Author: Carl Beust

Judy Collins, The Blue Note, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 28, 2020   At eighty years old you would think Ms. Judy Collins would have retired and be enjoying her golden years. Fortunately that is not the case. In the past three years she has played over a hundred shows with Stephen Stills which crisscrossed the country […]

John Craigie, February 22, 2020 The Republik, Honolulu, Hawaii The lifestyle of Hawaii is often described as “endless summer.” The islands in the middle of the Pacific are blessed with a perfect temperature and passing rain showers blown away by calm trade winds. Musician John Craigie’s performance was reminiscent of sitting around a fire on […]

The Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu, Hawaii is a long way from Jason Isbell’s hometown upbringing in Alabama. Isbell, along with his wife Amanda Shires, arrived via Japan to perform their first ever concert in Hawaii. Isbell may perhaps be one of the best songwriters of our time. His songs tell stories, paint pictures, and […]

Hawaii has strong roots in the country music tradition. Visitors associate the Hawaiian landscape with palm trees, sun, and some of the best surf in the world. Few realize Hawaiian cowboys, known as paniolos, were herding cattle on the Hawaiian Islands decades before cowboys roamed the range of the American West. And even fewer visitors […]

10,000 Maniacs was founded in 1981 Jamestown, New York. Between 1987 and 1992 the band released three double platinum albums; In My Tribe, Blind Man’s Zoo, and Our Time In Eden. The band became wildly popular and helped define the jangly alternative rock popular at the time. Then in 1993 lead vocalist Natalie Merchant announced […]

My Morning Jacket had not performed for over a year and a half when they announced their 2019 summer tour; two shows at Red Rocks and one show at Forest Hills Stadium in New York City. Rumors turned into fact when an additional show was added at The Capitol Theater in Port Chester, N.Y. What […]