BEST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STORE BOUNTY MUSIC With the number of musical instruments on display, it’s no wonder Bounty Music was voted the best musical instrument store on Maui. The sight of it all would have taken the breath of all music-playing fanatics away and left them gasping for more. The sight of stringed instruments hanging […]
2017 MauiTime Local Holiday Gift Guide
Buying gifts for people is hard. It requires money and thought–two items that aren’t so easy to bring together in mass quantities. So to help you out, we put together this handy little guide of gift ideas that can be found around Maui. Some of the items were made here, others are merely sold here. […]
Maui’s Aloha ‘Aina Ambassador: What it’s like to be Pat Simmons, Jr.
Pat Simmons Jr. is not just a Maui boy, father, singer-songwriter, musician, surfer and an organic farmer. He’s also a cancer survivor, and the son of Pat Simmons, an American rock musician and original band member of The Doobie Brothers. Being from a musically inclined family, Simmons grew up listening to all types of music. […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Musical Instrument Store on Maui: Bounty Music
BEST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STORE BOUNTY MUSIC Maui is a muse to musicians of all ages, genres and skill levels. And no matter the instrument, you’re sure to find it—and the equipment to amplify or broadcast it–at Bounty Music. Voted Best Musical Instrument Store, Bounty not only has the goods but they have the service […]
BIG Beatles Singalong at Mulligan’s on the Blue in Wailea
There’s a BIG Beatles Singalong at Mulligan’s on the Blue this Wednesday, Mar. 22. Have you been jonesing to belt out “Strawberry Fields Forever” at the top of your lungs? Or, maybe you just want to interject your voice during your favorite part of “Hey Jude.” However you want to rock out, you’ll be joined by […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2016: Best Musical Instrument Store on Maui: Bounty Music
BEST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STORE Bounty Music Bounty Music is the place you want to go if you need something musically related. Be that guitar strings, picks, drumsticks, and of course, instruments. Down at bounty music there is a wide selection of instruments to choose from. However, try not to sit in and play “Stairway to […]
Here’s why it’s a big deal that Frank Vignola is coming to the Maui Arts and Cultural Center
If you’re like me, the name Frank Vignola probably doesn’t mean much. I only know of him because he’s playing at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center next week. If you look up his name online (at Frankvignola.com), you’ll find that he’s a 51-year-old musician who bills himself as a “guitarist extraordinaire” and “one of […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2012: Best Ukulele Shop on Maui: Bounty Music
Best Ukulele Shop Bounty Music Bounty Music takes pride in the quality of their ukuleles, and for good reason. On Maui, a guy carrying around a ukulele is as ubiquitous as eating poke at pau hana. Everybody loves that guy. The one that shakes hands with everybody, whose loud laugh gives him away in a […]
MauiTime’s 2010 Local Gift Guide: “Speakerboxx/The Love Below”
*** This year, be a bad-ass Santa and stuff your stocking with these rockin’ local gifts… by Jen Russo, Jacob Shafer and Anu Yagi (CLICK HERE for more) Walking into Requests Music’s bizarre realm of beats may be a time warp, but it doesn’t have to be a time suck. See, Requests’s staffers’ synapses sync […]
Maui Humane Society’s Barktoberfest, Oct 16
Bark It Here: Saturday (October 16), 5-9pm, Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, Ka’anapali, $65 Adults/$35 Keiki Maui Humane Society’s popular fest heads West for the first time, upping the ante with activities at their primary fundraising effort for another year of “building lifelong bonds between people and animals through education, community outreach and the prevention […]
A whirlwind of wonderful… Plans for ZEPTEMBER just get better and better!
When Scott Johnson of Dogtowne Design approached me earlier this week about being the beneficiary of ZEPTEMBER (an epic tribute concert on Friday, September 24 at Mulligans on the Blue), I was speechless. My shyness in accepting help was overcome by overwhelming gratitude* — not to mention the fact it’s going to be a, well, […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2010: Best ‘Ukulele Shop on Maui: Bounty Music
Bounty Music It’s like an instrument orgy at Bounty Music spawned litters of little ‘ukuleles, hung in tidy rows from rafters and on walls. For four-stringers, its a sight to behold; and for staff, it’s their forte. Established in 1979, this shop has been a real musician’s friend and the ultimate local resource for all […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best Place to Buy an Ukulele on Maui: Bounty Music
PLACE TO BUY AN UKULELE Bounty Music This past winter, when it rained nearly every morning (at least in Wailuku), I would hear the neighbor kids walk up and down the street, strumming their ukes in a manner most eerie, a quality that the rain seemed to amplify. “Only in Hawaii,” I would think before […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2001: Best Music Store on Maui: Bounty Music
Best Music Store Bounty Music Maui’s biggest music store ran away with this one, with just a handful of competitors. Bounty’s Best Music Store win comes on the eve of their 21st birthday; a long time to be in business on Maui. Runners ups include Mele Ukulele, Lahaina Music and Tropical Disc for their line […]