When we first interviewed keshi (Casey Luong) back in 2018, he was still at the cusp of breaking through. Lo-fi, and more specifically, lo-fi hip hop as a genre, was slowly creeping its way through YouTube algorithms and making its way to the mainstream. keshi, who at the time was sitting on a few million […]
Halfway through his debut single “proud,” there’s a moment where newcomer ravi lad stops, if only for a second, and asks himself a simple question about his pursuit of music. “Am I fine, or should I give it a try?” For lad and many other Asian American creatives, there comes a point in their lives […]
As crazy and hectic as 2020 was (and still is), that didn’t stop Los Angeles-based Chinese American singer-songwriter Elise Go from manifesting positivity and GOALS during what many would see as a dark time. Her journey into music started from a very young age when her mom first took her to a “mommy & me” […]
What first comes to mind when you think about the Chinese music industry? For most, it would probably be the idea of excess: mass-produced idol culture, singing competitions, and polished Mandopop. So for those of us who only get a surface look at the country’s musical output as a whole, music from independent artists easily […]
Pop singer Sarah Cho has got some brooding jams with top-notch lyrics. Within the past few years, the New York-based singer has released five singles into the world (now six at the time of this publication), all produced and arranged from home. Here, feel-good vibes are tinged with a bit of sadness–a combination that might […]