Maka Gallinger

If you’re wondering, How Can I Host One of these House Concerts?” Wonder no more! It’s easy, fun and a great way to support independant artists like me.

I don’t have a big house… Can I still host?

Absolutely! You don’t have to have a big house to host. All you need is a space where you feel comfortable hosting a group of friends and neighbors. It can be in your living room, back porch, garden or maybe even a community center you have access to. You’d be amazed at how much room you have once you start moving some furniture around and creating more theatre style seating for the show or even floor cushions. There’s been many times we’ve asked guests to bring their own beach chair for seating if it’s outside on the lawn, there’s so many options. Once you determine the location then we can figure out how many people you can comfortably host in your space.

How many people we talking here? 

Depending on your venue, House concerts range anywhere from 25-75 folks. Most shows that we’ve done have an average of 40-60 guests.   We do try to get an absolute minimum of 25 folks per show to make it worth our while as most of the time we are traveling far from our island home and want to make the most of each opportunity. If you're interested, let us know where you're hometown is, chances are we've always wanted an excuse to come your way and just never had the opportunity!

What is the general flow of these events?

No two shows are the same but most of the time shows are in the evening, Sunday afternoon can be a good time to host a gathering as well,those details can be worked out between myself and host. Usually the concert portion will start at 7pm. Again, the music is the main event and we encourage folks to keep talking to a minimum during the concert portion. This is a good reason why hosts should have guests arrive an hour before show time. This way they have plenty of time to mingle, talk story and enjoy refreshments before the show starts. Folks are always happy to participate in a good potluck too, I know we always appreciate a good meal on the road :) The music portion is about 75-90 minutes followed by a little more mingling, cd signing and goodbyes.

430 Musicians arrive to unload and setup sound,lighting and merch/sound check

600 Guests arrive/ Refreshments/Potluck

700 Concert

815 Merch Sales/Mingling/Desert/Coffee

Everyone out by 930 :)

How much is this going to cost me?

We truly aren’t about the money……. However, the airlines, van rental, grocery stores and gas stations all are! Depending on what tour we’re on there will be anywhere from 2-8 of us traveling with all of  our own sound gear, lighting, instruments, camping gear, etc. With that said:There is no fee for our house concerts and no upfront cost to host. All of our shows are donation based. Your donations directly supports our work and mission and literally funds our next meal and gas fill up.. We do have some simple verbiage and quotes you can use while preparing your invitations and fliers so folks are prepared to bring a monetary donation if possible. This will help make it clear to guests that this is not only a special way to build community and experience revolution music in an intimate setting but also an opportunity for them to directly support my family and I as independant artists and musicianaries. We do have shirts and merch that we sell at the end of our concerts too! Thanks for helping us fund the revolution!

Other ways you can support us on tour: 

Most times we are camping to help keep costs down, if you have a nice spot we can camp or  extra space in your home, we always appreciate a warm place to stay. Even hot showers and access to a washer/dryer is huge! We have also had folks donate their air bnb for a few days to have amenities, warmth and rest before we move to the next town.

It can be hard to get quality food on the road, if you have your own farm or garden, we always appreciate fresh produce and food! We eat pretty much everything and are homesteaders ourselves, so we know all the work and love that goes in to growing and raising your own food. 

We are from Hawai'i and as I mentioned we are probably camping and therefore freeezing, yes even if its summer, we're freezing! FIREWOOD is a huge way to support us and so appreciated! 

We are continuosly amazed by the generosity of hospitality and love we receive. The world is full of friends we haven't met yet!

 We have been called to bring this message of “Huli” wherever the Spirit guides us and we are grateful and humble for your consideration in hosting our Ohana. This is a faith walk for us as well and we ultimately trust God to provide all we need as we focus on the work we've been called to do. 

Please check out the videos and inquiry form for hosting  below!

"Said it's time for a revolution! Starting with your heart pollution!

Love is the final solution! Said it's time for a REVOLUTION!!! HULI !!!" MAKA