Do you remember what did you do for your 16th birthday? May be you threw a party with all your friends, got drunk, went on an amazing vacation, spent it with family or may be something else? Well, talented Parisian singer/songwriter…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on The endangered species of the Irish Bard
Why bother explaining you what Irish music is all about? As far as I know – suffer,wars, English are scum, my man is gone abroad, some fun of an old rich lad and self explanatory – how I got drunk.…
I don’t go to metalcore/post-hardcore shows very often but I have to say I had hell of a fun on this one! When I arrived around 8 PM, the second band on stage – screamo quintet Our Last Night –…
Do you like swing? Jazz? Getting dressed up and dancing? How about a party? Well, then you should have come to the second annual New York Hot Jazz Festival! The festival this year was held at the Players Club, a…
Lykke Li played a sold out show at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, NY on April 15th. The show sold out shortly after the tickets went on sale and there is a good reason for this: Lykke Li is amazing,…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Okkyung Lee at the Stone: 6 nights, 12 shows, 1 interview.
Okkyung Lee, an experimental Korean cellist, held a six day residency at the Stone, a very unique and special performance space in East Village. Founded in 2005 by John Zorn, the Stone is 100% dedicated to music. It’s very discreet:…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Interview with Jazz Violinist Scott Tixier
Violin is not not a typical instrument in jazz but the sound of it, when you do get a chance to hear it, is totally amazing. Recently I got to see Scott Tixier, New York based french violinist, perform during…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Marla Mase – Half-Life
NYC-based experimental singer-songwriter Marla Mase just released a new EP, inspired by Junot Diaz’ quote “the half life of love is forever”. Her songs are a fusion of rock-n-roll, spoken word, funk, punk, and Global Soul and are definitely a must-hear…