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There are a couple more articles on the private show that Jimmy Buffett did at his new restaurant in Honolulu: Star Bulletin “Buffett gives fans a treat at his new restaurant” and Hawaii Magazine “Jimmy Buffett takes over Don Ho’s space in Waikiki”

Some photos are now available in the BuffettNews Photo Gallery

The Honolulu Star Bulletin has an interview with Jimmy Buffett in which he talks about his new song “A Lot to Drink About”, his upcoming acoustic album, and ukulele performer Jake Shimabukuro.

“The new song was easy to write — I mean, just look around!” he said with a laugh. “All you have to do is open the newspaper. And it’s a work-in-progress. After Michael Phelps was kicked off the Kellogg’s Corn Flakes box, I’m thinking of adding another verse about that in the song. All he did was smoke a little reefer!

As for recordings, Buffett is planning to release a live acoustic album later this year comprising encores recorded during his most recent tour.

“I know my fan base, Parrotheads who want to add to their collection. Thanks to them I’ve been surviving this long. The idea was, during every show last year, I looked through my catalog and went through the process of picking songs that would sound kind of unique in an acoustic setting. They were the kind of songs that would fit in an encore, where there is a mellowness about them. The audience has already been through a show with a high energy level, so it would be good to let them down gently.”

Out of the 28 songs recorded, Buffett feels he’s put together an interesting selection of originals and covers, “particularly ballads, where I use that little bit of opportunity to do songs that I really like.”

Jimmy performed at his new restaurant Jimmy Buffett’s at the Beachcomber last night. The Set List along with some comments are now available. Jimmy open the private show with the song ” Tiki Bar is Open” and finished the show with “Dukes On Sunday”.

If you attended the show and have some photos to share please post them in our Photo Gallery or email them to: info@buffettnews.com

The Honolulu Advertiser has an article: “Buffett opens Waikiki restaurant with concert”

Jimmy Buffett christened his new Jimmy Buffett’s at the Beachcomber restaurant in Waikiki in style last night, putting on a nonstop two-hour concert for invited guests and VIPs.

“I refuse to participate in this recession,” Buffett told a cheering crowd, many of whom wore balloon animals in the shape of shark fins and parrotheads.

The website for Jimmy Buffett’s at the Beachcomber is now up and running. It includes a menu, entertainment schedule, and a photo gallery. There’s also a link to the Honolulu Surfing Museum that has some interesting surf boards to check out.

MidWeek has an interview with Jimmy Buffett in which he talks about his new song “A Lot to Drink About” and upcoming shows in Honolulu: “Bringing Margaritaville To The Shell”

Leave it to the legionnaire of leisure, Jimmy Buffett, to look the pending world collapse in the eye, grab his six string and write a drinking song about it.

“I think it is more necessary than ever to have a sense of humor about everything to get through this stuff,” says Buffett, who feels it is his job to “reboot America.”

“Historically people tend to gravitate toward entertainment when times are bad, a little escapism. It is just that now, as opposed to wanting to come (to his shows), they need to come. I appreciate that. It’s kind of like when you are playing in the rain, people who show up on a horrible weather day get a better show because you respect that of people. When people show up during hard times, I feel the same way about delivering a show.”

Earlier this month that success grew further as the Honolulu version of Margaritaville opened quietly in the space that for so many years belonged to Don Ho in the Outrigger Beachcomber Hotel. The 21,000-square-foot space has been converted from the closed showroom of a local legend into an open-air, lava-flowing fantasy of an American icon.

“When Don was in the club, he was a dear friend and I was always a big fan,” says Buffett. “When he got sick, we were talking with the Outrigger people, and Don was onboard, and we were going to include him in the whole process. I was like, what a great opportunity, the tiki torch is passed!”

A picture of Ho still adorns the stage at Margaritaville, and he will be on hand, if only in spirit, for the grand opening party scheduled to happen between Buffett’s Maui show on Feb. 24 and at the Shell on the 28th.

“The Margaritaville opening, that’s like playing a party, that’s not a show,” says Buffett, who expects that local friends such as Henry Kapono and Jake Shimabukuro will pop in to play with him. “The shows are all going to be fun, but I got this sneaky feeling that the opening of Margaritaville, that is going to be good.”

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band performed last night at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center in Hawaii. The set list from the show along with some comments are now available.

Jimmy opened the show with one of his classics “Migration”. He also played his new song “A Lot to Drink About”. The show included several songs that he played during last years tour. Jimmy ended the show with the song “Lover of Mine” (written by Gaylord Holomalia & Malani Bilyeu). It included a segue into John Lennon’s “Imagine” and Fred Neil’s “Everbody’s Talkin’”

From Margaritaville.com: Key West Songs - Live from Key West now available!

In February of 2009, Jimmy Buffett and Mac McAnally played an inpromptu show at the Margaritaville Cafe in Key West, Florida. The theme of the evening was Key West songs, and also included a performance of a brand new song - A Lot To Drink About. Watch the video on the Coconut Television now!

This digital download is now available at Mailboat Records! Tracks included are audio mp3s of three songs from that performance (I Heard I Was In Town, Migration and A Lot To Drink About and a Quicktime .mov movie of A Lot To Drink About).

TRACK LIST:
1. I Heard I Was In Town - live from Key West (audio mp3)
2. Migration - live from Key West (audio mp3)
3. A Lot To Drink About - live from Key West (audio mp3)
4. A Lot To Drink About - live from Key West (video mov)

THE J. D. SOUTHER SPECIAL ON TIME AFTER ISLAND TIME (Part one of two) - Produced by Paul Leslie and Jeff Pike

Legendary Singer-Songwriter J. D. Souther joined us for a conversation at the Ritz-Carlton in Atlanta, Georgia. He has co-written and written songs for the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Warren Zevon, Jimmy Buffett and others. J. D. Souther has also recorded five albums of his own. In 1979 he had a hit with his Roy Orbison influenced song “You’re Only Lonely.”

In this rare interview, J. D. Souther joined us to talk about his new album, “If the World Was You” which is his first release in 25 years. We invite everyone to tune in to hear J. D. Souther’s story and also his music. “If the World Was You” is one of the most interesting records released as of lately, proving that there are still great songwriters out there making true art.
Tune into Time After Island Time from anywhere in the world via Radio JimmyDreamz at radio.jimmydreamz.com

Monday - 3:00 PM – February 23, 2009
Wednesday - 9:00 AM – February 25, 2009
Thursday - MIDNIGHT – February 26, 2009
Saturday - 8:00 PM – February 28, 2009
*All Broadcasts are Eastern Time*

Tickets for Jimmy Buffett’s show at the Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, WI on August 29th go on sale on Monday, February 23rd at 10 AM CST. Ticket prices for the show are $36 to $136. There’s a six-ticket limit per customer.
Purchase your tickets at TicketMaster by clicking here

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band perform at the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, HI. Help us out with the set list from the show.

Jimmy Buffett performs a private show celebrating the grand opening of the new restaurant Jimmy Buffett’s at the Beachcomber in Honolulu HI. Help us out with the set list from the show.

Jimmy Buffett kicks of the 2009 Summerzcool tour with a show at Maui Arts and Cultural Center in Maui HI. Help us out with the set list from the show.