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 […]
July 5, 2010
Moth won an opening slot on The Throwdowns‘ recent benefit show for the Surfrider Foundation. I usually leave the photography in the hand’s of others and stick to words. But I took my camera along to Mulligan’s on the Blue and ended up with a few cool photos. So I’m going to share them with […]
June 18, 2010
This week was the launch of the Maui Film Fest, which I had never attended. I’m usually in California at this time of the year, so I really never paid much attention. However, when I heard that Zac Efron was receiving the Shining Star award on opening night (June 16), I knew that I had […]
May 24, 2010
Willie Nelson’s Haircut Takes My Mind Off The Music As I prepared for my next Rhythm & Views blog, I began thinking about all of the things happening this past weekend on Maui. Slightly Stoopid was in Lahaina — and on my plane flight back from California. Jim Gaffigan was at the MACC — and […]
April 15, 2010
Anuhea, The Throwdowns and Gail Swanson are among the 2010 finalists for The Hawai’i Academy of Recording Arts Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. Anueah Jenkins was nominated in the Most Promising Artist of the Year category along with Rodney Cazimero, Kolohe Kai, Kulewa and Alvin Okami. The Maui native’s debut album, “Anuhea,” also was nominated for Contemporary Album of the Year along with Cecilio and Kapono’s “C […]
April 13, 2010
Maui No Ka Oi Magazine just published the newest edition of Rhythm & Views, the magazine’s new entertainment column. What is the difference between a blog and a column? Could it be a blogumn? Oh wait, there’s a chicken. Check it out. The Throwdowns are either the hottest band on the island or Suzanne was […]
March 27, 2011
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