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FRIDAY, AUGUST 17
DJ Shadow to perform tonight at The Republik
A pioneering figure in musical mixology appears in Honolulu today when DJ Shadow appears for a DJ set at The Republik.
DJ Shadow, aka Josh Davis, is a key figure in experimental hip-hop. His first album, ?Endtroducing?,? released in 1996, is a landmark for its use of entirely sampled elements taken from genres ranging from hip-hop and jazz to psychedelic music, as well films and taped interviews, creating a sophisticated layering of sound.
Shadow got his start in mixing music by visiting the local record store in his hometown of Davis, Calif. ? a college town outside metropolitan centers of hipsterdom ? to capture samples. ?Endtroducing?? brought him to the cognoscenti?s attention. It ranks among the top 100 hip-hop albums, by the judgment of several pop culture critics.
He followed up that work with a series of innovative projects, including collaborating with DJ Cut Chemist (who performed here just three weeks ago) on a series of mixes using only 45 rpm records. You?ll also hear him in the Activision video game ?DJ Hero,? for which he produced tracks.
DJ Shadow is stopping by here after a tour of Asia that took him to Korea, Japan and China. Go to DJShadow.com/Honolulu to find out about his mobile app.
Where: The Republik, 1349 Kapiolani Blvd., third floor
When: 9:30 p.m. Friday
Cost: $28 from groovetickets.com or 855-235-2867
Info: bampproject.com
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18
Turtle Bay Resort set to hold island musicfest
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Island music rolls into the North Shore on Saturday with Kanikapila-Palooza at Turtle Bay Resort.
The afternoon-to-evening concert features performers from Jamaica and the mainland, as well as local island musicians who?ve taken to the island contemporary sound.
The concert headlines roots reggae artist Don Carlos, pictured at right, whose career dates to Jamaica in the 1970s, and the seminal group Black Uhuru, and his group the Dub Vision Band. Also appearing will be Jamaican native Lukie D, whose hits include ?I Won?t Let You Go,? ?Lonely Nights,? ?Let Me Love You Now? and ?You?ve Got It Going?; and Oakland, Calif., group Reggae Angels.
Hawaii artists include Makua Rothman & The Kicks, Butch Helemano, Irie Love, Typical Hawaiians, Irie Souls, the Jimmy Weeks Project and soul queen Paula Fuga, performing with Father Psalms.
The concert is a benefit for the North Shore Junior Lifeguard Association, which will receive $1 from every ticket sold.
Where: Turtle Bay Resort, West Lawn
When: 2-9:30 p.m.
Cost: $37-$55; $80 VIP tickets include an after-party at Surfer, the Bar, from groovetickets.com or 855-235-2867
Info: turtlebayresort.com, 293-6000
SUNDAY, AUGUST 19
Talented trio to blend guitar with taiko and shakuhachi
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?If you have three people, one will be my teacher,? goes an old Asian proverb.
And if you have three teachers?
Then you get a concert, as is the case with ?Summer Breeze,? a performance featuring virtuoso taiko drummer Kenny Endo, master guitarist Jeff Peterson and premier shakuhachi artist Riley Lee, who have been teaching at Endo?s Taiko Center of the Pacific this week.
?Jeff and Riley have performed together, but it?s the first time for this threesome and this kind of combination,? ?said Chizuko Endo, Kenny Endo?s wife and the producer of the concert.
Even taiko and shakuhachi, though they are both traditional Japanese instruments, are not played together often, Chizuko Endo said.
?Shakuhachi is such a quieter instrument,? she said.
Kenny Endo should find a happy medium with the two instruments. Although taiko is dynamic ? let?s face it, it can be loud ? he is trained in the classical traditions of Japan. ?In the kabuki theater, they use the taiko to express wind and snow,? Chizuko Endo said. ?Waves and rain maybe sound more powerful, but snow and wind is on the light side.?
Lee is a Roosevelt graduate and one of the few non-Japanese to be an acclaimed master of the instrument.
Peterson, a Maui resident, plays everything from slack key to jazz to pop and rock.
Where: Orvis Auditorium, UH-Manoa, 2411 Dole St.
When: 4 p.m. Sunday
Cost: $12-$15
Info: Email taikoarts@gmail.com or call 737-7236 to reserve tickets.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 21
Grouplove tours on the strength of a pair of hit songs
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The up-and-coming rock group Grouplove brings its sense of optimistic irony to The Republik next week.
The L.A.-based group has a reputation for delivering exuberant, rousing performances, leaping around onstage in a 2011 appearance on ?The Late Show with David Letterman? that concluded with the group giving Letterman a ?group hug? to the cheers of Letterman sidekick Paul Shaffer.
Formed in 2010, the group got its start when guitarist and lead singer Christian Zucconi met Hannah Hooper, a keyboard player and singer as well as an artist, and formed a bond so quickly that within a week they were setting off for an art residency program on Crete. They met the other members of the band there, with drummer Ryan Rabin?s connections to the music industry ? his father is Trevor Rabin of Yes ? providing background for a successful launch. The other members of the band are Andrew Wessen on guitars and Sean Gadd on bass.
Their debut album, ?Never Trust a Happy Song,? released in September 2011, featured the hit tunes ?Colours? and ?Tongue Tied,? earning praised on iTunes for its ?hugely catchy choruses? and for ?layering on its clattering, colorful instrumental and vocal outpourings with abandon.?
Where: The Republik, 1349 Kapiolani Blvd., third floor
When: 8 p.m. Tuesday
Cost: $22-$40 from groovetickets.com or 855-235-2867
Info: bampproject.com
Source: http://www.honolulupulse.com/tgifinprint/do-it-aug-17-2012
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