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Photo/video collage by Jamie Williams for SpinEarth.tv.

Summer Sonic Tokyo 2009
http://www.spinearth.tv/report/summer-sonic-festivals-10th-anniversary-in-tokyo

Jamie's City Japan Project
http://www.spinearth.tv/city/japan-project/

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A bunch of brand new songs up on Jonny Heartbreaker's band's MySpace page.  Here's the link for now:

http://www.myspace.com/conservativemusic

If you're in London (or anywhere within a day's journey) you won't want to miss these gigs:


Photo:  Greg and John Morrissey (from their facebook fan club).

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Tags:  NFTOS, London, England, rock, rock n'roll, live music, songs, new, events, Greg Morrissey, Jonny Heartbreaker, John Morrissey, John Brammer, Anthony Hoarau, 229 Club, Cross Kings, The Comedy Club

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"If you are in Tokyo between this sunday, june 21st and wed., july 1st, please feel free to stop by my exhibition at SPIN Gallery in the Jimbocho area, or / and invite friends to do so, especially for the opening party this sunday from 6 to 9pm...

I shall be present at the gallery everyday ( 1-8pm ) to receive you, except june 25th ( closed ) and 26th ( just absent ). Please find all information necessary attached here, or on my website in construction: http://www.tieryle.net ...

Merci beaucoup !
Yoroshiku,

Tiery"

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This June, a fantastic collection of fabulous artists put their out-of-this world pieces on display at the fun & funky Pink Cow.

Featured Artists:
Yukiko Tamura
Rob Holbrook
Natsumi Suzuki

Opening Party:  Sunday, 14 June, 5:00-8:30 p.m.
Live Music: Daniel Edwards with Ni-shimura ken and DJ Shintaro

Followed by FLO-Union, a monthly event of performances, live music, DJs, VJs and surprises!   8:30 till late.

This is also a good chance to catch three artists from last month's NFTOS Art Show whose works are still up on the walls of The Pink Cow.

Also showing:
Okha Ryu
Patrick Widdess
Raymond Dunlap

NO CHARGE, FREE ENTRANCE!
http://thepinkcow.com/

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"The producers of Oasis Lounge are proud to present the much-anticipated launch of Oasis Radio.
This pioneering edm website, which is Kansai-based and will feature Japanese and international DJs producers alike, launches officially on June 1st, 2009.

Oasis Radio has finally become reality thanks to the ongoing vision and tireless efforts of a group of DJs who dared to think differently. Anyone who had the opportunity shake that ass at the legendary Oasis Lounge in Miyakojima, would be well aware that the “Oasis Lounge� sound is synonymous with words like forward-thinking, funky, alive and cutting-edge. Oasis Radio promises to carry these qualities into the future and beyond. Oasis Radio plans to provide a quality electronic dance music sound for the discerning clubber and the audiophile alike. Come help us celebrate this milestone in Osaka club culture at the Oasis Radio Launch Party @ Club Lunar on June 13th, 2009.

The deck technicians lined up for this cracker are Yashima, Ichiro, Toru Nakajima, Dom Pang, Shawn Basik and Dan Elliot.
Unmissable!

Starts at 10 PM till late...very late.

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Video:  Final hour or so of our group art show's opening party.  This is a good sample of what went on as it includes part of DJ Miki's set, David Roy's VJing, Momiji & Ryosuke's live set, El Gringo slaughtering Tom's Diner, and the first few songs of DJ Kernstein's set.

Make sure you check out the rest of the nights videos on The Pink Cow's UStream channel:  http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1519554

Event photos by Eric Seaholm:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/48305684@N00/sets/72157618383819587/

More links will be posted as I get a hold of them!  It's Monday morning in Tokyo, and I gotta roll!

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This week at Soho Gallery in Osaka.  Live music on the 18th.  See Charles' homepage for contact info.

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Saturday, 14 March 2009 in Yokosuka, Japan.

2000 yen w/ 1 drink
For a map and more details, check out
http://www.sickyokosuka.com/

More links:


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Tags:  NFTOS, UR, Underground Resistance, Detroit, techno, house, electro, electronic, electronica, music, live painting, art, party, Kanagawa, Japan

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Abdul Qadim Haqq (Third Earth Visual Arts, UR, etc) is back for another round of live painting, with gigs in Yokohama, Osaka and Yokosuka.


