To compliment the Japan Nite U.S. Tour, the same folk have organised a Japan Traditional Nite 2006 tour. This is all, of course, in addition to the dual nights at SXSW XX this year. This traditional tour will feature traditional (really?) shamisen — Japanese Banjo — artists in four U.S. cities; NYC, LA, Oakland, and […]

On March 1st at 4:00PM PST, Seattle radio station KEXP 90.3 FM will be host to Polysics for a live radio performance. They seem to have streaming options in Windows Media, Real, and MP3 format, which is nice for non-residents.
Mark it down. (streams in the top left area)

2/21: Update: Thanks to b-chan from Nippon Music Champ (a great Atlanta radio program), the list is yet again larger (but still below).
I admit to borrowing this from the Centigrade J forums, who kindly linked to our TsuShiMaMiRe interview. The list is somewhat larger than anything I’ve had here yet. So, the final (?) list […]

In addition to the earlier announcement, Polysics have added dates in Dallas, Austin (SXSW), Phoenix, and Hollywood.
Get the details here.

With March’s Canadian Music Week just around the corner, Torontonians can now set your schedule according to the Scene. As the faithful readers will know, DMBQ and PE’Z will be attending.
PE’Z will be part of the Celtic Country Jazz Traditional Break Thru Series show at The Gladstone Hotel on March 2nd. They are […]

The dates for Polysics West Coast U.S. tour dates have just been released. They start off in Portland, OR on March 2nd and tentatively finish on March 18th in San Antonio, TX. As stated on the official website, more dates should be announced. So, those of us in Canada and on the East Coast […]

As you may have noticed, recently we had a very interesting interview with TsuShiMaMiRe.
Beyond that, there will be upcoming interviews with The Emeralds, The Rodeo Carburettor, PE’Z, and the latest hot thing, Ellegarden. This time, you can have some power via input, and satisfy your curiosities by asking your own questions, either by commenting […]