Music
Press
"WBRU is back at it this weekend with their annual Rock Hunt. After sifting through bins of bands, they’ve settled on eight acts for their semifinals...[Hello Mahalo] highly trained, the SE Mass band has a credible Chili Peppers feel that veers into jazzy improv stuff." - Providence Phoenix (by Bob Gulla)
"Their debut album, Dawning Days, is colorful, cathartic, and captivating...they’ve clearly been winning audiences over. Find out why when they officially release Dawning Days..." - The Providence Phoenix
"Their tone is undeniably vintage, but their energy is as fresh as today's newspaper…Hello Mahalo are not anyone's clone band by any stretch of the imagination. - MOTIF Magazine
“It's an uncommon treat to find a band whose members are not only extremely talented musicians, but also skillful song writers and story tellers. This will be a band to watch, and hear, for some time to come” - Type 3 Media
...solid tracks from very talented and capable musicians...hello and thank you right back at you guys...keep up the rock" - Southcoast247.com
What you might not know is the four-piece, alternative rock...[is]setting the stage for what music critics claim as imminent success.
- Middleboro Gazette
"Dawning Days is a melodic powerhouse and sounds great on air. Their live shows always draw in new fans, as the songs are immediate and memorable. Their on-record and on-stage musicianship is oustanding; I'm certain that Hello Mahalo is destined for great things."
-Chris Novello
Program Director, 95.5 WBRU Providence - 95.5 WBRU FM (by Chris Novello)
"...aggressive vocals that repeatedly warn, “Everyone, everyone’s gonna find out!”
It almost sounds as though Joyce is preparing us for the impending global takeover of Hello Mahalo. And with such a bevy of talent, power and confidence, you should watch out, because they just might" - Performer Magazine (Northeast)
Discography
Dawning Days - In Stores, iTunes
Photos
Bio
HELLO MAHALO ON MAINSTREAM RADIO:
- 95.5 WBRU Providence, RI
-104.1 WBCN Boston, MA
- WBMX Mix 98.8 Boston, MA
HELLO MAHALO NOW PLAYING ON OVER 170 INDEPENDENT STATIONS
NOTABLE AWARDS:
2008 Boston Music Spotlight Winners
95.5 WBRU Listeners Pick: Top 5 Best Local Artists of 2007
2008 WBRU Dunkin Donuts Summer Concert Series
2008 “Best Local Band" nominee - Phoenix Magazine
2008 “Album of the Year" and “Local Artist of the Year" nominee – Motif Magazine
2008 Campus Connection Magazine featured article
2008 w/ Howie Day
2008 w/Matt White (Geffen Records) and Zox
-Limelight Magazine Top 10 Full Length Album of 2007
-2007 Motif Magazine Top 5 "Breakthru Artists of the Year"
2007 12th Annual Millennium Music Conference Showcase Selection
2007 Sold-out CD Release Performance at Club Hell in Providence, RI (capacity 300+)
-2007 Indiepoint Award - Best New Artist
-October 2007 Garage Band Track of The Week (Track: Son)
-October 2007 104.1 WBCN Song of the Week (Track: Dawning Days)
-September 2007 Mix 98.5 You Outta Know Artist
(Track: Dawning Days)
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
-2008 Showcase Live @ Gillette w/ Toots and the Maytals
-2008 Patriot Place Plaza in Foxboro
-2008 Atlantis Music Conference
- 2008 MEANY FEST
2008 WBRU Summer Concert Series w/ZOX, Badfish
- April 2008 w/ Howie Day
-March 2008 w/ Zox and Matt White (Geffen) @ Lupos
-2008 Block Island Music Festival
-2008 Millenium Music Conference Showcase
- 2008 NACA Northern Plains Showcase High - alternate
- 2007 Sold-out CD Release Performance at Club Hell (capacity 300+)
-2007 WBRU Dunkin Donuts Summer Concert Series direct support w/ Guster
-2007 Lupos Heartbreak Hotel in Providence, RI (sold out performance direct support w/Badfish, 2,000+ capacity)
-2007 95.5 WBRU Rock Hunt Finalists
-2007 Live Afternoon Drive Radio Performance (95.5 WBRU FM, Providence)
-2007 Rhode Island Sports Awards Show - Live Peformance broadcast on Cox Cable Television
-2007 Local Television Featurette: "Whats Hot, Whats Not New England"
-2007 Coors Light Spring Break Party Live Performance(sponsored by 95.5 WBRU) at the University of Rhode Island
1/23/08 Hello Mahalo is currently the #1 Alternative Rock and Funk Artist in Providence on MySpace.com
CD REVIEWS:
"...aggressive vocals that repeatedly warn, “Everyone, everyone’s gonna find out!”
It almost sounds as though Joyce is preparing us for the impending global takeover of Hello Mahalo. And with such a bevy of talent, power and confidence, you should watch out, because they just might"
-Performer Magazine
"BandStandLive Records has been high on Providence's Hello Mahalo for a while now, and we've finally found out why...Their debut album, Dawning Days, is colorful, cathartic, and captivating."
-Providence Phoenix,
"Hello Mahalo is destined for great things."
- Chris Novello, Program Director 95.5 WBRU
"Their tone is undeniably vintage, but their energy is as fresh as today's newspaper…Hello Mahalo are not anyone's clone band by any stretch of the imagination.
- MOTIF Magazine
BIOGRAPHY
With an arsenal of vintage tones and creative arrangements, Providence based Hello Mahalo offers a fresh take on modern rock. Nominated by Motif Magazine as one of the breakthrough artists of the year, Hello Mahalo’s improvisation, dueling guitars, and imaginative lyrics have captivated audiences across Southern New England. The band’s entrancing and energetic live show flows seamlessly through power-pop, mellow grooves, and driving rock – all performed with the utmost musicality and musicianship.
Following their performance in the 2007 WBRU Rock Hunt Finals, Hello Mahalo’s continued success included a coveted spot on the WBRU Summer Concert Series, playing direct support for Boston-based Guster. Within their first year as a band, Hello Mahalo played to sold out crowds at Lupos Heartbreak Hotel, performed at area festivals and showcases, and made their debut on television and live radio.
“Hello Mahalo is destined for great things”, says Chris Novello, Program Director at 95.5 WBRU FM. As organic and inviting as their name suggests, Hello Mahalo’s unique style finds equal appeal with musicians AND music fans. With influences ranging from Django Reinhardt and Red Hot Chili Peppers to Led Zeppelin, the depth of Hello Mahalo’s musicianship is not only displayed in their composition, but in their storytelling The warm, haunting tones of singer Justin Joyce coupled with the band’s powerful live performance is unexpected. Their dedication to their craft and their fans is best captured in the bands name ‘Mahalo’ – a Hawaiin expression for the deepest form of gratitude.
In November 2007, BandStandLive Records released Hello Mahalo’s much anticipated debut album “Dawning Days”, produced by Ray Jeffrey (Dropkick Murphys, Lost City Angels). The popularity and success of the title track -- already receiving m
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