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A new era

Our web site has perhaps not been the crown jewel of the Honolulu Weekly media empire in recent years, but with a lot of hard work and a little luck, that may be about to change. Publisher Laurie V. Carlson has a team in place with the technical know-how necessary to usher in a new era for us on the web. We’ve already gotten started with a semi-regular “around town” photo blog…check it out, and stay tuned. –Ragnar Carlson

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The Deadbeats, with a slightly tweaked lineup, have been bringing their “jazzy-hip-hoppy-funky-rocky-super-dopetronical” sound throughout Hawai’i since they gained a strong following out of Jazz Minds. There’s an aura of freshness that follows Harumi and the boys, who bring high energy and improv to every single performance. If you ever namedrop them, you’re likely to hear, “their keyboardist is amazing.”

Catch The Deadbeats every Wednesday at Jazz Minds from 9pm-1:30am. And be sure to stay to the end; they catch fire once they warm up. –Travis Quezon

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“A Day in the Life,” “Mean Mr. Mustard,” “Come Together.” You name it, they play it. For three hours every Saturday night, Rubber Soul is on a stage sandwiched between two hot tubs on the lanai at the Hyatt Regency Waikk, rocking to any and every Beatles tune you can think to request (some regular fans have been known to try to stump them). Founding band members Fred Goldblatt (John) and James Roberts (Paul) say they’ve developed some kind of musical telepathy since they started in the early ’90s, and it’s pretty incredible that you can catch this act for free. The foursome, which also includes local music scene mainstay Larry Lieberman (Ringo) and Phil Daher (George), call Goldblatt a “Beatlepedia,” right down to knowing what color underwear Lennon wore to any given recording session. But that’s a trick question, he says, since Lennon never wore any. Rubber Soul won’t divulge what skivvies they prefer, but some of their favorite songs? The second half of “Abbey Road,” “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Lovely Rita.” –Adrienne LaFrance