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Hana Kim: soaring lyrics and Saving Innocents. By Patrick O’Heffernan

March 10, 2014

Hana Kim: soaring lyrics and Saving Innocents. by Patrick O’Heffernan  Host, Music FridayLive! Usually as the night progresses on Sundays at a showcase venue, the audience egresses – the later you sing, the fewer people you sing to.  The opposite was true for Hana Kim this past Sunday at the Hotel Café in Hollywood.  As she and her band began setting up a little before 10 pm, the double doors in the back started swinging as fans poured in.  The small crowd with  some empty tables became a full room of buzzing, talking, camera-flashing fans there to see one of their stars. And Hana did not disappoint.  She had her full band – Ed Maxwell on bass, Adam Zimmon on lead guitar and Matt Mayhall on the drums – backing up her piano and keyboard and luxurious voice.  Together they transported the room to a concert hall filled with music and heart. In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that Sunday night was the best live concert I have heard Hana Kim deliver. Perched on [Read More]

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Concerts

Hana Kim at the Witzend in LA by Patrick O’Heffernan of Music Friday Live!

January 14, 2014

Hana Kim mesmerized a totally packed WitzendLive in Los Angeles Saturday night – even the bar was quiet. I have had Kim on my radio show, Music Friday Live!, and reviewed her new album, Exodo, which is a kind of minstrel tale of her life and international travels. She has steadily built a following in the very tough market of Los Angeles, releasing two EPS’ a single and now a full album so I was looking forward to the evening. The Witzend is an L.A. gem, a listening room designed with a beyond the state-of-the-art sound system for music lovers and emerging musicians with big futures.  A gig at the Witzend is a recognition of Kim’s growing popularity and bountiful talent. I knew that  her deep soulful voice would take full advantage of the club’s acoustics and that her deeply personal songs would go over very well with the discerning crowd that comes for only the best in live music. Although she has been playing almost constantly in the LA area for two years, this [Read More]