I just received word that Jake Shimabukuro is going to be giving a concert in my home state of Indiana in a few days. Unfortunately for me, Fort Wayne is a bit too far to drive… Here are the details for those of you within driving distance: Sunday, March 8 Concert 7pm Fort Wayne, Indiana [...]
Hercules has updated the boring old guitar stand to new levels with the I-Stand. The design is pretty cool. It collapses into a disc shape when not holding a guitar. I need a bunch of these for my ukuleles! Hercules doesn’t show these on their own site, but you can find them on Musician’s Friend [...]
Just received an email from Jake’s PR person with the following news…
I don’t live in a big city and it’s rare to find a ukulele store within 100 miles radius of my town. For that reason, I was super excited when I learned about a new ukulele store opening up only 8 miles from my house! Mainland Ukes in Nashville, Indiana is run by Mike Hater [...]
Mickey Maguire has started an electronic ukulele related magazine called Ukulele Player. The first issue is available in PDF format and features some interviews with notible players, as well as a couple instrument reviews and more. Check it out and let him know what you think.
“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.
One of my favorite sites Ukulele Underground is offering live streaming lessons with Aldrine every week for FREE starting 9/17, Wednesday at 2pm HST (5 pm PST, 8pm EST) Here’s the page you all need to be on Wednesday: http://ukuleleunderground.com/live-l…-with-aldrine/ Aldrine is one of my fave players, so this is a great opportunity! There’s more [...]
Nate Melcher performs a solo musical comedy improv show called “The Uncle Ukulele Show.” You may remember him from his “play it forward” contest entry, “Improvising Lyrics.” In a response to a post that wrote asking about the ukulele scene in San Francisco, CA, he sent me an email to let me know that he [...]
“The Best Ukulele Experience in the Midwest” http://www.windycityukefest.com When: August 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 2008 VIP Reception on July 31st at 9 PM Where: The Tiki Terrace (http://www.thetikiterrace.com)
Don’t forget to check out the contest at Ukulelehunt.com to win a Kala Pineapple ukulele. All you have to do for a chance at the prize is to review your uke. The contest closes on midnight Hawaii time on 7/6/08. Learn all the details here.