Tokyo Gigs April 2025

APR 1 MOE/TAICHI NAGURA, ZVIZMO, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

APR 1 MITA FREEMAN/KAZUTO SHIMIZU/JUN NUMATA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

APR 1 SHIBUSASHIRAZU ORCHESTRA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

APR 1 REIS DEMUTH WILTGEN FEAT. TOMOAKI BABA Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥7,000-¥9,500

APR 1 ARMEN NALBANDIAN/RIKI HIDAKA Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

APR 1-2 NARUYOSHI KIKUCHI DUB SEXTET Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,000

APR 2 IGGY POP Tokyo Garden Theater, Ariake ¥18,000

APR 2 TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO/MISAKI MOTOFUJI Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

APR 2 CHIH SIOU, CODY LEE Fever, Shindaita ¥4,500

APR 2 CLAUDIA VAN HASSELT/NICOLAS WIESE/KAORU NISHIMURA/&c. Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,000

APR 2 MAHITO THE PEOPLE, TENNISCOATS WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000

APR 2 FRANKI WALS, VANISHING VILLAIN, YOSHITAKA SHIRAKURA Knock, Koenji ¥1,500

APR 3 SEXTILE, BED, SUPERFUZZ DJS Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥5,500

APR 3 TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO/GURU CONNECT Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

APR 3 SAWARI ON, KND, HUH, GENJITSU, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥1,500

APR 3 FRANKI WALS, KOKEKOKE, K:SEA (DJ), &c. Chitei, Otsuka ¥2,000

APR 3 NICHOLAS KRGOVICH, THOM GILL, ZAYAENDO, &c. HoiPoi, Koenji ¥2,000

APR 3 VAVA, SWETTY, LIL SOFT TENNIS WWW X, Shibuya ¥3,800

APR 4 GIRLS AGAINST BOYS, SOULSIDE, DJ KATOMAN WWW, Shibuya ¥6,500

APR 4 HONG KONG FUCK YOU, BLACKPHONE666, MORERU, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥5,000

APR 4 TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO/MITSUHISA SAKAGUCHI/&c. Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

APR 4 FRANKI WALLS Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

APR 4 CLAUDIA VAN HASSELT/NICOLAS WEISE/YUMIKO TANAKA/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

APR 4 KAZUO IMAI/TSUTOMU TODO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 4 PSYCHE BUGYO, MARBLE SHEEP Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥2,700

APR 4 TAKASHI UENO, SAYA, KSAYAKA, &c. HoiPoi, Koenji ¥2,000

APR 4 EFEDMIN, DJ SODEYAMA, EISEN & URA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

APR 4 JAMES CURD, KATIMI AI, QPLO, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥2,300

APR 4 REBOLLEDO, KUNIYUKI TAKAHASHI (LIVE), ZOMBIES IN MIAMI, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000

APR 4 EVITA MANJI（DJ), 80KIDZ, KENTACATS, &c. Zero-Site Takanawa Gateway ¥3,500

APR 5 SOULSIDE, TOTAL FURY, V/ACATION Fever, Shindaita ¥6,500

APR 5 NAT000, YAMAAN, KEIJI YAMABE (DJ), &c. Knock, Koenji ¥2,000

APR 5 NEPENTHES, TERROR SQUAD REDSHEER, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥2,500

APR 5 ARMEN NALBANDIAN/SHINPEI RUIKE/HIROSHI YAMAZAKI/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,000

APR 5 MASAHIKO SATOH/HIDEO YAMAKI/BENISUKE SAKAI Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

APR 5 FRANKI WALS/LEO OKAGAWA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

APR 5 MAKI HACHIYA/TAKAYUKI KATO, ALBEDO GRAVITAS Ogikubo Velvetsun ¥2,500

APR 5 SOUNDFOCKER (BERG/TREDAL/ANSKAU) Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥TBA

