Despite long song title, album heads short list for pop charts
Long anticipated but worth the wait, the Throwdowns live up to expectations as the group -- finally! -- follows "Don't Slow Down," its debut extended-play release of two years ago, with the band's...
View ArticleJazz album fine but strays from genre
Several artists have described their music in recent years as "Hawaiian jazz." Vocalist Paul Shimomoto makes a more convincing claim than most.
View Article'Lavapalooza' takes a turn on 'tiki' sound
Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine have enjoyed at least a decade of success reworking pop and hip-hop hits as cocktail lounge music -- imagine how, say, "Me So Horny," "She Hates Me" and...
View ArticleShimabukuro shows bro's not ohana's sole talent
"Write Her a Song" by Bruce Shimabukuro • "We Go to Hilo" by Glen Goto and Friends • "No Ku‘uipo" by Ahumanu
View ArticleJustice Moon kicks off hip-hop as Pimpbot kicks up with horns
'Summertime in Hawaii' / 'Jun-Ken-Po' by Justice Moon • 'Pimpbot' by Pimpbot • 'Black Square' by Black Square
View ArticleWillie K. Christmas album bright, breezy
Hawaiian Host did very well two years ago when it teamed up with Raiatea Helm to release a limited-edition "Christmas Macadamia and Music Medley" candy sampler that presented four of the company's most...
View ArticleJake remakes, Cazimero retunes, Kapono revels in here and now
"Across the Universe," Jake Shimabukuro • "Hula," Robert Cazimero • "Henry," Henry Kapono
View ArticleJazz quartet goes live, Maisel goes global, Okami goes to help
"Nandemo Dekiru/You Can Do It, If You Try" by Alvin Okami & Friends • "Remembrance/Live At The Triple Door" by the Honolulu Jazz Quartet • "In The Moment" by Sarah Maisel
View ArticleSongs on Kamakahi-Inglis CD tell tales of Kalaupapa's exiles
"Waimaka Helelei" » Dennis Kamakahi and Steven Inglis honor the victims of a dark chapter in Hawaii's history with this collection of songs that relate one way or another to the Kalaupapa peninsula of...
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