by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Underground Music Festival Bridging Cross Country Musical Gaps
When most people talk about building a musical community, they are talking about working with bands and fans within a 10 mile to 20 mile radius. When Idio Gallery founder, Montana Simone says it, she’s talking about bridging the gap…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on Le Butcherettes, The Dead Ships and Eureka The Butcher @ Rough Trade
On a Wednesday night I headed from my Harlem apartment to Rough Trade in Brooklyn to check Eureka The Butcher, The Dead Ships and Le Butcherettes. It was my first time in the venue and I was pleasantly surprised.…
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.…
Friday night. Brooklyn. A non-descript door is the entrance into Aviv, a 6-month-old do-it-yourself music venue. The Do-it-yourself must also apply to staying cool and ventilated because after being hit by the decibels from an ill-placed speaker, you are swallowed…
I’m hanging out with my artist friend at her Lower East Side studio, when I get a callabout a cool new fIXE fETISH Party. It’s on 1st ave and 1st street – perfect location, actually just down the street. So…
by Mart Kawaii • • Comments Off on The new winners in Band Of The Week – Radio Radio from South London
It seems like the UK is gaining lead in our Band Of The Week contest. The weekend in the second week of our Band Of The Week contest are Radio Radio – a young rock band heading from South London!…