It’s become an annual rite at the close of the year for a number of our famous full-time and part-time residents to rock out in Wailea at a fundraiser for the Maui Food Bank and the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. The stellar lineup ringing in the new year in style on Saturday at the ...
With 2016 drawing to a close, it’s an appropriate time to memorialize some of the stellar musicians who left us this year and had, over the years, performed on Maui and shared their thoughts in Maui Beat interviews. Prince’s death in April stunned us. An artistic genius, he emerged in ...
Popular reggae band Rebelution returns to Maui on Sunday for a date on its “Falling Into Place Hawaii Tour,” promoting the release of the group’s fifth album, which was just nominated for a Grammy Award. “We named the album ‘Falling Into Place’ because all of our varied ...
Moving to Los Angeles from Oahu about a year ago, the musicians of Streetlight Cadence noticed a major difference in how Mainland audiences responded to their street performances. “The attention span is very short,” Streetlight’s Chaz Umamoto explains. “It’s very different ...
“Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical” is a fast-moving roller coaster of joy performed with copious zeal by its large and talented ensemble. And the play is complemented by endless colorful eye-candy provided by set designer Caro Walker, lighting by Amy Lord and costumes by Vicki, Roxi ...
Grammy-winning country star Lee Ann Womack has been praised for helping keep traditional country music alive. “I’m trying,” says Womack, who will perform at this week’s second annual BMI Maui Songwriters Festival. “I love that kind of music, it’s so American and really a ...
