“I hope to write more at some point about singer-songwriter Alex Wong’s Permission Parties, at which he and his partner Leah Light prepare an amazing meal that contextualizes his songs about growing up a second-generation Chinese-American in California. These communal gatherings are showing how music can create community in a whole new way.” - Ann Powers, NPR

“I personally haven’t seen, in the field of art or songwriting, such a direct communication of [these] themes and a direct willingness to be vulnerable about it. I think he’s going to save lives, I think he’s going to deeply help people that need someone to say it.” - Abigail Washburn, GRAMMY winning musician

“I heard [“Purple and Yellow”] in a packed showcase room and everyone was singing along… and they had just heard the song for the first time. That tells you something, it really does… there’s something about not only [his] songs but the spirit that [he’s] bringing to the room that is very healing.”
- MarySue Twohy, SIRIUS XM DJ