“Can We Talk” (Tevin Campbell Fingerstyle Guitar Cover)
Can we talk, for a minute Girl I want to know your name A while ago last summer, my good friends in Sunny & The Black Pack covered this old […]
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Tag Archives: R&B
“Stay With Me” (Sam Smith Cover by Garth Garcia & Rachel Ann Cauilan)
Garth Garcia and I performed a little last-minute rendition of Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” for Shekinah’s 25th birthday in Cerritos, CA earlier this March. We had all met through […]
MIKNNA Spearhead New Sonic Direction in “Us” at Private Launch Party
MIKNNA is one of the few music duos today who continually surprise me. The hip-hop duo, made up of rapper Mike B. and producer Ken Nana, are spearheading a new […]
Yuna Returns with Her Smooth R&B and Emotional Sincerity at Heritage SF
The Malaysian singer-songwriter performed at Heritage SF in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. In an obscure warehouse tucked away in San Francisco’s Dogpatch district, the smooth R&B musical […]
Justin Kawika Young Interview: Hawaiian Singer-Songwriter Goes R&B
“You can take the boy from the island / But not the island from the boy,” Justin Kawika Young sang in one of his early 2000 singles, “Never Forget Where […]
Nick Waterhouse Interview: A Californian with the heart and soul for the blues
Nick Waterhouse is a true California soul. A retro rhythm-and-blues-playing vinyl-collecting thick-framed-glasses-wearing guy oft seen in his neatly ironed menswear, wielding a hollow-body guitar and singing moody blues tunes is […]
Lauv Interview: The emerging R&B sensation you need to know
Ari Leff, better known as the 22-year-old songwriter, producer and singer behind Lauv, has been taking over Spotify, and for good reason. His songs are merely infectious. Inspired by the […]
Stay Woke with “Redbone” (Childish Gambino Cover)
In the words of Childish Gambino (the musical moniker of singer-actor-comedian/creative genius Donald Glover): “If you want it You can have it If you need it (you better believe in […]
Andy Suzuki & The Method Interview: Brooklyn-based Future Pop and Hapa Identity
When it comes to being Asian-American in the music industry — even more a biracial Asian-American — it may come with a double-edged sword. “You’re too white to be Asian,” some […]
Just Saying “It Wasn’t Me” (Shaggy Cover)
There are those songs you hear that instantly get stuck in your head — stuck to the point where you can’t get it out and you just want to cover […]
