Tokyo Gigs December 2023

DEC 1 8 1/2, HIKASHU, PHEW, SHE TALKS SILENCE Space Odd, Daikanyama ¥5,500

DEC 1 MERZBOW/JOHN WIESE, HUH, BLACKPHONE666, &c. Bushbash, Koiwa ¥2,500

DEC 1 BLACK FLAG, LONG BEACH DUB ALLSTARS ReNY Alpha, Akabane ¥8,969

DEC 1 SHIBUSASHIRAZU ORCHESTRA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300

DEC 1 JOHN THAYER/RIKI HIDAKA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

DEC 1 EVAN BAGGS, SO INAGAWA (LIVE), DJ MASDA, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000

DEC 1 CS + KREME (LIVE), KASSEM MOSSE (LIVE), LIVWUTANG, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,000

DEC 2 RIE NAKAJIMA, KONRAD SPRENGER, MASAYA KATO, &c. Komyo-ji Temple, Toranomon ¥3,000

DEC 2 LEA THOMAS/JOHN THAYER, YUUKI OONO, SHIROTOEDA Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,000

DEC 2 RYOSUKE KIYASU (SOLO) Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥3,000 (afternoon)

DEC 2 MARIE TAKAHASHI, TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA, TETUZI AKIYAMA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,000

DEC 2 EASTERN YOUTH Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,500

DEC 2 KARAI-BUNCH, ATSUHIRO ITO, VELTZ Pool, Sakuradai ¥2,000

DEC 2 QUASI, TODDLE Fever, Shindaita ¥5,000

DEC 2 T.MIKAWA/JOHN WIESE, JOHN WIESE (SOLO), K2, REIZEN, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500

DEC 2 BAUKHA, BLACK BOBOI, TŌ YŌ, ROMY MATS Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥3,000

DEC 2 ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U (ALL NIGHT LONG) WWW X, Shibuya ¥2,500

DEC 2 CYK, DANILO PLESSOW, KENJI TAKIMI, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥3,000 (night)

DEC 2 DJ KRUSH, DJ KENSEI, DJ YAS, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥3,000

DEC 2 DJ MELL G, MU"HE, FRANKIE $, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

DEC 2 CARL CRAIG, DJ HOLOGRAPHIC, MOODYMANN, &c. Zerotokyo, Shinjuku ¥7,000

DEC 2 PARALLELLE, SHHHHH, AKIRA ARASAWA, &c. Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya ¥3,000 (night)

DEC 3 OHZORA KIMISHIMA (ENSEMBLE) Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,800

DEC 3 MN (TOSHIJI MIKAWA/JUN NUMATA)/MARTIN ECALANTE Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

DEC 3 YOSUKE YAMASHITA SPECIAL QUARTET Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥5,500

DEC 3 OSOYOS (YOSHIO MACHIDA/CAL LYALL), HIROYUKI, KEIKO HIGUCHI/TOMO Soup, Ochiai ¥2,000

DEC 3 STEVE FORS, JOHN THAYER, YUMI IWAKI, &c. Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

DEC 3 SOUL BLIND, HOLLOW SUNS Antiknock, Shinjuku ¥4,500

DEC 3 Z.O.A Koenji High ¥5,000

DEC 3 SILICONE PRAIRIE, M.A.Z.E., WAR, ZIT, &c. Bushbash, Koiwa ¥2,000

DEC 3 FABIO PERLETTA/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA/KAZUYA MATSUMOTO Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

DEC 3 YORDAN KOSTOV/MISAKI MOTOFUJI Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

DEC 3 QUEER NATIONS, MEITEIMAHI, 2MUCH CREW, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500

DEC 4 NAT BARTSCH Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000

DEC 4 TERUMASA HINO QUINTET, 4TH TRUMPET TRIO Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥5,500

