Calendar of Contemporary Asian and Asian American Music for June 2025
Date Artist(s)/Event Place Time Info./Tix
Jun 1 One OK Rock Boston, MA - MGM music hall at Fenway ?pm (617) 488-7540
Jun 1 Shilpa Ray Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern ?pm (216) 383-1124
Jun 1 Lyn Lapid and RC Avenue Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line 7:30pm (612) 338-8388
Jun 1 RINI Dallas, TX - Echo lounge 8pm (214) 438-2042
Jun 1 Lijie and friends LA, CA - Hotel Cafe 7pm hotelcafe.com
Jun 2 Shilpa Ray Rochester, NY - Bug Jar ?pm (585) 454-2966
Jun 3 One OK Rock Laval, QC - Place Bell ?pm (855) 219-0576
Jun 3 Manas + Che Chen Ashville, NC - AyurPrana ?pm (828) 785-5228
Jun 3 Mei Semones Nashville, TN - Drkmttr ?pm (615) 699-1614
Jun 3 Bibi Chicago, IL - Auditorium theatre 8pm (312) 341-2300
Jun 4 One OK Rock Toronto, ON - Budweiser stage ?pm (416) 260-5600
Jun 4 Manas + Che Chen Durham, NC - Fuzzy Needle ?pm (910) 538-6367
Jun 4 grentperez and Rocco Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot 7pm (801) 456-2802
Jun 4 RINI LA, CA - Regent 8pm (323) 284-5727
Jun 5 Bibi Toronto, ON - Great Canadian casino resort, The Theatre 8pm (416) 675-1101
Jun 5 Manas + Che Chen Charlottesville, VA - Visible Records ?pm visible-records.com
Jun 5 Peelander-Z Kansas City, MO - recordBar ?pm (816) 777-2527
Jun 5 RINI Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst ?pm (831) 713-5492
Jun 6 Hiroya Tsukamoto Bridgewater, NJ - library 7pm (908) 458-8415
Jun 6 Manas + Che Chen Baltimore, MD - Red rm. ?pm Normals: (410) 243-6888
Jun 6 Mei Semones Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups ?pm (614) 262-6001
Jun 6 One OK Rock Chicago, IL - Aragon ballrm. ?pm (773) 561-9500
Jun 6 Greeley Blues Jam fest.: Jack Hadley band Greeley, CO - Rio Grande rest. 9pm-12 (970) 304-9292
Jun 6 Greeley Blues Jam fest.: Wendy Woo Greeley, CO - Kress cinema, Red lounge 9pm-12 (970) 515-5717
Jun 6 grentperez and Rocco Portland, OR - Roseland theater 7:30pm (971) 230-0033
Jun 7 Lyn Lapid and FIG Boston, MA - Paradise 8pm (617) 562-8800
Jun 7 Bibi Boston, MA - Fenway music hall 8pm (617) 488-7540
Jun 7 Hiroya Tsukamoto Falls Village, CT - Twelve Moons coffeehouse 8pm twelvemoonscoffeehouse.com
Jun 7 Manas + Che Chen & Lesley Mok Philadelphia, PA - Asian Arts Initiative ?pm (215) 557-0455
Jun 7 Mei Semones Chicago, IL - Lincoln hall ?pm (773) 525-2508
Jun 7 Cody Hibbard The Woodlands, TX - Dosey Doe, The Barn 8:30pm (281) 367-3774
Jun 7 Raveena and Renao Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren 8pm (480) 659-1641
Jun 7 grentperez and Rocco Vancouver, BC - QE theatre 8pm (604) 665-2193
Jun 8 Manas + Zoh Amba Queens, NY - Trans-Pecos ?pm thetranspecos.com
Jun 8 Lyn Lapid and FIG Philadelphia, PA - Brooklyn Bowl 8pm (215) 606-4950
