Friday full of Honolulu performances

HONOLULU — Fans of live performance will have a variety of events to choose from come Friday, as a number of Honolulu venues are hosting notable groups that night.

Gyn & The Blue Light Funk Band perform at Soul in Kaimuki, starting at 8:00 p.m.  Anna’s is hosting a night of indie bands, with Healthcare, a band from Anaheim, and Honolulu’s Narwhal Coral Stabz. Honolulu jazz/funk pioneers Quadrophonix performs at the new Hard Rock Café Waikiki, beginning at 10:00 p.m. The 2011 Pan Pacific Festival Hoolaulea will feature several top contemporary Hawaiian acts on four stages on Friday, with a number of hula and musical performances carrying through the weekend.

Also, improv comedy will be featured at two different venues on Friday. Laughtrack Theater on Bethel Street will feature three of Honolulu’s most accomplished groups, Us, Muslin Hamster, and Short Mr. Of. Ward’s Rafters, the beloved residential Kaimuki venue features In Yo Face Improv.