Tokyo Gigs September 2024

SEP 1 CHRIS PITSIOKOS/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/KEIJI HAINO/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥4,500

SEP 1 CANOOOOOPY, DINOSAWROID-MANE, BAY CITY ROLAZ, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

SEP 1 NICK KLEIN/MAKOTO OSHIRO, NOBUKI NISHIYAMA, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500

SEP 2 CHRIS PITSIOKOS/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000

SEP 2-3 TERENCE BLANCHARD/E-COLLECTIVE/&c. Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥9,900-¥12,500

SEP 4 RUBBER (() CEMENT, MERMAID, KAZUNAO NAGATA (DJ), &c. UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥3,500

SEP 4 TENKO, YASUMUNE MORISHIGE, AKAIHIRUME Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

SEP 4 BROKEN_CANYON, DREAMING MACHINES, HYETAL, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,300

SEP 4 TERENCE BLANCHARD/E-COLLECTIVE/&c. Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,900

SEP 5 HAL, KEI MATSUMARU (LIVE), TEGADETERU, AKIRAM EN Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

SEP 5 RYOSUKE KANO (SOLO) Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,000

SEP 6 HARU NEMURI, MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS, &c. WWW X, Shibuya ¥3,500

SEP 6 TIM HODGKINSON/ATSUKO KAMURA/WATARU OKUMA/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥4,500

SEP 6 KAZUO IMAI/TAKUTO SAKAIBARA/NAOKI NOMOTO Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

SEP 6 MITSUHISA SAKAGUCHI, TARO AIKO, HUH, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥1,500

SEP 6 STEKKE, AOKI TAKAMASA, KOHEI Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,500

SEP 6 MARCEL FENGLER, DANI SAVANT, ERIMIYA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

SEP 6 CAROLINE, DJ SOUL, DJUBUMBA, EIJIN, &c. WWW β, Shibuya ¥2,000

SEP 7 BAREBONES, GREENMACHINE, TECHNOCRACY, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥3,000

SEP 7 RUINS, FNCTR, USHIROMAE SAKAZOKU Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥2,500

SEP 7 SEIJIRO MURAYAMA, SUZUERI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

SEP 7 LISH, DEEP THROAT (LIVE), ENJI, DMT, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

SEP 7 URBAN VOLCANO SOUNDS, ASUKA ANDO DUB SET, COMPUMA (DJ), &c. WWW, Shibuya ¥3,300

SEP 7 PASOCOM MUSIC CLUB, BUDDHAHOUSE, CYBERHACKSYSTEM, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥2,000

SEP 7 SOL ORTEGA, JUN, HIZAT, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

SEP 8 MAIGO HASEGAWA, SASUKE HARAGUCHI, AKA-CHAN CITY POP, &c. Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥3,500

SEP 8 ATSUKO KAMURA/TIM HODGKINSON Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

SEP 8 RUBBER (() CEMENT, 2MUCH CREW, α AREA, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥3,000

SEP 8 ELEVENTWELFTH Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥4,000

SEP 8 KEVIN CORCORAN/TETUZI AKIYAMA/LEO OKAGAWA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,O00

SEP 9 RISA TAKEDA/TOKUTARO HOSOI/RAIGA HAYASHI Ogikubo Velvetsun ¥2,700

SEP 9 SCATRAW/STEVE ETO/HOPPY KAMIYAMA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

SEP 9 BÓSONS DUO (AYA MASUI/CATARINA MARQUES) Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

SEP 9 ILL JAPONIA (TAIGEN KAWABE), OMOCHA PRIVACY, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500

SEP 10 KEN IKEDA/FUMI ENDO/MASATAKE ABE/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

SEP 10 NICK KLEIN, KOPY, SOFHESO, AKIRAM EN (DJ) Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500

SEP 10 SCATRAW/STEVE ETO/KEIKO KOMORI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

SEP 10 MANABU SUZUKI/TETSUYA HAYASHI/DAYSUKE TAKAOKA/&c. Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300

SEP 10-12 FRED HERSCH (SOLO) Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥7,500-¥10,000

SEP 11 SCATRAW/STEVE ETO/MORIO AGATA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

