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Laufey Lin is reflecting on her skyrocketing modern jazz career and the lessons she has learned on love, life and sisterhood with her twin and creative director, Junia. She recently released her sophomore album, “Bewitched,” which has broken records as the biggest jazz album debut in Spotify history.
Icelandic jazz-pop singer-songwriter Laufey recently performed a sold out show at White Oak Music Hall’s downstairs stage. Having played a show in the much smaller upstairs room just over a year ago, Laufey’s growth in popularity was visible with a large crowd entranced by her music, packing into the venue for the show.
Laufey fans weren’t afraid to get soaked in the rain and smile through the pain for her sold-out concert at The Wilbur Oct. 29. Decked out in their finest witch fits and Mary Janes, Lauvers, as her supporters are called, formed a line around the corner of Tremont Street, waiting for the historic theater to...
There’s been a trend that I’ve noticed recently about music, which I call the “sad Wasian” trope. Artists such as Olivia Rodrigo, Mitski, and Conan Gray, who are half-Asian and half-white, have written songs alluding to their racial identities and the “otherness” that they’ve felt in their personal and romantic lives, often trying to find...
Even before Icelandic-Chinese jazz singer-songwriter Laufey took the stage for her second sold-out Chicago show of “The Bewitched Tour, ” fans had proved their loyalty. The line to enter Thalia Hall stretched over two blocks, despite the chilly Pilsen air on Sunday night. While our expectations for Laufey were high, she blew them out of...