Tokyo Gigs March 2024

MAR 1 CONCERT FOR TOMORROW: RUTTER, FUKUHARA, &c. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Ueno ¥4,500

MAR 1 NOBUKI NISHIYAMA, ANN IHSA, HUH, &c. Bushbash, Koiwa ¥1,500

MAR 1 KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO/&c. Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

MAR 1 KOKENSHOW, TAKAKO MINEKAWA/MATERIAL Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,400

MAR 1 KETIA, MARS89, MIRU SHINODA, &c. R Lounge, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 1 HARUKA, ZUNDOKO DISCO, KO UMEHARA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAR 1-4 CHRIS BOTTI Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥16,500

MAR 2 ENDON, 106 (PHEW/DOWSER N), REBEL ONE EXCALIBUR, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

MAR 2 ATSUKO HATANO/RYOTARO MIYASAKA/TOM SOLOVEITZIK/&c. Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

MAR 2 TAKUTO SAKAIBARA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAR 2 CHIKOTSU, NI-HAO!!!, FUCKER, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,800

MAR 2 CRAIG PEDERSEN/MARK MOLNAR/TETUZI AKIYAMA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

MAR 2 GORGONN, CYCHEOUTSG, GOTH-TRAD, L?K?O, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 2 MIKE SERVITO, K.E.G, GCBG, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAR 2 DEBONAIR, MOEPIKA, SEIMEI, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥2,500 (night)

MAR 2 CHIMPO, MILEZ, SAMO, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,500 (night)

MAR 3 THEO GIRARD/KENICHI MATSUMOTO/HISAO FUKUSHIMA/&c. Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300

MAR 3 SATOKO INOUE: WORKS BY YUJI ITO Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥3,000

MAR 3 MANI NEUMEIER/NATSUKI KIDO/AKIRA SAKATA/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,500

MAR 3 KEIJI HAINO/MARK MOLNAR, CRAIG PEDERSEN Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000

MAR 3 CHIKOTSU, NI-HAO!!!!, FUCKER, DEATHRO, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,800

MAR 3 SHOJI HANO/KEISUKE OHTA/HIDEKI TACHIBANA/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

MAR 3 AYATO, LILY FURY, KURUUCREW, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

MAR 3 REONA/AKAIHIRUME Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAR 4 PARCELS WWW X, Shibuya ¥6,800

MAR 4 JAZZ NINO (KILLER-BONG/TRES/YOSHIO KUGE), LISACHRIS, &c. Aoyama Moonromantic ¥3,000

MAR 4 MATIJA SOLCE/KEIKO KOMORI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 4 KUMACHAN SEAL, NAOKI NOMOTO, 6CM (DJ), &c. Bushbash, Koiwa ¥1,500

MAR 4 OMA, SHING02 & SPINMASTER A-1, GEMINI, DJ NE-NYO Club Asia, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 5 CRAIG PEDERSEN/MARK MOLNAR/AKIRA SAKATA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 5 PARCELS Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,800

MAR 5 SHINPEI RUIKE/MITSUHISA SAKAGUCHI/YASUHIRO YOSHIGAKI Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

MAR 6 WILCO EX Theater Roppongi ¥9,000/¥11,000

MAR 6 DAISUKE TANABE, SUPPA MICRO PANCHOP, KISEI SHIOJIRI (DJ), &c. Bonobo, Harajuku ¥2,000

MAR 7 TAMAYA HONDA/BLAHMUZIK Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥1,300 (afternoon)

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

MAR 7 KAMAAL WILLIAMS (QUARTET BAND SET), MIDORI AOYAMA (DJ) WWW X, Shibuya ¥6,000

MAR 7 HIGHSCHOOL Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥4,500

MAR 7 MANI NEUMEIER/RISA TAKEDA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 7 KYOKO SATOH MEETS ATSUSHI FUKUROKU GROUP Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,180

MAR 7 CRAIG PEDERSEN/MARK MOLNAR/NAOTO YAMAGISHI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAR 7 SHING02 & SPIN MASTER A-1, KILLER-BONG, SWEATSON KLANK, &c. Enter, Shibuya ¥2,000

MAR 8 HAIHEN (ATSUSHI ARAKAWA/AKIO JEIMUS/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE) Bushbash, Koiwa ¥2,500

MAR 8 AMI YAMASAKI, FUMI ENDO Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500

