MAYBE BACON MUSIC is every second Thursday. The next one is on June 8th, and will feature a DJ set by Khari Saffo of Cool Kool Shirts. Check out his promo video, starring Dana Jones:
Cool Kool Shirts presents "Dana Jones the Original Cool Kid"
Peach PitSweet FA [MV] Video by Lester Lyons-Hookham Peach Pit (Vancouver, British Colombia) are Neil Smith (guitar + vocals), Christopher Vanderkooy (guitar), Peter Wilton (bass) and Mikey Pascuzzi (drums). The 7" version of Sweet FA/Drop the Guillotine was released on April 14th, 2017 via Kingfisher Bluez. The original E.P. was released last year, on May 13th, 2016, and includes two additional songs: Peach Pit and Seventeen.
Steve Lacy Some [MV] Timbre Tantrums - Tue., noon - 3pm on KTUH, 90.1 FM, Honolulu Vacationer Trip Jim Noir Key of C Vanilla Indigo Pulse Opossom Why Why Washed Out Get Lost Frank Ocean Super Rich Kids Stevie Wonder All in Love is Fair Jazz Spastiks Leaders of the Old School -----12:30pm----- Ugly Duckling Einstein's Takin' Off Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar Never Catch Me Canyons My Rescue Finson Tears, Sweat and Saltwater The Chemical Brothers In Dust We Trust Chocolate Puma Jegog [extended mix] Mombasa Nairobi ------1:00pm------ Eugene McDaniels Cherrystones Anderson .Paak feat. The Free Nationals United Fellowship Choir Light Weight Humble & Blisse feat. WoodzSTHLM Close 2 U Jojee Poison Fruit San E (산이)feat. 볼빨간사춘기 (Red Cheeked Puberty) 모해 (mohae) DEAN feat. Syd Love Steve Lacy Some ------1:30pm------ 크러쉬 (Crush) 향수 (nostalgia) Johnny Mathis Open Fire Chet Baker Time After Time Lee Morgan Rio Moods Curves Imad Royal M.I.A. Luna Shadows Thorns ------2:00pm------ PEACH PIT Peach Pit Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever French Press Neon Bunny (야광토끼)북극곰 (polar bear) BoA (보아)봄비 (Spring Rain) 문현아 (Moon HyunA)크리켓송 (Cricket Song) 위 아 더 나잇 (We Are The Night)feat. 고은혜 (Eunhye Ko) 자연스레 (Naturally) CHEEZE 일기예보 (weather report) 지네스 (GNess)feat. 승이 (Seungi) Without You ------2:30pm------ 키썸 (Kisum) feat. I rang In the Rain w h o o s h feat. khundipanda & Lym en & Ash-B Push n Pull TWICE TT BLACKPINK 붐바야 (Boombayah) Girls' Generation Blue Jeans 효린 (Hyolin) 오늘 밤 (tonight) IU feat. 장이정(Jang Yi-jeong) Of History Friday (금요일에 만나요)
Playground, the new single by Abir Haronni (Queens, New York) was just released today. Check out her interview with PAPER and watch her live performance at the PAPER Penthouse.
Every First Friday is Shut Up and Dance, an indie dance party hosted by Kelly of The Bougies, featuring resident DJs: DJ Vina & Ryan DanceMachine. This month's guest DJ is DJ Jet Boy; host of Kaleidoscope, a monthly live local music showcase. Shut Up and Dance June 2nd, and every first Friday at The Studio at Hawaiian Brian's 18+ welcome with valid photo I.D. | 11pm - 2am | no cover This month's Kaleidoscope will feature power-pop/punk band, Feeble and ska-punk stalwarts, No Villains Left. Kaleidoscope June 14th, and every second Wednesday at Downbeat Lounge 21+ welcome with valid photo I.D. | 9pm | no cover
HXNS x j.robbSlide Reworking of Slide (original by Calvin Harris, featuring Frank Ocean and Migos) from producers, HXNS [pronounced "hans"] (Bay Area, California) and j.robb (Baltimore, Maryland).
The original song will also be available on Calvin Harris's fifth studio album, 'Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1,' due out on June 30th, 2017 via Sony Music. Vinyl/CD pre-orders available here, including limited edition bundles.
Washed Out Get Lost Washed Out (Perry, Georgia) is the moniker of singer/songwriter/producer, Ernest Greene. His latest single, Get Lost was released on May 26th, 2017 via Stones Throw Records. No immediate information on any upcoming full-length or future singles, but the Get Lost tour kicks off on July 8th at The Norva in Norfolk, Virginia. Full tour schedule and tickets available on his website.
CHEEZE (치즈) (Seoul, South Korea) debuted in 2011 as a four-piece band consisting of vocalist, Dalchong (달총); rapper, Yasu (야수); and producers, Moodi and Cloud (구름이). Moodi left the group in 2013, following the release of their debut album, Recipe! Yasu left in 2015 to fulfill his mandatory military service. Dalchong and Cloud continued as a duo, releasing a number of singles as well as two albums: Plain (2015) and Q (2016). On January 18th, 2017, their record label, Magic Strawberry Sound released a statement announcing Cloud's departure from the group. Dalchong continues to perform as a solo artist, maintaining the CHEEZE moniker, and has since released two singles: Love You (촣아해) (bye) [released on Feb.19th, 2017] and her latest single, Be There [released on May 18th, 2017].
Tenement (Appleton, Wisconsin) performed two shows in Honolulu, on April 28th & 29th; presented by Failed Orbit Records. Mariana Timony was at both shows, and wrote an article for Bandcamp about her experience and about Honolulu's DIY music scene. There's also a video the I took of Tenement playing Rock Eating People live, here.
