I recently had the opportunity to sit down (virtually) with Mike Pereira of MP Ukuleles. I learned of Mike’s instruments from one of my favorite Ukulele related forums at Ukulele Underground. Someone was complimenting his ukuleles, so I had to go check out his site. The next day I called him and started the process [...]

My vacation this year was to Treasure Island, Florida. This is a barrier island on the gulf side of Florida, near St. Petersburg and Clearwater. I’d visited there several years ago and really enjoyed its relaxing atmosphere and sugary white sandy beaches. As fate would have it, I learned that the LoPrinzi studio was located [...]

“Night of 100 Ukes” — Thursday, Oct. 16 at New York’s favorite tiki bar, Otto’s Shrunken Head (538 E. 14th Street, between Ave. A & B). This will be a great night of uke excitement, with five fun acts and best of all, no cover.