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DEC. 28-31
Pop diva percussionist Sheila E. brings everything from her classic funky beat to her socially aware tunes to Honolulu for a New Year’s gig. Oh, and her father too: fellow great percussionist Pete Escovedo.
6:30 p.m and 9 p.m. Dec. 28-30; and 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Dec. 31 / Blue Note Hawaii / $55-$250 / bluenotehawaii.com or 777-4890
DEC. 30
You can’t call yourself The Stylistics – and get away with it – unless you’ve got style. With hits like “Break Up to Make Up” and “Betcha By Golly Wow,” they’ve had it for 50 years.
8 p.m. / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $39-$69 / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
JAN. 5
Gabriel Iglesias rolls into town with his “fluffy” sense of humor. He knows the islands, having filmed a comedy special “Aloha Fluffy” here, which is filled with bits that only locals could appreciate.
8 p.m. / Blaisdell Arena / $40-$70 / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
JAN. 25-26
Lionel Richie isn’t going “All Night Long.” He’s going for two days instead. From his days with the Commodores to the present, the man has embodied romance in music with songs like “Three Times a Lady” and “My Love.”
8 p.m. / Blaisdell Arena / $55.75-$495.75 / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
FEB. 16
Bernadette Peters, a modern-day Betty Boop with the voice of an angel, sings Rodgers & Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim and more for Valentines Day.
8 p.m. / Hawaii Theatre / $89-$500, hawaiitheatre.com or 528-0506
The symphony’s “Ode to Joy” concert features pianist Yefim Bronfman. 7:30 p.m. Jan 5, 4 p.m Jan. 6, Blaisdell Concert Hall. $34-$92; ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
Bon Qui Qui, aka comedian Anjelah Johnson, returns to Honolulu. 7 p.m. Jan. 19, Blaisdell Concert Hall. $39.75-$159.75; ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
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