This book by Amy Nathan, Making Time for Making Music: How to Bring Music into Your Busy Life , certainly makes a case for the positive influences of music in our everyday lives. Dellan Stokesbary shares his thoughts about Nathan's book in a review which he recently recorded for Local Exposure.

On this week's Music Notes, Elaine Diehl shares details of many upcoming concerts, a festival at Miami Valley Gaming, and other musical news items.

Beginning June 5th at Noon, Radio Artifact , a local independent radio station based in Northside that showcases the talented musicians that perform in Cincinnati, will be broadcast on 91.7 WVXU HD-2.

On this week's Music Notes, Elaine Diehl shares details of many upcoming concerts, a festival at Miami Valley Gaming, and other musical news items.

This week's "Music Notes" features local concerts, new releases, a documentary starring Tatiana Berman, music classes, and much more.

This week's edition of "Music Notes" including information about new releases at Shake It Records and by Fred Hersch. There are also many upcoming concerts and festivals. Plus very special collaborative visual/musical projects by Ric Hordinski & Michael Wilson. WVXU/WMUB will also air a 2-hour special about Joni Mitchell from 10pm-midnight on Saturday evening, June 2nd.

In this week's Music Notes, you'll hear about a new biography about Freddy Fender, a new release by the Manhattan Transfer, and lots of local concert information.

Pat Linhart and Julie Spangler came into WVXU's studio May 8th and spoke with Elaine Diehl about their upcoming performance at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts in Hamilton, Ohio, on May 19th. During the interview, they talk about the difference between cabaret and musical theatre, the concept of the Fitton show, and some of the special guests who'll be performing with them. Pat Linhart is "Cincinnati's reigning Queen of Song" and a CCM faculty member who has performed with the Human Race

Acclaimed photographer Michael Wilson , whose work includes photos of Lyle Lovett, Hugh Laurie, Delbert McClinton, and Buddy Miller, embarked on a different kind of photography journey from January to March this year at the Manifest Drawing Center in Madisonville. Eleven students learned the ins & outs of analog cameras from the making of prints to darkroom techniques. The students were freshmen to seniors and from both private and public schools. Their photographs will be on display one-day

1. Jazz Standard's 11th Annual Fred Hersch Invitation Series in NYC - 5/8-13. 2. Greg Chako - gigs at Trotta's in Dayton KY & Washiington Platform 3. Blue Wisp Big Band - Urban Artifact - Wednesdays until 12/26. 4. Gibson Guitars bankruptcy 5. Ricky Nye & Dottie Warner - Arnold's - 5/10 6. Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys - back surgery 7. Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket - Ludlow Garage - 5/11