DEC 4 DEATHCRASH, NOUGAT, DOWNT Fever, Shindaita ¥5,500

DEC 4 KIM DOO SOO/KIM SOON OAK, MASAMI KAWAGUCHI Manda-la 2, Kichijoji ¥3,500

DEC 4 AKIRA SAKATA/RIE NAKAJIMA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

DEC 4 TETUZI AKIYAMA/LARS BRÖNDUM Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

DEC 4 OKINAWA ELECTRIC GIRL SAYA/GLOPTIN Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

DEC 5 DIP + GUESTS Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥5,000

DEC 5 GONG GONG GONG, SID FRANK, ARYY, &c. Kata, Ebisu ¥2,500

DEC 5 TERUMASA HINO QUINTET, 5TH PLAYS TERUMASA HINO Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥5,500

DEC 5 GOTH-TRAD, SUIMIN, K8, &c. Enter, Shibuya ¥2,000

DEC 6 SNAIL MAIL, UCHU NEKOKO Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥7,500

DEC 6 TINARIWEN Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥7,800

DEC 6 KEIJI HAINO/KENKEN/TATSUYA NAKAMURA Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥5,500

DEC 6 TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO, TAKAHIRO KAWAGUCHI, YOLABMI, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥1,900

DEC 6 GHOSTLY KISSES WWW, Shibuya ¥6,000

DEC 6 D4VD The Garden Hall, Ebisu ¥7,800

DEC 6 TERUMASA HINO QUINTET, TERUMASA HINO/RYUICHI YOSHIDA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥5,500

DEC 6 DANIEL CAESAR Tokyo International Forum, Yurakucho ¥9,800/¥12,800

DEC 7 YPY/KODO, KUTIN/PATRIK LECHNER, TAMANARAMEN Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥6,000

DEC 7 YARD ACT Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,500

DEC 7 SNAIL MAIL WWW X, Shibuya ¥7,500

DEC 7 ALTERED STATES Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300

DEC 7 STEVE REICH '2 X 5', JAMES TENNEY 'SWELL PIECE', &c. Suginami Koukaidou, Ogikubo ¥3,500

DEC 7 SMTK, THE HATCH Aoyama Moonromantic ¥4,000

DEC 7-8 MIHO HAZAMA M_UNIT Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥7,700

DEC 8 ALTERED STATES/SHINPEI RUIKE/MITSUHISA SAKAGUCHI Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

DEC 8 STEVE REICH '2 X 5', JAMES TENNEY 'SWELL PIECE', &c. Suginami Koukaidou, Ogikubo ¥3,500

DEC 8 SCOTCH ROLEX/SHACKLETON, SINJIN HAWKE/ZORA JONES, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥6,000

DEC 8 JANE FITZ, DJ SODEYAMA, HARUKA Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000

DEC 8 TERR, YOSA, AN TOI, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

DEC 8 DOUBTINGTHOMAS (LIVE), AOKI TAKAMASA, KOHEI Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000

DEC 8 CHINZA DOPENESS, YURUFUWA GANG, YATT, CAMPANELLA, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥3,000

DEC 8 NASTHUG, OHYAMA, HW BINGO, KΣITO, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500 (night)

DEC 9 MEDVED, RUNTUH ROCKY & THE SWEDEN, TECHNOCRACY, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

DEC 9 KUMACHAN SEAL, TOXOBAM, OUKURAMIRAI Pool, Sakuradai ¥2,000

DEC 9 HAZY SOUR CHERRY, SLIGHT SLAPPERS, MELT-BANANA, &c. Three, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

DEC 9 PHEW/OREN AMBARCHI/AKIKO NAKAYAMA, 404.ZERO, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥6,000

DEC 9 YUMBO 7th Floor, Shibuya ¥4,000

DEC 9 SASCIA PELLEGRINI/MASAMICHI KINOSHITA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

DEC 9 ROB NOYES, NISHIGA HIGASHI NI, LIMITED ABILITY Sound Studio Dom, Koenji ¥500

DEC 9 SKARLETS, TOTSUZEN DANBALL, SOFBIS Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,000

