Photo Credit: Michael Tyrone Delaney II

Originally appeared on Ones to Watch. 

Kera Armendariz is aggressively human. Watch them onstage, and you may feel the freedom that reaches beyond their extremities or giggle at the many expressions that flash across their face. Speaking one-on-one, you’ll notice their boundless charm. …

Before they had the vocabulary for it, Armendariz has always centered their art on identity. They related to the immigrant masses facing deportation due to their own biracial background for “Bright Future Ahead” the first time around. The new release will benefit Trans Lifeline, and the connection to KERA is likely obvious. 

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