The Adventures of the K-Town Heroes – Episode 16 – Iamhawaii Uke Lessons
Before Ukulele Underground, the first project the three of us (Aldrine, Aaron and Ryan) worked on was ukulele lessons for the now defunct iamhawaii.com. It was a great experience and through that we discovered how many people outside of Hawaii really wanted to learn to play the ukulele.
The Adventures of the K-Town Heroes – Episode 15 – Suite 409 and IMN
The saga continues as Aldrine and Ryan try to figure out what to do with their lives after their first rejection. Find out what happens if you give a dissapointed kid $20,000 and the kind of foods that were partaken in Suite 409. And finally we discuss the first ever uke lessons with Aldrine Guerrero [...]
The Adventures of the K-Town Heroes – Episode 14 – Oahu part 2 – The Birth of the K-Town Heroes
We continue our journey on Oahu. Things don’t always go as planned but sometimes for the better. The K-Town Heroes are officially formed as we move on to new projects. Lots of name dropping in this episode.
The Adventures of the K-Town Heroes – Episode 13 – Moving to Oahu part 1
After a short week hiatus, the KTH are back with a story from the past. A deal is proposed from one of the most well respected people in the local ukulele scene and leads to some major life decision for both Aldrine and Ryan. For a chance to live the dream, we moved to the [...]
The Adventures of the K-Town Heroes – Episode 12 – Danyo’s Worst Gig Ever
In this episode Aldrine and Danyo retell the story of the worst gig of Danyo’s musical career. Throughout Danyo’s solo career Aldrine was always his trusted guitar player right hand man so he was there for this experience as well. On an off island gig, things go terribly wrong. This is what paying your dues [...]
The Adventures of the K-Town Heroes – Episode 10 – One Time part 1
Hey everyone, sorry for the hiatus last week. We’re back with some new episodes that we recorded with our good friends Mark Baldonado and Danyo Cummings. In this 3 part series we try to recount our days as the band One Time with Danyo as our lead singer and Mark’s transition from the star ukulele [...]
The Adventures of the K-Town Heroes – Episode 9 – NYC ER
In this episode, I try recount my one and only experience in New York City. On tour two years go, I got pretty ill and spent a few hours in the emergency room at Mt. Sinai Hospital. I also apologize for saying ‘like’ like 2,000,000 times in this episode, its my crutch word when i [...]
The Adventures of the K-Town Heroes – Episode 8 – Worst Gig Ever
In this episode, Aldrine talks about a pretty bad experience at a gig. This time it’s with his 2nd band Pua Ting (more on that name later). Episode 8 – Worst Gig Ever
The Adventures of the K-Town Heroes – Episode 7 – If you Give a Mouse a Cookie…
I think maybe we should change the title of this podcast to “two guys talking about Pure Heart in the 90s”. In this episode Aldrine tells the tale of the first time he met his friend and mentor Jake Shimabukuro. As you will hear, Jake was a very nice guy even back in the day as [...]
The Adventures of the K-Town Heroes – Episode 6 – I Just Wanna be Cool
We’re back with another tale from the past. This time Aldrine delves into his childhood and what fuels him today. Evidently, growing up in Hawaii when you weren’t born in Hawaii is not all its cracked up to be. Thank you everyone who has been listening to us talk about nonsense the past 5 weeks. [...]