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Former New York guitarist Joe Caro debuts ‘Friday Night Live’

With an extensive resume that includes playing with a host of legendary musicians from Aretha Franklin and the Eagles to James Taylor and Mick Fleetwood, guitarist Joe Caro will present a special “Friday Night Live” show Aug. 29 at Mulligans on the Blue. A veteran New York session ...

Maui chef to appear on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’ next Tuesday

A chef from Maui will be one of the competitors vying for $10,000 and bragging rights in an upcoming episode of the reality TV show “Chopped.” Residents and guests on Maui might be familiar with the culinary creations of Daniel Lipson, who founded Elite Maui Chef, a small private dining ...

Hana Hou Music Program to begin Aug. 25

This year’s Hana Hou Music Program’s will take place from Aug. 25 to Sept. 5, and will feature a number of free musical opportunities for the Maui community. According to organizers, the Hana Hou Music Program was founded by Kisa Uradomo, a violinist from Kula. For many years after leaving Maui to pursue her musical studies in college, she dreamed of returning home and giving back to the community that helped make her into the musician she is today. In 2022, her dream became a reality when Uradamo and her team founded the Hana Hou Music Program. The program’s mission is to ...

The MACC’s annual fundraiser features an array of entertainment

Steel guitarist Joel Katz was among the musicians contributing to the unique recording, “Ha‘ina Ko Wehi: Celebrating West Maui in Mele,” which won the 2025 Nā Hōkū Hanohano award for Compilation Album of the Year. The album featured students from the Institute of Hawaiian Music at ...

Flame off: Marvel Studios produces a ‘Fantastic’ bore

“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is the closest Marvel Studios has come yet to making a good movie out of their durable Jack Kirby/Stan Lee comic book. Like its main character, this new version is awfully square, amusing and hard to care about. The prologue, giving a quick backstory and ...

Eric Gilliom presents ‘Mele: The Hawaiian Music Experience’

One of Maui’s most creative artists, Eric Gilliom, has once again produced another remarkable show with “Mele: The Hawaiian Music Experience” at the Maui Ocean Center. Presented in the center’s Maui Sphere Theater, “Mele” is Hawaii’s answer to Las Vegas’ Sphere, capturing the ...