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 SHIBUSASHIRAZU ORCHESTRA Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

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 4 MASAHIKO SATOH/AKIKO UESUGI/HITOMI AIKAWA/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

APR 4 ANKOKU DYSTOPIA: BUTOH & MUSIC Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500

APR 4 AIWABEATZ, DJ SOYBEANS, OKADADA, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥1,000

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

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

APR 5 KATSURA YAMAUCHI, KOSETSU IMANISHI Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥3,000

APR 5 MITSUHISA SAKAGUCHI/TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500

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

APR 5 VINTCHEN.20EEN, CIGARRA, 7E, KENJINHO, &c. Bonobo, Harajuku ¥1,500

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 ¥2,400

APR 6 SUGAR HOUSE, ANISAKIS, WBSBFK Basement Bar, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

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

APR 6 CONCERT FOR GAZA: KENICHI TAKEDA, KEN IKEDA/FUMI ENDO, &c. Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥2,000

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

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

APR 6 AMAMIAYNU Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥6,500

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

APR 6 JUNJI HIROSE/KAZUO IMAI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,500

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

APR 6 AKUMA NO NUMA FEAT. MOODMAN/BOW/KAMO WWW β, Shibuya ¥2,500

APR 6 BEN UFO, DAPHNI, ALIEN SEX FRIENDS, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥4,500

APR 6 XEOMI, 8TRAIN, TETSUJI TANAKA, &c. Heavy Sick Zero, Nakano ¥2,500

APR 6 TOCCORORO, MECHATOK, ISABELLA LOVESTORY, &c. Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥4,200 (night)

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 7 KAPIW & APPAPO W/ TONCHI/NAOKO SATO Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,500

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 YUMA TAKESHITA/DANA OLLESTAD Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

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 DORIAN FORD Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

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

APR 9 KATSURA YAMAUCHI/KO ISHIKAWA/RIUICHI DAIJO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 9 MISAKI MOTOFUJI (SOLO) Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,000

APR 10 RHYS BUTLER/NAOTO YAMAGISHI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

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

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

APR 11 SEIICHI YAMAMOTO/KOJI NAKAMURA/TAKASHI KASHIKURA/&c. Aoyama Moonromantic ¥4,000

APR 11 JULIA SHORTREED/HIROAKI CHIBA/KOTA YAMAUCHI Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,000

APR 11 ERIC MARIA COUTURIER Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,500

APR 11 KAZUO IMAI (SOLO) Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

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

APR 11 RHYS BUTLER, TOSHIMARU NAKAMURA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500

APR 11 MOGRE MOGRU, MIYA, RISARIPA, OKINAWA ELECTRIC GIRL SAYA/MOROTA Nepo, Kichijoji ¥2,500

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 AKAIHIRUME/NANAO KOBAYASHI Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

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

APR 12 YANN JOUSSEIN/MAKI HACHIYA/RISA IKEDA Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300

APR 12 PAIDE + JANKA, NOONI NOBU, EURICA, YUKITOMO HAMASAKI Aoyama Zero ¥1,000

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

APR 12 CHANAZ, SHIORIYBRADSHAW B2B FELINE, JOMNI, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,000 door

APR 12 ZULI (LIVE), DJ FULLTONO, HW BINGO, &c. WWW β, Shibuya ¥2,500

APR 12 ZORA JONES, WRACK, SINJIN HAWKE, 011886, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000 (night)

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 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/KEI MATSUMARU Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300

APR 13 ALBEDO GRAVITAS, KEI TAKASUGI/SAWADA, &c. Ogikubo Velvetsun ¥2,500

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 OH! DIRTY FINGERS, THE DEVIL & LIBIDO, RIL Aoyama Moonromantic ¥4,000

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

APR 13 GOLDIE, DX, VELOCITY, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,500

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

APR 14 KIRSTEN CAREY, SUZUERI, TETZUI AKIYAMA Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,500 (afternoon)

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

APR 14 YASUMUNE MORISHIGE/RIUICHI DAIJO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

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

APR 14 2MUCH CREW, OTACO, UOO YANG!! Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

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

APR 15 TETSU NAGASAWA/EIKO YAMADA Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 15 KIRSTEN CAREY/YUMIKO TANAKA/FUMI ENDO Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

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

APR 16 OCRILIM, VMO, VMOCRIM Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥4,000

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

APR 16 TETSU NAGASAWA/KAZUYA MATSUMOTO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 16 JEALOUS GUY, ZOWI, SHIMOSOMA, &c. Aoyama Zero ¥1,500

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 17 RAAYS, FUMITAKE TAMURA, TYBO Hitomonokoto, Denenchofu ¥3,000

