Asian Indie Music Feed

Chinese American alt-rock solo artist Mild Monk drops his new single "Days of Black & White" on Friday June 13, 2026. Bay Area, CA — five albums deep, J-rock influenced, 31K followers. Presave now @mildmonkmusic.

Seattle-based bilingual indie duo Chinese American Bear (Anne Tong & Bryce Barsten) bring their new album 'Dim Sum & Then Some' (Moshi Moshi Records) to the East Coast this week: DC (Jun 16, Pie Shop), Philly (Jun 17, PhilaMOCA), Boston (Jun 20, Cafe 939), NYC (Jun 21, Bowery Ballroom).

Hong Kong-born, half-Filipino indie guitarist Towa Bird just announced The Gentleman Tour — hitting NYC (Irving Plaza, Sep 28), Cambridge (The Sinclair, Sep 30), DC (The Atlantis, Oct 1), and Philadelphia (The Foundry, Oct 3). Tickets on sale Thu Jun 11 at 10am.

Korean-American bedroom pop singer natalie jinju is releasing her 'nobody cares' EP on clear mint-green vinyl on June 12, 2026. Signed by natalie and her family — tracks include 'letters to my lover', 'buttons', 'calico', and 'open wound'.

Indian-American indie singer-songwriter Samica performs tonight at Mercury Lounge in NYC — doors 9 PM, $20 advance, 21+. She's calling all South Asians to the show.

Chinese-American shoegaze artist Wisp has been added to Gov Ball After Dark — the late-night series alongside Governors Ball. June 5 at Bowery Ballroom, NYC, doors 10pm, with After. Tickets on Ticketmaster.

Seattle duo Chinese American Bear (Anne Tong and Bryce Barsten) released debut album 'Dim Sum & Then Some' on Moshi Moshi Records on May 8, 2026 — 11 tracks of bilingual English/Mandarin psych-pop, with lead single 'I Wanna Go Home' and a music video. Playing Bowery Ballroom NYC June 21.

Indian-American singer-songwriter Shreea Kaul performs at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn on May 13, 2026. Doors 6:30pm, show 7pm, $30, 18+, with support from Sytë. Fresh off the East Coast leg of the Cruel Intentions tour after SXSW.

SoundCloud published "Sounds of the Asian Diaspora" on May 5, 2026 — a 30-track AAPI Heritage Month editorial playlist featuring 38+ Asian diaspora musicians including EYEDRESS, Yaeji, NIKI, HYUKOH, The Rose, SAILORR, and esta.

Japanese Breakfast (Michelle Zauner, Korean-American) has two East Coast shows this summer: June 7 at Governors Ball in Queens, NYC and July 17 at TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann Center in Philadelphia supporting Death Cab for Cutie. Both confirmed.