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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Sunday Music Digest

Back to 10 a day

Review of the new Galactic CD

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2010/02/galactic_mixes_up_the_past_and.html

Bill Frissell Sighting

http://www.observer-reporter.com/or/entertainstory/02-28-2010-bill-frisell

40 years of jazz at NEC

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=35587

A new book about Nina Simone

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/26/AR2010022602788.html

Another Ookelele festival in England

http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/arts-news/2010/02/27/chance-to-try-wonderful-yet-weird-ukuleles-61634-25923826/

A new Guitar Boutique

http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Boutique+sets+high+guitar+aficionados/2620261/story.html

A new Allen Toussaint tribute album

http://www.pr.com/press-release/215831

Strings sing

http://media.www.southwesterncollegesun.com/media/storage/paper777/news/2010/02/28/Arts/Strings.Sing.For.Bunnell.Family-3880467.shtml

Doug Sahm and his Groove

http://www.statesman.com/life/books/texas-tornado-doug-sahm-and-his-groove-295915.html

And the subject of "You're So Vain" is revealed.

http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s4i69778

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Saturday Music Digest

Yet another wealth of info-if this keeps up I will have to make this expanded edition permanent!

The Man in White

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/opinion/27sat4.html

Rainbow Nation

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20100226_island_mele.html

Playboy and Jazz: a history

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=50626

New jazz on DVD

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2010/02/eyeballin_masters_of_american.php

Big swing from jazz to steampunk

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/02/27/secret_society_swings_from_jazz_to_steampunk/

A punk rock ookelele festival?

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jTY_L6N98u-igyfMttjeHB4TJTSA

New sounds live

http://www.wnyc.org/music/articles/150926

The Guitar Man of Broadway

http://capitolhillseattle.com/2010/02/26/the-guitar-man-of-broadway

Rockin' Jake sighted

http://www.capegazette.com/storiescurrent/201002/rockin_jake26.html

Lineup announced for this year's French Quarter Fest

http://www.neworleans.com/music/kevin-blog/340129-the-2010-french-quarter-festival-musical-lineup.html

A rare George Harrison pic

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-entertainment/the-beatles/the-beatles-news/2010/02/26/rare-boyhood-photo-of-george-harrison-100252-25917278/

A chat with Clapton's guitar tech

http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/02/26/a-talk-with-lee-dickson-guitar-tech-to-eric-clapton/

An interview with engineer Ken Scott

http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2010/Mar/Interview_Ken_Scott_Part_1_Recording_with_The_Beatles_Inside_the_Studio.aspx

The Stones return to Main Street

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/seen-much-better-days-rolling-stones-return-to-main-street/

And Texas Trails

http://www.countryworldnews.com/news/texas-trails/555-texas-trails-the-original-outlaw.html

Friday, February 26, 2010

Facebook Reminder

Foe more music and mayhem please visit my Facebook page...new musical friends added this week include New Orleans bluesman Walter "Wolfman" Washington and Boston singer Andy "Avenging Annie" Pratt.

Lagniappe Friday Music Digest

Another backlog of material today...

Guitar Heroes celebrate Hendrix

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/feb/26/get-experienced-all-star-band-of-guitar-heroes/

A new album explores Irish-Mexican history

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/weekender/stories/2010/02/25/irish-mexican-history-inspires-unusual-project.html?sid=101

Upcoming jazz shows in NYC

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/arts/music/26jazz.html

And jazz news from LA

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/02/chick-corea-george-benson-lead-playboy-jazz-festival.html

Music Appreciation 101 with Ornette Coleman

http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/02/25/1997793/lessons-in-music-appreciation.html

SXSW time

http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/music/entries/2010/02/25/austin_at_sxsw_warren_hood.html?cxntfid=blogs_austin_music_source

Stupid Music fiddling around with Carrie Rodriguez

http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20100225/AE/100229847/1077&ParentProfile=1058

Famous Ookelele Players of History

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/25/famous-ukulele-players-of_n_477249.html

Making Alternative music

http://www.kansan.com/news/2010/feb/25/making-alternative-music/?jayplay

Upcoming pop and rock music in NYC

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/arts/music/26pop.html

Hugh Laurie's secret role on a Meat Loaf album

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?entry_id=57963

Where does Clapton rank?

