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HOT TO TROT
Go ahead and lament the lack of good live music in this city, but there's nothing to complain about when a great band like Band of Horses gets booked to play our very own little Pipeline Café, and we get to see them up close for a mere $22. A super-popular band in a small venue for a small price? Right now, all of America is jealous. Since releasing its 2006 debut album, "Everything All the Time," the five-piece indie rock outfit with Southern rock tendencies has been named one of the best groups in indie rock by Rolling Stone, Paste, Spin and The New York Times.
Band of Horses / Pipeline Café / 8 p.m. Sunday / $22-$40 / www.ticketmaster.com, 877-750-4400 / all ages
RESIDENT FUNNY GUY
Comedian Donnell Rawlings — best known for his role as Ashy Larry on "Chappelle's Show" — will make a one-night-only appearance at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Pipeline Café (doors open at 7 p.m., $20-$40, www.groovetickets.com, 877-71-GROOVE).
ON BECOMING A STATE
Kumu Kahua Theatre's "The Statehood Project," a collection of works by Hawai'i writers, poets and playwrights that represent multiple views on the issue of becoming a state, opens at 8 tonight. ($5-$16, 536-4441).
HOME GROWN
The annual Made in Hawaii Festival ($3, 533-1292, www.madeinhawaiifestival.com) opens at 10 a.m. today at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall for three days of local products and food.
JACK'S TACOS ARE FREE
Jack in the Box gives away tacos on Tuesdays, but to get them, you have to be quick. The promotion isn't publicized, but you'll find a coupon at www.coupon.jackinthebox.com. Get there early. The coupon disappears after a few hours.
SAKE TO ME
The annual Joy of Sake ($70, www.joyofsake.com, 222-0195) will be held from 6 to 9 tonight at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Sample 270 premium sakes from around the world, as well as appetizers courtesy of Honolulu's top chefs. Tables are sold out, but individual tickets are still available.
WEST SIDE PRIDE
Take a walk in the country with The Makaha Sons' annual outdoor concert.
The Makaha Sons / Frank F. Fasi Civic Center grounds / 11 a.m-5 p.m. Saturday / free
10 FEET, 3 HOUSES
The second annual Ten Feet Island Musicfest ($20-$40, www.islandtix.com, 21+) with special guest Three Houses Down, takes place at 7 p.m. Saturday at The Waterfront at Aloha Tower Marketplace.