Acclaimed luthier Steve Grimes is about to hold a major celebration, “The One Grand Party,” at the King Kamehameha Golf Club’s Waikapu Ballroom on Feb. 29. Celebrating the release of his 1,000th instrument, he will perform along with some of Maui’s finest and some guest musicians ...
Twenty years after debuting the first Kukahi celebration of hula, mele and chant at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, kumu hula Keali‘i Reichel and Halau Ke‘alaokamaile will present their last Kukahi production in three performances beginning Saturday evening. “I’ve been saying it for ...
Like many musicians adored by young female fans, the phenomenally successful band 98 Degrees was often besieged in public. “We couldn’t go anywhere,” recalls group founder Jeff Timmons. “It got crazier and wilder than we expected. It was beyond my imagination. We were early ...
It’s quite an extraordinary achievement that every time Mark Yamanaka releases a recording, it’s showered with praise from his peers at the Hoku awards. Beginning with his debut, “Lei Pua Kenikeni,” all three of his solo albums have won Album, Male Vocalist, and Song or Single of the ...
To call guitarist Stanley Jordan a genius is a bit of an understatement — he’s jaw-dropping incredible. One of the world’s greatest guitarists, Jordan became famous for an innovative touch-tapping technique (instead of conventional strumming and picking), where he plays melodies and ...
Near the close of 2019, the online cultural magazine PopMatters posted a Top 20 review of the best album reissues of the year. Along with the Beatles’ classic “Abbey Road,” Prince’s “Originals,” and Bob Dylan’s “Rolling Thunder Revue,” the list included a double set by Maui ...
