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Tokyo Gigs September 2026

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SEP 1 HAMACHI/MOMOE YASUNAGA, OSHIMA/IKEDA/SHIBATETSU Oriental Force, Koenji ¥2,000 SEP 2 HARUOMI HOSONO Liquidroom, Ebisu ...

Tokyo Gigs October 2026

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OCT 1 CAROLINE, MY NEW BAND BELIEVE Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥10,000 OCT 1 TOMO KATSURADA & JONNY NASH Noguchi Haruchika ...

Tokyo Gigs November 2026

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NOV 1 HENRIQUE CAZES, ROGÉRIO CAETANO, QUARTETO GAIVOTAS Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,800 NOV 4 THE MASTER MUSICIANS OF JOUJOUKA W...

Tokyo Gigs December 2026

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DEC 2 FCUKERS Zepp Shinjuku ¥9,000 DEC 7 HARUOMI HOSONO Ryogoku Kokugikan ¥8,000-¥17,000 DEC 8 JAMES BLAKE Zepp Haneda ¥1...

Tokyo Gigs January 2027

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JAN 9 BLOC PARTY, DINOSAUR JR, KIM GORDON, VIOLET GROHL SGC Hall Ariake ¥19,500/¥23,000 JAN 9 SUEDE, PALE WAVES, KULA SHAKER, D...

Tokyo Gigs February 2027

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FEB 8 PUBLIC IMAGE LTD Toyosu Pit ¥14,000 FEB 17 CHAPTERHOUSE Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥11,000/¥13,000 FEB 25-26 JON CLEARY...

Tokyo Gigs March 2027

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MAR 12 FEEBLE LITTLE HORSE Space Odd, Daikanyama ¥7,500 MAR 30 BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE EX Theater Roppongi ¥9,500/¥12,000 All p...

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...