Al Chan recalls decades with the cult band you should know
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By Mimi Chen, AsAmNews Music Writer
The Rubinoos is a band that is not a household name in the American rock music landscape, but yet they should be. For a band that has been pretty much self-released and self-managed, they have a legacy of music and performing that spans over 40 years.
After a 5 year break, Priscilla Ahn returns to music
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By Mimi Chen, AsAmNews Music Writer
Korean American Priscilla Ahn broke into the music world over a decade ago, under the Blue Note record label, captivating people with her sweet delicate voice which bordered the gap between folk, pop and country. But five years ago, when her first child was born, she shut down the musical part of herself.
3 AsAm musicians to be uplifted by Spotify, Live Nation & Gold House
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By Mimi Chen, AsAmNews Music Writer
The Futures Music Guild Initiative in a partnership with Spotify, Live Nation, and Gold House have announced the three chosen for a new initiative to amplify and accelerate Asian music artists: Ruby Ibarra, Anik Khan, and Thuy Tran.
AAPIs are more than food. Music is a thing too.
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By Mimi Chen, AsAmNews Music Writer
Asians and Pacific Islanders for all eternity have noted food as one of their cultural mainstays. We get together to enjoy the food of our ancestors and regale in each other’s company. As an Asian American born in Chicago, my memories of Chinese food has its place in a special area; I was only able to eat it when we could afford to go to a Chinese restaurant to partake of all the special delicacies.
My mom was raised a privileged child in China, she only had to ring a bell to obtain a glass of water, but when she came here a FOB as a young 16- year-old student sent to study by herself in America, she learned the hard way to manage how to live in a large American household. Consequently, I was raised mostly on a diet of pizza, spaghetti and bagels. Easy food for someone who didn’t really learn to cook.
St. Lenox is one of Rolling Stone’s “Artist We Need to Know”
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By Mimi Chen, AsAmNews Music Writer
He’s your stereotypical over-achieving Asian. He attended Juilliard, graduated from Princeton, obtained a PhD in philosophy and is now a full-fledged practicing attorney in New York City. A few days ago, Andrew Choi found himself named an “Artist We Need To Know” according to Rolling Stone Magazine. AsAmNews sat down to talk with Choi, otherwise known as St. Lenox. He’s definitely not your average rock star.
Why the name St. Lenox?
