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Singing Kapahulu Blues
On Stage Drinks and Grinds is just a Kapahulu Avenue bar - pool tables, video machines. A dozen or so customers clustered around the stage last weekend, raptly listening to Friends of Adam.
The group, led by guitarist Clay Campania, plays mainly for tips. "We get a small percentage off the bar, but this isn't really a place we play for money," says Campania. "When we started out, this was the only place that would take us. It's a loyalty thing."
The trio (Ernie Ecraela on bass, Justin Inocelda on drums) plays blues. When Campania picks up his Mexican Telecaster, he channels Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn.
Blues in the land of slack key? "My dad told me, 'Nobody wants to hear that music here,'" says Campania. "But I'm going to play what touches me."
Play he does. If you like your blues hard and electric, you might look for these guys. Midway through the set, Campania asks, "Are we loud enough? Should we turn it up?" Everyone in the audience yelled yes.
John Heckathorn
Honolulu Star Bulletin
December 21, 2008
