by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Heidi Howe releases new album
If you like alt-country music you should take a minute and check out Heidi Howe. Why? Howe has toured nationally, placed first in the WAMZ battle of the bands, played huge concert halls and pitched songs in Nashville. Also she has…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on “Christmas and Video Game Cheats”
With a catalogue bragging of over 12 self released (hand packaged) efforts, for Alan Madej of Cleveland,Ohio, opportunity knocks. Released this past week, his new full length album, “Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start,” (*note to…
I began this review after stumbling onto the “That Iron Taste” EP a while back, and making a special note to set aside some time. I was waiting for the EP to download when I came across a couple of…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Amelia Scalies – I Should’ve Known
Heading from Philly, Amelia Scalies’ is a 14-years old indie pop singer/songwriter with a touch of rock and contemporary country and melodic, catchy songs such as guitar-powered “I Should’ve Known”. Her debut album also carrying the name “I Should’ve known”…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Lauren O’Connell
I could easily spend the next few days making home visits to everyone I know who knew about Lauren O’Connell and didn’t have the human decency to share her music with me. I sure as heck got enough recommendations to…
I first heard about LiLi Roquelin from my friend Ken Arcara, who did some gorgeous shoots of her. I love piano. Actually I’ve always wanted to learn to play it and I had one at my house growing up… but…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Vivienne Youel – Something about the city
British singer-songwriter Vivienne Youel’s new single “Something about the city” can accompany lovely a gray day like today. According to the artist “Something About the City” is a song firstly about the way memory can affect your experience of certain…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Phildel @ Joe’s Pub
London-based singer-songwriter Phildel staged a highly acclaimed show at Joe’s Pub on a Wednesday night. The singer-songwriter, known for a neo-classical style of singing and arranging, performed songs from her debut album “The disappearance of a girl” adding a haunting…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on The Gardiner Sisters
No matter when you check the Top 10 pop songs on the radio, it is almost guaranteed that hundreds if not thousands of Youtubers around the world are clamoring to get the coveted spot for the top cover video. In…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on The Lighthouse and the Whaler
Although they have been around for over 5 years, I was only recently lucky enough to discover The Lighthouse and the Whaler. Since releasing their first EP in 2008 (A Whisper, A Clamour), this Indie-Pop band from Cleveland, Ohio has…