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San Francisco Chronicle
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Keshi's ‘Requiem' tour to bring the singer's honeyed vocals, alt-pop sound to S.F.
Keshi might not have picked up a guitar if it wasn't for the Nickelodeon show 'Drake & Josh.' Now, he's an award-winning musician. The singer, whose real name is Casey Thai Luong, was inspired to start playing music thanks to the sitcom about two teenage musicians. He taught himself how to play guitar using online tutorials and his grandfather's Vietnamese music book and eventually started sharing his self-produced music online. He took on the stage name Keshi, his childhood nickname, and began uploading his mellow R&B tracks to SoundCloud in 2017. It wasn't until 2019 that he quit his day job as a nurse at Texas Medical Center and signed with Island Records. Keshi has since released two studio albums, the most recent of which, 'Requiem,' features his signature honeyed vocals and a mix of introspective tunes and upbeat pop tracks. His 'Requiem' world tour is set to stop at Chase Center; ambient pop artist Roy Blair and R&B singer Starfall join as special guests.
Hypebeast
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Keshi's 'Requiem' Explores His Artistic Evolution
Requiemmarks a profound new chapter for Casey Luong, better known asKeshi. After the worldwide success of his 2022 debut albumGabriel,the artist opted to deliver a more introspective and experimental journey, delving into the nuances of vocal tones, lyricism and the raw artistry of performance. In a recent conversation withHBXas part of his merch launch, Keshi shared that he's adopting a new mindset towards his craft. 'I'm starting to treat my body as a medium to create art, and seeing it that way, I think, is a lot healthier,' he explained. This new approach allows the art to sometimes precede his own evolving tastes, acknowledging that appreciation for a creation might come with time. For him,Requiemis more than just an emotional reflection — it's a documentary of his creative evolution. To commemorate his success, Keshi is throwing it back with a vinyl release of his debut EPTHE LP is pressed on classic black vinyl and housed in a standard jacket, and features all four of the original tracks. 'I always think that [RequiemandGabrielare] not supposed to necessarily be connected or intertwined, like once the album's done, you close the cover on that book and you move on to the next thing, he said.' Ahead of theRequiemmerch launch at the HBX, he sat down to discuss the album's genesis, his evolving personal style, and the intriguing duality between his public persona, Keshi, and his private self, Casey. Read Keshi's full interview onHBX REAPERvinyl LP is set to drop on May 31 at 9 p.m. HKT (9 a.m. EST), exclusively onHBX.
