The Buzz
Dance, dance, dance
Drum-n-bass fans will have their fill this weekend as Coastal Collective 2003 makes its way to the Islands. Featured on two nights at two locations, the event is sure to blow minds and ears.
Tonight at the Maze, three areas of music will be pumping from 10 p.m.-4 a.m. for those 18 and older. Scheduled to perform are crowd-rocking fave Donald Glaude, DJs Reza, Rene, G-Spot, Trek and Greg G. Local DJs IKON, Tony Bear, Kavet the Catalyst, Byron the Fur, Taharba, Billy G and Paul Smith round out the night.
On Saturday, much of the same crew performs, with America's No. 1 woman DJ, Irene, filling in for Glaude, and Von Shock replacing Greg G. Local DJs sounding it out will be Space Cowboy, Kause, PSI, IKON and DJ Technique. The all-ages event happens 9 p.m.-4 a.m. at Club Mist, King and McCully streets.
Tickets are $20 at the door, $15 advance. Pre-sale tickets are available at Jelly's in 'Aiea, Cheapos, the University of Hawai'i-Manoa Campus Center, Hungry Ear in Kailua and all Tower Records stores. 591-3500.
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Music of the Islands
Sudden Rush, above, will be among the all-star musical lineup at Saturday's Winter Bash 2003, a concert celebrating Ten Feet's CD "Island Feeling Part II." Also on the bill are Natural Vibes, Three Plus, Ho'onu'a, Pati, B.E.T. and others; the event will culminate with a concert-closing, 45-minute performance by Ten Feet. The music begins at 5 p.m. at the Waikiki Shell; doors open at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 lawn, $16.50 upper terrace, $18.50 lower terrace, $25 pool; on sale at Blaisdell box office and Ticket Plus outlets. 526-4400.
Rock 'n' blues
Hyped as "one of the hottest guitar slingers to hit the road," 28-year-old Shawn Pittman comes to Hawai'i to rock Wave Waikiki Saturday. His jagged, percussive guitar playing has garnered praises from legendary blues players and also drew comparisons to talents such as Chuck Berry, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jimi Hendrix.
Doors open at 7 p.m. to see Pittman and his band, Killer Instinct. Local blues band Third Degree opens at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $22 at the door, $20 in advance, $18 for Hawai'i Blues Society members. 590-2332, 941-0424.
Kung hee fat choy
With Chinese New Year just around the corner, Chinatown celebrates for the second weekend in a row with the Night in Chinatown Festival and Parade Saturday. From 9 a.m.-11 p.m., Maunakea Street will be abuzz with lion dances, cultural demonstrations, craft merchants, food booths and live entertainment to celebrate the Year of the Ram.
The parade begins at 4:30 p.m. at Richards Street, near the Capitol, continuing down Hotel Street to Chinatown and ending at River Street. With more than 1,000 marchers, the parade will include lion groups, marching bands and a 150-foot dragon. Entertainment begins after the parade, with stages at Maunakea and King streets and Maunakea and Pauahi streets. The 2003 Miss Chinatown and her court, as well as various martial arts schools, will be featured.
Admission is free to all events. 595-6417.
All that's jazz and blues, too
Jazz songbird Karrin Allyson explores the bluesy side of the musical spectrum in her new, critically acclaimed release "In Blue," and in a concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Doris Duke theater at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Allyson, whose earlier "Ballads — Remembering John Coltrane" release was nominated for two Grammys, will be accompanied by Danny Embrey, Todd Strait, Jim Howard and Bruce Hamada. She last performed in Honolulu a year ago. Tickets are $30 general, $28 for museum members. 532-8700.
A night of Turkish music
Sit back and enjoy the sounds of Turkish folk and Sufi music from the Latif Bolat Ensemble at 8 p.m. Saturday. Sufi stories are included in the program, part of a world concert tour, along with traditional Turkish folk songs and ballads composed by Bolat. Two whirling dervishes, Valerie and Kim Payton, will dance as part of the show. Devotional poetry will also be recited, from 13th-century mystical poets Yunus Emre and Rumi.
The ensemble is composed of Bolat, Kip McAtee, Larry Ward and Marcia Kemble.
The concert takes place at Unity Church, 3608 Diamond Head Circle. Admission is $15 general, $10 seniors and military, $5 students. 732-7717.
A clash of fantasy and reality
What happens when your creation takes over your life? Fred is unwittingly recruited to answer that question in the original play "Darkweed," opening at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Earle Ernst Lab Theatre. Fred (Chris Doi) is an aspiring horror comic book creator who ends up falling victim to his own work of art, Darkweed (Jonathan Dwight Shigeo Egged). Fred fantasizes about killing his enemies through Darkweed, his targets being his school counselor and her husband (Alexandria Baldwin and Gilbert Molina), his brother (Terry Allen) and his brother's girlfriends (Cindy Beth Davis and Jessica Behner). As Fred is drawn deeper and deeper into fantasies of conquest and betrayal, the boundaries between reality and fantasy are blurred, which ultimately leads to tragedy.
"Darkweed" was created by Master of Fine Arts candidate Deborah Poage and directed by Sammie Choy. Play dates are 8 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, and 2 p.m. Feb. 2. A post-show rap follows the Jan. 31 performance.
Tickets are $9 general, $7 seniors, military, UH faculty/staff, youth and non-UHM students, and $3 for UHM students. 956-7655.
Vocalist Rhonda at Esprit
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Born in New Zealand, Rhonda is known for her cabaret show of melodious pop, Polynesian, Broadway, Maori ballads and opera songs. She was trained as an opera singer before setting out on a cabaret career.
Rhonda's last major engagement in Waikiki was more than 15 years ago at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel's Monarch Room. Now she's back and ready to perform again. "The past two months I've dusted off my favorite band arrangements, added some new ones and I'm raring to go," she said.
Tickets are $20. Reservations: 221-7874.
