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Contemporary Asian / Asian American Music Calendar for North America for May 2025
Date Artist(s)/Event Place Time Info./Tix
May 1 Red Baraat Somerville, MA - Crystal ballrm./TD> 8pm (617) 245-2900
May 1 Gabe Lee Galveston, TX - Old Quarter 8pm (409) 762-9199
May 1 Ichiko Aoba Denver, CO - Paramount theatre ?pm (303) 633-0106
May 1, 2, 3, 4 Joey Alexander trio Seattle, WA - Jazz Alley 7:30pm/all & 9:30/Sat, Sun (206) 441-9729
May 2 Sasami and Jia Pet Wash., DC - The Atlantis 8:30pm (202) 579-9950
May 2 Hiroya Tsukamoto Black Mountain, NC - White Horse 7:30pm (828) 669-0816
May 2 Gabe Lee Plano, TX - Love & War ?pm (469) 443-001
May 2 Yukimi SF, CA - The Fillmore 8pm (415) 346-3000
May 3 Sasami and Jia Pet Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts 9pm (267) 606-6215
May 3 Red Baraat Wash., DC - The Hamilton 8pm (202) 787-1000
May 3 Hiroya Tsukamoto Morristown, TN - Rose ctr. 7pm (3/workshop) (423) 581-4330
May 3 Russell!, Omar Pierce, and Rhomar Jessy Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade 8pm (404) 577-8178
May 3, 4 Ichiko Aoba St. Paul, MN - Fitzgerald theater ?pm (651) 370-2953
May 3 "Gongster's Paradise": includes Kulintaiko SF, CA - St. Joseph Art Society 3pm-7 houseofgongs.com
May 3 Yukimi San Diego, CA - House of Blues ?pm (619) 299-2583
May 4 Hard Nips LA, CA - Redwood ?pm (213) 680-2600
May 5 Sasami and Jia Pet Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg music hall ?pm (718) 486-5400
May 6 Sasami Albany, NY - The Egg ?pm (518) 473-1845
May 7 Ichiko Aoba Chicago, IL - Thalia hall ?pm thaliahallchicago.com
May 6 Loolowningen Kansas City, MO - Farewell ?pm (816) 500-4552
May 6 Russell! and Omar Pierce Houston, TX - White Oak music Hall ?pm (713) 237-70370
May 8 Sasami Allston, MA - Brighton music hall ?pm (617)
May 8 Red Baraat and DJ Rekha Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl 8pm (718) 963-3369
May 8 Audrey Nuna Washington., DC - DC 9 pm (202)
May 9 Sasami Montreal, QC - Bar le Ritz PDB ?pm (438) 289-9994
May 9 Audrey Nuna Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live ? pm (215) 222-1400
May 9 Hiroya Tsukamoto Ardmore, OK - Goddard ctr. 7:30pm (580) 226-0909
May 9 Chris Trinidad (bass) & Francis Wong (sax) Redwood City, CA - Little Green Plant 8pm (650) 704-1838
May 10 Thanya Iyer Montreal, QC - Phi ctr. 9:30pm (514) 225-0525
May 10 Sasami Toronto, ON - Great Hall ?pm (416) 792-1268
May 10 Hard Nips Ridgewood, NY - Windjammer ?pm (718) 456-5267
May 10 Hiroya Tsukamoto Oklahoma City, OK - Blue Door 7:30pm (405) 524-0738
May 10 Alex Wong Golden, CO - ABDB home 6pm alexwongsounds.com
May 10 Gabe Lee Bozemann, MT - Live from the Divide 8pm (406) 624-3321
May 10 Stephanie Chou Edmonton, AB - Yardbird Suite 8pm & 9:30 (780) 432-0428
May 11 Audrey Nuna Cambridge, MA - Sonia ?pm (617) 864-3278
May 11 SFIAF: Melody of China &. Ali Akbar College of Music Ensemble SF, CA - Community Music Ctr. 2pm SFIAF.org
May 11 SFIAF: Sameer Gupta's Jupiter project SF, CA - Monkey Brains 4pm sfiaf.org
May 12 Ichiko Aoba Boston, MA - Berklee 8pm (617) 747-2261
May 12 Sasami Chicago, IL - Lincoln hall ?pm (773) 525-2508
May 13 Miyavi Allston, MA - Brighton music hall ?pm (617) 562-8801
May 13 Audrey Nuna Brooklyn, NY - Music hall of Williamsburg ?pm (718) 486-5400
