August 1, 2011
During my time in Osaka I spent way more time enjoying the sites and taking it easy rather than when I went to Tokyo last year and went to a gig every night. My first gig was actually supposed to be Friday, but I ended up having other plans. On the 2nd of April I [...]
May 1, 2011
PRAHA DEPART Praha Depart’s last show in New York, before they returned to Tokyo, was at Lit Lounge. They had played five dates in the New York area, and one in Philadelphia. I had seen two of the New York area shows and wanted to see them again. Actually, having seen Praha Depart twice, the [...]
April 1, 2011
The New York stop on the Japan Nite 2011 tour was held at the beautiful Bowery Ballroom. The Zukuna Sisters opened up the show with some very smooth soul music. The White White Sisters followed that up with sweet pop nuggets sung into a hugely distorted microphone, and then crunched completely into a noisy, electronic [...]
September 1, 2010
April second was tossed back and forth many times in my trip preparations many times. I would either stay the night in Okayama and head to Tokyo Saturday Morning or board the train for Tokyo on Friday evening to get some extra time in the city. In the end, it was decided that I needed [...]
August 15, 2010
After three long exhausting days in Tokyo, one day of pure relaxation in the quiet Fukui-prefecture, and one too many train adventures, I made it to Okayama on a bright afternoon on Tuesday. I was just in time to get some lunch with my friend Masako and eat by the riverside with other patrons enjoying [...]
August 15, 2010
? & The Mysterians hit it big with ’96 Tears’ in 1966. It stayed #1 in the charts for three months! They recorded two LPs brimming with tight, clever, pop nuggets, and though the second was an even stronger release than the first, no further hits emerged. Their third LP didn’t get released. They were [...]