APR 5 FALLOPIAN DISCO FORCE/KENJIRU BIEN, GROUNDCOVER, HUH, &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥2,000

APR 5 ISA, TEPPEI, LISA MIZUNO Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

APR 5 TOXE, TAKAKO MINEKAWA, TASHO ISHI Film Club Utopia, Minami-Aoyama ¥3,500

APR 5 ERIS DREW, PALMS TRAX, PEACH Womb, Shibuya ¥4,000

APR 5 SEXTILE, BED, SISTERS IN VELVET, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥2,500

APR 5 PETRE INSPIRESCU, RAHA, RYOSUKE, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥4,000

APR 6 NARIAKI OBUKURO Zepp DiverCity, Odaiba ¥6,800

APR 6 KROI, S.A.R, SARASA, W.A.U, PAS TASTA, &c. Spotify O-East/O-West, Shibuya ¥7,500

APR 6 KEN IKEDA/RIE NAKAJIMA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

APR 6 MASAHIKO SATOH/SHINICHI KATO Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

APR 6 MITSUHISA SAKAGUCHI/YOSHIKI ICHIHARA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

APR 6 MINAEMINAE, YPY, MAZLIKA, GRIMWIG (DJ), &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥3,500

APR 6 SHOJI HANO/MAKOTO KAWABATA/MITSURU TABATA Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

APR 6 RIKI HIDAKA, YAGIHIROMI, SAYAKA BOTANIC, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500

APR 6 YOSHIKO HONDA/KAWORI KOMURA/YU KIMURA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 6 JAN URILA SAS, JUN MORITA, WAGOT, &c. Space, Shinjuku ¥2,000

APR 7 GIRLS AGAINST BOYS, 200MPH, VINCE;NT Fever, Shindaita ¥6,500

APR 7 MELT-BANANA, NEGATIVE SUN VS WOLF CREEK, CHIKAN CHEF, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥5,000

APR 7 DANIEL MAJER, [E:GA'L], AYANE SATO Knock, Koenji ¥2,500

APR 8 ERIC-MARIA COUTURIER (SOLO) Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,500

APR 8 WATARU SATO BAND SET, CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA, YUUSARI, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,500

APR 8 JOANNA WANG W/ CHUCK PAYNE & ANDREW PAGE Aoyama Moonromantic ¥5,500

APR 9 WANDER, SALSA, TEKKA, TOKYO PUPPIES Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,800

APR 9 AYAMI SUZUKI/RISA TAKEDA Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,000

APR 9 TAKUMI IKEDA/SHIBATETSU/NORIAKI MORI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 10 GARY CLARK JR Zepp DiverCity, Odaiba ¥10,000/¥13,000

APR 10 ERINA UOZUMI, FUGASI (GAKU MIYATA/HAMACHI) Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,000

APR 10 CHINESE FOOTBALL Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥5,500

APR 10 KEIJI HAINO, CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,500

APR 11 ULLA & ULTRAFOG, PERILA, TAKAO, JS (DJ) WPÜ Shinjuku ¥3,000

APR 11 YURIKO MUKOJIMA/TAKASHI SEO/TAKETERU KUDO Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,500

APR 11 TARO (MMM/EMERSON KITAMURA/YUTA SUGANUMA) Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥4,000

APR 11 BERNARD HOLLINGER, KARI TAKEMOTO, JUN KUNIMURA (DJ) Knock, Koenji ¥2,000

APR 11 JOSHUA COMEBACK, BOSSSTON CRUIZING MANIA, &c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥2,500

APR 11 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE PLAYS CHRISTIAN MARCLAY Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300

APR 11 MAKOTO KAWASHIMA/SAYAKA BOTANIC/RIUICHI DAIJO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 11 YUSHH, ABENTIS, ALBINO SOUND, &c. Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥3,000 (night)

APR 11 RENE WISE, N.R.M, YUKIMASA/DANA NADA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥3,000

