The Alika Lyman Group release their debut CD at The Dragon Upstairs this Friday. Their single, "Summer Me", beckons to be played once, twice, or twenty times with its sound of lazy sunshine baking the brim of your hat.
There were four of us spinning: Shitzr, Aloha Got Soul, Oliver Twist, and Alston. What felt like a dream has landed on Honolulu's music scene. Dig This Vibe is a reality, there's no doubt about it.
Digital music makes sharing this Hawaiian funk-soul-jazz obsession of mine with people around the world. For those of you lucky enough to be in Honolulu this weekend, I'm ditching digital and spinning vinyl only.
"Back then all those bands was positive: Kool & The Gang, Commodores, Earth Wind & Fire. It was all uplifting, it was all high energy. Everybody go crazy when their songs comes on. It still sounds fresh..."