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.

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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…

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.

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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…

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…

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'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…

May 31, 2021 marks 14 years from our very first show (kicked off at the now defunct Tonic Lounge in Portland, OR). It's also the final day for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. 

Here are some recent things to check…

We are proud to join this star-studded lineup of Asian American actors, filmmakers, musicians, and artists to help raise money and awareness for the #StopAAPIHate campaign. 

This is a critical time and attacks against our community are on the rise…

Enjoy a special yuletide song for the holidays from nearly every band member past and present. Enjoy this cover of the Ramones' classic, Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight), that was recorded (virtually) especially for The Slants Foundation. Watch…

Simon Tam joins former band members Tyler Chen, Thai Dao, and Jonathan Fontanilla to talk about the making of our third full-length release, The Yellow Album. 

Check it out here:

Can cops bust up your dog-dicing game in your home? Is that even a real thing?? Bryan Wilson, the Texas Law Hawk answers these questions when he runs into dance rock band The Slants, who recently won a landmark case…