Tokyo Gigs November 2023

NOV 1 HERMETO PASCOAL E GRUPO Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥9,400

NOV 1 JOE HISAISHI, TERRY RILEY Kioi Hall, Kioicho ¥7,500

NOV 1 OHZORA KIMISHIMA (TRIO) Unit, Daikanyama ¥4,800

NOV 2 BILL PRITCHARD Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥6,000

NOV 2 HYLKO, GROUNDCOVER, SITHTER, &c. Higashi-Koenji 20,000V ¥2,000

NOV 2 RYOSUKE KIYASU (SOLO) Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

NOV 2 SALAMANDA, COMPUMA, MILLION DOLLAR SOUNDS, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,000

NOV 2 KOJOE, OLIVE OIL, DJ YAS, DJ QUIETSTORM, &c. Enter, Shibuya ¥2,000

NOV 3 AKIHIRO YOSHIMOTO/KEIGO IWAMI/RAIGA HAYASHI Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥2,500 (afternoon)

NOV 3 STARS AND RABBIT, SAY SUE ME, SORRY YOUTH, DYGL, &c. Spotify O-East, &c., Shibuya ¥8,900

NOV 3 BILL PRITCHARD Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥6,000

NOV 3 NATSUKI KIDO/TATSUYA YOSHIDA/RISA TAKEDA Ogikubo Velvetsun ¥3,000

NOV 3 YUJI KATSUI/MARIANA BARAJ Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,500

NOV 3 AYAMI SUZUKI (SOLO) Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥TBA

NOV 3 REMNANT, HAUS VON SCHWARTZ, DJ FRESH, &c. Pool, Sakuradai ¥2,500

NOV 3 BJÖRN MEYER Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,800

NOV 3 SATOSHI SUZUKI, BANANA, AUSTIN TRETWOLD (DJ), &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

NOV 3 ERIC DUNCAN, MONKEY TIMERS, JITSUMITSU, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

NOV 3 NICOLAS LUTZ, DJ MASDA, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000

NOV 3 DAICHI WADA, TARKNO, GOLPE MORTAL, &c. Enter, Shibuya ¥2,000

NOV 4 SHONEN KNIFE Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥5,000

NOV 4 STRIP JOINT, POT-POURRI, SAWAWO + DAIKI SESSION Soup, Ochiai ¥2,000

NOV 4 MITSURU TABATA/MAD DISC/TSUNEYASU INOUE Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

NOV 4 JAMES MACAULAY TROMBONE QUINTET/YUUKA KOYAMA Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,000

NOV 4 FIXED, SPIKE SHOES, STORM OF VOID, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥3,000

NOV 4 PETRE INSPIRESCU, RAHA, TARO, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥3,500

NOV 5 GIGANOISE: KEIJI HAINO/KOICHI MAKIGAMI/TENKO/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,000

NOV 5 SEIICHI YAMAMOTO/YASUHIRO YOSHIGAKI Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,000

NOV 5 SHOJI HANO/MIKIO ISHIDA/KEISUKE OHTA/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

NOV 5 ABHISHEK RAGHURAM Musashino Swing Hall, Musashi-Sakai ¥4,000

NOV 5 KAMIN SHIRAHATA/AKIRA SAKATA Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500

NOV 5 RALPH Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,000

NOV 5 ATO-NO MAE (TAKAKO MINEKAWA/TAKAHIRO KAWAGUCHI) Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,000

NOV 5 RIP ROOM, LOBSTER, DJ YUTAHARA Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,400

NOV 5 OUKURAMIRAI, OTACO, TENTENKO, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

NOV 6 YO LA TENGO The Garden Hall, Ebisu ¥7,800

NOV 6 JAMES MACAULAY TROMBONE QUINTET/BEN HARRISON, &c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,000

NOV 6 TIM BERNARDES, SHINTARO SAKAMOTO WWW X, Shibuya ¥10,000

NOV 6 DORAVIDEO/JIN HARADA/GLOPTIN, THE WAMEKI, &c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥2,500

NOV 6 ACCÜSED AD, ROCKY & THE SWEDEN, ABIGAIL, &c. Fever, Shindaita ¥5,000

NOV 6 TAKU SUGIMOTO (SOLO) Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

NOV 6 YASUMUNE MORISHIGE/PAED CONCA/HANS KOCH/&c. Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

