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Road Stories with Dave Lawrence

Road Stories is a series of interviews with musicians from across the musical spectrum, sharing their experiences during the pandemic, new projects, classic stories and exclusive musical performances. It was formerly known as Off the Road when the pandemic halted touring entertainment. The podcast is hosted by HPR All Things Considered local host Dave Lawrence.

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  • 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.
  • HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence welcomes one of the biggest contemporary rock bands in the world — Tool! Guitarist Adam Jones joins Dave to discuss their two upcoming shows in Honolulu, Dec. 19 and 20 at the Blaisdell Arena.
  • HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence remembers a lively and fascinating guest — Latin Music / Latin Jazz pioneer Eddie Palmieri. The giant passed at 88 last week, and today Dave digs into the vaults and shares highlights from a 2012 conversation ahead of an island tour. They go back over the ways Eddie was shaped and influenced, with stories that take us back to how his brother was a primary force in his musical development, the impact Tito Puente had on both of them, and much more.