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Posted on: Thursday, July 12, 2007

Party with the cool kids at QuadMag bash

Advertiser Staff

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QUADMAG.COM'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY FUNDRAISER

Featuring Paula Fuga, The Spacifics, Creed Chameleon, Tassho Pearce, left, Giinko Maraschino and more

9 p.m. Saturday

thirtyninehotel; 21 and older

$10 before 11 p.m., $15 after

341-6070

Learn More

www.quadmag.com

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Has it really been 10 years since online hangout www.QuadMag.com corralled off its own piece of the electronic universe? Dang, even the club kids are growing up.

QuadMag will play host offline at club and art space thirtyninehotel on Saturday to celebrate a decade as an electronic hub of Honolulu's nightlife community. The evening's entertainment includes a lineup of friends gathered over a decades-long trek through the clublands of Honolulu.

Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian-reggae-soul siren Paula Fuga opens the evening with an acoustic set featuring Mike Love on guitar and back-up vocals, and Lindy Patterson on percussion.

"Paula is the biggest artist www.QuadMag.com has worked with in our 10-year history, but she epitomizes what we love about local music," community co-founder Jeela Ongley said in a statement. "She reps Hawai'i to the fullest, but has impact across genres, in Hawaiian, reggae and RnB."

The rest of the evening's eclectic schedule of entertainment includes: dynamic live hip-hop band The Spacifics; Creed Chameleon and other artists from Hawai'i label Siq Records; a special appearance by emcee Tassho Pierce (aka Emirc); and a dance performance by the late-night divas of Giinko Maraschino, who will be channeling the infamous and influential Kids Klub parties at Fusions.

Hosted by Jamal, also known as Kilowattz the Mongoose (a key player in the scene since the early '90s), the night also features a retrospective slide show and visual projections by VJ Clintone.

Rounding out the musical lineup are Seeko (downtempo), Jahson the 45 Revolver (reggae), Kavet the Catalyst (hip-hop), BassX (drum and bass) and the NoMasterBacks hip-hop crew, who have just released a new album (and will be making an appearance at the official after-hours party at Lotus nightclub in Waikiki).

Before MySpace, before Facebook, before every local medium had to have a Web page, QuadMag pioneered the electronic frontier for clubgoers looking to connect and share opinions about Honolulu's then-embryonic club scene. Dancer Justin Alladin and Ongley met through the club scene in the mid-'90s and connected over their passion for the nightlife, then decided to found the site.

"Our whole goal is to cultivate Hawai'i urban culture — that is what we have been doing online for the last 10 years," said Alladin, aka "TeN of Quad." "With this party we want to showcase local talent — that's No. 1, but we also want to raise money to finish a needed renovation of the site and step up our support for the community."