May 13 "Beethoven Trilogy III": Wu Man (pipa), Juilliard String Quartet, and others play works by Tan Dun, J. Montgomery, E. Kissin, B. Dean, and J. Widmann NY, NY - Lincoln Ctr., Tully hall 7:30pm chambermusicsociety.org
May 13 Raveena Toronto, ON - Danforth music hall ?pm (416) 778-8163
May 13 Sasami St. Paul, MN - Turf club ?pm (651) 647-0486
May 14 Raveena Montreal, QC - Le Studio TD ?pm (514) 492-1775
May 14 Ichiko Aoba Brooklyn, NY - Kings theatre ?pm kingstheatre.com
May 14 Ned Rothenberg (reeds, shakuhachi), Ikue Mori (eltronx.), B. Martin (perc.) NY, NY - New School, Glass Box theatre 8:30pm thestonenyc.com
May 15 Raveena and Renao Boston, MA - Paradise 8pm (617) 562-8800
May 15 Ned Rothenberg (reeds, shakuhachi), Sylvie Courvoisier (piano), & Nasheet Waits (drums) NY, NY - New School, Glass Box theatre 8:30pm thestonenyc.com
May 15 Miyavi Toronto, ON - Danforth music hall 8pm (416) 778-8163
May 15 Audrey Nuna Toronto, ON - Drake Undergrd. ?pm (416) 531-5042
May 15 Kishi Bashi and Oshima Bros. Milwaukee, WI - Vivarium 8pm (414) 242-8200
May 15 Stephanie Chou Seattle, WA - Royal rm. 7:30pm (206) 906-9920

Date Artist(s)/Event Place Time Info./Tix
May 16, 17 Joey Alexander Trio Tarrytown, NY - Jazz Forum 7pm & 9:30 (914) 631-1000
May 16 Hiroya Tsukamoto Cortland, NY - Rose hall ?pm (11am gtr. wkshp) rosehallcortland com
May 16 Kishi Bashi and the Oshima Bros. Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme 7pm (616) 272-3758
May 16 Stephanie Chou Vashon, WA - Kay White hall 7:30pm (206) 259-3007
May 17 "Dari: premieres that bridge" violin and chamber works by Matthew Pellegrino, Kyong Mee Choi, and Hee Yun Kim Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bridge pk. boathouse 4pm bargemusic.org
May 17 Raveena and Renao Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel 8pm (888) 929-7849
May 17 Ned Rothenberg (reeds, shakuhachi) and DoYeon Kim (gayageum, voice) NY, NY - New School, Glass Box theatre 8:30pm thestonenyc.com
May 17 Hiroya Tsukamoto Binghamton, NY - UUCB, Cranberry coffeehouse 7pm (607) 729-4817
May 17 "Asian American Pie II": Kikashima, IKE, and Judah Kim [sold out] Philadelphia, PA - MilkBoy 8pm (215) 925-6455
May 17 Ichiko Aoba Philadelphia, PA - Miller theater 7:30pm (215) 893-1999
May 17 Sleeping in the Woods fest.: Gabe Lee Monticello, KY - Hidden Ridge camping, Wayne stage 7pm sleepinginthewoodsfestival.com
May 17 Kishi Bashi and the Oshima Bros. Louisville, KY - The Whirling Tiger 8pm thewhirlingtiger.com
May 17 Audrey Nuna Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall ? pm (773) 525-2501
May 18 "Dari: premieres that bridge" violin and chamber works by Matthew Pellegrino, Texu Kim, Kyong Mee Choi, and Juri Seo Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bridge pk. boathouse 2pm bargemusic.org
May 18 "Dari: premieres that bridge" violin and chamber works by Texu Kim, Kyong Mee Choi, Hee Yun Kim, and Juri Seo Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bridge pk. boathouse 4pm bargemusic.org
May 18 Raveena, Renao, and Lightning Bug Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer 8pm (215) 232-2100
May 18 Ichiko Aoba Wash., DC - Warner theatre 8pm warnertheatredc.com
May 18 Kishi Bashi and the Oshima Bros. Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle 8pm (828) 232-5800
May 18 Loolowningen LA, CA - 2220 Arts + Archives 9:15pm (213) 277-1987
May 19 Peelander-Z New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa ?pm (504) 571-5522