DEC 9 GONG GONG GONG, SID FRANK, TROPICAL DEATH, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥3,000

DEC 9 RUNTUH, TECHNOCRACY, NEPENTHES, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

DEC 9 SAMM BENNETT Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

DEC 9 TETUZI AKIYAMA/KYOMITU ODAI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

DEC 9 AIWABEATZ, KINSHOZAN, AMMONITE2000, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

DEC 9 dBRIDGE, SHACKLETON, LYNNE, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000

DEC 9 I. JORDAN, SAMO, YUMI, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000

DEC 9 LUCY, MINIMA LIEBENZ (LIVE/DJ), 7E, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

DEC 9-10 MANAMI KAKUDO/KAHO KOGURE SupernaturalDeluxe, Kamogawa, Chiba ¥3,500

DEC 10 KUKANGENDAI Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500

DEC 10 AKIRA SAKATA/KAORI KOMURA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

DEC 10 CRYS COLE, TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA, TETUZI AKIYAMA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

DEC 10 RUNTUH, AZARAK, ROJIN NO SHIGOTO, &c. Bushbash, Koiwa ¥2,500

DEC 10 MAI MISHIO, TAKURO OKADA Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500

DEC 10 JILLIJILLIMOKSHA, ROKUSUSOROSU, &c. UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥3,000

DEC 10 MASAYO KOKETSU/JOSEI Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300

DEC 10 KEIJI HAINO/MITSUHISA SAKAGUCHI/YOSHIO KUGE Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

DEC 10 DJs EMAMOUSE, HARETSU, ? MEYTÊL, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,300

DEC 10 BOSSSTON CRUIZING MANIA, ANDERSON, H MOUNTAINS, &c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥2,500

DEC 10 OKHP W/ MINYEN HSIEH Velvetsun, Ogikubo ¥3,500

DEC 11 MOTIFS, DOWNT Fever, Shindaita ¥4,500

DEC 11 MASAHIDE TOKUNAGA/YUKIKO SAKURAZAWA SHIINA/TAM PHAM/&c. Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

DEC 11 THE BILINDA BUTCHERS, MEISHI SMILE, AUS (DJ) Era, Shimokitazawa ¥4,500

DEC 11 THE ALCHEMIST, ISSUGI, DJ MURO, DJ YAS, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥6,600

DEC 12 KAZUHISHA UCHIHASHI/TATSUYA YOSHIDA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

DEC 12 JANKA, MEGAN ALICE CLUNE, FELID, &c. Kagurane, Kagurazaka ¥2,000

DEC 12 BOK BOK, CHANGSIE, KATIMI AI, &c. Enter, Shibuya ¥2,000

DEC 13 NAPALM DEATH Unit, Daikanyama ¥8,500

DEC 13 KAZUHISHA UCHIHASHI/SHINPEI RUIKE Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

DEC 13 BROSHUDA, MIHO HATTORI/ANU, X/O, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,300

DEC 13 IBUKI TAKAI, KENICHI FUMOTO, YODAKA Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥2,500

DEC 14 BUCK MEEK, GERMAINE DUNES WWW, Shibuya ¥5,500

DEC 14 JOHNNIVAN, DYGL, BROTHER SISTER MOON WWW X, Shibuya ¥3,800

DEC 14 KOREKYOJINN, SMTK Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥4,000

DEC 14 OONO YUUKI BAND, YUTA ORISAKA (BAND SET) Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥4,500

DEC 14 NICO MORANO, MASANORI MORITA, NANAMI, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥2,500 door

DEC 15 KAZUHISHA UCHIHASHI/KAZUO IMAI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

DEC 15 NESSIE, POWER, LOOLOWS, DJ MEYTÉL Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥2,300

DEC 15 ATSUKO HATANO/YANNICK DUPONT/BILLIE JEAN Apollo, Shimokitazawa ¥1,000 tip

DEC 15 BROSHUDA, JESUS WEEKEND Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,900

