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past issues...

• Lizard Loft presents in concert.
  Coconut Joe and the Bicycle Perspectives
• New Photography Web Site...The Bicycle Perspectives
• Winds of Kailua
• The Windward Coast Photo Journal and Music
  at The O Lounge in Honolulu
• Welcome to the Village
• The Rain in Spain
• What's up with the Joes
• CJ's Night In Tunisia!
• Joes on Hawaii Public Radio

way back issues...

Gigs
Join us this month for a performance of contemporary music from the islands..

Check our web calendar for venue maps, updates and times. We hope to see you soon.

May-June 07

The Lizard Loft presents
Coconut Joe
and the Bicycle Perspectives
at The Arts at Marks Garage, 1159 Nuuanu St., Honolulu

The Lizard Loft presents Coconut Joe and the Bicycle Perspectives, a multi-media art presentation combining live original music and a video presentation of island photography at the Arts at Marks Garage on June 7, 8, 9 and June 15, 16, 2007. The first collection starts at 8pm.

Local singer, songwriter Bob Rogers shares his music, words and now his visuals with a unique and intimate performance at the hub of the revitalized downtown art scene. The music features the original songs of Rogers and the vocal harmonies of the group Coconut Joe, which includes veteran Hawai`i musicians, guitarist Frank Kam, bassist Peter Agustin, Scott Sato on percussion and Barbara Ann Rogers on vocals. The group’s eclectic musical styles include a hybrid of pop, folk, rock and jazz with a touch of the islands.

As a backdrop to the music, Bob Rogers will be presenting his 5 year photo collection of Hawai`i perspectives taken from his mountain biking and hiking travels along Hawai`i coasts and mountain trails. This performance will showcase his Windward Coast of O`ahu Collection: Makapu`u to Turtle Bay. (see Bob's Bicycle Perspective site)

Rogers shares his thoughts behind his photos. “We tend to hop in our cars and drive from one location to another and never really see what’s in between. I decided to take it a little slower; take the back roads; explore a little of my island home.”.

Ticket prices: $15 general, $10 students. Limited concert seating. Advance ticket orders available at www.honoluluboxoffice.com at The Arts at Marks Garage.

Jan - Feb 07

Ho man, da bugga was windy, huh?
Hope all is well in your neck of the woods. We barely survived 60 mile winds this week in the home town of Kailua. Lost a favorite tulip wood tree and the yard is a mess but the grass shack is still standing. Looks like it’s Saturday clean up, Sunday am bike ride, then the Colts and da Bears. Geev’em! Hope to see you guys in February.

Looking forward to mountain bike ride down the sloples of Mauna Kea on the Big Island in mid Feb. 43 miles from 7000 ft to sea level. Pictures to follow.

Lots of gigs in Feb, hope to see you guys.

-Bob

Oct - Nov 06

The Windward Coast a photo journal with live original music

On Tues, 11/14/06, 6-9pm, Turtle Bay Records presents a Multi Media Art Show featuring a unique presentation of the original music of Coconut Joe and a bicycle and hiking photo journal slide show and tour of Hawai`i Nei. This weeks collection: The Windward Coast: Makeup to Turtle Bay.

Bob Rogers shares his 5 year collection of photos from his mountain bike and hiking travels along the island coasts and mountain trails.

Guest will also enjoy an evening of intimate vocal harmonies, guitars and original folk rock jazz. First collection starts at 7pm. Get there early for the best seats, wine tasting and 1/2 price pupus.

CLICK HERE for the story behind the project.

It's at the O Lounge, 1349 Kapiolani Blvd. (old China House) map Phone 944-8436, Donations accepted at the Door.

May - Sept 06

Welcome to the Village
UPDATE! Beginning in September the O Lounge’s contemporary jazz music night will be moved to Tuesdays with Weekly Wine Tasting!

The Coconut Joe Quartet will be performing on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. See calender for next date.

Enjoy an evening of intimate vocal harmonies, guitars and original folk rock jazz. A great hang for baby boomers and eclectic music lovers. Introduce your friends to the music of CJ.

It's a NY Village Vibe at the The O Lounge, 1349 Kapiolani Blvd (the old China House by Ala Moana). Kick back, relax and get social after work.

Doors open at 6pm and entertainment will continue to 11pm. Wine tasting, hosted by Southern Wine Spirits, will be from 7-8pm featuring the monthly special. Full bottle service or by the glass orders available. All appetizers will STILL be half off from 6-8pm. This is a 21 and over event, business attire recommended.

Remember, CJ isbeing featured every 2nd Tuesday of the month.

Aloha kakou,
the Joes

Spring 06

CJ New News in 06
Hiya Guys,
Missed ya. Good news, CJ is returning to the stage this coming weekend with a few private gigs and our annual I LOVE KAILUA Town Party performance on Sunday April 30. It should be great day of kau kau, crafts and entertainment by Kailua artist and restaurants.

