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RETROSPECTIVE ON UB40
UB40 frontman Ali Campbell is returning to the Islands this weekend with his band to perform a full set of UB40 classics.
Campbell was the lead singer for the British pop reggae band UB40 for more than 30 years before leaving in 2008. Over the three decades that Campbell was with the band, UB40 had more than 50 hit singles and sold more than 70 million albums.
For his Honolulu show, Campbell will perform all the big UB40 hits, including "Red Red Wine," "Here I Am," "The Way You Do the Things You Do" and "Kingston Town," with his own 14-piece reggae band. New Zealand's Three Houses Down will also perform, along with local talents Fiji, The Manao Company and Siaosi.
Ali Campbell / The Waterfront at Aloha Tower / 1 Aloha Tower Drive / 6:30 p.m. Sunday / $35 / www.honoluluboxoffice.com, 450-4660
SAVE OUR ZINE!
Honolulu's only DIY zine, the 808 Scene Zine, which chronicles this city's underground music scene, is in danger of going out of business. Attend the 808 Scene Zine Bailout at 9 p.m. tomorrow ($5-$7 at the door, 18+) at Anna Bannana's and keep the presses running.
TWEEPS UNITE
On Thursday, cities all over the world will host a Twitter Festival, or "Twestival," where tweeps can gather, mingle and of course network. The Honolulu Twestival is at 5:30 p.m. at Oceans 808 ($20 at the door, follow @hitwestival for info).
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
The 90th annual Kamehameha Schools' Song Contest will be aired live at 6:30 p.m. today on KGMB9 (HD channel 1009). The contest will follow a short pre-show program.
TWIST AND 'SHOUT'
Diamond Head Theatre takes on "Shout! The Mod Musical." The show opens at 8 tonight and runs through April 4 (8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 3 p.m. Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays), $12-$42, www.diamondheadtheatre.com, 733-0274
EAT WELL, DO WELL
Eat corned beef and cabbage for a good cause at Murphy's Bar & Grill.
Murphy's Children's Cancer Foundation Fundraiser / 2 Merchant St. / through March 31 / 531-0422
THE LITTLE FILM THAT COULD
Local filmmaker Brett Wagner's acclaimed short film "Chief," about a Samoan chief running from his past, is now on DVD (www.chief-movie.com). "Chief" premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
P-ROD IN THE CASA
Standup comic, actor, voiceover artist and one of the "Original Latin Kings of Comedy" Paul Rodriguez will be performing at 8 p.m. Monday at Pipeline Café ($35, www.groovetickets.com, 877-714-7668).