Album Reviews

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New Music from Lil’ Rev and Daniel Ho

LIL’ REV  Sing Song Daddy (lilrev.com) We can live in a ukulele-centric world here at this magazine devoted to the little four-string, focusing on music that sounds made for ukulele players. Lil’ Rev’s latest album, Sing Song Daddy is an…

New Releases from Jake Shimabukuro and Danielle Ate the Sandwich

Jake Shimabukuro Nashville Sessions (JS Records) Of course, like everyone else Jake Shimabukuro has relied on acoustic tones and high-fidelity recordings for prior studio albums, like the orchestral accompaniment of 2012’s Grand Ukulele or the sparse solo ukulele work on 2007’s…

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Review: Jake Takes a New Direction on ‘Nashville Sessions’

Jake Shimabukuro Nashville Sessions (JS Records) Of course, like everyone else Jake Shimabukuro has relied on acoustic tones and high-fidelity recordings for prior studio albums, like the orchestral accompaniment of 2012’s Grand Ukulele or the sparse solo ukulele work on 2007’s…

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Abe Lagrimas Jr. - Rhythm & Uke

Abe Lagrimas Jr’s album ‘Rhythm & Uke’

Abe’s Rhythm Multi-instrumentalist Abe Lagrimas Jr. uses his extensive jazz training to weave complex rhythms into lounge-style instrumentals that draw from Hawaiian, folk, and contemporary music. Playing both ukulele and drums, Lagrimas is accompanied by Hamilton Price on bass, but—as…

Victoria Vox - When the Night Unravels

Victoria Vox’s album ‘Return to the Night’

Vox’s return to the night Victoria Vox © Philip Laubner Our Spring 2015 issue’s cover subject, Victoria Vox, could write her soulful pop ballads on almost any instrument and make them work, but by choosing ukulele, she seems free to tap into…