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Mayall, Simmonds bring ‘The British Blues Explosion’ to Big Island

Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06am

By JOHN BURNETT

Tribune-Herald staff writer

Two living legends of British blues, John Mayall and Kim Simmonds, will take the stage Saturday night at the Honokaa People’s Theater as...

Fans will be beaming

Updated: May 17, 2013 12:07am

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<p>HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald</p><p>Rehearsal for the “Vaudeville Variety Show” is under way at the Palace Theater on Wednesday afternoon.</p>

Music, dance, aerial stunts at Hilo’s Palace Theater

Updated: Apr 26, 2013 12:06am

By JOHN BURNETT

Tribune-Herald staff writer

Vaudeville, or an updated version of it, makes its return to Hilo this weekend as the Palace Theater presents its second annual “Vaudeville...

<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>Musician Bob Brozman poses with his guitars.</p>

Guitarist Bob Brozman dies at 59

Updated: Apr 26, 2013 10:59am

By JOHN BURNETT

Tribune-Herald staff writer

Legendary acoustic steel and slide guitarist and ethnomusicologist Bob Brozman died Wednesday in Santa Cruz, Calif., where he lived. He was...

Great Leaps Dance Concert at UHH

Updated: Apr 26, 2013 12:06am

The Spring 2013 Great Leaps Dance Concert takes place at the University of Hawaii at Hilo Performing Arts Center with two shows on Saturday at 2 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m. The shows offer an array of...

Documentary reveals life of guitarist

Updated: Apr 26, 2013 12:06am

Kona-born slack-key artist and Hawaiian Renaissance man George Kahumoku Jr. is the subject of a documentary film directed by David Barry titled “Seeds Of Aloha,”

The film, which chronicles...

Sarah Jessica Parker battles twin daughters for jewelry

Updated: Apr 21, 2013 12:06am

By ALICIA RANCILIO

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Sarah Jessica Parker loves her jewelry — but so do a pair of 3-year-old thieves.

Parker’s twin daughters Tabitha and Marion get to...

Newman, Adler inducted into Rock Hall of Fame

Updated: Apr 21, 2013 12:06am

By DERRIK J. LANG

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Randy Newman is now a hall of famer.

The singer-songwriter kicked off Thursday’s 28th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction...

Casting set for ‘Into the Woods’

Updated: Apr 19, 2013 12:06am

Aloha Performing Arts Company’s Aloha Teen Theatre has finalized the cast for its upcoming production of “Into the Woods, Jr.,” Sondheim’s cockeyed fairy tale where all of your favorite childhood...

‘42’ — Good but not great

Updated: Apr 19, 2013 12:06am

By CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Given the game’s inherent poetry, it’s nearly impossible to make a bad baseball movie.

How difficult is it? Think pitching a...

<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>Some of the Orchid Isle Orchestra performers are, from left, back row: Ina Klasner, Meg Saunders, Roxie Keomaka, Cami Weber, Ansel Weber, Kaleo Jack; middle row: Kayla Rimando, McKella Laurence, Kathleen Paik, Marya Szaur, Mary Ann Smiles, Maud Lawrence, Perry Armor; front row: Isa Jack, Elizabeth Young, Alden Young, and teacher Cathy Young.</p>

Dancing with the strings

Updated: Apr 19, 2013 12:06am

The Orchid Isle Orchestra will present a concert celebrating dance music at 4 p.m. on April 28 at the East Hawaii Cultural Center in Hilo.

String students will start the concert with...

Jay-Z references Cuba trip in song ‘Open Letter’

Updated: Apr 14, 2013 12:06am

NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z is defending his recent trip to Cuba in a new song.

The rapper released “Open Letter” Thursday after two Florida Republican lawmakers critical of the trip questioned if...