weekend wrapup

Night Lights Weekend Wrapup Jan 11-15

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…

Night Lights Weekend Wrapup: Dec. 29-Jan. 1

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…

Night Lights Weekend Wrapup Dec. 9-12

It’s the constant flux of the nightlife scene here in Hawaii that makes it endlessly interesting to observe and be a part of. We’ve had quite a few new nightlife openings recently, including Rakuen in Chinatown and Surfer The Bar…

Night Lights Weekend Wrapup Nov. 17-20

This weekend was an odd one, with what seemed like everything stacking on Friday, and a widespread lack of energy on Saturday, reflected on my Twitter feed and Facebook wall.Thursday, actually, was pretty interesting. I dropped in to my regular…

Night Lights Weekend Wrapup: October

Yes, I know, I wait til the last week in October to actually write a blog. Sorry, guys. Not that there haven’t been things to write about, but more because I’ve been doing so many things that I didn’t have…

Night Lights Weekend Wrapup Sept. 22-25

Officially, everything got started on Thursday this week. Although I hadn’t entirely intended to, I found myself in Chinatown and, from Mercury, headed over to check out Broadcast, the weekly live indie rock show at NextDoor. Thursday’s edition was a…

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…

Night Lights Weekend Wrapup Aug. 18-21

The weekend started off with me looking at my schedule and being amazed that I was actually going to try and do all that. Does this happen a lot, you may ask? Well, yes. Don’t get me wrong, I’m an…

Night Lights Weekend Wrapup, July 28-July 31

I know Love Fest was only last week, but that doesn’t mean all the good music shows were over, or even took a break.Well, maybe a little bit of a break.Das Racist, who played on Thursday at NextDoor, were about…

Night Lights Weekend Wrapup July 21-23

Thursday and Friday of this week, I spent covering events for No Suck Fest. The annual DIY punk/indie rock/hardcore concert series is sometimes hit or miss, but thanks to the hard work of the promoters, it’s gotten way more legit…

Night Lights Weekend Wrapup: July 7-11

If you’ve somehow managed to miss it in the last several months, Honolulu has been undergoing an art revival. Thursday’s unveiling ceremony for the huge Water Writes mural done by Estria and 808 Urban really drove that home for me,…

Night Lights Weekend Wrapup: June 24-27

Wow, what a weekend. It really ended Monday afternoon for me, but so much happened between Friday and Monday that it’s hard to know where to start.Friday afternoon, I got another chance to stop by Honolulu Community College to check…

Night Lights Weekend Wrapup: June 8-11

Bonus gallery: My weekend really started on Wednesday, with the re-launch of Acid Wash at NextDoor. The crowd showed up late (around 11 p.m.) but when they did, they were pretty into it, dancing to Vegas Mike and Nocturna’s mixes…

Night Lights: Weekend Wrapup Sept. 3-5

So my weekend started with a scientific explanation, courtesy of Ed Morita’s blog, of why my sleep schedule is still opposite of everyone else’s, even though it’s been a few years since I last worked the night shift for a…

Weekend Wrapup: Aug. 27-28

Just as an aside, the Weekend Wrapup, a rundown of the parties, concerts and other nightlife stuff we covered over Friday, Saturday and sometimes Sunday, will be a weekly Monday morning feature of my blog, so don’t forget to look…