APR 12 IPPIO PAYO (JOSIP PAVLOV/MARTIN LEHMANN) Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

APR 12 CHRISTIAN KOBI/MASAHIDE TOKUNAGA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

APR 12 TOT ONYX, NANAO KOBAYASHI/SAYAKA BOTANIC, &c. Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

APR 12 ALLEN CALLACI/JEFF FUCCILLO, BUDOKAN BEARS, TWINKLOOP Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500

APR 12 MASSUD MATIN, LYOMA, KOMATSU Knock, Koenji ¥1,500

APR 12 SAM WENC/RIUICHI DAIJO/KAWORI KOMURA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 12 HARUKA (ALL NIGHT), &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

APR 12 VICTOR RUIZ, DRUNKEN KONG, TAO ANDRA, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000

APR 12-13 CIMAFUNK & LA TRIBU Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,900

APR 13 YUMIKO MORIOKA/TAKASHI KOKUBO, &c. Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,500

APR 13 CHRISTIAN KOBI/WAKANA IKEDA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

APR 13 RAI TATEISHI/KOSHIRO HINO, PHEW Soup, Ochiai ¥3,500

APR 13 OOYAMADA DAISANMYAKU, YO, YENGO, &c. Chitei, Otsuka ¥2,000

APR 13 TADAHIKO YOKOGAWA/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥3,500

APR 13 MILDRED, KUYURU, SPOILMAN, BUTTER SUGAR TOAST Flat, Nishi-Ogikubo ¥2,400

APR 13 THE RISHIS, ELEKIBASS 7th Floor, Shibuya ¥3,800

APR 14 CIMAFUNK & LA TRIBU/KENTA HAMANO/&c. Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥11,000

APR 14 CHRISTIAN KOBI/TAKU SUGIMOTO Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

APR 14 DAMONS YEAR, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥5,000

APR 15 ARMEN NALBANDIAN/EIKO ISHIBASHI/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500

APR 15 THE LAST DINNER PARTY Zepp Haneda ¥8,000/¥9,000

APR 15 SUZUME NO TEARS, AHNAMUSICA Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,800

APR 16 TRENTEMØLLER Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥9,800

APR 16 STEREOCILIA, JAN AND NAOMI Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000

APR 16 JUNJI HIROSE/TAKASHI SEO/YASUHIRO YOSHIGAKI Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300

APR 16 ATSUKO HATANO FEAT. EYUKO SUZUKI Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥2,500

APR 17 YANN TOMITA ASL SHOWCASE 2025 Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,000

APR 17 MITSURU TABATA/KAZUYA WAKABAYASHI/STEREOCILIA Ogikubo Velvetsun ¥3,000

APR 17 TEXAS 3000, OTOBOKE BEAVER, DYGL, &c. Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥4,500

APR 18 COH/MIDORI HIRANO, CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA, YUMI IWAKI Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000

APR 18 MIYA/RISA TAKEDA/ERI ITONAGA Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

APR 18 DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 WWW X, Shibuya ¥7,500

APR 18 AKKOGORILLA WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000

APR 19 TSUKIJI JAM: QURULI, SADAO WATANABE, BIGYUKI, &c. Tsukiji Hongan-ji ¥5,500

APR 19 KUMAGUSU, MOTHER, SHINCARICHIAL Forestlimit, Hatsudai ¥2,800

APR 19 TEXACO LEATHER MAN, 2MUCH CREW, PHEW, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥3,500

APR 19 DESIDERII MARGINIS, VISIONS, SHINKIRO, MSS Pool, Sakuradai ¥3,000

APR 19 KAZUO IMAI/MASANORI OISHI/TAKUMI IKEDA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥3,000

APR 19 SHOE-WITCH TAMARU/AMI YAMASAKI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 19 COH, MIDORI HIRANO, JUN KITAMURA (DJ) Knock, Koenji ¥3,000

