Snoozychoc Outpost
Free live shows at Cheapo Discs Austin, TX
3/17 2:00pm Titan Go Kings
2:30pm The Hot Shots
3/18 3:00pm Petty Booka
Japan Nite at South By Southwest Music Festival 2005 Austin, TX
3/18 Caribbean Lights with Titan Go Kings, i-dep, The Emeralds, Noodles, Pillows
3/19 Elysium with The Hot Shots, Suns Owl, ZANZO, Petty Booka, Bonnie Pink
3/20 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge with Petty Booka, Titan Go King's, Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re, Puppy Pet, Fantasy's Core
3/21 NYC, NY Sin-é with Petty Booka, Titan Go King's, Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re, Puppy Pet, Gaijin A Go Go
3/22 Boston/Somerville, MA Abbey Lounge with The Emeralds, Titan Go King's, Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re, Puppy Pet
3/23 Canton, NY St. Lawrence University with The Emeralds, Titan Go King's, Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re, Puppy Pet
3/25 Los Angeles, CA The King King with The Emeralds, Titan Go King's, Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re, Puppy Pet, Noodles
3/26 Berkeley, CA The Starry Plough with The Emeralds, Titan Go King's, Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re, The Freak Accident
3/27 San Francisco, CA Studio Z with The Emeralds, Titan Go King's, Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re, Noodles, Pillows
3/28 Seattle, WA Sunset Tavern with Buttersprites, The Emeralds, Titan Go King's, Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re
"Hi, I'll be adding the tour dates for MONO and Melt Banana in the next few days, so check back soon.
Shonen Knife North American Tour 2005
2/28 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
3/1 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
3/2 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
3/3 Rochester, NY Bug Jar
3/4 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's
3/5 New York, NY Knitting Factory
3/7 Washington, D.C. Black Cat
3/8 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar
3/9 Boston, MA Middle East Upstairs
3/10 Montreal, Quebec Cafe Petit Campus
3/11 Ottawa, Ontario Babylon Club
3/12 Toronto, Ontario Lee's Palace
3/13 Hamilton, Ontario Cork Town Tavern
3/16 Fort Worth, TX Wreck Room
3/17 Dallas, TX Granada Theatre
3/18 Austin, TX Elysium
3/19 Oklahoma City, OK The Conservatory
3/21 Albuquerque, NM Launch Pad
3/22 Tucson, AZ Plush
3/23 San Diego, CA Brick by Brick
3/24 Santa Ana, CA Galaxy Theatre
3/25Los Angeles, CA Spaceland
3/26 San Francisco, CA Slim's
3/27 San Jose, CA The Blank Club
3/30 Portland, OR Dante's
3/31 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
4/01 Vancouver, BC Brickyard
4/02 Victoria, BC Lucky Bar
POLYSICS U.S.A. Winter Tour 2005
2/12 Phoenix, AZ The Old Brickhouse
2/13 Tuscon, AZ Club Congress
2/15 Santa Fe, NM Paramount
2/16 Denver, CO The Cricket on the Hill
2/17 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
2/19 Olympia, WA The Clipper
2/21 Seattle, WA Catwalk
2/22 Portland, OR Berbati's Pan
2/24 Fresno, CA Big Game Studios
2/25 San Francisco, CA Hotel Utah
2/26 Sea Side, CA CSMB Black Box Cabaret
2/28 Los Angeles, CA Knitting Factory
3/01 San Diego, CA The Casbah
3/02 Santa Ana, CA The Galaxy
Hi, I'll be posting three or four tours coming through America this month, so please check back soon.
Guitar Wolf LOVEROCK Tour 2005 U.S.A
2/25 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar w/ Pealander Z, Clockcleaner
2/26 Baltimore, MD Ottobar w/ Fascist Fascist, The Fight, Never Enough
2/27 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's w/ The Shop Fronts
2/28 NYC, NY CBGB w/ Fast Fourier, X27
3/2 Montreal, Canada El Salon
3/3 Toronto, Canada Lee's Palace
3/4 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
3/5 Detroit, MI Magic Stick w/ The Hentchmen
3/6 Chicago, IL The Abbey
3/8 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
3/10 Portland, OR Dante's w/ Fireballs of Freedom
3/11 Seattle, WA Chop Suey w/ The Girls
3/13 Seaside, CA CSUMB Black Box Cabaret
3/14 San Francisco, CA Bottom Of The Hill
3/15 Hollywood, CA The Knitting Factory w/ Lady Killers, Lords of A, Mint Chicks
3/16 Pomona, CA The Glass House
3/18 Austin, TX SxSW venue TBA
3/19 Houston, TX Rudyards
3/20 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks w/ The Detonations
3/21 Memphis, TN Young Avenue Deli
3/23 St. Louis, MO Creepy Crawl
3/24 Nashville, TN Exit In w/ Electric Eel Shock, The Thieves
3/25 Atlanta, GA The Earl w/ Electric Eel Shock, The Thieves
I recently received an e-mail from Audrey Kimura at Benten/Sister Records to inform me that Petty Booka are coming to the USA (west coast) for a mini tour. She also mentioned that her label is having a Holiday Greeting Sale (Nov.24~Jan.25) and CD Baby was now stocking some of her bands.
