The Brothers Cazimero — Robert, left, and Roland — are noted for their holiday recordings of “Hawaiian Santa” and “We Three Kings.” When Alannah Farrell hears “Mele Kalikimaka,” it makes her think of ...

Blue Hawaii capture the rapture and rhythm of Nineties vocal house on “Feelin,'” which appears on the duo’s recent EP Under 1 House. “Feelin'” opens with satisfyingly crunchy drum programming — there ...

“It started as just some fun line we had made up,” Matt Terry of the Texas-based, lo-fi indie band, Summer Salt, tells American Songwriter. “Like, ‘Driving to Hawaii/ surfing down the street.’ It’s ...

JAMM AQUINO / 2023 Raiatea Helm’s album took top honors JAMM AQUINO / 2023 Raiatea Helm’s album took top honors “A Legacy Of Hawaiian Song & String Volume One, ” Raiatea Helm’s glorious tribute to the ...

Dolores Fuller was an actor who had a relationship with Ed Wood, the director of Plan 9 from Outer Space. That film is widely considered one of the worst movies ever made, though it has a strong cult ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) - Two local artists’ works will be heard in the ABC series "The Company You Keep." Matt Glickstein from Lanai and Sarah Bethany from Hilo wrote the song "Speak Easy" which will air on ...

Every state across the country has its own type of music that makes it what it is. In a multi-part series, American Songwriter will take a look at each of the 50 states and the music that emanates ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Get ready for a ride at the 103rd Annual Kamehameha Schools Song Contest! The theme of this year’s event is “Na Mele Paniolo,” or songs of the Hawaiian cowboy. During the ...

Raiatea Helm is a multi-Na Hoku Hanohano award-winning singer and the foremost female Hawaiian falsetto vocalist of her generation. “We had a list of 15 to 17 songs for the album, and then we decided ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Department of Theatre & Dance and Kennedy Theatre will present the production of "Puana" this fall starting on Sept. 27, 2024. "Puana" is ...

Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue the tradition. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Quincy Cortez ...