APR 17 DAISUKE FUJIWARA/AKIRA SOTOYAMA/&c. Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,000

APR 17 NONAKA GOKU/HIDEKI TACHIBANA/REONA Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300

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

AUG 18 KAZUKI TOMOKAWA + BAND La Mama, Shibuya ¥4,500

APR 18 UPSAMMY, C2056, DR. NISHIMURA, &c. WWW β, Shibuya ¥2,800

APR 18 BORN, QRMR, DADDY VEDA, MARS89, &c. Enter, Shibuya ¥1,500

APR 19 KUMORIGAHARA Koenji High ¥4,000

APR 19 OSEES UFO Club, Koenji ¥4,500

APR 19 FUMIO YAMAMOTO, SAYAKA BOTANIC, SOFHESO, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥2,000

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

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

APR 19 ABIURO, DHIDALAH, SUN MOON HOLY CULT, &c. Higashi-Koenji 20,000V ¥2,000

APR 19 ERIC LEUTHÄUSER Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300

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

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

APR 20 AKIHIRO YOSHIMOTO/KEIGO IWAMI/RAIGA HAYASHI Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥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 FUMIO ITABASHI SPECIAL TRIO/SHINPEI RUIKE Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300

APR 20 OSEES UFO Club, Koenji ¥4,500

APR 20 LESSSUGÄR, D.B.INCHES, DOWNT, &c. Pool, Sakuradai ¥3,500

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 PLASTIC TONES, SKIZOPHRENIA!, THE GUAYS, M.A.Z.E, &c. Livehaus, Shimokitazawa ¥2,800

APR 20 AKIRA SAKATA/TAEKO KURITA/AKIO JEIMUS Lady Jane, Shimokitazawa ¥3,500

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

APR 20 C-KAY, TOHARU KYNA, YEESANGYU Kagurane, Kagurazaka ¥2,500

APR 20 FIXED, POWER, DUNLO, DEATHRO, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,500

APR 20 RED I, SOULSTEPPA, RAS TARO Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥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 FUMIO ITABASHI/MASAYO KOKETSU/DAYSUKE TAKAOKA/&c. Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300

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

APR 21 HIROYUKI URA/SHINJIRO YAMAGUCHI Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

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

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

APR 23 MOMOSE YASUNAGA, LONEBRUSH, SLOWMAMBA, &c. Forestlimit, Hatagaya ¥1,500

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 24 FRANCESCA HAN/TAKASHI SUGAWA Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

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

APR 25 HIROSHI YAMAZAKI/MASAYO KOKETSU Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,500

APR 25 ROBYN SCHULKOWSKY/JOEY BARON/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/&c. Goethe Institut, Akasaka ¥1,500

APR 25 KAZUO IMAI/ATSUHIRO ITO/MANABU SUZUKI Knuttel House, Iriya ¥2,300

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

APR 25 ATSUKO HATANO: MOSAIC SOUNDS Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

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 TIRORU, ONE BOILING POINT, UKIUKI ATAMA, &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500

APR 26 ROBYN SCHULKOWSKY/JOEY BARON/SUMIRE YOSHIHARA/&c. Goethe Institut, Akasaka ¥1,500

APR 26 KYOSUKE TERADA/YAN, MASAHIRO TOBITA, SOFHESO Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥2,000

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

APR 26 FKD & 8ML, YOSHITERU HIMURO, MONKEY SEQUENCE 19, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000

APR 26 SPEKKI WEBU, DJ YAZI, OCCA, &c. Womb, Shibuya ¥3,000

APR 27 RYOSUKE KIYASU Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥TBA (afternoon)

APR 27 YUMIKO TANAKA/MIN XIAO-FEN/CARL STONE Ftarri, Suidobashi ¥2,000

APR 27 OSEES Fever, Shindaita ¥5,000

APR 27 TATSUYA NAKAMURA/RUBY NAKAMURA/AKIRA SAKATA/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,000

APR 27 SHOE-WITCH TAMARU/RIUICHI DAIJO Permian, Meguro ¥1,000-¥3,000

APR 27 DER TODESKÖNIG, SCHIZOID, DARKLY, &c. Pool, Sakuradai ¥2,500

APR 27 ROBYN SCHULKOWSKY/JOEY BARON/TOMOMI ADACHI Goethe Institut, Akasaka ¥1,500

