Get ready for all ukuleles, but no ukulele music! On October 15, the Ukelele Orchestra of the Western Hemisphere (UOWH) will bring classic rock, new wave hits and more to the courtyard of Piccadilly Grace Cafe in South Pasadena. Think Neil Young, R.E.M., and Chaka Khan meets ukulele! An entertaining evening filled with retro and modern day tunes like you've never heard them before - by an orchestra of ukuleles. 

OPEN TO ALL. Registration required. Public parking lot adjacent to Cafe plus street parking.

About the Ukulele Orchestra of the Western Hemisphere:

Here be a greedy baker’s dozen of ukes of all shapes, sizes, and pedigrees, played by a similarly esoteric bunch of people. The music you hear was not meant to be played on ukulele: classic rock, new-wave hits, rap and dance-pop tunes, recent Top40, torch-song classics, and all sorts of other bits and bobs of musical history. Just no ukulele music.

This is a group rarely technically correct in the spelling or pronunciation of their compact instruments, let alone in the playing of them. And the results make for refreshing surprises. 

The enthusiasm is contagious. The fun fills any stage and floods in all directions.  

Formed in 2011 in Silver Lake at the now-defunct landmark Reform School (RIP), the U.O.W.H has a long history of playing at local venues such as the Bootleg Theater, El Cid, The Coffee Gallery, Adams Pack Station and has a particular enthusiasm for appearances at community festivals, school fairs, retirement homes, and more.

If you have any questions, please contact our Program Associate Gina Baffo ([email protected]).

See the other Centering Sounds Concerts on the calendar here.

Thursday, October 2: Journey Through the Landscape of Jazz

Wednesday, October 8: Healing Power of Music

Wednesday, October 15: Classic Rock, New Wave Hits

Wednesday, October 22: An Evening of Opera & Dance