NOV 6-7 SHABAKA AND THE ANCESTORS Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥8,900/¥9,400

NOV 7 SALAMANDA, ASA TONE Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥4,500

NOV 7 JAMES GILLIGAN/JOE TALIA/ATSUKO HATANO Apollo, Shimokitazawa ¥800 + tip

NOV 7 PRAED X TORIKABUTSU Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,500

NOV 7 SHUN ISHIWAKA/SUMIRE KURIBAYASHI/MARTY HOLOUBEK/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥5,500

NOV 7 KORIN COMPLEX, ROMY MATS/ALBINO SOUND, FELINE, &c. Enter, Shibuya ¥1,500

NOV 8 KEI OKUBO, HARUKA IIJIMA, ? MEYTÉL, HIOTOBIOKU Ogikubo Velvetsun ¥3,000

NOV 8 MASAHIKO SATOH/BENISUKE SAKAI/HIDEO YAMAKI Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

NOV 8 GOTH-TRAD, PRETTYBWOY, HELKTRAM, &c. Enter, Shibuya ¥1,500

NOV 9 JULIAN LAGE TRIO Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800

NOV 9 EIICHI HAYASHI/NOBUYOSHI INO/HIROSHI YAMAZAKI Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,500

NOV 9 NOTD WWW X, Shibuya ¥6,500

NOV 10 YO LA TENGO The Garden Hall, Ebisu ¥7,800

NOV 10 ABHISHEK RAGHURAM Tower Hall Funabori ¥5,000

NOV 10 CRESCENT LAMENT, KUMORIGAHARA, EVRAAK Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥4,500

NOV 10 YORIYUKI HARADA/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,500

NOV 10 TAMBOURINE JESUS, BUOY, KENICHI FUMOTO Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,500

NOV 10 PRAED/MISAKI MOTOFUJI/RIE TAKEUCHI Bushbash, Koiwa ¥3,000

NOV 10 PERSIAN EMPIRE, THE OBEY UNIT, PHAZMIDI, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥1,500

NOV 10 SPFDJ, MAYUDEPTH, MARI SAKURAI, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,800

NOV 10-12 JULIAN LAGE TRIO Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥8,800

NOV 11 EYEHATEGOD, NEPENTHES, SECOND TO NONE, ZENOCIDE, &c. Unit, Daikanyama ¥8,800

NOV 11 MOE, NON MUSICA ELETTRONICA GRUPPO Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500

NOV 11 KUMAGUSU, THE RATEL Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,800

NOV 11 COMPUTER FIGHT, HAIZAI AUDIO, HYPER GAL, &c. Pool, Sakuradai ¥2,500

NOV 11 PHEW, MELT-BANANA, INNER SCIENCE, HIDENKA Kata, Ebisu ¥3,800

NOV 11 KEITETSU MURAI Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,000

NOV 11 OKI DUB AINU BAND Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Ueno ¥2,750-¥5,500

NOV 11 MARTÍN ESCALANTE/YUMA TAKESHITA/RIUICHI DAIJO Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

NOV 11 ELFENBERG, MOODMAN, AN TOI, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

NOV 11 ACID PAULI, SAPPHIRE SLOWS, COMPUMA, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥3,500 (night)

NOV 12 AKAIHIRUME/REONA, YOKO UENO/MIKI NAOE Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000 (afternoon)

NOV 12 LITURGY, ENDON, RAY, SOLVENT COBALT, OTUS Unit, Daikanyama ¥8,800

NOV 12 GARAKU (DAIRO SUGA/RYUSAKU IKEZAWA/HIKARU TOHO) Ogikubo Velvetsun ¥3,200 (3 sets)

NOV 12 UEXKÜLL QUARTET, OOYAMADA DAISANMYAKU, YOKUJITSU Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500

NOV 12 SUBDUED, SOCIO LA DIFEKTA, DEFORMED EXISTENCE, &c. Pool, Sakuradai ¥3,000

NOV 12 KIKI BAND (KAZUTOKI UMEZU/NATSUKI KIDO/&c.) Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000

NOV 12 AKIHIRO NISHIGUCHI/MARTY HOLOUBEK/SOTA KIRA/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300

NOV 13 MANAMI KAKUDO, IBUKI TAKAI Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000

