Meiko And Marié Digby Announce The Hapa Tour U.S. Tour Dates

Oh hell yeah.

Got this popped into my inbox and wanted to share in full.

And yes - I'll be there in March.

MEIKO AND MARIÉ DIGBY ANNOUNCE CO-HEADLINING “HAPA TOUR”

The Acclaimed Alt-Pop Singer-Songwriters Celebrate Their Part-Asian (“Hapa”) Heritage With 2016 Concert Dates In North America Beginning February 24

Los Angeles, CA – January 11, 2016 – Meiko and Marié Digby announce today that they’ll embark on a string of U.S. tour dates together in February and March. Beginning in San Diego on Feb. 24, they’ll also bring their “Hapa Tour” to Costa Mesa, Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles, San Francisco (Mill Valley), Chicago (Evanston), Marshfield, WI, and Minneapolis (dates, cities and venues are listed below). Additional shows in the northwest and northeast will be announced soon.

A “Hapa” is a person of mixed racial heritage with partial roots in Asian and/or Pacific Islander ancestry. Meiko is one-quarter Japanese on her maternal grandmother’s side, and Marié’s mother is Japanese. The idea to put together a tour celebrating this heritage was the brainchild of Meiko: “My sister and I were the only part-Asian kids growing up in our small town in Georgia, so it was always awkward when people asked 'what ARE you?’ I wanted to put together a little tour celebrating ‘Hapa-ness’ and to spread the word - mainly to let kids out there know it's not weird to have parents of different ethnic backgrounds. It’s actually pretty awesome and more common than you think!"

Of being Hapa, Marié says, “It feels like being part of a tribe. In this day and age, so many of us come from mixed backgrounds. Growing up with one Japanese parent and one Irish parent was such a unique and culturally rich experience, and it’s definitely influenced me as an artist and musician.”

Sponsored by PledgeMusic and the USC Ito Center Hapa Japan Project, the tour dates will also feature up-and-coming local Hapa artists from each city as opening acts.

Both Meiko and Marié Digby will soon announce their plans to record new albums - stay tuned!

Tour Dates:

February 24
Music Box
San Diego, CA

February 25
The Wayfarer
Costa Mesa, CA

February 28
Saint Rocke
Hermosa Beach, CA

March 1
The Troubadour
Los Angeles, CA

March 4
Sweetwater Music Hall
Mill Valley, CA

March 10
SPACE
Evanston, IL

March 11
Wildwood Station Pavilion
Marshfield, WI

March 14
Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN

Download Meiko’s latest song, “Perfect Fit (Live)” which appears on
her Live Songs From The Hotel Café EP released in October 2015:
https://soundcloud.com/meikomusic/perfect-fit-live

Download Marié Digby’s latest demo, “Jet Streams”:
https://soundcloud.com/mariedigby/jet-streams-demo