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You won't want to miss this as the energy and vibe of both the musicians and the crowd is without a doubt set to light the Honolulu music scene on fire! After recently collaborating on Henry Kapono's Hoku Award-winning album, "The Songs of C&K" which features a number of Oahu's best musicians performing in honor of Henry Kapono's legendary career and to raise money for Henry's incredibly important foundation (please visit: Henry Kapono Foundation), they realized it was time to team up again! Tavana will just be returning to Oahu from his Mainland tour in July that includes performances in Portland, Seattle, and Northern California, and is incredibly excited to again wow audiences with his old friend.īoth graduates of the same class at Kaiser High School ('98), Tavana and Mike have performed together many times over the years, but less so in the past few months/years as music, life, and career have pulled them in different directions. *Check out the Tour Dates calendar on this website for more information on public performances while Tavana is in Texas. Thanks, I'm really looking forward to it! See you soon Texas! If interested and in Austin, Dallas, or Houston, you can drop my Manager - Al Smith - a line at luck over there! October 19th is open and available to book. This is my second time at Texas Heart Strings in Houston.ĭo you have any availability left in your schedule during your Texas tour if we happened to have a few good contacts for you? I see you are performing in both Houston and Dallas? Have you ever performed in either of those cities before? If so, where? Me him and my friend Chris would hang out between sets. Those are such great venues with a lot of history.Īny artists that you particularly enjoyed collaborating with or going to see? I have great memories of playing at “Stubbs” and “Antones”.

It was a very fun and creative time of my life. After that we would all go to the Met and keep the jam going. On my breaks I would run up the street and sit in with them and vice versa. Later we would go to our respective gigs.

Every morning I would go across the parking lot from my apartment to theirs and have coffee and jam and talk about music. I lived there at the same time as a band called “Soulution” comprised of my childhood friends Dave Edery and Miguel Rojales along with band mates Kyle Hayes, and Casey Abay.

#Richie aldente first cd full

Austin Texas was full of creative transplants and the Metropolis was teeming with them. I lived in a place called the Metropolis. It took like a month to get situated but from then on I was lucky enough to be performing every night of the week.Īnd if I recall correctly, that period was kind of a renaissance for a number of Hawaii-born artists in Austin? And everyone practiced and had their sets worked out very tight. All the musicians were early for the gig. There were tons of bands going for the same gigs. I remember how different it was from playing in Honolulu at that time. I used to play 7 days a week in any and all venues that would have me. I lived in Austin for a year from 2009-2010.

When was that and how long were you there? Were you actively performing at that time? What made you decide to move out there in the first place? If I recall correctly you used to live in Austin. I love the music scene, the people, and just the whole vibe of the place. It’s been over 7 years since I’ve been back. That's gotta be super exciting! When was the last time you performed there? Check out the short interview below to learn more about the upcoming trip and Tavana's history with the Lone Star State! Tavana is heading to Texas in October for performances in Houston and Dallas.