Peruvian opera and pop singer Yma Sumac died in Los Angeles on November 1, 2008 of cancer. She was noted for adapting Incan folk music to Western lounge music. The Los Angeles Times has her obituary

The October cover story for Louisville Music News is the Troubadours of Divine Bliss. Check that out, along with all the latest columns, performance and CD reviews in the print edition.

The deadtree copies will be on the street beginning today - later than usual, due to the problems caused by Hurricane Ike.

The C-J’s Judith Egerton caught Liza Minnelli’s show and has a review.

The C-J’s Charles Whaley has a short review of the ‘Broadway at Iroquois’ production at Iroquois Amphitheatre.

Jazz and pop singer Jo Stafford died in Century City, California, on July 16 at 90. Stafford had a long and notable singining career, beginning in the early Forties and lasting until her retirement in 1966. Her most famous song, “You Belong To Me,” was penned by Louisvillian Chilton Price, with some credit to Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart.

It’s dueling weekly pubs on music time - LEO’s Music issue is out and Velocity has a sampler for the cover. LEO gets the call, though, as they have a cover story on none other than Travis Meeks, a feature certain to cause some disturbances in the ether. Seems Meeks’ has Asperger’s Syndrome. It’s in-n-n-n-terresting reading.

There’s a lot more about music in the town - LEO devotes the whole issue to various aspects, so pick up a copy on read it at leoweekly.com

This week’s Velocity cover story features a peculiar selection of clubs and performers in the Louisville area on June 27 and 28. Really peculiar, although I didn’t check their choices against Velocity’s ad list. Everybody has their preferences…but it’s really just impossible to get it all into one story, even a long one.

The Louisville Orchestra’s Chase Pops series at the Louisville Palace has been announced for 2008-2009. Briefly, it looks like this:

Ticket prices have not yet been posted at the Louisville Palace’s website.

This weekend has so much music going on in the Louisville area that the C-J had to spread it around their staff, instead of just leaving it all to J. L. Puckett. In no particular order, there’s the Lebowski Fest, covered by Puckett plus, of course, LMN and 37 Flood, which has an interview with Will Russell. And more.

Next, there’s the Water Tower Blues and BBQ Festival, awarded the first choice in the C-J’s Hot List

Puckett touts Your Black Star, which was the LMN cover story back in May.

Finally, there’s the LMN list of music for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The Forecastle Fest schedule is posted. Looks like a musical orgy dancing with an art orgy. Or something like that.