002e0.html

Food for strings

http://www.dailydemocrat.com/business/ci_13780698

And recapturing the sound of Stephane Grapelli

http://cdinsight.com/news.php?readmore=3129

Friday the 13th Music Digest

"A Language of Song"

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20091112/FEAT05/911120338/1023/A-Language-of-Song-offers-vivid-detail-of-global-musical-traditions

Songs that dazzle

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120317487

The current state of Fender Guitars

http://www.crawdaddy.com/index.php/2009/11/11/the-current-state-of-fender-guitars-and-other-news/

Ukulele Dick!

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_13768901

Sarah Borges sighted

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20091112/ARTICLES/911121019/1097

The return of Christine Ohlman

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/11/13/entertainment/doc4afcd033f3bd4553510270.txt

Who had the best hat at the Country Music Awards

http://entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/11/12/who-had-the-best-hat-at-the-country-music-awards/

New slack key music from Hawai'i

http://www.lahainanews.com/page/content.detail/id/500338/Slack-key-master-breaks-new-ground-in-latest-CD.html?nav=19

Here comes the son

http://www.dailycamera.com/music/ci_13763842

And the flashback album of the week

http://media.www.villanovan.com/media/storage/paper581/news/2009/11/12/Entertainment/Flashback.Album.Of.The.Week-3829079.shtml

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11/11/09 Music Digest

Thanks to those who served or who are serving now...Happy Veterans' Day!

Talk story with Uncle Tom Moffatt

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

New tuneage from Backyard Tire Fire

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?storyID=20410

Pirate Radio

http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2009/11/09/bill-nighy-saves-rock-n-roll-in-pirate-radio/

Another great band name...Them Crooked Vultures

http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/11/10/them-crooked-vultures-album-stream/

Classical Mystery Tour

http://www.newsok.com/beatles-flashbacks-conjured-by-classical-mystery-tour/article/3415967?custom_click=pod_headline_music

An update on Scorsese's Sinatra movie

http://www.examiner.com/x-12788-Frank-Sinatra-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Martin-Scorseses-biopic-of-Frank-Sinatra-update

100 Best Jazz recordings

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/6515486/100-Best-Jazz-Recordings.html

Aerosmith looking for a new singer!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/11/so-you-say-you-wanna-be-a-singer-in-aerosmith.html

Dave Batholomew gets inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame

http://www.wxvt.com/Global/story.asp?S=11474974

And the party thrown for Dave by Allen Toussaint

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2009/11/allen_toussaint_throws_a_star-.html

Tuesday Music Digest

Honoring a Fiji guitar legend

http://www.radiofiji.com.fj/fullstory.php?id=23707

Dave Brubeck sighting

http://www.purdueexponent.org/index.php/module/Section/section_id/5/?module=article&story_id=18683

R.I.P. to Stupid Musician Ben Jack

http://www.4029tv.com/news/21567678/detail.html

The Boss at Madison Round Garden

http://www.nj.com/springsteen/index.ssf/2009/11/an_epic_show_by_bruce_springst.html

Paul Shaffer writes his memoirs

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/11/paul-shaffer-andy-kaufman-david-letterman-1.html

Lyle Lovett gets Large

http://www.accessatlanta.com/atlanta-music/lyle-lovett-one-of-191180.html

Marianne Faithfull rocks on

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hcBe8KJYmphxzH6KRUOaj08OwrNQD9BS0PBO1

Daltrey does Vegas

http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2009/11/09/go/6409206.txt

For Steely Dan it's Aja all over

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091109/ENT03/911090304/1025/ENT/For+Steely+Dan++it+s++Aja++vu+all+over+again

And Live Nation reports the 3rd quarter

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/200911091601PR_NEWS_USPR_____LA07597.htm

11/09/09 Music Digest

A review of the Earshot Fest

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2010230538_earshot09.html

Stupid Music meets The Mekons

http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2009/11/all-the-fame-of-lofty-deeds-puts-jon-langfords-art-and-music-centerstage.html

New music from Ghana

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13649-ghana-special-modern-highlife-afro-sounds-ghanaian-blues-1968-1981/

A Strat for Max

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/business/media/09adco.html?_r=1

Monsters of Folk

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/arts/music/09monsters.html

The Englishman and his guitar

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/around-town/events/The-Englishman-and-His-Guitar-69393842.html

The Dirty Dozen loves bluegrass

http://www.kentucky.com/964/story/1010836.html

HBO's new music series starts production

http://www.nola.com/treme-hbo/index.ssf/2009/11/hbos_treme_starts_production_o.html

