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With Special Guest Keznamdi
The Green was formed in 2009 with Caleb Keolanui (lead and backing vocals), Ikaika Antone (keyboards, lead and backing vocals), JP Kennedy (lead and backing vocals, guitar), Zion Thompson (lead and backing vocals, guitar) and Brad Watanabe (backing vocals, bass, keyboards, guitar, drums). Drummer Jordan Espinoza joined in 2011, replacing Leslie Ludiazo, who remains the band’s musical director.
They are among the very first reggae bands from the Hawaiian islands to extensively tour the US mainland and perform in such far-flung locales as Japan and New Zealand. One of the genre’s busiest acts, prior to headlining their own tours, the band supported many American reggae bands including Rebelution, Iration, SOJA, and even Jamaica’s Damian Marley. Grammy winning pop superstar Bruno Mars selected The Green to open his three sold out shows at Honolulu’s Blaisdell Arena in 2014 and his two sold out dates at Honolulu’s Aloha Stadium, Hawaii’s largest outdoor venue, in 2018. The Green have also appeared on several of America’s biggest music festivals, including the Vans Warped Tour, Wakarusa, Life Is Beautiful, Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, One Love Cali Reggae Festival, California Roots Festival, and Rebelution’s Bright Side Festival in Jamaica.
With much of the live music industry scaled back or in a holding pattern for 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, many musicians enjoyed an extended hiatus at home with family and friends and additional time to focus on their music. Hawaii-based reggae band The Green sum up their
period of self-reflection, on their 6th studio album, Brand New Eyes, out now (Easy Star Records/Ineffable Records).
For band members Ikaika Antone (keyboards, vocals) and Zion Thompson (guitar, vocals), who became first time fathers during the pandemic, the lockdown afforded expanded time to bond with their newborn daughters; for the entire band, the lockdown provided an opportunity for deeper concentration on their music making. “Because we weren’t touring, we were able to pull the album together in a way that we couldn’t before,” says Ikaika. “Now that our families are growing, it’s time to get more proactive with our music, so the pandemic was a blessing in disguise, and we adapted really well.”
By Patricia Meschino
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INNA
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Bayside
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Hot Mulligan: Choose Your Fightour
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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OPIUO
Friday, April 26, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Infectious Grooves
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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OMEGA FEST: Biohazard / Forbidden
Saturday, May 4, 2024
Doors: 3:00pm / Show: 3:30pm
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Donny Benet
Friday, May 17, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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1974 A.D
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Doors: 8:00pm / Show: 9:00pm
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CHAOS & CARNAGE 2024: CATTLE DECAPITATION / CARNIFEX
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Doors: 4:00pm / Show: 4:30pm
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Rawayana
Friday, May 24, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Gogol Bordello
Saturday, May 25, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Jazz Is Dead: Mulatu Astatke
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Jazz Is Dead: Mulatu Astatke
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Little Big
Friday, June 14, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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of Montreal
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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The Volunteers
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:30pm
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Jazz is Dead: Cortex
Friday, July 12, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Katchafire
Friday, July 19, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Caspian & And So I Watch You From Afar
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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The Aquabats!
Saturday, August 3, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Tinariwen
Monday, August 12, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Doors: 9:30pm / Show: 10:30pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Doors: 9:30pm / Show: 10:30pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Friday, September 20, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Friday, September 20, 2024
Doors: 9:30pm / Show: 10:30pm
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CORNELIUS
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Mumiy Troll
Friday, October 11, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Becky Hill
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm