Week of August 2 – 6

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REMINDER: Add info@thirtyninehotel.com to your address book or contacts to ensure delivery. Kaleidoscope with Steven Augustin and the Fourth Wall date: Tuesday, August 2 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 Stephen Agustin and the Fourth Wall kick out he jams tonight at Ksocpe. Anyone who has seen these guys know they are all about thunderbolts and lightning, very very frightening, Galileo let me go. (Magnifico!) Ross Jackson presides from the decks. [Off]hrs: Art, Consciousness, and the Spirit of Creativity with Deiter Runge date: Wednesday, August 3 time: 6:00 – 7:30pm admission: $12 per session These sessions aim at illuminating the conceptual creative process of contemporary art and its practitioners through art making and discussion. No previous knowledge or mastering of techniques is required, just an open mind. Students will appreciate art in all of its appearances and begin to break down the perceived barriers between everyday life and the art world, achieving a generally heightened level of awareness. The Final Soul by the Pound with The Professa date: Wednesday, August 3 time: 9:00pm admission: no cover The Professa has been hosting thirtyninehotel’s weeky event Soul by the Pound on Wednesdays for the last two months now. He is also an alumni DJ of KTUH who has been holding down shows here and there for the past few months with classic soul, timeless funk, and various matters that spur the heart of religion. Let’s give him big hugs and listen to him spin one more time until we meet again! (again!) Justin, we love ya, boo! Go Bang! date: Friday, August 5 time: 9:00pm admission: $10 Go Bang! See all your friends at once (if you can find them.) DJ’s Timo and Gelareh lead an unguided tour of the dance music spectrum — with tasteful deep house on one end and raunchy disco on the other. . DJ’s Haboh and Kentaro date: Saturday, August 6 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 You can dance if you want to. You can leave your friends behind, because your friends don’t dance, and if they don’t dance, well…they’re probably so sick of 80′s music they just can’t hack it anymore. That’s why you and your friends should check out Haboh and Kentaro this Saturday. Nothing but pure mellow grooves all night long. [OFF]hrs: Drawing Immersion w/ Reem Bassous date: Sunday, August 7 time: 12:00 – 3:00pm admission: $24 per session In four intense sessions, students will be immersed in the process of drawing. Working large-scale from a room-size installation, students will be challenged with concepts both traditional and contemporary as they determine what it takes to “build” their images. This class will include lectures, critiques as well as one-on-one instruction. Paper and Charcoal are pre-ordered. There is a $5 materials fee. [OFF]hrs: Physical Theater with Marcus Quiniones date: Sunday, August 7 time: 6:30 – 8:00pm admission: $12 per session These workshops explore physical theater exercises and games designed to prepare for playful improvisations and theatrical creations of all kinds.  To achieve a sense of unity between the mind and the body, and to dip our toes into the infinite realm of play, we exercise the senses.  It is that playful awareness of the present moment where creation and life resides.  Women’s Kung Fu Class with Anné Au date: Wednesdays time: Wed: 12:30 pm cost: $10 per class contact: thunderlotus@yahoo.com Develop a better understanding of Chinese Martial Arts learning Choi Lee Fut Kung Fu and Qigong. This once a week all women’s class guides you through self-defense, muscle memory, core-strengthening and the qi (chi) breathing.