NOV 14 TRAMHAUS, ANISAKIS, MENHUKURO Basement Bar, Shimokitazawa ¥4,000

NOV 14 KENICHI FUMOTO, KEI MATSUMARU Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

NOV 15 MEITEI, ASPIDISTRAFLY ENSEMBLE W/ KYO ICHINOSE, KIN LEONN, &c. WWW, Shibuya ¥4,500

NOV 15 WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥4,500

NOV 16 DEATH RABBIT (BILLY JEAN/SORA ICHIKAWA/&c.) Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥1,300 (afternoon)

NOV 16 PERSIAN EMPIRE, DRASTIK ADHESIVE FORCE, COGEE (DJ), &c. Bushbash, Koiwa ¥1,500

NOV 17 MATEKOI, SICKHAUS/TARO AIKO, KND, O'BO Bushbash, Koiwa ¥2,000

NOV 17 KAL0AN, KENJINHO, SHHHHH (DJ), &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

NOV 17 MARCO SHUTTLE, WATA IGARASHI, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

NOV 17 AMNESIA SCANNER, LORENZO SENNI, E.O.U, &c. WWW X, Shibuya ¥4,500

NOV 18 CERO, PASOCOM MUSIC CLUB, PETERPARKER69, BIM, &c. Spotify O-East/Duo, Shibuya ¥4,500

NOV 18 TISA WORLD/MOJCA ZUPANČIČ/MASAYO KOKETSU Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

NOV 18 ABIGAIL, INTESTINE BAALISM, COFFINS, SSORC, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥2,500

NOV 18 SICKHAUS, TARO AIKO, MILKY LYLEI, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500

NOV 18 TREKKIE TRAX CREW, MASAYOSHI IIMORI, CARPAINTER, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥3,500

NOV 18 COUCOU CHLOE, METH MATH, BBBBBBB, &c. WWW X, Shibuya ¥3,500 early bird

NOV 18 SCRATCHCLART, TYO GQOM, SAMO, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000

NOV 18-19 MANIC STREET PREACHERS, SUEDE Zepp Haneda ¥13,500/¥15,000

NOV 19 KEIJI HAINO/KENTARO NAKAO/SO YOSHIKANE/RISA TAKEDA/&c. Polaris, Ogawamachi Free

NOV 19 SACHIKO KANENOBU, TAKASHI NISHIUMI, YUTA HOSONO Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,300

NOV 19 HARUYUKI SUZUKI, OKACHIHO, NOBUKI NISHIYAMA, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500

NOV 19 RIUICHI DAIJO/KOJI OTA/TAKUTO SAKAIBARA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

NOV 19 DARYL HALL BAND/TODD RUNDGREN Sumida Triphony Hall, Kinshicho ¥16,000/¥18,000

NOV 20 SACHIKO KANENOBU, TAKASHI NISHIUMI, YUTA HOSONO Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,300

NOV 20 TOM SOLOVEITZIK/MAMIKO HOSOKAWA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

NOV 20 HOMESHAKE Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya ¥6,800

NOV 21 BUFFALO DAUGHTER + GUESTS, TAMANARAMEN, PARTY DOZEN Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥4,800

NOV 21 ATSUKO HATANO/AKIRA SAKATA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

NOV 21 YOUKI NOSEYAMA, NAOAKI MIYAMOTO Soup, Ochiai ¥1,500

NOV 22 HIROMI UEHARA Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥7,000

NOV 22 KAORI KOMURA/KO ISHIKAWA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

NOV 22 TEETHING, BUTCHER ABC, LURKING TERROR, DARK HORSE, &c. Bushbash, Koiwa ¥3,500

NOV 23 SE SO NEON Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥7,500

NOV 23 DARYL HALL BAND/TODD RUNDGREN Tokyo Garden Theater, Ariake ¥16,000/¥18,000

NOV 23 SOFIA REI/JORGE ROEDER Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥6,600

NOV 23 AMI-BIQUE (KENTARO NAKAO/RISA TAKEDA) Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

NOV 24 MASAYO KOKETSU (SOLO) Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,000

NOV 24 KAN MIKAMI, HORMONE TETSUDO Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥4,000

