TIP-OFF
Hard-rocking blues guitarists to play Hawai'i
By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Writer
Dave Hole, a blues bloke from Down Under who plays a blistering slide guitar, will headline a Summertime Blues Festival to be staged in Honolulu and at two Big Island sites.
Hole, an Alligator Records star, is noted for his hurricane-force blues-rock performances in Australia.
His co-star will be Sean Costello, an Atlanta guitar player also known for his hot licks, who records for Landslide. If fan reaction is a yardstick, he is the wave of the future of blues.
The event, organized by Blue Rooster Productions, is themed "From Hot Slidin' Steel to Soulful Molasses Drippin' Blues," because of the fiery intensity of both performers.
The play dates
- Aug. 16, 8:30 p.m., South Seas Village, Hawaiian Hut, Ala Moana Hotel. Doors open at 8:15 p.m.
- Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m., Palace Theatre, Hilo. Doors open at 7 p.m.
- Aug. 18, 7 p.m., Ohana Keauhou Beach Resort. Gates open at 6 p.m.
All performances will feature food and drink sales.
Tickets at all venues: $25 at the door, $22 in advance, on sale as follows: Honolulu, at Tower Video Kapi'olani, Tower Records Kahala Mall and Pearl Kai Shopping Center, Rainbow Books University, Hungry Ear Kailua, MWR Kunia; Big Island, Palace Theatre, MJS Music, CD Wizard, Kilauea General Store Volcano, Kipuka Smoke Shops Hilo and Kona, Keauhou Resort, Mele Kai Music, Byrds CD Waimea.
Information hotline: (808) 326-9141; O'ahu, 941-5205; Big Island, (808) 322-3441, (808) 885-5003.