The Osaka event will be held at Sunsui in Unagidani and features an all-star line-up of DJs:  Alton Miller (Inner Muse, Yore & Swank Society Radio), Ageishi (AHB), Compufunk (Motech) and Kihira Naoki (Social Infection).  Chill out in the lounge with P.M.D.M.F. a.k.a. Tan Ikeda, Mongoose (newtone records) and Ooshima Shigeru (Social Infection).

More details and links coming soon.

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Ryousuke Itoh (vocals, guitar) and Shiho Itoh (flute, melodica) will be performing at Brusca, near Kagurazaka (Tozai subway) station tonight at 8:00 p.m. (that's 19 February here in Tokyo).  There will be a second set starting at 9:15. 
 
Charge:  1000 yen
Address:  新宿区矢æ�¥ç”º107, 2F
Phone:  03-6457-5788
Map:  http://kagurazaka.sanpomania.com/article/brusca.php
More info:  http://kagurazaka.blog.shinobi.jp/Entry/438/

See you there!

Photo from Ryousuku Itoh of Beakers and Taiyo Record.

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Tags: NFTOS, Hebi Jazzu, Heavy Jazz, DJ Jules, Osaka, Japan

This from Charles-Eric Billard, a.k.a. Cloneliness:

"As part of the ON SITE EMERGING ARTIST SUPPORT PROGRAM MUSIC 2008, I will be presenting "3-D Space Slitar," a multi-media performance involving live music using home-made instruments called slitars, some projections of videos visible through 3-D glasses as well as some old classics (music videos): "The Bath Project," "Tabo and Charles sur le Toit," and my slitar version of "Oshiri Kajiri Mushi."

This is by far the most comprehensive solo live show I have done so far, so be sure to come if you're in Tokyo on the 22nd.

If you're interested, please contact : contact@tokyo-ws.org or 03-5689-5331 to reserve your seat.

Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo
〒 113-0033 �京都文京区本郷2-4-16 / TEL: 03-5689-5331 / FAX: 03-5689-7501

And if you're around, from January 15th to January 24th, at Cafe KURAGE, some of my videos will be playing as well:  Cafe Kurage Information

Here is a link to Tokyo Wonder Site's ON SITE EMERGING ARTIST SUPPORT PROGRAM MUSIC 2008:  experimental sound art festival

Hope to see you there!"  charlou2006.blogspot.com

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Get two for the price of one!  First of all, it's the monthly Flo-Union Media Lounge at The Pink Cow tonight (that's Sunday in Tokyo), and it's the return of Stone River and El Gringo providing the sonic wallpaper (as DJ Don't Panyk Danyk is fond of saying).

It all starts at 8:00 p.m. and there's NO COVER CHARGE.  How can you stay away?

Since last month's FLO, I've DJed in Osaka at Cafe Absinthe and Elixir, so I'm starting to get my groove back.  You can stream or direct download two of my old mixes--they are kinda long, but they'll give you an idea of some of the music I might play tonight.

Live @ Laba Laba
My earliest live "mix" back when I didn't have hardly any records of my own (not from 1991 as the page mistakenly says, but rather from around july 2004)...
bikeclubosaka.com/audio/live_at_laba_laba_by_dj_el_gringo

Live @ Oasis Lounge
The only other live "mix" I've made (nothing special, mostly just songs placed end-to-end)...
bikeclubosaka.com/audio/mind_mangle_part_01_by_dj_el_gringo

Photo of Stone River and El Gringo by Prapatang Hunyaga.

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Winter chills? Deep basslines and green fairies* are the ideal remedy.

Come nod your head to a funky, minimal-tech hybrid sound with Ian Handsley (KIX) and Shawn Basik (formerly of Oasis Lounge).

Start Time: Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 8:00pm
End Time: Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 2:00am

Location: Cafe Absinthe in Kita-Horie, Osaka, of course!

Facebook event page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=33355278038

Pre-listen on soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/shawn-basik
http://soundcloud.com/enh

*La fée verte:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritueux_aux_plantes_d%27absinthe

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Jerry Gordon, Takezo Aoki and Yuichi Arai will perform as Baku at Elixir, a new venue rumored to have Guido Saldaña connections.

