|
|
| September 16, 2010 |
Picks of the WeekVarious locations islandwideSeptember 16, 2010 | 09:00 AMby Anuhea YagiIn 1870, Tiffany and Co. (no doubt for marketing purposes) published passages purportedly of Gregorian tradition, poetically describing birthstones attributed to each month. September's stanza reads |
| April 22, 2010 |
Picks of the WeekSaturday (April 24), Oceans Bar & Grill, KiheiApril 22, 2010 | 09:26 AMby Sierra BrownIf being an MC was like going to school, Pato Banton would have a Masters degree. Or at least that's the way he puts it in his song "Don't Sniff Coke." This reggae artist sure doesn't need any coke to keep him up and running at all hours: Pato, the name given to him by his step-father, is also a Jamaican owl (nocturnal, of course), and it suits him just fine. Banton hails from London, and spent a good bit of his childhood guarding the door at his step-father's underground parties. The nine-year old bouncer became an MC in his teens, and his career skyrocketed from there. His upbeat music, thumping reggae beats, playful lyrics and all-around positivity will have you dancing and laughing into the wee hours. Equally infectious outfit Breath of Fire opens. [Sierra Brown] |
| December 31, 2009 |
Picks of the WeekSome choice spots to tip back a cup o' kindness…This is my third week back at writing Picks, and WTF? It's New Year's! When I was whisked away to play in Cancer Land, I had hardly finished my trick-or-treating. Turns out, Mulligan's on the Blue (874-1131) is as trapped in October as I am. For their New Year's party, they're featuring their All Hallows Eve music line-up (Kulture Klash 808, Fish Tank and Off Tomorrow) and they're hosting a costume party. There'll be $500 in prizes (put those creative juices to work, they're seeking creatively themed threads), and whether you opt for the dinner package with complimentary champagne toast ($60, call for reservations) or for the gigs alone ($10 advance/$15 door), you score a killer view of the Wailea aerials. On the topic of tenuous timelines, you know who else had their calendars all screwy? Everyone, from 47 BC until 1582. It wasn't until the end of the 16th century—and the centuries following Pope Gregory XIII's reformation of the Julian calendar—that many world countries adopted the Gregorian version and began to embrace January 1 as the day that "we'll take a right guid-willie waught, for auld lang syne." Uh, OK. Whatever that means. Oh c'mon. Nobody really knows the lyrics to that song we pretend to sing but once a year. Besides, you ought to be too busy smooching... or drinking… or at the very least, blowing those annoying paper noisemakers that fall limp with too much drunken spit. If you want some Willie songs (of the "Georgia On My Mind" variety) that you can really sing along to, I'll remind you of last week's Pick to check out Charley's ($75, 579-8085). Also last week, I encouraged every Bad Santa to head over to Casanova (572-0220) for the Kit Kat Club's Christmas Cabaret. Whether avoiding Claus's naughty list or your girlfriend's s#%t list, I'm guessing a few of you might have stayed home. But New Year's is a holiday of second chances, and the Kit Cat Club cuties are giving you just that with their New Year's Eve Party—replete with bubbly and a soiree of DJs, gogo dancers and sideshow acts hot enough to light fireworks. What else should be hot? Your fingers—lighting up the phone to call Timba ($25, 661-9873) and secure your New Year's Eve reservations. The Hard Rock Café (667-7400) will feature DJ Chuck for just $7—with a portion of the proceeds going to World Hunger—and they too boast a gratis toast. And if you need as many options as Tiger's got mistresses, Next Level takes over the Kahului Ale House while All Access Entertainment is busy putting on the party at Diamonds Ice Bar (874-9299), Oceans Bar & Grill (891-2414), and Lulu's Lahaina (661-0808). |
| October 01, 2009 |
Music SceneAn album due out on 4/20 may be the stoner icons' lastBrad "Daddy X" Xavier, frontman of Southern California's Kottonmouth Kings—a 6-man act of proud, pro-herb proponents whose name alone (mis)spells marijuana-supporter synonymy—is on the phone with me |
| October 01, 2009 |
Picks of the Week 4Saturday (Oct. 3), Oceans Beach Bar & Grill, KiheiFrom the ghettos of Falmouth, Jamaica come the legendary Twinkle Brothers, who began in the '60s with real brothers Norman and Ralston Grant. As young children—with no money to buy instruments—they made |
| September 17, 2009 |
Picks of the Week 3Saturday (Sept. 19), 8pm, Oceans Beach Bar & Grill, Kihei, $25Any punk/ska fan worth their mosh pit grit knows of the Voodoo Glow Skulls. Formed in the late '80s, had this Riverside, California band been a baby, it'd now be old enough to drink. That kind of longevity has made them an institution in the genre, garnering them fans two or three generations deep. In an interview with MTW, Frank Casillas (lead vocalist and managing band member) says, "[T]he fact that three of us are brothers helps a lot. We're a family group, and that helps us persevere through a lot of drama that most bands don't get past." Casillas also helped put to bed the specifics of the band's name origin, as I'd found some conflicting accounts. Casillas: "[A]ctually taken from a toy necklace you used to buy in novelty shops at Disneyland…a friend off ours had a 'Voodoo Glow Skull' hanging from his review mirror." Fans of the band also know they've got some heavy Spanish influence, as evidenced in "El Cu Cui," Casillas' pick for most popular song. "I think that the energy of the song just grabs people and makes them want to dance crazy." Wanna dance crazy too? Casillas closes with a shout out to fans ready to party, saying, "Come ready to let loose and have a good time." 1819 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei. 808-891-2414. |
| September 10, 2009 |
Food & DrinkFootball seasons kicks off, and so do islandwide eats and drinksFootball season is upon us, and that means impressive opportunities for eating and drinking. Maui |
| |
|
|
| |
| |
| Entertainment and lifestyle news for Maui, Hawaii and the surrounding Islands. Maui Time Weekly is Mauis only independent and locally owned newspaper.
Mail this link to a friend |
|
| | |
