Dave Lawrence Interviews

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes back Bush singer/guitarist Gavin Rossdale. The band will play The Republik Oct. 2 and 3. Gavin shares stories about previous island experiences, like a guest appearance on Hawaii 5-0, their latest album, I Beat Loneliness, as well as fun stories about dealing with musician-minded kids of his own.

To thank people who contributed to our fall fundraising campaign, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence offered samples of interviews from over 17 years here! For the final one, we go back to 2016, and Kenny Loggins.

To thank people who are contributing to our fall fundraising campaign, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence offers a sample of another great interview from over 17 years here! We go back to 2020 and legendary Philippine theatre star Lea Salonga.

To thank people who are contributing to our fall fundraising campaign, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence offers a sample of another great interview from over 17 years here! We go back to 2024 and Matisyahu!

To thank people who are contributing to our fall fundraising campaign, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence offers a sample of another great interview from over 17 years here! We go back to 2010 and Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres.

To thank people who are contributing to our fall fundraising campaign, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence offers a sample of another great interview from over 17 years here! We go back to 2015 and actor/musician Jeff Bridges!

To thank people who are contributing to our fall fundraising campaign, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence offers a sample of another great interview from over 17 years here! We go back to 2012 and Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard.

Today to thank people who are contributing to our fall fundraising campaign, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence offers a sample of another great interview from over 17 years here! We go back to 2019 and Macy Gray!

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes one of the stars of the upcoming Maui Jazz and Blues Fest, which is Aug. 31 through Sept. 6, at the Ritz Kapalua. Javon Jackson is not only a talented sax player with a lot of great stories, but a cat with a new album covering one of music's greatest artists: Bob Dylan. "Jackson Plays Dylan" was released earlier this year, and we hear some today, plus learn about the album, his appearance on Maui, and dig into some of his incredible stories! One hard to believe tale he shares is his journey from a young teenager intent on joining Al Blakey and his Jazz Messengers, to heading off to Boston and Berklee College of Music to make that happen! Hear that and more!

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence sends off one of the biggest names ever in music. Clive Davis is hard to sum up. Passing away Monday at 94, Clive Davis was among the most important record company moguls. He started as an entertainment attorney, became a huge record executive, was a critical A&R guy — that's Artists and Repertoire, the people who signed the acts. He was a producer, a visionary who would pair artists with songs.

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes back legendary American band Kool and The Gang, and band leader, bassist Robert "Kool" Bell. The band will perform tomorrow evening at Wet'n'Wild Hawaii, the waterpark in Kapolei, with the Friday night show their only concert in the islands. Back for his fifth time with Dave, Kool shares stories from their wild beginnings in Jersey City, and draws the connection to jazz giants like Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis, plus much more in this special chat.

All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes back legendary comedian, actress, TV host and gifted entertainer Kathy Griffin. She has a gig tomorrow at Hawaiʻi Theatre, her only show in the islands on this tour. She tells Dave about why it's called "New Face, New Tour," gets into her unique relationship with the government via her activism, classic stories about experiences with Quentin Tarantino and appearing in "Pulp Fiction," and much more!

Today, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence sends off a six-time guest, with strong local connections. Traffic legend, solo artist, major collaborator, singer/guitarist Dave Mason, passed away April 19 at his place in Nevada; he was 79, and sadly had been scheduled to record a new chat with Dave Lawrence this past Monday. We review highlights from six interviews over 15 years, and music to go along with it to honor this sometime-Maui resident and longtime guest.

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes trumpet monster Eddie Henderson for his first-ever appearance on the show. Eddie is hitting Hawaiʻi Island for the upcoming Big Island Jazz and Blues Festival, performing May 16th, at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. Eddie has a pretty wild background — as a medical doctor, as a guy who had Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis factor into his childhood experiences, and of course, ended up as part of the band with Herbie Hancock, among other chapters in his fascinating life. We explore it in this fun conversation ahead of his return to Hawaiʻi.

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence offers up some powerful storytelling and music, as we say a final aloha to Albert Mazibuko, leader of Ladysmith Black Mambazo for decades, who recently passed away at 77. The band were popularized around the world via the "Graceland" album by Paul Simon, and had a place in the heart of Nelson Mandela, too, among many topics covered when the South Africa vocal group performed in the Atherton Performing Arts Studio in 2017. We offer highlights today, and the complete interview video below.

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence offers a big mahalo to everyone supporting HPR now during our membership campaign with interview flashbacks from his 17 years on the air at HPR. Today we hear highlights from The Wailers' Aston Barrett Jr. and Joshua David Barrett in an excerpt of a 2019 conversation.

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence offers a big mahalo to everyone supporting HPR now during our membership campaign with interview flashbacks from his 17 years on the air at HPR. Today we hear highlights from Rickie Lee Jones in an excerpt of a 2016 conversation.

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence offers a big mahalo to everyone supporting HPR now during our membership campaign with interview flashbacks from his 17 years on the air at HPR. Today we hear highlights from Kenny G in an excerpt of a 2017 conversation.

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence offers a big mahalo to everyone supporting HPR now during our fundraising campaign with interview flashbacks from his 17 years on the air at HPR. Today we hear highlights from Yes legend Jon Anderson from one of his appearances over the years. This interview is from 2020 during the pandemic.

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence offers a big mahalo to everyone supporting HPR now during our fundraising campaign with interview flashbacks from his 17 years on the air at HPR. Today we hear highlights from one of guitar legend John McLaughlin's appearances over the years. This interview is from 2018.