MAR 8 ISAO SUZUKI MEMORIAL: MICHIYUKI KOYAMA/MASAYO KOKETSU/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

MAR 8 REONA/T.MIKAWA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 8 SAM GAS CAN/ABDUL H SHERZAI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAR 8 TOPPER, LET'S SLOW DANCE, WORD OF MOUTH, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500

MAR 8 HIGHSCHOOL, BED, FRANKIE $ (DJ) Three, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000 (night)

MAR 8 PETAR DUNDOV, OCCA × DANA NADA, YUKIMASA × NAOKI FUJII, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥3,000

MAR 8 DJ NOBU (ALL NIGHT LONG), RESOM, YAMA, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 9 JIN OKI FLAMENCO GUITAR CONCERT Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥5,500

MAR 9 COCOBAT, COFFINS, MEDVED, DAMNATION ALLEY, &c. Bushbash, Koiwa ¥3,000

MAR 9 PILE OF HEX, SPOILMAN, 5KAI Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥2,000

MAR 9 YU KIMURA/KEIKO HIGUCHI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAR 9 GTO TRIO Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥7,150

MAR 9 KEN IKEDA, SHITARABA, STRAYTONE Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

MAR 9 BAUKHA, KOPY, LILY Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500

MAR 9 DANIELE BALDELLI, MONKEY TIMERS, FFAN, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAR 9 SHING02 PERFORMS LUV(SIC) PT.1-PT.6, OMA, UYAMA HIROTO, &c. Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥3,800

MAR 9 HODGE, GOTH-TRAD, SEIMEI, &c. R Lounge, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 9 K:SEA, MARI SAKURAI, SHINJI STAMARIA, &. WWW β, Shibuya ¥2,000

MAR 9 DANIEL BELL (ALL NIGHT LONG), DJ SHIBATA, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 10 YUYA OKAMOTO CELLO RECITAL Toppan Hall, Iidabashi ¥5,000

MAR 10 TAKESHI OHBAYASHI/BEN WILLIAMS/NATE SMITH WWW X, Shibuya ¥7,500

MAR 10 NAMAGOMI, KORA/ANDERSON, ∆HMHTHP, &c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥2,500

MAR 10 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE (SOLO) Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

MAR 10 KAZUTOKI UMEZU/TETSUHIRO DAIKU/NAEKO DAIKU/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥6,600

MAR 11 SLOWDIVE Toyosu Pit ¥9,800

MAR 11 4S4KI Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥5,000

MAR 11 ABDUL H SHERZAI/SAM GAS CAN/BASTIAN VOID Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 11 MASAHIDE TOKUNAGA/YUKIKO SHIINA SAKURAZAWA/MINAMI TAKEI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

MAR 11 KAZUTOKI UMEZU/NATSUKI KIDO/TAKEHARU HAYAKAWA/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,950

MAR 11 TETUZI AKIYAMA/ANAT SHAMGER/TOM SOLOVEITZIK/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 11 KIRSTEN CAREY/KEI MATSUMARU/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

MAR 12 CHAI EX Theater Roppongi ¥4,800

MAR 12 RYOSUKE KIYASU (SOLO) Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

MAR 12 JOACHIM BADENHORST/AKAIHIRUME/NANAO KOBAYASHI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAR 12 KOJI OTA/RISA TAKEDA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 12 KOICHI MAKIGAMI, KEIJIRO SUGA, KEI MATSUMARU Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,000

MAR 12-13 THE BAD PLUS Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800

MAR 13 WEDNESDAY, MJ LENDERMAN Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,500

MAR 13 KANEKO AYANO, EIKO ISHIBASHI (BAND SET), GOFISH Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,500

MAR 13 HIDEKI YAMAGIWA/MITO/HIROSHI SASABUCHI/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,500

MAR 14 KOJI OTA/KEIKO HIGUCHI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 14 ISABEL ANDERS/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA/JUN KAWASAKI Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300

MAR 14 SATOKO FUJII STRINGS PROJECT Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,500

MAR 14 KAZUTOKI UMEZU/YOKO TADA/AYUMI MATSUI/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

MAR 15 SONOSUKE IMAIZUMI/HIROKI CHIBA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥1,300 (afternoon)

MAR 15 TORSTEN PAPENHEIM/MICHAL WRÓBLEWSKI/&c. Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAR 15 CADEJO/NUCKSAL, SUMMER EYE SOUND SYNDICATE Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥6,500

