THE NIGHT STUFF
DJs step up to the table for 'Battleground' spins
By Derek Paiva
Advertiser Staff Writer
DMC championship open to turntablists ages 12 and older
Hey, DJ, bring that back!
For the fourth consecutive year, Double-O-Spot Productions is presenting Honolulu-based preliminaries for the DMC/Technics American Battleground DJ Championship. The 2004 competition drops Saturday at Studio 1 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
DMC — Dance Music Community or Disco Mix Club, depending on whom you ask — is an international multimedia company boasting two decades of support for DJ and club culture. Honolulu is the last of 15 cities hosting preliminaries for the Aug. 7 American Battleground finals in Los Angeles.
The Battleground winner moves on to the DMC World Championship, September, in London.
With competition free, open to ages 12 and older and walk-ups welcome, the Honolulu DMC battle attracts turntablists from Hawai'i, the Pacific Rim and Mainland. The event is typically a multisensory treat for the audience, too. Competition begins with a pre-elimination round of two-minute spins. Turntablists making it to the elimination round are allowed six minutes each. A final battle between the top two DJs decides the winner.
Turntablists are judged on technical skills and tricks, beat juggling, originality and stage presence. The contest is restricted to vinyl turntablists.
DJ Solution from Honolulu-based Nocturnal Sound Krew has swept the local preliminaries three years in a row.
Ages 16 and up welcome to attend. Call 591-3500 for more information or to sign up. Pre-sale tickets are $15 at www.groove tickets.com, Cheapos, Jelly's, Hungry Ear and the UH Campus Center.
Anna bannanas hits 35
What kind of birthday gift does one get for a venerable Mo'ili'ili nightclub that's been around since Jimi Hendrix closed Woodstock?
Just show up and show your love as Anna Bannanas celebrates its 35th birthday with a weeklong party kicking off Monday night.
The joint — which has seen days as a hippie pizza bar, makeshift Mexican cantina and perennial UH student watering hole — has earned much of its fame for supporting live music. So it's apropos that Anna's bash week will be heavy on bands.
Here's the rundown:
- Monday: "Open Mic & Musicians' Appreciation Night." 9 p.m.; entry is $2.
- Wednesday: "Dirty Money." Obscenity-spewing bands Potty Mouth and The Miltons on stage. 10 p.m.; $5.
- July 10: "Warsaw Poland Bros." After a show at Anna's tonight and gigs around O'ahu all week, the Cali-based ska/reggae/dancehall/dub group returns for an encore. 9 p.m.; $6.
- July 11: "KIPO-FM Blues Fest" and "Lazy Summer." Blues bands, Cajun food from Kevin's Two Boots, a pool full of beer and the Coors girls. Burp! From 2 p.m.; $5 for Hawai'i Public Radio members, $7 for nonmembers.
Information on all events: 946-6959 or 946-5910.
Good-hair night
Flight One Fridays at Longhi's Ala Moana Center goes thematic tonight with Retro Fantasy Hair Show. Hair stylists and makeup artists from Salon 808 will be on hand as models take guests back to the 1960s, the 1970s and the 1980s. From 10 p.m.; hair show starts at midnight.
Entry is $10.
Dress code optional
Show me, show me, show me how you wear that Maryknoll school uniform! Get in free o' charge at tonight's Club Rebel Rebel! The Cure School Night if you're wearing real school duds. It's all to herald the release of The Cure's new self-titled CD. As usual, indie rock, Brit pop and '80s will rule. No, The Cure won't be there. From 9:30 p.m. Cover is $5.
Reach Derek Paiva at dpaiva@honoluluadvertiser.com or 525-8005.
