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MUSIC + PLAYS + EVENTS
The world premiere of 'AINAKEA
pingpong & amnesia: a tribute to allen ginsberg
pingpong & amnesia: a tribute to allen ginsberg
October 2-18, 2026, at Maui OnStage
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
Set on Maui in 1953, 'Ainakea traces the lives of the Goodale family, descendants of early missionaries, who are struggling to hang onto their failing sugarcane plantation.
Based on Anton Chekhov's classic drama The Cherry Orchard, this world premiere play shines a light on Maui on the cusp of change.
pingpong & amnesia: a tribute to allen ginsberg
pingpong & amnesia: a tribute to allen ginsberg
pingpong & amnesia: a tribute to allen ginsberg
This five-track EP is a suite I wrote to commemorate the centennial of poet Allen Ginsberg and his epic poem, Howl. It can be experienced as a stand-alone piece of music, but was designed as part of a digital work of art.
ANTIGONE
pingpong & amnesia: a tribute to allen ginsberg
ANTIGONE
The soundtrack for my immersive production of "Antigone" is now out on all major streaming platforms and as a CD and 12" vinyl record.
About
photo by Ray Chin (raychin.com)
KIMOSONGS is the home base for three interrelated artists:
JAMES NEVIUS
a playwright & composer of ambient, post-classical music, most recently In a Landscape, a soundtrack for a production of Antigone and pingpong & amnesia: a tribute to allen ginsberg
PROMISED ROAD
A one(ish)-man band. In 2023-2024, Promised Road wrote, recorded and released a song a week for 53 Weeks.
KIMO NEVIUS
A folk singer who sings primarily about 19th-century Hawaiian history.