One pair of enormous, industrial-strength work boots and three dancers who fancy them serve as the focal point for “In These Shoes,” one of eight pieces crafted around the idea of stress by the Convergence Dance Theatre (CDT). What makes dancing in boots stressful?… [»Read]
It would be an understatement to say that Richard Thompson is a famous British folk-rock legend. It would be an even bigger understatement to say that he dedicated his life to his craft. More than four decades of performing nearly two dozen albums worth of songs, and writing… [»Read]
Showdown in Chinatown, a platform for local independent filmmakers to showcase short films seven minutes or less, is neither for prudes or the faint of heart. Boobs, shown in May, featured a topless woman jumping on a bed, getting doused with champagne. In… [»Read]
Dear Bella, We totally get why you have a crush on Edward Cullen. There’s his teenage brooding, his perfectly mussed bedhead, the way he skips school whenever he feels like it. He’s got that bad-boy-but-still-a-good-guy thing going for him. Either way, you do know he’s… [»Read]
Hey Trekkies, wanna experience the monumental sci-fi achievement that was JJ Abrams’ Star Trek one more time in a theater environment before blasting it in Blu-ray at home for the rest of the year? Perhaps you’ve been stuck under a heavy object and weren’t… [»Read]
Whatever formula dance-oriented bearded male DJ duos use, it seems to be working like a charm. And it’s probably not just the soul patch. The Canadian group Jokers of the Scene is a part of said phenomenon, bringing its own decidedly 21-century sound in electronic… [»Read]
Skate punks never die. They just get bruised up and keep on rolling. These days, skate punks are licking their wounds and rolling down to Waikiki Sandbox for Once-A-Month PUNK. The event is the brain child of House of Flys and Stunt Dog Productions, a refuge for… [»Read]
If you like to nod your head to good beats, you have no other choice than to come to Wormwood 2009. There will be more rappers from the mainland and Hawaii than you can shake a mic at. Grimm Records and Los Feo Faces are putting on this rapping spectacle with Eighty-Six… [»Read]
A vocalist for the heavy-hitting Japanese dub and reggae band Dry and Heavy, Likkle Mai has branched out to meet solo success with the tiny stature, orange hair, vocal register and huge eyes that the typical J-pop star has. At least she doesn’t have dreads. And… [»Read]
Harold Pinter’s plays provoke, push, punch, prod, perplex…and…pause. The “Pinter Pause,” as it is called, defines those moments in a Pinter play when sinister, almost gelatinous masses of conflicting emotions, hidden agendas, downright deceptions and potential… [»Read]
If you need an excuse for an old fashioned mug of eggnog filled with a double shot of Christmas cheer, then celebrate early with the Winter Wonderettes at Manoa Valley Theatre. It’s 1968 and Christmas time in Springfield. The Marvelous Wonderettes entertain… [»Read]
In last week’s Winter Books issue, we featured recent releases from homegrown writers. The range of genres was dizzying–poetry, politics, art criticism, linguistics and personal histories, to name just a few–and the quality impressive. Who knew such a small island was… [»Read]
It’s not that we didn’t like the soft rock of the late 1970s and early 1980s before, it’s just that Yacht Rock took our appreciation for the “sweet Jesus, that’s smooth” stylings of artists like Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Daryl Hall, John… [»Read]
Even with the impressive number of comedians gracing the Pipeline stage as of late, here’s one joke stylist that you never expected: the contemporary Hollywood Square himself, Bruce Vilanch. Even his appearance is hilarious. The shaggy, blond, rotund man usually… [»Read]
The 6th annual Cinema Italiano film fest breezes back into town this week, with its usual commixture of movies (from cutting edge to feel-gooders), glitterati guests, celebrity judges, a party or two and maybe a fashion show (the smash hit of last year’s fest)…. [»Read]