A couple of days later I received the dates again plus some links to promotional material from the promoter in San Francisco. Wow, I feel like a behind the scenes super star! Maybe I should try to get more Japanese bands to come to Boston. It seems like this is the only way I'll ever see them play, besides moving to Osaka. I took this from the press release:
Petty Booka is the popular Tokyo ukulele female duo that has rocked the South By Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas three years running. After a decade of popularity in Japan, the girls have both their first-ever USA release, "Let’s Talk Dirty In Hawaiian" (Weed Records), and also a fine Christmas release "Christmas Everywhere" (Weed Records) in stores everywhere. Their holiday release is quickly getting a buzz from airplay on Dr. Demento, the Disney Radio Network and many indie and college stations.
Petty Booka December 2004 California Concert Info:
Thurs. Dec. 2nd San Francisco, CA Petty Booka will play live on Radio Mainichi KEST-AM 145 at 7:20 PM.
Thurs. Dec. 2nd Berkeley, CA Petty Booka, Old Puppy and special guests @ Starry Plough 3101 Shattuck Avenue (510) 841-2082 $6 admission, 21-over show starts at 9:30 PM.
Fri. Dec.3rd San Jose, CA Petty Booka, Michelle Kiba and Aloha-Style Band @ Yu Ai Kai 588 N 4th Street (408) 294-2505 $10 adults, $5 for 14-under, all ages show starts at 7 PM.
Sat Dec. 4th San Francisco, CA Start your day with Petty Booka! The girls will be featured on the famed West Coast Live radio show broadcasting from the Plush Room, 940 Sutter, San Francisco and heard on KALW 91.7 FM at 10 AM.
Next, get up close to these lovely ukulele ladies during their mini-concert at 2 PM Super 7 Records, 1630 Post Street 415-409- 4700.
3rd Annual Holidaze in Hicksville featuring Dan Hicks, Petty Booka, Christmas Island Brass Band and more! The Fillmore 1820 Geary Boulevard (415) 346-6000 doors open at 7 PM; show starts at 8 PM general admission $35 This is CD release bash for Dan’s new studio opus "Selected Shorts".
Sun. Dec. 5th Santa Cruz, CA Petty Booka continue their radio campaign at KPIG Radio 107.5 FM in the Santa Cruz area on the popular "Please Stand By" radio show. Hear them play on KPIG between 10 am and 12 noon or hear them online.
Santa Cruz Art League Theater Petty Booka, Michelle Kiba & Aloha-Style Band 526 Broadway (831)-426-5787 SPONSORED BY Ukulele Club Of Santa Cruz 6 PM reception w/ Q&A! 7 PM show admission $10 advance, $12 at the door For advance tickets call (831) 688-3540
Mon. Dec. 6th San Francisco, CA Petty Booka's Christmas Ukulele Show Petty Booka, Old Puppy @ Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street 8:30 PM admission $10, all-ages.
Hi all, long time no update! I have been busy with the end of summer fun, learning a new menu at work, and covering for coworkers. I was poking around the net and landed at the John Peel Radio Show. To my surprise I saw that Polysics are playing a few songs on his program October 12th, tune in then to hear some live versions of their songs. They are still touring the U.K. and Ireland, so check their tour diaries from 9/21 and 9/22 to see how it is going.
I would like to send a big thanks to Rock Of Japan and Parlor Of Hallways for linking me to their sites!
Great news for Puffy Ami Yumi fans, they are coming back to the USA after a two-year absence.
October 8, 2004 - New York
Bowery Ballroom @ Webster Hall
125 East Eleventh St. Doors Open 6pm
October 10, 2004 - Los Angeles
House of Blues
8430 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood
Doors Open 7pm
October 11, 2004 - San Francisco
Fillmore 1805 Geary Blvd.
