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Kalapana Pop-up this Friday and Saturday, January 27 & 28 from 10am-6pm at Kaiao Space (@kaiao_space), 1018 Smith Street. Free and open to the public.The Pop-up celebrates the music and legacy of Kalapana with rare memorabilia, rarely seen photos, vintage merchandise, concert posters, archival video footage, original instruments and more from across the band’s career.Aloha Got Soul will be releasing a limited edition vinyl record box set of Kalapana singles, accompanied by collaborative Kalapana merchandise with Sig Zane Designs, APB Skateshop, and Toyota Hawai‘I. Asato Family will be on site on Friday, too!EVENT SCHEDULE:Friday, Jan 27th10am - 9pm Kalapana Pop-up6pm - 8pm...

Help us close out the year with our first annual AGS Xmas Party this Sunday, 5-8pm. We’re excited to bring the holiday spirit to our monthly gathering, Sundays at the Shop (every third Sunday at AGS Honolulu). This month, we have our dear friends Miss Lulu and Shy Shonnie spinning vinyl tunes. We’ll have complimentary beers and seltzers from Kona Brewing. And we'll be raffling off prizes all evening long. Plus: 10% off everything in-store during party hours (5-8pm).Sunday, December 18th5pm ~ 8pmAGS Honolulu2017 S. King Street, Honolulufree entryP.S. Come dressed in the holiday spirit and you might be rewarded...

Mahalo mahalo mahalo for a marvelous Sunday afternoon with Kalapana friends, fans, and family! Especially Sebastian Feary (Mackey's son) and the extended Feary ‘ohana, who arrived in full force to fill our little shop with lots of love. Auntie Dancetta Feary (Mackey's older sister) and uncle Donnie Martin (Mackey’s best friend) shared some many incredible stories and memorabilia of Mackey and Kalapana — Donnie endlessly blowing our minds with piece after piece of history, including one his most prized items: Mackey’s drivers license, which he carries with him at all times (“that’s my boy!”). And an extra special mahalo to the musicians...

We've found ourselves creating music in the Atherton Performing Arts Studio on three different occasions. At least, it'll be three come Monday, May 18th when 27-year-old singer Joelene shares an intimate solo performance of her original music and influential covers. Joelene joins Aloha Got Soul Who is Joelene? She's the newest member of the Aloha Got Soul label family. You might've heard her on FRNT BZNZZ's "Was It Love" single, released earlier this year. It was my first time, that's for sure! And when FRNT BZNZZ played me that tune, I was blow away by her vocal prowess. That's saying...

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...