SEP 11 SCHRECKWÜRMER + GUESTS Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥2,500

SEP 11 KOICHI YAMAGUCHI/KOSUKE OCHIAI/RAIGA HAYASHI Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,000

SEP 12 LOLET TROIS, HAKUCHUMU FEAT. EIICHI HAYASHI Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,000

SEP 12 ACHIM KAUFMANN/TAKASHI SEO/YASUHIRO YOSHIGAKI/&c. Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,500

SEP 12 KAZUO IMAI/NOBUYOSHI INO/TOSHIKI NAGATA Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300

SEP 13 ELEVENTWELFTH Warp, Kichijoji ¥4,000

SEP 13 DISCHARMING MAN, THE HATCH WWW, Shibuya ¥3,000

SEP 13 MITA FREEMAN/KAZUTO SHIMIZU/JUN NUMATA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

SEP 13 ACHIM KAUFMANN/TAKASHI SEO/DAYSUKE TAKAOKA/&c. Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,800

SEP 13 NODAMN (BAND SET), LOWS0N, JUNK BCHER, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥1,500

SEP 13 CHIYO K, HYUEN, EICHI ABE (DJ), &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,400

SEP 13 DOC MARTIN, RYO TSUTSUI B2B CARTOON, JAY ZIMMERMANN, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥4,000

SEP 13 LUIGI TOZZI (LIVE), DOLTZ (LIVE), TONER, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

SEP 14 HORACE ANDY, CREATION REBEL, ADRIAN SHERWOOD (DJ), &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥8,500

SEP 14 CHO CO PA CO CHO CO QUIN QUIN, LES KHMERS, &c. Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,500

SEP 14 SHIBATETSU/TAKUMI IKEDA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

SEP 14 6LVCK H3RXN (AIWABEATZ/YUKI TAMANO), SKIN JOB, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500

SEP 14 ACHIM KAUFMANN/MASAKI MINAMIYAMA/TAKASHI SEO Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500

SEP 14 S.H.I.T, SKIZOPHRENIA!, SUMMER OF DEATH, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

SEP 14 KLONNS, SAIGAN TERROR, SORRY NO CAMISOLE, &c. Shelter, Shimokitazawa ¥2,900

SEP 14 ADRIAN SHERWOOD, NIC OFFER, DJ KENTARO, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥4,000 (night)

SEP 14 STEFAN RINGER, MIDORI AOYAMA, LEO GABRIEL, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

SEP 14 FOODMAN (LIVE), LEWO CHYBA, SHUNSUKE KUDO, &c. Saloon, Daikanyama ¥3,000

SEP 14 ATSUSHI IZUMI, NUMB, AI.U, ASTMA, &c. WWW β, Shibuya ¥2,300

SEP 15 LAUSBUB Unit, Daikanyama ¥4,000

SEP 15 STEVE ODA, U-ZHAAN Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,000

SEP 15 JAMES MACAULAY TROMBONE QUINTET Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500

SEP 15 DOC SCOTT, MIDNIGHT RUNNER, HAYATO IWAKI, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,500

SEP 15 CERA KHIN, DRUNKEN KONG, JIHO, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

SEP 15 MEI, RYONG, SOLI CITY, SUWAWANDER, &c. WWW β, Shibuya ¥2,300

SEP 16 STEVE ODA, U-ZHAAN Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,000 (afternoon)

SEP 16 KOEOSAEME, JOE FUJINOKI, ATNR (DJ), &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,300

SEP 16 HIKO/TATSUYA NAKAMURA/GLOPTIN UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥4,000

SEP 16 CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO/ERMHOI Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000

SEP 16 CHS, VIDEOTAPEMUSIC, YOUR SONG IS GOOD Fever, Shindaita ¥6,500

SEP 16 DEATH INSURANCE/HYEJIN9W9/MOGIKOJIN, ZAKODOLL, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,400

SEP 16 WINDY CITY, MITSUKAZE, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥4,500

SEP 17 OBSG WWW, Shibuya ¥6,500

SEP 17 ARI HOENIG TRIO Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥7,700-¥10,000

