Here’s a haiku I tweeted last week while I was on vacation in Arizona, now with a photo to illustrate. Rented SUV A tourist in my hometown Concrete Blonde CD

I was visiting family in Arizona for Thanksgiving weekend. I spent the Friday after Thanksgiving with my mom, aunt, and uncle making zongzi or Taiwanese tamales, a fitting description that reflects my Pacific Islander/Southwestern identity. The zongzi are based on my Taiwanese grandmother’s recipe, and includes sticky rice, peanuts, pork, fried shallots, dried shrimp, dried [...]

I just got back to NYC from the latest Hepnova recording sessions in Arizona.  We finished two covers of old songs that got the Hepnova treatment.  The first is called “En la plaza de mi pueblo,” a flamenco-tinged song from the Spanish Civil War, and “Märk Hur Vår Skugga,” an eighteenth-century Swedish song by Carl [...]

Pizzeria Bianco 623 E Adams St Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602) 258-8300 Ok, this is my last restaurant review for the day.  I’ve finally caught up with my backlog of blog posts. This place hardly needs another review, but let’s just say that it is one of the first places I go for dinner whenever I [...]

Cynthia Paulson (@CynLuscious) of Women Rock Radio just played “The Doomed Cool” by Hepnova featuring Sophia Chang AKA 52 Faces.  Since the song hadn’t been released yet to the public, I guess that constitutes a world premier.  Thanks Cynthia for playing the song and for your kind words of praise.  In case you missed it, [...]

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