Photo by James Joiner Following the public Homecoming memorial for Bob Weir, a festival-sized mix of musicians came together ...

T-Bone Walker may have been the first true hero of modern electric blues, but he stood upon the shoulders of jazz and blues ...

America’s interest in Hawaiian culture began during the last two decades of the 19th century and reached its peak during the ...

The Knickknackery Antiques And Collectibles Hawaiiana isn’t just a store – it’s a portal to the past, a treasure trove where Hawaii’s rich history mingles with quirky collectibles in a dance of ...

Uffda it’s cold! So let’s think about Hawaii, shall we? I ran across an advertisement for the Honolulu Conservatory of Music in the Moorhead Daily News on April 26, 1935. It offered a free trial ...

On this day (November 18) in 2007, legendary pedal steel guitar player John Hughey died at the age of 73. His distinctive “crying steel” style appeared on the recordings of multiple A-list acts. He ...

When Alan Akaka was growing up, a young musician in his teens and 20s in Honolulu, he played steel guitar with some of the top names in Hawaiian music. When they spoke, he listened: Genoa Keawe: ...

The guitar, the banjo, the mandolin, the fiddle, and the upright bass are just a few of the instruments commonly associated with country music. Though there is one instrument missing from that list, ...

When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Daniel de Visé began contemplating a biography of B.B. King — one of the most iconic figures in American music — he was shocked at what he discovered.

The ukulele, with its relatively tiny size and four strings, could be thought of as a simple instrument, but it has a rich history within the Hawaiian islands. And native Hawaiian Jake Shimabukuro ...

Acclaimed pianist Jeff Hellmer will present a Sunset Jazz show on July 6. Courtesy photo As part of Jazz Fest 2025, Jazz Maui will host three concerts paying tribute to how Hawaii influenced popular ...

The 7th Annual Waikiki Steel Guitar Week is ready to kick off in Waikiki celebrating Hawaiian music and the Hawaiian steel guitar, July 6 to 12. Royal Hawaiian Center’s Cultural Director Monte ...