If you can’t make it to the the 29th Annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival today, you can watch it streaming live. The festival, which features Mike Ka`awa, Ledward Ka`apana, John Keawe, Brother Noland, John Cruz, Dennis Kamakahi and others, winds up in Kapiolani Park in Honolulu around 6pm.
How do you cool off during the Dog Days of Summer? A few tips from my furry friends: Find a shady tree. Enjoy a cool drink. Maybe some ice cream or shave ice. Catch a few waves. And sing a few songs of summer: “Summer breeze makes me feel fine…” by Seals and Croft. […]
Rainbow Books owner Tom Farley talks story with customer, Carl Carroll | Photo © Heidi Chang Rainbow Books and Records Is Closing After 25 Years August 14, 2011 By Heidi Chang, For 25 years, Rainbow Books and Records built up a loyal following in Honolulu as a friendly place where folks could buy mostly used […]
Honolulu Jazz Quartet | Photo © Heidi Chang The Honolulu Jazz Quartet put on a great evening of music at Gordon Biersch at Aloha Tower Market Place last night, celebrating their 10th anniversary and new CD, “Remembrance, Live At The Triple Door.” Many happy fans, who’ve followed the group over the years, and other […]
Honolulu Jazz Quartet | John Kolivas (bass), Dan Del Negro (keyboards), von Baron (drums) and Tim Tsukiyama (sax) It’s a milestone, alright. The Honolulu Jazz Quartet is celebrating ten years of creating music together with a performance tonight at Gordon Biersch, and releasing it’s third CD. Kudos to bassist John Kolivas, who founded the band, […]
Looking for something fun to do? Grab your family and friends, and your ukulele, and head on over to the 41st Annual Ukulele Festival happening today at Kapiolani Park Bandstand in Waikiki. Thousands of ukulele players from all over the world will gather to celebrate the music and joy created by the tiny four-stringed instrument. And it’s free. Hundreds of island children will perform, as well as guests from Italy, Thailand, Australia, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. As always, there’s a great line-up of talent from Hawaii, including Ohta-San and the group Hookena. Jake Shimabukuro will close out the show.
Surfing Champion Carissa Moore | Photo courtesy of the Association of Surfing Professionals Hawaii surfer Carissa Moore wins world championship in France By Heidi Chang, July 15, 2011 When Hawaii’s Carissa Moore hit the waves in Biarritz, France today, she accomplished an amazing feat, and made history. Not only did she win the world championship […]
Summertime and the living is easy. The moon is full and the ocean is shimmering.
Grammy nominated singer and songwriter Terry Steele and keyboardist Kimo Cornwell perform their own rendition of God Bless America with a lot of heart and sou, inspired by an earlier version by Marvin Gaye sang.
What happens when Kimo Cornwell, the talented keyboardist for the band Hiroshima, and Terry Steele, a gifted singer and hit songwriter for Luther Vandross, team up for the 4th of July? They create some amazing music. Listen to Kimo Cornwell and Terry Steele perform The Star Spangled Banner: [audio:https://heidichang.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/01-The-Star-Spangled-Banner.mp3|titles=The Star Spangled Banner] (Time: 2 min […]
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