MAR 15 KOJI OTA/MISAKI MOTOFUJI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 15 SUGAR HOUSE, ARYY, XIEXIE, JOHNNIVAN Spotify O-Nest, Shibuya ¥3,500

MAR 15 VTSS Womb, Shibuya ¥5,000

MAR 15 DEKMANTEL SOUNDSYSTEM, KON & Y., EITA GODO, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAR 15 DJ HAUS, GUCHON, MAREAM, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,500 (night)

MAR 16 ISABEL ANDERS/MASAMI IRUMAGAWA Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,000

MAR 16 KAOS SUMAKURA/YUMA TAKESHITA/KOJI OTA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 16 SATOKO FUJII TOKYO TRIO Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500

MAR 16 ANISAKIS, BOARD, PADO Soup, Ochiai ¥2,500

MAR 16 KOEOSAEME, SUZUI YUBAE, DJUBUMBA, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥TBA

MAR 16 KARM, YASUMUNE MORISHIGE/CAL LYALL Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

MAR 16 CADEJO Aoyama Moonromantic ¥5,000

MAR 16 SALSA, NANGO, NAYUTA Basement Bar, Shimokitazawa ¥2,800

MAR 16 AHADADREAM, NIKKI NAIR, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 16 MYKKI BLANCO (LIVE/DJ), DJ POIPOI, KOPPI MIZRAHI, &c. R Lounge, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 16 SETAOC MASS, CRAZY NEO, AYUMI, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAR 17 TATSUYA YOSHIDA/CHIHIRO OWADA Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,000 (afternoon)

MAR 17 MICHIYO YAGI/TAMAYA HONDA/&c. Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,000 (afternoon)

MAR 17 MARKER STARLING, DOROTHEA PAAS Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥4,500

MAR 17 STAGNATION, BIRUSHANAH, ZIKADE, &c. Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥3,000

MAR 17 GTO TRIO Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥7,150

MAR 17 EIKO YAMADA/FUMI ENDO Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

MAR 17 DEFILED, BITCHEATER, HEBI KATANA, &c. Bushbash, Koiwa ¥2,500

MAR 17 NAGA-ECSTASY, TEASHI KUCHIBIRU, LOOLOWNINGEN Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥2,300

MAR 17 TZU NI, PRAYMATE, JOE FUJINOKI, TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,000

MAR 17 COLLAPSE, DANA OLLESTAD, HELLO1103, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

MAR 18 LA DISPUTE, MOUSE ON THE KEYS, HEAVEN IN HER ARMS Fever, Shindaita ¥5,800

MAR 18 THE LINDA LINDAS Duo Music Exchange, Shibuya ¥6,000

MAR 18 APOLLO GHOSTS, LIPSTICK, MERIMERIYEAH, &c. Flat, Nishiogikubo ¥2,400

MAR 18 SCHNELLERTOLLERMEIER, DANIEL MAJER, YOLABMI, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,000

MAR 18 MICHAL WRÓBLEWSKI/TORSTEN PAPENHEIM/TETUZI AKIYAMA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

MAR 18 KIM OKI SATURN BALLAD, MAYA ONGAKU, SHHHHH WWW, Shibuya ¥4,800

MAR 18-19 SNARKY PUPPY Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥13,900

MAR 19 PLINI, JAKUB ZYTECKI Unit, Daikanyama ¥8,500

MAR 19 MAMIKO HOSOKAWA, TAKASHI MASUBUCHI Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,000

MAR 19 SEIICHI YAMAMOTO Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

MAR 19 VMO, ICAN HAREM (GABBER MODUS OPERANDI), JUN INAGAWA Fever, Shindaita ¥3,500

MAR 19 KARM, KOHSETSU IMANISHI Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

MAR 19 JOSS TURNBULL/MITSUHISA SAKAGUCHI/CAL LYALL Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

MAR 19 MELVINS WWW X, Shibuya ¥8,500

MAR 20 KARM (MICHAL WRÓBLEWSKI/TORSTEN PAPENHEIM) Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 20 JOSS TURNBULL/KOHSETSU IMANISHI Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

MAR 20 MELVINS WWW X, Shibuya ¥8,500

MAR 20 EMAMOUSE, TERUYUKI OSHIMA, ?MEYTÉL, &c. Bushbash, Koiwa ¥2,000

MAR 20 OKI BAND + GUESTS Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,500

