Fast Heart Mart
1 upcoming show.
Fast Heart Mart is a San Diego-based musician blending rock, folk, punk, bluegrass, blues, rap, and Indian raga into a style he calls "Punkgrass". Born Martin Stamper, he has been performing since 1999 and plays solo or with a band, often at farmers' markets and touring a few months a year. His music encourages listeners to follow their bliss and live passionately. He has released about ten albums and opened for acts such as The Handsome Family, Beck, Calexico, and others.
Reviews & press
- Weekly Alibi ↗ — “At Saturday night’s Handsome Family CD release party at the Launchpad, I took the opportunity to get my mitts on a copy of Fast Heart Mart’s Red Record. The rockin’ acoustic two-piece band was one of ”
- Weekly Alibi ↗ — “People often ask me, ‘If you are trying to be a professional musician, why would you live in Albuquerque, New Mexico? Why not L.A. or Portland?’ I just tell them, ‘Because it’s cheap and sunny!’”
- Cool San Diego Sights ↗ — “Fast Heart Mart sings smart, memorable music on San Diego’s Embarcadero. For a few minutes this afternoon, during my walk along the Embarcadero, I relaxed on a bench with a smile on my face. I was tap”