Slanty Eyed Mama have been on the forefront of Asian American counterculture since early 2001.  Experimenting with hip hop, spoken word, electro, and pop, they have developed a funky urban asian vibe.  Combining the electric violin riffs, samples, bowing and pizzicato of former Juilliard virtuoso turned rocker Lyris Hung with Lady's K's ryhmes that flow along an asian slant, they have developed a style described as nuyorasian audio.  Lyris performs with a set of pedals and hookups to sample herself lie in performance while alternating between playing her violin with a bow, picking it like a banjo and slamming it like an electric guitar.  Having trained since the age of 3 in classical violin, Lyris cut her rock teeth with artists like Bono, Suzanne Vega, Bryan Adams, Mila Drumke and most recently playing with her own Metal Bannd HUNG.  Joining creative forces with Lady K (Kate Rigg) a poet/comedian/actor and colleague from Juilliard, Slanty eyed mama was formed to find a voice for generasian-next.

Slanty Eyed Mama have headlined at:  The Black and Blue Ball in New York, the A/PI Heritage Fest in Union Square Park NYC, The Women In Performance Conference in Toronto, NPN's conference in LA, LA Grand Performances at California Plaza in 2004 and 2005, the Asian American Jazz Fest In Chicago, The Girlfest Hawaii in Honolulu, Michigan Womyn's Music Fest 2005/2006, The Vancouver Intl Comedy Fest, Comedy Central Stage In L.A., The ECAASU Conference, Dixon Place's HOT Festival, The Philadelphia Fringe Fest, and the Perth International Festival.  Their work is featured in PBS's "Race is the Place", and SEX TV's special on Asians and Sexuality. They have played venues as diverse as the casinos in Los Angeles, Cafeterias in Universities and the Smithsonian Institute.

Often joined by cyber buto and ultra stunning modern dancer Sato, Slanty Eyed mama make headlines and cause a stir wherever they go, tackling issues of race and representation, generational conflict, and politics in almost every song.  This ground-breaking combination of music and performance draws a wide range of of listeners and fans. These include everyone from social activists, to online casino gamers, professionals and scholars.

Also rabid freestylers,  most shows involve a rowdy freestyle section incorporating the words and observations of each night's audiences with improvised music words and when sato is there dance.

GIG LIST

2010 Joe's Pub NYC
2010 Michigan Womyn's Music Fest 35th Anniversary
2010 Penn State A/PA students
2009 Out on The Edge Fest Boston MA
2009 LOGO One Night Stand Up songs/soundtrack
2009 Asian Women's Giving Circle Benefit NYC
2009 Buddies in Bad Times Theater Fest  "Americasiana"
2009 Penn State Feminist Culture Conference
2008 University of Washington St Louis Women in Art Conference
2008 Smithsonian for HBO's Youthspeaks conference
2007 Center For Global Citizenship Elizabethtown College
2007 UNC Asheville A/PI Heritage Month
2007X Party at Remote Lounge NYC
2007 Soundfest First Asian American Music Festival NY2007 1st annual Soundfest Asian American Rock Fest NYC
2007 The X party Pride after party at Remote NYC
2007 Black Lily Fest at World Cafe Live Philadelphia
2007 Skidmore College, UNC Asheville, NYU
2007 Comedy Central Stage Hollywood, CA "Birth of a nASIAN"
2007 The Smithsonian Institute, Keynote performance/speakers Asian Heritage Month
2006 Bowery Poetry Club "Americasiana"
2006 Asian Women's Giving Circle Event AAWW
2006 Snapshot bar 13
2006 Smith College, Cal State Pomona, Mt. Holyoke, Wellesley
2006 GIRLFEST Hawaii benefit for Anti violence project
2006 Joe's Pub benefit for Coalition for Asian Children and Families
2006 Michigan Womyn's Music Fest Hart, MI
2006 Dixon Place NYC HOT Festival  "Americasiana"
2006 Out North Anchorage AK "Birth of a nASIAN"
2005 Asian American Recovery Services Conference (keynote speaker)
2005 Center For Cultural Exchange Portland ME
2005 MACLA San Jose
2005 New World Theater Amherst MA
2005 LA Grand Performances, LA CA
2005 Michigan Womyn's Music Fest, Hart MI
2005 Festival of Contemporary Culture, Portland ME
2005 Colleges: Syracuse U, Smith College, Mt Holyoke, UPENN, PENN State, UMASS, Colby, College Prep, Portland High School, City as School NYC, Cal State LA* UCSB* (Kate Rigg)
2004 National Performance Network Annual Conference LA, CA
2004 Women in Performance Conference, Toronto, Canada
2004 Campaign 04 Unzipped, NY NY
2004 Asian American Arts Assoc, Phila, PA
2004 Philadelphia International Fringe Fest
2004 Dragon's Roar Fest L.A. CA
2004 Black and Blue Ball, Spirit Nightclub, NY NY
2004 Nuyorican Poets, Bowery Poetry Club NY
2004 Mark Taper Forum (with Birth of a nASIAN)
2004 Colleges: UVA, Sarah Lawrence, Rutgers, Mt Holyoke
2003 Asian American Writer's Workshop  NY NY
2003 Vancouver Inernational Comedy Fest (Birth of a nAsiAN)
2003 Brooklyn Academy of Music BAM Cafe BK NY
2003 National lampoon Intl. Comedy / Music DVD taping L.A. CA
2003 Nuyorica Poets Cafe taping for Race is the Place PBS
2003 Black and Blue Ball NYC
2003 Perth International  Festival, Australia
2003 Colleges: UNC Chapel Hill, UMASS, Sonoma State
2002 New York: La Mama ETC, Joe's Pub, Luxx, AAWW,
2002 Colleges: Hobart William Smith, CUNY, NYU