The Monsoon Trilogy

09/05/2026

"Back home in Thailand, several months and 13 songs later, I understood what I was writing. Reckoning of the Stars is a comment, a critique, and a response to the chaos that's befallen the United States and by extension, the world. Loosely inspired by themes of Shakespeare's The
Tempest, the album is my take on the comeuppance we face as we move through this era of enchantments, dramas, and stormy seas." - Erin Kamler

"We now face the urgent question of what to do with this liminal moment. Will we choose to stay mired in conflict, sinking deeper into the illusions we've conjured through our addictive screens,
toxic politics, and neglect of our social well-being? Or will we meet our brave new world with humility, instead? Through these songs I ask: when the stars are done enchanting us and our
revels finally end, what will we be left with?
Perhaps only each other, and the chance to choose grace." - Erin Kamler
https://open.spotify.com/album/1aCPnLewLoemzunNzxN8TG

09/05/2026

"We now face the urgent question of what to do with this liminal moment. Will we choose to stay mired in conflict, sinking deeper into the illusions we've conjured through our addictive screens,
toxic politics, and neglect of our social well-being? Or will we meet our brave new world with humility, instead? Through these songs I ask: when the stars are done enchanting us and our
revels finally end, what will we be left with?
Perhaps only each other, and the chance to choose grace." - Erin Kamler
https://open.spotify.com/album/1aCPnLewLoemzunNzxN8TG

08/22/2026

"Back home in Thailand, several months and 12 songs later, I understood what I was writing. RECKONING responds to the chaos that's befallen the United States and, by extension, the world. Loosely inspired by themes of Shakespeare's The Tempest, the album is my take on the comeuppance we face as we move through this era of enchantments, dramas, and stormy seas." - Erin Kamler

Erin Kamler has released RECKONING, a 12-track album exploring an unraveling United States through the perspective of an American expat, loosely inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest.

02/26/2026

Let’s be clear: Shah Alam survived genocide. He survived displacement. He survived fleeing his homeland. But in America — the country that promised refuge — he was allegedly abandoned in the dark. And he never made it home.

BREAKING: Near-blind refugee DIES after border patrol detains him FOR NO REASON and dumps him miles away from home.

This story is not just a tragedy. It’s a damning indictment.

Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a 56-year-old Rohingya refugee who was nearly blind and spoke no English, was released from custody by U.S. Border Patrol — and dropped off at a Tim Hortons five miles from his home.

No ride. No notification to his family. No assistance whatsoever.

Days later, he was found dead on a Buffalo street.

Shah Alam had fled persecution in Burma and arrived in Buffalo just 15 months ago, seeking safety. Instead, after being arrested last year for carrying a curtain rod he used as a walking stick — and allegedly being Tasered and beaten when he couldn’t follow English commands — he ended up in jail.

His family didn’t bail him out for fear he’d be shipped to ICE detention out of state. Eventually, he took a plea deal that allowed him to clear the immigration detainer and avoid ICE detention.

But when Border Patrol picked him up after bail, instead of transferring him to a detention center as expected, agents reportedly dropped him at a doughnut shop across town and left him to find his way home.

He was nearly blind. He couldn’t speak English. He had no phone. And no one told his family he’d been released.

For days, they searched. Police even briefly closed his missing persons case after mistakenly believing he was still in ICE custody. Now homicide detectives are investigating the “circumstances and timeframe” leading to his death. The cause has not yet been released.

Advocates for the Rohingya community are devastated.

“We never thought anyone would experience anything like this since coming to the United States,” said Imran Fazel, who knows the family. “It doesn’t make me feel safe in a country like this.”

Let’s be clear: Shah Alam survived genocide. He survived displacement. He survived fleeing his homeland. But in America — the country that promised refuge — he was allegedly abandoned in the dark. And he never made it home.

He leaves behind a wife and two sons. And a haunting question: How does a blind refugee get left on a street corner — and end up dead?

Please like and share this tragic story!

02/25/2026

Sharing this timely invitation from Waterwell, should you be in New York on FEBRUARY 27 @ 6pm for this important in-person town hall on immigration detention. Please RSVP for free ticketing.
https://app.arts-people.com/?show=315718