The show starts at 9:00 p.m. on the 26th and is FREE of charge.

Location: Elixir Cafe Bar: Dakota House (just south of YMCA and the National Museum on Nakanoshima)
Address: 1F 1-23-30 Edobori Nishiku, Osaka, Japan
Phone: 0664442001

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Get two for the price of one, no, make that four for the price of none!  First of all, it's the monthly Flo-Union at The Pink Cow this Sunday.  Second, it's also the Learn Japanese Pod Bonenkai (year-end party).  Third, it's El Gringo's return to DJing after a 10-month hiatus.  Fourth, it's Stone River's DJ debut at the Pink Cow.

It all starts at 8:00 p.m. and there's absolutely NO COVER CHARGE.  How can you stay away?

Still not convinced? You can stream or direct download two of my mixes--they are kinda long, but they'll give you an idea of some of the music I might play on Sunday. I've added a lot of records and maybe some skillz as well since these live recordings were made almost 3 years ago, but them skillz is probably a bit rusty after such a long time off.

Live @ Laba Laba
My earliest live "mix" back when I didn't have hardly any records of my own (not from 1991 as the page mistakenly says, but rather from around july 2004)...
bikeclubosaka.com/audio/live_at_laba_laba_by_dj_el_gringo

Live @ Oasis Lounge
The only other live "mix" I've made (nothing special, mostly just songs placed end-to-end)...
bikeclubosaka.com/audio/mind_mangle_part_01_by_dj_el_gringo

Photo of Stone River and El Gringo by Prapatang Hunyaga.

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An Invitation from Charles Billard:

"We're doing a gig at DESTINE, small cozy bar in Umeda! Hope to see you guys before flying home for Christmas!"

Salads in Space is an improvised music trio composed of :
Rick Tuazon (laptop computer, drums, etc.) - projektivity.net
Jerry Gordon (clarinet, drums, saxophone, etc.) moontriangle.blogspot.com
and Charles Billard (home-made instruments, keyboard, etc.) - charlou2006.blogspot.com

saladsinspace.blogspot.com
myspace.com/saladsinspace

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Yes, it's that time again. The event also doubles the 3rd anniversary party for Taiyo Record of Kagurazaka. That's today, 7 December 2008, starting at 6:00 p.m.

Here are links for info in French and info in Japanese. (Sorry, I don't have time to post coherent details, just cut n'paste stuff as it's been a fun-filled and busy weekend. Lot's of tales to tell in the next talk show or Tokyo Panic Living!

Good luck to everyone taking their JLPT this weekend! You know who you are, if you know what that is...

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Tags: NFTOS, Live music, London, England, The Conservatives, Jonny Heartbreaker

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Gabriel White will have a screening at 8:00 tonight in the Wine Cellar, St Kevin's Arcade, on K Road. The title is "Tongdo Fantasia," featuring footage from his Korean experiences, however, I'm hoping he will also show some of his "Aucklantis" works as well. You can check out some of his stuff YouKnowWhere and at his homepage. There'll be a door charge of $5.00.

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Tags: NFTOS, Gabriel White, screening, video projects, DVD, exhibition, event, St Kevin's Arcade, Wine Cellar, Kiwi, artist, videographer, camera, video, YouTube, Korea, Seoul, Tongdo, Fantasia, Auckland, New Zealand

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Charles is back with another event...

Friday, September 5th, 2008 from 7:00pm to 2:00am

JunKroom presents a Special Event at UrBANGUILD with an amazingly eclectic and International Program, including Performance Art, Modern Dance, Improvised Music, Sound Installation and more... An evening of Multi-disciplinary performances and artistic collaborations that will surprise, and astound you.

Salads in Space, a trio composed of Rick Tuazon, Jerry Gordon and Charles-Eric Billard, will mezmerize you with their sense of belonging to underground agroovating culture, to say the least. Salads in Space might play early, so please come early if you want to see us!

Doors open 6:30 JunkRoom Event starts at 7:00pm and ends at 2:00am Entrance 1000 yen + 1 Drink (total 1500yen)

0752-12-1125
http://www.urbanguild.net/

http://charlou2006.blogspot.com

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All live!

