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FEB. 16
Joining the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra, Makana celebrates passion with “Sinfonia D’Amore,” with original and classical music, storytelling and songs from Italy, India, the Americas and Hawaii.
7:30 p.m./ Blaisdell Concert Hall / $27-$79 / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
FEB. 17-19
Rick Springfield won a Grammy for his 1981 power-pop tune “Jessie’s Girl” and acted opposite Meryl Streep in 2015’s “Ricki and the Flash.” He’s bringing an intimate acoustic show of music and story to Blue Note Hawaii.
8 p.m. Feb. 17-19 (one show only per night) / Blue Note Hawaii / $75-$95 / bluenotehawaii.com or 777-4890
FEB. 28
Singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey brings her ethereal voice to the islands. She had a hit with her 2011 music video “Video Games” and has released several well-received albums since, including her 2014 album “Ultraviolence” and the 2017 Grammy-nominated ”Lust for Life.”
7 p.m. / Waikiki Shell / $39-$395 / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
FEB. 28
Hang on, Sloopy! Hit-maker and acclaimed guitar-slinger Rick Derringer and Edgar Winter of “Frankenstein” fame come to the islands. They’re in Honolulu on Feb. 28, at the Kauai Beach Resort in Lihue on March 2 and on Hawaii island on March 3, with Maui plans TBA.
7 p.m. / Hawaiian Brian’s / $48-$72 / bluesbearhawaii.com or 896-4845
APRIL 7
Sardonic, luminous comedian Tig Notaro, author of the best-selling memoir “I’m Just a Person,” creator/star of Amazon series “One Mississippi” and an Emmy and Grammy nominee for her comedy specials, is on her way to Hawaii.
8 p.m. / Hawaii Theatre / $29.50-$49.50 / hawaiitheatre.com or 528-0506
TICKER:
>> Alt-rock band Queens of the Stone Age rolls into The Republik. 8 p.m. March 28 (sold out) and March 29, The Republik, $49.50. jointherepublik.com or 941-7469
>> Actor/comedian Kevin Hart of film, TV and stage returns to Hawaii this fall. 7 p.m. Nov. 29, Blaisdell Arena, $59.50-$1,000+. ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000