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September 03, 2009 Last week's feature about The Throwdowns inspired a lot of feedback. Here's a sampling:
I attended The Throwdowns' CD release party knowing nothing about the band and I was completely blown away. Erin is like a Hayley Williams/Gwen Stefani type with a more interesting voice and more of an indie-rock cool. The other three band members are hugely entertaining, and all of them have a great rapport with each other onstage. I haven't been able to stop listening to the album all day.
Joshua G., posted at mauitime.com
I was at the show last night and it was a great turnout. Today, I listened to the CD and was waiting for the "wow" factor. It never came for me. Although each song has a distinct sound, it still all sounds like something I've heard somewhere else—and not on Maui. One last thought: I would have to say that Erin needs a vocal coach to help carry some key notes of certain areas of her music. They are rough, but with time and practice, who knows?
Kava, posted at mauitime.com
The Throwdowns? More like The Throwups! Not impressed at all. They really have nothing new to offer, and what they do offer has been done better.
Henry, posted at mauitime.com
Erin, Ian, Kimo and Ola live in a beautiful place, creating and being able to make a living out of their creations. Of course there will be haters, but that just comes with any sort of art and make success and happiness that much sweeter. And success doesn't have to include multi-platinum records or selling out arenas, though it's certainly fun trying, isn't it? Go, Throwdowns, go! I love you guys!
Anonymous, posted at mauitime.com
THIS JUST IN: JOURNALISTS ARE BAD AT MATH
Re last week's Coconut Wireless: Isn't 1,700 equal to 0.000000019 percent of 894,736,842,105? Do you mean there are almost 897 billion recipients of stimulus checks?
Poindexter McBoffin, posted at mauitime.com
Editor's Note: Oops. Let's try that again. According to the FOX News story in question, of the 52 million stimulus checks that were sent, 1,700 mistakenly went to incarcerated individuals. By our (revised) calculations, that number represents 0.00327 percent of the total checks. So, to restate—FOX News: They Make Insignificant Things (That Are More Significant Than Our Poor Number Crunching Initially Led Us to Conclude But Still Pretty Damn Insignificant) Seem Important to Forward a Blatantly Partisan Agenda, You Decide.
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Arts and EntertainmentThe Throwdowns at MulligansSaturday (June 26), 8pm, Mulligan’s on the Blue, Wailea, $10 advance / $15 doorJun 24 2010“Woo hoo” for The Throwdowns and “nana nana boo boo” to the naysayers. I can’t help but feel utterly ...
|  Arts and EntertainmentIration with The Throwdowns at Hard Rock CafeIration Throws Down: Saturday (October 9), 2-3pm (all ages) & 9pm (21+ only), Hard Rock CafeOct 07 2010The “new roots” rockers of Iration are busy boys. By the spring of this year alone, they supported 47 ...
| Cover StoryThe ThrowdownsGoing Up With a New album and a growing fanbase, The Throwdowns aim highAug 27 2009In the studio—an almost church-like place where they recorded Don’t Slow Down and have the luxury of practicing thanks to studio owner Pete Lago—they’re working on a track called “Shake Your Bones,” ...
| Arts & EntertainmentThe Throwdowns at Queen Kaahumanu Center and the GapAug 20 2009The Throwdowns at Queen Kaahumanu Center and the Gap
Thursday (Aug. 20), The Gap, Shops at Wailea, 7pm, Free
Friday (Aug. 21), Queen Kaahumanu Shopping Center, Kahului, 7pm, Free
Celebrating 40 years ...
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