APR 19 SHINJI MASAKO/HAMACHI, KIRIHITO, YARYU, &c. UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥3,000

APR 19 RICHIE HAWTIN, MACHÌNA, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥6,000

APR 20 CHUSHI, JAMES MATTHEW, KAZUMICHI KOMATSU, &c. Pool, Sakuradai ¥2,500

APR 20 KENNY BARRON TRIO Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥10,000-¥12,000

APR 20 YUMIKO KIYOTA/DEVON OSAMU TIPP/HITOMI NAKAMURA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

APR 20 TAKAKO MINEKAWA/FUMI ENDO Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,000

APR 21 ORIGAMI ANGEL, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥7,000

APR 21 HIROSHI YAMAZAKI/MIKIKO NAGATAKE/TAKASHI SUGAWA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300

APR 21 RUINS, TATSUYA NAKAMURA/YOSHIMITSU ICHIRAKU Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,800

APR 21-24 KENNY BARRON TRIO Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥10,000

APR 22 LUNA LI WWW, Shibuya ¥7,300

APR 22 OKI DUB AINU BAND Aoyama Moonromantic ¥4,500

APR 22 COLLEEN KELLY/HIRO UGAYA/ARATA OGAWA/&c. Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 23 FLOOK WWW, Shibuya ¥8,000

APR 23 HINDS, TENDOUJI Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥7,500

APR 23 GIOTIS DIAMANDIS/TETUZI AKIYAMA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 23 HALVCIRKEL & ANDERS LAUGE MELDGAARD, DASHAGEKI Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000

APR 23 ARNAUD RIVIÈRE/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

APR 24 NEAL FRANCIS Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥7,500

APR 24 CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA/SHUN ISHIWAKA/MANAMI KAKUDO Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

APR 24 FLOOK WWW, Shibuya ¥8,000

APR 24 SHOJI HANO/EIICHI HAYASHI/HIROAKI MIZUTANI Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,500

APR 24 LOLOET, BUN NOGUCHI Aoyama Moonromantic ¥3,000

APR 24 PIERRRE BERTHET/RIE NAKAJIMA/KEN IKEDA/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥2,500

APR 25 ORIGAMI ANGEL, &c. Star Lounge, Shibuya ¥7,000

APR 25 MANGO JUMP Aoyama Moonromantic ¥4,500

APR 25 JOHNNY OSBOURNE, ASIAN STAR, BANA AKA BIG DADDY, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥6,500

APR 25 MINYO BLOCK PARTY: SAYO KOMADA, TOMOYA SHIRATO, &c. Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000

APR 25 ARNAUD RIVIÈRE/RIUICHI DAIJO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 25 YEJI KIM/SETSUHI SHIRAISHI/YASUMUNE MORISHIGE/&c. Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

APR 26 ECHO CHAMBER (LORENZON/PEDRAZZI/HILL) Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500 (afternoon)

APR 26 ARNAUD RIVIÈRE, TETUZI AKIYAMA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

APR 26 BATCAVE, WRENCH, PALM, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥3,500

APR 26 SATAN'S REVENGE ON MANKIND, RECTAL WENCH, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥4,000

APR 26 NON BAND, HOTARUTACHI 7th Floor, Shibuya ¥3,000

APR 26 STEFAN VOGLSINGER/CAL LYALL/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

APR 26 KEJI KIM/KO ISHIKAWA/NAOTO YAMAGISHI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 26 BERGEGAS MATI, KAE TAKAHASHI/RISARIPA, GOVERNMENT ALPHA, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,000

APR 26 BABE ROOTS, UNDEFINED, BIM ONE PRODUCTION (DJ) Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500

APR 26 OSUNLADE, MAMAZU, TAKUYA KATAGIRI, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

APR 26 LOGIC1000, NTSKI, CYK Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥2,500 (night)

APR 27 EUNSIL NOH, SHIKA UDAI, KO ISHIKAWA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥3,000 (afternoon)

