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Honolulu's 70s Nightclub Reunion is having one last celebration before bowing gracefully off stage! Don't miss this show! It's the final reunion, and it's gonna be a blast! But get this: Phase VII and Aura will be performing that night! Never mind me being the youngest guy there—even if everyone will be twice my age*—this is my first and last chance to ever see these bands play live. (*Local baby boomers are lucky they lived through Hawaii's nightclub era! I really missed out. Thanks to Robin Kimura for being the mastermind behind these reunions!)     Grand Ballroom tickets are...

The Do-Over is coming to Honolulu in 2011! What's that? Hosted by Aloe Blacc & friends, the infamous LA-bred Do-Over parties feature world-class DJs throwing down seriously good tunes. To name a few appearances: Kon & Amir, J. Rocc, Osunlade, Prince Paul, Flying Lotus...and many more. Quantic, aka William Holland, even did a cumbia mash-up set... Which makes me wonder what'll happen when Lei-Over's mystery DJs spin that Hawaiian heat. Quantic at the Do-Over, September 2010: (mp3 & video) Here's the poster: Rockin' the sunny jams and the classic tunes you grew up with, plus any other madness that comes...

Google "Tony Tam Sing" and you'll come across the blog Asita Recordings. I did, at least. Didn't find any info on the elusive TONY psych-folk LP, but I did learn that Lightsleepers recently started one of Hawaii's only record sale/swaps. There's been a few other big record shows in Hawaii, but BRB is the only one giving "Hawaii's diggers, vinyl junkies and collectors" a chance to meet in one place. The first BRB went down in early 2010. The next BRB? Coming up real soon. September 11th, 2010 831 Queen St. @ Fresh Café 9am - 3pm :: FREE beatrootbodega@gmail.com...