May 20 Sasami Portland, OR - Wonder ballrm. ?pm (503) 284-8686
May 20 Lyn Lapid Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory 8pm (714) 957-0600
May 21 Shilpa Ray Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA ?pm philamoca.org
May 21 Peelander-Z Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade, Altar ?pm (404) 577-8178
May 21 Sasami Seattle, WA - Neumos ?pm neumos.com
May 21 Alice Longyu Gao Portland, OR - Holocene ?pm (503) 239-7639
May 21 Lyn Lapid and RC Avenue SF, CA - The Fillmore 8pm (415) 346-3000
May 22 Fred Frith (gtr.) & Nava Dunkelman (perc.) NY, NY - New School, Glass Box theatre 8:30pm thestonenyc.com
May 22 Shilpa Ray Baltimore, MD - Metro Baltimore ?pm (410) 244-0899
May 22 Rini Chicago, IL - Lincoln hall ?pm (773) 525-2501
May 22 One OK Rock Irving, TX - The Pavilion ?pm thepaviliontmf.com
May 22 Ichiko Aoba CDMX, MX - Teatro Metropolitan 9pm teatrometropolitan.mx
May 22 Sarah Kinsley LA, CA - UCLA, Royce hall 8pm cap.ucla.edu
May 23 Shilpa Ray (o/f The Nude Party) Queens, NY - The Rockaway Hotel 7:30pm (718) 474-1216
May 23 Hiroya Tsukamoto Laurel, MD - Montpelier arts ctr. 8pm (301) 377-7800
May 23 Raveena and Renao Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore, The Underground 8pm (980) 266-6460
May 23 Alex Wong [dinner & music] Memphis, TN - Imagine Vegan Cafe 7:30pm (901) 654-3455
May 23 One OK Rock Houston, TX - Bayou music ctr. ?pm (713) 320-1600
May 24 Shilpa Ray Buffalo, NY - Revolution Gallery lounge ?pm (716) 322-7656
May 24 Kerrville Folk Fest.: Gabe Lee Kerrville, TX - Quiet Valley Ranch, Kennedy theater 8pm kerrvillefolkfestival.org
May 24 Alice Longyu Gao Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club ?pm (604) 569-1758
May 24 Mark Izu memorial tribute SF, CA - Herbst theatre (livestream) 2pm firstvoice.org/markizutribute
May 25 RINI Toronto, ON - Opera House ?pm (416) 466-0313
May 25 One OK Rock Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Cafe ?pm (407) 351-7625
May 25 Shilpa Ray Bloomington, IN - Blockhouse 8pm blockhousebar.com
May 25 Lyn Lapid and RC Avenue Vancouver, NC - Fortune Sound Club 6:30pm (604) 569-1758
May 25 Alaya Project ft. Roopa Mahadevan SF, CA - Black Cat 7pm & 9:15 (415) 358-1999
May 26 Shilpa Ray Louisville, KY - The Whirling Tiger ?pm thewhirlingtiger.com
May 27 RINI Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg music hall ?pm (718) 486-5400
May 27 Spoleto fest.: Red Baraat Charleston, SC - Charleston music hall 7:30pm (843) 579-3100
May 27 One OK Rock Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy ?pm (470) 351-3866
May 27 SJ Kelley & friends: Gabe Lee Nashville, TN - Brown's Diner 7pm-9:30 (615) 269-5509
May 27 Raveena and Renao Nashville, TN - The Basement East 8pm (615) 645-9174
May 27 Kerrville Folk Fest.: Fox Run Five celebrates Tom Prasada-Rao Kerrville, TX - Quiet Valley Ranch, Threadgill theater 7pm kerrvillefolkfestival.org
May 28 RINI Wash., DC - Howard theatre ?pm (202) 803-2899
May 28 Red Baraat Greenville, SC - Peace ctr., Gunter theatre 7:30pm (864) 467-3000
May 28 Shilpa Ray Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle ?pm emptybottle.com
May 28 Lyn Lapid and RC Avenue Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex, The Grand 8pm (801) 528-9197
May 29 Mei Semones Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live ?pm (215) 222-1400
