The Bad Plus, a controversial jazz trio that tours nationally and internationally, had their first ever week long residency at the Jazz Standard, a classy jazz venue in NYC. The band consists of bass player Reid Anderson, drummer David King and…
South Carolina’s “new classic rock” group Plastic Yellow Band is modeled after John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band – it’s composed of a songwriter/musician Gerry Jennings and various musicians who join him to produce his original music. Plastic…
Nikki – the self-described “synthpop bitchface” vixen blonde behind the UK project Dolls is definitely brave! Once signed on a big label in Canada and moving her way up to the Top 40, she decided to turn her back to…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on The Jeremy Pelt Show presents Face Forward, Jeremy at the Jazz Standard.
The Jeremy Pelt Show, an acoustic/electric quintet led by Jeremy Pelt, played a beautiful and soulful show at the Jazz Standard on April 8th. This stellar band features saxophonist Roxy Coss, David Bryant on Fender Rhodes, Dana Hawkins on drums…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Video interview with Danish Band Förtress for Flowers In A Gun!
Seriously, this interview with Danish metalheads Förtress came out great! May be you’ve heard of the band from Vice’s Noisey, who also featured them, but we find about this kickass band through the page of snowboarder Halldór Helgason. Förtress’ music…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Farrah Burns Speaks Fluent Hip-Hop in Harlem
“I speak fluent hip-hop” says Farrah Burns. And she does, with confidence, style and passion. Born and raised in Miami, her roots in Haiti and Cuba, Farrah started rapping and writing when she was a teenager. She always knew that she…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Caravan Palace hits NYC – Electric Swing Madness!
Do you like swing? Dancing? How about electric swing? If so, then you will LOVE Caravan Palace. This Paris-based electric gypsy jazz band, formed in 2005, quickly won hearts of thousands of fans around the world. Their first album, released…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Urban Grey New Album Teaser
One of the best, by my humble opinion, Bulgarian metal bands Urban Grey just released a teaser to their long-expected new album “Age of Awareness”. See and hear it here: \m/
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Song of the night: #61 – Childish Gambino – 3005
Childish Gambino got a lot of buzz for his “For The Internet” album – and all of it was well deserved! Walking on the fine line between r&b and hip-hop it’s among the strongest albums of the year! Moreover, Donald…