APR 27 DAYOON LEE, TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

APR 27 DUMBO GETS MAD, NEO BURNING FIRES Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,500

APR 27 TEMPLE OV SUBSONIC YOUTH, YASUNOBU SUZUKI, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500

APR 27 GOVERNMENT ALPHA/BERGEGAS MATI, KAE TAKAHASHI, &c. Chitei, Otsuka ¥2,000

APR 27 SASSYA, SEMENTOS Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥3,000

APR 28 JOHN SCOFIELD (SOLO) Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥9,500-¥11,500

APR 28 SHUN ISHIWAKA/MAY INOUE/SHOTA WATANABE/&c. Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800

APR 28 ALESSANDRA ZERBINATI, DICK TRUMP, TORTURING NURSE, &c. Chitei, Otsuka ¥2,000

APR 28 CAMPANELLA, DAIGO SAKURAGI, SARASA Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥4,800

APR 28 COURTESY, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

APR 29 UŽ JSME DOMA, GREEN MILK FROM THE PLANET ORANGE Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000

APR 29 JILL FRASER, TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO/KAZUYA MATSUMOTO Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥5,000

APR 29 MICHIYO YAGI TALON HYPER KOTO ENSEMBLE Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500 (afternoon)

APR 29 THE BOSSATSUKAIDO, DASHAGEKI, VIDSEX UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥5,000

APR 30 DEAD PLANTS & LIVING OBJECTS/AKIRA SAKATA Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

APR 30 JOHN SCOFIELD (SOLO) Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,500

APR 30 KAZUO IMAI/NOBUYOSHI INO/TOSHIKI NAGATA Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300

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

Tokyo Gigs May 2025

MAY 1 ALI, MAYA ONGAKU Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,500

MAY 1 JOHN SCOFIELD (SOLO) Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,500

MAY 1 JILL FRASER, MORLEY ROBERTSON (LIVE/TALK) Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,000

MAY 2 GIOTOS DAMIANDIS, POKETTO Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,500

MAY 2 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/LOUI YOSHIGAKI Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

MAY 2 YUKSEK, TAAR, AN TOI, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAY 3 SOUNDWALK COLLECTIVE/PATTI SMITH Opera Palace, Hatsudai ¥5,500-¥20,000

MAY 3 PETER VAN HOESEN, OCCA, DANI SAVANT, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥3,000

MAY 5 ALLERGY, KATSUREI, RUINS UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥4,000

MAY 5 TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO (SOLO) Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

MAY 5 PRINS THOMAS, MONKEY TIMERS, YAMARCHY/JITSUMITU, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAY 7 UNWOUND, KIRIHITO Fever, Shindaita ¥5,800

MAY 7 SUPER GUM, TENNISCOATS, TOKUTARO HOSOI + BAND Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,800

MAY 8 MEHLDAU/MCBRIDE/GILMORE Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥4,800-¥12,500

MAY 8 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/MAKOTO KAWASHIMA Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAY 9 DOS MONOS (BAND SET) Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,500

MAY 9 CLOUDS, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAY 11 BRAD MEHLDAU/CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE/MARCUS GILMORE Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥5,000-¥13,000

MAY 11 MASALO (LIVE), &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAY 12 US, HOME Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,500

MAY 12 UNWOUND, MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS Fever, Shindaita ¥5,800

MAY 12 ATSUSHI TSUYAMA/TOMOMI NAGANO TRAD SONGS DUO Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,000

MAY 13 LIV ANDREA HAUGE TRIO Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,500

MAY 13 SECRET ARTIST, COMPUMA (DJ), MAYA ONGAKU, &c. Unit, Daikanyama ¥5,500

MAY 14 UNWOUND, URI GAGARN Spotify O-Nest, Shibuya ¥5,800

MAY 14 ASA-CHANG & JUNRAY Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,300

