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Japan Nite Brings Six Japanese Bands to SXSW 2011

Zukuna Sisters

The Zukuna Sisters are headed to a Japan Nite near you...if you're lucky.

Seeing as it’s generally regarded as the best city in Texas (or the world, if you ask a Texan) you shouldn’t need much of a reason to visit Austin. Yes, Austin! It’s the jewel of the Texas Hill Country; the only city in the state to vote democratically in the 2004 elections; and the center of the breakfast taco universe.

But if liberal political leanings and chorizo aren’t enough to get you on a plane, the fine people at SXSW Asia have something a little more motivating. That’s right, the folks that drag a handful of Japanese bands that would otherwise never see the light of day in the U.S. are doing it again this year with Japan Nite; a seven-city tour kicking off at SXSW.
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