Jun 8 Mei Semones Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club ?pm (414) 897-0663
Jun 8 Peelander-Z Ft. Worth, TX - Tulips ?pm (817) 367-9798
Jun 8 BettySoo (o/f James McMurtry) Tucson, AZ - Hotel Congress, Plaza stage 7pm (520) 622-8848
Jun 8 grentperez and Rocco Seattle, WA - Showbox 7:30pm (206) 628-3151
Jun 8 Melissa Polinar LA, CA - Hotel Cafe ?pm hotelcafe.com
Jun 8 Raveena and Renao San Diego, CA - House of Blues 8pm (619) 299-2583
Jun 9 Manas + Sanket Lama, Monika Khot, & Ember Vaughan-Lee and Ka Baird & Qiujiamg Levi Lu Queens, NY - Trans-Pecos ?pm thetranspecos.com
Jun 9 Mei Semones Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry ?pm (612) 338-8388
Jun 9 RINI Seattle, WA - Neumos ?pm (206) 709-9442
Jun 10 Nava Dunkelman Brooklyn, NY - Roulette (livestream) 8pm roulette.org
Jun 10 Bibi NY, NY - Radio City music hall 8pm msg.com
Jun 10 Lyn Lapid and FIG NY, NY - Irving Plaza ?pm (212) 777-6817
Jun 10 grentperez and Rocco SF, CA - The Masonic pm (
Jun 10 Raveena and Renao LA, CA - Fonda theatre pm (
Jun 11 Lyn Lapid and FIG Wash., DC - 9:30 club 8pm (202) 265-0930
Jun 11 RINI Vancouver, BC - The Pearl ?pm thepearlvancouver.com
Jun 11 grentperez and Rocco Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades 8pm (916) 930-0220
Jun 12 Bibi Oxon Hill, MD - MGM Nat'l. Harbor, Theater 8pm (844) 646-6847
Jun 13 Hiroya Tsukamoto Wainscott, NY - LTV studios 7:30pm (631) 315-8818
Jun 13 Babymetal Houston, TX - 713 music hall ?pm (832) 204-6920
Jun 14 MATA fest. "Experiments in Living": works by Sofia Jen Ouyang, Nina Fukuoka, Geo. Lewis, Giordano Bruno do Nascimento, and others Brooklyn, NY - Issue Project Rm. 7pm matafestival.org
Jun 14 Silver Spring Blues Fest.: Steve Hung Silver Spring, MD - downtown, Ellsworth Plaza stage 11am silverspringblues.com
Jun 13 Lyn Lapid and FIG Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend 7:30pm (704) 595-7585
Jun 14 Lyn Lapid and FIG Atlanta, GA - The Loft pm (404)
Jun 14 Babymetal Irving, TX - TMF, pav. ?pm (

Date Artist(s)/Event Place Time Info./Tix
Jun 24 Babymetal NY, NY - MSG, Theater ?pm (212) 465-6000
Jun 24 Toronto Jazz Fest.: Arooj Aftab Toronto, ON - Telus ctr., Koerner hall 8pm rcmusic.com
Jun 24 Bibi Oakland, CA - Paramount theatre 8pm (510) 893-2300
Jun 25 Babymetal Boston, MA - Fenway music hall ?pm (617) 488-7540
Jun 25 Toronto Jazz Fest.: Robt. Lee group Toronto, ON - OLG Village 8:30pm torontojazz.com
Jun 25, 26, 27 Joe Hisaishi conducts the Philadelphia Sym. Orch. in works by him Phhiladelphia, PA - Anderson hall 7pm philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org
Jun 26 Montreal Jazz Fest.: Arooj Aftab Montreal, QC - Club Soda 9pm montrealjazzfest.com