Week of July 26 – 31

Kaleidoscope with Raised by Wolves and Travis Wigginz date: Tuesday, July 26 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 Raised by Wolves is Hawaii’s only country/folk band. (They must be, right?) Their roster of influences is stellar, including but not limited to Hank Williams, Matt Pryor, Dustin Kensrue, City and Color, Old Crow Medicine show and, curiously, Agaist Me! Tavis Wigginz and the ever huggble DJ Ross Jackson complete the bill. [Off]hrs: Art, Consciousness, and the Spirit of Creativity with Deiter Runge date: Wednesday, July 27 time: 6:00 – 7:30pm admission: $12 per session These sessions aim at illuminating the conceptual creative process of contemporary art and its practitioners through art making and discussion. No previous knowledge or mastering of techniques is required, just an open mind. Students will appreciate art in all of its appearances and begin to break down the perceived barriers between everyday life and the art world, achieving a generally heightened level of awareness. Soul by the Pound with The Professa date: Wednesday, July 27 time: 9:00pm admission: no cover Known informally as the Chairman of the City Council of Funk, the Professa resumes his sacred duty of bringing Soul music in its many guises to discerning dancers this Wednesday night at Soul by the Pound. Soul Clap date: Friday, July 29 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 DJ Eskae sez: “We’re coming up on five years now pretty soon. Thanks for rocking with me for so long and keeping this Chinatown institution so fun!!!” Regular readers of this newsletter know what Soul Clap is all about. If not, well you better come down this Friday and find out. Get in free with your Art After Dark wrist band. Woof!! . Just Say Timo (and friends) date: Saturday, July 30 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 DJ Timo and her pals Gelareh, Kevin Koga, and Davey Shindig bust out all their tubes and wires and careful notes this Saturday and get down to some sonic experimentin’. Join them this weekend for a beer and a song. Lab goggles required. [OFF]hrs: Physical Theater with Marcus Quiniones date: Sunday, July 31 time: 6:30 – 8:00pm admission: $12 per session These workshops explore physical theater exercises and games designed to prepare for playful improvisations and theatrical creations of all kinds.  To achieve a sense of unity between the mind and the body, and to dip our toes into the infinite realm of play, we exercise the senses.  It is that playful awareness of the present moment where creation and life resides.  Women’s Kung Fu Class with Anné Au date: Wednesdays time: Wed: 12:30 pm cost: $10 per class contact: thunderlotus@yahoo.com Develop a better understanding of Chinese Martial Arts learning Choi Lee Fut Kung Fu and Qigong. This once a week all women’s class guides you through self-defense, muscle memory, core-strengthening and the qi (chi) breathing.

Week of July 11-16

Kaleidoscope with At Sea and Clones of the Queen date: Tuesday, July 12 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 After a long hiatus, At Sea Honlulu’s, beloved post-rockers, return to the public arena with a performance at Kscope tonight. Equally beloved Clones of the Queen rounds out the bill, along with DJ Ross Jackson. Soul by the Pound with The Professa date: Wednesday, July 13 time: 9:00pm admission: no cover Known informally as the Chairman of the City Council of Funk, the Professa resumes his sacred duty of bringing Soul music in its many guises to discerning dancers this Wednesday night at Soul by the Pound. Soulgasm date: Friday, July 15 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 Soulgasm marches steadfastly forward proudly carrying the banner of House, Funk, Soul and other kinds of ‘gasms. This Friday Soulgasm’s theme is “Sweet Summer Love.” DJ’s Matt Kee, Yuji, Kentaro, and Kevin Koga will dig deep in search of the sweetest tracks known to carbon-based life forms. Shake & Pop date: Saturday, July 16 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 Honolulu’s most outrageous monthly party just kicked it up a notch. The Shake & Pop crew is offering a FREE pair of Converse Chuck Taylors to the first 40 paid covers. Uh huh. You might wanna read that again. DJ XL guests. Women’s Kung Fu Class with Anné Au date: Wednesdays time: Wed: 12:30 pm cost: $10 per class contact: thunderlotus@yahoo.com Develop a better understanding of Chinese Martial Arts learning Choi Lee Fut Kung Fu and Qigong. This once a week all women’s class guides you through self-defense, muscle memory, core-strengthening and the qi (chi) breathing.

