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Mid-winter by the pool: 5-hours of Japanese and Hawaiian music at Ace Hotel Palm Springs
I look fondly in anticipation any time we get to play tunes poolside at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs. Regardless of the season, it's a warm and welcoming place to curate sounds for an audience content on relaxing by the water all day long. So when Ace hit us up to join dublab and Mr. Good Boy for a 3-day "Kyoto Weekender" at the hotel, we immediately said yes. Kyoto in the desert? Ace recently announced the opening of their first location in Japan: the Ace Hotel Kyoto. To celebrate, their Palm Springs location decided to dedicate a weekend...
Recap: Third time's a charm: Japan with Lord Echo and friends
Bookended by gigs with Lord Echo in Tokyo and Osaka, our recent travels to Japan found us gigging in Kyoto, Nagoya, and Fukui.
Mahalo Monday: A weekly party in Venice Beach, presented by Aloha Got Soul
2016 was a great year for the label. The previous year had seen the release of Mike Lundy's The Rhythm Of Life to solid praise around the globe, and especially in Europe and London thanks to the help of my good friend Cedric Bardawil (together we launched the Soul Time party series in 2014). In 2015, Cedric introduced me to Quinton Scott of Strut Records, with the hopes that we'd find a way to release a compilation of funk, soul and jazz gems from Hawaii. We did just that! Beginning in early 2015, while Mike Lundy's music reached new fans...
An excerpt from Soul Time in Tokyo, 2019
Events Mixes Soul Time in Hawaii
Listen to an excerpt of our live DJ set with Roger Bong, Hideki Yamamoto, and appearance by Maryanne Ito. From Soul Time in Tokyo 2019.
Aloha Got Soul Documentary Film Sneak Peak (in 2019)
It's been 2 years since we started making a documentary about forgotten and obscure music from Hawaii. This month, director Filipe Zapelini has returned to Honolulu in conjunction with TRADES Artist in Residence to work with Aloha Got Soul's Roger Bong in finishing production of the film. We've spent April 2019 filming the rest of the scenes, interviews, and spaces needed to complete the film (at least we hope!). On Friday, April 26 we'll share clips of our recent progress as well as insights into the music and musicians featured in the Aloha Got Soul documentary. Join us at Aupuni...