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Interview: Maryanne Ito "I’m ready to spread my wings and take flight."

Interview: Maryanne Ito "I’m ready to spread my...

I sometimes get asked about current soul music from Hawaii. Spending so much of my time focusing on a very particular era of soul music from the islands, I admit...

Interview: Maryanne Ito "I’m ready to spread my...

I sometimes get asked about current soul music from Hawaii. Spending so much of my time focusing on a very particular era of soul music from the islands, I admit...

Interview: Rob Butler of Be With Records announces Nohelani Cypriano LP reissue this August

Interview: Rob Butler of Be With Records announ...

What follows is a recent discussion I had with record label owner Rob Butler, who runs the London-based Be With Records which, since its inception in May 2014, has released...

Interview: Rob Butler of Be With Records announ...

What follows is a recent discussion I had with record label owner Rob Butler, who runs the London-based Be With Records which, since its inception in May 2014, has released...

Release Parties in June: Mike Lundy's second 7-inch single (AGS-7002)

Release Parties in June: Mike Lundy's second 7-...

The second release from Aloha Got Soul is here. After months of waiting for the test pressings to arrive (thanks to Record Store Day for the springtime delays at the...

Release Parties in June: Mike Lundy's second 7-...

The second release from Aloha Got Soul is here. After months of waiting for the test pressings to arrive (thanks to Record Store Day for the springtime delays at the...

Interview: Brendan Smith of Request Music on Maui

Interview: Brendan Smith of Request Music on Maui

Last August I took a trip to Maui and went hunting for records in the basement of Wailuku’s Request Music, the only record store on the island. It was there...

Interview: Brendan Smith of Request Music on Maui

Last August I took a trip to Maui and went hunting for records in the basement of Wailuku’s Request Music, the only record store on the island. It was there...

8 Hours, 100% Hawaiian Vinyl: The 1-Year Anniversary of Soul Time.

8 Hours, 100% Hawaiian Vinyl: The 1-Year Annive...

On March 26, 2015, Aloha Got Soul celebrated the one-year anniversary of Soul Time In Hawaii, our monthly all-vinyl party right here in Honolulu. To celebrate, we played 100% Hawaiian...

8 Hours, 100% Hawaiian Vinyl: The 1-Year Annive...

On March 26, 2015, Aloha Got Soul celebrated the one-year anniversary of Soul Time In Hawaii, our monthly all-vinyl party right here in Honolulu. To celebrate, we played 100% Hawaiian...

A Spectacular First Release: Mike Lundy Recap

A Spectacular First Release: Mike Lundy Recap

First and foremost, thank you all who attended the release parties in sunny Honolulu and chilly Chicago and London. We had a great time making this record available in-person to...

A Spectacular First Release: Mike Lundy Recap

First and foremost, thank you all who attended the release parties in sunny Honolulu and chilly Chicago and London. We had a great time making this record available in-person to...