Festivities start at 11pm and run till 4pm. We should be on around 1pm or so.

In May, we might be starting a new gig in Honolulu at a great pau hana establishment featuring wine tasting on Wednesdays. You'll be hearing from us in a couple of weeks. Think Bohemian.

Rain in Spain falls mainly in Kailua
We endured the 100 year rains of March and April this Spring. How'd you guys do? It came down in buckets, right during the middle of our construction. Speaking of which, we put gigs and the new CD on hold while the Rogers worked on remodeling the little grass shack and though we have a few more things to do, we've almost done and we're ready to get back on the musical track.

New Tunes
We've got several new songs that I've introduced to the band last month and we'll be performing them in the next month or so. Getting back to my Folk Rock roots I've penned a simple little ditty about the marvel of being alive and our new bedroom window. How they relate, hmmm, perhaps a new view. Then we've got a a backyard island style song about small kid time growing up in Hawaii, and then we explore the Power of Love (a rocker).

1000 CDs
So, I was thinking, if each of you bought a 1000 CDs, the band could finally afford a tour bus and go on a world wide tour and spread the word of Joe to all the peoples of the world. If not, we'll see you at I Love Kailua Town Party next Sunday. Hey, calm down. I was just thinking out loud while mopping up the flooded back yard.

Aloha kakou,

Lopaka

PS: If you just wanna buy 1 or 2, CJ CDs are available at CDBaby.com, Amazon.com, iTunes and at our own web site (best deal for CJ and you).

Check out the Band • Music • CJ Home

Winter 2006

CJ at HJ: Harmonies, Guitars and Original Music
Howsit! We've been busy with various projects including prepping for the new CD and remodeling the old shack and studio in Kailua. Once this is done, we're starting work on the new CD. We've cut back on public performances so we're reallying looking forward to the few we have lined up.

Speaking of which, on Friday, Feb 17th, we'll be performing in front of the home town crowd on the Windward side at Haleiwa Joe's in Haiku. Join us for dinning amongst a Hawaiian rain forest and then, sit back and enjoy after-dinner music of Coconut Joe.

CJ at Haleiwa Joe's (Haiku) Friday, Feb 17th
First show 8:30pm, 2nd show 9:45pm

46-336 Haiku Road, Kaneohe
247-6671 for reservations.
No Cover map

PS: Sign up on our Aloha page and we'll keep you posted on future gigs this spring.

PPS: CJ CDs are available at CDBaby.com, Amazon.com, iTunes and at our own On Line Store (best deal for CJ and you).

Aloha no,
CJ

Check out the Band • Music • CJ Home

July 2005

CJ’s Night In Tunisia!
No, this is not an obscure Marx Brothers film or a Hawaiian version of Dizzy Gillespie’s wild jazz offering. Could be though. This week the Joes were approach by a promoter in Tunisia requesting our presence at the World Isle Festival in Dejerbe, an island of the coast of Tunisia, on the Northern Coast of Africa. They were going to fly us to London or Paris and then down to the Mediterranean for the 3 week festival. Wow! What an adventure. All expenses paid.

We’ll actually considered this especially after learning that Tunisia recently cleared land mines on their Libyan border so they could extend their pipeline. How neighborly of them. Momar sent flowers I believe. Oh, and forget the State Departments warning of terrorist activity in the region. Charming. But hey, these are the kind of things we were considering.

Actually, Tunisia does have a good relationship with the US and are a known tourist destination and we really were considering it. The problem was they wanted us in 5 weeks and that really didn’t give us much time to pack our extra loud camouflage aloha shirts, get our shots and three weeks supply of poi (overheard at band rehearsal, “I ain’t eating no stinkin’ camel burgers”). Plus, we have some prior engagements, so after three days of emailing back and forth and noted band tension, I had to decline the offer. So, yes, we will be traveling in August, but just to Kona on the Big Island for a private party.

CJ GLOBAL ALERT! We’re also being considered for the Wuhan Festival in China in late Sept. Frank is so excited to visit his ancestors and I want to see where David Carradine was raised. Cross your fortune cookies. As Barbara always says, “you never know!” were the Joes are going to be next.

I do know this, we’ll see you at Matters of Taste this Saturday. Aloha kakou!

Abdul Jose De Coconut

CJ on da Hawaii Public Radio
While researching Walmart selling unauthorized Coconut Joe t-shirts I came about some good news on the internet. We made a recent play list at Hawaii Public Radio KIPO FM89.3 Aloha Shorts program. Way cool, but don’t ask me how I got to HPR web site looking for Walmart.

Mahalos to Jeff Ilardi, producer and host Cedric Yamanaka.

Did you know that Jeff is the leader of a way cool blues band called Jeff Said No! featuring our own famous CJ Alumus, Bob Frost. Check out their web site for more on them.

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