The Buzz
Advertiser Staff
Meow mix
The ever-popular Pussycat Lounge celebrates its fifth birthday Tuesday with a massive blowout. For 260 Tuesdays and counting, this weekly event at Wave Waikiki has been lighting up the nightclub scene in Honolulu with rockin' DJs and wild dancers.
Get down and move to the throbbing electronic beats of DJ Keoki, above, local boy turned superstar. ABSTRACTheory (formerly Turnstyles) heats things up early with a blend of acid jazz, funk and hip-hop. Get crazy with special performances by the House of Chandelier, the return of Red Door and of course, the Glitter N Glamour Dancers.
All original first-year resident DJs — G-Spot, KSM, Racer X, GDog, Jrama, Sub Zero, GaryO, D Mofo D and Mark Chittom — will be in the house. Current residents Syze1, Rayne, Rundown and Jedi mix it up, too.
The party starts at 9 p.m.; for 21 and older only. Cover is $15 before midnight, $20 after. 941-0424.
All dressed up and somewhere to go
Start primping and preening and rock with The Eyeshadows, Los Angeles' hot all-grrl punk band. Members Dawn Laureen, Nicki Skistimas, Kelly Wilson and Stephanie Fitch shred the stage with their hard rhythms, ripping sound and pumping beats.
The band makes its island debut at Wave Waikiki Sunday. Local bands The 86 List and Pimpbot open up the night. Doors open at 9 p.m.; for 18 and older. Cover is $12 before midnight. 941-0424.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser
Rock'n'Roll!!!!!
It's a Punk Rock Extravaganza weekend with 16 bands playing half-hour sets back to back, over two nights on two stages.
Tonight brings on The 86 List, Woody, Tanner Boyle Quartet, Mindless Rebellion, Buddha Toy Soldiers, Dork, Buckshot Shorty, Lose Money and Vax. It's also Mindless Rebellion's last show before it moves to Portland.
Saturday rocks on with Black Square, Tryst, Olivia, Little Moments (above), Post Modern, Extra Stout, Upstanding Youth and Passive Resistance.
Each night goes from 8 p.m.-midnight at the Coffee Factory on King Street. A second stage will be set up next door at Seven King karaoke bar. Cover is $8 for both nights or $5 one night. This all-ages punk party is a fund-raiser for The 86 List's upcoming West Coast tour.
"We want to get our sound out there, to the Mainland, and get more exposure," said Josh Hancock, guitarist and lead singer of The 86 List. "We want to see what we can do, see if there's any interest beyond Hawai'i."
If this weekend's bash leaves you hungry for more, The 86 List is planning another fund-raiser concert March 29. "Punk Rock Save the World" will be held at Otto's Bakery on Ualena Street. 949-8858.
Bigger is better
It's big! It's huge! It's the Bomb Bucha '03 Concert, presented by Island Rhythms 98.5 FM.
Get ready for a jam-packed list of performers including Three Plus, above, Baba B, Sudden Rush, O-Shen, Ho'onu'a, Sani, Aziel, B.E.T. and Darrell Labrado. Want more? Ekolu, Pi'ilani Arias, Zack, Kohomua, Acoustic Soul, Believe, Chris Carillo and Cross Point will fill up the night.
Doors open at 3 p.m., show starts at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Waikiki Shell. Tickets are $16 lawn, $19 upper or lower terrace and $25 pool. 526-4400, 296-9850.
Let the feast begin
The Great Hawaiian Lu'au is back. Indulge in a feast of local delights including kalua pig, chicken long rice, lomi-lomi salmon, poi, pipikaula, haupia and more. To add to your plate, there will be a concert of massive proportions with appearances by the Makaha Sons, above, Na Palapalai, Ho'okena, Mel Cabang, Frank DeLima, the Brothers Cazimero, Ledward Ka'apana and others.
Doors open at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. Tickets are $36.50 adults, $25 children 4-12 and $280 table of eight. Proceeds benefit Variety School of Hawai'i. 526-4400.
Concert of love
The Elijah Bible Institute sponsors "Love and Aloha — From the Heart," a concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at Hawai'i Theatre. Hosted and directed by Stella Chow-Crouch, local favorites Brother Noland and Karen Keawehawai'i, above, are the featured entertainment.
Also on schedule are vocalists Liz Capizano and Liz Moreno, hula dancer Saralyn Chow, slack-key guitarist Cy Irvine, pianist Jerilyn Ah Sam and trumpeter Lincoln Kaneshiro. Singing groups include Revivals, Taito Family, Wells Family, Living Sacrifice, Children's Rejoice, Forgiven, Solid Foundation, Samoan-Tokelau Youth Choir, Samoan Gospel Heralds, Taste of Manna and the Seafarer's Club.
Tickets are $10, $15, $25, $35 and $50. The $50 VIP ticket includes a reception in the banquet room with entertainment by Stella by Starlight's students. Proceeds help sponsor Samoan students to attend Hawaiian Mission Elementary and Intermediate School. 528-0506.
Music under the stars
Pack up a picnic and blanket and head for Saturday's Outdoor Concert, sponsored by the Kapi'olani Community College Office of Student Activities.
The schedule: taiko percussionists Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko at 5 p.m.; Troy Fernandez' Kaiser's Surf Crew at 6 p.m.; winners of the Spring 2003 student talent show at 7:15 p.m.; Sistah Robi Kahakalau, above, and her band at 8 p.m.; headliners Tapa Groove Band at 9:15 p.m.
It all takes place on the KCC Central Mall Lawn. Admission is free. 734-9578.
