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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, May 9, 2008

After Hours: Nightspotting

Compiled by Kawehi Haug and Sarah Kawachi
Advertiser Staff Writers

IT'S LIVE: THIS WEEK ONLY

UPRITE DUB ORCHESTRA. Second of eight shows for the Portland, Ore., ska group. 9 p.m. today, Anna Bannana's. 21/older. $7. 946-5190.

PIMPBOT. Still gigging strong, in support of the new album "Admit One." 9 p.m.-12 a.m. today, Maddog Saloon. 21/older. 924-3400.

82FIFTY, alternative. Pearl City's own claim to local alt-rock fame takes it to the country. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. today, Kemo'o Farms. 621-1835.

AIN'T NAM NUTTA DO IT LIKE ME FRIDAYS, hip-hop jazz. Hey! We were going to say that! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. today, Jazz Minds Art & Cafe. 945-0800.

DISFUNKSHION FRIDAY, fashion show and DJs. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. today, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine. 537-4164, www.myspace.com/indigolive.

THE CANDY BAR, with special guest RaviDrums, presented by Flash & Matty Boy. 9 p.m.-4 a.m. today, Pearl Ultralounge. 944-8000.

"ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?" six-course wine tasting, pupu buffet, music. 6-1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nick's Fishmarket. 955-6333.

"BLUEPRINT ART SHOW," mural painting, art displays, more. 7 p.m.-12 a.m. Saturday, Chinatown Courtyard. www.myspace.com/groundupfamily.

"WOWOWEE," hit TV show in the Philippines; performances by Jordan Segundo and Angeli Callo. 7 p.m. Saturday, Aloha Stadium. 225-5320.

LATIN DANCE NIGHT. You know what they say about those Latin dancers. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday, Illusions Night Club. 21/older. 955-4811.

OLD HABITS DIE HARD, with Hercules, Democratic Fistfights, Mistermeaner & the Substitoots. 8 p.m. Saturday, Anna Bannana's. 946-5190.

OCEANFRONT, with special guest RaviDrums and lots of rum. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, RumFire. 21/older. www.flashandmattyboypresent.com.

THE SPACIFICS, with Creed Chameleon and Meiso. Hip-hop, HI-style. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine. 521-2900.

HONOLULU BLUES CO-OP. 4 p.m. Sunday, Anna Bannana's. Also Movie Night, "Night of the Living Dead." 8 p.m. 21/older. 946-5190.

IT'S PINK NIGHT! Dinner, fashion show and concert by Boz Scaggs. 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Royal Hawaiian hotel. www.hawaiiromancefestival.com.

JAZZ WEDNESDAYS. George Young, Gabe Baltazar, Noel Okimoto, Dean Taba, Robert Shinoda. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Honolulu Club. 543-3900.

UPRITE DUB ORCHESTRA. The reggae-ska outfit continues its islandwide tour. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Boardriders in Kailua. 261-4600.

COUNTDOWN TO SEX. Season 3 of "Sex and the City," with DJ and shoe contest. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Thursday, Pearl Ultralounge. 944-8000.

'80S NIGHT, with DJ, because we like, built this bodacious city on rock 'n' roll and stuff. 9 p.m. Thursday, Anna Bannana's. 21/older. 946-5190.

ON THE TURNTABLES

THE CORNER, with DJs Sho, Check-one, Slant and City ill. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. today, Visions. 21/older. $10. 429-0818.

LATE NIGHT DJ AT THE GARAGE, with guests. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. today, Tio's Garage & Taco Station, 404 Ward Ave. www.tiosgarage.com.

STRICKLY U.K. Tunes from across the pond, with DJs Cash Monkey and Toki. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, Mercury Bar. $5. 537-3080.

BUDDHA KAHN, with DJs Delve1der and X. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Thursday, Doraku Sushi. 21/older. www.architechshawaii.com.

NOTABLE, NEW AND NOT-SO-NEW: DJS, BANDS AND SPACES

THE AUGIE COMEDY SHOW, you double over from laughing. 7:30 p.m. Fridays, La Salle Ballroom, Pagoda Hotel. 262-6300.

$5 PITCHERS & RUBBA SLIPPAS, with DJs Lion of Judah, LT and Lady Briza. 10 p.m.-4 a.m. Fridays, Lulu's Waikiki; 18 /older. 926-5222.

BIG CHILL, '60s and early-'70s music. Nonboomers welcome, too. 5-9 p.m. Fridays, Rumours nightclub, Ala Moana Hotel. 955-4811.

THE PLAYGROUND, DJed hip-hop, R&B, soul and dancehall. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Fridays, Wonderland at the W Honolulu. www.tantriqentertainment.com.

RE:FRESH! with DJs Sovern-T, Jahson The 45Revolver and Pako. It's Get Fresh!, the sequel. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fridays, Cafe Che Pasta. 524-0004.

FLAVOR FRIDAYS, with DJs. Spicing it up for the weekend. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Fridays, E&O Trading Co. 21/older. 591-9555.

NAKED RHYTHM SATURDAYS, with DJs Betty and Dawn. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturdays, Doraku Sushi, Royal Hawaiian Center. 922-3323.

THE A-LIST, with DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Go for the sounds, go for the pizzas. Saturdays, Bar 35, in Chinatown Honolulu. 537-3535.

RICE CRACKER, with DJs Delve1der, XL and G-Spot. Or kakimochi, to some. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturdays, Chai's Island Bistro. 585-0011.

FLY, with DJs Jrama, Epic, Lava, performances by Cirque Hawaii and more. 10 p.m.-4 a.m. Saturdays, Cirque Hawaii. 753-4970.

FAM. DJs Zack Morse, Compose, Jaytee, Nitelite. "We are fam ..." never mind. 10 p.m.-4 a.m. Saturdays, The Living Room. 395-2100.

MOVIE NIGHT, weekly themed flick night. For cinephiles and pizza lovers (yeah, we said that already). 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Bar 35. 537-3535.

LIPSTICK LOUNGE, pau hana ladies night. Glamming up is the thing to do. 5-7 p.m. Tuesdays, Rumours nightclub. 21/older. 955-4811.

THE LISTENING PARTY, with grOOve.imProV.arTiSts and Paisley. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Sheraton Waikiki, Hanohano Room. 922-4422.

WEST COAST WEDNESDAYS, with DJ B Rock, '80s, funk, old-school hip-hop. 9 p.m. Wednesdays, Anna Bannana's. 21/older. 946-5190.

MODERN LOVE, dance, rock, pop. Can you ask for anything more? Ask anyway. 9 p.m. Wednesdays, Mercury Bar. 537-3080.

SWAMPA ZZ, emo-tronic-dirt-hop party. Downtown is where it's at. 10 p.m. Thursdays, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine. 21/older. 521-2900.

MAI TAI BAR, The non-hookup beachside getaway with live music. 4:30-10:30 p.m. daily, The Royal Hawaiian hotel. 923-7311.

Reach Kawehi Haug at khaug@honoluluadvertiser.com and Sarah Kawachi at skawachi@honoluluadvertiser.com.