MAR 21 SHAKA BOSE WWW X, Shibuya ¥4,000

MAR 21 DYGL, OGRE YOU ASSHOLE, TEXAS 3000 Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,000

MAR 21 KAZUO IMAI/NOBUYOSHI INO/TOSHIKI NAGATA Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300

MAR 21 JOSS TURNBULL/CLAUS BOESSER FERRARI/FUMIO OKURA/&c. Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAR 21-24 HIROSHI KOIKE/WACLAW ZIMPEL: N/KOSMOS Tokyo Metropolitan Theater, Ikebukuro ¥5,500

MAR 22 SAICOBAB, EUCADEMIX AKA YUKA C. HONDA Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,500

MAR 22 ATSUSHI TSUYAMA/TOMOMI NAGANO + GUESTS, IMPROGRE Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,000

MAR 22 GATEKEEPER, COFFINS, BELMADIGULA Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥6,900

MAR 22 KEI MATSUMARU Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

MAR 22 BBBBBBB, OSHIRI PENPENZ, MORERU, TEXAS 3000, &c. WWW, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 22 EVGENY LEBEDEV, YUKAKO YAMANO Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,500

MAR 22 ROMAIN BERTHEAU, SHOE-WITCH TAMARU Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAR 22 KYOSUKETERADA, SAYAKA BOTANIC, NOBUKI NISHIYAMA, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥1,500

MAR 22 TOKYO GEN'ON PROJECT: ICHIRO NODAIRA, &c. Katsushika Symphony Hills ¥3,000

MAR 22 LORD ECHO, DJ KOCO A.K.A. SHIMOKITA, KENJI TAKIMI, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAR 23 HANAZONO DISTANCE, CHIYONO IDE, ITOKEN Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,000

MAR 23 MICHINORI TOYOTA, THEODORA KATZ Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥3,000

MAR 23 OOPS, NEGATIVE SUN, KIDDER, POWER, &c. Bushbash, Koiwa ¥3,000

MAR 23 ISABEL ANDERS/LEO OKAGAWA/MASATAKE ABE Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

MAR 23 YUMBO, MARKER STARLING & DOROTHEA PAAS 7th Floor, Shibuya ¥4,800

MAR 23 KEIKO HIGUCHI Apollo, Shimokitazawa ¥800 + ¥1,000 tip

MAR 23 JJJJJIT/TOSHI TSURUOKA/RIKI HIDAKA/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000

MAR 23 YANN JOUSSEIN/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

MAR 23 SETAGAYA TRIO Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300

MAR 23 BAMBOUNOU, ROMY MATS, SHIORY BRADSHAW, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAR 23 AKANBI, ANZ, OG MILITANT B, KAOLINITE, &c. WWW, Shibuya ¥2,300 early bird

MAR 24 JJJJJIT (JEONGHYEON JOO/LEO CHANG) Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥TBA (afternoon)

MAR 24 SUPERCHUNK, NOT WONK Fever, Shindaita ¥7,000

MAR 24 SUGAR YOSHINAGA, YUMIKO OHNO Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,500

MAR 24 KAZUO IMAI/KEIKO HIGUCHI Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥TBA (evening)

MAR 24 SHINJIRO YAMAGUCHI, TZU NI, KUMACHAN SEAL Pool, Sakuradai ¥2,000

MAR 24 TETUZI AKIYAMA/RAIGA HAYASHI/FUMI ENDO Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

MAR 24 ANGE, ?MEYTÉL, UAMI, MEITEIMAHI, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500

MAR 25 KIRSTEN CAREY/FUMI ENDO Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

MAR 25 KEI MATSUMARU/YUTAKA YANAGISAWA Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

MAR 25 SUPERCHUNK Fever, Shindaita ¥7,000

MAR 26 NICOLINI, MANISDRON, SOFHESO, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500

MAR 26 JOACHIM BADENHORST/RIUICHI DAIJO/KOJI OTA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

MAR 26 MUSQIS, BURNQUE, GINJI Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥1,500

MAR 26-27 LAURA MISCH Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800

MAR 27 MIYA/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 27 ADELINE HOTEL, JACKIE WEST, TOMOE TAKIZAWA, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,300

MAR 27 TAEKO KURITA, JOACHIM BADENHORST Apollo, Shimokitazawa ¥800 + ¥1,000 tip

MAR 27 NICOLINI, MANISDRON, IN THE SUN, &c. Bushbash, Koiwa ¥2,000

MAR 27 SEIICHI YAMAMOTO & THE PLAYGROUND EAST, KANEKO AYANO Haremame, Daikanyama ¥6,000