SEP 17 SATOKO FUJII/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA/TENKO Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500

SEP 17 CURSES, SANTE VISIONI Vent, Omotesando ¥1,500

SEP 17-19 MARCUS MILLER Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥13,500

SEP 18 THE FORBIDDEN WING (FUJISAWA/YAMAMOTO/SAKAGUCHI) Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

SEP 19 KO MACHIDA, JIRO YANASE/TSUKASA SHIRASE Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,500

SEP 19 ATSUKO HATANO Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

SEP 20 EIKO ISHIBASHI/POKETTO Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,500

SEP 20 MIYA/YASUHIRO YOSHIGAKI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

SEP 20 BLONDNEWHALF, YAMAGUCHI LOVE-O & MIKOSHI BAND, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,800

SEP 20 THE FU'S, SYSTEMATIC DEATH, YO-SHI Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

SEP 20 NO RIGHT, DEATHRO, SHUT YOUR MOUTH, 9991 Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥4,000

SEP 20 MYRIA IDHA, IWAMAKI, MAYU AMANO, ALMINIUM (LIVE), &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

SEP 20 MACHINEDRUM, OKADADA, DJ WILDPARTY Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,500

SEP 20 MOVE D, DEMUJA, FU, DISCOPANTS, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

SEP 21 GOAT (JP), STILL HOUSE PLANTS Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥5,500

SEP 21 STINA HELLBERG AGBACK/SUZUERI/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥3,000

SEP 21 JOE BATAAN Haremame, Daikanyama ¥12,500

SEP 21 NAS, PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC FEAT. GEORGE CLINTON, &c. Ariake Arena ¥15,000-¥70,000

SEP 21 BLONDNEWHALF, THE CRANIUM, NK6, &c. Nakano Moonstep ¥2,000

SEP 21 FVRMN, VAIWATT, MEISOU, DIRTY SATELLITES Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,500

SEP 21 CHEMTRAIL, SHEERSÜCKER, VSQ SPORTS, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500

SEP 21 TOKUTARO HOSOI/RIKI HIDAKA Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

SEP 21 BRADLEY ZERO, SISI, AL JONES, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

SEP 21 BEN UFO, CARRIER, YPY, CHANGSIE, &c. WWW X, Shibuya ¥2,000 (night)

SEP 22 JOE BATAAN Haremame, Daikanyama ¥12,500

SEP 22 CHICAGO, SNARKY PUPPY, &c. Ariake Arena ¥15,000-¥70,000

SEP 22 DOIT SCIENCE, ISHIATAMAZIZO, DUBIA80000CC, &c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,000

SEP 22 STINA HELLBERG AGBACK/TETUZI AKIYAMA/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥3,000

SEP 22 RYUICHI YOSHIDA/MISAKI MOTOFUJI Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,000

SEP 22 SPFDJ, TEMPLE OV SUBSONIC YOUTH AKA MARS89, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥3,000

SEP 23 DEFILED, MERZBOW, HEBI KATANA Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000 (afternoon)

SEP 23 SEMENTOS, NEMO, URI GAGARN Shelter, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

SEP 23 YUJI ISHIHARA/MITSUHISA SAKAGUCHI/KIYOHIKO SEMBA/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,500

SEP 23 GINTĖ PREISAITĖ/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥3,000

SEP 23-24 TANK AND THE BANGAS Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,900

SEP 24 YAHYEL, HOON, TŌ YŌ WWW X, Shibuya ¥4,800

SEP 24 MEGUMI ACORDA, DOWNT, APRIL BLUE Fever, Shindaita ¥4,000

SEP 24 CFCF, SOSHI TAKEDA Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,800

SEP 25 KAZUO IMAI QUARTET Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,500

SEP 25 NAOKI NOMOTO/KND/YUMA TAKESHITA, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500

SEP 25-26 MINYO CRUSADERS Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥6,800-¥9,300

SEP 26 TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO/YOSHIKI ICHIHARA Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

SEP 26 MAKI HACHIYA/MITSURU TABATA/MASATAKA FUJIKAKE Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

SEP 26 IRON MAIDEN Tokyo Garden Theater, Ariake ¥18,000

SEP 26 CPSMITH, MARS89, PORTAL, AE35 B2B SHUN, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥2,000

