Band Roster
This is a list of bands that currently play with or have played for a Unity Crayons show. To see the old band roster archived page, please click here.
Black Square
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“Reggae-Core” fusing together sounds of roots reggae and hardcore punk rock. Politically charged, they address issues of racism, capitalism, war, the military presence in Hawaii and overpopulation. On the the other hand they serve up a heavy dose of bass driven groove that will make you skank till the snare drum breaks Check out here for some live Black Square footage. No more extra slashes.
Genre: Reggae-Core
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The Enhancements
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Enhancing the North Shore for way to long, The enhancements have a humors pocololo influenced style that has burned it’s way into Hawaii’s underground music scene.
Genre: Humor/Stoner Punk
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The Golfcart Rebellion
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Ripping it up with an awesome and unique Ska sound The Golf Cart Rebellion is defiantly one of Hawaii’s top Ska bands with an amazing horn section.
Genre: Ska/Punk
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The 86 List
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The 86 list is a three piece punkrock band from Honolulu, Hawaii. We have been playing since October 1999. Our music is heavily enfluenced by some of the older punkrock bands such as the Clash, X, Ramones, Minor Threat as well as groups like Operation Ivy, Dead Kennedys, Anti-Flag, and Elvis Costello. Our lyrics are semi-political addressing such issues as police brutality, education, government corruption, racism, the military, and civil rights.
Genre: Roots Punkrock
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The Hellcaminos
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The Hellcaminos are more than just a punk band or a Rockabilly band. They are a band trying to survive amidst a scene full of people not ready for change. Hawaii is the land of Top 40 Radio. They are a band that shouldn’t exist here, but they do and if they can change the way one kid feels about local music then they’ve done their job. Their crazy stage shows and catchy songs have made them one of the most popular bands in Honolulu’s underground music scene
Genre: punk/rockabilly
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The Crud
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THE CRUD, a Honolulu-based alternative rock, post-grunge project, is about straightforward and unpretentious ROCK that finds people stomping their feet, bobbing their heads, singing the melodies, and having a great time.
Genre: Alternative Rock
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The Insurgents
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Were a three piece punk band from the 808 spreading punk music amongst the scene. We have shared the stage with mainland bands such as Fearless Vampire Killers, which consisted of members from hardcore legends The Cromags and The Bad Brains along with west coast legends D.I. Come to one of our shows and support true to heart punk; you’ll come intrigued and leave nice and bruised from the insane pit. Check us out!
Genre: Garage / Punk / Met
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White Rose
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The unique band moniker honors the German Resistance group White Rose who waged a leaflet campaign opposing the Nazi regime. This reference defines the musician’s belief system and serves as a reflection of their humanity and exemplary character. It speaks volumes about the integrity and sincerity put forth from the hearts and minds of talented, gifted musicians that have a lot to say. With subject matter ranging from Imperialism (both political and cultural) to social awareness to confronting personal demons and everything in between, they never get too wrapped up in the message to just plain rock out.
Genre: Punk
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Upstanding Youth
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Bob Marley on speed, Sublime with horns, or marching band punk rock. Otherwise known as third wave ska.
Genre: Ska
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Temporary Lovers
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Probably the only band on the Island that can make you ruin your undergarments while they rock you out at the same time. They’ve become a well known and prominent rock band in the local music scene.
Genre: Ambient / Garage / R
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Suspicious Minds
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Sometimes there is just something you have to get out. There is this funky wanna dance, feel good, go crazy thing that just needs to get out of you. If you give in, something incredible will happen. Ryan, Mike, and Derek did just that, what came out was Suspicious Minds. The only band of it kind; Suspicious Minds spread it’s infectious good feelings and danceable music to the Honolulu Underground scene. Now everyone is crazy. Suspicious Minds is the best thing that happened to anyone who has seen them play. Go see them. listen to the songs. You will never be the same.
Genre: Roots Rock and Roll
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The Substitoots
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Are they a joke or a punk band, you decide. Not political, or even educational The Substitoots are a growing annoyance in Hawaii that can’t be stopped. Oh god please stop them before it goes too far….
Genre: Stupid punk
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Smitz
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Early 80’s Punk Influence mixed with late 80’s third wave. Growing as one of the best bands in Hawaii. Smitz produce a show that is defiantly worth seeing.