MAY 14 WHITE SHOES & THE COUPLES COMPANY, &c. Unit, Daikanyama ¥6,000

MAY 16 TOE Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,500

MAR 16 LIVID, LEECH, ELMO, KING KILL, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,500

MAY 17 TMSO SPECIAL: PENDERECKI/SHOSTAKOVICH Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥3,500-¥7,500

MAY 17 MINYEN HSIEH/HIROSHI YAMAZAKI/MIKIKO NAGATAKE/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAY 18 UZ JSME DOMA, KOREKYOJINN, KUMORIGAHARA Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥4,000

MAY 18 DISSECTING TABLE, GOVERNMENT ALPHA, K2, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

MAY 19 ANNIHILATION TIME, ROCKY & THE SWEDEN, BAREBONES, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥3,500

MAY 20 MOUNT FOREL, AYANO, WOZNIAK, &c. Spotify O-Nest, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAY 22 COMPOSIUM 2025: THE MUSIC OF GEORG FRIEDRICH HAAS Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥4,000

MAY 22 YURI HONING ACOUSTIC QUARTET Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,500

MAY 23 KAMASI WASHINGTON Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥16,400-¥19,100

MAY 23 THUNDER HORSE, WALLOW, BAHBOON, SUN MOON HOLY CULT Nakano Moonstep ¥3,400

MAY 23 CHRISTIAN LÖFFLER (LIVE), RED AXES, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥6,000

MAY 25 TORU TAKEMITSU COMPOSITION AWARD 2025 FINAL Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥1,000

MAY 26 VOOID, WELLSAID, CRUYFF, TEXAS 3000 Fever, Shindaita ¥4,500

MAY 26 TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO/NANAO KOBAYASHI Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

MAY 28 KAMASI WASHINGTON Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥16,400-¥19,100

MAY 28 HOON, SHUGO TOKUMARU Spotify O-Nest, Shibuya ¥4,000

MAY 30 WEASEL WALTER/MARTÍN ESCALANTE/TETÉ LEGUÍA/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,500

MAY 31 MARK LETTIERI GROUP Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥8,800-¥10,000

MAY 31 ORDER, BLACK GANION, MÜRMÜR, STORM OF VOID, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

MAY 31 TONY JAY BAND, CAR10, EUPHOLKS, LIFE IS WATER BAND Shelter, Shimokitazawa ¥3,400

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

Tokyo Gigs June 2025

JUN 1 THA BLUE HERB, LITTLE TEMPO WWW X, Shibuya ¥5,000

JUN 1-2 MARK LETTIERI GROUP Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥8,800-¥10,000

JUN 2 SAM WILKES QUARTET FEAT. KAHO NAKAMURA WWW X, Shibuya ¥9,000

JUN 2 THE PHILHARMONIK Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800

JUN 3 TAVITO NANAO, YUKO IKEMA La Mama, Shibuya ¥4,000

JUN 3 SAM WILKES, &c. Baroom, Shibuya ¥7,000

JUN 3-4 THE PHILHARMONIK Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥8,800-¥10,000

JUN 3-5 BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,900

JUN 4 SNARKY PUPPY Zepp Shinjuku ¥9,500

JUN 6 EIKO ISHIBASHI/JIM O'ROURKE, TORSO 440, Shimokitazawa ¥TBA

JUN 7 PHYSICAL THERAPY, YOSHIHAARAA, LB3, FELINE, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

JUN 9 MÔNICA SALMASO & ANDRÉ MEHMARI Shibuya Cultural Center Owada ¥8,000

JUN 11 JAPANESE BREAKFAST Zepp Shinjuku ¥8,500

JUN 11 DURAN, BONGFATHER Fever, Shindaita ¥4,000

JUN 12 INHALER Toyosu Pit ¥8,500

JUN 12-13 SPARKS EX Theater Roppongi ¥9,800

JUN 14 MEDESKI & MARTIN, MÔNICA SALMASO & ANDRÉ MEHMARI, &c. Tachikawa Stage Garden ¥17,000

