Song of the Day: “Boys Don’t Cry” by NoMBe

Posted on 05/03/2021 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Hawaii, NoMBe, Song of the Day, soul.

NoMBE and friends (Video still courtesy Press Here Publicity)

Singer, songwriter, and producer NoMBe has released his new single and music video for “Boys Don’t Cry,” the latest track off his highly anticipated sophomore album, CHROMATOPIA, out May 7 via TH3RD BRAIN Records.

Live Review: Jake Shimabukuro @ Strathmore Music Center — 2/13/20

Posted on 02/14/2020 by Mark Engleson in Live Review and tagged blues, folk, funk, Hawaii, Jake Shimabukuro, jazz, Strathmore, Strathmore Music Center, ukulele.

Jake Shimabukuro (Photo coutesy Jensen Communications)

With a hearty “Aloha!” ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro greeted the crowd at Strathmore Music Center last night. “This hall sounds amazing,” he said. “It’s such an honor playing in this hall. You can’t play a bad note in this hall or, if you do, you hear it for a long time.”

Live Review: Jake Shimabukuro @ The Birchmere – 9/18/2019

Posted on 09/24/2019 by Mark Caicedo in Live Review and tagged blues, funk, Hawaii, Jake Shimabukuro, jazz, The Birchmere, ukulele.

Jake Shimabukuro performs at The Birchmere on Sept. 18, 2019. (Photo by Mark Caicedo)

Yeah, the name is tough to pronounce, but Jake Shimabukuro’s talent is easy to see. The Hawaiian-born ukulele performer and composer brought his gift to The Birchmere recently in a show that featured both brilliance and a beloved, special guest.

Music Park: Jack Johnson @ Merriweather Post Pavilion — 6/11/17

Posted on 06/26/2017 by regardingtess in Live Review and tagged folk, Hawaii, Jack Johnson, Merriweather Post Pavilion, surf rock.

Jack Johnson performs at Merriweather Post Pavilion on June 11, 2017. (Photo by Theresa C. Sanchez)

Jack Johnson Radiates Chill on a Hot June Night

The accordion. That’s right — the box-shaped instrument used by everyone from The Who and R.E.M. to Arcade Fire and Gogol Bordello is something you wouldn’t normally associate with the folk rock singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. A Cole Clark acoustic guitar? Definitely. A Pepe Romero Jr. ukulele? Sure. He’s even auctioned a few off for the Kōkua Hawai’i Foundation he co-founded with his wife Kim in 2003 to support environmental education in schools all over the Aloha State. But a squeeze box?

Don’t Miss: Jack Johnson @ Merriweather Post Pavilion, 6/11/17

Posted on 06/08/2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged folk, Hawaii, Jack Johnson, Merriweather Post Pavilion, surf rock.

Jack Johnson (Photo by Morgan Maassen)

Folk rocker Jack Johnson is planning to release a new album later this year, and he meanwhile has been on a US tour that keeps him on the road through July. Jack stops at Merriweather Post Pavilion locally on Sunday, June 11, and a very few tickets remain for the show!