DEC 15 TAKURO OKADA/RIKI HIDAKA/KOTA YAMAUCHI Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

DEC 15 XIANGYU, PUNIPUNIDENKI Kagurane, Kagurazaka ¥3,500

DEC 15 RØDHÅD, DANI SAVANT, CRAZY NEO, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥3,500

DEC 15 DJ KIYO, DJ KENTARO, RIPE STATE, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥3,000

DEC 15 DJ SPINNA, CAPTAIN VINYL, HIMAWARI, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥3,000 (night)

DEC 15 WALLACE, DAICHI, CYK, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,500 door

DEC 16 CALLUM O'REILLY/KLEARHOS MURPHY Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,000 (afternoon)

DEC 16 MNHRS (MIKAWA/NUMATA/NISHIMURA/FUJIKAKE) Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

DEC 16 EPHEMEGRA, NAOKI NOMOTO, OTACO, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥1,500

DEC 16 AKI ONDA (SOLO) Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

DEC 16 DRUGPAPA, CVN, SENTIMENTAL HARDWARE, TEXAS3000, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500

DEC 16 AFRO PARKER Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥4,000

DEC 16 BARABARA BOEING, SUNGA, YUKIO NOHARA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

DEC 16 WASP & FRIENDS, BIG ANIMAL THEORY, DOUBLE CLAPPERZ, &c. WWW X, Shibuya ¥2,300 (night)

DEC 17 KAZUHISHA UCHIHASHI/MINYEN HSIEH Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

DEC 17 PRETTY THREE, DYSFREESIA/MIHAU Pool, Sakuradai ¥2,700

DEC 17 OGAWA & TOKORO, SOSHI TAKEDA, DNG (DJ), &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,500

DEC 17 CARIBBEAN DANDY, ROLANDO BRUNO, KAREN Y LOS REMEDIOS, &c. Marz, Shinjuku ¥4,300

DEC 18 LAUREL HALO, TASHI WADA/JULIA HOLTER, RIKI HIDAKA Yodobashi Church, Okubo ¥7,000

DEC 18 NAOYUKI MANABE GAGAKU ENSEMBLE Toyosu Bunka Center ¥5,000

DEC 18 MASAYO KOKETSU/KOJI OTA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

DEC 18 OMSB, MONEYHORSE WWW X, Shibuya ¥3,500

DEC 18 CY LEO/MOTO FUKUSHIMA Apollo, Shimokitazawa ¥TBA

DEC 18 OKINAWA ELECTRIC GIRL SAYA, HANAZONO DISTANCE, &c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,000

DEC 19 MAHITO THE PEOPLE, SEIICHI YAMAMOTO WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000

DEC 19 KOJI OTA/YUJI ISHIHARA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

DEC 19 TAMARU, HOSOMI AEN, AMI YOSHIDA/MOMOSE YASUNAGA &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

DEC 20 MITSUHISA SAKAGUCHI Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

DEC 20 BLAHMUZIK, MISAKI MOTOFUJI, KND, O'BO Bushbash, Koiwa ¥2,300

DEC 21 RISA TAKEDA/YUJI ISHIHARA/YUMA TAKESHITA Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥TBC

DEC 21 MAYA ONGAKU WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000

DEC 21 JOE TALIA/RIKI HIDAKA/KEI MATSUMARU Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

DEC 21 MIYA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

DEC 21 HIROAKI MAKI/TAKUTO SAKAIBARA/NAOKI NOMOTO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

DEC 22 DNA (TOKUTARO HOSOI/KENTA TSUGAMI/&c.) Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥1,300 (afternoon)

DEC 22 KAZUTOKI UMEZU/SATOKO FUJII W/ KEISUKE OHTA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300

DEC 22 TENKO/MITSURU TABATA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

DEC 22 NATIONAL COUGAR, MIYABE/NOMOTO/YOSHINO/ANDO, OTACO Bushbash, Koiwa ¥2,000

DEC 22 TATSUYA YOSHIDA/JUN NUMATA/MASAYASU TZBOGUCHI/&c. Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,500

DEC 22 DIE YOU BASTARD!, TERROR SQUAD Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥1,500