Week of June 21 – 25

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REMINDER: Add info@thirtyninehotel.com to your address book or contacts to ensure delivery. Kaleidoscope with Speed the Band, G Luis Jr. , and Stephen Agustin and the Fourth Wall. date: Tuesday, June 21 time: 9:00 pm admission: $5 John, Paul, & Carrie Speed live on the island of Oahu while the other members of their family band call the mainland their home. But even the Pacific Ocean can’t stop them from writing, recording, and performing some of folk rock’s most soulful music. With their debut album “Transpacific Comfort” dropping in December of last year, the band is positioned to bring popular music back to its roots with a classic sound and a selection of songs that take listeners on a journey. G. Louis Jr. and Stephen Agustin and the Frourth Wall round out the bill. Soul by the Pound with The Professa date: Wednesday, June 22 time: 9:00pm admission: no cover Soul by the Pound‘s original DJ, The Professa, returns to the helm of the thirtyninehotel’s classic soul and R&B weekly. Warm Up with DJ John John, Kevin Koga, and DJ Monkey date: Friday, June 24 time: 5:00 – 9:00pm admission: no cover DJ JohnJohn (Citymouse) and co-horts Kevin Koga and DJ Monkey trasition from the work week to the weekend with handpicked selections of mellow dance music from acrosss the ages. Soul Clap date: Friday, June 24 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 DJ Eskae and his fellows of the Nocturnal Sound Crew, aka the Honolulu City Bird Gang have been holding it down at the big three nine for four years now and Friday night the champagne will pop, the ladies will wiggle, and the men will nod approvingly. These parties tend to go large; early arrival is recommended. Acid Generation 2 featuring DJ Ivan Yamazaki date: Saturday, June 25 time: 9:00pm – 2:00am admission: $5 This party takes its inspiration from early 90′s acid house tracks and and the dance classics that inspired those tracks. I said it once and I’ll say it again the party will deliver ” a true crate-diggers take on the era, delivered with the style and panache that only Ivan can deliver.” -Mark Chittom Women’s Kung Fu Class with Anné Au date: Wednesdays time: Wed: 12:30 pm cost: $10 per class contact: thunderlotus@yahoo.com Develop a better understanding of Chinese Martial Arts learning Choi Lee Fut Kung Fu and Qigong. This once a week all women’s class guides you through self-defense, muscle memory, core-strengthening and the qi (chi) breathing.

Week of June 14 – 18

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REMINDER: Add info@thirtyninehotel.com to your address book or contacts to ensure delivery. Soul by the Pound with The Professa date: Wednesday, June 15 time: 9:00pm admission: no cover Soul by the Pound‘s original DJ, The Professa, returns to the helm of the thirtyninehotel’s classic soul and R&B weekly. Warm Up with DJ JohnJohn, Kevin Koga, and DJ Monkey date: Friday, June 17 time: 5:00 – 9:00pm admission: no cover DJ JohnJohn (Citymouse) and co-horts Kevin Koga and DJ Monkey trasition from the work week to the weekend with handpicked selections of mellow dance music from acrosss the ages. Soulgasm date: Friday, June 17 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 Soul by the Pound comes to Friday night this week. The Professa and friends will put their heads together to create a funky soufflé using only the freshest ingredients, handpicked by Juan Valdez and carried to Hawaii on his faithful mule, Lana. Shake & Pop date: Saturday, June 18 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 Hands in the air all night for the ever-popular Shake & Pop. Impeccable selections and flawless mixing are the hallmarks of the DJ’s from Superhandsome and Nocturnal Sound Crew. Women’s Kung Fu Class with Anné Au date: Wednesdays time: Wed: 12:30 pm cost: $10 per class contact: thunderlotus@yahoo.com Develop a better understanding of Chinese Martial Arts learning Choi Lee Fut Kung Fu and Qigong. This once a week all women’s class guides you through self-defense, muscle memory, core-strengthening and the qi (chi) breathing.

Week of May 31 – June 3

REMINDER: Add info@thirtyninehotel.com to your address book or contacts to ensure delivery. Kaleidoscope with Vdara Death Ray, and Mano Kane date: Tuesday, May 31 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 Mano Kane‘s influences are rock, pop, surf, and doo-wop. Vdara Death Ray‘s influences are “wolfman goth.” There is only place in the world tonight where you will be able to hear both doo-wop and wolfman goth, and that’s Kscope at thirtyninehotel. The one, the only Ross Jackson rocks the ones and twos. Soul by the Pound with The Professa date: Wednesday, June 1 time: 9:00pm admission: no cover Soul by the Pound‘s original DJ, The Professa, returns to the helm of the thirtyninehotel’s classic soul and R&B weekly. Free Public Lecture with Henry Curtis date: Thursday, June 2 time: 7:00pm admission: free See the banner above for details. Warm Up with DJ JohnJohn date: Friday, June 3 time: 5:00 – 9:00pm admission: no cover DJ JohnJohn (Citymouse) brings your energy level up to speed for the weekend with happy-hour-friendly selections of disco and house. Go Bang! with DJ Juan Nunez date: Friday, June 3 time: 9:00pm admission: $12 Angels follow him over hill and vale. Details above. DJ’s Kentaro & Haboh date: Saturday, June 4 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 If you’ve ever seen the movie Thelma and Louise, then you’ll understand the kind of flinty determination that DJs Kentaro and Haboh show when it comes to spinning deep house grooves. With the exception of not being suicidal women on the lam for justifiable homicide, they’re pretty much just like Thelma and Louise. They got that certain je ne sais quoi. Let them rock you this Saturday night. Women’s Kung Fu Class with Anné Au date: Wednesdays time: Wed: 12:30 pm cost: $10 per class contact: thunderlotus@yahoo.com Develop a better understanding of Chinese Martial Arts learning Choi Lee Fut Kung Fu and Qigong. This once a week all women’s class guides you through self-defense, muscle memory, core-strengthening and the qi (chi) breathing.

