Golden Hour with Charlene Kaye

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Bohan Phoenix Rapping His Way from New York to China May 01, 2024

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Season 3 finale! Charlene and Dave talk to the talented, hilarious, and charismatic hip hop artist Bohan Phoenix. Dialing from Chengdu, China, where he now resides, we get into his origins coming to the US when he was 11 years old, his rise in the New York City hip hop scene, and his return to China and being rap artist overseas.

Listen to Bohan Phoenix's latest album 你的骄傲 Make You Proud on Spotify.

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Ashrita Kumar of Pinkshift, a Fully Formed Punk Rock Icon Apr 01, 2024

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Today on the pod: Charlene and Dave share their first concert experiences. Then, they talk with Ashrita Kumar, the captivating frontperson of the punk band Pinkshift. Ashrita shares stories from their med school experience, the band’s pandemic-era origins and ascent, and how writing music brought them out of the darkest of days. Find Pinkshift’s newest EP Suraksha on Spotify. Find them on Instagram @pinkshiftmd. Follow Golden Hour on Instagram @goldenhourpod.

Crossing Rain, the Hawaiian Boy Band We Didn't Know We Needed Mar 01, 2024

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Hawaii is a special place for Golden Hour. Charlene was born and grew up there, returning often. Dave visited for the first time a few years ago and fell in love. Not the mention the Pacific island has the highest percentage of Asians and mixed race people of any state in the US, and of course it has a rich musical legacy.

And so today on the pod, Charlene brings you the next big thing out of Hawaii: Crossing Rain. The five members of the K-pop-inspired boy band are Monarch, Devin, Jorden, Asher and Shotaro, and their heritages range from Japanese, Filipino, and Native Hawaiian. The members ages range from 15 to 23 years old, and they talk about their K-pop inspirations, what they want people to know about Hawaii, and the time they convinced all their families to be in a music video.

FIG and the Joy of Solo Dates Jan 31, 2024

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This month on the pod! Charlene has been taking inspiration from Jimmy O. Yang’s comedy special. Dave is celebrating BEEF’s awards wins and has been binging season 3 of Single’s Inferno.

Then! We are joined by the incredible indie pop artist FIG, whose latest single Solo Dates is all about self-love. We talk about her growing up all over Asia, the meticulous recording process she learned from MICHELLE (friends of the pod), and what’s with all the corn on her social media.

And! If you’re in Brooklyn, NY on February 11, come to Golden Hour’s Lunar Lovefest, a Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day singles mixer and variety show, sponsored by our friends at Lunar Seltzer. Tickets available here.

Sonny Singh's Infinite Optimism Through Spirituality and Music Dec 27, 2023

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It's almost 2024! Char and Dave reveal their most played songs of the past year and set their themes for the new one. Then, they are joined by artist and activist Sonny Singh to talk about his album Chardi Kala, the time he worked with Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine, and his love/hate with his primary instrument, the trumpet. Happy New Year to our beautiful Golden Hour community! -- Find Sonny Singh on Instagram ⁠@iamsonnysingh⁠. Stream his album Chardi Kala on ⁠Spotify⁠ and purchase it on ⁠Bandcamp⁠. Follow Golden Hour on Instagram: @goldenhourpod Golden Hour is part of the Potluck Podcast Collective

Dorothy & Jisu of Sundial: From Berklee College "Jams" to Their Own Roaring Twenties Dec 08, 2023

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This month on the pod, Charlene opened for the icon Madame Ghandi and Dave got a new electronic drum set. Then, we're joined by Dorothy Chan and Jisu Kim (and before you ask, yes, they are a couple) of the pop duo Sundial! The two met at Berklee College of Music, and since 2016 have been putting out their own infectious flavor of indie pop. We talk about the business side of their music, how they work together writing deeply personal songs, and how they've explored their Asian American identity in recent years.

NoSo Is Happy and Proud and Is Ready to Connect With You Oct 26, 2023

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On this episode of Golden Hour: Char moved to Brooklyn, Dave finished The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and we give a Golden Goose Award to our favorite hip-hop/punk collective out of South Korea. Then, Char and Dave interview NoSo, aka Baek Hwong, an LA-based indie singer-songwriter. They talk about the making of their latest album Stay Proud of Me, their latest single Kaitlin, the grind of touring, and cosplaying as your ancestors when you make kimchi.

Season 3 Kickoff! - Miss Grit and Following the Cyborg Sep 27, 2023

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Char and Dave are back with Season 3 of Golden Hour! They talk about joining the Potluck Podcast Collective, highlights from the 3rd Golden Hour Fest in Brooklyn, and Charlene showers Olivia Rodrigo with praise for her new album GUTS.

Then, Charlene is joined by the incredible indie artist Miss Grit, aka Margaret Sohn. Catching her on tour in UK back in the spring, Charlene and Margaret share their mutual adoration of St. Vincent, dig into Margaret’s creative process in writing her latest album Follow the Cyborg, and ponder the impacts of AI on making music.

Find Miss Grit on Instagram @miss_grit. Stream their album Follow the Cyborg on Spotify and purchase it on Bandcamp.

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No-No Boy - Songs About the Missing Chapters of American History Apr 13, 2023

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Today on the pod, host Charlene Kaye talks with with the charming and brilliant songwriter Julian Saporiti, aka No-No Boy. Right from the artist's name, there is hidden history baked in, as the "no-no boys" were Japanese Americans who were questioned during World War 2 about their allegiance to the United States. No-No Boy's most recent album, 1975 (another reference to the year the Vietnam War ended), is chock full of rich historical storytelling subject matter: Japanese internment, Vietnamese refugees, Saigon rock music lovers, and violence committed against Indigenous people. This conversation left us inspired and wanting to continue digging into so many more untold stories of Asian American history.

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In other news, the Golden Hour team will be taking a short, mid-season break before releasing another batch of episodes. And, we have some exciting announcements coming in the next few months. Make sure to follow us on your podcast platform of choice, and we'll see you soon.

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Listen to 1975 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/33pWLN5PV3dsWS11LxmJsR?si=u4aDLUx7TDeFJr8nqPuQYQ Find No-No Boy on Instagram: hhttps://www.instagram.com/nonoboysongwriter/ Follow Golden Hour podcast: https://www.instagram.com/goldenhourpod Follow host Charlene Kaye: https://www.instagram.com/charlenekaye Follow producer Dave Yim: https://www.instagram.com/dave_yim

Connie K. Lim (aka MILCK) - Finding Her Way Through Trauma and Creating a Viral Protest Anthem Mar 15, 2023

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In today's episode, host Charlene Kaye invites over Connie K. Lim, AKA MILCK, to come to her home studio in New York. The Chinese American singer-songwriter shares her journey of surviving domestic abuse as a teenager and how she used music to channel her trauma. The two also get into how the singer-songwriter's career changed course after her song Quiet went viral at the Women's March in 2017 (and also how it didn't), and they share their experiences being in their mid-30s as women in the music industry. Stay tuned at the end of the episode for a very special acoustic performance of MILCK's song Animal. Content Advisory: This episode contains descriptions of domestic abuse. --- Listen to Animal on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6wcdbVdJ1GCJc7DhRqwQiL?si=0847d5045f4149b4 Find MILCK on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milckmusic/ Follow Golden Hour podcast: https://www.instagram.com/goldenhourpod Follow host Charlene Kaye: https://www.instagram.com/charlenekaye Follow producer Dave Yim: https://www.instagram.com/dave_yim

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