Dave Lawrence Interviews

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence continues the new post-pandemic interview series, Road Stories, with Henry Rollins, as the rock legend is at the Blue Note Hawaii thru Saturday. Making his third appearance over the years with Dave, today Henry offers an in-depth story about his time at Woodstock 1994! Plus, we'll post the complete interview with much more from the rock icon and one-tim...

Global music superstar and sometimes Hawaiʻi resident Herb Alpert wraps up two days of fun stories, sharing new music and today offering some exclusive performances for HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence. Herb has a new album, Sunny Side of the Street, which we'll hear some of again today, plus more great stories, discussing Waylon Jennings and Glen Campbell! Plus during one performance...

Global music superstar and sometimes Hawaiʻi resident Herb Alpert returns for a chat with HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence. Herb has a new album, Sunny Side of the Street, which we'll hear some of and hear about, plus some fun related stories today about Louis Armstrong, Kui Lee and his amazing moment of performing for, and then meeting, the late Queen Elizabeth. Tomorrow, more great s...

Guitarist Al Di Meola concludes two days on the show sharing stories with HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence. Today we hear more of the recently released vintage recording Saturday Night In San Francisco, featuring Al alongside the late Paco de Lucia and John McLaughlin. Al also shares hysterical stories about his gambling adventures on the road with John McLaughlin, and about the promot...

The legendary Al Di Meola returns to the show sharing stories with HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence, including details about the unusual home events he hosted during the pandemic, plus we hear and discuss the recently released vintage recording Saturday Night In San Francisco, featuring Al alongside the late Paco de Lucia and John McLaughlin. Al plays the Blue Note Hawaii on Oct. 6 and...

Guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan returns to Hawaiʻi for a three island tour and an appearance on HPR with Dave Lawrence. In this post, learn about the local dates, hear more music he recorded at HPR's Atherton Studio and hear some really special stories! Stanley shares experiences with Kenny Rogers, Beatles producer George Martin, and Janet and Tito Jackson!

Guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan returns to Hawaii for a three island tour and an appearance on HPR with Dave Lawrence. In this post, learn about the local dates, hear his absolutely frightening COVID story, some music he recorded at HPR's Atherton Studio and more great storytelling from this gentle giant of the guitar world.

Legendary Asian American fusion band Hiroshima return on their "Domo" tour, playing the Blue Note Hawaii Sept. 16 and 17, and HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes back Hiroshima sax/flute/wind instrument player Dan Kuramoto for a fun conversation!

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with original member of America, Gerry Beckley, as he releases a new solo album, Aurora, and shares some fun stories.

Today HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence speaks with bassist/keyboardist Pete Sears about his fascinating career. The Diamond Head crater fest veteran shares music and stories about his new band Moonalice, with Lester Chambers of the Chambers Brothers, including details about their new EP, Full Moonalice Volume One. In addition to performing on some of the biggest songs of all time with...

Led Zeppelin fans, it's part two with Deborah Bonham, kid sister of legendary Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, along with guitarist Peter Bullick, who join HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence to discuss their new Bonham-Bullick album and today stories about Deborah and Led Zeppelin's connections to fellow British rock pioneers Black Sabbath, and she shares some of her favorite stories of tim...

Led Zeppelin fans, here's one you don't want to miss! Deborah Bonham, kid sister of legendary Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, along with guitarist Peter Bullick, join HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence to discuss their new Bonham-Bullick album and stories about how they met, plus connections to Jeff Beck and Paul Rodgers, as well as insight into the ways James Brown affected she and her br...

Legendary drummer Alan White died Thursday, May 26 at 72 at home in Seattle, after a brief unnamed illness. In 2012, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence spoke with Alan to discuss an upcoming tour of Hawaiʻi by Yes. The British drummer also is known for his work with Beatle members John Lennon and George Harrison, as we'll hear in the interview flashback.

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes Tower of Power band leader and sax player Emilio Castillo back to the show during a weekend of dates at the Blue Note Hawaiʻi. The master storyteller offers up tales about his pandemic experience, surviving COVID, and then classic stories about The Rolling Stones, Bill Graham, Heart and others.

We’re wrapping up the final week in a three-week celebration of Off The Road, marking a second anniversary of the series this month! HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomed back guitar monster Joe Satriani for his second appearance on Off The Road, and then a guy making his third visit on Off The Road, John McLaughlin. Today, it’s the conclusion of a debut, and an artist who will off...

Today, we’re entering the final week in a three-week celebration of Off The Road, marking a second anniversary of the series this month! HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomed back guitar monster Joe Satriani for his second appearance on Off The Road, and then a guy making his third visit on Off The Road, John McLaughlin. Today, it’s a debut, and an artist who will offer an exclusiv...

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence continues the second anniversary celebration of Off The Road with guitar hero John McLaughlin, back for his third time, sharing stories connecting to his new "The Montreux Years" compilation and incredible career! Today, Led Zeppelin and Santana are among the topics, too!

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence continues the second anniversary celebration of Off The Road with guitar hero John McLaughlin, back for his third time, sharing stories connecting to his new "The Montreux Years" compilation and incredible career! Today, Jimi Hendrix is among the topics, too!

It's part two of HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcoming back guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, among the first artists featured in our series. With a new album, The Elephants of Mars, Satch returns to share the music, and today, continue with some of the most riveting storytelling yet on Off The Road! We’ve begun a three-week celebration of the series, marking a second anniversary this...

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes back guitar monster Joe Satriani, among our first artists featured in the series. With a new album, The Elephants of Mars, Satch returns to share the music, talk about his painting passion, and offer some of the most riveting storytelling yet in our series! We’re starting a three-week celebration of the Off The Road series, marking a second ann...

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes back music superstar Smokey Robinson for the Motown legend’s first appearance on the show, and in the islands, in a decade, ahead of a Friday concert at the MACC and Saturday at the Waikiki Shell. He shared some of the most important stories from his epic career.

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes multiple Grammy Award winner Keb Mo back for his first appearance on Off The Road, loaded with stories about his new record, Good to Be, the pandemic and wild encounters with superstars like Mick Jagger, Ringo Starr and Joe Walsh!

Moody Blues legend, bassist, sometime guitarist, singer and songwriter John Lodge returns to HPR's All Things Considered for a chat with host Dave Lawrence on the Off The Road series, sharing stories about some of their most highly regarded songs, their presence on his new live album The Royal Affair and After, and a fun Moody Blues Hawaiʻi story, too, over his two days on Off The Road!

Moody Blues legend, bassist, sometime guitarist, singer and songwriter John Lodge returns to HPR's All Things Considered for a chat with host Dave Lawrence on the Off The Road series, sharing stories about some of their most highly regarded songs, their presence on his new live album The Royal Affair and After, and a fun Moody Blues Hawaiʻi story, too, over his two days on Off The Road!

HPR's Dave Lawrence speaks with rock pioneers The Yardbirds, and drummer Jim McCarty, about his new book "She Walks in Beauty - My Quest for the Bigger Picture." Jim is a returning guest after 2011 and 2016 appearances on the show. He shares remarkable stories about the book and The Yardbirds over two days, yesterday sharing funny tales of their first superstar guitarist, Eric Clapton, and today s...