Week of May 17-21

Kaleidoscope with Painted Highways and Narwhal date: Tuesday, May 17 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 Painted Highways mixes a jangle pop sound with reverb soaked vocals hoping to conjure a at least one emotion from themselves or their audience. Whether that emotion is hatred or bliss, they perform their songs with a passion they have learned from such artists as Bruce Springsteen, The Pixies, Broken Social Scene, Neil Young and Modest Mouse. Narwhal is awesome too. Here’s the sound of an actual narwhal. Soul by the Pound with The Professa date: Wednesday, May 18 time: 9:00pm admission: no cover Soul by the Pound‘s original DJ, The Professa, returns to the helm of the thirtyninehotel’s classic soul and R&B weekly. Warm Up with DJ JohnJohn date: Friday, May 20 time: 5:00 – 9:00pm admission: no cover DJ JohnJohn (Citymouse) brings your energy level up to speed for the weekend with happy-hour-friendly selections of disco and house. Soulgasm presents Ejoe’s House date: Friday, May 20 time: 9:00pm admission: $10 Soulgasm Hawaii is proud to bring you all the way from New York, the World renowned House Dance pioneer Ejoe Wilson to showcase for the first time in Hawaii his amazing dancing + special DJ set! Shake & Pop date: Saturday, May 21 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 Resi-dance DJs: DELVE, COMPOSE x SSSOLUTION with special guest DJ KAUSE (Heatery Records) No standing on the dancefloor! – no dress code – come as you is – be original. Chinatown’s most bananas monthly. Women’s Kung Fu Class with Anné Au date: Wednesdays time: Wed: 12:30 pm cost: $10 per class contact: thunderlotus@yahoo.com Develop a better understanding of Chinese Martial Arts learning Choi Lee Fut Kung Fu and Qigong. This once a week all women’s class guides you through self-defense, muscle memory, core-strengthening and the qi (chi) breathing.

Week of May 10 -14

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REMINDER: Add info@thirtyninehotel.com to your address book or contacts to ensure delivery. Kaleidoscope with Hollow Spheres date: Tuesday, May 10 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 Hollow Spheres asks, “What would have happened if John Lennon and Thom Yorke met in an elevator occupied by Smokey Robinson and Curtis Mayfield, and they were all on the way up to the top floor where Ray LaMontagne and The Black Crowes were throwing down a killer blues jam late into the night?” I think we’d all like the know the answer to that question. Red Rocket and DJ Ross Jackson round out the bill. Soul by the Pound with The Professa date: Wednesday, May 11 time: 9:00pm admission: no cover Soul by the Pound‘s original DJ, The Professa, returns to the helm of the thirtyninehotel’s classic soul and R&B weekly. Warm Up with DJ JohnJohn date: Friday, May 13 time: 5:00 – 9:00pm admission: no cover DJ JohnJohn (Citymouse) brings your energy level up to speed for the weekend with happy-hour-friendly selections of disco and house. Kaleidoscope Friday Edition date: Friday, May 13 time: 9:00pm admission: $10 Clones of the Queen pair up with theater and performance art troupe The Red Rockets for a special evening of double whammy avant garde live art and music. DJ’s Ross Jackson and Davey Shindig moderate and electrify. Knots & Yachts date: Saturday, May 14 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 Sailor man Farley Rossitor makes his DJ debut with Knots and Yachts, an evening of nautical shenanigans with yacht-rock, house & disco. DJ’s Gelareh and Princess X promise to keep the dance floor awhirl. Women’s Kung Fu Class with Anné Au date: Wednesdays time: Wed: 12:30 pm cost: $10 per class contact: thunderlotus@yahoo.com Develop a better understanding of Chinese Martial Arts learning Choi Lee Fut Kung Fu and Qigong. This once a week all women’s class guides you through self-defense, muscle memory, core-strengthening and the qi (chi) breathing.