Genre: Punk-In-A-Blender: I
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Pimpbot
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Pimpbot is a high energy 4-piece blaring infectious tunes out of Waikiki, Hawaii. Known locally as “ska-rockers”, they have blended influences in jazz, reggae, hip-hop, hard-core, surf, and salsa,into their fun and funky ska/punk sound. Pimpbot has shared the stage with many celebrated groups such as Less Than Jake, General Public featuring Dave Wakeling, The Aquabats, Save Ferris, Buck-O-Nine, Go Jimmy Go, The Aggrolites, The Skeletones, and the One Man Ska Band-Chris Murray. Songs from their 2003 demo, “Demo Mucho Supremo,” are featured on Hawaii based extreme sports TV shows, “Punish’um TV” and “Board Stories.” The demo, their 2004 full-length release, “Vertical Lobster,” and 2005 single, “Careless Whisper” has also seen airplay on the “Dance With Me” radio ska show on KTUH 90.3, the “Local Licks” show on 97.5 KPOI, and the “Bizarro Morning Show” on Clear Channel’s Star 101.9 KUCD. The members of Pimpbot are seasoned musicians who range from university classical performance majors to Vans Warped Tour veterans. Fernando “The Love Machine” - Lead Vocals & Trombone… sometimes Tuba Tom Coleman, “Tommy Utah” (he’s not mormon) - Guitar & Vocals Rylan Yee, “Big Sexy” - Bass, Vocals & Keyboard Eric Lagrimas, “the Biz” - Drums
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P.H.F.
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Fast paced pop punk with serious soul. Whether it’s a live show in all it’s glory or an acoustic show in some small art gallery they never leave an audience disappointed and they always put on an amazing high energy show.
Genre: Punk Rock
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Pacifica
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Formed in January of 2004. It started out as five guys who just wanted to play music. The members were different then, and neither of us had played in any previous bands. We played covers and fooled around with original ideas for about four months until we started having differences. After shuffling through members, all we had left at one point were 2 guitarists and a drummer (Jay, Earney, & Ricky). Unsure of what was to happen next, we continued to practice and work on some original material. We eventually filled in a bass player with Ikaika, who had previously played with the band Flemface. Through Ikaika we picked up a singer named Kika, who had also played in Flemface, but more notably sang for a band called Until September. We all came together and everything just seemed to work out perfect. We shuffled through many name ideals and finally settled on Pacifica. Since then we have had much success and have created quite a fan base on the island. We have also opened for many mainland acts as they’ve came to play on the island. We’ve pretty much done all we can here, so we’re hoping to move to mainland sometime soon. Hopefully you’ll be able to catch us in a town near you.
Genre: Rock
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The Miltons
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The wear womens clothing and love porn, what else does a rock band need?
Genre: Heavy sleaze rock
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N.V.P.
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Ladies and Gentlemen boys and girls it is now our greatest pleasure to introduce you to a sound so unique, so profound, so developed and complex that you are not just listening to a band you are traveling through the airwaves of musical bliss. OR you might just be listening to another Ska/Punk garage band thats tryin to have a little fun……the decision is up to you! BUT maybe just maybe youll find yourself skankin it up to our dance hall charged, fun driven, skawesome sound. Come check us out some
Genre: Ska/Punk
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Kid Brother
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Kid Brother is Sam, Luke, Danny, and Charles. Four friends met for music and fellowship and before anyone knew it a band was formed; pushing the limits on Christian music. Combining of the progressivness of the ever-changing indie rock style with edgy emo lyrics the best of the guitar world. Only aspiring to reach the world with our music.
Genre: Punk, Screamo/Emo
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The Malcognitas
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With a penchant for dark melodic songs that ride the fringes of goth, noise and pop, the Malcognitas are raising the bar in the mostly punk dominated music scene in Hawaii. An experienced rhythm section led by drummer Jack Tawil and the overdriving bass lines by Lorenzo Trinidad provide a strong foundation for lead guitarist Yvonne Harada’s rock and noise influenced riffs and vocalist Ara Laylo’s somber melodies. Together they form a unique chemistry of rock that is inspired from the likes of Joy Division, Blondie, The Smiths, and Bauhaus. The malcognita is literally your bad thoughts, your darkest side transformed anew.
Genre: Rock / Gothic / Exp
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Dolls Till Daylight
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The sun sets and we come out to play. We appreciate the nights gift of shadows and stars. The moonlight shows who we really are. Students of Song. Dancing dolls. Round and round on the Carousel we spin until the morning light drives us into madness
Genre: Indie / Garage / Ro
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S1-Atomic
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S1-Atomic In a national survey at the turn of the millennium, both journalists and the public ranked the dropping of the atomic bomb and the end of the Second World War as the top news stories of the twentieth-century. The advent of nuclear weapons, made possible by the Manhattan Project, it brought an end to World War II . It brought with it the atomic age and determined how the next war, the Cold War, would be fought. 9/11 was organized by the Bush administration, they scared us into giving up our freedoms with the patriot act, and launched a war under false pretenses in our people’s name. This war has stood to make the vice president among others extremely wealthy. they killed thousands of innocent people to usher us into an imperialisic police state! THEY SHOULD BE ON TRIAL, NOT LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK! WE ARE THE MANHATTAN PROJECT. FUCK THIS UNJUST WAR!
