Kawehi Tickets

KAWEHI IN CONCERT:

Hawaiian singer-songwriter Kawehi became a viral sensation in 2014 when a video of her covering Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" became so popular that even Courtney Love gave it a thumbs up. The widely shared clip featured Kawehi with her signature setup -- a looping station, a midi keyboard, and her soulful voice -- and showed her building the song piece by piece by combining skillful beatboxing, hummed backing tracks, and her powerful vocals. It's a formula she recreates to fantastic effect at her one-woman live shows, where she performs her own songs and covers with the energy and virtuosity of a full band. Whether she's treating ticket buyers to a seamless mashup of Gotye and Britney Spears or playing lush originals like "Anthem", Kawehi always impresses with her gorgeous voice, unfiltered lyrics, and creative arrangements.

BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:

Kawehi ("the song" in Hawaiian) was born and raised in Honolulu, where she grew up taking piano lessons and playing the ukulele. She began writing and performing her own songs in high school, and after graduating she moved to LA to record a demo with a band she had successfully auditioned for. The project was short lived, and the city's high cost of living led her to relocate to Kansas shortly after. It was there that she started raising money for her music using crowdfunding site Kickstarter. Her quirky promo videos and charismatic online persona helped her raise funds for three EPs, an impressive feat that earned her the nickname "The Kickstarter Darling". Since then she has performed at the 2013 TED Conference, released hugely popular covers of songs by Nirvana and Nine Inch Nails, and racked up millions of views with her creative music videos. In 2014 Kawehi became an overnight internet sensation when her cover of Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" went viral. She further expanded on her newfound fame a few months later with the Robot Heart EP, a stellar collection of songs that drew her out on tour and generated plenty of attention from industry execs.