By JonT. Okay, I have to plug one of my favorite bands, LS 34. This band plays classic rock from the 60s and 70s. Music that I grew up with and enjoy very much. It's also the band that my wife Sandy sings for. Yes, I'm being partial, but they really are good. 'LS' stands for Lovin' Sounds, which is the band's original name when they played the high school and military circuit back in the late 60s. Most of the original members graduated from high school in 1970, Later they went their separate ways to pursue college, careers and family. However, in 2004 guitarist Harold Kageura got the band back together to jam for fun. In Summer of 2004 the band (with a few new members) got invited to performed at their 1st gig - the American Heart Association Oahu Heart Walk at Kapi'olani Park. That was 34 years from the last time they played together in High School. Hence the '34' in LS 34. It's been 9 years now and the band (currently 11 members) still meets monthly to jam and perform at selected gigs. Check out their website at http://ls34.blogspot.com/On this night in Waikiki at the Hale Koa Hotel Banyan Tree Showroom, LS 34 was the featured band at the 1st Annual Moms On a Mission Rock & Roll night, a benefit for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Hawaii; hosted by Lina Girl of KCCN FM100, and a special performance by Drill Team Hawaii. The music lineup - purely Rock & Roll! CCR, Santana, Spirit, Rare Earth, Doobie Bros, Grand Funk, etc. The event was so successful, the band was invited back to perform next year (April 5, 2014). Check out these captured golden moments below.
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You can catch LS 34 at their next public gig on June 29th at Dot's In Wahiawa, an annual benefit fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialu; and on July 6th at Ala Moan Hotel,, a benefit fundraiser for Meals On Wheels.
The LS 34 Band:
Craig Kim - lead drums
Eugene Nakabayashi - guitar
Jenson Tamanaha - congas, percussions, vocals
Karl Nishio - timbales, drums, guitar, percussions, vocals
*Kenneth Uyeno - vocals
Mike Gonsalves - bass guitar, vocals
*Milton Matsusaki - lead guitar
*Ronald Ishikawa - lead guitar
Ronald Hanagami - vocals
Sandy Tsujimura - vocals
*Wesley Nakashima - keyboards
Chad Nugal - sound
* Original Lovin' Sounds member
Mahalo for the great time LS 34! & Don't Stop The Music!
