by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on The Punx Win at The Grand Victory
Vic Ruggiero of The Slackers has been hosting a residency at The Grand Victory in Williamsburg all month and for his fourth installment he brought in one of my personal favorite punkers Erik Petersen of Philadelphia-based folk punks Mischief Brew.…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Phoenix Hip-Hop Lights Up The Night In Brooklyn
Phoenix-based and Philidelphia-born nerdcore hip-hop star Mega Ran came through Brooklyn for a second time this winter on Dec. 10. He rotund rapper was still riding high following the Summer time release of his album RNDM, which was released at…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Бalkansky feat. Vlada Tomova @ DROM NYC
a note from Mart Kawaii: This article is special for me, not only because I’ve followed what Бalkansky were doing for many years, but also because I’m Bulgarian myself and hearing Bulgarian folklore here in NYC, abroad, far from your…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on spirit animal, little hurricane, july talk @ bowery ballroom
Bowery Ballroom. Friday evening. A Friday after the Friday when supposedly ISIS terrorists slayed 130 concert goers on a night just like this one but in Paris. A lot was said and read and written about the terrorist attack and…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Yacht Special YouTube Peformance
YACHT made an appearance at Youtube space in Manhattan. The performance was very lively and the lead singer had quite a few amazing dance moves with her performance. The repertoire was based from their new album, I Thought The Future…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Ethno electronica in NYC! Balkansky & Vlada Tomova – November 22nd!
Save the date audiophiles! Cause a rare even for the NYC standards music event is about to happen next week! Bulgarian electronic artist Ivan Shopov, known for his many projects embracing a variety of genres, is heading on a North…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Millennial pop artist Nick De La Hoyde with debut EP “Passion”
It’s an undoubtable fact that Internet changed the music industry forever, just the same way it changed pretty much every aspect of our lives. Well 20-year old Australian singer/songwriter/rapper Nick de la Hoyde fully grasps the networking power of the…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Blade Rave // BloodBath @ Terminal 5
It’s Friday night again and while I’m home quietly chilling with a glass of Courvoisier VSOP, it’s nice to remember that I’m not that old (yet) and last Friday was actually bigger, harder, faster, stronger. Blade Rave. To celebrate the…
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 Lucifer, Pallbearer, High On Fire – Metalhead Paradise @ Irving Plaza
Is the “metalhead’s paradise” a heaven or a hell, I don’t know, but this show at Irving Plaza had everything needed to please the fans of the heavy guitars genre on a Friday night. First on the list were Venomous…