Genre: Punk / Hardcore / R
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At Sea
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Most audiences fortunate enough to have been witnesses to the musical crimes of At Sea might note the following: their disruptive ignorance of old musical rules, their lack of theatrical stage gimmicks aside from imitating head-down shoegaze guitarists of the early 90s, the confusions over misspellings of set lists, the presumptuous remarks they make about things they just dont like, and so on and so forth. But sincere observers, partitioned off from disgruntled affiliates or self-appointed critics too quick to call At Sea another post-rock band, will note that the music begins in simplicity and subtleties. It comprises textures, layers, rational systems destroyed by the beauty of orchestral melodies, the drums that sound like the drum tracks from your favorite album (whatever that album happens to be), and the interplay between reverberating waves of sound and sentimental low end. There is no be-all-end-all of description of their music precisely because of the spontaneous arrangement of the process they follow. At one moment a combination of Mozart, Shostakovich, and Debussy springs to mind, at another Monos You Are There, The Cures Pornography, or Mogwais first three albums. There are feelings and not reasons, and the feelings fluctuate. In a sentence, their music is cinematic and best left to the references of images.
Genre: Experimental / Shoe
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Making Ends Meet
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A five piece band from waipahu. Entirely devoted to spending their time spreading music.
Genre: hardcore/screamo
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Democratic Fistfights
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Hardcore, Straight Edge Punk Rock!!! Representing the North Shore through fast, intense songs that will force you to circle pit to the death. And, for families, we play B-DAY Parties! with or without the swearing! But if you wanna just chill and check us out, look for shows that we’ll be playing at and prepare to thrash to the power of DFF! *may come with or without clothes, order now while supplies last*
Genre: punk/hardcore/garage
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Stoic
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Ira, Daniel, Alika and Ryan are four guys from different bands that have been in the local scene for a few years. The music that they write has no preconceptions. They just feel the vibe at any particular moment, and it works for them. They love music.
Genre: Hard rock-Alternativ
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Josh86
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Acoustic grooves by Josh86 of the 86 List and Black Square. Mellow reggae and ska style songs. If you like any of his bands then you can appreciate the more simplistic man-and-guitar approach of josh86. sometimes joined by Nick Danger on bass.
Genre: acoustic
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The Marriot Hatchet
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2003-2007 Formerly known as Midnight Ablaze. The Marriot Hatchet consists of 6 of the most sexy and greatest musical masterminds of this day and age. Composed with the most mind blowing guitar riffs and bone crunching drum fills, The Marriot Hatchet kills your dogs and eats their hearts. MORE MANA!
Genre: Experimental
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Cogito
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“Intense. Will blow your ears out and your face off.” -Billy Corn
Genre: HARDCORE
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Gutter Cats
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Formed in January of 2006, we took a break in september and reformed in january of 2007. With The Ken Show on Guitar, Trevor Cat on upright, Beau Two now on vox, and Marshal on Drums we play Jazz and Swing that you can wreak too!….or Psychobilly and Thrash you can shake your booty too.
Genre: psychobilly/jazz/swi
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Fat Soul
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CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Born in the fires of an early Diamond Head, the duo known as Fat Soul began to create music with the raising of their mighty shakas. After centuries past, the band met up with the legendary DJ EEE MOE (while farming cats….loooongcats). Together they performed shows that not only touched the hearts of their audiences, but also their genitals.
Genre: Hip-Hop/Funk/Rock/An
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Cerveza
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Formed in late 2006 after chris and austins first band disbanded band, Cerveza picked up the bassist from FDOR, realizing they sean was better at bass when he wasnt singing they searched for a lead singer and found Ryan after no one else auditioned. After Ryan joined we got down to buisness and finished writing the songs we started on. While we mostly play punk we experiment with other genres. So check us out cause our name means beer.
Genre: Punk
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We Battle On
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5 hardcore/ punk kids coming together to spread positive messages in the 808
Genre: Hawaii Hardcore
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Bluntside
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A NEW SOUNDING genre…super chill
Genre: alternative/reggae
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Purple Kid!
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We like to swim at Waimea and have vitamin water parties. We skate listen to skate and play skate. We like to go shopping and we feel manly when we say “pink”. From the North Shore. We try to set up DIY shows periodically. Members: Eli - Guitar/VOX, Keanne - bass, Keith - Drums, Henry - Guitar.
Genre: Punk, Thrash, Skate
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