Folk Alley

FOLK ALLEY open mic featured artist of the month...s! April & May. Just happened to be perusing through the world wide web, and stumbled across this.

The Asian Folkers - Episode 1

The Asian Folkers

I shouldn't write too much because we're gonna post a video about our experience this past weekend, but we visited the Kollaboration office and met with Christine, the associate producer.  She has been one of our main contacts and very helpful during this whole process.  We are rowdy-ing up the troops for your support! Only one and a half more months until the competition.
 

Then, the band is heading off to the Newport Folk Festival.  Our band's first "field trip". The first episode of "The Asian Folkers" (our own little reality show) will be up on our Vimeo channel. Stay tuned!

UPCOMING SHOWS

June  1 (6:45PM) - The Light Benefit Concert, La Mirada UMC, La Mirada

June  2 (10AM & 4PM) - Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica
June  9 (9AM - 12PM) - Orange Home Grown, Orange
June 10 (1:30-5:30PM) - Keyways Winery, Temecula
June 23 (10AM & 4PM) - Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica
July  7 (10AM & 4PM) - Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica
   All of these shows are free! Come check us out, say hi, drop us a tip, buy a CD. 

July 13 (8:30PM) - KOLLABORATION LA Competition (Tickets $15) BUY NOW
   We really need your support on this one.  We are in the TOP 8 Finalists for Kollaboration LA, a music competition promoting Asian Americans in the entertainment industry. BUT you don't have to be Asian to attend. ;) Come out, vote and show your support. Winner gets $1000, the chance to compete nationally, and is featured on a show on MNET America.
    Doors open at 6:30PM if you want to bring a picnic and a hot date (alcohol is permitted). Think mini Hollywood Bowl. General tickets $15 and VIP seating $40. Buy before July 6 for the early bird pricing.  Use our link!! BUY NOW
 
  We've got some great ideas brewing right now. Will keep you posted. It's confirmed. Our new mini album, aka EP, will be available as a FREE download on NoiseTrade within the next week. We are working on the album art. If you would like to purchase a hard copy, we can also make that happen. Keep your eyes open.

Hello? Is anyone out there?

Sometimes I wonder if anyone is reading this blog. Maybe down the road, when we've hit it big, our loyal fans will come back and read these early posts. Dream big my friends. Dream big.

On a side note, I have a beautiful story for you. Today, I ran into a listener from our Sangria Serenade gig. That day, she brought her elderly mother with her to the winery and stayed for a couple hours. She told me today that her mother rarely leaves the house, let alone her room. Her son insists that his grandmother needs to socialize and get out of the house more often. So, she brought her to our performance. They enjoyed a glass of wine. The grandmother inquired about "the handsome young man up there" and when she found out the young lady singing beside her was his wife, she laughed, "Oh, they're just babies!" She enjoyed her time so much that she asked to come out if we're playing again. The end.

Sangria Serenade

The photos pretty much say it all. Music and sangrias, what can go wrong? Keyways Winery invited us to play during their Sunday afternoon Sangria Serenade. It was a new experience for us since we are new to playing covers, but I'd say it was a success. I'm posting videos on YouTube as we speak. This week we're working on the details of our EP. We will be mixing away. Keep your eyes out this month for our free download.

Can you say adorable?

We were emailed this week after our performance on Third Street with a video submission from a young fan's parents. We've said it before and we'll say it again, KIDS LOVE OUR MUSIC. This is visual proof. For a 22 month old, Quinn's got some good moves, wouldn't you say? Her dad Aaron said, "She asks us to play your CD which she refers to as 'Dave Cho' or 'Cho Cho'." Awesome.