Songwriter, Singer, Shit Talker, Lover, Musician-who-walks-like-a-truckerTumblr (3.0; @iamkawehi)http://kawehi.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/de51f478f60fe1396efe8bd5c9127bd4/tumblr_mn27t2PW9s1qdyqsio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hi.</p>http://kawehi.com/post/50841119558http://kawehi.com/post/50841119558Sun, 19 May 2013 12:07:50 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ac3768e7e69550cfa079390b04b0b6d5/tumblr_mn0c1wk4tl1qdyqsio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When we move to Kansas, I shall roll with this vanity plate.</p>http://kawehi.com/post/50747057714http://kawehi.com/post/50747057714Sat, 18 May 2013 11:44:20 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/34e0c08fc6c3c3005c9fd50572546967/tumblr_mmwvqgYEah1qdyqsio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We’re moving to Kansas! Lawrence, we’ll see you in 30 days.</p>http://kawehi.com/post/50604030656http://kawehi.com/post/50604030656Thu, 16 May 2013 14:59:04 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/11180482fae80f57bb2b7fdc25532028/tumblr_mmv7ijlqsg1qdyqsio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Who’s got two thumbs, extreme glee and a new place to live? THIS GUY!! Any guesses on where I’m moving to? You’ll be surprised, I know I am :)</p>http://kawehi.com/post/50537187161http://kawehi.com/post/50537187161Wed, 15 May 2013 17:18:18 -0700<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F92235368&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">Since the last EP, VOX, didn’t have a love song, I felt like getting ooey-gooey with this one. In my mind, this is how love should be - with lots of ups, lots of downs - and filled with so much passion that you want to either get the fuck o<span class="text_exposed_show">ut or never move from the spot you sit in with that right person, forever. Off of my newest EP, TOY, where every track has a Toy musical instrument of some kind, here’s I CAN’T MOVE.<br/><br/><br/></span></span></p>http://kawehi.com/post/50459252686http://kawehi.com/post/50459252686Tue, 14 May 2013 17:39:25 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2efdb02301d82e25a4dbb14644ac9eb9/tumblr_mmrsveEcR31qdyqsio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We’re drinking/planning a tour for the summer! Anyone have a trailer that would fit The Pups, Paul and I for a month across the country that we could borrow?</p>http://kawehi.com/post/50398729203http://kawehi.com/post/50398729203Mon, 13 May 2013 21:09:14 -0700<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/66071536" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">Happy Monday, yo! Another cover in the TOY series - this one’s for you, MARCUS! You have been a tremendous support and I wouldn’t be making music without you ♥ . There’s something about forcing a rock song into a quiet waltz that makes my brain go YESSSSSSSS….<br/></span></p>http://kawehi.com/post/50344258874http://kawehi.com/post/50344258874Mon, 13 May 2013 08:03:57 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bf2047896bd98f61a1ba90acff47d4a2/tumblr_mmpu7gjna61qdyqsio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When you get a present from me, it will most likely be in the form of booze. Das how I do.</p>http://kawehi.com/post/50313402797http://kawehi.com/post/50313402797Sun, 12 May 2013 19:42:52 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ef9ab4a7c874cb0708de9ebd3b5bc7fe/tumblr_mmnblsheSO1qdyqsio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s official! Both sad and excited.</p>http://kawehi.com/post/50182000197http://kawehi.com/post/50182000197Sat, 11 May 2013 11:05:52 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8236687fd8a6a652cef7c3c9e7f52717/tumblr_mmlum4ZN1k1qdyqsio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Matthew Welch lookin’ awesome with his TOY Kickstarter goodies!! Thank you Matthew for your generosity and support. The toy piano looks good on ya :)</p>http://kawehi.com/post/50120151522http://kawehi.com/post/50120151522Fri, 10 May 2013 16:01:16 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4a0015fef788fe99b069a8c83303ca98/tumblr_mmkgddTSJg1qdyqsio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nature makes a fantastic audience.