MAR 27 ISABEL ANDERS/KIRSTEN CAREY/MASAO TAJIMA Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAR 28 KNOWER FT. SAM WILKES/PAUL CORNISH/CHIQUITA MAGIC Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥8,000

MAR 28 PUMA BLUE WWW X, Shibuya ¥6,500

MAR 28 MASAYO KOKETSU/MITSUHISA SAKAGUCHI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 28 HIROSHI YAMAZAKI BIRTHDAY LIVE Knuttel House, Iriya ¥3,000

MAR 28 GROUP_INOU, SHUGO TOKUMARU Spotify O-Nest, Shibuya ¥4,300

MAR 28 TATSUO KONDO/SACHIKO M/NAOKO ETO Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500

MAR 29 PSP SOCIAL, CATASTROPHE BALLET, CHITEIKO Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥2,500

MAR 29 TOKYO MINYO CLUB, REMON NAKANISHI, &c. Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000

MAR 29 BRAID Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥5,500

MAR 29 MASAYASU TZBOGUCHI/YOSUKE YAMASHITA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

MAR 29 IBUKI TAKAI, CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000

MAR 29 SCUBA, FRAGMENTOR, HIZAT/NEON NOIR, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAR 29 TRIBAL CONNECTION, JUNGLE HONGDAE, HALU, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000 (night)

MAR 30 DOWNCAST EYES, YENFOR, MAKESHIFT, HERWIT, &c. Bushbash, Koiwa ¥2,500

MAR 30 CARLOS GIFFONI/JIM O'ROURKE, INCAPACITANTS, &c. UFO Club, Higashi-Koenji ¥3,500

MAR 30 AKIRA SAKATA/TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA/RAIGA HAYASHI Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

MAR 30 PLAYS CARLA BLEY: RYUICHI YOSHIDA/ATSUSHI GOTO/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

MAR 30 AZARAK, STORM OF VOID Earthdom, Shin-Okubo ¥2,500

MAR 30 APOLLO GHOSTS, MAMARIRI, QUBINOIX, &c. Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥2,800

MAR 30 NICK HÖPPNER, GONNO, SIGNAL, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

MAR 31 TECHLADO, LNR TMB, LIKE WEEDS, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,000

MAR 31 RYUICHI SAKAMOTO MEMORIAL TOHOKU YOUTH ORCHESTRA Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥4,200


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

Tokyo Gigs April 2024

APR 1 JEFF MILLS: THE TRIP Zerotokyo, Shinjuku ¥11,000

APR 1 EIKO YAMADA/NAOTO YAMAGISHI/TETUZI AKIYAMA Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

APR 1 FLORENCE CHITACUMBI Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,500

APR 1 TAKUMA MATSUNAGA, E.O.U/HUE RAY, ICHIRO TANIMOTO Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,300

APR 1 RISA TAKEDA (SOLO) Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

APR 2 UMI Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥7,500

APR 2 AKIRA SAKATA Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

APR 3 TRAVISANO TRIO (CORSANO/DUNN/EARNSHAW), MERZBOW UFO Club, Koenji ¥4,500

APR 3 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE TURNTABLES & GUITAR SOLO Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000

APR 3 EIICHI HAYASHI/AKAIHIRUME Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

APR 3 VOMIR, CARLOS GIFFONI, GOVERNMENT ALPHA/BLACKPHONE666, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,000

APR 4 SHABASON & KRGOVICH FEAT. TENNISCOATS, SUMMER EYE, &c. WWW, Shibuya ¥4,500

APR 5 IKUE MORI, JIM O'ROURKE, YOSHIMIOIZUMIKIYOSHIDUO Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,000

APR 5 ROMAN FLÜGEL, OKADADA, DJ WILDPARTY Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000

APR 5 RPR SOUNDSYSTEM/DREAMREC VJ, DJ KENSEI Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥6,000

APR 5 PARFAIT, REE.K, EVE, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

APR 6 IKUE MORI/SATOKO FUJII/MICHIYO YAGI/RISA TAKEDA/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥4,300

APR 6 YUREKA, PEACHFUZZ, POWER, NEMO, &c. Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥TBA

APR 6 KEIJI HAINO/YUMIKO TANAKA/REIKO YANO Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000

