“This Mountain” Pat Simmons Jr. Pat Simmons Jr. has been around music all his life. Ever since he can remember, he spent time on the road touring with his musician dad, Pat Simmons Sr., of the Doobie Brothers. “My mom says I took my first steps on a tour bus,” he says. ...
Nominated in December for a Best Folk Album Grammy Award for “Silver Skies Blue,” Judy Collins’ latest recording features a collaboration with Bronx-born singer-songwriter Ari Hest, who will perform with her on Maui this week. Released last summer, the acclaimed album showcases their ...
Returning to one of his “favorite places on the planet,” UB40 Reunited vocalist Astro is looking forward to elevating Maui again with the group’s distinctive brand of horn-driven reggae. Founded in 1978, this Birmingham, England-based group has probably done more to popularize reggae ...
One of America’s hottest contemporary indie rock bands, Young the Giant has developed a novel way to promote the group’s music, by creating a video series of “In the Open,” stripped-down versions of songs filmed mostly in nature. For their latest creation, they adapted ...
It was another bumper year for entertainment on Maui in 2016 beginning with UB40 Reunited in January, drawing a massive crowd. “It’s made all the difference,” lead singer Ali Campbell explained about performing again with fellow founding vocalist Astro. “We’re enjoying a bit of ...
Jazz guitar virtuoso Frank Vignola returns to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s McCoy Studio Theater with fellow guitarist Vinny Raniolo on Wednesday. A versatile musician, Vignola has played with many artists across a spectrum of genres including Donald Fagen, Wynton Marsalis and Les Paul. Adept at many styles from fusion and pop to hard bop and swing, he was influenced by such guitar legends as Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny, Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian. The New York Times has hailed him as “one of the brightest stars of the guitar.” And an Intermission Magazine ...
