Two Videos, One Day, and a Blown Fuse

In May 2013, we drove our bus to a decommissioned hydroelectric plant east of Portland. It was a place I first spotted in footage from an episode of Grimm. Several of…

A decade after our Taiwan Tour, we're…

We're excited to announce that our forthcoming musical theatre show, At the Edge of Chinatown, is a part of this year's Rough Draft Festival!

At the Edge of Chinatown follows three Asian-American teenagers navigating fractured identities while their family…

It's the first day of December, which means the holiday countdown has officially begun. Break out the advent calendars, binge those delightfully mediocre holiday romcoms, and indulge in some regretful eating…you know the drill.

While your inbox and social feeds…

Some of you might know that Joe and I still keep busy speaking and performing at events around the world. Two weeks ago, we had a special evening at Willamette University in Salem, OR. Most recently, the call came from…

Today, our first record turns 18!

It's hard to believe it's been eighteen years since we released "Slanted Eyes, Slanted Hearts." As Aron says, it's officially old enough to vote now! What started as a collection of songs that we…

Recently, Simon Tam joined Amanda Knox on her podcast to discuss the band, reappropriation, and how owning your own narrative is a form of resistance. Watch or listen for a great discussion on art and activism.

For the last few years, we've slowly allowed our social media channels atrophy. Part of it was because our indefinite retirement (a few of us logged on to engage every once in a while), part of it was because several…

For years, The Slants' documentary film on Taiwan's food and music culture, has been available exclusively to crowdfunding backers, on a limited-edition DVD, and for rent on Amazon Prime. Now, it is free and open to the public view…

The limited vinyl edition of our record is now available in stores around the world. New Releases Now shares this review:

“Portland, Oregon's groundbreaking dance rock band, the Slants, bid farewell with The Band Plays On, featuring contributions from…

A few of us decided to put this together for all of you. If you enjoy, please consider spreading the holiday cheer by sending it to someone and/or supporting our nonprofit organization, The Slants Foundation.

Stream it on Spotify…

The Portland Chinatown Museum presents its first music history exhibition, What’s Worth the Fight: The History of the Slants. One of the first all-Asian-American dance-rock bands, The Slants are best known for their '80s-driven synth-pop (affectionately dubbed by fans…

Over the past few weeks, we've been dropping new music videos to our YouTube channel as well as premiering content with a number of magazines. We hope you'll take a look and watch:

The Band Plays On (feat. Bao): video…

Author Mia Wenjen and illustrator Victor Bizar Gomez recently completed this gorgeous new book based on Simon Tam's childhood and our band's journey to the Supreme Court. 

Pre-order it here!

See below for a description and a couple of previews…

If you're looking for a little piece of history from The Slants, we  have exhibits open across the country right now. Check them out for some a fun, educational look at Chinatown Dance Rock:

FIRST AMENDMENT MUSEUM (AUGUSTA, MAINE)

In…

Our newest single, What Will People Say (feat. Mikara), just premiered on Rock And Roll Globe. Give it a listen now: https://rockandrollglobe.com/dance-rock/listen-the-slants-share-what-will-people-say/ 

The new album, The Band Plays On, officially releases on October 20th!

Our newest (and final) album will be available in a special limited edition gold vinyl. Check out 11 brand-new tracks featuring nearly every current and former member of the band along with 14 guest artists. You'll also get access to…

This fall, we'll be doing a limited series of appearances on the East Coast and Pacific Northwest. From storytelling and music presentations to sharing excerpts of our opera, we're really excited to connect with you! If you're interested in having…

For the last several months, Joe and I have been writing the libretto and composing music for a forthcoming opera! We were selected one of the first creative teams for Opera Theatre of Saint Louis' New Works Collective program. We're…

We just got back from the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) conference in Philadelphia, PA, where Joe and I got to share stories and storytelling. This was the second time that I've done this event but I wanted…

We're making our first full-band appearance since we retired from touring for a special event at the Songbirds Foundation.  We'll be helping raise money for the Guitars for Kids programs by sharing our story and some of our songs. This…

This week marked five years since our historic win at the Supreme Court. The decision that day was unanimous, something that seems implausible in our deeply divided times. 

As you know, our band retired from live touring in 2019 so…

During lockdown over the past two years, we've been busy writing songs. That's right: we're steadily working our way to a new album.

Many people think that the band completely retired in 2019, after our last show in Portland, Oregon…

We're proud to be debuting a new experience with the International BorderLight Fringe Festival called SLANTED. It's a show of songs and stories, featuring new music that we've written just for this experience. The stories follow the experiences of Simon's…