4th of July Music Digest

Weird Al-getting tired, but still a genius!

http://www.indy.com/posts/9582

Brah Hugh's friend Letta is honored

http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=220989

The best-known Hawaiian "girl group" is Na Leo, from my old hometown of Kailua. They're on a western swing of the Mainland:

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080704/ENT/9505188

Berklee College of Music in Boston lends a hand to rebuild New Orleans...

http://www.wickedlocal.com/somerville/news/x1994980724/Somerville-resident-travels-with-Berklee-to-help-New-Orleans

The Safeway Blues Fest kicks off in Oregon:

http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2008/07/blues_fest_opens_to_perfect_we.html

Speaking of blues of a sort, here's a new review of an old film, Elvis' "GI Blues"

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/03/194457.php

Elvin Bishop sighting:

http://www.rcreader.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12899&Itemid=48

And speaking of rebuilding New Orleans, Irma Thomas is still waiting for her house to be rebuilt!

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/03/DDRR11J9H6.DTL