Leonard Cohen concert canceled

Star-Advertiser

Leonard Cohen’s Dec. 4 concert in Honolulu has been canceled.

Ticket holders will get a refund or can opt to purchase tickets to any of the newly added concert dates scheduled in Vancouver and Oakland that will round out Cohen¹s final dates of his world tour.

Promoter AEG Live said Honolulu ticket holders have already been alerted via e-mail with details on the ticket exchange window.

For questions about refunds, contact Ticketmaster via the point of purchase or at (800) 745-3000.

For information on getting tickets to the mainland events, contact AEG Live via e-mail at leonardcohen@aeglive.com or call (323) 930-7115

PICS: Black Cat Tattoo anniversary at theVenue

Photos by Malia Leinau / HNLNow.com

Chinatown tattoo shop Black Cat Tattoo celebrated its anniversary last weekend with live music by local bands at theVenue.

Read more

Hiroshima to headline Pacific Rim Jazz Festival

Courtesy photo

Star-Advertiser Staff
tgif@staradvertiser.com

More than 30 years after releasing their debut album, jazz fusion band Hiroshima (pictured) return to Oahu as the headliners at the inaugural Pacific Rim Jazz Festival.

Apaulo Music Productions will present the Nov. 13 concert at the JW Marriott Ihilani Resort and Spa’s Hokulani Ballroom. Doors open at 4 p.m.

Read more

PICS: ‘We Value Hawaii’ at Fresh Cafe

Photos by Aaron Yoshino
Special to the Star-Advertiser

We Value Hawaii at Fresh Cafe.

PICS: The Ataris at The Loft

Photos by Aaron Yoshino
Special to the Star-Advertiser

Read more

PICS: ARTee at The Venue

Photos by Aaron Yoshino
Special to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Clones of the Queen, DJ Sick Tyte and more bands performed on September 18 at an event called “ARTee at The Venue.” The event featured local artists’ T-shirts and local musicians, and was sponsored by FLUX magazine.

Doo-Wop headliners pushing for stronger ticket sales

Courtesy photo

By Elizabeth Kieszkowski
ekieszkowski@staradvertiser.com

Local promoters hope to make the “Doo-Wop Spectacular,” scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday at the Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall, an annual event, but they’ve run into snags with this first concert.

Advance ticket sales haven’t been as strong as hoped, so promoters moved the show from Blaisdell Arena, where it was originally scheduled, and additional discounts are being offered on remaining seats.

The show headlines Joey Dee and his Starliters — an act that was in the right place at the right time when Dee recorded “Peppermint Twist” nearly 50 years ago. The song made Dee a star before he was old enough to graduate from college. It also features a full lineup of bands with a doo-wop lineage, including the Dovells (Jerry Gross and Mark Stevens), Joey Dee and the Starliters, the Orlons and “Hawaii¹s Legends of Doo-Wop,” the Love Notes.

Honolulu’s Pete Hernandez and his Love Notes had a band that was the first of its kind in Hawaii. Today, Hernandez is also known as hip-hop pop singer Bruno Mars’ father.

Tickets, priced from $22.50 to $129, at available at the Blaisdell box office; Ticketmaster outlets; by calling 800-745-3000; or at www.ticketmaster.com.

The Riff Report: Goo Goo Dolls, Heart and Richard Thompson

By Sarah Zupko
PopMatters.com

Ryan Bingham — “Junky Star”
The ex-rodeo cowboy and current Americana superstar and newly minted actor releases his third album, a slightly more introspective affair than previous work with production by T Bone Burnett.

Richard Thompson — “Dream Attic”
The legendary singer-songwriter and one of the planet’s best guitarists continues to produce one good record after another, many decades after the start of his career. “Dream Attic” features 13 new songs recorded before a live audience.

Heart — “Red Velvet Car”
1970s rockers Ann and Nancy Wilson, who gave us the massive hits “Barracuda,” “Crazy on You,” and “Magic Man,” bring back Heart for the band’s first album in six years.

Goo Goo Dolls — “Something for the Rest of Us”
These 1980s alt-rockers are still at it after more than 20 years. This new album takes its cue from the recession we remain mired in. As John Rzeznik says, “I wanted some of the material on this album to address the disillusionment of the difficult period we live in.”

Read more

VIDEO: Five Minutes With… Donavon Frankenreiter

Video by Jason Genegabus / jason@staradvertiser.com

Kauai-based singer/songwriter and pro surfer Donavon Frankenreiter took time to talk story before playing a pau hana set at bambuTwo’s theVenue last Friday. His latest CD, “Revisited,” applies a Hawaiian-style sound to one of his previously-released albums; an all-new record, “Glow,” is due in October.

PICS: Donavon Frankenreiter at theVenue

Photos by Malia Leinau / HNLNow.com

Pro surfer and Kauai resident Donavon Frankenreiter was on Oahu this weekend for a handful of performances. On Friday, he appeared at what was first billed as a private performance hosted by radio station 93.1 The Zone; by the time he went on stage at theVenue, the show had been opened up to the general public. On Saturday, Frankenrieter appeared at Borders Books and Music for a performance and autograph session before heading to the Waikiki Aquarium to play there.

Read more

Next Page »