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

APR 27 EYE, QUO, O.N.O, JUNXPUNX, &c. Club Asia, Shibuya ¥3,000

APR 27 BUN B, CzTIGER, K-BOYA, DAYBREAK, &c. Deseo, Shibuya ¥6,000

APR 27 JIALING, MARS89, SEIMEI, CARPAINTER, &c. R Lounge, Shibuya ¥3,000

APR 28 LAYLA MORPHO, ISEI BEN, FLUID NOTE, &c. Polaris, Ogawamachi Free (afternoon)

APR 28 COLLAPSE, ANY‰, LOOPRIDER, &c. Koenji High ¥3,000

APR 28 GIGANOISE: TATSUYA NAKAMURA/AKIRA SAKATA/TENKO/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥4,000

APR 28 BEATEN TO DEATH, ROUJIN NO SHIGOTO, TERROR SQUAD, &c. Bush Bash, Koiwa ¥2,500

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

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

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

APR 29 TOMI LEBRERO/THE MAD LABORATORY OF ANTI-MATTER/&c. Bar Isshee, Sendagi ¥500 + tip

APR 29 KIM SAWOL, MEI EHARA Spotify O-Nest, Shibuya ¥5,000

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

APR 29 GIGAIDOL: OKINAWA ELECTRIC GIRL SAYA/DORAVIDEO/&c. Club Goodman, Akihabara ¥3,500

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

APR 30 LUCIANO & MIKEY GENERAL W/ HOME GROWN + NODATIN Club Asia, Shibuya ¥6,500

APR 30 TIBBLE TRANSSIBIRISKA, PESSOR P.PESETA, &c. Basement Bar, Shimokitazawa ¥3,500

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 1 DAVID PAJO, GROUP, PASTORAL Fever, Shindaita ¥5,000

MAY 2 THE OBEY UNIT, YAN/TERUYUKI KURIHARA, PHAZMIDI Polaris, Ogawamachi Free

MAY 3 THE MAD LABORATORY OF ANTI-MATTER Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥TBA (afternoon)

MAY 3 FUSHITSUSHA Showboat, Koenji ¥4,500

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

MAY 3 DAVID PAJO, HERPIANO, &c. Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥5,000

MAY 3 EDEATH, LOCUS SOLUS UFO Club, Koenji ¥3,000

MAY 3 THE PRIM, MORE NOISE FOR LIFE, LIMITED EXPRESS (HAS GONE?), &c. Nakano Moonstep ¥2,400

MAY 3 SAM ALFRED, SAMO, R1KU X LUI, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,500

MAY 5 GUITAR WOLF, MIZUNO Shelter, Shimokitazawa ¥3,900

MAY 5 VMO, MORERU, PALM, NEGATIVE SUN, &c. Garret, Shibuya ¥2,400

MAY 5 KAZUO IMAI/NOBUYOSHI INO Ogikubo Velvetsun ¥3,000

MAY 6 THE J. MASTERS Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

MAY 6 CORBATA, GODS AMERICA, SEEPING PROTOPLASM, &c. Soup, Ochiai ¥2,000

MAY 7 OTOMO YOSHIHIDE'S NEW JAZZ QUINTET Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

MAY 7 KEIJI HAINO, ERINA UOZUMI Chop, Ikebukuro ¥4,500

MAY 8 NÂR, MISAKI MOTOFUJI/PAED CONCA/KEIGO IWAMI/AKIO JEIMUS Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500

MAY 8 MARTY HOLOUBEK TRIO II Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥6,500

MAY 10 TATSUHIKO ASANO, ANNA YAMADA/TATSUKI MASUKO, O'BO Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500

MAY 10 DONNA LEAKE, RINTARO SEKIZUKA, SHUNHOR, &c. Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,000

MAY 11 TOKUTARO HOSOI & TAKOASHI EARPHONES, SHALLOW LEVÉE, &c. WWW, Shibuya ¥4,500

MAY 11 SAGOSAID, TEXAS 3000, TOMMY(BOY) (DJ), &c. Spread, Shimokitazawa ¥3,000

MAY 11 HIDEAKI KANAZAWA 4 Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

MAY 11 SOFT, TONBO, JESUS WEEKEND Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,500

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

MAY 12 DELPHINE DORA, AYAMI SUZUKI Nanahari, Hatchobori ¥2,500

MAY 12 AKIRA SAKATA/TRIPLE EDGE Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300

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

MAY 14-16 BILLY CHILDS ELECTRIC QUARTET Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥8,800

MAY 15 SHUGO TOKUMARU, DYGL, THE BAGPIPES WWW, Shibuya ¥4,400

MAY 15 WHATEVER THE WEATHER, AUS Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥4,500

