Japan Nite 2013: SXSW’s Annual Japanese Music Showcase Hints At a Bright Future For J Music Fans
On stage, a woman is dying. Struck by invisible opponents, she gasps. Knees hit the floor. Her body falls back onto her legs and in another moment, she is motionless on the floor. A crystallizing silence hangs in the air. … Read More »
SXSW Confirms Nine Japanese Bands For 2013 Music Conference
We are T-minus three months (roughly) from the South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, TX. I thought I’d be busy scrambling to find last-minute gifts for my loved ones and quaffing fancy-ass mulled wine right about now. Nope. SXSW … Read More »
Japan Nite 2012: Measuring the Impact of SXSW’s Annual Japanese Music Showcase
By quitting time on the last Friday of SXSW 2012, the influx of Austin’s employed barely registers a drop in the pulsating crowd already clogging her streets and bars. So as I double-time it over to Elysium, I hardly notice … Read More »
Lagitagida On SXSW, Social Media and Breaking Down Language Barriers With Instrumental Music
THURSDAY MARCH 15, 2012—SXSW continues to transform Austin from a town known for live music and partying to a town locked in a continual hangover. Fliers for tonights parties are packing-taped over the ones from last night. The streets are … Read More »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 12: After SXSW, I Need a Space Vacation
Yes, it’s true. Somehow I’ve survived another SXSW here in Austin, Texas. I’ve spent the last five days fighting exhaustion while rocking out to a non-stop barrage of Japanese music showcases. As per usual, I’m wiped, currently in possession of … Read More »
Japanese Music at SXSW 2012: Let This Be Your Guide
Lagitagida, one of several Japanese bands you should be stoked to see during the SXSW music conference. In the most recent episode of Nihongaku Radio, I attempted to cram in as many of the Japanese bands playing SXSW as I … Read More »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 11: More Japan Nite/SXSW 2012 Musicians Than You Can Handle
We are one week from Japan Nite! That’s right, the annual Japanese music showcase that kicks off at Elysium in Austin, Texas during the South by Southwest (SXSW) music conference, is happening on March 16. To mark the occasion, I’ve … Read More »
The Bands of Japan Nite 2012 and Why the Annual SXSW Japanese Music Showcase Matters
I’ve been lucky enough to go to Japan Nite, the annual SXSW showcase featuring (you guessed it) Japanese musicians that starts in Austin and continues through a handful of American cities, twice. Even in attending only the last two years, … Read More »
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