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The Instigators are an alternative-reggae <g class="gr_ gr_12 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="12" data-gr-id="12">four piece</g> currently based in Honolulu, Hawai’i.
Founded in 2011, the band currently consists of original members Ka’ala Tsukada [vocals/guitar], Paul Spencer [bass], and Ryan Aquino [drums], with Landan Tolentino [guitar] being the most recent addition to the group.
The Instigators’ mutual admiration of 90s alternative and ska punk artists such as Sublime and No Doubt bleeds into the ears of listeners as their most blatant influence, followed by more subtle-yet-present hints of roots reggae and surf rock.
Their punkish stage presence and ability to get onlooking audiences raunchy and rowdy <g class="gr_ gr_14 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar multiReplace" id="14" data-gr-id="14">has</g> awarded the Instigators their reputation among Honolulu’s various bars and venues as the “party band,” nearly expected to bring the chaos of a house party wherever they perform.
After years of performing in Honolulu’s bar and venue circuits, the Instigators have released their debut single, entitled "Cut the Cord," in <g class="gr_ gr_16 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep" id="16" data-gr-id="16">May,</g> 2017. They are currently finishing their debut album, entitled “Bottled Up,” scheduled to be released in Fall, 2017.
Founded in 2011, the band currently consists of original members Ka’ala Tsukada [vocals/guitar], Paul Spencer [bass], and Ryan Aquino [drums], with Landan Tolentino [guitar] being the most recent addition to the group.
The Instigators’ mutual admiration of 90s alternative and ska punk artists such as Sublime and No Doubt bleeds into the ears of listeners as their most blatant influence, followed by more subtle-yet-present hints of roots reggae and surf rock.
Their punkish stage presence and ability to get onlooking audiences raunchy and rowdy <g class="gr_ gr_14 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar multiReplace" id="14" data-gr-id="14">has</g> awarded the Instigators their reputation among Honolulu’s various bars and venues as the “party band,” nearly expected to bring the chaos of a house party wherever they perform.
After years of performing in Honolulu’s bar and venue circuits, the Instigators have released their debut single, entitled "Cut the Cord," in <g class="gr_ gr_16 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep" id="16" data-gr-id="16">May,</g> 2017. They are currently finishing their debut album, entitled “Bottled Up,” scheduled to be released in Fall, 2017.
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