Ukulele Underground Podcast

This week, the master of Jazz, MIke Odo himself, returns to help us with some Jazz specific questions, and to discuss the Merits (and Demerits) of written music. The podcast starts with a question on how to get started with Jazz Chords and Jazz Songs. This brings up a conversation about Aldrine, Abe and Kalei Cutting Heads, and when Aldrine had to swim in a sea of Jazz Sharks. Aldrine mentions how...

Tennis Elbow, Scale Patterns, Soloing Mindset, When Less is More This Week, we have a very special guest, Kaniho Giminiz. You might have Seen or Heard Kaniho from some of the Play Alongs. He's a longtime friend, and one of our go to musicians, so we're excited to have him on. The guys start off with an introduction to Kaniho, and the backstory of Kaniho and Aldrine's friendship. They then give the...

Beginner Practices, Stretch Goals, and Earliest Ukulele Memories The podcast jumps off with Aldrine giving his "Pro" KFC tip, but…

Nail Alternatives, Thumb Picks, Ipus, and U-Bass Our Favorite Bass Player/Music Theory Guru, Mike, is back for the special 100th…

Musubis, Ukulele Instrumentation, Songwriting Challenge #17, The Master Strum, and Walking Patterns Nothing's Going to Stop Us, so the guys…

Harmonics, Opihi Man, and Recording Audio The UU Team is practicing Safe Social Distancing by doing the podcast from their…

Fixing a Nail, Breaking Strings, Weekly Practice Routines, and Grunge Songs What do you do when you break a nail…

Favorite Foods, Fingerpicking Chunks, BFFs, and Musical IQ Test The Podcast is always on topic with music and ukulele, especially…

Double Stops, Swinging with a Metronome, and Songwriting Challenge #16 Because the Podcast is "Totally Music and Ukulele Focused", the…

Uke Teachers Tier List, Thumb Picks while Chunking, Acrylic Nails, and the Mandolele Because the guys made their Top 5…

Top 5 Ukulele Players, the UU Retreat, Baby Yoda Songs The UU Team is tasked with the heavy burden of…

UAS, The Ukulele Site, Alternate Jobs, and Desert Island Ukuleles This week's podcast was streamed live from the UU Retreat…

Student Review, Strumming like Beyonce, Brown County Ukulele Festival, and UU Forum Nostalgia Like Beyoncé Said, "If you like Strumming,…

Favorite Jake Albums, Plastic Ukuleles, Wood Alternative Ukes, and Helping Australia With no initial questions, the guys somehow manage to…

Indian Songs, Aladdin, Fauxhammers, Sliding Chords, and Talented Families Like the Dinosaurs, the UU Team is back for a new…

Favorite Riffs, Dirty Vs Clean, Collaboration, and Secret Santa Songs Find out who your Secret UU Santa is in this…

Transposing Picking, Add9 vs. Add2, Pinky Exercises and What to Expect at the UU Retreat This week, Aldrine starts the…

Singing while Playing, Fingerpicking, Pedals, and Hatsune Miku What would an Ukulele sound like as a Japanese Virtual Idol? This…

Tremolos, Jazzy Chords, 6/8 Time, and Bon Dance Songs We have quite an assortment of topics and questions for this…

8 String Ukuleles, String Buzzing, Slack Key Music, and Aldrine's Concert/Soprano String Sets Voltron is back baby! With Voltron at…

Thumb Strums, Music Therapy, Baby Sharks, and Chunking, and Choosing the Right Tools Ryan steps in to be the third…

Um Actuallys, Different Strumming Positions, The Golden Rule of Jams, and a Thanksgiving Song Challenge Um Actually, Kahai is not…

Left Hand Mutes, Palm Mutes, a New Hot Sauce Game, and the Unicorn Ukulele The Unicorn Uke has landed, but…

Triplets, 6 String Ukuleles, Spicy Songs and the Peak of the Live Lesson Magic Mike returns to answer some questions…

Stage Set Ups, Effect Pedals, Looping, and more Tech Talk What started as a simple "Stage Set Up" question quickly…