by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Chvrches Shows Out In NYC, Opener Potty Mouth Nearly Stole The Show
After turning out Radio City Music Hall the night before, Chvrches came onto the familiar stage at Terminal 5 on October 15 looking warm and comfortable. This was the group’s fifth time playing the cavernous venue on the banks of…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Jacob Metcalf: Live at the Kessler Theatre
Dallas’s Kessler Theater is a favorite venue of many in the area. Boasting a seating capacity of about 400 people, while still maintaining the intimacy of a much smaller room, it provides the perfect back drop for the album release…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Yes! Her Majesty
Pianos NYC, a popular bar in the East Village is known to have their fare share of sui generis indie bands. Alternative pop band Her Majesty was no exception to this fact when they graced the backroom stage last week.…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Bitter’s kiss – captivating female vocals from New Jersey
Bitter’s kiss is a brand new project by student and singer/songwriter Chloe Baker, backed up and produced by her musician father Michael Baker, with tons and tons of potential. As young as Chloe is she shows maturity and captivating vocals…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Lenka @ Le Poisson Rouge: Heaven on a lollipop stick
Aussie pop singer Lenka played one of the most adorable and cute shows I’ve ever experienced at Le Poisson rouge on Wednesday. You’ve probably heard her hit single “The Show” which was featured on a bunch of commercials and was…
It has been a busy winter for singer-songwriter LiLi Roquelin! In December she released her most recent video – a pretty dreamy animation created by the animation studio Indie Venture, that I personally expect to soon grab an award from…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on The Great Escape capture the spirit of sunny California in debut record
I’m very pleasantly surprised by the laid back positive vibe of The Great Escape and their self-titled debut record, which captures perfectly the spirit of Southern California blending the best from the old and the new. Inspired by Jimi Hendrix…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Camera Obscura @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg
Scottish indie pop legends Camera Obscura played a bright and mellow show at Music Hall Of Williamsburg. That was their second date in NYC for this summer, on the tour supporting the band’s new album Desire Lines – the night…
by Noreña • • Comments Off on Fou De Toi – Island /song review/
Island is Fou De Toi’s attempt to write a happy song in contrast to their otherwise meloncholic repertoire. I think they succeeded. From the first guitar chord, Island chimes in like…well…chimes – bright and clean and warm. The singer’s voice resembles Chris Martin’s…
This song is light – in the cold, through the clouds, reflected off of snow – but ideally in the summer, and always near water. Or maybe it’s slipping into the warm ocean and dissolving into a thin film that…