Week of April 26 – 30

Kaleidoscope with Coral Stabz date: Tuesday, April 26 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 Coral Stabz is a fun lovin’ surf-pop duo with a jangly sonic attack reminiscent of the Ventures mixed a healthy dose of the Camps goofy fun. Country punkersRaised by Wolves(who have a fiddle player!) join the bill along with DJ Ross Jackson.

Soul by the Pound with Willie Maze date: Wednesday, April 27 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 Oakland’s own DJ Willie Maze hosts another hump day of dusty soul classics from deep deep in the vaults where on the bravest DJ’s hunt.

Emerging Artists Talk date: Thursday, April 28 time: 6:30-8:30pm admission: no cover Seven emerging artist from the UHM MFA Program will be presenting about their current studio practice. Hear the stories behind the work and gain insight into how these artist’s process, research, and personal experiences shape their visual language.

Sean’s Bandana presents The Thief of Bagdad, pt 2 date: Thursday, April 28 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 Last month electronic/organic jam band Sean’s Bandana soudtracked the first half of the classic 1924 silent film “The Thief of Bagdad.” Everyone had so much fun they are returning Thursday night to finish the second half.

Warm Up with DJ JohnJohn date: Friday, April 29 time: 5:00 – 9:00pm admission: no cover DJ JohnJohn (Citymouse) brings your energy level up to speed for the weekend with happy-hour-friendly selections of disco and house.

Soul Clap date: Friday, April 29 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 Soul Clap charges ahead with its unstoppable run as Chinatown’s most popular (non-First Friday) monthly. DJ Eskae and the Honolulu City Bird Gang, i.e. the Nocturnal Sound Krew promise a monster party Friday night. Word to the wise, arrive early for this one!

Love for Japan date: Saturday, April 30 time: 8:00pm admission: $5 suggested donation Greenroom Hawaii in Waikiki celebrates one year with a benefit for the victims of the Japan earthquake last month. Linus reunites for one special night. They are joined by Clones of the Queen and DJ’s Kentaro, K-ing, and Darren. There will be a silent auction with merchandise from Heather Brown, Kat Reeder, Clark Little. Sho Watanaba and plenty more. Here’s your chance to rock out, shop, and socialize without that nagging feeling that you could have spent that time helping your fellow man.

Women’s Kung Fu Class with Anné Au date: Wednesdays time: Wed: 12:30 pm cost: $10 per class contact: thunderlotus@yahoo.com Develop a better understanding of Chinese Martial Arts learning Choi Lee Fut Kung Fu and Qigong. This once a week all women’s class guides you through self-defense, muscle memory, core-strengthening and the qi (chi) breathing.

   

Week of April 19 – 23

REMINDER: Add info@thirtyninehotel.com to your address book or contacts to ensure delivery. Kaleidoscope with Brainplane date: Tuesday, April 19 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 This week, a very special Kaleidoscope: Brainplane, Netherfriends, and Wait for It promise to set your soul aflame with rock & roll power. Additionally, DJ Ross Jackson blasts heartfelt indie dance tunes in his own peculiar idiom.. DJ Willie Maze date: Wednesday, April 20 time: 9:00pm admission: No Cover DJ Willie Maze emerges from the dusty hinterlands of vinyl this week with another polished and sophisticated set of soul and funk favorites and obscurities. National Jelly Bean Day date: Friday, April 22 time: 9:00pm admission: $5 This Friday we celebrateNational Jelly Bean daywith six hours of amazing music created and spun by people who have probably eaten jelly beans. There’s an old saying from the hills of Tennessee that goes, “If a man doesn’t like jelly beans, he’s probably up to no good or something.” We love jelly beans and this Friday, we intend to celebrate. DJ Farley kicks things off and Gelareh brings it home. Afrobeat Madness date: Saturday, April 22 time: 8:00pm admission: $5 Afrobeat Madness! The Music Ingredient Chef, DJ Alex (from the “Decompression” show), Jamarek and the a gaggle of talented folks from KTUH transform thirtyninehotel into little piece of Lagos this Saturday night. Women’s Kung Fu Class with Anné Au date: Mondays & Wednesdays time: Mon: 4:30pm, Wed: 12:30 pm cost: $10 per class Develop a better understanding of Chinese Martial Arts learning Choi Lee Fut Kung Fu and Qigong. This once a week all women’s class guides you through self-defense, muscle memory, core-strengthening and the qi (chi) breathing.