Jun Kiran Ahluwalia Putney, VT - Next Stage Arts 6pm nextstagearts.org Jun Kiran Ahluwalia, Yacouba Sissoko, & Megha Kalia (choreographer) Queens, NY - Flushing Town Hall 8pm (7 - dance workshop) flushingtownhall.org Jun Kiran Ahluwalia Florence, MA - Bombyx 7pm bombyx.live Jun BettySoo and Helene Cronin Austin, TX - house show ?pm bettysoo.com Jun Sae Hashimoto (vibes) & Brian Marsella (piano) NY, NY - Columbia U., Miller theatre 6pm Jun Arun Ramamurthy Trio NY, NY - Lincoln Ctr., atrium 7:30pm (212) 875-5456 Jun Second Moon NY, NY - Lincoln Ctr., atrium 7:30pm (212) 875-5456 Jun BettySoo (o/f James McMurtry) Bloomington, IL - Castle theatre 8pm (309) 820-0352 Jun BettySoo (o/f James McMurtry) Chicago, IL - Old Town School 8pm (773) Jun BettySoo (o/f James McMurtry) Milwaukee, WI - Shank hall 8pm ( Jun Francis Wong (sax), Karl Evangelista (gtr.), & Jordan Glenn (drums) SF, CA - Brava cabaret 7:15pm sfiaf.simpletix.com Jun Pusaka Sunda (+ singers) SF, CA - Brava theater ctr. 4pm sfiaf.simpletix.com Jun Purnamasari SF, CA - Brava studio 6pm sfiaf.simpletix.com Jun BettySoo (o/f James McMurtry) St. Paul, MN - Turf Club 8pm (651) 647-0486 Jun Naomi Nakanishi quintet Brooklyn, NY - Three's Brewing Greenpoint 8pm Jun BettySoo (o/f James McMurtry) Iowa City, IA - Wildwood Smokehouse & saloon 8pm (319) 333-1750 Jun Lauren Cauley (violin/eltrnx.) & Erika Dohi (piano) Brooklyn, NY - seeds 7:30pm seedsbrooklyn.org Jun BettySoo (o/f James McMurtry) Lincoln, NE - Royal Grove 7pm (402) 413-6832 Jun Alaya Project SF, CA - SF Jazz, Henderson lab 7pm & 8:30 (866) 920-5299 Jun Ritchie Goods & Chien Chien Lu Putnam Valley, NY - Ritchie's backyard 8pm chienchienlu.com Jun Vision fest.: Sun Han Guild Brooklyn, NY - roulette 7pm roulette.org Jun Annie Chen's Guardian Project Brooklyn, NY - seeds 7:30pm seedsbrooklyn.org Jun Akiko Tsuruga quartet NY, NY - Roxy bar 8pm-10:30 (212) 519-6661 Jun Vijay Iyer trio (+ G. Haynes - horns) NY, NY - Deutsche Bank ctr., Dizzy's club 7:30pm & 9:30 / Sat.; 5 & 7:30 / Sun. 2023.jazz.org Jun Kyoko Oyobe quartet NY, NY - Cellar Dog 11pm-11:55 (212) 675-6056 Jun BettySoo (o/f James McMurtry) Oklahoma City, OK - Beer City music hall 8pm ( Jun 17 Cody Hibbard Corpus Christi, TX - Brewster St. Icehouse dntn. ?pm (661) 884-2739 Jun Vision fest.: 75 Dollar Altered Workspaces with Jason Kao Hwang Brooklyn, NY - roulette 6:30pm roulette.org Jun "Electronic Arts RPI Exhib.": Leo Chang Governors Island, NY - Harvestworks bldg. 1:30pm harvestworks.org Jun Miki Yamanaka trio & jam session NY, NY - Smalls 10:30pm Jun Kevin Sun trio Brooklyn, NY - Lowlands bar 8pm & 9:30 Jun Ai Murakami (drums), S. Ash (piano), & C. Haney (bass) Brooklyn, NY - Ornithology jazz club 6:30pm-8 (917) 231-4766 Jun Neel Murgai (sitar); Tripp Dudley (tabla); Indofunk Satish - (trmpt.); Josh Geisler (bansuri) NY, NY - Waterline sq. 8pm theculturetree.com Jun Akiko Tsuruga quartet NY, NY - Cellar Dog 7pm-11 (212) 675-6056 Jun Madame Gandhi (talk & show) Oakland, CA - Bandcamp HQ 7pm madamegandhi.com Jun Kronos fest.: includes Kronos Quartet and Soo Yeon Lyuh (haegeum) playing work by Soon Yeon Lyuh and Aizuri Quartet playing work by Kala Ramnath (arr. Reena Esmail) SF, CA - SF Jazz, Miner aud. 7:30pm (866) 920-5299> Jun Jonah Yano Ottawa, ON - Dewar Plaza 7:30pm ottawajazzfestival.com Jun RIJF: Helen Sung quartet+ Rochester, NY - Wilder rm. 6pm & 10 rochesterjazz.com Jun 23 "Exploring Out Roots" fest.: Hiroya Tsukamoto and No-No Boy (Julian Saporiti) Arcata, CA - Playhouse 6:30pm / HT; 8 / NNB (707) 822-1575 Jun 24 Kevin Sun quartet Brooklyn, NY - Ornithology jazz club 6:30pm & 7:30 (917) 231-4766 Jun 24 RIJF: Helen Sung Rochester, NY - Eastman school, Hatch hall 5:45pm & 7:45 rochesterjazz.com Jun 24 Cody Hibbard Nashville, TN - Listening Rm. ?pm (615) 259-3600 Jun 24 Moccasin Creek fest.: BettySoo Effingham, IL - Real Marina, main stage 7:30pm moccasincreekfestival.com Jun "Exploring Out Roots" fest.: Aireene Espiritu and the Color-Coded Symphony Arcata, CA - Playhouse 3pm (707) 822-1575 Jun tombstar Long Island City, NY - Noguchi museum 4pm noguchi.org Jun Vijay Iyer, Arooj Aftab, & Shahzad Ismaily Vancouver, BC - Playhouse 7:30pm (604) 665-3038 Jun Kevin Sun trio Brooklyn, NY - Lowlands bar 8pm & 9:30 (347) 463-9458 Jun Vijay Iyer, Arooj Aftab, & Shahzad Ismaily Ottawa, ON - NAC-CNA, Azrieli Studio 7pm ottawajazzfestival.com Jun Miki Yamanaka NY, NY - Klavierhaus 6pm-9 (212) 245-4535 Jun ADG7 Toronto, ON - Lula Lounge 7pm (416) 588-0307 Jun RIJF: Akiko Tsuruga organ group Rochester, NY - Hyatt Regency Rochester grand ballrm. 7:45pm rochesterjazz.com Jun Bryan Eng trio Cleveland, OH - Bop Stop (+ livestream) 7pm-9 themusicsettlement.org Jun Vijay Iyer, Arooj Aftab, & Shahzad Ismaily Montreal, QC - Monument-Nat'l. pm ( Jun Sohil NY, NY - Rockwood 6pm rockwoodmusichall.com Jun Doyeon Kim Brooklyn, NY - roulette 8pm roulette.org Jun ADG7 Ottawa, ON - Dewar Plaza 10:30pm ottawajazzfestival.com Jun Grace Kelly Portsmouth, NH - Jimmy's jazz & blues 7:30pm (888) 603-5299 Jun Jinjoo Yoo quartet NY, NY - Cellar Dog 11pm-11:55 (212) 675-6056 Jun RIJF: Eri Yamamoto & Bruce Barth Rochester, NY - Eastman school, Hatch hall 5:45pm & 7:45 Jun RIJF: Joey Alexander trio Rochester, NY - Temple theater 7pm & 9:15 Jun Jaya with Avamarie, Gayathri Krishnan, Saya, & iyana LA, CA - Hotel Cafe 7pm

Jun Re:Sound fest.: No Exit ensemble (plays works by Yoon-Ji Lee, E. Eddy, and M. Vandegrift) and ParkJones duo Ohio City, OH - Bop Stop 4pm (216) 421-5806


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