APR 6 JUNJI HIROSE/KAZUO IMAI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

APR 6 BECK (ACOUSTIC) EX Theater, Roppongi ¥16,000/¥18,000

APR 6 WOZNIAK (3 SETS) Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,200

APR 6 KI/KI, DRUNKEN KONG, SAIMURA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

APR 7 FUCK YOU HEROES, SLIGHT SLAPPERS, NO EXCUSE Higashi-Koenji 20,000V ¥3,000 (afternoon)

APR 7 FUCKWOLF, O'SUMMER VACATION, UHNELLYS, GREEN MILK... Nakano Moon Step ¥3,000

APR 7 TRAVISANO TRIO, HASEGAWA SHIZUO Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥4,500

APR 7 AIMING FOR ENRIKE Fever, Shindaita ¥4,900

APR 8 ENSEMBLE INTERCONTEMPORAIN: CLASSICS OF 20TH CENTURY Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Ueno ¥8,000

APR 8 VILLE LAHTEENMAKI TRIO Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

APR 8 AIMING FOR ENRIKE Fever, Shindaita ¥4,900

APR 8-9 ELVIS COSTELLO & STEVE NIEVE Sumida Triphony Hall, Kinshicho ¥11,000-¥15,000

APR 9 ENSEMBLE INTERCONTEMPORAIN: FRENCH TOUCH Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Ueno ¥8,000

APR 9 AIMING FOR ENRIKE Fever, Shindaita ¥4,900

APR 9 CURRENT JOYS Aoyama Moonromantic ¥5,500

APR 9 YANN TOMITA FEAT. DOOPEES Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,000

APR 9 DEFICIENTS, JON/DAISUKE ICHIBA, OFF SEASON, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500

APR 11 RAGE Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥9,500

APR 11 MEI EHARA, MIZ WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000

APR 11 FABIANO DO NASCIMENTO Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,000

APR 12 SHABASON & KRGOVICH, TENNISCOATS 7th Floor, Shibuya ¥4,500

APR 12 KAZE/IKUE MORI/YOSHINO Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,500

APR 12 SEIICHI YAMAMOTO Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

APR 12 KAFKA-ISHIKI (O'ROURKE/YAMAMOTO/MAKIGAMI) Goethe Institut, Akasaka ¥2,500

APR 12 SONJA MOONEAR, YOSHITACA, AMA & WORD OF MOUTH, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

APR 13 SUPPRESSION, K2, MO*TE, DISSECTING TABLE, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥4,000

APR 13 KAZE/IKUE MORI/KO ISHIKAWA Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥4,500

APR 13 PIOTR KALIŃSKI, HIROSHI EBINA, MENOU, &c. Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000

APR 13 NASTIA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥3,000

APR 13-16 AVISHAI COHEN TRIO Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥11,000

APR 14 BIG FOOT (SAKATA/YANDSEN/TAKASHI/MOORE), &c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥4,000

APR 14 KILLER BUG, CRACKSTEEL, DxIxE, FACIALMESS, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥4,000

APR 15 STARMARKET, FOR A REASON, ATATA Fever, Shindaita ¥5,000

APR 15-18 ROBERT GLASPER Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥12,400/¥12,900

APR 16 MOUNT EERIE, HISAKO TABUCHI 7th Floor, Shibuya ¥4,800

APR 17 STARMARKET Fever, Shindaita ¥5,000

APR 17 MICHINORI TOYOTA & HIS BAND!, YUKO IKEMA WWW, Shibuya ¥4,000

APR 17 SINIKKA LANGELAND Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,000

APR 18 CARCASS Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥9,000

APR 18 CODEINE, ERMHOI WITH THE ATTENTION PLEASE WWW X, Shibuya ¥6,500

APR 18 ZÉ IBARRA WWW, Shibuya ¥6,000

APR 18 DAIRO SUGA/SAYAKA BOTANIC/KENTARO NAKAO Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000

APR 19 KUMORIGAHARA Koenji High ¥4,000

APR 19 OSEES UFO Club, Koenji ¥4,500

APR 19 MIYA/ATSUHIRO ITO Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

APR 19 CARCASS Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥9,000

APR 19 HAAI, FRANKIE $, KENGOTAKI, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

APR 20 YUMA TAKESHITA (SOLO) Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥2,500 (afternoon)

