Japan Nite 2011: SXSW’s Annual Japanese Showcase Leaves Austin Screaming Banzai
It’s after four on Friday in Austin, Texas. The booming of bands playing day shows at clubs up and down Sixth Street rumble in the distance. People are everywhere, stumbling out of bars with smiles and giggles and checking their … Read More »
Still Alive at SXSW
Sorry for the radio silence, ladies and gents. There is this thing going down in Austin, Texas called SXSW and it has swallowed me whole. Since arriving here on Wednesday, I’ve enjoyed a steady diet of caffeine and quick bites … Read More »
Japan Nite 2011: Hystoic Vein
An unfortunate bridge that must be crossed, whether you’re writing up bands on your own Japanese music blog or simply trying to get a friend or two interested in a new band, is the Western band comparison. If you like … Read More »
Free Album: Japan Nite 2011 Preview
The beautiful union of the words “free” and “Japanese music” have once again been bestowed upon us. Hear Japan, a Japanese music MP3 store based in Yokohama, is once again offering up a free compilation previewing this year’s Japan Nite … Read More »
Japan Nite 2011: Lolita No.18
Take equal parts Ramones fan girl and cartoon violence. Beat the shit out of it with a Stratocaster and let it congeal in an amp cranked up all the way to eleven. Congrats! You’ve just baked up a perfectly good … Read More »
Japan Preview Day Show Brings Eight More Japanese Bands to SXSW
I’ve mentioned before that during SXSW one can’t hardly walk the streets of Austin without tripping over all the bands. Those of you who are hip to all things musically Japanese will be pleased to hear that there are more … Read More »
Japan Nite 2011: White White Sisters
My friends, as we sit reading this at our computers and on our smart phones, we are less than three weeks away from the musical meeting of two cultures known as Japan Nite. It’s high time to start taking a … Read More »
Japan Nite Brings Six Japanese Bands to SXSW 2011
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 … Read More »
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