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10056/1038323-388.stm

Carlos Santana doing...a cover album?

http://www.billboard.com/news/carlos-santana-celebrates-supernatural-reissue-1004071120.story

Coming soon to a PBS station near you: "SCTV Classics"

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/television/2011184977_tvbriefs26.html?prmid=head_more

And Johnny Cash and the American Recordings

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/3376478/Johnny-Cash-the-American-recordings

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Lagniappe Thurday Music Digest

Had extra stuff again today...

New music from The Sojourners

http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=14425

The Rads head to Fall River

http://www.heraldnews.com/entertainment/x531845707/Radiators-bring-signature-style-and-renewed-sense-of-hope-to-Narrows-March-4

ARTafterDARK returns to Honolulu

http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/blogs/hawaii_today/2010/2/24/Honolulu_Academy_of_Arts_Art_After_Dark

Experimental jazz in Arizona

http://media.www.ecollegetimes.com/media/storage/paper991/news/2010/02/25/News/Experimental.Jazz.Breaths.New.Life.Into.The.Phoenix.Music.Scene-3878357.shtml

Review: "Princess Noir"

http://www.mercurynews.com/celebrities/ci_14463552?nclick_check=1

Learning Stupid Music from the masters

http://www.reporternews.com/news/2010/feb/24/learning-from-the-masters/

Stupid Music from Kinky Friedman

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2010/02/before_we_get_started_aftermat.php

An autograph just ain't what it used to be

http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2010/2/24/1324448/an-autograph-just-aint-what-it

Another great band name: Rabbit Food Punks

http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Features/ThoseDarlins-24Feb10

The SMASH electric guitar

http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/02/24/smash-electric-guitar-made-just-to-get-destroyed-then-recycled/

Hall of Champions

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/02/hall-of-champions-all-star-musicians-team-with-pre.html

Happy B-Day, Hari

http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201002240923/george-harrison-annual-birthday-tribute-tomorrow-in-hollywood.html

Boston's new HOB

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/02/24/hubs_new_house_of_blues_takes_a_place_on_top_of_the_world/

Composer Richard R. Sherman talks Disney music

http://www.inlandsocal.com/iguide/theater/content/news/stories/PE_News_Local_W_theater26.3e8a353.html

And HBO podcasts recall the days of radio comedy

http://www.telegram.com/article/20100224/NEWS/2240398/1011

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Tuesday Music Digest

FYI...I am still having some computer issues, so posting will still be limited.

Firesign Theatre sighting?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9521700@N04/sets/72157623491426398/

Capturing Daniel Ho's harmony

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20100222_new_books_capture_hos_harmony.html

CDs with cause and effect

http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20100223_CDs_with_cause___effect.html

Latest Stupid Music news

http://www.salisburypost.com/News/022310-wineka-column-speedy-shepard

Getting a stolen guitar back 10 years later

http://www.nme.com/news/the-cribs/49872

Trolling for Phish

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/84917277.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUnOiP3UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

The Who to split?

http://www.deathandtaxesmagazine.com/?p=7250

Los Hombres Calientes reunite for Haiti

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2010/02/los_hombres_calientes_reunite.html

Clapton 1970 Flashback

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/eric-clapton-0222/

And "Sweet Home Chicago"

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/vcv-david-honeyboy-edwards-sweet-home/

Monday, February 22, 2010

Monday Music Digest

Charlie Musselwhite sighted

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/vcv-charlie-musselwhite-just-a-feeling/

"The Moppin' Blues"

http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2010/02/21/ames_tribune/news/doc4b809ce4a83d8147759526.txt

"Fiddle and the Drum" from Joni Mitchell

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2011110260_fiddle21.html?prmid=head_more

More on Abbey Road

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/feb/21/abbey-road-pink-floyd-beatles

A real Jazz Funeral in New Orleans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXokqrBk1Mk

New CDs of note

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/arts/music/22choi.html

Gig review: Diana Krall

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/3359490/Gig-review-Diana-Krall-A-day-at-the-Green

Keeping Chinese classical music alive

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14445597?source=most_emailed

