Tag archive for Castle Theater

CAKE
SAT., FEB. 25 – Since their early ‘90s debut, Cake’s become a name to conjure with–though the meaning behind their name doesn’t reference dessert. “It’s like when something insidiously becomes a part of your life,” said frontman John McCrea of the band’s moniker, in a …

THREE CHEERS FOR PINK MARTINI
FRI., FEB. 17 – Portland’s Pink Martini is one of the few ensembles on Earth that can sculpt music into something that’s visceral yet palatial, rooted yet transmuted. And MauiTime’s own Ynez Tongson is one of the few writers on-isle who …

RASTA THOMAS’ BAD BOYS OF DANCE
THU., FEB. 16 – The Bad Boys of Dance is “a fresh, new dance company comprised of the most talented and versatile young male dancers in the world today… each hand selected [for] his extraordinary physical abilities and artistry.” The …

TONIGHT: The Airborne Toxic Event at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center
FRI., JAN. 20 – Sorry hippies, this isn’t an event about Chemtrails–it’s a concert by the Los Angeles-based hipster band acronymically known as TATE (named after section two of Don DeLillo’s book White Noise). …

BIG SHOW UPDATE:
LET THEM EAT CAKE  (just not this month)
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We know. You love Cake like a fat kid loves, well, cake. Us, too. So if you’re crumb-bummed that the Cake concert’s been postponed (originally scheduled for Sun. Oct. 23), just think of it like magic …

THIS WEEK’S PICKS:
A HALT JAM
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FRI., OCT. 14 – Legendary blues man Taj Mahal gigs at the Castle Theater, alongside longtime comrades The Hula Blues Band (which formed in 1981 when Taj Mahal moved to Kaua’i). Sourcing from reggae, calypso, jazz, zydeco, gospel and West African …

TO DO LIST: 1) SAVE THE WORLD; 2) GET A JOB; 3) PARTY WITH THE KOOL KATS
The Keep The Hawaiians Islands Beautiful (KHIB) organization is working to keep our home comely. On Saturday (Aug. 27) they’re conducting an annual conference which focuses on litter control …

THE GOODNESS OF GREEN
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PURCHASE POLYNESIAN PLANTS
Lucky we live Hawaii, eh? More than a land of endless summer, over 30 million years of evolution, our wildly remote isles have yielded the highest endemism known on Earth. Celebrate Hawaii’s unique native flora—and support the programs and mission …

This Week’s Picks: Going Both Wayans
Friday (May 20), 7:30pm, Castle Theater, MACC, Kahului; $39/$49/$59 (+$30 for post-show meet-and-greet)
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It’s probably easy for Shawn and Marlon Wayans to laugh off (all the way to the bank, that is) their numerous Razzie nominations—and wins—or flicks like Little Man …

Arts & Entertainment
Stars Align
Cuban musician grows from his tuneful roots
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AFRO-CUBAN ALL STARS
Thursday (April 14), 7:30pm, Castle Theater, MACC
$12/$28/$38; 808-242-7469; mauiarts.org / afrocubanallstarsonline.com

“Right now,” says legendary Cuban musician Juan de Marcos Gonzalez in his patient Cuban lilt, “we’re damaging the Earth and the Earth is …