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COMEDY: DEC.6-7 AND 13-14
Nonstop laugh machine Augie T. (Tulba), above, will be at Chai's Island Bistro for a limited special engagement, appearing with guests Timmy Matos and Jose Dynamite. Warning: Subjects may include our tall mayor, the local breed that flocks to Las Vegas or even ... you. This will be Augie's last comedy performance of the year.
8:30 p.m. Dec. 6-7 and 13-14 / Chai's Island Bistro / $20 / 585-0011.
CONCERTS: DEC. 7-8
Motown comes to town as pop music legends The Four Tops. below, and The Spinners usher in the holiday season along with The Honolulu Symphony Pops for a double-bill featuring all the hits you know and love. From The Spinners: "I'll Be Around," "Could it Be I'm Falling in Love," "Working My Way Back to You" and their No. 1 hit with Dionne Warwick, "Then Came You." From the Four Tops: "Baby I Need Your Loving," "Reach Out I'll Be There," "Standing in The Shadows of Love," "It's the Same Old Song," "I Can't Help Myself" and "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)."
8 p.m. Dec. 7-8 / Blaisdell Arena / $14, $32, $47, $57, $79 / 792-2000, www.honolulusymphony.com.
CONCERT: DEC. 7
The Derek Trucks Band brings its undeniable roots, rock and blues music on a four-island tour in support of their 2006 release "Songlines." The jazzy world-music group consists of Trucks (guitar), Mike Mattison (lead vocals), Kofi Burbridge (keyboards, flute and vocals), Todd Smallie (bass and vocals), and Yonrico Scott (drums, percussion and vocals). The band last performed here in 2003 as headliners for the Rhythm & Blues Mele at Hawaiian Hut. Special guest Papa Mali opens the show with his swamp-and-funk New Orleans style.
CONCERT: DEC. 7
After a couple of months of anticipation, it's time for a night of dancing and partying, '90s style. For the first time in Honolulu, C&C Music Factory (featuring Freedom Williams, right), The Cover Girls and Seduction will strut down memory lane with hits such as "Gonna Make You Sweat," "Things That Make You Go Hmmm," "Wishing on a Star," "Show Me," "Heartbeat" and "Two To Make It Right." The concert was originally announced for Oct. 13, but was postponed because of a scheduling conflict.
8 p.m. Dec. 7 / Pipeline Cafe / $35 advance, $45 at the door / 877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com.
CONCERT: DEC. 8
Join Makana in celebration of his latest CD "Different Game," which combines slack-key and fusion while exploring the complexities of relationships. He has toured with Santana, Sting, and Metallica's Kirk Hammett, and in 2006 was a contributor to "Hawaiian Slack Key Kings," which earned a Grammy nomination. He was also honored with the Best World Music Album at the Hawai'i Music Awards for his self-titled debut album "Makana." For those 21 and older.
8 p.m. Dec. 8 (doors open 7:30 p.m.) / NextDoor / $10 / www.makanalive.com.
CONCERT: DEC. 14
New Jersey-based alternative pop punk quintet My Chemical Romance, which is touring in support of its 2006 platinum-selling concept CD "The Black Parade" marches into Blaisdell Arena. Rock out to hits such as "Teenagers," "Famous Last Words," "Helena" and "Welcome to the Black Parade." The band last performed at Pipeline Cafe in 2005.
7 p.m. Dec. 14 / Blaisdell Arena / $ 37.50 / 877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com.
CONCERT: DEC. 15
The Makaha Sons present their holiday show "Christmas Memories" for the first time at the Sheraton Waikiki, singing favorites from their CD "Christmas Day in Hawai'i Nei." They have been awarded countless Na Hoku Hanohano awards and have released 21 CDs, including the latest, "Heke Wale No — Only the Very Best of The Makaha Sons." Joining the veteran music makers will be Hoku Zuttermeister, Leilani Bond, Willie K and Melveen Leed as Kealo Koko and Tunui's Royal Polynesians grace the stage with hula and dance.
11 a.m. Dec. 15 (buffet line opens at 10:30 a.m.) / Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Hawaii Ballroom / $60, $100 VIP / 922-4422.
CONCERTS: DEC. 16
It just wouldn't be the same merry little Christmas without a Ho'okena holiday show and special guest Willie K. Join Manu Boyd, Glen Smith, Horace Dudoit Chris Kamaka, below, and dancer Nani Dudoit as they present Hawaiian and holiday faves in a luncheon event and dinner presentation.
Luncheon show: doors open at 10:30 a.m., lunch at 11 a.m. and concert at noon; Dinner show: doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. and concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 16 / Ala Moana Hotel, Hibiscus Ballroom / lunch $50 general, $25 children ages 4-11; dinner $65, $32.50 / 955-4811.
CONCERT: DEC. 19-20
Na Leo Pilimehana shares Christmas cheer through "A Christmas Gift — Na Leo's Holiday Music Spectacular" for two starry nights. Joining the trio are special guests Keali'i Reichel, Willie K, Kaukahi, Vili The Warrior and The Shooting Stars.
7 p.m. Dec. 19-20 / Hilton Hawaiian Village, Coral Ballroom / $38, $58, $78, $98 / 262-6300, www.naleo.net, www.worldsound.com.
HOLIDAYS: DEC. 21-23
That holiday favorite "The Nutcracker," above, presented by Ballet Hawaii and featuring the Honolulu Symphony, takes celebrants through a magical world built on choreography, lavish costumes and impeccable design. This telling of Tchaikovsky's classic stars New York City Ballet's Joaquin De Luz and Megan Fairchild, accompanied by additional guest artists and aspiring young dancers from Maui and O'ahu.
8 p.m. Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 22 and 2 p.m. Dec. 23 / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $20, $25, $50, $75 / 521-8600, www.ticketmaster.com
7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 and 2 p.m. Dec. 2 / Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater / $25, $35, $45; discount for students and MACC members / 808-242-7469, www.mauiarts.org.
CONCERTS: DEC. 21-23
The aloha spirit is shared in "A Cazimero Christmas," featuring The Brothers Cazimero (Robert and Roland, below), the ever-popular duo of traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music. The three-night concert series in celebration of the season features Leina'ala Kalama Heine, Halau Na Kamalei, The Royal Dance Company with special guests Kawaiolaona-pukanileo, Connor Meers, Miss Keiki Hula 2007 Marissa Medrano and Master Keiki Hula 2007 TJ Idemoto.
7:30 p.m. Dec. 21-22 and 2 p.m. Dec. 23 / Hawai'i Theatre / $30, $40, $50, $75; discounts for seniors, students, military and theater members / 528-0506, www.hawaiitheatre.com.