DEC 22 JUNJI HIROSE/MITSURU NASUNO, JUNJI HIROSE/JIN HARADA Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,000

DEC 23 YUKO IKEMA AND NON-WORKING VILLAGE Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300 (afternoon)

DEC 23 KAZUTOKI UMEZU CABARET! Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥6,600

DEC 23 RISARIPA, YUKO ARAKI, LIKE WEEDS, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,000

DEC 23 MICHIYO YAGI/EIKO ISHIBASHI Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500

DEC 23 ALEX STEIN, DRUNKEN KONG, TAICHI KAWAHIRA/RINN, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

DEC 24 NARUYOSHI KIKUCHI/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥5,500

DEC 24 KEIJI HAINO, TENKO, FUYUKI YAMAKAWA, DORAVIDEO Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,500

DEC 25 MASAYO KOKETSU/TATSUYA NAKAMURA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300 (afternoon)

DEC 25 NARUYOSHI KIKUCHI/YOSUKE YAMASHITA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥5,500

DEC 25 AKIRA SAKATA/HIDEKI TACHIBANA/RYUICHI YOSHIDA Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300

DEC 25 SATOKO FUJII/AYAKO KANDA/ANDREW DRURY/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500

DEC 25 ALBEDO GRAVITAS, HIDEO IKEGAMI, KAWOL SAMARQANDI, &c. Velvetsun, Ogikubo ¥2,000

DEC 25 TAKURO OKADA/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

DEC 26 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/KEIGO IWAMI/RAIGA HAYASHI Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300 (afternoon)

DEC 26 NEVER BEFORE, DHIDALAH, ANATOMIA, &c. Higashi-Koenji 20,000V ¥2,400

DEC 26 GRETCHEN JUDE/KIYOMITU ODAI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

DEC 26 LAUSBUB, THE TIVA Space Odd, Daikanyama ¥3,500

DEC 27 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE SMALL STONE BARITONE ENSEMBLE Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

DEC 27 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/KEI MATSUMARU/SHUN ISHIWAKA/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400 (afternoon)

DEC 27 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE PETER BRÖTZMANN TRIBUTE Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

DEC 27 ATAK, DENGARYU, OLIVE OIL, WONK, &c. WWW X, Shibuya ¥4,500

DEC 28 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE NEW JAZZ ENSEMBLE Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

DEC 28 ANSWER TO REMEMBER WWW X, Shibuya ¥6,600

DEC 28 VMO AKA VIOLENT MAGIC ORCHESTRA, KNOSIS, MEANING Fever, Shindaita ¥3,500

DEC 28 LOLOET, OKINAWA ELECTRIC GIRL SAYA, TENGOKU CHUSHA, &c. Aoyama Moonromantic ¥3,000

DEC 28 SHARDA, ANDREW & CARPAINTER, GUCHON, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥3,000

DEC 29 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE SPECIAL BIG BAND Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥6,600 (afternoon)

DEC 29 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE SPECIAL BIG BAND Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥6,600

DEC 29 LI-CHIN LI/SUZUERI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

DEC 29 TOMONORI SAWADA, PASOCOM MUSIC CLUB, SUZUKISKI, &c. Live Haus, Shimokitazawa ¥3,500

DEC 29 THA BLUE HERB Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥5,000

DEC 29 STEVE BUG, DJ SODEYAMA, IORI WAKASA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

DEC 30 NUJABES METAPHORICAL ENSEMBLE, JOE CLAUSSELL, &c. The Garden Hall, Ebisu ¥6,800

DEC 30 YUMA UESAKA/SEAJUN KWON/YUMIKO YOSHIMOTO Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

DEC 30 KEIJI HAINO Showboat, Koenji ¥4,500

DEC 30 DISKONNECTED, DJ MARIA, OCCA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