</p>http://kawehi.com/post/50070444728http://kawehi.com/post/50070444728Thu, 09 May 2013 21:56:01 -0700<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VXRMXB1WJJo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">An interview with some of the most non-douchey people I’ve ever met. All in all, it was a wonderful experience filled with fake record scratching, cool people and me teaching a very hot chick how to beatbox.</span></p>http://kawehi.com/post/50024766790http://kawehi.com/post/50024766790Thu, 09 May 2013 11:16:59 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5504d278f1a0bb27e8febfece65fe034/tumblr_mmihbqdh9a1qdyqsio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We are officially done with painting the house and are ready for the sale next week! Now, we go out and get our DRANK on and talk about where we’re gonna live next, yo.</p>http://kawehi.com/post/49987432658http://kawehi.com/post/49987432658Wed, 08 May 2013 20:21:25 -0700<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F91183249&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">When Paul and I first talked about making TOY, we wanted to take things that children used and played with and approach them from an adult’s perspective. And most of you know by now that I tend/like to make things creepy - so I thought it <span class="text_exposed_show">would be an interesting angle to write a love song for Barbie and Ken. What would Barbie think/say if people told her that she had a plastic heart and that what she felt for Ken wasn’t real? From TOY, Here’s PLASTIC HEARTS.</span></span></p>http://kawehi.com/post/49955884824http://kawehi.com/post/49955884824Wed, 08 May 2013 13:46:08 -0700<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/65669377" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">TOY, THE EP, IS NOW AVAILABLE! Hear what critics are saying about TOY in the trailer below. For a physical copy at a pay-what-you-want cost, visit me at my bandcamp page: <br/><br/><a href="http://kawehi.bandcamp.com/album/toy" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><a href="http://kawehi.bandcamp.com/album/toy">http://kawehi.bandcamp.com/album/toy</a></a> <br/></span></p>http://kawehi.com/post/49870050724http://kawehi.com/post/49870050724Tue, 07 May 2013 12:06:19 -0700<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/65606040" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">Happy Monday, yo! Next up on our TOY Cover Series: The Look, by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/metronomy?group_id=0" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=17298911083&extragetparams=%7B%22group_id%22%3A0%7D">METRONOMY</a>. Tim - you never fail to give me something cool and unheard of (by my ears) to work with. This one’s for you!<br/><br/><br/></span></p>http://kawehi.com/post/49817122906http://kawehi.com/post/49817122906Mon, 06 May 2013 17:56:23 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2d5da3f49fbf90ecc2efdd1c168adef6/tumblr_mmd4t6lP3X1qdyqsio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I always feel like I have a stupid grin on my face when someone’s taking my pic, but then I see the photo afterwards and always have a slightly pissed off expression. What gives?</p>http://kawehi.com/post/49757100687http://kawehi.com/post/49757100687Sun, 05 May 2013 23:03:06 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f1d03ae6f64da4e870b2234d2ffe7c4d/tumblr_mm71pcoTD31qdyqsio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Optimus Prime agrees - house painting sucks. House goes up for sale in two weeks!!</p>http://kawehi.com/post/49468964567http://kawehi.com/post/49468964567Thu, 02 May 2013 16:10:24 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/66001b9d8d3f8950df3c0e464bceb8b8/tumblr_mm4tibIxDX1qdyqsio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>May Day is Lei Day in Hawai’i! Best day ever?</p>http://kawehi.com/post/49372305486http://kawehi.com/post/49372305486Wed, 01 May 2013 11:18:11 -0700<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/65060363" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">Happy Monday! Here’s a new video for your ears and eyes - HOTEL CALIFORNIA, revamped, with TOYS. This one’s for you PETER - a new friend and fellow music lover! :D</span></p>http://kawehi.com/post/49213037854http://kawehi.com/post/49213037854Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:15:46 -0700