Filipino-American rapper, poet and activist Ruby Ibarra has made quite a name for herself in the past year. Ibarra, who only released her Circa91 album a little more than a year […]
The Portland-based Filipino-American artist, who blends folk, rock, classical and punk, is already making a name for herself. “You must all be freelancers,” Portland singer-songwriter Haley Heynderickx said to the […]
When it comes to East Coast versus West Coast, there’s something refreshing about two powerhouse sisters from New York who bring the energy, funk and heart of pop rock to […]
In the center of San Francisco’s newly opened San Francisco Mint building, a gently plucked harp plays to electronic beats vibrating into the air. Angelica Lopez, the artist behind Low […]
The inspiring and mentally frustrating creative process that goes with producing, recording and writing a new album is no easy task. Alfa, a Philippine-born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of guitar, ukulele, […]
Alaskan-born singer-songwriter and half-Filipina Kate Earl has given herself a jazz makeover in recent years. Her sultry vocals, Amy Winehouse meets Norah Jones breathiness and knack for soul and jazz […]
“Forty below driving on deathly icy roads,” the song opens up. “Backseat is full of clothes” and I’m driving down the I-5 without a care in the world — just the open road […]
We are halfway through the month and I thought I’d bring you another video to kickstart the year! “Dueling Guitars” has always been a song that immensely inspired me through […]
These past couple of months, I have been giving some thought into the next direction I want to take. Where do I want to take my writing? What kind of […]
With the “voice of a black woman,” writing chops of a Nashville songwriter and the intrigue of an Asian-American growing up in suburban North Texas, Melissa Polinar hasn’t let her […]
