Soho

Rage 4 Daniel: Helping a friend in need

Love him, hate him or just respect his business sense, there’s no denying that Daniel Gray, formerly of Detox Lounge/SoundHouse, Loft Gallery and Lounge, past owner of SoHo Mixed Media Bar and current co-owner of NextDoor, has changed the face…

Party pics: First Friday December 2012

We hit some of the most happening spots during December’s First Friday art walk, including the crowded Anti-Canvas art show fundraiser at SoHo, with dozens of boardshorts featuring spectacular work by local artists, plus the grand opening of Article 15…

Party pics: First Friday May 2012

During May’s First Friday Art Walk, we paid a visit to some of the most lively venues, such as A Geisha Affair at SoHo Mixed Media Bar on Pauahi St., a new spot called Loading Zone on Hotel St., The…

Party pics: Red Bull Thre3style

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…

Party pics: Rock Your Body fundraiser

SoHo Mixed Media Bar hosted a fundraiser for National Dance Week Hawaii on Tuesday night, with a bikini fashion show organized by Lux, a dance fashion show and a variety of dance performances from local and visiting dance crews, including…

Party pics: October’s First Friday

We hit the streets, art galleries and boutiques of Chinatown for October’s First Friday. Some of the marquee events this month featured Jordann Baker and the Nomadic Alchemy Aerial dancers at Soho, the First Friday debut of the Blank Canvas…

Night Lights Weekend Wrapup Sept 9-11

This weekend was, aside from the “Hawaii Five-0” premiere, all about the music… hip-hop, electropop, techno, dubstep and classical. I had a friend ask me once how important music was to my life, and after realizing he was serious, my…

Party pics: Dissizit 8th Anniversary w DMC

Urban clothing company Dissizit celebrated eight years with a big party at SoHo Friday, featuring performances by DMC of the legendary Run DMC trio, Rakaa Iriscience and Babu of Dilated Peoples, Money B, Scott Knoxx, Phoreyz and Monarx. Dissizit 8th…

Night Lights Weekend Wrapup Sept. 1-5

First, in nightlife news…If you’re at all a part of the nightlife scene, you’ve probably heard about the present debacle happening with the Waikiki EDITION hotel and its nightclub, Crazybox. For those of you who haven’t been following the developing…

Party pics: PajamaRama with Lisa Lashes

The newly-remodeled SoHo hosted special guest DJs Lisa Lashes (aka “the queen of hard house”) and San Francisco-based Dirtybird Records co-founder Christian Martin on Friday for a night of electronic music and mind-blowing visuals that brought out house music aficionados…

Party pics: Viva Las Vegas @ SoHo

Showgirls, a magician, star impersonators and DJ Stellar, aka David Garcia, from Vegas made SoHo’s Vegas-themed party on Friday night. Although the crowd was relatively small, spirits were high, with the dance floor moving to electronic beats all night. Viva…

Acid Wash Wednesday moves to NextDoor

After just short of two years at SoHo Mixed Media Bar, veteran promoters and DJs Vegas Mike and Nocturna are taking the legendary Acid Wash 80s Night back to NextDoor. Yesterday, there had been some rumors that the promoters were shutting…

DISH DOES EUROPE: Hello, London

It’s easy to get lost in London.And not just because every street corner is marked with a different sign or because a lot of places aren’t even marked at all — but because there’s so much to look at, so…