The band members are talking and joking with one another as they tune their instruments. A few beers are swigged amid the easygoing cacophony and, because these are musicians and because musicians ...

"Aloha, everyone!" is Cynthia Lin's cheerful greeting to start her ukulele instructional videos which have compiled millions of views on YouTube. It is like a dear friend's individual welcoming. Her ...

Eddie Vedder hunches silently over his stool, ragged flannel and ragged soul. Alone onstage, he cradles a tiny wooden instrument. Bass Concert Hall holds its breath. We'd sat in neat rows waiting for ...

Ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro is redefining the traditional Hawaiian instrument. Guest host Jennifer Ludden talks to Shimabukuro about his new CD, Peace Love Ukulele. Jake Shimabukuro has redefined ...

Anyone can play a ukulele. It has only four strings, and you can learn the three chords to accompany a song in half an hour or less. Even if you just play the open strings — my-dog-has-fleas — you're ...

When Taimane and her quartet took the stage at Bing Concert Hall, she spoke only one word before she started to play. “Hello.” Born of Polynesian descent and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Taimane is an ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Similar to a guitar but with four strings instead of six, ...