by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Industrial metal attack with a neometal kick – Fear Factory & Coal Chamber @ Irving Plaza
“Is it 1996 again?”, Shentov, a fellow music blogger from Bulgaria (also my homeland) exclaimed on Facebook after I shared that I’ll go see Fear Factory and Coal Chamber at Irving Plaza. And yes, it was in a way, but…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Interview with Santa Semeli and The Monks.
Santa Semeli and The Monks is a brain child of Semeli Economou and Haraldur Agustsson. Currently based in London, where both of them are also involved in theatre and film, the band is testing out NYC music scene. They recently played two…
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…
I’m thrilled about Lenka’s show this Wednesday at one of the classiest, yet coolest downtown music venues – Le Poisson Rouge (full info about the event here). Flowers In A Gun’s team will be there snapping photos and swinging happily…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Interview with Farrah Boulé Burns, a Storyteller That Speaks Fluent Hip-Hop
On June 27th Farrah Boulé Burns kicked off Harlem Arts Festival, a two day long celebration full of music and art in Marcus Garvey Park, featuring Harlem based artists. Despite the rainy weather, the band took the stage to cheers and proceeded with authority…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on The Clayton Brothers Quintet: Notes For the Love of Music
The art of creating jazz music eludes easy explanation and to understand it one should experience it live and try to engage in a conversation with the creator of the art form. With that in mind, we ventured to Jazz…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Luca Bash brings the best of CMYK project to The Single Drops
After releasing four conceptual Eps in 2014 (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key Black) singer-songwriter Luca Bash unites the best of them in sort of a compilation EP. The Single Drops features a track from each of the EPs and a…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on The Beauty of Breaking Stuff.
The air filled with anticipation when Vijay Iyer Trio entered the stage at Jazz Standard. People clearly expected that this show was going to be special. I was excited to see the group because listening to their studio recordings comes…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Nic Nassuet releases two tracks from new album “Eleutherios”
Acoustic goth folk singer/songwriter Nic Nassuet gives a little peak into his new album “Eleutherios” – a record, guiding the listener into dark worlds with ballads dedicated to a world that has left so many forgotten. Two songs were just…
Revolt by The Unravelling The Unravelling are one of the most promising Canadian industrial bands. And now they’re back with “Revolt” – a slow-paced, painfully electric track resembling Nine Inch Nails, Tool with a touch of Skinny Puppy. Their return…