New music dvd releases

http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091108/LIFESTYLES01/311089974/-1/LIFESTYLES08

And a live review of "Mama Jugs"

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=863092&category=ARTS

Sunday Music Digest

Gryphon stringed instruments

http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_13733032?nclick_check=1

Train discovers the jumping flea

http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091107/NEWS02/311079974

R.I.P. to jazz player Stacy Rowles

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-stacy-rowles8-2009nov08,0,217485.story

A benefit for ailing jazz drummer Don Bailey

http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/8672/72/

Another R.I.P. to off-Broadway music promo man Art D'Lugoff

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/134443-Art-DLugoff-Off-Broadway-Music-and-Theatre-Impresario-Dies-at-85

Opening deer season with Stupid Music

http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/69289522.html

A classic country music show comes to satellite teevee

http://www.news-journal.com/featr/content/features/stories/2009/11/06/11062009_tv_show.html

Christmas cathedral concerts in New Orleans

http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=136714&cat=16

A radio review of Loudon Wainwright III live in NYC

http://bit.ly/loudonnpr

And Geoff Muldaur does a podcast

http://podcasts.nytimes.com/podcasts/2009/11/04/04popcast.mp3

Friday Music Digest

Yet another great band name-Mad Tea Party

http://blog.al.com/thebus/2009/11/ukulele_band_mad_tea_party_wil.html

Dogg House of Blues

http://www.atlanticcityweekly.com/arts-and-entertainment/features/Dogg-House-Of-Blues-69075632.html

Ringo's face appears in a water drop

http://www.anorak.co.uk/229634/strange-but-true/ringo-starr-appears-in-a-water-drop-jesus-unimpressed.html

Beatles tunes now available on an Apple-shaped USB

http://www.pcworld.com/article/181456/beatles_tunes_on_apple_appleshaped_usb_that_is.html

More on the "Yellow Submarine" remake

http://www.spinner.com/2009/11/05/robert-zemeckis-wants-paul-mccartney-and-ringo-starr-for-yellow/

The roots of Led Zeppelin

http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/2009/11/the_roots_of_led_zeppelin.html

A new music venue in Massachusetts

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/11/05/music_hall_set_to_bring_new_life_to_downtown_salisbury/

The blues and beyond

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091105/ENTERTAINMENT/911060304

Video guitars, crafted by hand

http://news.cnet.com/2300-10797_3-10001824.html

And Jake creates an affordable ookelele!

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20091105_Da_Kine.html

Thursday Music Digest

Packing Heat

http://newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15365

Classical music at the White House

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/arts/music/05concert.html?_r=1

Frankie Junior sighted

http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=11444348

TCM honors Johnny Mercer this month:

http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091104/ENTERTAIN/911049998/-1/LIFE

Happy 15th to Na Palapali

http://honoluluweekly.com/hotpicks/2009/11/kekahi-mau-mele-ma-kou/

Preview of the annual Kona Coffee Fest

http://gohawaii.about.com/b/2009/11/04/2009-kona-coffee-festival-opens-this-friday.htm

Sly!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5IfqojI4TM

Sue me, Sue you blues

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/11/no-doubt-sues-activision-over-band-hero.html

Ya-Ya

http://www.livedaily.com/news/album-review-the-rolling-stones-quot-get-yer-ya-ya-s-out-quot-abkco-20602.html

And Sue me, Sue you blues redux

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ixD8Qi0Qv7Vq1wEapdkCfTa1Qvyg

Wednesday Music Digest

Uncle Tom Moffatt makes his weekly talk story

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

New music from Africa

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-somi-if-the-rains/

Hawaiian music comes to Eureka

http://www.times-standard.com/business/ci_13710223

A new all-in-one music player

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/04/AR2009110400135.html

Jean-Luc Ponty sighting

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/03/DDCM1AD7T7.DTL

Yet another cool band name-Florence and The Machine

http://media.www.thejusticeonline.com/media/storage/paper573/news/2009/11/03/Arts/Florence.The.Machines.lungs.Is.A.Breath.Of.Fresh.Air-3820799.shtml

Teaching the world to play guitar

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/northwestwales/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_8323000/8323126.stm

The metal music scene in...New Orleans?

http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=49821

A new Disney film set in the same city features music by Randy Newman

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS182719+03-Nov-2009+BW20091103