May 29 Baltimore Sym. Orch. (Xian Zhang -cond.) plays works by Chen Yi, Glazunov, and Tchaikovsky N. Bethesda, MD - Strathmore music ctr. 8pm (301) 581-5100
May 29 Spoleto fest.: Arooj Aftab Charleston, SC - Charleston music hall 8pm (843) 579-3100
May 29 Gave Lee Decatur, GA - Eddie's Attic 9pm (404) 377-4976
May 29 Rini Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade, Hell ?pm (404) 577-8178
May 29 Shilpa Ray Detroit, MI - PJs Lager house ?pm (313) 961-4668
May 29 Peelander-Z Indianapolis, IN - HI-FI ?pm (317) 986-7101
May 30 One OK Rock Newark, NJ - Prudential ctr. ?pm (973) 757-6000
May 30 Mei Semones Wash., DC - The Atlantis ?pm (202) 579-9950
May 30 Raveena Miami Beach, FL - MB Bandshell 8pm (786) 453-2897
May 30 Red Baraat Knoxville, TN - Bijou theatre 8pm knoxbijou.org
May 30 Shilpa Ray Athens, OH - The Union ?pm (740) 593-5060
May 30 Lyn Lapid and RC Avenue Denver, CO - Marquis theater 8pm (303) 487-0111
May 31 Baltimore Sym. Orch. (Xian Zhang -cond.) plays works by Chen Yi, Glazunov, and Tchaikovsky Baltimore, MD - Meyerhoff sym. Hall 8pm bsomusic org
May 31 One OK Rock Wash., DC - The Anthem ?pm (202) 888-0020
May 31 Shilpa Ray Pittsburgh, PA - Spirit ?pm (412) 586-4441
May 31 Raveena and Renao Orlando, FL - The Social 7pm (407) 839-1847
May 31 Hiroya Tsukamoto Traverse City, MI - The Alluvion 7:30pm (231) 714-6566
May 31 Peelander-Z Grand Rapids, MI - Tip Top ?pm (616) 719-3723
May 31 Great American Brass Band fest.: Red Baraat Danville, KY - Centre Col., main stage 7:15pm gabbf.org
May 31 RINI Houston, TX - House of Blues, Bronze Peacock ?pm (713) 652-5837
May 31 Kerrville Folk Fest.: BettySoo Kerrville, TX - Quiet Valley Ranch, Kennedy theater 7pm kerrvillefolkfestival.org
May 31-Jun 1 Head in the Clouds festival: 2NE1, yy, Dean, Wang OK, and others Pasadena, CA - Rose Bowl, Brookside 1pm-? la.hitcfestival.com

Date Artist(s)/Event Place Time Info./Tix
May Kansas St. music faculty play works by Vivian Fung, Leyou Wang, Reena Esmail, Nirmali Feng, HyeKyung Lee, and Cuong Vu Manhattan, KS - KSU, All Faiths chapel 7:30pm k-state.edu/mtd/events
May Arushi Jain Wash., DC - Freer gallery ctyd. noon & 3pm asia.si.edu/whats-on/events
May Del Sol quartet & Air Force choir perform "Angel Island Oratorio" by Huang Ruo [sold out] Wash., DC - Freer gallery, Meyer aud. 7pm asia.si.edu/whats-on/events
May "Tuesday Night Cafe": includes Julie Yeeun Kim, Isha Sakhalkar, and Joyce Kwon LA, CA - Union ctr. ctyd. / Zoom 7:30pm fb: tnproject
May K-pop dance masterclass Wash., DC - Nat'l Museum of Asian Art, flexspace 7pm asia.si.edu/whats-on/events
May "A Page of Madness" silent film accompanied live by Coupler Wash., DC - Freer gallery, Meyer aud. 7pm asia.si.edu/whats-on/events
May Hiroya Tsukamoto Liberty, TN - Liberty arts ctr. 7:30pm libertyarts@usa.com
May Forests Denver, CO - Seventh Circle 10pm 7thcirclemusiccollective.org
May Chinese silent films accompanied by Min Xiao-Fen (Chnz. plucked instruments/voice) & River Guerguerian (perc./voice) Wash., DC - Freer gallery, Meyer aud. 7pm asia.si.edu/whats-on/events
May Hiroya Tsukamoto Columbus, MO - Columbus arts council 7pm (662) 328-2787
May Forests Tulsa, OK - Vanguard ?pm thevanguardtulsa.com
May BettySoo (o/f James McMurtry) Nashville, TN - 3rd & Lindsley 7pm (615) 259-9891
May Sungwon Kim trio NY, NY - Rockwood 6:30pm (212) 477-4155
May Alex Wong's "Permission" dinner party Nashville, TN - Angelhouse South 7pm alexwongsounds.com
