Hey all you creative, Ukulele Underground-lings! Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the entire month of September, I’m sure you’ve heard about our UKULELE GIVE-AWAY CONTEST(!) and have worked at a fever pitch just to get your entries to us.

But if you still haven’t done so yet, it’s not too late!! We will be accepting entries - for people who would like to win the FREE Kamoa Pineapple Soprano that we’re giving away - until the end of the month (only 1 more day!). Once October 1st officially rolls around (according to Hawaii Standard Time), we’ll stop accepting entries and begin the grueling deliberation process to determine a winner.

Just in case you forgot, here are the Contest Details:

- Send in your original design (or saying or slogan) to be on the next Ukulele Underground T-shirt. Be as thorough and descriptive as possible, so we know your vision of how final product will look.

- Send your entries to UKULELEUNDERGROUND(at)GMAIL.COM with the words “T-Shirt Contest” in the subject line.

- Last day to enter: September 30th, 2008.

If you have more questions, check out the Forum post.
If you want to see more pictures of the Kamoa Pineapple Soprano (or if you want to just buy one, and skip the intense pressure of the contest altogether) Check out the UU Store!

A big MAHALO to all the cool people who sent in their designs (you’re making it tough on us!!). Stay tuned for the results of the contest and more of the best, free uke lessons and videos!

Aloha,
-UU Staff

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Hey there UUers! Ready to master something that will rock your friends’ socks off?? In this week’s episode of UKE MINUTES, Aldrine teaches a relatively simple technique that packs a lot of punch - Two-String Pulloffs!

Check out the video, master it, and show us what you got in the Forum. It may take a little while to get yourself familiarized with this one, but put in some time and it will definitely be worth it. When you do finally get this down , feel free to incorporate it into your solos, but remember to do so sparingly. With the two-string pulloff, a little goes a long way.

Have fun with this, and let us know what you think!

Aloha,
-UU Staff

*TODAY* Wednesday, Sept. 24th (and every Wednesday) - Aldrine will be teaching a Live Ukulele Lesson right here:

>> FREE - LIVE UKULELE LESSONS WITH ALDRINE <<

With live chat and feedback for all your questions - Be sure to tune in at 2pm HST (5pm PST, 8pm EST) for a full hour of LIVE ukulele instruction and to hang out with some super-awesome people from the heart of the Underground. See you there!

Aloha,
-UU Staff

Join the discussion about this video HERE.

On Day 6 of our first ever California Tour in July of 2008, we stepped into the charming little ukulele shop in Huntington Beach called Island Bazaar for our last performance of the tour. The shop had a pretty sizable space there to hold workshops and ukulele club meetings, so we were really counting on the ukulele players in the HB area to come out in full force, just to fill that place up.

The Huntington Beach area UUers and ukers did not let us down. Amazing turnout of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels. That’s what UU is all about!! Positivity all around and a lot of awesome connections and friendships were made that night.

Check out this vid from the LIVE Uke Got Mail that we filmed there, as the audience quizzes Aldrine for his innermost secrets. Thanks to EVERYONE who made our California Tour a blast and for welcoming us with open arms to your wonderful state.

Much Mahalo,
-UU Staff

*REMEMBER* It’s not too late to enter yourself in our FREE UKULELE GIVEAWAY! This month we’re giving away a new Kamoa pineapple soprano. Click for more details on how to win!