“Woo hoo” for The Throwdowns and “nana nana boo boo,” to the naysayers. I can’t help but feel utterly celebratory for this band–one that is as sugar-and-fire as the torched tops of creme brulee. More than simply talented and spirited, they’re just some of the gosh-darned nicest people you could ever hope to meet. Late last year, I thought…

The Throwdowns aren’t just growing up, they’re dragging the rest of us with them.  Instead of getting complacent and bored with Maui’s bite-sized music scene and moving to some smoggy place like L.A,they’re firing up Maui’s musical community and demanding that bands reach out of their comfort zones.  A little competition goes a long way to waking up talent and forcing young bands out of their usual friday night line-ups at Kihei bars. The Throwdowns organized a Battle of the Bands at Mulligans on the Blue, Saturday  May15th, 7pm, for …

311 is from So. Cal, right? No Sir… the members of 311, this marijuana-loving, reggae-skanking, rock band, hail from Omaha, Nebraska (The Cornhusker State.)  We almost never got the chance to experience their musical talent due to a case of severe burning.  On their first-ever tour in the early 90’s, their RV caught on fire, and the band escaped with only minor injuries, though they lost all their equipment and personal possessions.  311 is the Omaha Police Code for Indecent Exposure, so consider yourself warned.  This reggae and rap-metal band …

Mana’o Radio (broadcasting at 91.5 FM and www.manaoradio.com), is Maui’s Free-Form Live, Commerical-Free, Non-profit Radio Station.  Help support their good-intentions to continue to provide music for Hawaii by celebrating their 8th anniversary and remembering the co-founder, Barry Shannon, this weekend.  Hopefully by when the festival opens, these overcast skies and tsunami scares will have given it a rest, and we can enjoy the return to normal Hawaii weather by basking in the sun at this all-day, open-air music festival.  The festival will feature abot fifteen bands, including some of the usual suspects, such as Amy Hanaiali’i and her …

Words by Erin Smith / Photos by Darcie Walker
While in Canada this December, shooting a music video for their single “Stolen Car,” and an episode of Aux TV’s show Band Foto, Maui’s own The Throwdowns took some time to test the waters. The frozen waters of Ontario’s Lake Erie.

Typically an event that happens on New Year’s Day, The Throwdowns did their own dip in mid-December, plunging into the icy cold waters, head first.  Rumor has it, everybody made it out alive. They are now back on Maui, enjoying the warm …

After the cancellation of their first Pinktober Event, Hard Rock got Bad Brains coming October 28th at 9:30 pm. Straight to Hawaii after their appearance at the Smokeout Festival in San Bernadino, California. Well its no festival over here, but the Hard Rock is doing a cool thing trying to raise money for the Pacific Cancer Foundation. The Maui band the Throwdowns open for them! I am not a huge Bad Brains fan, but I love punk rock and there is something so cool about watching these dudes that look like …