A City Council committee Thursday approved two bills that would make it illegal for people to obstruct or lodge on city sidewalks. The bills, both sponsored by Mayor Kirk Caldwell, now move on to the full Council for the second of three readings. >> Bill 51 makes it illegal for anyone to obstruct or impede a sidewalk in a way that impedes the free flow … Continue reading City Council Committee Approves Street-Cleaning Legislation
<EDIT> Dillon Francis will be hitting Honolulu’s Republik on Sunday October 7th. Dillon Francis on New Spanish-Language Album ‘Wut Wut,’ EDM’s Latin Pop Crossover “I’m just trying to give back to where a lot of my success came from,” says the American DJ-producer on his genre-hopping new album By JOHN OCHOA Thomas Falcone Best known for his arena-caliber EDM and bombastic bass drops, Los Angeles-born DJ-producer … Continue reading Genre-Hopping EDM King Dillon Francis Brings the Party to Honolulu
Conrad Duncan Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh has reportedly contributed $10,000 to a GoFundMe campaign in support of Dr Christine Blasey Ford and her family. Mr Lesh is said to have made the donation to the campaign “Help Christine Blasey Ford” on Sunday 23 September, before Ms Ford testified to the US Senate Judiciary Committee over allegations that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at … Continue reading Grateful Dead Bassist Donates $10,000 to GoFundMe for Christine Blasey Ford
9/30/2018 by Hilary Hughes Kanye West tends to take the rule book and throw it out the window when he’s the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, but even then, no one saw that outfit choice coming. In the past, the rapper has used intense visuals and lighting effects to perform intense new material before a live audience for the first time (see 2013, when … Continue reading Kanye West Dresses Up Like a Bottle of Sparkling Water on SNL
Charlie Albright says new approaches to classical music are the route to its revival. Story highlights Charlie Albright: Classical musical audiences are waning; concerts have become too formal, stiff He says new venues, improvisation, conversation are bringing the fun back Charlie Albright is a classical pianist and recipient of the 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant and 2010 Gilmore Young Artist Award. The opinions expressed in … Continue reading Is the Decline of Classical Music Precisely What It Needs?
A plea from members of the National Association for the Teaching of Drama, and a reminder that artists can often be persuaded to visit schools for nothing Sun 1 Jul 2018 18.01 BSTLast modified on Sun 1 Jul 2018 18.05 BST Pupils warm up before a drama class at a Bournemouth school. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian Andria Zafirakou and her Artists in Schools project are … Continue reading The Importance of Making Creative Arts Part of the Curriculum
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By CATHERINE CRUZ • SEP 21, 2018 TweetShareGoogle+Email CREDIT TWITTER It may brighten your day if you take a few minutes and check out the Lip Sync Challenge started earlier this summer. Some say its the kinder gentler side of law enforcement–but hey–that’s okay. Honolulu’s finest jumped in this week, spreading a little aloha with some help from the Manao Brothers. Don Faumoina often is on … Continue reading HPD Serves Up Aloha-tastic Lip Sync Challenge Video
By Ben Gutierrez – bio | email HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – It’s been just a few weeks since the Grammys announced it was dropping the Hawaiian Music category. And now, the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts is getting ready to celebrate, Hawaiian style, with it’s annual Na Hoku Hanohano awards. After that controversy, we decided to see if there’s any one definition of Hawaiian Music. Tia … Continue reading What Makes “Real” Hawaiian Music?
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