PIC: 808PhotoVault Rewind — Weezer

Courtesy Judith E. Setzler / 808PhotoVault.com

By Jason Miller
Special to the Star-Advertiser

This concert was the Hawaii stage debut for these up-and-coming future stars of rock. Judith E. Setzler took this shot at the now-defunct World Cafe, just off Nimitz Highway.

» Band: Weezer
» Date: Aug. 14, 1997
» Location: World Cafe
» Also on bill: Buckshot Shorty
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PICS: Willie K at the Waikiki Aquarium

Photos by FL Morris / fmorris@staradvertiser.com

Review by John Berger
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Willie K lived up to his reputation for unpredictability last night as he entertained a sold-out crowd with almost two hours of music in the third “Ke Kani O Ke Kai” summer concert at the Waikiki Aquarium.

He put a fresh spin on one familiar tune by playing “Katchi Katchi Music Makawao” on ukulele instead of guitar, and closed the second half of the show with a Bollywood-style engagement of “Waterfall” that he introduced by saying, “sometimes I get lost in my Punjabi mode.” It was a fascinating musical trip. Read more

PICS: Meiso’s homecoming at ‘Hip-Hop at the Trops’

Photos by Malia Leinau / HNLNow.com

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Honolulu hip-hop heads came together at Tropics Cafe last Saturday to celebrate the homecoming of one of their own, MC Meiso, who is back in town after touring in Asia.

Hosted by KTUH’s DJ Bone, “Hip-Hop at the Trops” is a regular showcase of local rap acts and home to some of the fiercest freestyle battles in town. His “Got Rice? Show” on the University of Hawaii student-run radio station is another bastion for Hawaii hip-hop in a sea of mainland sameness heard on the majority of mainstream commercial radio. Read more

PIC: 808PhotoVault Rewind – Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Courtesy Judith E. Setzler / 808PhotoVault.com

Editor’s Note: Today we launch a new weekly feature in TGIF, the “808PhotoVault Rewind.” Check back every Thursday for a different concert photo from the archives at 808PhotoVault.com.

By Jason Miller
808PhotoVault.com

Dicky Barrett (right) and Ben Carr (left) are two iconic members of the eight-man roster that makes up The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, a third wave ska band that first formed in Boston, Mass. in the early 1980’s.

This is a shot from the fourth in a series of annual outdoor festivals dubbed, “The Big Mele.” The first six were held at Kualoa Ranch before moving to the Turtle Bay Hilton in 1999 for one final event.

Band: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (with Dicky Barrett from ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”)
Date: September 14th, 1996
Location: Kualoa Ranch
Also on the bill: No Doubt, Civ, Presidents of the United States of America, Cypress Hill, Dance Hall Crashers, Dishwalla
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Adventures in Clubland: ‘Hip-Hop at the Trops’ anniversary

Local hip-hop party relocates to Chinatown

Photos by FL Morris / fmorris@starbulletin.com

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After originally being scheduled to take place at the new Tropics the Warehouse at the Ward Entertainment Complex, last weekend’s “Hip-Hop at the Trops” three-year anniversary party ended up going down at SoHo Mixed Media Bar in Chinatown.

According to promoter DJ Bone, the event was moved after Tropics management decided they weren’t ready to open for business. Luckily, he had a backup plan in the works from about a week before the show was scheduled to take place, so it didn’t take much work on his part to move the party to SoHo.

Headlining act Aceyalone, who closed out the night, ended up back at Tropics Cafe on Sunday for a hana hou performance at the bar. Read more

Adventures in Clubland: SoHo First Anniversary Party

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Chinatown nightclub/art gallery SoHo Mixed Media Bar celebrated its first anniversary last week with two parties — a VIP, invite-only affair on Thursday, followed by an 18-and-over First Friday rager that kicked off at pau hana and lasted into the wee hours of Saturday morning.

Following an early evening art show, special guest DJ Ace was joined by local DJs Revise, Rayne and Miko Franconi; Roxy-on-the-MIC served as the night’s hostess.

Congrats to SoHo’s Daniel Gray and his entire staff on their first year in business. Read more