Pitstop: 3/18/16
Friday March 18
Nesta Young Gods Out Of Bounds Live
Nesta Young Gods Out Of Bounds, Early Grey Rats and DJ Jet Boy hit up Downbeat Lounge for a live music showcase focusing on the evolution of punk, hardcore, ska, indie rock and experimental music. Show starts at 9 p.m. and cover is $5 for those 21 and older. (downbeatdiner.com)
Saturday March 19
Turning Up The Heat On the Honolulu AIDS Walk
Hula’s Bar and Lei Stand hosts Fire Party: Turning Up The Heat On The Honolulu AIDS Walk. Mele “Mento” Apana hosts. Proceeds to benefit the 25th Annual Honolulu AIDS Walk. Doors open at 9 p.m. and drag variety show starts at 10 p.m. Tickets are $12 and includes a standard drink. VIP tables also are avaialable. (hulas.com)
The Midtown Men
Hawaii Theatre presents The Midtown Men this weekend (March 19-20). Saturday show is at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday show starts at 4 p.m. As original cast members of Broadway’s Jersey Boys, they took the world by storm. Today, as The Midtown Men, they are doing what they do best: “Sixties Hits With a Modern Twist.” Tony Award winner Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard and Tony Award nominee J. Robert Spencer bring audiences to their feet with favorite hits from The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Motown, The Four Seasons and more. (hawaiitheatre.com)
Boy & Sea Live
Downbeat Lounge hosts a night of indie rock with live performances by Boy & Sea, Aura Bora and The Anime Club. Show starts at 9 p.m. and admission is free for those 21 and older. (downbeatdiner.com)
Tuesday March 22
Jamie Winpenny Live
Downbeat Lounge hosts acoustic tune-singers Jamie Winpenny and Griff Jurgens. Event starts at 8 p.m. and admission is free for those 21 and older. (downbeatdiner.com)
Wednesday March 23
Allen Stone Live
BAMP Project presents Allen Stone performing live at The Republik. On his third full-length album, soul artist Allen Stone proves himself deeply devoted to making uncompromisingly soulful music that transcends all pop convention. Show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $27.50 in advance, plus applicable fees, with an increase the day of the show. (bampproject.com)
FREAK-FOLK SHOW
Featuring the best of Honolulu’s most innovative acoustic bands, the Freak-Folk Show at Downbeat Lounge showcases experimental, psychedelic, avant-garde, and just plain good ole foot-stompin’ music. Freak-Folk is a notoriously elusive genre to define – artists as diverse as the Brooklyn avant-folk ensemble Grizzly Bear, the whimsically dark Devendra Barnhart, Baltimore noise-rock band Animal Collective, and even the eccentric balladeer Sufijan Stevens have been described by this genre. Show starts at 9 p.m. and admission is $5 for those 21 and older. (downbeatdiner.com)
Thursday March 24
Action Bronson Live
BAMP Project & RVCA present Action Bronson performing live at The Republik. Over the last two years, the 28-year old Queens native has become one of hip-hop’s most charismatic and colorful new characters, thanks to his wicked sense of humor, a buffet of impressive releases and the rare knack for updating cherished East Coast aesthetics into indisputably modern music. Show starts at 9 p.m. and ticket are $35 in advance, plus applicable fees, with an increase the day of the show. (bampproject.com)
A Violet Sun Live
Check out A Violet Sun at Downbeat Diner & Lounge for an experience to remember. Good pop requires a fine balance of catchy melodies with intriguing chord progressions and rhythmic dynamics. The guys in A Violet Sun, a pop-alternative rock band from Anaheim, California, seem to have an innate understanding of this concept. Show starts at 9 p.m. and admission is free for those 21 and older. (downbeatdiner.com)
