Video Podcast and Timestamps: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/06/underrated-ukulele-bands-tuup123/ This week we ask Aldrine to shed a spotlight on Underrated Ukulele Artist/Bands that you should know. First Aldrine covers the obvious choices (Pure Heart and Ka`au Crater Boys), then he lists the Bands that include Ukulele Players who may be over…

Video Podcast & Timestamps: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/06/one-form-for-fingerpicking-strumming-rolls-tuup122/ Learn the One Form to rule them all (Strumming, Fingerpicking and Rolls). Aldrine shows the importance of the Basic Form, and how it helps with transitioning between different rhythmic techniques: Strumming, Fingerpicking, Rolls, C…

Video Podcast & Timestamps: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/06/with-love-from-italy-tuup121/ Aaron and Aldrine are back to talk about their trip to the Monopolele Ukulele Festival in Monopoli Italy. Good times with great uke players! The guys also discuss what music gear they travel with and passing the torch to the next generation of uke playe…

Video Podcast and Links: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/06/favorite-videos-from-16-years-tuup20/In a totally normal podcast, the guys are taking turns and naming their 3 Favorite things from all of UU. See what they picked, and click on the video podcast link to check out all the things mentioned.…

Video Podcast and Timestamps: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/05/big-bandito-tyler-tuup119/ In this special Pre-Recorded Podcast, we talk to Sarah Tochiki, the Music Director for both Kauai Community College and Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School. She is also the person who re-arranged songs from Bandito Tyler for Jazz Big Band. A few weeks ago…

Video Podcast & Timestamps: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/05/name-the-quote-tuup118/ Content Warning: If you’re Sensitive to Mouth Sounds or Eating, you may want to stop listening after 36:15With Kyle back on the podcast, the guys are trying a new Ukulele Challenge, Name that Quote: Jake or Jac-Ob. Kahai is challenging Aldrine and Kyle to gue…

Video Podcast and Timestamps: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/05/chord-substitutions-tuup117/ If you find a song “Boring”, use Chord Substitutions to spice them up. Kahai Challenges Aldrine to demonstrate a couple of ways you can change a song by “Replacing” one or two chords. Aldrine starts by adding notes to the base chord to make new Substit…

Video Podcast and Timestamps: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/05/gigging-dos-donts-tuup116/ This week, we’re hanging out with friend of the show, Kyle Furusho, and finding out the biggest Do’s and DON’TS for Gigging Musicians and Audience Members. The Podcast starts off with a question from Kyle’s biggest Fan, Mickey Aüto. Then we ask Kyle how …

Video Podcast and Timestamps: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/04/improvising-memes-tuup115/ How do you use “Memes” to Jump in on Songs and Improvise? Aldrine shares his secret tips to playing along to other people even when you’re unsure of the songs, keys, or chord switches. This leads into a discussion on improvising, and how you can use simp…

Video Podcast & Timestamps: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/04/fusing-ukulele-jazz-big-bands-tuup114/ What happens when you rearrange a Western Ukulele Instrumental Concept Album for Jazz Big Band? This Week Aldrine and Mike are sharing their experience playing and planning for the KCC Jazz Festival. We start off with a relatively quick convers…

Video Podcast and Timestamps: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/04/essential-festival-items-tuup113/ What are Essential Items you bring to a Festival? Do you even need to bring an Ukulele to a Festival, and should you bring your most “Expensive Ukulele” or should you bring a “Beater”? The team tries to help a viewer define a group of notes, and e…

Video Podcast and Timestamps: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/04/memorizing-without-sheet-music-tuup112/Is Sheet Music necessary for Memorizing a song? In this Week’s Podcast Aldrine will show you how you can build your Music Instincts; Memorize songs using Numbers and Feelings; and play the “Wrong” Chord while playing the “Right” Song. We’re g…

Video Podcast and Show Notes: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/04/tapping-in-two-minutes-tuup111/ Learn how to Tap in 2 Minutes! This week, the guys are challenging Aldrine to teach a Tapping Riff as fast as he can. After Aldrine’s Tapping Speedrun, he explains the theory behind Tapping. The Team discuss learning Party Trick Riffs vs learning to…