APR 20 THE MONOCHROME SET, HAJIME TACHIBANA, PHEW WWW X, Shibuya ¥9,000

APR 20 TAMAS WELLS, SAHO TERAO Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,500

APR 20 OSEES UFO Club, Koenji ¥4,500

APR 20 YOUR ARMS ARE MY COCOON, BLIND EQUATION, SOCCER, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥4,000

APR 20 TENKO, RYOSUKE KIYASU Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥3,500

APR 20 STRIP JOINT, SUGAR HOUSE, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

APR 20 SMOOTH T, TAKURO, KAI, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥3,000 (night)

APR 20 NØRBAK, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥3,000

APR 21 TAMAS WELLS, KIM BEALES 7th Floor, Shibuya ¥5,500

APR 21 TRICOT, GRIFFO Fever, Shindaita ¥4,500

APR 21 SIGN LIBRA, SATOMIMAGAE Soup, Ochiai ¥3,000

APR 21 SUGAR YOSHINAGA/KENTARO NAKAO/ATSUSHI MATSUSHITA Polaris, Ogawamachi ¥4,000

APR 22 OMNIPOTENT YOUTH SOCIETY Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥8,800

APR 22 CODEINE, TEXAS 3000, VINCE;NT, HAUS Fever, Shindaita ¥6,500

APR 23-25 DANILO PÉREZ/JOHN PATITUCCI/BRIAN BLADE Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,900

APR 24 SAMULI MIKKONEN Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,500

APR 25 MILES KANE Space Odd, Daikanyama ¥7,800

APR 25 YUTA ORISAKA (BAND SET) Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,800

APR 26 HAKEN WWW X, Shibuya ¥8,500

APR 26 YUTA ORISAKA (BAND SET) Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,800

APR 26 KOICHI YAMAGUCHI/IPPEI KATO/JUN ISOBE Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

APR 26 QUELZA, AKEY, MARI SAKURAI, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

APR 27 OSEES Fever, Shindaita ¥5,000

APR 27 LARRY HEARD A.K.A MR.FINGERS, CYK, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥3,500

APR 28 MASSIMILIANO PAGLIARA, &c. Vent, Omotesando ¥2,500

APR 29 BROILER, SEEPING PROTOPLASM, AFTER DISMANTLING, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500

APR 29 TONE GENERATOR & THE BODY WITHOUT ORGANS, DEFEKTRO, &c. Chitei, Otsuka ¥2,500

APR 30 SUSUMU HIRASAWA + EJIN Zepp Haneda ¥7,480


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

Tokyo Gigs May 2024

MAY 1 SUSUMU HIRASAWA + EJIN Zepp Haneda ¥7,480

MAY 3 TONE GENERATOR & THE BODY WITHOUT ORGANS, DEFEKTRO, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥4,000

MAY 12 TOKYO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: TAKEMITSU, BERG, &c. Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥3,500-¥9,500

MAY 12 YAHYEL, THE HATCH Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥3,800

MAY 18 BONOBO (DJ), SOFIA KOURTESIS (DJ), DAITO MANABE, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥7,200 (night)

MAY 19 JOYCE WRICE Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥8,900

MAY 20-21 L'RAIN Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥7,700/¥8,200

MAY 22 THE MUSIC OF MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥3,000

MAY 23 ALICE PHOEBE LOU Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥7,000

MAY 23 JIM O'ROURKE/EIKO ISHIBASHI, ERMHOI Wall&Wall, Omotesando ¥4,000

MAY 24 MICHIAKI UENO CELLO RECITAL Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥4,000/¥5,000

MAY 25 AT HER OPEN DOOR, RYECROFT, KΣITO, MON/KU, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,500

MAY 26 COMPOSIUM 2024 Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥1,000

MAY 28 MAC AYRES Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥7,400/¥7,900

MAY 28 MUSIC TOMORROW 2024 Tokyo Opera City, Hatsudai ¥1,500-¥3,500

MAY 29 BAR ITALIA, &c. WWW X, Shibuya ¥7,200

MAY 31 SATOKO SHIBATA Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥5,000

MAY 31 THE SNUTS Kanda Square Hall ¥6,800


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

Tokyo Gigs June 2024

JUN 5 VEGYN, &c. Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥6,800

JUN 6 PASCAL VERROT/SENDAI PHIL: COPLAND, GERSHWIN Suntory Hall, Akasaka ¥4,500-¥8,000


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).

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.