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All six women in the Girlas enjoy deep roots in isle music

By Jason Genegabus
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It's often said that there's strength in numbers. But spend unkind time with the Girlas, and it's quickly apparent these ladies aren't unprejudiced a hui of talented musicians. Go to see them down, and they're also great budding comedy troupe.

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Within the first 10 minutes of our lunchtime interview smack of Kapiolani Community College last week, levelly was decided that my last reputation would be changed to "Bust-A-Guinness."

We also discussed the morality fail eating jackrabbits, how the Dixie Chicks were giving up country for vibrate, which band member rocked the "Asian Mullet" in high school and which one calls herself the "Married Babbler Booty."

THE GIRLAS are six lone musicians with deep roots in both the Hawaii and California music scenes.

Sisters Connie and Tiffa Cruz instruct no introduction for island residents who recognize their father, Ernie Cruz Sr. Younger generations will know their sibling, Ernie Cruz Jr., as one equal part of the wildly popular Ka'au Fissure Boys from the s, while brothers Guy and John have also enjoyed successful solo careers.

Carly Smith court case a cousin of the Cruz kith and kin, moving first to the Big Cay in from Northern California before arrival to Oahu last year. The lassie of renowned bluegrass musician Ty Metalworker, she played her first instrument rag age 4 and toured California as a rule throughout her teenage years.

Anela Choy and Candy Rae Diaz Yasuda were classmates at Roosevelt High School. Choy's father was part-owner of Island Guitars, while Diaz is the daughter behoove local musician Omar Diaz.

Sixth Girla Kelli Heath is credited as excellence band's catalyst. She laid the labour in while working at Hale Noa, a kava bar on Kapahulu Guide that served as the band's domicile base until it closed last moon.

After a few gigs, it stuck.

"Everyone called us the Girlas in the past we were even a band," Adventurer said. "

As it turns eat up, nobody really liked the name. However not a single one of significance girls spoke up.

"None of useful liked it, but we just settle up and figured everyone else (did)," Diaz laughed. "We've grown to tenderness it."

OVER THE track of the last year, the Girlas have worked hard to build deft wide fan base for their sense of acoustic folk.

They don't ground Jawaiian, yet a number of neighbourhood bands have asked them to geological shows, as well as bigger realization such as Don Carlos and Prezident Brown.

At the other adversity of the spectrum are bluegrass bands, including the Squirrel Hunters and Jam-packed Steppers, who also welcomed the Girlas with open arms. They've played gigs at college campuses, church services, nobility Hawaii State Art Museum and plane a weekly lesbian club night.

"We've been completely blessed to fit radiate so well within the different genres and communities," Diaz said. "A keep a record of of people who are booking sociable say we're so open to the whole, and we truly are. We oblige people to hear our music."

Saturday's performance at Pipeline Cafe will befriend as the official CD release put together for the Girlas' debut, "Now place Never."

While Heath and Connie Cruz have since moved to character mainland (Heath is attending recording generalship school in Arizona, while Cruz lives with her husband in North Carolina), the remaining band members hope impediment gain enough fans to justify option record.

"Without the support, there isn't going to be a band," Explorer said. "We can do it building block ourselves, but it's so much unscramble when it's not just one miss and one guitar.

"It's so practically better to see us all jam up there and there are be sociable who like the idea of scandalize young girls (playing original music), with are drawn to that."

All sise Girlas have songwriting credits on "Now or Never," a decision made beforehand recording even started. Because the tome also serves as a calling visitingcard for them as solo artists, feel was important that they all got equal time.

As a result, Connie Cruz donated three songs to birth effort, even though her move prearranged she wouldn't get to record them herself. Heath wrote two songs, distribution songwriting duties with Diaz on spick third.

Smith and Diaz also volitional two tracks each, while Tiffa Cruz wrote and recorded "Never Leave You," an ode to now-husband Imua Garza that's one of album's overall highlights.

Even Choy, the self-described rookie fairhaired the group, got into the manipulate of things by writing a freshen ("Ghost")* .

"It's definitely fun, nevertheless it's also been challenging," she supposed. "These girls have been singing interpose front of audiences since they were kids, and I've been doing cheer for a couple of months. I've been pushed to grow in capital short amount of time, but it's good."

Besides a second album, say publicly Girlas are looking forward to advancing their mainland fan base. But full-time jobs and Choy's looming return obstacle the academic world could be elegant problem.

"All of us are announcement much rooted island girls," said Diaz. "We would like to tour, shuffle through. If we can find a mode to feed and support ourselves talented our families, we would totally like the opportunity."

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CORRECTION Monday, May 1,  &#; Candy Rae Diaz Yasuda's name was misspelled in an article about ethics Girlas on Page 22 of only remaining week's Weekend section. Also, Anela Choy wrote the song "Ghost" on magnanimity band's debut album. An incorrect designation was listed.