Asian Indie Music Feed

Southern California artist Teo Tala, who draws from Filipino heritage, has a June indie-pop moment with the cinematic breakup single "Understudy" and New Music Weekly's June 10 feature on "last red light".

Boston-based Asian American indie artist TIFFY (Tiffany Sammy) releases new single "Mirror" ahead of upcoming EP '2'. California-native multi-instrumentalist now in Somerville, MA — indie rock, soft punk, fuzz-tinged dream pop. East Coast tour: Jul 8 Asbury Park NJ, Jul 29 Dover NH, Aug 12 Syracuse NY.

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.