If you’re in the SF Bay Area, check out GO! OHANA tonite. GO! OHANA is RAMA’s monthly APA music and art show. Emceed by Ryan Takemiya, the event showcases independent Pan Asian art on a one-of-a-kind stage at La Pena Cultural Center. Here’s this month’s line up:

Brownstar
BROWNSTAR is a spoken-word duo based in Boston, Massachusetts. A rising star in the Asian-American artistic community, BROWNSTAR merges high-energy comedy, personal memoir, and science fiction to ignite a conversation about the South Asian American community and give a generation its voice and song. BROWNSTAR bursts forth from the pens of poet-performers Pushkar NORTH STAR Sharma and Sathya SOUTH STAR Sridharan, who joined together in 2007. The duo has performed at universities, poetry venues, and fundraisers across the US, and shared the stage with the likes of Def Poets Kelly Tsai and Reggie Cabico, emcees Magnetic North and Taiyo Na, and comedians Hari Kondabolu and Aparna Nancherla. BROWNSTAR produced UNIFICATION, a joint celebration of the Indian and Pakistani Independence Days in Manhattan in August 2009 and will reprise the show in New York in August 2010. In a sky of black and white,
a BROWNSTAR shines bright!

The Questions by Brownstar

Michelle Soriano
At 29 yrs old, Michelle Soriano was born and raised in San Francisco and grew up with music all her life. She has played the piano since she was 8 yrs old, sang in choirs from elementary to high school, plays the guitar/ukulele, and loves singing/songwriting. Music is her passion and the key to her soul.

Remember Me This Way by Michelle Soriano

YoYoJo
Joseph Harris is a member of Team YoYoJam and Team 2YO. He has competed at many national contests in 2A and has won many contests in Hawaii. Joseph was also a member of Team High Performance in 1999. He now lives in San Francisco, CA.
Harris has appeared on the TV Shows Wanna Bet and America’s got Talent. On Wanna Bet Harris, Ken Russell, and Jennifer Baybrook, attempted to light 100 matches doing loops in 2 minutes but were unsuccessful.

USA Nationals 08 – Joseph Harris

JOHNNY HI-FI
Lead singer Eric Hsu formed his first indie rock band in 1992, and since then has performed hundreds of shows both in the US and around the globe. With numerous US and Asia tours under their belt, Johnny Hi-Fi’s alternative rock sound has captured fans all over. From the House-of-Blues US tour to the band’s video reaching #8 on MTV Chi’s top 10 video charts, all the attentions helped them land the “Artist of the Month” spot on Billboard Magazine’s Underground series and a feature in the magazine. In 2006, the band made appearances on CBS News, publications such as the New York Times and World Journal, also radio stations from Texas to Taipei. The band then went on to open for Placebo and Supergrass in front of 20,000 fans at the Beijing Pop Festival.

Man Overboard by Johnny Hi-Fi

GO!OHANA
Thursday, July 15, 2010
7:30pm
La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA

Admission $8, cash only
Doors open at 7:00pm
Food and Drink!
Free Raffle!

Bringing you the finest and most innovative independent Pan Asian artistic talent at exciting concerts and events. Here’s some performances for the last Go! Ohana.