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Summer in Honolulu: Reunion Show at Terry’s Place
Thousands of people swarmed the Chinese Cultural Plaza in Honolulu’s Chinatown on the night of the Summer reunion show at Terry’s Place. Crowds filled the open space, food stands lined the walkways, strings of flags floated above the courtyard, and on stage was the biggest act of the night. Continue reading
No Shortage of Good Music: The Glass Candle Band Reunion
After some 40 years, the Glass Candle Band once again proves they are one of Hawaii’s best performing acts. Glass Candle rocked their reunion show at Hawaiian Brian’s for a remarkable end to 2011. Continue reading
The Glass Candle Band: Surviving the Test of Time
Time is a fragile thing. Each year melts away faster than the last. For musicians, recording a song is the single greatest tactic to beat the effects of time. Luckily for Glass Candle, their music lives on. Continue reading
Music Magic Reunion Recap: The Band Makes the Name
Music Magic, their name lives up to the show! Some 28 years after the group disbanded, Music Magic proves worthy of their name with a string of reunion shows at Jazz Minds Café. I was lucky enough to catch one of their weekend performances on a Friday night (one of five gigs total). It blew … Continue reading
Doing Something Special: An Interview with Jay Molina
This weekend, jazz-fusion band Music Magic reunites for a three shows at Jazz Minds Café. I had the opportunity to ask Music Magic bassist/vocalist Jay Molina some questions over email before the band’s rehearsal this past Sunday.
Mixed-Up Music Magic: The Many Styles of Hawaii’s Jazz-Fusion Group
Hawaii’s jazz-funk-fusion pioneers of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Music Magic, released two albums to their name. They gigged to sold out crowds in Honolulu after their single, “One Man Lady”, hit the scene.
Treasures on Tape: Mackey Feary Unplugged
To die-hard fans of Mackey: you’ll smile, you’ll cry, you’ll cherish these recordings that YouTube user paxukulele recently uploaded. Despite the poor audio quality (not only was it a live recording, it’s on cassette tape, remember those things?), the 9 minutes 33 seconds of Mack and friends jamming is a perfect way to uplift anyone’s … Continue reading
More Teasers from the Final 70s Night Club Reunion Show
For those of you who follow me on Twitter, you might’ve noticed a barrage of tweets last night linking to videos of Aura, Power Point, Phase 7, Nueva Vida (with Lil Albert and Carla Young Elsman), and Greenwood rocking some heavy disco-era tunes. Those were just 5 teaser videos that Irwin ‘Supes’ Santos posted to … Continue reading
Mackey Feary “Moon & Stars” (live)
“Moon & Stars” (live) by Mackey Feary
Natural High (live) “Do It Right”
“Do It Right” by Natural High (live)
