CHIWAWA Group / Band

CHIWAWA is a pop-rock electronic duo with Laurie Gordon (vox, keys, gits, bass, toys), the daughter of Hungarian immigrants, and Krassy Halatchev (bass, gits. drums, knobs), born and raised in Communist Bulgaria.

In studio, CHIWAWA's approach in songwriting is a process with the objective of creating a good tune! The band's forte is heavy grooves and visceral melodies.
On stage, CHIWAWA electrifies as two and sometimes multiply into four or more bodies dabbling with electronic knobs, a drum kit, or solo violin.

Laurie met Krassy when she answered a classified ad which read: "International Band Seeks Female Vocalist." What "International" really meant was four young Bulgarian immigrant musicians defecting Communist Bulgaria in a band called Ping-Pong. With Laurie they became Short Confession.
Within three months of their meeting, Krassy was being deported and Laurie had "no choice" but to save the band. What started out as a "greencard marriage" blossomed from desperate measures