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Featured MusicFebruary 14, 2021February 18, 2021

Aerosmith Became Rock Stars in Hawaii

They’re in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame now, but in the summer of ’74, Aerosmith was known in only two places: their hometown of Boston and the Hawaiian Islands, 6,000 miles away.

MusicJuly 25, 2013September 18, 2021

A month of Saturdays: Honolulu 1971

By Michael Corcoran It was a little frustrating being a rock music fan growing up in Hawaii because the only concerts we’d usually get in the ’70s were big acts on the way to Japan or Australia. There were maybe five big shows a year and the clubs were overrun with cover bands for the […]

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