Featured Bands

Disaster Kit formed in 2008 by five UH-Manoa students (four of them are music majors): Gabe Reyes-Gomez, Alan Evans, Tijay Syn-Rodrigues, Kendal Ledesma, and Chris Mathakul. They started jamming at the UH dorms and played at different places across campus before hitting live venues around the island. Disaster Kit’s members bring together a wide-variety of...   Read this feature »

Analog: Reborn   You may have heard of a band called Analog. If you’re a member of the military, you might have seen them at Kahuna’s or Kemo’o Pub. If you’re a regular of the Waikiki bar scene, you’ve probably run across them at Coconut Willy’s or Irish Rose. If you’re a member of the underground scene, you probably dismiss them as a cover...   Read this feature »

The Throwdowns Hit Heavy and Hit Hard Interview by Katie Whitman & Shawn Davenport Photo by Tony Novak-Clifford   On Maui, The Throwdowns have achieved what so many Oahu rock bands have only dreamed of – they’ve received a huge amount of radio play from Maui radio stations and their first single climbed to the position of #1 requested...   Read this feature »

Photo credits: Jared Zillig copyright 2008   I got a chance to sit down with Chase and Miko from the very popular group, SoundSex. They have been making some pretty big waves in the electronic music scene on Oahu. They have just been signed to 220 Management and have some big plans in store...   Read this feature »

It isn’t often that a musician or an artist is given the opportunity to conduct an interview with themselves, so when the scene’s fearless leader (Katie) asked me to write a couple entries for this month’s Featured Band section, I jumped at the chance.  Below is the result of what transpires when you lock yourself in a room with energy shots, a laptop, and...   Read this feature »

If you attend open mics, local rock shows, First Thursdays, or First Firdays, then you probably know Jason Tom. Jason is Hawaii 's premiere human beat box whose unique talent has made him a recognizable icon in the local music and art scene. Jason has shared the stage with local acts ranging from all types of genres, including ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro, Pimpbot (rock/ska band), slack key...   Read this feature »

             Breaking of the Waves is not just another Indie-Acoustic project but the meaning of this up and coming soloists’ name; Kaipo’i Joseph Flinn. As a driven young artist of just 20 years old, Kaipo’i, better known as Kaipo, has dreams that range from making it big to just creating catchy tunes that the general public can hum and sing along to in their busy lives. As an optimist Kaipo...   Read this feature »

            Starting as many bands do with a few kids and their Squire Starter kits, the former, She Will Survive has blossomed and transformed into the post-hardcore, post-screamo band known as Shoot The Messenger. Creative, experimental, and progressive, the Alexisonfire and Oceana comparable is relatively new to the Hawaii music scene with just over a year under their belts, but don’t let their...   Read this feature »

Have you heard of T-QRON? If you’re into local hip hop, it’s guaranteed that you have. I mean, the guy does wear his name on his hat, literally. But that guerilla marketing savvy is why T-QRON has become the go-to guy for promotions in the rap scene. Now 25, T-QRON has been in sales since he was a teenager. He worked for a variety of cell phone companies and currently has a job in real estate at...   Read this feature »

Lion Fiyah brought the roots element back to reggae, but infused his music with a furious energy that is found in genres like punk. As he performed, his dreadlocks whipped like ferocious snakes, and he pounced around like an ancient warrior in battle. His song and dance was like a tribal battle cry, and his battle was against the Babylon system.The words “Forget Your Sickness & Dance [with a...   Read this feature »