NOV 24 NADJA, VAMPILLIA, PALE Era, Shimokitazawa ¥3,800

NOV 24 PHILIP GAYLE/TETUZI AKIYAMA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

NOV 24 DANILO PLESSOW, DEE DIGGS, DJ NOBU Garden Shinkiba Factory ¥8,000

NOV 24 RON MORELLI, DJ NOZAKI, AKIRAM EN Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,300 (night)

NOV 25 NADJA, FROM THE SHADOW OF THE THRONE... Era, Shimokitazawa ¥3,800 (afternoon)

NOV 25 HUH, TRIADOF13TH, GROUNDCOVER, KENNEL Soup, Ochiai ¥2,000

NOV 25 JOE TALIA/EIKO ISHIBASHI Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

NOV 25 KEIKO HIGUCHI/LOUIS INAGE Apollo, Shimokitazawa ¥2,000

NOV 25 ATSUKO HATANO/NATIHO TOYOTA/AKITO SENGOKU Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

NOV 25 RP BOO, DJ FULLTONO, MODULAW, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,500

NOV 26 NEHAN, MIKAWABATA (T.MIKAWA/MAKOTO KAWABATA) Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,500

NOV 26 AIDAN BAKER, TETUZI AKIYAMA, SEX VIRGIN KILLER, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500

NOV 26 SAKAYUME, CHIHAYA SATOSHI, JONATHAN CONDITIONER Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500

NOV 26 AKIRA SAKATA/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA/RAIGA HAYASHI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

NOV 27 ANDY SHAUF Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥7,500

NOV 27 SQUID WWW X, Shibuya ¥7,000

NOV 27 PFIPT (FUMI ENDO/KEN IKEDA/MASATAKE ABE) Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

NOV 27 ALEX G Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥6,800

NOV 27 MOE/KEIJI HAINO, PLUM, KAWGUCHI/TABATA/FUJIKAKE Club Doctor, Ogikubo ¥3,000

NOV 27 YNES MON, NTSKI/JINYA ICHIKAWA, ULTRAFOG, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,800

NOV 27 HAMMERED HULLS, TEXAS 3000, KAGAMI, POWER Fever, Shindaita ¥4,000

NOV 27 RYUICHI YOSHIDA, MISAKI MOTOFUJI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

NOV 27 YORDAN KOSTOV/GENESHA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

NOV 28 EZRA COLLECTIVE Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥7,800

NOV 28 ALVVAYS Zepp Shinjuku ¥7,500

NOV 28 INTERPOL Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥8,500

NOV 28 SATOKO FUJII TOKYO TRIO Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

NOV 28 QUASI, SAGOSAID, URI GAGARN Fever, Shindaita ¥5,000

NOV 28 AIDAN BAKER, KEN IKEDA/AYAMI SUZUKI Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500

NOV 28 M*******Y Toyosu Pit ¥12,500

NOV 28 PLUM, DORONCO/MITSURU TABATA/KOJI SHIMURA Tabasa, Asagaya ¥2,500

NOV 29 COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS, BORIS, ASUNOJOKEI Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,900

NOV 29 SOUL BLIND, HOLLOW SUNS Era, Shimokitazawa ¥4,500

NOV 29 SHUN SAKAI/EIICHI HAYASHI/NOBUMASA TANAKA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

NOV 29 RIKI HIDAKA/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO/KEI MATSUMARU Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

NOV 30 CAROLINE POLACHEK Toyosu Pit ¥7,800

NOV 30 ALEX SIEGEL, THE CHARM PARK, &c. Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,000

NOV 30 HOTMILK Unit, Daikanyama ¥6,500

NOV 30 INTERPOL Kanda Square Hall ¥8,500

NOV 30 BLACK FLAG ACB Hall, Shinjuku ¥7,500

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

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

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

DEC 13 NAPALM DEATH Unit, Daikanyama ¥8,500

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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 THA BLUE HERB Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥5,000

DEC 29 STEVE BUG, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

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

DEC 30 DISKONNECTED, &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, &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

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

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

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 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 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 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 5 PARCELS Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,800

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

MAR 11 SLOWDIVE Toyosu Pit ¥9,800

MAR 13 WEDNESDAY Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,500

MAR 19 PLINI, JAKUB ZYTECKI Unit, Daikanyama ¥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.