SEP 27 GILBERTO GIL Meguro Persimmon Hall ¥5,000-¥14,000

SEP 27 LIMITED EXPRESS (HAS GONE?), DEV CORNELIUS EX, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,800

SEP 27 ANTHONY NAPLES, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

SEP 28 LANG LEE W/ UNNIE CHOIR WWW, Shibuya ¥6,500

SEP 28 LINEKRAFT, KINZOKU TAIKO & SANDERSONIA, WEICHES LOCH Pool, Sakuradai ¥2,500

SEP 28 EMILY A. SPRAGUE, COOL MARITIME, HIROSHI EBINA, DJ TRYSTERO Soup, Ochiai ¥4,000

SEP 28 CERO Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥5,000

SEP 28 CROM, NEGATIVE SUN, COMPLETED EXPOSITION, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥2,700

SEP 28 5CM ASSHOLES, DESPERDICIO, TIALA, INCAPACITANTS, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥3,300

SEP 28 DJ FULLTONO, NATURE DANGER GANG, TYO GQOM, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥3,000

SEP 29 TODDLE Fever, Shindaita ¥3,500

SEP 29 LANG LEE W/ UNNIE CHOIR Sogetsu Hall, Akasaka ¥7,500

SEP 29 EMILY A. SPRAGUE, COOL MARITIME, ASUNA, ATSUSHI SASAKI (DJ) Soup, Ochiai ¥4,000

SEP 29 SERDAR CANAN/ERIKA UEDA/JUN KAWASAKI/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,000

SEP 29 ÅLBORG, BROTHER SUN SISTER MOON Aoyama Moonromantic ¥3,500

SEP 29 AI WATANABE/KANAKO FUKUI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

SEP 29 MAX DEVEREAUX/NAOYASU TAKAHASHI/ARATA OGAWA Cafe Flying Teapot, Ekoda ¥2,000

SEP 30 AKIO JEIMUS/MISAKI MOTOFUJI/KEVIN SOMMER/SILKE STRAHL Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

SEP 30 KSAYAKA/FUMI ENDO Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

SEP 30 MASAYO KOKETSU/IPPEI KATO/RYOTARO MIYASAKA Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

SEP 30 YUSUKE SASE/JAMES MACAULAY/MARTY HOLOUBEK/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,000

SEP 30 MAX DEVEREAUX/SHOJI HANO Yellow Vision, Asagaya ¥2,500

SEP 30 CRZKNY, TALKING ABOUT SILENCE (DJ), ARAKI KENTA, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

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

Tokyo Gigs October 2024

OCT 1 MA NIANXIAN, LILIUM, SHALLOW LEVÉE Aoyama Moonromantic ¥5,500

OCT 1 KAOSU SUMIKURA/AKIRA SAKATA/YUMA TAKESHITA/KOJI OHTA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

OCT 1 SUNNI COLÓN Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥7,400-¥10,100

OCT 3 AKIO JEIMUS/RISA TAKEDA/LUKE SCHMITZ Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

OCT 4 AKAIHIRUME/AYAMI SUZUKI Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

OCT 4-6 WOLFGANG MUTHSPIEL TRIO Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥8,500-¥11,000

OCT 5 BACTERIA, NEPENTHES, SITHTER, 9991 Higashi-Koenji 20,000V ¥2,900

OCT 5 YUICHI USHIODA/AYAKO KANDA/SHIZUO UCHIDA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

OCT 6 KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI/FRANK GRATKOWSKI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

OCT 7 JUN TOGAWA, EREN-CHAN W/ HER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Loft, Shinjuku ¥5,000

OCT 7 AKIRA SAKATA/RIE NAKAJIMA Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

OCT 8-9 MARCIN WASILEWSKI TRIO Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥7,700-¥10,000

OCT 9 INGI BJARNI QUINTET Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,800

OCT 9 THE D4, HOT MACHINE, YAPOOL Loft, Shinjuku ¥4,500

OCT 10 TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA, SOFHESO, RYO HISATSUNE, O'BO Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,500

