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Announcing the Aloha Got Soul Japan Tour 2025. AGS returns to familiar places and hits new highs (Fuji Rock!) this summer on a seven-city tour across Japan with label founder Roger Bong. Jul.25 山形 YamagataBISCUIT RECORDS @biscuitrecords Jul.26 新潟 NiigataFUJI ROCK FESTIVAL @fujirock_jp Jul.28 四日市 YokkaichiADVANTAGE @advantage_gino Jul.29 岐阜 GifuGREEN YANG @green___yang Jul.30 岡山 Okayama芽楼 MELLOW @dj_bar_mellow Jul.31 加古川 KakogawaROOM2 COFFEE&ROASTER @room2mrc Aug.01 東京 TokyoBAR BRIDGE SHIBUYA @dj_bar_bridge_shibuya ==== Roger Bong (ALOHA GOT SOUL) will be performing at Fuji Rock Festival 2025! ! ROGER BONG of the ALOHA GOT SOUL label, based in Honolulu, Hawaii, who runs a music label,...

AGS is coming to Fuji Rock Festival ‘25.  On Saturday, July 26th, label founder Roger Bong will be spinning in The Palace Of Wonder / Crystal Palace Tent.  Fuji Rock Festival is held every year at the Naeba Ski Resort. 

Now available on digital platforms: Nova's 1980 LP. Nova, led by singer Checo Tohomaso, was one of several soulful party bands during the golden era of Hawaii's contemporary music scene in the late 1970s and early 80s. The band’s infectious gospel-funk-disco can be heard on their sole release, a self-titled 1980 LP that feels like one giant joy-loving frenzy recorded live in the studio. (Check out the Marvin Gaye-inspired “I Feel Like Getting Down”). Nova by Nova Nova (as listed on the LP):Checo Tohomas / Keyboards, Lead and Background VocalsLisa Long / Lead and Background VocalsSandy L. Wyatt II /...

Yesterday, on February 28, 2025, we picked up 1,000+ custom-made record mailers manufactured in Kapolei.  Since 2021, as a direct effort to avoid buying record mailers from Amazon (or U-LINE), we’ve ordered own custom-made ones from Rengo. Each order is at least a pallet’s worth, so it’s a sizable investment as a small business. But it’s worth it: we get to support another local business, help keep manufacturing on-island, reduce our per-unit costs, and cut out* the middleman.   In 2020, I noticed something on the underside of a custom-made cardboard box that was on its way to the recycling...

In response to the ongoing crisis in Los Angeles, we've curated a benefit compilation featuring 52 artists from Hawaii and around the world. Most tracks are previously unreleased — and several were recorded expressly for this project. 100% of proceeds will go to verified sources to relief efforts (see the Bandcamp release page for more details).  This was a huge effort to organize and we're grateful for everyone's participation. Last Tuesday, we started contacting artists on the label, friends we've made at record shop, and musicians we've connected with in-person and online over the years. By Saturday, 52 artists submitted...