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Isle band courts rockers with gritty, heartfelt EP
Updated on June 23, 2017 at 5:50 pm
Uncompromising straight rock is the Granite Saints’ contribution to Hawaii’s vibrant music scene.
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Island Mele
Updated on June 23, 2017 at 5:50 pm
Local metal rock artists shift to Hawaiian, hapa-haole styles
Updated on June 15, 2017 at 6:25 pm
Power players in the local metal music scene make a successful — and sudden — switch over to another genre.
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EMKE pushes new frontiers with first full-length album
Updated on June 8, 2017 at 7:23 pm
The power in EMKE’s lineup is driven by women, a rarity in rock music.
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Ho‘okena’s ‘3.0’ has strong vocals and instrumentation
Updated on June 2, 2017 at 5:22 pm
Ho‘okena earned three Na Hoku Hanohano Awards — Group of the Year, Traditional Hawaiian Album of the Year and Most Promising Artists — in 1991 for its aptly titled debut album, “Thirst Quencher!”
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Well-done remake opens Lava’s debut
Updated on April 27, 2017 at 4:43 pm
Doing remakes of mainstream Top 40 “oldies” almost never turns out well for local recording artists. That makes the decision of this local group to open its debut album with a remake of a 1966 Billboard Top 10 hit look like a bad idea — until you play the CD. Surprise, surprise, Lava pulls it off with amazing finesse.
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Chris Lowe makes his debut with a tribute to the Great White Way
Updated on April 14, 2017 at 5:23 pm
Born in Massachusetts, raised in Hawaii, Chris Lowe grew up listening to Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, the Miracles and the Temptations.
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Molina’s new CD uses variety of styles and celebrity guests
Updated on April 7, 2017 at 5:43 pm
With “A New Journey,” Andrew Molina shows that he has more to say as both musician and songwriter.
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Kanekoa brings creativity to contemporary local music
Updated on March 29, 2017 at 10:47 pm
Kanekoa is a quartet with the potential to bring something creative and new to local music.
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Island Mele: Cyril Pahinui visits a waterfall; Mark Saito, love
Updated on March 23, 2017 at 10:45 am
The song “Hi‘ilawe” has been associated with the family of Gabby Pahinui almost from the time he first recorded it in 1946.
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Kuana Torres Kahele releases his fifth album in a series celebrating individual islands
Updated on March 17, 2017 at 5:14 pm
Kuana Torres Kahele picks up where he left off in 2015 on releasing seven albums — each one about a different Hawaiian island.
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Kaimana Band offers fine debut
Updated on March 8, 2017 at 9:04 pm
With credits going back more than a quarter-century, multitalented Rodney Bejer provides a solid foundation for any contemporary local group.
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Kahumoku covers almost 40 years of making Hawaiian music
Updated on March 2, 2017 at 5:15 pm
George Kahumoku Jr. presents a retrospective on his work as a songwriter with this recently released CD.
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Grammy-winning virtuosos from Hawaii and Japan pair up for a blissful soundscape
Updated on February 24, 2017 at 8:42 pm
As Daniel Ho’s tally of Grammy Award wins ticked up between 2006 and 2011, he and his Grammy-winning albums became lightning rods for criticism.
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Meleana Brown’s debut blends pop, urban and ‘club music’
Updated on February 10, 2017 at 4:32 pm
Born and raised in Hawaii, Meleana Brown is one of the countless entertainers with Hawaii roots who is successfully pursuing a career on the mainland.
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Lee Gonsalves’ new CD pays tribute to ‘the Eddie’
Updated on February 1, 2017 at 7:15 pm
Musician-songwriter Lee Gonsalves teamed up with Hawaii record industry veterans Gordon Broad and Dave Tucciarone last summer to record “Eddie Would Go.”
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Peterson delivers milestone album; Kaleikinis venture into songwriting
Updated on January 18, 2017 at 8:22 pm
In the last two decades, guitarist Jeff Peterson has become a central figure in Hawaii’s music scene.
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Braddah Ben and Kaniu sing about rural areas
Braddah Ben and Kaniu are a welcome addition to the contemporary Hawaiian music scene.
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Updated on January 4, 2017 at 6:36 pm
Artist ‘Bla’ Pahinui puts his spin on rock and blues hits
Updated on December 28, 2016 at 8:57 pm
James Daniel “Bla” Pahinui — “Bla” for short — has a lifetime of achievements as a slack-key master and Hawaiian recording artist.
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Tatofi taps family ties, R&B, hapa haole music for soulful album
Tongan-American Josh Tatofi’s album advances several traditions in local music.
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Updated on December 21, 2016 at 8:56 pm
A digital-only album has recording artists tackling issues
Updated on December 14, 2016 at 8:48 pm
The diversity to be found among Hawaii’s music makers is well represented with this download-only compilation album by producer-studio musician Ace Loughmiller.
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Cypriano adds local, heartfelt touches to Christmas tunes
Nohelani Cypriano won a battle of the bands contest in the early 1970s as a member of an all-girl band. A few years later she was rocking Waikiki.
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Updated on December 7, 2016 at 8:30 pm