OCT 11 JOHN CAROLL KIRBY WWW X, Shibuya ¥7,800

OCT 11 KIASMOS Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥7,800

OCT 11 THE REYTONS Space Odd, Daikanyama ¥6,500

OCT 12 SHINJIMASUKO BAND SET, O'SUMMER VACATION, BISING, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,500

OCT 14 GHOSTLY KISSES WWW X, Shibuya ¥7,300

OCT 14 CARIBOU Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥8,500

OCT 15 CHARLOTTE DAY WILSON WWW X, Shibuya ¥7,500

OCT 15 EFTERKLANG, TENNISCOATS Fever, Shibuya ¥6,500

OCT 15 TALPAH, VMO Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,800

OCT 15 RITA ORA Toyosu Pit ¥10,000/¥12,000

OCT 16 KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI/SATSUKI TSUCHIYA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

OCT 16 XAVI SARRIA, SOUTH CARNIVAL, LIGHTCRAFT, &c. Marz, Shinjuku ¥4,500

OCT 16 REINA (BAND SET), TRIPPYHOUSING, UIN, &c. WWW, Shibuya ¥3,800

OCT 17-18 IMMANUEL WILKINS QUARTET Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800

OCT 17-18 YUTA ORISAKA Line Cube Shibuya ¥6,500

OCT 18 OVERMONO Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥7,800

OCT 18 ENDON, GLANS, &c. Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥TBC

OCT 18 MUKAI SHUTOKU ACOUSTIC & ELECTRIC, KENTA MAENO Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥5,500

OCT 19 DEFOAMAT: LEENALCHI, YONLAPA, SOFT PINE, SAHO TERAO, &c. Unit, &c., Daikanyama ¥7,500

OCT 19 LIVE MAGIC!: MATTHEW HALSALL, EL TEMPO, &c. The Garden Hall, Ebisu ¥16,000/¥19,000

OCT 19 THE ACT WE ACT, TIALA, HONOO, TRIADOF13TH, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

OCT 19 ENVY Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥4,000

OCT 20 THEE MARLOES Haremame, Daikanyama ¥6,800

OCT 20 INCAPACITANTS, SLIGHT SLAPPERS, MELT-BANANA, &c. WWW X, Shibuya ¥2,700

OCT 20 EFTERKLANG, AUS Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥6,500

OCT 21 THEE MARLOES Haremame, Daikanyama ¥6,800

OCT 21 MATTHEW HALSALL Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800

OCT 22 NEWDAD Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya ¥6,800

OCT 22 TURK KABAY, KOICHI MAKIGAMI, MASAHARU SATO Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,800

OCT 22-24 EMMET COHEN TRIO Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800

OCT 23 NEWDAD Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya ¥6,800

OCT 23 JORJA SMITH Toyosu Pit ¥9,500

OCT 23 DMBQ, MERZBOW, MAYA ONGAKU Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥4,500

OCT 24 MEITEI, TAKURA OKADA TRIO SET, SHHHHH (DJ) Aoyama Moon Romantic ¥4,800

OCT 24 AKKOGORILLA, EMI ELEONOLA Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,500

OCT 24 SHONEN YOSHIDA/HIROKI CHIBA/KOTA YAMAUCHI Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

OCT 25 HAKUSHI HASEGAWA FEAT. KID FRESINO Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥6,000

OCT 25 OMSB WWW X, Shibuya ¥4,500

OCT 26 RIP ROOM, BISING, GROUNDCOVER, &c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥2,500

OCT 26 NO TIME, BÉTON ARMÉ, FAZE, DRYACID, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥4,000

OCT 27 DOME 24: RICHARD DEVINE, AOKI TAKAMASA, ZULI, DJ KRUSH, &c. Unit, Daikanyama ¥9,500

OCT 28 EMMET COHEN TRIO Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥8,800-¥11,500

