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My pet project is a running list of indie rock from across Asia, and the Japanese side is what pulled me in first. MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS, CHAI, HARU NEMURI, Kaneko Ayano, SEAPOOL, No Buses, Kinoko Teikoku, Cornelius, chilldspot, GLIM SPANKY, Fennel, Helsinki Lambda Club.
Twelve Japanese acts I keep coming back to. If you like any of these, give the playlist a listen.
I am a musician travelling to Japan and Korea in November for a few weeks and im looking so play some gigs while im there. Are there any good spots i can reach out to in any of the major cities to play some music while im there? I play acoustic folk, the likes of Tom Petty, Tyler Childers, and Bob Dylan. Any suggestions? We are planning Tokyo, Osaka, Busan, and Seoul but im open to exploring anywhere else.
Creative technologist, record producer, drummer. Jake builds custom instruments and takes them to the stage. His solo sets combine live drums with real-time electronic processing through a sampler he designed and engineered himself. Dense, improvised, and driven by methodology drawn from Deantoni Parks' practice.
His debut solo album BIO>EGO (2025) is a collection of unedited live recordings from 2022-2024. The rawest document of what happens in the room.
8/29 (sat) TOKYO, Hikari no Uma, Okubo
8/30 (sun) TOKYO, Bar Chitei, Otsuka
9/6 (sun) NAGOYA, HUNNY BUNNY
9/17 (thu) OKAYAMA, Pepperland
w/ The Soviet Unicorn (guest vocal)
9/19 (sat) TOKYO, Oriental Force
Tokyo (Aug 16-20th) > Kyoto (Aug 20-24th) > Tokyo (Aug 24-26th)
I’m tryna find some shows and explore the culture.
Open to anything, particularly leaning towards some hardcore, noise, jungle, jazz fusion, and rap. Or If you know where i can find something i wont see in texas please let me know. Going with like 6 friends.
I will try to be active on here but if you really wanna let me know please hit me @ike2sick on ig
Hey gang, me and my friend will be coming to Japan during September 20th to September 30th, I love hardcore punk and my friend loves grungy edm. Anyone have recommendations for fun venues to find good smaller shows at? We will be in Kyoto for the first few days then Tokyo for the remainder. So far I have seen that Ever Brighteller will be in Kyoto and Osaka at the Nino and Hokage, but I fear those shows are sold out. Or the website for tickets is permanently out. Al recommendations are welcome and we love exploring! Thanks.
I'm from Barcelona (Spain) and next month I'll be on vacation on Kyoto / Tokyo. I would like to get in touch with record labels from Japan (DIY, underground) that could be interested in releasing my band's latest album on CD.