Doors Open 7pm
Hi, The 5,6,7,8's European/American dates were made public and I pass them on to whoever is reading this. I assume this information is accurate because it came from their website.
The 5.6.7.8's European Tour 2004 Part 2
July 30 Fri. Schlachthof (Wiesbaden, Germany)
with Die Toten Augen Von London
July 31 Sat. Cafe Glockesee (Hannover, Germany)
with Die Toten Augen Von London
August 1 Sun. Roter Salon (Berlin, Germany)
August 3 Tue. The Atomic Cafe (Munich, Germany)
with Tiki Tiki Bamboooos
August 4 Wed. Rauch (A-Feldkirch, Austria)
with Tiki Tiki Bamboooos
August 5 Thus. Sarmado (Piacenza, Italy)
August. 6 Fri. Hirsch (Nurnberg, Germany)
with Tiki Tiki Bamboooos
August 7 Sat. U-Club (Wuppertal, Germany)
August 9 Mon. Cluny (Newcastle, UK)
August 10 Tue. Optimo Club (Edinburgh, UK)
August 12 Thus. Windmill (Brixton, UK)
August 13 Fri. Metro Club (London, UK) doors open 20:00
August 15 Sun. Purr Club (Bath, UK)
August 16 Mon. 100 Club (London, UK) doors open 19:30
August 18 Wed. Academy 2 (Birmingham, UK)
August 19 Thus. Welly (Hull, UK)
August 20 Fri. Fibbers (York, UK)
August 21 Sat. Empire (Middlesborough, UK)
August 22 Sun. Barfly (Glasgow, UK)
August 24 Tue. 100 Club (London, UK)
August 25 Wed. Hitchin Football Club (London, UK)
August 26 Thus. Roadhouse (Manchester, UK)
August 28 Sat. Reading and Leeds Festivals 2004 (Reading, UK)
New York Dolls, The White Stripes, Morrissey, The Libertines, Franz Ferdinand, The Vines, The Roots, Thursday, Young Heart Attack, The 5.6.7.8's
August 29 Sat. Reading and Leeds Festivals 2004 (Leeds, UK)
New York Dolls, The White Stripes, Morrissey, The Libertines, Franz Ferdinand, The Vines, The Roots, Thursday, Young Heart Attack, My Morning Jacket, The 5.6.7.8's
August 30 Mon. Academy (Liverpool, UK)
August 31 Tue. Rescue Rooms (Nottingham, UK)
September 1 Wed. Ace Cafe (London, UK)
September 20 Mon. Bottom Of The Hill (San Francisco, Ca.)
The 5.6.7.8's, Phantom Surfers, Bobbyteens
September 21 Tue. Spaceland (Los Angeles, Ca.)
The 5.6.7.8's, Phantom Surfers, Hentchmen, Chopsticks
September 22 Wed. The Casbah (San Diego, Ca.)
The 5.6.7.8's, Phantom Surfers and more.
September 24 Fri. Las Vegas Rockaround (Las Vegas, Nv.)
Devil Doll, The Greenhornes, The 5.6.7.8's, Sky Saxon & The Seeds,
The Swingin' Neckbreakers, The Coffin Lids
September 27 Mon. 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, Mn.)
The 5.6.7.8's, The Fevers
September 28 Tue. Empty Bottle (Chicago, Il.)
The 5.6.7.8's, The Fevers
September 29 Wed. Magic Stick (Detroit, Mn.)
The 5.6.7.8's,The Dirtbombs, Hentchmen, The Fevers
October 1 Fri. Maxwells (Hoboken, Nj.)
The 5.6.7.8's, The Fevers, Jet Boys
October 2 Sat. Mercury Lounge (NYC, Ny.)
The 5.6.7.8's, Andy G. And The Roller Kings, The Fevers, Sit 'N Spin
October 3 Sun. Mercury Lounge (NYC, Ny.)
The 5.6.7.8's, Sato & Johnny, Jet Boys, The Fevers
October 5 Tue. Black Cat (Washington, DC)
The 5.6.7.8's, Dead Moon, The Fevers
Hello again, my dad sent me a link to Wolf Moon Press Journal that has photos from this years Maine International Film Festival. You can see a shot of the disassembled fire organ (it sounded pretty fierce on my answering machine) from the film Nothing Like Dreaming.
