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Band Camp VII, The English Beat, M. Ward and more

Honolulu holiday events 2009

Here are some events that'll get you in the holiday spirit

The Fray headlines Band Camp VII

The Fray, Throwdowns and Panic at the Disco’s Urie promise big fun at Shell

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Pastor Lucious Smith delivers opening remarks

Michael Jackson memorial service

Scenes from the King of Pop tribute at Staples Center in downtown L.A.

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And the next day you can see Band of Horses and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at the Pablove Foundation Benefit www.pablove.org

BigDaddyB60612 commented on 'O Come All Ye Faithful'

You guys are clearly going for something different here (i.e., anti-traditional). Have fun. I'll stick with Nat King Cole or Johnn...

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Got to go with Lou Rawls for the best performance of this song, but Crosby/Bowie is cool.

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Best places for live jazz

Catch this sexy, groovy style of music throughout Honolulu

Honolulu's underground hip-hop scene

We may not be London, but you can still hear this indie sound

Inside: Chiko's Tavern with Hoku Zuttermeister

Step into a local bar filled with camaraderie and easy-going aloha

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CRITICS' REVIEWS

John Mayer, 'Battle Studies'

By Tamara Palmer

The bluesy ladies' man keeps it short and sweet on world-weary fourth LP

Bon Jovi, 'The Circle'

By Wade Tatangelo

Pop-metal survivors make misguided, ‘working man's’ rock record

Dashboard Confessional, 'Alter the Ending'

By Kirk Miller

Sing-along emo's inventor aims to please on half-acoustic, half-electric LP. It 2/3 works!

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Music Interviews

Brendan Benson: steady as he goes: With the Raconteurs on hiatus, a gifted tunesmith rekindles his solo career

Dashboard Confessional's happy 'Ending': Chris Carrabba talks about DC's latest, 'Alter the Ending'

Video interview: MuteMath: Paul and Darren of MuteMath talk about their new album, 'Armistice'

Generation Jerk: the New Boyz: The leaders of hip-hop's latest dance craze hit the road with Chris Brown

The Raveonettes talk new album and tour: The Danish rock duo chats with Metromix at a recent gig

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Madonna returns to Malawi to visit the school she is building for poor girls: LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) Madonna arrived in Malawi Sunday to visit the girls school she is building in the impoverished country where she adopted two children, an official for the star's charity said....

Madonna returns to Malawi to visit the school she is building for poor girls: LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) Madonna has left Malawi after a nearly weeklong visit with her family, airport and charity officials said Saturday. Officials said Madonna flew out of the southern...

'Phantom of the Opera' composer Andrew Lloyd Webber diagnosed with prostate cancer: LONDON (AP) Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his spokeswoman said Sunday. The 61-year-old Lloyd Webber's condition is in its early stages, a...

Former Smiths frontman Morrissey in stable condition after stage collapse: LONDON (AP) Former Smiths frontman Morrissey was released Sunday from a hospital where he was held overnight after collapsing on stage during a concert. A spokeswoman for the Great...

Garth's still got it: Brooks' first shows in Las Vegas sell out in less than 5 hours: LAS VEGAS (AP) Garth Brooks mused that the public may have moved on when he announced he was coming out of retirement. Was he ever wrong. Tickets for Brooks' first 20 shows...

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