Japan
Tokyo
Sf_band3_medium
Tsukasa_medium
Sf_band2_medium
Citycountrycity2_medium
Citycountrycity1_medium
Sf_band1_medium
Picture_2_medium

FESTIVALS: Japan's Summer Sonic 2009

A summer weekend packed with stellar homegrown and international acts highlights one of Japan's biggest music festivals.
FESTIVALS: Japan's Summer Sonic 2009
画像-0006_medium

rpo

Tokyo, JP
rpo
Teriyaki Boyz: Tokyo's Hip Hop Crossover Act 6490_116328281986_665371986_2674530_7752300_n_square
TOKYO, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Sep 09, 2009 by j_nilla

Teriyaki Boyz: Tokyo's Hip Hop Crossover Act

Japan’s super hip-hop group the Teriyaki Boyz released their second album Serious Japanese earlier this year on Pharrell’s Star Trak label. The Boyz rec...
Summer Sonic Festival's 10th Anniversary in Tok... Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Aug 27, 2009 by jamiesan

Summer Sonic Festival's 10th Anniversary in Tokyo |10周年の サマーソニック

Summer in Japan is marked by a lot of things: humidity, the rainy season, the Obon Holiday (one of Japan’s three major national holidays), cool biz (a ...
Summer Sonic 2009: Epic 10th Anniversary Ends w... Dsc_0001_square
TOKYO, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Aug 26, 2009 by tokyodaniel

Summer Sonic 2009: Epic 10th Anniversary Ends with Flaming Lips

Sunday mornings—Do they have those at festivals? Certainly not for me at this year’s Summer Sonic. While scheduled bands began playing at 10.30 a.m., I ...
Summer Sonic 2009: Sleeping is for Losers on Da... Dsc_0001_square
TOKYO, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Aug 25, 2009 by tokyodaniel

Summer Sonic 2009: Sleeping is for Losers on Day 1

There are two kinds of festivalgoer: those who go for the experience and those who go for the music. Stick the first lot in any muddy field with a tentf...
80kidz Brings Tokyo's Freshest Electro to Hiros... Me_osaka_square
JAPAN PROJECT, ELECTRONICA/DANCE, Jul 01, 2009 by jamiesan

80kidz Brings Tokyo's Freshest Electro to Hiroshima

Positive momentum that builds up from traveling can get you into a lot of interesting places. That momentum, combined with good connections, opens up ev...
SF Bounces into Shibuya for Sophomore Release Dsc_1290_web_square
TOKYO, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Jul 14, 2009 by yoko

SF Bounces into Shibuya for Sophomore Release

Playing to a packed house in Shibuya's Yaneura, pop-funk-rock pumped through the monitors as the Tokyo-based band SF blazed through their dance-inducing...
Sit Back And Relax, City Country City Style Dsc_1290_web_square
TOKYO, , Jan 15, 2009 by yoko

Sit Back And Relax, City Country City Style

City Country City is a used record store, bar, and café fusing the wonder of LP albums and the warmth of a local pub. It is located in the artsy Shimoki...
Defunct Number Girl Still Classically Cool Blur_2_square
TOKYO, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Jan 30, 2009 by rparker

Defunct Number Girl Still Classically Cool

It seems as though only every now and then does a new musical gem, outside of US borders, reveal itself to the world. In this case, what is new is in fa...
Golden Egg Blues In Tokyo Photo_115_square
TOKYO, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Jan 23, 2009 by matylda

Golden Egg Blues In Tokyo

In a random (and perhaps drunken) search for good live music in Tokyo, our Melbourne correspondent Matylda Buczko—on vacation for the first time in Toky...
Street Snobbishness To Classic Humility: The St... On_the_cloud_banks_square
TOKYO, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Jan 15, 2009 by christian

Street Snobbishness To Classic Humility: The Story Of Tsukasa

On November 13th, standing on a nearly empty Takamatsu street, Tsukasa lifted her violin under the full moon and began to play. The crowd was spars...
Street Snobbishness To Classic Humility: The St... On_the_cloud_banks_square
TOKYO, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Jan 15, 2009 by christian

Street Snobbishness To Classic Humility: The Story Of Tsukasa

On November 13th, standing on a nearly empty Takamatsu street, Tsukasa lifted her violin under the full moon and began to play. The crowd was spars...
J-Rock's First Taste of Chaos Tokyo_shana_graves_square
TOKYO, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Jan 24, 2009 by banana

J-Rock's First Taste of Chaos

Taste Of Chaos 2008 gave hardcore fans in Japan a reason to rock out with nationalistic pride--Japanese bands were showcased as part of the tour for the...
Take a Rock N’ Roll Walk Through Yoyogi Park Georgefoster_300_square
TOKYO, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Dec 20, 2008 by George Foster

Take a Rock N’ Roll Walk Through Yoyogi Park

It’s the Sunday spot where rockabilly boys, Lolita-goth girls, and electro loving music fans go to see their favorite bands. Watch what happens when cor...
Wannacoveryourscene