Guest photographer Eric Baranda dropped in to NextDoor for a packed show by legendary turntablist and producer DJ Krush on Saturday night. DJ Krush, who has gone from being one of the pioneers of Japanese hip-hop in his home city…
Pow Wow, a week-long celebration of contemporary art, gets underway this week in Honolulu with mural painting, a panel discussion, the opening of the Pow Wow and other exhibits, an after-party and luau. Headed up by Jasper Wong, the huge,…
Kamea Hadar, painting at last year's Pow WowGreat things are afoot as Pow Wow kicks off for the second year in Honolulu. We talked to three of the main organizers, whose passion has been the driving force behind the week-long…
Red Bull sponsored the Thre3style DJ competition Friday night at SoHo Mixed Media Bar as part of an international Red Bull DJ competition. Eight of Honolulu’s DJs, Technique, SSSolution, Mike D, Shift, Jami, Bozu, Compose and Soundcheck, were judged on…
The ARTS at Marks Garage hosted an art reception Friday for thirteen local artists, most of them young but well-known members of the Chinatown art scene, who collaborated on a series of images that took viewers around the island, visiting…
Hawaii's first Instagram Art Show ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 17 It's the first all-Instagram art show by Hawaii photographers, and the art displayed promises to be diverse, with work included from both professional photographers and amateurs. If…
The Venue was packed, with barely room to stand, on Sunday night for a night of bellydance starring special guest Rachel Brice, a Portland-based belly dance and yoga instructor and founder of The Indigo Belly Dance Company. The sexy, exotic…
We hit the happening spots on February’s First Friday, dropping in to the Andrew Rose Gallery for Linda Kane’s art reception, Mojo Barbershop for an arm wrestling contest (with B.J. Penn making an appearance), the Mendonca Courtyard for the Gypsy…
All-ages show at Manifest ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 17 For an all-ages menu of sonic delights, stop by Manifest. Watch performances by Dream Dragons, i Tramonti, Pharoahs and At Sea (also performing at Broadcast across the street…
Mercury Bar in Chinatown celebrated eight years on Saturday night, with a formal dress-up party that brought out lots of regulars dressed in their snazzy best. It was a festive night for the bar, with drink specials, DJs, a guest…
Freeradicals Projekt, a seven-piece funk-jazz-hip-hop band visiting from Maui, plus local bands Yoza and Kings of Spade and tribal bellydancers Shakti Dance Movement headlined a show at The Venue Friday night, with a sexy night of rock, blues, hip-hop and…
Now in its 12th year, the red-carpet charity party hosted by NFL Hall of Famer Warren Moon and Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez was held at Pearl Ultralounge Thursday night. With a mix of fans, Pro Bowl players, current…
Broadcast with Leeni & DJ Vadim ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 15 This week, Broadcast presents the return of Seattle's 8-bit indie/sythpop musician Leeni, along with DJ Vadim from the UK. There's a great lineup of guests and…
Warren Moon (center) and Tony Gonzalez host the Pro Bowl Players Party, one of the best parties of Pro Bowl weekend. -Photo by Tracy ChanThis weekend, the stars will be all over Honolulu for the Pro Bowl. That the Pro…
Three of the best bartenders on the island gathered at Fresh Cafe to show off their amazing mixology skills and to help launch Mike Prasad’s new mixology newsletter, mxlgy.com, on Tuesday evening. Kyle Reutner of Imbibe Hawaii, Joey Gottesman of…
Legato, Lotus’ monthly house music night thrown by Cameron of Odin Works and Miko of Franconi Legacy hosted a special night with double headliners on Saturday; in addition to resident DJs Sejika and Miko (Soundsex), guest DJs Michael Scalar of…
The ARTS at Marks Garage unveiled Clear the Smoke, a new anti-smoking exhibit that will be open through Saturday, Feb. 4. After its run here, it will become a traveling exhibit throughout the state. Clear the Smoke ◄ Back Next…
The Whiskey Avengers ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 21 Renegade San Fran reggae/rocksteady rockers The Whiskey Avengers invade the Island this weekend with a couple shows; The first at Mercury Bar with Black Square and Campfire on Thursday…
Is it really a weekend if it happens to start on Wednesday? Those of you who know me probably know that I go out 3-4 days a week, and one of the most frequently asked questions I get is how…
The first Trilogy urban art and culture event (there are three planned for this year) featured b-boy and emcee battles and a lowrider and fixed-gear bike show, as well as performances by The Night Marchers and Angry Locals. Trilogy I…