DEC 31 MASATAKE ABE/FUMI ENDO/KON OKUMA/CHIHO OKA/&c. Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥3,000

DEC 31 TAMAYA HONDA SESSION, TAKESHI SHIBUYA ORCHESTRA, &c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

DEC 31 TAKKYU ISHINO, ICHIRO YAMAGUCHI, DONGURIZU (LIVE), &c. Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥5,000

DEC 31 SVEN VÄTH (ALL NIGHT LONG), DJ AKI, KIKIORIX, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥6,500

DEC 31 LONDON ELEKTRICITY, MAKOTO, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000

DEC 31 MINNA-NO-KIMOCHI, TORUS, ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, E.O.U, &c. WWW X, Shibuya ¥2,300

DEC 31 MC YALLAH & SCOTCH ROLEX, NABIHAH IQBAL (DJ), CYK, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥4,000

All prices are for advance tickets, unless otherwise noted. Schedules are liable to change at short notice.

Tokyo Gigs January 2024

JAN 5 PIERRE BERTHET/AKIRA SAKATA/RIE NAKAJIMA Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,000

JAN 6 MIYA/YUMIKO TANAKA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

JAN 6 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/LOUI YOSHIGAKI Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥3,500

JAN 9 CHUNK! NO, CAPTAIN CHUNK!, IN HER OWN WORDS Shibuya The Game ¥6,000

JAN 9 JIN HARADA/LOUI YOSHIGAKI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

JAN 9 4S4KI, EYEZEN, FOODMAN, TAIGEN KAWABE, (SIC)BOY, &c. WWW X, Shibuya ¥4,200

JAN 10-11 GABI HARTMANN Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥7,700

JAN 11 ROMY The Garden Hall, Ebisu ¥8,500

JAN 13 JIM O'ROURKE, TAKURO OKADA (BAND SET) WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000

JAN 14 CHUNK! NO, CAPTAIN CHUNK!, IN HER OWN WORDS Club Seata, Kichijoji ¥6,000

JAN 15 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/AYUMI TANAKA Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500

JAN 16 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/AYUMI TANAKA/KEI MATSUMARU/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,000

JAN 17 THE JAPANESE HOUSE Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,500

JAN 18 THE JAPANESE HOUSE Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,500

JAN 19 STURLE DAGSLAND, MANAMI KAKUDO, BOTSU Aoyama Moonromantic ¥3,500

JAN 19 INUY & TABBIE MEET TOSHIJI MIKAWA, MARBLE SHEEP, &c. UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥3,000

JAN 19 DAM SWINDLE, MIDORI AOYAMA Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

JAN 21 SHUTA HASUNUMA, TOMOMI ODA, KOSHI MIURA, &c. WWW, Shibuya ¥5,500

JAN 22 CHROME HILL DUO W/ MICHIYO YAGI Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥TBA

JAN 23 NTSKI (BAND SET) WWW, Shibuya ¥TBA

JAN 23-24 OBITUARY Space Odd, Daikanyama ¥7,500

JAN 23-28 PAT METHENY & RON CARTER W/ JOE DYSON Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥16,800

JAN 24 BRENT FAYAZ The Garden Hall, Ebisu ¥8,800

JAN 25 DOMI & JD BECK The Garden Hall, Ebisu ¥8,800

JAN 26 CANDLEMASS Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥8,500

JAN 26 OTOBOKE BEAVER, BETCOVER!! WWW X, Shibuya ¥3,800

JAN 27 SHE HER HER HERS Unit, Daikanyama ¥4,500

JAN 27 TAKASHI MIYAMOTO/TETUZI AKIYAMA/MISAKI MOTOFUJI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

JAN 28 ELEPHANT GYM Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,800

JAN 28 RUINS, BOSSATSUKAIDO Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,500

JAN 30-31 PAT METHENY (SOLO) Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥13,800

JAN 31 GOGO PENGUIN Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥7,500

All prices are for advance tickets, unless otherwise noted. Schedules are liable to change at short notice.

