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Tokyo Gigs April 2026

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APR 1 PUMA BLUE Zepp Shinjuku ¥7,800 APR 1 SHIBUSASHIRAZU ORCHESTRA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400 APR 2 ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER Ze...

Tokyo Gigs May 2026

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MAY 1 AIRWAY, HIJOKAIDAN, JON NO SON UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥4,000 MAY 1 MINORU SATO -M/S, YASUFUMI SUZUKI/KYOSUKE TERADA, &...

Tokyo Gigs June 2026

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JUN 2 LAKE, TENNISCOATS 7th Floor, Shibuya ¥5,000 JUN 3 SAICOBAB, CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000 JUN ...

Tokyo Gigs July 2026

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JUL 1 STEREOLAB Kanda Square Hall ¥9,800 JUL 2 STEREOLAB EX Theater Roppongi ¥9,800/¥12,000 JUL 3 NHK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA:...

Tokyo Gigs September 2026

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SEP 9 ADRIAN SHERWOOD, NIGHTMARES ON WAX, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥8,000 SEP 24 BELLE & SEBASTIAN: 'TIGERMILK...

Tokyo Gigs October 2026

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OCT 8 TORU TAKEMITSU: BEYOND THE CENTENARY VOL. 1 Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥5,000 All prices are for advance tickets, unless oth...

Tokyo Gigs November 2026

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NOV 4 THE MASTER MUSICIANS OF JOUJOUKA WWW X, Shibuya ¥22,000 NOV 23 WOLF ALICE Toyosu Pit ¥9,900 NOV 24-25 IRON MAIDEN K Arena, ...

New (and old) music from Japan – 2025 addendum

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A few more notable releases from the year gone by While I didn’t feel much appetite for putting together a 2025 albums of the year list ...

New (and old) music from Japan – Winter 2025 edition

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Notable releases I’ve finally got around to writing about We’re deep into Album of the Year review season – The Wire and The Quietus b...

New (and old) music from Japan – Spring 2025 edition

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Notable new Japanese releases and reissues This might be a return to regular programming, but no promises. Things have been quiet on the...

Notable Japanese releases from 2024

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Good music from a (mostly) bad year I fell out of the habit of posting album reviews during 2024, partly because I simply wasn’t listeni...