November 21, 2017, in Cambridge, Mass.
An evening of live music and storytelling at Club Passim in Cambridge. The event included performances by Haitian rapper Masterbrain, who works as a security guard in Back Bay while his songs go viral in Port-au-Prince; Cambodian-American musician Sovann Kohn, who escaped his country’s genocide because of his drumming skills; and Greek laouto player Vasilis Kostas, who will soon apply for a special work visa for “extraordinary” artists. We heard their songs and their stories, told in conversation with the show’s producers.
![The New American Songbook's Heidi Shin (far left) and Ian Coss (far right) pose for a photo with (from left) Greek laouto player Vasilis Kostas, Haitian rapper Masterbrain and Cambodian-American musician Sovann Kohn at Club Passim in Cambridge on November 21, 2017. (Photo by Wesley Wong)](https://d3oj2y7irryo5z.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/passim1-web-1024x670.jpg)
November 13, 2017, in Mattapan, Mass.
A live broadcast on Radio Energy 1620AM in Boston on November 13, included playing Episode 3 and interviewing rapper Masterbrain, who was featured in the episode.
![From left, radio host Sanders Nicolas and rapper Masterbrain talk live on air. (Photo by Ian Coss)](https://d3oj2y7irryo5z.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/radio-broadcast-web-1024x768.jpg)
October 25, 2017, in Lowell, Mass.
A free listening event & discussion for Episode 1, focused on the Cambodian-American community, in Lowell on October 25.
![Maddox smiles as he's applauded at a podcast event in Lowell, Massachusetts on October 25, 2017. (Photo by Ian Coss)](https://d3oj2y7irryo5z.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/e1-event2-web-1024x683.jpg)
October 7, 2017, in Roxbury, Mass.
A free listening event & discussion for Episode 2, focused on the Somali-American community, at Hibernian Hall in Boston on October 7.
![From left, Hamdi Mohamed and Amal Hussein participate in a discussion on October 7, 2017. (Photo by Ian Coss)](https://d3oj2y7irryo5z.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/e2-event2-crop-1024x683.jpg)
October 4, 2017, in Allston, Mass.
A free launch party & discussion at the Podcast Garage in Boston, attended by Boston’s audio community, the Sonic Soirée, on October 4.
![From left, New American Songbook producers & reporters Ian Coss and Heidi Shin participate in a discussion on October 4, 2017. (Photo by Wesley Wong)](https://d3oj2y7irryo5z.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/launch1-web-1024x683.jpg)