UPCOMING PERMISSION PARTIES 2025

FRI APR 11 2025 - BERKELEY CA
SAT APR 12 2025 - DANVILLE CA
SAT APR 19 2025 - SARATOGA CA
FRI APR 25 2025 - WEST LA CA
SAT APR 26 2025 - WEST LA CA
SUN APR 27 2025 - WEST LA CA
SAT MAY 10 2025 - GOLDEN CO
SAT MAY 17 2025 - KANSAS CITY MO
SAT MAY 24 2025 - MEMPHIS TN

You Have Permission.

My name is Alex Wong. I am a Nashville-based musician, songwriter, and chef.  To celebrate the release of my new album Permission, I am creating my first-ever multi city, multi sensory tour called The Permission Parties.  

The purpose of The Permission Parties is to invest in the idea that everyone has permission to take up space.  Growing up in the US as a second-generation Chinese American, I struggled to feel permission to take up space with my body, my voice, or my point of view. Movies and media told me I was allowed to be a buddy, a punchline, or a decoration, but there was not enough space for my stories in the center of the room.  By showcasing the emotional narratives connecting my music, food, and cultural identity, I hope to empower everyone, especially those on the margins, to feel permission to take up space with their stories.

The inspiration comes from having synesthesia, a condition that mixes up two unrelated senses in our brains. This did more than connect colors to letters, numbers, and musical pitches.  It taught me to find connections between seemingly unrelated passions such as food, music, and storytelling, and inspired me to synthesize these disciplines into a holistic artistic event in order to share these connections with others.

The experience will invite guests into a deeply connected experience through a multi-course listening and tasting dinner in which attendees will enjoy six Chinese-inspired dishes I’ve created that share some common emotion with each of the six tracks on my new album Permission.  I will share a personal story about each course before serving, and then play the track while the guests enjoy the dish. 

By finally turning my songwriting lens on my own journey of identity on my new album PERMISSION, I hope to show others, especially those on the margins, that they have permission to take up space.

PAST PERMISSION PARTIES

TUE MAY 9 2023 - NASHVILLE TN
WED MAY 10 2023 - NASHVILLE TN
THU MAY 11 2023 - NASHVILLE TN
FRI MAY 12 2023 - NASHVILLE TN
SAT MAY 13 2023 - NASHVILLE TN
MON SEP 11 2023 - KANSAS CITY KS
TUE SEP 12 2023 - KANSAS CITY KS
SAT MAY 16 2023 - FT. SMITH AR
TUE SEP 19 2023 - MEMPHIS TN
WED OCT 18 2023 - NASHVILLE TN
THU OCT 19 2023 - NASHVILLE TN
FRI OCT 20 2023 - NASHVILLE TN
SAT OCT 21 2023 - NASHVILLE TN
SUN OCT 22 2023 - NASHVILLE TN
FRI OCT 27 2024 - GATLINBURG TN
SUN NOV 24 2024 - NASHVILLE TN
SAT DEC 7 2024 - DENVER CO
FRI JAN 10 2025 - REDWOOD CITY CA
SAT JAN 11 2025 - SAN JOSE CA