A group of Asian American creatives are keeping their music and culture alive through curated events in Seattleās Chinatown International District.
With every record spin, SEA Vinyl Society aims to share and preserve musical genres that tell stories from the Southeast Asian diaspora. Some of those records hearken back to the Vietnam War era.
In 2023, the group was founded by a community of activists, artists, DJs and journalists ā all with deep roots in Seattleās creative scene. One of their signature monthly events is Third Fridays at Hood Famous Cafe and Bar in the CID, where people of all ages and backgrounds are welcome.
#seattle #asianamerican #vinyl #vinylrecords
WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE?!? Vol.7 is up now on the webstore and @thirdplacebooks in Seward Park and Ravenna. Over 60 pages of photos shot on film and inspired by @duranduran (in spirit). Limited edition, so snag one today.
#photos #zine #filmphotography #zines #photozine
šļø SEA Vinyl Society has a newsletter! š
The first official copy of our newsletter is out! Featuring interviews, anecdotes, and stories from the fine folks that make our humble collective ā¤ļø
Grab your copy from @hoodfamousbakeshop today and keep an eye out at your favorite CID establishments for more copies to come!
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Thanks for the love and see you at the next Third Friday!
The oceanās weight
Could not keep me home
And I keep falling off
Without you here
Never come
Never morning
We just let the day
Be what it be
šø: me
Words: @bandofnothing
Itās about that time! Third Fridays at your favorite third space š Celebrating Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
Join us this Friday and vibe out to good tunes, good drinks and good company, 7pm-10pm.
šø from last monthās event w/ special guest DJ Sokha of @mamsbookstore šøš§”
#aanhpi #aanhpiheritagemonth
I usually save these for my substack. Actually, Iāll probably post them there too. Iāve gotten back into the habit of carrying my camera with me everywhere. Idk. I really enjoy mundane things sometimes. The world is always on fire and so seeing kids riding a bike together or just looking over Oregon City in all its stillness, itās just a nice thought to remember that everything isnāt always collapsing. Scan/dev @moodysfilm
I got to do some actual scans of the film that I developed at home. I also wrote about whatās in my dumb brain at the moment on @substack . Link in the bio.
#filmphotography #film #blackandwhitephotography #mentalhealth
Developed my first roll of film since high school. Not too bad. I donāt have a real scanner, so I just put this on top of the light box I use to check my negatives and used one of those phone scanner apps. š¤·š½āāļø
More to learn and practice. #film #filmphotography #120mmfilm
Motivation in bursts. The world around us is so exhausting. Got a 90 on my final and Iām having a difficult time feeling celebratory about that. More thoughts in my Substack. Otherwise, here are some #film scans I got back from @moodysfilm .
#filmphotography #analog #35mmfilm #120mmfilm
This month only! We're moving Third Fridays to Fourth Friday at Hood Famous Cafe and Bar (April 24)! Its Southeast Asian New Year and we've got the one and only DJ Sokha of @mamsbookstore rockin the decks! We've been waiting far too long for this collaboration. After years of partnering on events at his shop, we're thrilled to finally bring Sokha into our space. Let's give him all the flowers, we can't wait to see you!
Hood Famous Cafe &Bar
Friday, April 24
7pm - 10pm