Jet Jaguar* http://nonwrestler.com/music/
Malty Media http://maltymedia.net.nz/mm/
Group Five (down from Auckland) http://www.additiverich.com/groupfive/
Panoramica* (up from Dunedin) http://www.panoramica.co.nz/
*(lots of free downloads)


Friday 29th August from 9.30pm The Burgundy Room, under Bodega $10 to get in, $20 gets you a CD as well. Bargain!

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We've been having fun lately, for a few hours each Saturday night, at Auckland's Planet FM 104.6 with DJs Megumi, Mari, Makiko, Kazu and Budgie on the mixer. Tune in every Saturday for Japanese news, music, talk and nostalgia from 10:35 p.m. to 12:05 a.m.

This video is part 3 of 3. There segments will be put up during the course of the next couple of weeks.

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Tags: NFTOS, radio, Auckland, New Zealand, Japan, Japanese, 104.6 FM, news, oldies, music, talk show, J-Pop, young people, ラジオ, オークランド, ニュージーランド

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The latest Headstand was a real treat and is now available for streaming. Patrick kicked off the show with Tic Tac Toe, a track by Auckland's cusp. (I'd like to think I had something to do with that). Later in the first hour of the show, he played News by Wellington's Jet Jaguar, who just performed here last weekend. Coincidence? I don't think so!

He kicked off the second hour with a track from Kyoto resident Drew Moon, then bravely went where no radio DJ has probably ever been with a half-hour of Charles-Éric Billard--Osaka resident and NFTOS event anchor.

Tonight, we are passing up seeing The Earlybirds at the Kings Arms, who we saw live when we first got to NZ, opting instead for Pecha Kucha Night at the Te Tuhi Center for the Arts out in Pakuranga. Makiko and I haven't attended before, so we thought we'd give it a try this time around.

PKN_AKL_09 is a collaboration between Pecha Kucha Nights Auckland and Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts. It starts at 8:20 p.m. local time, doors open at 7:30 p.m. For full details, conatact Renée at 09 577 0138 or e-mail renee@tetuhi.org.nz

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I'd be lying, if I said I wasn't just a tad bit excited about this weekend's compilation CD release party.

So you don't have to get out a magnifying glass, the flyer reads: Jet Jaguar, Malty Media, Group Five, Bignificent D*. Saturday, 16 August, 7:00 p.m. $10 ($20 + CD) Khuja Lounge (Level 3, 536 Queen St). In even finer print, the music is described as "slippery slidey electronic, subaquatic bass and sampledelic funk. *("in a rare musical appearance!")

This will be my first time to see the above artists in Auckland. I haven't gotten any details other than what you see on this flyer, and what has been posted on facebook, but I'm sure this is going to be a great gig, as I have had the privilege of seeing the two from Malty Media, Michael Upton (Jet Jaguar) and Stuart McDonald (Aquaboogie) in Japan. Michael also performed at two events I organized in Tokyo, one at the Pink Cow in Shibuya, and the other at Bar Bonobo in Jingu.

If you're familiar with the NFTOS music catalogue, you'll know Jet Jaguar's track "Juicy" from Music From The Other Side #5, further back we made his track News available for download.

If you still haven't made your mind up, check out this recent interview and live-to-air set from Radio Active. On it, Michael and Stuart talk about the Tokyo gig mentioned above, and played a good mixture of their own and their friends' music. It runs just under 30 minutes (25.5MB) and is well worth your time!

Finally, I'm not sure where this piece of the puzzle fits, but Angry Rabbitz were also mentioned on the facebook announcement. I guess it's their label? Anyway, it's worth checking out 'cos there's music on it!

See you there!

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Tags: NFTOS, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Club Noon, HiJak, DJ Jules, Brett, Tenjin Matsuri

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Tonight, four of us are going out to catch Phoenix Foundation member Samuel F. Scott & The Bunnies On Ponies (I think that's what they're called).  That's kicking off in about 2 hours at the Whammy Bar on K Road.  Opening act:  White Swan Black Swan.  Should be good craic.  Bought the tickets at Real Groovy yesterday afternoon, for the not-so-bad-price of $15 each (can't even buy a caipirinha for less than that in this town!).

