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Music, Mud & Madness
Written on 20 Aug, 2010 at 20:46 in Features
by Stephen Parker I have tried three times to get tickets for England’s Glastonbury festival and failed every time. The famed music festival became so popular that the organizers introduced a lottery system for allocating tickets, and I never got lucky. The Japanese equivalent of Glastonbury is Fuji Rock,but luckily tickets for this festival are [...]... (Continue reading)
Music in the Park
Written on 6 Aug, 2010 at 11:16 in Blogs, Space to Breathe
The West coast of Canada has been enjoying lots of sun (sans the humidity of Tokyo!), and the vast number of open air events are perfectly synced with nature’s rhythms. The fun and free Victoria Electronic Music Festival on the weekend found me dancing to local and international DJs in Centennial Square. Aimed to build [...]... (Continue reading)
Big Beach Festival ‘10
Written on 10 Jun, 2010 at 16:26 in Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle
By Kevin Jungnitsch Last weekend, Chiba’s Makuhari Seaside Park hosted Japan’s largest electronic music festival. Like the event’s name suggests, the festival was one big party on the beach. With picture-perfect, sandy beach weather, this year’s Big Beach Festival couldn’t have been any better. The festival began last year where it took place in Yokohama [...]... (Continue reading)
Ken Ishii Keeps It Real
Written on 7 May, 2010 at 0:00 in Arts & Entertainment, Events
The veteran DJ is still going strong after over 15 years on the top of Japan’s electronic music scene by Kevin Jungnitsch One of Japan’s most renowned DJs, Ken Ishii also acts as a musical ambassador from Japan to the world. The Sapporo native first debuted in Belgium on R&S records in 1993, and hit [...]... (Continue reading)
Drawing Interest
Written on 6 May, 2010 at 9:00 in Art + Tokyo, Blogs
Drawing occupies a strange land in the art world. It seems that every other month or so, someone announces the rebirth of drawing (usually coinciding with the opening of an exhibition focusing on drawing, strangely enough) -- which of course is the passive-aggressive way of saying that it drawing had, in fact, been dead up until now. ... (Continue reading)
Valentine’s Day Serenade
Written on 5 Feb, 2010 at 8:00 in Arts & Entertainment, Events
by Rebekah Chan Nikoletta Szoke, a Hungarian native, comes to the Cotton Club in Marunouchi on Valentine’s Day to perform love songs from her latest album, A Song for You. A relative newcomer on the jazz scene, after three and a half years of jazz studies and performances she won the prestigious international Shure Montreux [...]... (Continue reading)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Written on 8 Jan, 2010 at 9:00 in Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle
Karen Lee Orzolek, better known as Karen O and the front woman of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, brings the trio to Japan for one show in Tokyo and one in Osaka. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs bursted on to the scene in 2003 with their album Fever to Tell. The single Maps became an instant classic [...]... (Continue reading)
Redbox G10 New Year’s Party
Written on 18 Dec, 2009 at 0:00 in Arts & Entertainment, Events
For a party with a view, head to the popular restaurant/bar Legato in Shibuya. Located on the top floor of the 15-story E Space Tower and surrounded by three glass walls, this venue offers breathtaking views of Shibuya by night. This event is put together by Redbox, which is known as one of the top [...]... (Continue reading)
Christmas Variety Dinner Show
Written on 18 Dec, 2009 at 0:00 in Arts & Entertainment, Events
Local personality Greg Irwin, who is well-known for his English versions of Japanese doyo (children’s songs), will be giving a special Christmas dinner show along with TV talent Caiya and Tokyo newcomer, singer/actor Jiro. They will perform Christmas favorites, along with Japanese traditional seasonal songs and Broadway tunes at Casa De’longhi in Daikanyama. David Chester [...]... (Continue reading)
Lisa Ono
Written on 18 Dec, 2009 at 0:00 in Arts & Entertainment, Events
Lisa Ono wraps up her winter tour in Japan. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Ono moved to Japan at the age of 10, but continued to spend half her time between Japan and Brazil. She was introduced to bossa nova music at an early age by her father. In addition to owning a club in [...]... (Continue reading)