Pearl Ultralounge and Russell Tanoue’s new weekly Friday night party, Zero11, kicked off in style with the club going dark at 11 p.m. and switching over from Top 40 to electronica music with DJs The Ignition Switch and Soundsex on…
Quirky indie multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird returned to Honolulu after two years for a single night’s performance at Hawaii Theatre on Thursday night. The theater was crowded but quiet, as Bird, who began his career as a classically-trained violinist, began with…
Andrew Bird ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 20 Quirky indie multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird returns to Honolulu for a single night's performance at Hawaii Theatre. Bird, who began his career in old-time jazz and as a violinist, is known…
808 Speakerbox, a project organized by Riana Stellburg of Rudified Media and Kristen Oshiro of Sweet Lychee Productions to showcase local hip-hop, threw its big inaugural event Saturday at two venues: NextDoor and thirtyninehotel.The event, attended by music-makers, promoters, dancers…
Tantriq Entertainment and Potent Productions opened a new weekly party at the Hyatt Regency’s newly remodeled/rebranded Japengo restaurant Saturday night, with several rooms for the stylish crowd to lounge and mingle in. The main room doubled as a dance floor,…
We hit the happening spots on the first First Friday of 2012, including Manifest for an art reception with celebrated surf photographer Zak Noyle, Downbeat Diner, Human Imagination, for a “role models” art show by the middle school students of…
First Thursdays Slam Poetry with Kit Yan ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 14 Kit Yan of HBO's "Asians Aloud" is the special guest at this month's HawaiiSlam poetry event at Fresh Cafe. A member of the LGBT community,…
The Standard ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 13 Opening in the space formerly occupied by Oceans, The Standard bears a name that brings vague assurances of quality and a sleek, luxurious aesthetic (yes, I'm also reminded of the…
I was going to take it easy all last week, I swear. But somehow, it ended up not happening. First, there was SoHo’s roller disco night on Thursday. The idea piqued my curiosity, and although I didn’t take skates myself…
Aloha Tower Marketplace hosted the second annual Party of the Year, a huge block party-style affair, on New Year’s Eve, with a lineup of DJs and live bands on 10 stages in different venues around the Tower. By 10 p.m.,…
The Standard, formerly Oceans 808 at Restaurant Row, held its packed official grand opening Friday night with a full menu of food and custom cocktails and DJs spinning house and club music inside and out. The much buzzed-about new nightclub…
Photo by Jermel-Lynn QuillopoReady for 2012? Ring in the new year with these parties and dining events!Party of the YearDec. 31, 7 p.m.-2 a.m. at Aloha Tower Marketplace and The Waterfront — Hawaii’s largest New Year’s Eve party goes off…
Eurotrash: Dirty Roller Disco ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 11 Eurotrash, Lotus' monthly europop night, and Odin Works team up for something very special: a real roller disco in Chinatown. If you have roller skates, bring them, if…
Element Group held the Christmas Eve edition of their new party, Fabric, at the Honolulu Design Center’s Amuse Wine Bar and Cupola Theatre Saturday night, with a crowd of party people turning out in festive holiday gear to drink and…
Chinatown Get Down, a regular promotion by OOSpot, started Christmas weekend off with a deal; one cover to get into several Chinatown clubs. We hit NextDoor, Bar 35 and Manifest to see who was out and partying. Chinatown Get Down…
Art & Flea Ugly Sweater Contest ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 14 If you've ever gotten an ugly sweater for Christmas that you wouldn't be caught dead wearing out of the house, wear it to Art & Flea…
December’s Shake & Pop dance party at thirtyninehotel went off Saturday night, with a big crowd coming out to dance to tunes spun by DJs Compose, Delve, Jami and Sssolution. The party was also a donation drive for the homeless;…
Christmas came early for house/trance music fans in Hawaii, as Paul Oakenfold, one of the biggest names in the electronic music scene headlined OOSpot’s Saturday Night Sessions concert Saturday at Sea Life Park. The Grammy-nominated British trance DJ and producer,…
Christa Wittmier, aka Super CW, threw her annual Best Of celebration in a warehouse at 683 Auahi St. Friday night, with a fashion show by Matt Bruening, live visuals by Joseph Paahana (Dropshadows), live painting by Pow Wow artists (who…
The Standard, formerly Oceans 808 and now completely remodeled, hosted this quarter’s Nextworking mixer on Thursday evening, with a big crowd of young professionals and community’s movers and shakers coming out to network, socialize, check out the new venue and…
