Last Friday Paina: Lance Orillo, The Elements featuring Annamarie Love & Adney Atabay, and Pocket Live at Dot's in Wahiawa (6/27/2014)

Another hot rocking night at Dot's in Wahiawa with old and new friends. Summing it up:  A singing Fireman, 2 Wahiawa guys that grew up playing pop warner football from small kid time, former Espirit nightclub fans, horn players from the former Genesis II Band, 2 beautiful ladies rocking the 80s, and the Leileihua Alumni Tennis Team.  We even won a gift certificate for some delicious Scouffins. 

Tonight's Line Up:  The LANCE ORILLO BAND, ELEMENTS featuring Annamarie Love, Andney Atabay, and The Genesis II Horns, and POCKET. 

THE LANCE ORILLO BAND - some songs played tonight: Words To A Song, Georgy Porgy, Mind Blowing Decision, I Got Work To Do, and The Hurt. 

The ELEMENTS featuring Annamarie Love, Adney Atabay, and The Genesis II Horns - some songs played tonight:  Superstition, Standing On Shaky Ground, Neither One Of Us Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye, Sabor A Mi, and This Time It's Real. 

POCKET- some songs played tonight:  Shame, It's Gonna Take A Miracle, Sweet Thing, Good Times, and a Donna Summer Medley. 

Mahalo to all the Bands for a great night.  Till next time...Don't Stop The Music!

Ige's Restaurant & 19th Puka Food & Music Festival (1-18-2014)

This blog posting took a bit longer to prepare than we anticipated.  Why you ask?  We wanted it to be special because this was the last night we would see and hear music at Ige's Restaurant & 19th Puka in Aiea.

We arrived extra early (4 pm) to capture as many golden moments as possible.  This would be the very last time JonT Media Hawaii would be seated at our reserved table.  Our last chance to enjoy the delicious dishes we all became accustomed to over the last 10 consecutive years.  Tonight's special buffet line - the last supper.  Thank you Wayne for the yummy desserts and the beautiful decorated cake.

The place was packed, standing room only.  Even the local TV stations were present interviewing patrons and the restaurant management.  Thank you Manager Henry (also a former Point After manager) for remembering to change all the TV channels so everyone could watch themselves on the 10 PM news.

Tonight, non-stop entertainment. Mahalo Dean for setting up the line up:  Jazz Nene and Jon Basebase, Lance Orillo, Excite, King Pins, Pocket, and H20 & friends – The final jam session.  There were several birthday celebrations in the house as well. Also donning the stage was Comedian Rodney Villanueva, who incidentally at the end of the evening lead the remaining crowd to stand up and sing 'Hawaii Aloha'.  How appropriate!  We remained until the very last song was played, on to the wee morning hours (2 am) when all the chairs would finally be placed upside down on the tables, and the stage spot lights dimmed forever.

Special Mahalo to Ron Ige and his staff for creating this magical place that family & friends gathered weekly to eat, drink, talk story, laugh, dance and sing.  Mahalo to all the musicians, bands (and even magicians) for sharing your talents and keeping us entertained every night.  We're still baffled how Santos Kidd got those playing cards to stick on the high ceiling.  Guess we'll never know now.

We are so happy and honored to have shared on RockAndJazzHawaii.com, the many fine performances at this establishment.  Ige's Restaurant is gone, but the memories will remain.  Please enjoy these captured golden moments as much as we will enjoy them through the coming years ahead.  BTW, we've been hearing talk about an Ige's Restaurant & 19th Puka Reunion Dance Party. We don't know when or where, but if it does happen; you can be sure JonT Media Hawaii will be there.  Till then...See you on our next music carpet ride! Remember to Smile! and Don't Stop The Music!




PS: In case you didn't know, you can still get some of your favorite dishes at Ige's Lunchwagon and Catering.  Here is their website: http://www.igeslwcatering.com/

HONUGRUV Live at Ige's Restaurant & 19th Puka on (12-21-2013 & 1-11-2014)

HONUGRUV's 12-21-2013 performance







Check out these golden moments from 1-11-2014.



As you can see we're a wee bit behind in our postings. As the adage goes 'better late than never'.  This one had to be shared!

This posting is a double treat! Two (2) separate nights at Ige's.  HONUGRUV plays R&B, Smooth Jazz, and Contemporary music; with influences of EWF, Incognito, Alicia Keys, Chaka Kahn. Each singer is powerful and unique.  If you have not yet seen/heard this band, we highly recommend that you do.  Honugruv will get you Gruv'in in your seat and up to the dance floor in no time.  They recently sported a new horn section, making the complete package even more explosive.  We like!

Mahalo HONUGRUV! and Don't Stop The Music!