All the Parts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wMb1qtbH6U&feature=related

And a nice Q cover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23vh11bmLmE

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Sunday Music Digest

"He's not dead, Jim"

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/gordon-lightfoots-death-hoax-apparently-started-from-twitter_100323612

"Yes he is"

http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/02/20/john-lennon-lies-dead-in-lost-beatles-pictures-115875-22056349/

Composing Jack Bruce's career

http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/blogs/barnesys_blog_party.aspx?PostURL=http%3A//www.eadt.co.uk/cs_eadt/cs/blogs/barnesys_blog_party/archive/2010/02/19/2008097.aspx

Celebrating gospel music at Disneyland

http://www.ocregister.com/news/gospel-235437-film-music.html

San Francisco honors Carlos Santana

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/San-Francisco-honors-guitar-legend-Santana-84856097.html

Viva Elvis!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/02/viva-elvis-cirque-du-soleil-brings-the-king-back-to-vegas.html

B.B. King and Buddy Guy do Broadway

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Blues_Guitar_Legends_BB_King_Buddy_Guy_Play_the_Orpheum_Theatre_2202010_20100220

Another Stupid Music interview with fiddler Johnny Gimble

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/A-legend-in-his-own-time/582284

Arturo Sandoval digs jazz

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/feb/21/arturo-sandoval-can-freely-trumpet-his-affinity/

And a review of Johnny Cash's swan song

http://www.freep.com/article/20100221/ENT04/2210342/1322/Johnny-Cashs-transcendent-finale

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Saturday Music Digest

More on Clapton's guitar fest lineup this year

http://www.theind.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5737:sonny-landreth-to-play-claptons-crossroads-in-june&catid=86:aae&Itemid=31

Where're all the Hawaiians gone?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/hawaii/detail?entry_id=57570

Coltrane Choreography?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/arts/dance/21lubovitch.html

Songs of Survival

http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20100219_the_makaha_sons_song_of_survival.html

Chris Smither on flying with a guitar

http://www.acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=25801

One viola, thirteen strings

http://www.acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=25801

Andre Williams sighted

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2010/02/legendary_musician_andre_willi.html

Today is the 7th annual George Harrison tribute in Massachusetts

http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201002181836/7th-annual-tribute-to-george-harrison-this-saturday.html

The Vatican Top 10 albums

http://www.examiner.com/x-25267-Anaheim-Cultural-Events-Examiner~y2010m2d19-Vatican-releases-list-of-top-ten-rock-albums

And previewing the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Fest

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2010/02/the_mid-atlantic_jazz_festival.html

Friday, February 19, 2010

Ain'ts No Mo!

There will be a Jazz Funeral for the "New Orleans Ain'ts" tomorrow in the French Quarter; click post title for details.

Friday Music Digest

More on Hal Willner's Neil Young Project-NRBQ mention

http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/olympic-music-willners-testament/

All Star music at Whale Day on Mau'i

http://www.lahainanews.com/page/content.detail/id/500628/Whale-Day-Celebration-to-feature-stellar-entertainment-lineup.html?nav=14

Steel String Wonders

http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20100218/ENT/302189960

Black Sabbath's "Guitar Hero" has been delayed

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=135382

Vietnamese music in New Orleans

http://www.nola.com/festivals/index.ssf/2010/02/new_orleans_vietnamese_communi.html

Johnny Cash's Hospice Sessions

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-johnny-cash21-2010feb21,0,5526963.story

Million Dollar Music

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-oped-1218-quartet-20100217,0,1767144.story

NY Times obit of Dale Hawkins

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/arts/music/18hawkins.html

Kathleen Battle is back

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/02/kathleen-battle-is-back.html

And Happy Birthday Yoko

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/arts/music/18yoko-xx.html

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Thursday Music Digest

Here come The Sons

http://honoluluweekly.com/hotpicks/2010/02/prodigious-sons/

2010 Hawaiian Music Awards announced

http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/musicmontage_article/hawaii_music_awards_2010_winners/

The Neil Young Project

http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Taking+Neil+Young+heart/2574665/story.html

