LA-based musician Dawen is one of our favorites, so we were thrilled that he’s the newest guest blogger for our Bands On Tour feature. Learn more about him here and [...]
Tags: 106 & Park, Alive Not Dead, AliveNotDead, American Me, BET, China, Christian Fellowships, dai pai dongs, Dawen, Hip-Hop, Hong Kong, Jin tha MC, New Music, Nightlife, Public Transportation, Tour, Tsim Tsa Tsui
Landed. The flight was pretty smooth. Only got to fit in 2 movies (District 9 and Funny People) as I slept for most of the time. Plane got in at midnight to Chek Lap Kok International Airport.
Tags: Airport, American Me, Asian American, Central, China, Dawen, District 9, Funny people, Hong Kong, jazz quartet, jet Lag, Music Store, Naked Lunch at RTHK, Practice Session, Put Your Swords Down, Spotlight, Tom Lee’s, Tour, Tsim Tsa Tsui, Wake Up
Off to Hong Kong! The ‘American Me’ Tour now continues overseas in Asia! I’ve barely had any time to reboot before my flight. I did, however, get a chance to catch my good friend and Comedy Central funny man Eliot Chang in his stand-up show before leaving.
Tags: Airports, America, American Me, Asian American, China, China Airlines, Comedy Central, Dawen, East, Eliot Chang, Flying, Food, Hong Kong, L.A., Los Angeles, Movies, New York, Showtime, The Bitter End, The Minority Report, Travel
No more shows! Done with all four! Today I slept in without worrying about playing in the evening. But you know, New Yorkers never really stop. Not even slow down, actually.
Tags: American Me, Brooklyn, Cynthia W, Dawen, East Coast, Empire STate of Mind, Friends, Jay-Z, JFK, L.A., Los Angeles, New York, PASTE, Posters, Rain, Sentimental, Souvenirs, t-shirts, Thank Yous, Tour, Travel, Trip, West Coast
I nearly missed my train back into the city! Misjudged the time and only had 15 minutes to make it. Major props to the cab driver who booked it as fast as she could to the station!
Tags: American Me, Asian American, BCD Tofu House, Bitter End, Cabs, Curtis Mayfield, Dawen, Donna Hathaway, Gil Scott-Heron, Grand Central Station, hot pot, Hudson River, Korean, Los Angeles, New York, Poughkeepsie, Snow, Travel, Vassar
The show at Vassar tonight was amazing! The Asian Students’ Association invited me to perform at their event “Locating Ourselves in America: Explorations in Identity.” The night centered around the very themes that I sing about on my album American Me.
Tags: American Me, ASA, Asian Students' Association, Beau Si, Bitter End, Dawen, Def Jam Poetry Slam, Down, Droid, Jay Sean, Race, Rosie O'Donnell, Russel Simmons, Spoken Word, University, Vassar College
It is so incredibly good to be back in New York! In many ways I’m an East Coast kid at heart. Even when I was living in Chicago, I thrived off public transportation and taxis, both of which are lacking in LA. Walking around the city today, looking for a hat for my head, and getting ready for tonight’s show at The Five Points Variety Hour Silk Road Cafe…
Tags: Acoustic, Alfa, American Me, Chicago, Chinatown, Chinese Food, Dawen, East Coast, Five Points Variety Hour, Location:USA, Los Angeles, New York, Silk Road Cafe, Taxis, Tour, Vassar
Hey folks! My bags are all packed and I’m leaving sunny LA this morning to embark on my “American Me” Tour. I’m so excited that I didn’t sleep much last night. Gonna be taking Virgin America (awesome airline!) cross-country so it’s ok, I can pass out on the plane.
Tags: Alfa, American Me, Beau Sia, Cynthia Lin, Dawen, iPod, Location:Los Angeles, Los Angeles, NYU, Tour, Vassar, Virgin America
Conflict and turmoil usually make for great music, and Taiwanese-American Dawen is no exception. In he debut album American Me, he sang about navigating the frequently difficult terrain he faces [...]
Tags: Acoustic, American Me, Asian American, Dawen, Gulfstream, Introducing Guest Blogger, Location:USA, Nellie Mckay, Soul, Taiwan, Taiwanese, Taiwanese-American
If you’re jonesing for some keyboard rock from a fresh face, look no further than Dawen‘s debut LP, American Me. The 16 song concept album tracks the humorous, painful, and [...]
Tags: American Me, Asian, concept albums, Crouching Tiger, Dawen, eclectic, Electronic, Kung Fu, Nellie Mckay, Seal, slow jams, soulful, Stereotypes, Taiwan, United States
