Words and Music by Sasha V
About Sasha V
a.k.a. Alexa Vallejo
Transfemme writer and musician.
Born in 1982 to immigrant parents.
Lives in West Philadelphia.
Contact: alexyvee at gmail
Support me on Patreon, or Venmo me @alexyvee.
Selected writing
Literary WritingBut Wasn’t it Nice, Still Hungry, and I’m Afraid I Can’t Do That
Poems about Rocky Horror, DIY touring, and teenage friendship.
Published by swamp pink in 2023Triangles
Personal essay about relationship realignments, photography, and what art and memes can teach us about intimacy.
Published by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2021Before I Met You
Personal essay about transitioning.
Published in TriQuarterly in 2019
Nominated for a Pushcart PrizeThe New Year
Personal essay about the dissolution of a middling punk band.
Published in The Rumpus in 2014.Islands
Short story about a substitute teacher searching for connection to his family in the Philippines.
Published in Guernica in 2012
Nominated for a Best of the Net award.Audio DramaPlanet Radiant
Apocalyptic fiction podcast about a museum at the end of the world.
2020-2022BlogsGame Facts
Reflections on millennial middle age through the lens of video games.
2022-presentMovie Findings
Personal reflections disguised as movie reviews.
2017-2019
Selected Music
SashaV
Goth/darkwave/ethereal
Philadelphia, PA
2019-present
Bandcamp
Spotify
Instagram
Pandemic Les Miserables covers on YouTube
Original soundtrack for the Planet Radiant podcast.Morgue Arcana
Dance floor goth
Philadelphia, PA
2017-present
BandcampGeorge Korein and the Spleen
Experimental
Philadelphia, PA
2001-present
BandcampInspector Moon
Fast hardcore
Philadelphia, PA
2016-2017
BandcampIn Heaven and You
Dark folk
Washington, DC
2005-2010
BandcampAlison Ranger
Screamo/post-punk
West Chester, PA
2002-2003
SpotifyFreelance musical theater/cabaret work
Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC metro areas.
2013-present