Shemekia Copeland has a new album out

http://tigerweekly.com/article/02-17-2010/13729

Good news for the Chicago Gospel Museum

http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/hoekstra/2053599,CST-NWS-gospel17.article

Gil Scott-Heron interview

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/7257536/Gil-Scott-Heron-interview.html

10 giants of the ES-335

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/10-giants-of-the-es-335/

Love Song to New Orleans

http://www.offbeat.com/2010/02/17/cd-review-love-song-to-new-orleans/

Jumpin' at the raw end

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2010/feb/17/musician-interview-jumpin-raw-end/

And happy 73rd B-Day to jazz singer Nancy Wilson (actual date is Saturday)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/17/DDIA1C0BRS.DTL

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Blues Hall of Fame Announced

Click on the post title for this year's class members.

Ash Wednesday Music Digest

A new/old solo release from NRBQ's Tom Ardolino

http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=11368

Another nice Stupid Music story about fiddler Johnny Gimble

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/02/17/at_83_johnny_gimble_is_still_fiddling_around/

Soundtrack of the Rainbow Nation

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/movies/mesmerising-soundtrack-of-the-rainbow-nation-20100217-oddu.html

The new Pres Hall album features some big names

http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/02/preservation-hall-tribute-album-boasts-all-star-cast/

"Tonight" to lose its bandleader

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2010/02/kevin_eubanks_to_quit_the_toni.html

The Langley kids do the Olympics

http://www.theprovince.com/sports/2010wintergames/Ukulele+playing+takes+Langley+schoolkids+from+Hawaii+Olympics/2569289/story.html

Ookeleles for Haiti!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/feb/16/haiti-fundraising-levene-greig

Oh, Yoko!

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118015082.html?categoryId=16&cs=1

EMI puts Abbey Road Studios up for sale

http://www.montrealgazette.com/puts+Abbey+Road+Studios+sale/2571368/story.html

And it's Wednesday, which means it's time for Uncle Tom Moffatt

http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/utg_article/uncle_toms_gabbin207/

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Fat Tuesday Music Digest

Happy Mardi Gras!

Mumbo Gumbo

http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20100216/LIFESTYLE/2160330

Jazz goes a note higher

http://allafrica.com/stories/201002160443.html

Stupid Music on the radio

http://rvanews.com/features/the-bopst-show-the-following-tone-episode-91/25537

Hag on songwriting

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/6868501.html

More on Johnny Gimble's new Stupid Music release

http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2010/02/15/johnny-gimble-releasing-album-featuring-vince-gill-on-tuesday/

Ale and ookeleles

http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/news.ma/article/85960

Nellie McKay channels Doris Day

http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/63768/

First review of the new Clapton/Beck tour

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e497cfe2-1a53-11df-a2e3-00144feab49a.html

Followup from last week's murder of a California guitar maker-they caught the guy who did it.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100215/NEWS/100219666/1033

And another obit for Dale Hawkins

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20100215/NEWS01/100215013/1004/living/Rockabilly-icon-Dale-Hawkins-dead-of-cancer

Monday, February 15, 2010

Lundi Gras Music Digest

Another R.I.P., DOUG FIEGER of The Knack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09yiqihY-TA

Here's an obit for Dale Hawkins

http://www.examiner.com/x-18802-Dallas-Celebrity-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m2d14-Rock-n-Roll-pioneer-Dale-Hawkins-dead-in-Little-Rock

My Funny Valentine?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-wild/my-funny-valentine-a-laug_b_461691.html

Fiddlin' Around

http://www.austin360.com/music/legendary-fiddler-has-shaped-a-genre-s-sounds-238394.html

The soul of Mardi Gras

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123710234

Richie Havens sighting

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100214/ARTICLES/2141011/1002

A new Smithsonian Folkways release

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/11/AR2010021105417.html

Another roundup of new music

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/02/14/critics_picks___pop_music/

A vintage Mahavishnu video surfaces on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTPn76gEcj4

And Tanglewood Jazz Fest tix are now on sale

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=49779

Rockabilly pioneer DALE HAWKINS left us yesterday at the age of 73. I took this shot of Dale in 2004, and he was kind enough to post it on his website. Click the post title for a recent performance of Dale doing his signature song, SUZY Q.