JUN 14-16 BEN WENDEL Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800

JUN 17 MAHER SHALAL HASH BAZ Ueno Suijo Ongaku Do ¥1,000

JUN 20 KOENJI HYAKKEI Koenji High ¥4,000

JUN 20 URSULA OPPENS: BEETHOVEN, RZEWSKI 'THE PEOPLE UNITED...' Gotanda Cultural Center ¥6,000

JUN 20-21 CORY WONG FEAT. ANTWAUN STANLEY Toyosu Pit ¥8,000

JUN 22 ERMHOI/KOHEI KONDO Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000

JUN 26 MUSIC TOMORROW 2025 (JÖRG WIDMANN) Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥2,000-¥4,000

JUN 27 IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT, AMORPHOUS DOMINION, &c. Unit, Daikanyama ¥9,500

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

Tokyo Gigs July 2025

JUL 3 YUKI CHIBA Nippon Budokan, Kudanshita ¥10,000

JUL 9 EMMANUEL PAHUD SOLO: JOLIVET, BACH, &c. Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥5,000

JUL 12 SHONEN KNIFE Fever, Shindaita ¥5,000

JUL 16 ALCEST, ASUNOJOKEI Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥8,800

JUL 23 FERMIN MUGURUZA, SOUTH CARNIVAL, RANKIN TAXI, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥4,500

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

Tokyo Gigs August 2025

AUG 24 GEORGES APERGHIS CHAMBER MUSIC PORTRAIT Suntory Hall (Blue Rose), Akasaka ¥TBA

AUG 28 JO KONDO COMMEMORATIVE CONCERT Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥TBA

AUG 29 GEORGES APERGHIS ORCHESTRA PORTRAIT Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥TBA

AUG 30 NEW JAPAN PHILHARMONIC: WATARU MUKAI, &c. Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥TBA

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

Tokyo Gigs September 2025

SEP 16 HORSEGIRL WWW X, Shibuya ¥7,700

SEP 17 HORSEGIRL Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥7,700

SEP 24 AKIRA NISHIMURA TRIBUTE CONCERT Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥5,000

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

Tokyo Gigs October 2025

OCT 13 NEW JAPAN PHILHARMONIC/JOE HISAISHI: GLASS, ADAMS Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥4,000-¥12,000

OCT 21 SWEDISH RADIO CHOIR: PÄRT, HILLBORG, &c. Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥3,000-¥7,000

OCT 23 THE JESUS LIZARD Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya ¥9,800

OCT 25 TOE Ryogoku Kokugikan ¥8,800/¥9,800

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

Tokyo Gigs November 2025

NOV 1 CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥8,000

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

Tokyo Gigs December 2025

DEC 1-2 BETH GIBBONS Sumida Triphony Hall, Kinshicho ¥11,000-¥16,000

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

Notable Japanese releases from 2024

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 listening to as much Japanese music as I had done in the previous few years. Still, it felt remiss not to acknowledge a few of the highlights of a year that, by most objective measures, was pretty wretched. I’m grateful to the handful of people who gave me a much-needed nudge to write this, and also to my friend Ian F. Martin for showing how it should be done with his defiantly unpunctual zine, Last Year’s Music. (I’d post a link, but I’m afraid you’ll have to seek out a physical copy.)

From the archives: Ichiko Aoba, 2016 Japan Times interview

“I get most of my energy for creating stories from dreams.”

Ichiko Aoba, 2016. Photo by James Hadfield

Ichiko Aoba takes her seat at an old-fashioned coffee house in Shibuya, and places a sketchpad and a plump pouch of rolling tobacco on the table. During the hour-long conversation that follows, the tobacco goes untouched, but the sketchpad gets a thorough workout. As she talks, the 25-year-old singer-songwriter reflexively scribbles drawings and kanji characters to elucidate what she’s saying, the way a university lecturer might.