POPS GO MOTOWN

It's always interesting to see what Matt Catingub has up his pops sleeve each season. This year he puts some R&B into the holiday season with "A Motown Christmas with The Four Tops and The Spinners" Dec. 7 and 8.

Then on Jan. 4 and 5 smooth songwriter Burt Bacharach joins the Pops for a repertoire of his giant book of classics — "The Look of Love," "Walk on By" and more.

Tickets are $14-$79. For tickets: 792-2000. www.honolulusymphony.com.

MAD CADDIES COMING

The Mad Caddies, performers of ska / punk / reggae / dixie / jazz / surf / rockabilly / country / swing / you-name-it, is scheduled for an Oct. 12 concert at Pipeline Cafe. Also on the bill: The Golfcart Rebellion.

The all-ages show (those under 18 allowed in with an adult guardian) is from 6 to 9:45 p.m.

Tickets are $20 advance (available Sept. 1), $25 at the door. www.808shows.com.

FREE CONCERT AT KCC

Mark your calendars for the free outdoor concert on the Great Lawn at Kapi'olani Community College, 5-9 p.m. Sept. 29. The lineup: Tony Conjugacion and his halau, 5 p.m.; George Kahumoku Jr and Friends, 6:45 p.m.; and Raiatea Helm and band, 8 p.m.

HOT DATES

SEPT. 18

Nine Inch Nails, Blaisdell Arena.

SEPT. 20

Los Lonely Boys, Events at the Tower, Aloha Tower Marketplace.

SEPT. 22

Lost '80s Live, with A Flock of Seagulls, When in Rome, Dramarama and Gene Loves Jezebel, Events at the Tower, Aloha Tower Marketplace.

OCT. 4

Jimmy Buffett, Waikiki Shell.

OCT. 6

Awa Festival, UH-Manoa.

OCT. 23

Fountains of Wayne, Pipeline Cafe.

NOV. 10-11

North Shore Festival.

DEC. 31

Cyndi Lauper New Year's Eve show, Sheraton Waikiki.

DEC. 31

KC and the Sunshine Band New Year's Eve show, Hilton Hawaiian Village.