I first caught Cynthia Lin's show at the HotHouse in Chicago over a year ago, where the diminutive singer/songwriter was crooning "Skipping in NYC," a catchy little love song that takes place somewhere between Sixth Avenue and Chinatown. At 5'2", she's the Taiwanese-American petit oiseau of folk jazz, reminiscent of Edith Piaf and Joni Mitchell, with a big voice and jazzy melodies.
Now, Lin and her acoustic guitar really have moved to the Big Apple and skipped out on the Midwest. I'm a little bummed, since that means one less Asian American musician here in Chicago, but at least her music is still available on iTunes and MySpace. Plus, her second EP, Doppelganger, has also been named one of the Top 5 Asian American albums of 2007 --alongside other artists like The Slants and Misha – by AsiaXpress.com. Check out all of them and show some support for Asian American indie musicians by reading the article here.
Posted by claire at January 15, 2008 11:57 AM
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weird that 3 out of the last 4 posts on the hyphen blog have also been the topics of 3 of the last 3 entries over at BPRLive.org.
oh, weird. i didn't realize that; guess i should start listening to BPRlive.
giles, i think it's less weird and more explainable for obvious reasons:
1. the blog about Asians acting white? what AA-focused blog ISN'T going to write about that?
2. the blog on kai? as the Hyphen entry explicitly states, it was inspired by your post, giles.
3. the blog on cynthia lin? well, since BPRLive's entry came a day after Hyphen's did, that's either a case of coincidence or plagiarism. you be the judge.
Sorry, I just realized my original comment may have came off snarky, which was waaaaay accidental. I love Hyphen blog.
But still, it's weird. In a non-accusatory way.
The more I write, the more sarcastic this sounds, so I'll just stop here.
I hope nobody is excusing anybody of plagiarism. I don't think Giles used the P word. APAs don't need to be fighting other APAs.
But yeah Elaine! You should all listen to BPR... though we kind of suck right now since we have no DJs. But hey, we ARE playing music from The Slants, Misha AND Cynthia Lin. I'll get on Dana and Wendy Woo... But, my fave AA album of 2007: Bayani by the Blue Scholars. Peace.
all cool, giles. and sorry if i sounded snarky in my response. BPR's good stuff, and Hyphen's good stuff too. Will be checking out more of both.
well, after almost exactly 36 hours, i think i can safely conclude that my latest comment will never surface on this blog entry, although oddly enough, my most recent comment shows up when i try to preview a new comment. let's try again.
giles, it's all good, and i apologize if i sounded snarky. BPR is good stuff, and hyphen is good stuff, and i intend to get more of both. peace out.
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