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Operation Aloha sounds like the Hawaii travel bureau's latest promotion, but it's actually a supergroup of sorts, including members of Maroon 5, Gomez and Phantom Planet. During a 30-day hiatus on Maui, the band — all 14 of them — made an album of chill, occasionally island-flavored pop music, and tonight they bring that music to the Troubadour ( the Parson Red Heads open). ... The Meat Puppets' return — and it sounds triumphant to me — play the Mint behind their new release "Sewn Together." ... One-woman wonder Theresa Andersson plays [...]

The day-to-day stress of being a touring musician in a successful band tends to become quite strenuous on a musician's individuality and creativity. More often than not, a break from the hectic wanderings of an instrument wielding artist is welcomed as a therapeutic solace. It is also fairly common for an artist to experiment during the sabbatical to ensure that their artistic sense is still intact. Operation Aloha , an indie-folk supergroup, is the epitome of this idea, with their own additional motives, of course. Operation Aloha is a melting pot of talent. With members of Gomez , [...]

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It's about that time, Texas Summer. I know it's only March, but I think we all know it's only like two weeks away. That being said, lemme introduce some Summer listening: Operation Aloha. The band is comprised of members of Gomez, Maroon 5, Phantom Planet, Kahn Brothers and All Spots To Black, in all it's made up of 14 members. Each one of them dedicated a month to hanging with each other in Maui, living in tree houses and playing and recording each other. The result was definitely inspired by [...]

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MUSIC NEWS - A new musical venture, OPERATION ALOHA has been formed from some of the members of Maroon 5 , Gomez and Phantom Planet . Together on Maui, after having a month of free time in between concert tours, recording and the general chaos of their schedules. They set up shop in a compound of tree houses with friends whom they respect and share common interests with. The musical result is a collection of songs that show the tranquility, freedom and spirit of Hawaii. Their self-released and [...]

Hawaii is a magical place, and, often not, it's a forgotten American gem. Whether or not you've afforded a trip to the distant islands, you've no doubt seen a movie or a television program ( Lost ? Hello!) that's capitalized on the various sights. Apparently musicians are taking note too...about fourteen of 'em. Under the band title Operation Aloha, some of the music industry's hottest acts are coming together for what is essentially the biggest supergroup in music history, outside USA for Africa, of course. So, what's the story? Who's in it? [...]

Some people say that forming a band with six or seven members is too hard to keep control of and organise. Well how about doubling that number to form a supergroup. "Operation Aloha" will be the name of the band that consists of Maroon 5, Phantom Planet and Gomez, along with several other artists. A self-titled album is set for release around 12th of May and is likely to get the press coverage you might expect from a country disappearing or something. So you may be wondering how the hell this happened. Well, the bands and artists took [...]

Operation Aloha (Gomez, Phantom Planet, Maroon5) debut May 12 The 14 musicians who make up Operation Aloha had an amazing opportunity. With a month of free time in between tours, recording and the general chaos of their schedules, each musician flew to the beautiful island of Maui, Hawaii to live in a strange compound of tree houses with friends whom they respect and share common interests with. Captivated by the magnificence of the island, members of Maroon 5, Gomez and Phantom Planet, among others, decided to plug in some instruments and see [...]

Operation Aloha includes: Dajon Everett (Gomez) Ian Ball (Gomez) James Valentine (Maroon 5) Jesse Carmichael (Maroon 5) Olly Peacock (Gomez) *Sam Farrar (Phantom Planet)* Christopher Wray-McCann (Photographer) Charles Danek Fil Krohnengold (All Spots To Black) Mathew Chaney Maureen Wray-McCann Nadav Kahn (Kahn Brothers) Saam Gabbay Will Nash Their self-titled debut LP will see daylight on May 12th. Learn more about the band (via a mini documentary) here. Phantom Planet called it a [...]