OCT 28-30 NUBYA GARCIA Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,900

OCT 30 HIATUS KAIYOTE Toyosu Pit ¥9,000

OCT 30 BONDAGE FRUIT Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,500

OCT 30 CLAIRE ROUSAY, &c. WWW, Shibuya ¥5,400

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

Tokyo Gigs November 2024

NOV 1 JULIAN LAGE Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥10,000

NOV 1 ANNA SATO, YUTAKA OYAMA, TSUGARU-JAMISEN OYAMAKAI Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000

NOV 3 EPERANZA SPALDING Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥11,300-¥14,000

NOV 4 EPERANZA SPALDING Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥11,300-¥14,000

NOV 5 O TERNO, SAM GENDEL & SAM WILKES WWW X, Shibuya ¥10,000

NOV 8 SAMM HENSHAW The Garden Hall, Ebisu ¥9,000

NOV 9-10 JAKOB BRO/ANDERS CHRISTENSEN/JORGE ROSSY Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥7,700-¥10,000

NOV 10 EARTH PERFORMS 'EARTH 2', MERZBOW, ENDON, SLUG Unit, Daikanyama ¥11,000

NOV 11 DOS MONOS, HARU NEMURI WWW X, Shibuya ¥3,800

NOV 11 EARTH, KYOSUKE TERADA Spotify O-Nest, Shibuya ¥8,800

NOV 12 INTERVALS WWW X, Shibuya ¥8,500

NOV 13 MAY INOUE TOKYO QUARTET WWW, Shibuya ¥6,000

NOV 13 D4VD The Garden Hall, Ebisu ¥8,800

NOV 15 THOM YORKE Tachikawa Stage Garden ¥18,000/¥20,000

NOV 15 OTOBOKE BEAVER Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥4,000

NOV 16 THOM YORKE Line Cube Shibuya ¥18,000/¥20,000

NOV 20 REAL ESTATE Kanda Square Hall ¥8,500

NOV 20 JOE ARMON-JONES, MIDORI AOYAMA (DJ) WWW X, Shibuya ¥8,000

NOV 20 BONDAGE FRUIT Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,500

NOV 21 FRIKO Kanda Square Hall ¥7,500

NOV 22 MAKAYA MCCRAVEN WWW X, Shibuya ¥8,500

NOV 23 JORDAN RAKEI, STUTS Toyosu Pit ¥8,500

NOV 23-24 THOM YORKE Tokyo Garden Theater, Ariake ¥14,000/¥18,000

NOV 25 NALA SINEPHRO Persimmon Hall, Meguro ¥8,000

NOV 28 YARD ACT Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥7,500

NOV 30 CELESTE, SEEK, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥5,000

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

Tokyo Gigs December 2024

DEC 4 FAT DOG, BED Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥7,200

DEC 7 NON BAND, SUKISUKI SWITCH, KUMIKO SUYAMA, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,800

DEC 9 KUROIWA ASUKA TO YORU, PHEW/SEIICHI YAMAMOTO WWW, Shibuya ¥4,800

DEC 10 PALE WAVES Toyosu Pit ¥8,500

DEC 13 RYOJI IKEDA KT Zepp Yokohama ¥6,500/¥7,000

DEC 15 MAYA ONGAKU WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000

DEC 20 SHUGO TOKUMARU Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall ¥5,500

DEC 23 SHINTARO SAKAMOTO Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥4,500

DEC 27 THE ROOTS Toyosu Pit ¥15,000

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

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

Notable new Japanese releases and reissues

By far the most time-consuming thing I wrote this year was a guide for Psyche about listening to music in the age of abundance. It’s a subject that I think about constantly, and I’m still not sure if I have the answers (who does?). Looking through other people’s AOTY lists, I’m amazed not just by how much music the serious heads are managing to listen to, but that they manage to remember it clearly enough to compile a proper ranking. Patrick St. Michel’s exhaustive list for Make Believe Melodies runs to 100 releases, while Ryo Miyaichi has posted a bunch of 2023 round-ups on This Side of Japan, including a great rundown of his 60 best albums that are available on Bandcamp. I was planning to do something similar myself, but it would’ve meant relistening to a bunch of stuff from earlier in the year, and I honestly haven’t found the time. Instead, here’s a bumper wrap of some new releases and reissues from 2023 that I haven’t already written about on here.

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).