This update is dedicated to my sister Serena, who was this year's venue manager of the Maine International Film Festival. We saw Dead And Breakfast, a zombie horror comedy that includes David Carradine, his niece Ever Carradine, Anthony Perkins' son Osgood, and Zachariah, the singing narrator. You can here some of the songs from the film too. Follow the bouncing head and sing along! "Johnnie don't touch that box, like a girl under eighteen if you know what I mean, Johnnie don't touch that box." Even my stepmother, who hates horror flicks, sat through the whole thing and had a blast! If that's not a ringing endorsement, I don't know what is.
I'm not sure if Dead And Breakfast is being distributed to theaters because it was originally made for direct to video. I think it has only played at film festivals so far. I highly recommend this movie especially if you are a fan of Evil Dead 2 or Dawn of the Dead.
I received an e-mail from Sister/Benten records today, and thought fans of Petty Booka residing on the West Coast would appreciate the heads up.
Hi, this is Audrey of BENTEN label from Tokyo.
The Ukulele punk duo Petty Booka is coming back to USA!
Please come to see us if we are in your town. See you then!
Petty Booka US Tour July 2004 with The Aquabats and Bad Credit.
Tue July 13-Austin, TX @ The Back Room
Wed July 14-Houston, TX @ Meridian
Thurs July 15-Dallas, TX @ Trees
Fri July 16-Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
Sat July 17-Denver, CO @ The Bluebird
Sun July 18 Mon July 19-Salt Lake City, UT @ The Venue
Tue July 20-Boise, ID @ The Venue
Wed July 21-Seattle, WA @ Graceland
Thurs July 22-Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
Fri July 23-San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
Sat July 24-Petaluma, CA @ Phoenix Theater
Sun July 25
Mon July 26-Palo Alto, CA @ The Edge
Tue July 27-Fresno, CA @ Big Game Studios
Wed July 28-Bakersfield, CA @ Jerry's
Thurs July 29-Lancaster, CA @ Mr. Que's Billiards
Fri July 30-Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
Sat July 31-San Diego, CA @ Soma
Sun Aug 01
Mon Aug 02-SF
Tue Aug 03
* Please note most of the shows are All Ages and start early. Check the club's web site for the time.
* We are sorry Petty Booka is not able to make those shows of 7/8 to 7/12 formerly announced.
Hi all, between visiting family in Maine, computer problems, and work, I haven't posted in a while. So for that reason, I added a way to amuse your self in my absence.
The HALCALI site has a game where you drop pom poms into leaping cheerleader's hands. Also, I recommend clicking above the game button for the cheerleader clock, or just watching/listening to the new single, well worth the price of admission. Check out past themes of the HALCALI site for different games, such as the jigsaw puzzle. Happy Hunting!
Added a page of links to indie record labels.
Hi all, I added a 5,6,7,8's page today. Don't forget to see them June 23rd at Southpaw in Brooklyn New York.
Added a bunch of fun stuff to the Other Fun Stuff page.
When I tell people that I listen to Japanese punk/rock I usually get two questions; "How do you hear about these bands?" and "Where can I listen to them?" I could only answer the first one with "Word of mouth from friends and poking around the web." But that was before I had my web site and I could point directly to indiesmusic.com.
Quick tip, click on the Windows Media text above the track listings and all clips shown will play in order. Big thanks to Mr. Oni for the "word of mouth".
1+2 Records page has a list of bands to choose from, some are already listed below.
Benten Label Audrey Kimura started Sister/Benten records ten years ago for all-women punk bands in Japan. Lately she has added Chinese and South Korean bands as well.
Das Boot albums Hell Baby, Yeah and Talk Dirty are worth checking out.
eX-Girl Kero! Kero! Kero! is a good representation of their earlier sound. If you want current information, see my eX-Girl page.
Jackie & The Cedrics includes illustrator Rockin' Jelly Bean, whose work can be seen on many Japanese independent CD's.
Hoppy Kamiyama & Bradford Reed If you want more information, K-mania is the place to go.
K.O.G.A. Records page on indiesmusic.com and the home for the label is here.
Love Pigs drummer is now in Pappys.
Mummy The Peepshow Electric Roller Girl is a personal fave.
Olivia New Ton Jon (O*N*T*J) self-titled album from 1996 is a personal fave. Hoppy Kamiyama and Honey K from Pugs teamed up again.
Pappys cover of Scream is not to be missed.
POLYSICS section features their pre-Sony efforts.
Switch Trout Thrill With Maximum is a good example, especially if you like MAD3.
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