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Alika Lyman's Debut CD Release Party
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.
Dig This Vibe Recap: Le Feelings at Mercury Bar
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.
Le Feelings: Vinyl Only Funk and Soul Show
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.
Insider Look: The 2013 FLH Music & Book Sale
Events Record Shops / Crate Digging
The biggest used music and book sale in Honolulu is here, presented by the Friends of the Library of Hawaii. It isn't the popular McKinley sale, but "Friends, Books, Music: THE SALE", as FLH dubs it. The event takes place at their Kakaako warehouse this weekend, January 19-21, 2013. Doors open at 9:00am. The FLH Kaka'ako Warehouse In this huge warehouse, FLH stores thousands of books, CDs, and records. And every year they open it up to the public for their annual sale—after hauling and sorting and pricing everything, of course. I spent the past two afternoons helping Dennis Chun,...
And the winner is... Hawaii Record Fair!
Events Record Shops / Crate Digging
As I mentioned earlier, the Hawaii Record Fair was a complete success. Music collectors from all over the island gathered to dig up long-time wants and new discoveries. Hell, some of the attendants didn't even own a turntable, but they still showed up to buy some vinyl! (This is 100% true, trust me.) One of the highlights of the event was the Aloha Got Soul door prize giveaway. Emcee Hector Elpe drew a raffle ticket at random and selected a lucky number. The winner? A guy decked in a Fitted cap, what a coincidence! Jason Smith won a set of...