MAY 15 ADAM PIERONCZYK/TAKASHI SUGAWA, YAYUYO Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,000

MAY 15 YONLAPA Aoyama Moonromantic ¥5,500

MAY 16 TOMO ANDO PERCUSSION SOLO Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Ueno ¥3,000

MAY 17 TATSUHISA YAMAMOTO/YOSHIKI ICHIHARA Hako Gallery, Yoyogi-Uehara ¥3,000

MAY 17 LORAINE JAMES, SHUTA HASUNUMA Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥4,500

MAY 18 YUKO IKEMA, GARIZABEN Shichoshitsu, Jimbocho ¥3,500

MAY 18 MOURNING, TEMPLE GUARD, LOYAL TO THE GRAVE, &c. Nine Spices, Shinjuku ¥4,500

MAY 18 SAYAKA BOTANIC/MAKOTO KAWASHIMA Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya ¥3,000

MAY 18 MAYA ONGAKU, MINHWI LEE, MANAKANA, SATOMIMAGAE Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥4,500

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 19 MATTHEWDAVID, FUMITAKE TAMURA, J FOERSTER/N KRAMER Soup, Ochiai ¥3,000

MAY 20 DODO, VOVIVAV, THIRD BRAIN, &c. Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥4,500

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 22 PATRICK BARTLEY'S DREAMWEAVER Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥6,500

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

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

MAY 23 EUCADEMIX/YUCCA ŚATKI: FULL MOON AND FIVE WOMEN Sogetsu Kaikan, Akasaka ¥8,600

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

MAY 24 KAFKA'S IBIKI + GUESTS Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

MAY 24 STRONGBOI Haremame, Daikanyama ¥5,000

MAY 24 MILKFISH Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥3,000

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

MAY 25 TAKAKO MINEKAWA/TAKASHI MASUBUCHI Otooto, Higashi-kitazawa ¥TBA

MAY 25 KAFKA'S IBIKI + GUESTS Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥4,400

MAY 25 DJ KARAN!, TTOTEN, AXELERATOR, &c. Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥2,500

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

MAY 26 PAUL KIDNEY EXPERIENCE, KITO-MIZUKUMI ROUBER, &c. UFO Club, Koenji ¥3,500

MAY 26 UNDERSCORES Circus Tokyo, Shibuya ¥4,000

MAY 27 JUNGLE, DONGURIZU Spotify O-East, Shibuya ¥7,300

MAY 27-29 JOSHUA REDMAN GROUP FT. GABRIELLE CAVASSA Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,900

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

MAY 28 TOMOHIRO MORI NY QUINTET: MUSIC OF MILES DAVIS Cotton Club, Marunouchi ¥6,500

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

MAY 28 DAN BARBENEL Haremame, Daikanyama ¥4,500

MAY 29 DEATH RABBIT Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥1,300 (afternoon)

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

MAY 29 MMM/EMERSON KITAMURA/KOZO SUGANUMA, THE RATEL, &c. Livehaus, Shimokitazawa ¥2,500

MAY 30 ELVIN JONES JAPANESE JAZZ MACHINE ALUMNI BAND Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,850

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

MAY 31 THE SNUTS Kanda Square Hall ¥6,800

MAY 31 NATE RENNER TRIO Pit Inn, Shinjuku ¥3,300

MAY 31 HAJIME CHITOSE/MASATO SUZUKI/ASA-CHANG Haremame, Daikanyama ¥6,000

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

Tokyo Gigs June 2024

JUN 3 BERNARD PURDIE Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥8,900/¥9,400

JUN 3-5 JOHN SCOFIELD TRIO Blue Note Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama ¥9,500

JUN 4 TOMOHIRO MORI W/ STRINGS WWW, Shibuya ¥6,000

JUN 4 MONTELL FISH Club Quattro, Shibuya ¥6,000

JUN 5 KIEFER Billboard Live, Roppongi ¥7,900/¥8,400

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

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

JUN 6 FKJ Toyosu Pit ¥8,800

JUN 10 IRUKA POLICE, CODY LEE Aoyama Moonromantic ¥5,000

JUN 13 TRICOT, KIMONOS Loft, Shinjuku ¥4,500

JUN 15 DOS MONOS, &c. Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥5,000

JUN 26 DMBQ, THE HATCH, SPOILMAN Loft, Shinjuku ¥3,700

JUN 28 KIN TAII Haremame, Daikanyama ¥3,500

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

Tokyo Gigs July 2024

JUL 6 MULATU ASTATKE, YUTA ORISAKA, &c. Tachikawa Stage Garden ¥13,000 early bird

JUL 23 UA Liquidroom, Ebisu ¥7,700

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.