Nic Masangkay

With music and spoken word described as “trauma pop” - poet, singer-songwriter, music producer, and audio engineer Nic Masangkay offers an arts perspective uniquely their own. No matter the medium, Masangkay’s raw talent and fierce sincerity always leaves audiences moved and inspired.
Falon Sierra: Damaged by System, but Never Broken

Falon Sierra: Damaged by System, but Never Broken

I recently had the chance to interview Seattle R&B Tomboy Princess, Falon Sierra, about her latest neo-Soul-Alternative-Electronic EP “Damaged by System,” released to all platforms October 2019. Read on to see what she had to say about her songwriting heroes, self-love, and the current state of art in Seattle.

Astronaut9: Everything Like It’s the Last Time

Astronaut9: Everything Like It’s the Last Time

Everything Like It’s the Last Time tenderly takes back a survivor’s agency, giving the artist, and the audience, permission to feel what was too painful before, and to exist in the way we so badly want to as queer and trans survivors. Because of Astronaut9’s generous narrative, when you listen to this project, you also are heard.

DEVMO And The Conflicts Of Stayin’ Here

DEVMO And The Conflicts Of Stayin’ Here

Queer female rapper DEVMO just dropped the music video for her summer single “Stayin’ Here.” The music video takes place at a golden hour beach party where friends laugh together by the ocean (perhaps in Santa Monica, where DEVMO hails from). It's a classic millennial...