If it’s brat summer out there in the pop world, in the bossa world the same can be said about… Mei Semones features? (Semones summer? idk.) After releasing her stellar second EP Kabutomushi in April, Semones is hard at work touring the project and playing a ton of supporting shows throughout the States with other […]
Jazz, to most of us, is enigmatic in nature. Unless you’re a music theory aficionado, jazz is either a complex being that sounds nice with too many layers to handle, or a good subject to make an Oscar-winning movie about every 2-3 years. However, one rising artist, Icelandic-Chinese singer-songwriter Laufey (Laufey Lin), is making moves […]
If you ask me where I’m from, I’ll say Alhambra. If you have the nerve to ask me where I’m really from, I’ll tell you, “I was born in Los Angeles. My parents immigrated to the United States from the Philippines if that’s what you’re really asking.” The latter inquiry was a real question posed […]
With all that’s going on in the world, most people could understandably use a break, or at least a small well-deserved respite of joy to brighten up their day. Whether it’s in a refreshing sip of coffee, a swing in a hammock, or a sunny afternoon with loved ones, a small interlude would do us […]
Toronto-based vocalist Eunice Keitan opens her latest single “Come Home” with a worrisome realization. “Walking in the wrong direction / They said it would be / Better than gold,” she sings. “But I’m far away / And so all alone / And I need to find home.” What happens when the path to doing what […]