APRIL 15

Grammy Award-winning Chicano band Los Lobos returns to Hawaii for a set at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii’s Manoa Grand Ballroom. On the hunt for more than 40 years, they’ve recently released a new album, “Gates of Gold.”

7:30 p.m. / Manoa Grand Ballroom at JCCH, 2454 S. Beretania St. / $45-$65 / 896-4845

APRIL 30, MAY 1

Comedian Kevin Hart has hit the big time since his 2011 appearance in Honolulu, appearing in several blockbuster comedies.

7 and 10:30 p.m. April 30, 7 p.m. May 1 / Blaisdell Arena / $59.50-$150.50 / ticketmaster.com or 866-448-7849

MAY 4, 5, 7, 8

Chaka Khan will tell you something good with that sultry voice. The pop singer with the four-decade career pops into town for a gig.

6:30 and 9 p.m. / Blue Note Hawaii / $75-$125 / bluenotehawaii.com or 777-4890

MAY 5

Cheech and Chong blazed a path to comedy stardom back in the ’70s and ’80s. They’re on the road again after 25 years.

8 p.m. / Hawaii Theatre / $61-$136 / hawaiitheatre.com or 528-0506

JULY 16-17

Return of the Cure? That’s just like heaven to fans of the sensitive British Goth-rockers.

7:30 p.m. July 16 and 17 / Blaisdell Arena / $25-$250 / ticketmaster.com or 866-448-7849

TICKER

>> The Harlem Globetrotters alley-oop on back to Honolulu, 3 and 8 p.m. April 23, Blaisdell Arena, $20-$150. ticketmaster.com or 866-448-7849

>>Kool & the Gang have just announced a show, 8 p.m. June 7, Blaisdell Concert Hall, $49.50-$99.50. ticketmaster.com or 866-448-7849