May BettySoo Boston, MA - City Winery, Haymkt. pm
May BettySoo NY, NY - Rockwood 8:30pm (212) 477-4155
May Troy Weekes & Ji Groove NY, NY - Rockwood 10pm (212) 477-4155
May Vagabonds (Swaminathan / Ganavya / Lal) Brooklyn, NY - Soapbox gallery (+ livestream) 8pm soapboxgallery.org
May Eric Nam and Raveena Wash., DC - Smithsonian Arts & Industries bldg. 6:30pm asia.si.edu/whats-on/events
May Free Press Music SF, CA - Excelsior branch library 2pm-2:45 (415) 355-2868
May Mr. Koo band and others Brooklyn, NY - Bar Freda ?pm barfreda.com
May Mamamoo Baltimore, MD - CFG arena 7:30pm cfgbankarena.com
May Hiroya Tsukamoto W. Falmouth, MA - library 7pm (508) 548-4709
May Kalyani Singh NY, NY - Rockwood 6pm rockwoodnyc.com
May Rez Abbasi (gtr.), Josh Feinberg (sitar), Jennifer Vincent (cello), & Michael Sarin (drums) NY, NY - Joe's Pub 7pm (212) 967-7555
May CAAMfest film fest.: "Fanny, the right to rock" SF, CA - SFMOMA 5:30pm caamfest.com
May Hiroya Tsukamoto Wellfleet, MA - Wellfleet Preservation hall 7pm (508) 349-1800
May AAPI jazz fest.: Takuya Kuroda, mitamu, Tim Lin, Rez Abbasi, Eri Yamamoto, Julius Tolentino & Chameleon big band, Jordan VanHemert, Friendship, Christine Correa, AAPI jazz collective Newark, NJ - Express Newark noon-10pm yardbirdent.com
May Mamamoo Atlanta, GA - St. Farm arena 7:30pm statefarmarena.com
May BC Chinese Orch. & Grand Ensemble chorus Richmond, BC - Gateway theatre 7:30pm (604) 270-1812
May CAAMfest music showcase: Fanny, Ruby Ibarra, and Peaboo & the Catz SF, CA - Yerba Buena Gardens, Esplanade 1pm-3 (415) 543-1718
May CAAMfest: Milck and documentary film ("I can't keep quiet") SF, CA - SFMOMA 6pm caamfest.com
May Danny Arakaki Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool ?pm union-pool.com
May 22 Mamamoo Nashville, GA - Bridgestone arena 7:30pm bridgestonearena.com
May 23 BettySoo & band Austin, TX - Sagebrush 7pm sagebrushtexas.com
May 25 WCS showcase: includes Aireene Espiritu Livermore, CA - Almost Famous Wine 6:30pm-9:30 almostfamouswine.com
May 26 Sound of Dragon ensemble & Ding Yi music co. play works by Alice Ping Yee Ho, Farshid Samandari, Jordan Nobles, Moshe Denburg, Lan Tung, Chenwei Wang, Jianmin Wang, Nixia Li, and Chenayo Li Vancouver, BC - Annex theatre 8pm (7 - talk) soundofdragon.com
May 27 Taste of Cincinnati: Mark Joshua Cincinnati, OH - Taste of Findlay Mkt. stage 7pm-10 tasteofcincinnati.com
May 27 Free Press Music SF, CA - Bernal Heights branch library 2pm-2:45 (415) 355-2810
May 27 Karl Evangelista's Bukas SF, CA - The Lab 8pm-10:30 thelab.org
May 28 Hayley Kiyoko Montreal, QC - Corona theatre ?pm (514) 492-1775
May 28 Linda May Han Oh St. Louis, MO - Steward jazz ctr. 6:30pm (314) 571-6000
May 28 Karl Evangelista's Bukas Oakland, CA - Oaktown Jazz workshops 3pm (510) 649-1785
May 30, 31 Hayley Kiyoko NY, NY - Irving Plaza ?pm (212) 777-6817
May 31 BettySoo & Pat Byrne Ft. Worth, TX - The Post at River E. 8pm-10 (817) 945-8890

Date Artist(s)/Event Place Time Info./Tix
May Ensemble 4 These Times plays works by 9 living women composers, including: Weiwei Miao, Chen Yi, and Vivian Fung (previously recorded) SF, CA - YouTube and Facebook 7pm https://centerfornewmusic.com
May "Identity: Project Blue Marble": includes Phum Viphurit, Miyavi, Yuna, and others LA, CA - livestream 2pm-10 twitch.tv/amazonmusic

Date Artist(s)/Event Place Time Info./Tix


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