Tokyo Gigs February 2024

FEB 1-3 THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS, JAMES HOLROYD (DJ) Tokyo Garden Theater, Ariake ¥14,500/¥17,500

FEB 1-4 PAT METHENY (SOLO) Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥13,800

FEB 2 RUPURIZU, OAVETTE, PULSE DISPLAY, UHNELLYS Era, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

FEB 5 OWL CITY Zepp Shinjuku ¥8,000

FEB 6 KATATONIA Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥8,800

FEB 7 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Tokyo Dome City Hall, Suidobashi ¥9,000/¥12,000

FEB 13 BLONDSHELL WWW X, Shibuya ¥6,500

FEB 13 BRKFSTBLEND WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000

FEB 14 KIYOMARU TOGO, CHO CO PA CO CHO CO QUIN QUIN WWW, Shibuya ¥3,300

FEB 14-15 STEVE LACY Tachikawa Stage Garden ¥8,800/¥9,800

FEB 20 YUNG BAE, &c. Tachikawa Stage Garden ¥3,500

FEB 24 OMEGA POINT, ENDON, GOTH-TRAD, BBBBBBB, &c. Unit, Daikanyama ¥6,000 (night)

FEB 28 ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER EX Theater, Roppongi ¥8,000

FEB 28 TEENAGE FANCLUB The Garden Hall, Ebisu ¥8,500

All prices are for advance tickets, unless otherwise noted. Schedules are liable to change at short notice.

Tokyo Gigs March 2024

MAR 4 PARCELS WWW X, Shibuya ¥6,800

MAR 5 PARCELS Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,800

MAR 7 WILCO Zepp Haneda ¥9,000/¥11,000

MAR 11 SLOWDIVE Toyosu Pit ¥9,800

MAR 11 4S4KI Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥5,000

MAR 13 WEDNESDAY Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,500

MAR 19 PLINI, JAKUB ZYTECKI Unit, Daikanyama ¥8,500

MAR 28 KNOWER FT. SAM WILKES/PAUL CORNISH/CHIQUITA MAGIC Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥8,000

All prices are for advance tickets, unless otherwise noted. Schedules are liable to change at short notice.

Tokyo Gigs April 2024

APR 8-9 ELVIS COSTELLO & STEVE NIEVE Sumida Triphony Hall, Kinshicho ¥11,000-¥15,000

APR 11 RAGE Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥9,500

APR 18 CARCASS Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥9,000

APR 25 MILES KANE Space Odd, Daikanyama ¥7,800

APR 26 HAKEN WWW X, Shibuya ¥8,500

All prices are for advance tickets, unless otherwise noted. Schedules are liable to change at short notice.

New music from Japan – Summer 2023 edition

Notable new Japanese releases

I swear, if it wasn’t for the arbitrary deadline of Bandcamp Friday, I’d probably never get around to finishing one of these things. Here’s a selection of music from these fine isles that has caught my attention over the past few months. No reissues this time (though Music from Memory’s Dream Dolphin compilation, released in March, is making a weird kind of sense now that we’re swimming in an interminable summer heatwave).

New (and old) music from Japan – Spring 2023 edition

Notable new Japanese releases and reissues

It’s starting to feel a lot like spring in Tokyo, and there’s a lot of stuff happening on the music scene if you care to look, including a bunch of new venues and – finally! – a diverse range of international touring acts doing the rounds. That said, I feel like I’ve been spending a lot more time compiling listings of upcoming gigs than I have actually going to them, which is a balance I need to redress. Anyhoo, enough of my prattling: here’s some of the good stuff that’s caught my attention over the past few months, both new and archival. As ever, I’ve just focused on artists who are active in Japan, which means I haven’t written about Tujiko Noriko’s extraordinary Crépuscule I & II, though you should definitely check that if you haven’t already.