Chop Suey
1325 E Madison St., Seattle, WA
Sun
September 19, 2021
7:00 pm
PDT
(8:00 pm DOORS)
Glendal Tautua, Khingz
$15.00
Covid Policy
For the safety of our audience, staff, and artists, you must be fully vaccinated to attend this event or show proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours from the time of entry. Fully vaccinated means two weeks after your second dose. You will be asked to show proof of vaccine or negative test before entering the building. Accepted forms for proof of vaccine include: A physical vaccine card with your name on it, a digital photo of your vaccine card on a cell phone, or a digital screenshot of your vaccination status through your state's health department. There are no exceptions. Please plan accordingly.
In September of 2020, Glendal Tautua released his debut album Bonnie In Greenwood with OTOW Records, a Northwest Artists collective made up of local musicians. The album blended R&B, hip-hop, and the traditional Samoan music that Tautua grew up with. Westside Seattle praised its “intricately arranged, multi-part harmonies, interspersed with rap.” Now Tautua has returned with a new music video for his Bonnie In Greenwood single “Woah."
The video opens in a church, and Christian themes permeate throughout, but there's no heavy-handed religious moralizing. Instead, the faith-based elements act as a contrast to the video’s other scenes. We see people gambling on a city street, customers in a convenience store, and two children fighting over a gun, with tragic consequences.
The city is implied to be White Center, an area near West Seattle. Tautua even namedrops White Center in his lyrics. The location choice is deeply personal. Tautua grew up in White Center and retains strong connections there. The music video could be seen as a melancholy love letter to the area, with special resonance for fellow White Center residents.
White Center isn’t the only grounding influence in Tautua’s music. He draws inspiration from his Samoan heritage as well. “In the Samoan culture, we tell stories,” he says on his website. “Our history and traditions are passed down orally. We take pride in our descriptive and beautiful language and I too wanted to tell stories. My story.”
Tautua describes his childhood as “rough.” His family struggled against poverty. In 2006, his two brothers were killed in gun violence, and the scenes of two young boys squabbling over a gun evoke this tragedy. In keeping with the somber tone of the song, the music video is dedicated to Tautua’s deceased brothers.
A series of high-profile shootings in the early months of 2021 reignited discussions about gun violence. These discussions were especially relevant to White Center and other cities in Washington’s King County, where gun violence spiked during 2020.
For the safety of our audience, staff, and artists, you must be fully vaccinated to attend this event or show proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours from the time of entry. Fully vaccinated means two weeks after your second dose. You will be asked to show proof of vaccine or negative test before entering the building. Accepted forms for proof of vaccine include: A physical vaccine card with your name on it, a digital photo of your vaccine card on a cell phone, or a digital screenshot of your vaccination status through your state's health department. There are no exceptions. Please plan accordingly.
In September of 2020, Glendal Tautua released his debut album Bonnie In Greenwood with OTOW Records, a Northwest Artists collective made up of local musicians. The album blended R&B, hip-hop, and the traditional Samoan music that Tautua grew up with. Westside Seattle praised its “intricately arranged, multi-part harmonies, interspersed with rap.” Now Tautua has returned with a new music video for his Bonnie In Greenwood single “Woah."
The video opens in a church, and Christian themes permeate throughout, but there's no heavy-handed religious moralizing. Instead, the faith-based elements act as a contrast to the video’s other scenes. We see people gambling on a city street, customers in a convenience store, and two children fighting over a gun, with tragic consequences.
The city is implied to be White Center, an area near West Seattle. Tautua even namedrops White Center in his lyrics. The location choice is deeply personal. Tautua grew up in White Center and retains strong connections there. The music video could be seen as a melancholy love letter to the area, with special resonance for fellow White Center residents.
White Center isn’t the only grounding influence in Tautua’s music. He draws inspiration from his Samoan heritage as well. “In the Samoan culture, we tell stories,” he says on his website. “Our history and traditions are passed down orally. We take pride in our descriptive and beautiful language and I too wanted to tell stories. My story.”
Tautua describes his childhood as “rough.” His family struggled against poverty. In 2006, his two brothers were killed in gun violence, and the scenes of two young boys squabbling over a gun evoke this tragedy. In keeping with the somber tone of the song, the music video is dedicated to Tautua’s deceased brothers.
A series of high-profile shootings in the early months of 2021 reignited discussions about gun violence. These discussions were especially relevant to White Center and other cities in Washington’s King County, where gun violence spiked during 2020.