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Picks of the WeekFriday (June 3), 6-8:30pm, Market, Main and Vineyard Streets, Wailuku; freeJune 02, 2011 | 12:15 PMby Anuhea YagiSkip To My Ekolu: Mildly melancholy weather made for a mellow Spring at Wailuku First Fridays, but Summer's now in full swing and June's WFF events are coming out skanking. You might have Ekolu's seventh album, Simply for Love, on repeat, but in the way that a book is always preferable to the movie, this live show comes with the promise of a "a treasure of sounds and lyrics that you will cherish for the rest of your life." Ekolu takes to the Maui Thing stage thanks to... |
Picks of the Week 2Saturday (June 4), 7-9:30pm, Iao Theater, Wailuku; $7/$15/$30June 02, 2011 | 12:20 PMby Anuhea YagiLights, Camera, Action! In Hawaiian, "huliau" means "turning point" and implies a better direction, says Maui Huliau Foundation volunteer Lehua Simon. The non-profit organization formed last year—thanks to the inspired efforts of (also volunteer) executive director Malia Cahill—and is full of innovative spunk, with a mission "to promote environmental literacy and... |
Picks of the Week 3Saturday (June 4), 10pm, Casanova, Makawao; $20 advance / $25 doorJune 02, 2011 | 12:25 PMby Anuhea YagiGrouch Surfing: Underground hip hop fans, rejoice! Wrapping up a more than 30-show nationwide tour, Corey Scoffern—aka The Grouch—returns home to the Valley Isle. Bringing "positive messages over unforgettable 808 drums and a melodic slump California is known for," The Grouch takes the stage with "dynamic super duo" Zion I, promoting their 2011 release Heroes in the Healing Nation—a record our Album of the Week reviewer Ben Lowenthal calls "hip-hop for people who like to think," and a... |
Picks of the Week 4Sunday (June 5), 6pm, McCoy Studio Theater, MACC, Kahului; $25/$30June 02, 2011 | 12:33 PMby Anuhea YagiGypsy Soul: It was six-string samurai Tom Conway who first introduced me to gypsy jazz, when I was a teen under his tutelage. The music mesmerized me—a melodious waterfall of meticulous notes that are at once smooth and scintillating. Later, I discovered Woody Allen's Sweet and Low Down, and earned an even greater love of the story behind this string styling. Allen's bittersweet flick follows... |
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