Dave Lawrence interviews

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence speaks with the last living member of The Monkees, Micky Dolenz, ahead of Micky's show next week at the Hawaii Theatre. We hear stories of their history in the islands, connections to other music legends, and even some fun stories about spending time with The Beatles!

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence welcomes back a member of one of the royal families of New Orleans. Trombone player Delfeayo Marsalis kicks off the Maui Jazz and Blues Festival on Friday at the Ritz Kapalua. He shares some fun stories going all the way back to his years at Berklee College of Music in Boston, including a road trip down to D.C. with the late great Roy Hargrove along for the ride! A must-hear story!

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence offers up mahalos to our supporters during this critical time with samples of the fun stuff we're grateful to share! This comes from 2010 when Ziggy Marley was on the show telling stories. Hear the full interview below!

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence offers up mahalos to our supporters during this critical time with samples of the fun stuff we're grateful to share! This comes from 2016 when Esperanza Spalding was on the show telling stories. Hear the full interview below!

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence offers up mahalos to our supporters during this critical time with samples of the fun stuff we're grateful to share! This comes from 2021 when The Stray Cats' Lee Rocker was on the show telling stories. Hear the full interview below!

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence offers up mahalos to our supporters during this critical time with samples of the fun stuff we're grateful to share! This comes from 2017 when the Average White Band's Alan Gorrie and Onnie McIntyre were on the show telling stories. See the full interview below!

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence offers up mahalos to our supporters during this critical time with samples of the fun stuff we're grateful to share! This comes from 2012 when The Crystal Method's Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland were on the show telling stories. Hear the full interview below!

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence offers up mahalos to our supporters during this critical time with samples of the fun stuff we're grateful to share! This comes from 2019 when Bob Marley and The Wailers guitarist Donald Kinsey was on the show telling stories. Hear the full interview below!

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes back an artist he's been speaking with for decades in island radio — Jerry Garcia Band keyboard legend Melvin Seals! Melvin and his band are back at the Blue Note Hawaii tonight, then, Friday and Saturday at Porter Pavilion on the Garden Isle, and then Tuesday & Wednesday, Sept. 16 & 17, in lovely Pāʻia town on the Valley Isle — go to melvinsealsandjgb.com for more info! Get ready for some fun storytelling, in particular, the incredible tale of how Melvin first met Grateful Dead icon Jerry Garcia!

He's back! HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence welcomes Al Di Meola back to the show ahead of his Sept. 4 & 5 gigs at the Blue Note Hawaii and Sept. 6 return to Maui at the MACC. The legendary guitarist is as talented a storyteller as he is a shredder, you'll hear, with the incredible story of how he first met Chick Corea all those years ago — a story he never even told Chick! That and more, plus some tasty Al music from the mid-70s era this tour is focusing on.