Gym Class Heroes bringing mash-up style to Pipeline
MORE THAN a year after the release of their latest album, "As Cruel as School Children," New York's
Gym Class Heroes will finally make an appearance on Oahu next week.
Led by MC Travis "Schleprok" McCoy, the band has established a niche similar to that of one-hit wonder Crazy Town, matching rock stylings with hip-hop rhymes, while backing everything with live instruments instead of recorded samples.
The Gym Class Heroes take things a step further, recycling hits from the '70s and '80s and re-introducing them to the MySpace generation. Working with Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump, the band produced "Cupid's Chokehold" and "Clothes Off!!!," which borrow from Supertramp's "Breakfast in America" and Jermaine Stewart's "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off," respectively. (If you're feeling their mash-up style, be sure to keep an eye out for the band's remix album coming out later this year -- all the beats are replaced by Hall and Oates songs!)
Gym Class Heroes plays Pipeline Cafe on Wednesday.
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Tickets for Wednesday's concert at Pipeline Cafe are $29 general admission, with a limited number of $55 VIP tickets available. Doors open at 6 p.m. and all ages are welcome ...
CONGRATS TO Chinatown's NextDoor and Aiea's Panama Hattie's, which both celebrate anniversaries this weekend.
NextDoor's second birthday started Thursday with a fashion show by Dan Weaver and DJs Eskae and Cookiehead Jenkins on the decks, and continues tonight with DJ mr.nick and a special guest set by DJ Fred Everything. Torry Tukuafu will host "Showdown in Chinatown" early Saturday, followed by the return of "Favela Funk" later in the night with special guest DJ Rex Riddem.
Panama Hattie's celebrates three years in business with a special run of "Island Riddim Nites" on Saturdays in August. Hot Rain will play this weekend, followed by One Drop on Aug. 18 and All Natro on Aug. 25 ...
SPOTTED: Professional basketball player Reggie Miller partied at Pearl Ultra Lounge a few Fridays back ... Retired NFL star Jerome Bettis was at the Waikiki Beach Walk on Tuesday, heading to dinner at Ruth's Chris Steak House with friends ... And while I didn't see him on television, local promoter Peter Maharaj was in the crowd when buddy Michael Irvin was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame last weekend. Maharaj was impressed by Irvin's decision to include local boy Mark Tuinei among the teammates he thanked during his induction speech ...
REMEMBER THE item I wrote last month about local rockers Resistor playing their last shows?
Well, it looks like the band isn't ready to call it quits just yet. You can check them out at 9 p.m. Saturday at Tropics in Kailua, or at 8 p.m. Aug. 18 at Gordon Biersch.
Inoa'ole, on the other hand, does appear to be splitting up for good. They'll play the Mai Tai Bar on Saturday (and again next Friday), Hawaiian Hut on Aug. 18, and Chez's Bar and Grill on Aug. 24 ...
MORE WEEKEND PICKS: Rhyme Da Old Man and Jonah the Whale join DJs Careless1 and Revise for another installment of "Hip-Hop at the Trops" at Tropics Diner. Doors open at 10 p.m. Friday for the 18-and-over crowd, with a $5 cover charge in effect ... Former Hawaii resident DJ Scottie Soul returns with buddy DJ B. McCarthy to spin at Lotus Soundbar on Saturday. Doors open at 9 that night, but don't expect to see them on the decks until well after midnight ... Feel like dressing up? Check out "Salud!," a benefit gala presented by the Honolulu Academy of Arts on Sunday. Tickets are $85, with guests getting to sample tapas by Town's Ed Kenney and 10 other local chefs. Call 532-6099 ...