HONUGRUV:
Sam Hesch - Vocals
Devonne Guzman - Vocals
Alex Song - Vocals
Querida Song - Vocals
Greg Ravelo - keyboards, Vocals
Darren Sarajina - guitar
Jared Ballesteros - drums
Mark Flores - bass, bandleader

Band Contact: Mark Flores, at honugruv@gmail.com

Magic Mushroom Reunion Party IV at the Manoa Grand Ballroom (5/17/2014)

  

This was our 4th Magic Mushroom  Reunion Party at the Manoa Grand Ballroom in Moiliili.  What a night! This was a standing room only event!  Tables for this event were sold out months ahead of the event night. Mahalo again to Dennis & Joy Matsukawa and their family for organizing this event; along with celebrity MC Bart DeSilva of KKOL-FM 107.9 Radio.  It was a pleasure to see and catch up with many friends we haven't seen in awhile.  Truly a Reunion Party!

Tonight's line up:  THE NEW EXPERIENCE II, WHITE LIGHT, and AUDISSEY & FRIENDS with special guest Rob Yamamoto, formerly of Natural High; and Ron Tokunaga formerly of Greenwood. Check out these captured golden moments:

THE NEW EXPEREINCE II  - some of the songs played:  Donna Summer Medley, Stevie Wonder Medley, EWF Medley, Play That Funky Music, Standing On Shakey Ground. Everybody Wants You, and My Hawaii.



*The band members of THE NEW EXPERIENCE II: Edwin Ramones - Bandleader/Keys/Vocals; Renell Magarang-Yim- Vocals; Gary Omalza - Lead Guitar, Vocals; Rex Baccay Bass guitar/Vocals; and Ben Juan - Drums/Vocals.

http://www.70snightclubreunion.com/info/bios/new_experience.html


WHITE LIGHT - some of the songs played:  Soul Man, Dancing Queen, Boogie Wonderland, Mony Mony, Make Me Smile, Heart of Rock and Roll, and the Electric Slide.



*The band members of WHITE LIGHT:  Joy Waikaloa - Vocals; Tommy Kamisato - Bandleader/Trumpet/Vocals; Arex Ikehara - Bass Guitar/Vocals; Don Tsuha - Trumpet/Vocals; Sherman Kang - Sax; Gerald Tomosawa - Trumpter/Drums; Layne Maeoka - Drums; Daniel Kurose - Guitar; George Mosier - Guitar; Larry Isobe - Key Boards; and Howard Nataka - Vocals.

http://www.70snightclubreunion.com/info/bios/white_light.html

AUDISSEY & FRIENDS - some of the songs played:  Celebration, Vehicle, Angel Baby, Long Train Running, Everybody's Everything, Mustang Sally and We're An American Band,



*The band members of AUDISSEY & FRIENDS:  Dennis Matsukawa - Bandleader/guitar/vocals; Brad Nakanishi - Keyboards/vocals, Rob Yamamoto - Vocals; Ron Tokunaga - Vocals; Lester Higa - Vocals; Dean Guzman - Vocals; Galen Onouye - Base guitar; Sterling Sakuma - Drums/congas; Ben Juan - Drums/congas; Jarry Gomes - Trumpet; Alan Nakamoto - Trumpet; Ashley Harding - Saxophone; and Isaac Nishimura - Saxophone.

Mahalo to all that made this night a great success!  See you all at MMRP # 5; which is already set for November 29th! Till then, Don't Stop The Music!

Royal Kunia Street Band Live at Ige's Restaurant & 19th Puka (1-10-2014)

This posting is a little late. We had a busy calendar. But the like old adage says 'better late than never'.  Especially when it's part of the count down to the final days at Ige's Restaurant.  There was no hesitation, we just had to share this.

Here is another group of guys we like visiting with, and listening to.  The RKSB aka Royal Kunia Street Band, is a spin-off band from Greenwood.  Who is Greenwood?  Check out this interview with Robin Kimura by Roger Bong of Aloha Got Soul: http://alohagotsoul.com/2011/08/31/robin-kimura-interview-part-3/  It was great to see friends of the band sit in through out the night.  So much talent in one place.

On this night at Ige's, Aiea & Pearl City HS Alumnae was in the house. There was alot of purple attire on the  dance floor. These folks pretty much adopted this 19th Puka as their weekend hangout.  They and many other friends and guests circled the entire restaurant in a dance train.  A first and last for us to see this ever happen.  So much joy and laughter.  We're so happy to have captured these golden moments for you. Go check them out below.






Mahalo ROYAL KUNIA STREET BAND! Till next time...Don't Stop The Music!


ROYAL KUNIA STREET BAND:
Robin Kimura - bass guitar, band leader
Craig Kanekoa - lead vocal, guitar, ukulele
Chet Okayama - lead vocal, lead guitar
Dwanye Higa - keyboards
Randy Hoo - saxaphone, flute, percussion
Mark Silva - trumpet
Rod Esteban - drums

*Steve Matsumoto - trumpet
*Curtis Takahama - vocals
*Garry Moore - vocals

* Guest Artist

Band Contact:   rksb@hawaii.rr.com