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Jonas Brothers in Paradise
The Jonas Brothers and their family arrived on Maui April 20 for a family vacation. The entire family, except Kevin and his wife, were first spotted at the airport before getting out in the sun for some fun. Later that day, the family cruised along Front Street in Lahaina and then ate at Da Kitchen, […]
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Gaga Update
April 20, 2011
Lady Gaga reportedly is claiming her manager never brought her the Weird Al song. She’s giving it a go-ahead. Wow, more press for a song that isn’t released yet. Way to go media machine.
Posted in: Off-Island News
Lady Gaga says no to ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic parody
April 20, 2011
SoundSpike.com wrote a good piece about the new Weird Al Yankovic parody of Lady Gaga‘s Born This Way. The essence of the story: Yankovic, as always, tried to get approval to parody Gaga’s song for his upcoming album. He also informed her people that all the proceeds from the song, Perform This Way, would be […]
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Johnny Depp Rocks My World
April 17, 2011
Most fans of Johnny Depp know that he was a musician before he was an actor. We know he was in a band that played at The Viper Room in the 1990s. Despite the fanatic love of Depp, most of his fans, including Maui Zan, haven’t spent a lot of time with his music. The […]
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Jack Johnson Joins Willie Nelson and Friends at Kokua For Japan
April 10, 2011
by Suzanne Kayian Jack Johnson, Willie Nelson, Mick Fleetwood, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons were among the artists at the April 10 Kokua for Japan benefit concert and telethon. They joined Hawaii favorites’ Henry Kapono, Jake Shimibukuro and John Cruz — among many others — at the concert which was held at the Great Lawn […]
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Doobies Did Bring Surprises
April 2, 2011
by Suzanne Kayian The Doobie Brothers welcomed special guests Michael McDonald, Willie Nelson and Mick Fleetwood to their concert at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center Friday night, April 1. It was a great show and a ton of fun to see these legendary players share the stage. Prior to the concert, Pat Simmons sat […]
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Are The Doobie Brothers Bringing Surprises
March 31, 2011
Friday night’s April Fools Day concert with The Doobie Brothers and War on Maui promises to be a lot of fun. I recently chatted with band co-founder Patrick Simmons for my Rhythm & Views blog at Maui No Ka Oi Magazine. What I didn’t include in the R&V post: there are unsubstantiated reports that the […]
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Steven Tyler Celebrates On Maui
March 27, 2011
Steven Tyler flew into Maui late Thursday (3/24) night after taping last week’s memorable American Idol elimination show. During the show, Stevie Wonder surprised Tyler by singing “Happy Birthday” (as seen in this YouTube video), while the AI judge was presented with a Peter Max portrait and a cake bearing sparklers. Max painted a series […]
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Lukas Nelson Week on Maui
March 14, 2011
Lukas Nelson recently took two weeks off from his busy touring schedule to return home, to Maui. While here, he graciously agreed to an interview. He also agreed to visit my daughter’s school, of which he is an alumni. I wrote about him at my Rhythm & Views entertainment blog, I attended the school performance/visit, […]
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Dave Bauss Turns Me On
February 23, 2011
It never fails. David Bauss always turns me on to cool music. It could be any genre — from Grateful Dead-flavored shows to DJs from New York City — getting a tip from Milagro’s top bartender always leads to a great show. I ran into him the other night and by the next day, I […]
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