Show Notes and Timestamps: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/03/building-confidence-through-little-oopsies-tuup110/ What does Pirate Ships, Sister Act and Building Confidence have in common? Answer: This Week’s Ukulele Underground Podcast. The guys start off the Podcast by playing their Song Submissions for the Songwriting Challenge, and making p…

Show Notes and Timestamps: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/03/scrappy-youth-vs-mature-musician-tuup109/ What is the difference between a Scrappy, Up and Coming Musician VS a Mature Musician who has been around the block? What are the traits of Inexperienced Players and what are the qualities of Tasteful Players? What Jamming Faux Pas should you…

Show Notes and Timestamp: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/03/harsh-truth-among-impostors-tuup108/ What was a Harsh Truth Aldrine needed to face in order to improve as an Ukulele Player? Aldrine shares the precise moment when someone gave him a “Harsh Truth” that pushed him to being a better player. We also hear how Aldrine learned to grow from …

Show Notes and Timestamps: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/03/warm-ups-that-make-you-swole-tuup107/ Learn these Secret Warm-Ups that will maximize your (Finger) Muscles, and get you SWOLE! Before Aldrine reveals his secrets to the perfect Warm-Ups, he talks about his busy Weekend spent going to an awesome concert, and hanging out with Ukulele H…

Show Notes and Timestamps: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/02/first-gig-fumbles-tuup106/ We’re taking a retrospective look back at Aldrine’s first unpaid Gig vs his first paid Gig. Aldrine also reveals the source of his Stage Anxiety, and if he regrets making mistakes while on stage. The guys give suggestions for playing odd time signatures bef…

Show Notes and Timestamps: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/02/entering-the-flow-state-tuup105/ Today, the guys are joined by Mike "INSERT NICKNAME HERE" Odo to help explain what the "Flow State" is, and how musicians find themselves in that state. Before the guys dive into this topic, you know that they have to take a couple of detours talking …

Show Notes and Timestamps: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/02/the-first-roadblock-tuup104/ What was the first Roadblock Aldrine experienced? Aldrine explains the first situational Roadblock he ran in to on his uke journey, then he tells what song and technique he faced as a Roadblock. The guys also discuss the importance of figuring out music b…

Show Notes and Timestamps: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/02/how-to-spice-up-boring-strumming-tuup193/ Is Strumming “Boring” for you? This Week, UU tackles why people get Bored with Strumming, and the different ways you can take a “Boring” strum and Spice it up! Before the team unveils their Spicy Secrets, Aldrine demonstrates Arpeggios and wh…

Show Notes and Links: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/01/apologetic-harmonics-tuup102/ The podcast continues from last Week when Aldrine explains Harmonics and how he used it to play Creep with Cynthia Lin. Before Aldrine demonstrates the many types of Harmonics (Natural, Artificial, Chordal, and Pinch), we expose the “High” budget of the podca…

Show Notes and Links: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/01/revisiting-bodysurfing-tuup101/ What is Aldrine listening to? We start off this week’s podcast with Aldrine talking about revisiting and reinventing Bodysurfing which leads into a discussion on what Ukulele Music he’s been listening to. A member ask how would Aldrine tackle learning a dif…

Show Notes and Links: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/01/favorite-moments-tuup100/ For our 100th Episode, we have Funkmaster Mike returning to share what were his Favorite Moments from the Past 100 Episodes. Before the guys share their favorite Podcast Memories, Mike talks about going to the Rose Bowl. The crew also discusses Ideal Action Heigh…

Show Notes and Links: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2024/01/award-winning-podcast-tuup99/ CAN YOU SMELL WHAT UKULELE UNDERGROUND IS COOKING? You are now listening to An AWARD WINNING Podcast. The team is flying high after their recent Ukies Award. This podcast is definitely packed with all the quality (Power Rangers, Wrestling, Legends of the Hidd…