This Week in TGIF: Smokey Robinson, Morrissey
Take a look at all the stories in this week's Great Index to Fun.
View MoreSmokey Robinson pleased with reality TV talent discoveries
When Smokey Robinson talks about the music business, a wise person should listen.
View MoreBuoyed by Youtube, Kina Grannis has a plan
If there was ever a musician who exploited the full potential of the Internet, Kina Grannis is certainly one.
View MoreBritish pop-rock icon Morrissey returns to Hawaii
It's been two decades since Steven Morrissey did a show in Hawaii.
View MoreGuest performers enliven weekend’s symphony concerts
Conductor Jung-Ho Pak got an early start at the podium. His junior high music teacher was “absent, so I took over the class.” “It was addiction at first sight,” said Pak. “You’re moving your arms and everyone’s focused upon your emotion, and it’s extremely gratifying in terms of your ego. “When I got to college, I realized...
View MoreQuick Bites: Fendu, Giovanni Pastrami, more
Food news from Fendu Boulangerie, Champion's Steak & Seafood, Giovanni Pastrami and Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville.
View MoreBest of Our Web: Nicholas at NextDoor, ‘Smash’ at Vice, ‘Ignite’ ...
PICS: THOMAS NICHOLAS AT NEXTDOOR 1. Nextdoor’s weekly live music showcase, “Broadcast,” on May 10 featured a special performance by Thomas Nicholas. The lead singer of the Thomas Nicholas Band is best known for movie roles in 1993′s “Rookie of the Year” and the “American Pie” franchise. Nicholas played a solo acoustic set after local...
View MoreAt the Movies: ‘Battleship,’ ‘Bernie,’ more
Take a look at all the movies playing this week in Honolulu.
View MoreOut ‘N’ About: Maoli Arts Month, New Baby Expo, more
More ideas for the week ahead, courtesy TGIF.
View MoreDo It! J’Adore cinema, ‘Ruby Soho’ night, a keiki ‘High School Mu...
SATURDAY, MAY 19 THROUGH WEDNESDAY, MAY 30 The Honolulu Museum of Art hosts a two-week festival featuring French films Parlez-vous? Whether you “parlez” or not, head over to the Honolulu Museum of Art for its second annual Cinematheque Francaise Film Festival, which features 11 Hawaii premieres starting Saturday and running through May 30. “Cinema starts with...
View MoreTo Do! David Benoit, Lantern floating, L’arc-en-Ciel, Jimmy Borge...
SATURDAY, MAY 26 David Benoit, one of Hawaii’s favorite visiting musicians, returns to play with the Hoku Jazz All-Stars. 8 p.m. / Hawai’i Convention Center / $60 and $85 / www.apaulomusic.com MONDAY, MAY 28 Tens of thousands will offer prayers and wishes for peace at the 14th annual Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony. 6 p.m. / Magic Island / Free /...
View MoreThis Week in TGIF: Harlem Globetrotters
Take a look at all the stories from this week's Great Index to Fun.
View MoreHarlem Globetrotters bring eye-popping skills to Hawaii
Don't blink or you might miss the red, white and blue ball zipping from player to player as they stand in a circle at center court, each taking a turn.
View MoreZuill Bailey brings 1693 Matteo Goffriller to play with Symphony
Cellist Zuill Bailey returns to Hawaii next week to perform the Dvorak Cello Concerto with the Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra.
View MoreBlues tour makes way through isles
The big music news starting this weekend — and we're talking 300 pounds-plus worth — is the return of Popa Chubby.
View MorePau Hana Patrol: Whole Foods Windward Bar appeals to the senses
A seat at the Windward Bar at the spanking new Whole Foods Market in Kailua town is a comfortable place to hang out.
View MoreQuick Bites: Hawai’i Food & Wine Festival, The Counter, more...
Details on this year's Hawai'i Food & Wine Festival, vegetarian cooking classes at Down to Earth and more.
View MoreBest of Our Web: Cinco de Mayo, August Burns Red, ‘La Madonna’...
PICS: CINCO DE MAYO STREET FESTIVAL: 1. Downtown Honolulu streets were closed to vehicular traffic as revelers celebrated at the 2012 Cinco de Mayo Hispanic Celebration Street Festival on Saturday. See more photos from the block party at honolulupulse.com/?p=73603. PICS: CINCO DE MAYO AT PEARL: 2. Pearl Ultralounge celebrated Cinco de Mayo with a night of drinks and dancing at Ala...
View More‘The Road’ folds mystery and horror into an effective film that w...
Anyone who’s traveled on the Old Pali Road late at night — before they put in all those annoying streetlights — or down the dank tunnel of Swamp Road along Kawainui Marsh knows about spooky. The trees lean in, branches like fingers hurtling out of the gloom as they’re caught in the headlights, the road curls ever on, never seeming to end, vanishing behind...
View MoreAt the Movies: ‘Dark Shadows,’ After Dark Action, ‘The Best Exoti...
OPENING AS OF FRIDAY, MAY 11 ‘Dark Shadows’ Tim Burton and Johnny Depp reimagine the cult TV soap opera of the late 1960s-early ’70s. An imprisoned vampire is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection. (PG-13, 113 minutes) OPENS WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 ‘The Dictator’ Sacha Baron Cohen in...
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