DEC. 27-31

Keep it sweet with Kenny G, a favorite among locals who’s made New Year’s Eve weekend in Honolulu a happy habit.

6:30 and 9 p.m. / Blue Note Hawaii / $63.75-$85 (kamaaina discounts limited) / bluenotehawaii.com or 777-4890

DEC. 29

Russ brings his eclectic brand of rock, R&B and melodic hip-hop to Blaisdell Arena. New album “There’s Really a Wolf,” his first for a major label, debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard R&B charts earlier this year and hit No. 7 on the Billboard Top 200.

8 p.m. / Blaisdell Arena / $39.50 / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000

DEC. 30-31

The Chainsmokers, Grammy winners this year for their “Don’t Let Me Down” collaboration with Daya, bring a large-scale spectacular to Aloha Stadium on Dec. 30 for the New Year’s Eve Party of the Year. The party moves to Aloha Tower on Dec. 31 with nine stages of entertainment.

5 p.m. Dec. 30 at Aloha Stadium (Chainsmokers); 7 p.m. Dec. 31 Aloha Tower Party of the Year / $79-$300 / tickets.nyehawaii.com/

JAN. 11-12

Comedian Hannibal Burress has written for “Saturday Night Live” and “30 Rock,” appeared on all the late-night talk shows and had his own live special on Comedy Central.

7 and 9:30 p.m. Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Jan. 12 / Blue Note Hawaii / $45 (no discounts) / bluenotehawaii.com or 777-4890

FEB. 9

Multitalented Lauryn Hill comes by for Valentine’s Day. Her blend of rap, reggae and soul brought the enigmatic artist to prominence, first with Grammy winners the Fugees, but later on her own with “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.”

8 p.m. / Blaisdell Arena / $59-$249 / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000

Tickets for singer-songwriter Jackson Browne’s April 9 concert at the Waikiki Shell go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. $69.50 to $129.50. ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000

Satirist Bill Maher returns for New Year’s Eve, with Bob Saget and Reggie Brown. 7:30 p.m., Blaisdell Concert Hall, $45-$95.50; ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000