And celebrating the music of Greenwich Village in the 1960s

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS91373+03-Nov-2009+PRN20091103

Tuesday Music Digest

Steve Berlin talks

http://www.thedeadbolt.com/news/106603/los_lobos_steve_berlin_interview.php

Previewing an upcoming show by Amy Hānaiali‘i Gilliom

http://www.hawaii247.org/2009/11/02/amy-hanaiali%E2%80%98i-entertains-moku-o-keawe-event-sunday-nov-8/

>From Keillor to California

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091103/A_ENTERTAIN/911030301/-1/a_entertain

Examining the lyrics of Johnny Mercer

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-11-03-mercer03_ST1_N.htm

Mel Torme's son sighted!

http://www.scenenewspaper.com/arts-entertainment/24-arts-entertainment/299-singings-only-natural-for-steve-march-torme.html

A new carbon-fibre guitar

http://dvice.com/archives/2009/11/blackbird-rider.php

Steve Martin rolls in the bluegrass

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2010171788_stevemartin02.html

Previewing the National Peanut Festival

http://www2.dothaneagle.com/dea/news/local/article/sun_fun_for_sunday_at_national_peanut_festival/105431/

Voodoo Fest in pictures

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/music/features/article_1510763.php/In-Pictures-Voodoo-Music-Festival-in-New-Orleans

And an interview with guitar wunderkid Sonny Landreth

http://www.staythirstymedia.com/news/39/296-sonny-landreth-int.html

Monday Music Digest

Some new Hawaiian music releases

http://www.mele.com/

Songs from the ex-files

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/01/swell-season-killian-fox

St. Louis looks to recover its blues history

http://www.news-leader.com/article/20091101/NEWS01/911010352/1007/NEWS01/St.-Louis-looking-to-recover-rich-blues-history

A look at New Orleans Jazz Funerals

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2009/11/celebrate_all_saints_day_by_le.html

Nicholas Payton is kind of blue

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/stories.nsf/music/story/D470FD79E66CE61C8625765F006F5C2A?OpenDocument

Phish at Festival 8

http://www.jambands.com/news/2009/11/01/shine-a-light-phish-at-festival-8-from-the-express

Take 5 with Curt Sheller

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=34529

Hamakua alive

http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2009/10october/20091025hamakuaalive.htm

Some ookelele music for a Monday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHd2KNciEgw

And remembering Norton

http://norton-buffalo.com/

November 1st Music Digest

R.I.P. to the great harmonica player Norton Buffalo

http://anewscafe.com/2009/11/01/norton-buffalo-dies/

The Playing for Change Band

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/1855880,SHO-Sunday-playing01a.article

Saving music festivals in Chicago

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/chi-1101-arts-music-festsnov01,0,472891.column

Robert Earl Keen sighted

http://www.kentucky.com/lexgo/music/story/1001121.html

Building artisan guitars

http://www.kdhnews.com/news/story.aspx?s=36760

An update on this weekend's Voodoo Fest in New Orleans

http://www.neworleans.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=247936&catid=373&Itemid=2322

Nowhere Boy

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941505.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&ref=ssp

Los plays Lincoln

http://journalstar.com/entertainment/music/article_bc791214-c5d5-11de-9a94-001cc4c002e0.html

Google it...

http://searchengineland.com/live-blogging-from-the-google-discover-music-launch-event-28719

And Saffire continues their farewell tour

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/entertainment/Saffire---The-Uppity-Blues-Women-make-stop-at-Wolf-Trap-on-farewell-tour-8430569-65822427.html

All Hallows' Eve Music Digest

Flashback Friday in LA

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/10/flashback-friday-was-la-ever-more-cool-than-in-the-1960s.html

Dhani Harrison sighted

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/10/dhani-harrison-thenewno2/

A report on the NYC Rock Hall of Fame concert

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-rockhall31-2009oct31,0,2422652.story

Voodoo in New Orleans

http://www.lsureveille.com/news/the-voodoo-experience-in-new-orleans-for-11th-ritual-1.2044411

Island Mele

http://www.starbulletin.com/hilife/islandmele/20091030_Exceeding_previous_promise.html

Stupid Music set to dance?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/oct/30/mark-morris-programme-2-review

Week 3 of Earshot Jazz Fest

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2010163684_earshot30.html

The Gomers do Halloween

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2009/10/post_24.html

Hail, Hail, rock and roll

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/oct/29/hail-hail-rock-n-roll

And a music review: Jazz Around the World

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-various-artists-jazz-around/