Before the show we'll be checking out Tanuki's Cave (an izakaya on Queen Street) for some eats and drinks.

Tomorrow we should finally be getting internet at home, so I won't have to keep on coming out to the library to check my e-mail, and that means I'll also be able to upload podcasts regularly again!

Just in time too, because a terrible storm is on its way for the weekend...

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10523423

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P.S. Expect photos and/or video of the distruction, if we survive it!

P.P.S.  Tune in to Midnight Japan on Planet FM 104.6, Saturday night from 10:30 p.m., if the storm doesn't end up being so bad that we're not able to drive to the studio...

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News From The Other Side Art Show #5

Date: December 2008

Place: Cafe Revel, 146 Karangahape Rd, Auckland, New Zealand

Title: ?

Theme: ?

Flyer designer: ?

Artist Roster as of 13 June:

Andrew Blaker (Auckland)
Charles-Eric Billard (Osaka, Japan) Charlou2006.blogspot.com
Joe Baldwin (Chicago, Illinois) Noisivelvet.com
Hayden a.k.a. Quest (Lincoln, Nebraska)
Makiko Mizutani (Auckland) Makikomo.com
Okha Ryu (Seoul, Korea) groups.msn.com/RecentlyOkha
Patrick Widdess (Cambridge, England) headstand.209radio.co.uk
Peter Morris (Lincoln, Nebraska) HaloEffect.us
Rob Holbrook (Auckland)
Samantha May (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Sridhar Ramasami (ZhangYe, Gansu Province, China) svrart.com

...and you?

Map to the venue:

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I'm a sucker for funky flyers, and though I don't know much about this event info (sent by Tokyo resident DH Rosen), I noticed Fumiya Tanaka's name and someone from the OVUM label on it, so it can't be that bad now, can it? -Rob

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Hi everyone,

Howszit? My apologies to those of you who only seem to hear from me when I am sending out heinous spam... I'm really busy. No, really...

Many thanks to everyone who came out to the Rinpa Eshidan exhibition [en] at the Artcomplex Center Tokyo. For those of you who missed it, you can check out photos and reviews at the links below. Sorry, the reviews are in Japanese only, so I'll take the liberty of letting you know they couldn't say enough good stuff about us. ;-)

http://www.public-image.org/report/2008/04/30/rinpa-eshidan-exhibition
http://ex-chamber.seesaa.net/article/95261198.html
http://blog.nicorico.com/?eid=812895

You can also see some footage of our live set with zycOs minus one at the [en] opening party here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg4b--EDTYY

Next up we're at UNIT on Saturday 5/31 doing a live set to an incredible DJ lineup till dawn. Look for me on stage covered in clay....
Check the flyer attached and link below for details. It's 4,000yen to get in the door, but this party is going to be huge. And if you send an e-mail to the address below by Friday, they'll put you on the discount list for 3,000yen entry!
discount@redboxproject.com

http://www.unit-tokyo.com/schedule/2008/05/31/080531_redbox_and_clubberia_pr .php

Our new DVD [en] will also be on sale at the venue so please come out and party with us! Hope to see some of you soon.

Cheers,

-Daniel
www.dhrosen.com

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You're in Detroit and you're just getting off work... Well, then I guess you have this to look forward to!

I love the flyer, so I couldn't resist putting it up.

See the previous post for the complete line-up including Los Hermanos, Domenico & the Underground Resistance crew!

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For all you Detroit Techno-headz...

Haqq says: "Buzz Goree's party featuring Los Hermanos and many good DJ's. We hope to see you there!"

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Here's a link to the blog dedicated to promoting the book by Tokyo resident Leigh Norrie: Japan - 6,000 Miles On A Bicycle. More links and info coming soon. Posted by Rob.

WARNING: Contains an offensive gesture. Also, please pardon the titles--Alex was just starting to mix his Spanish and Portuguese back then.

Video and photos shot way back on 19 September 2005 at Osaka's Umeda Sky Building, during a festival that was officially labeled "Spanish" (or was it Mexican?) that turned out to be run mostly by Peruvians and Brazilians (which there are many of in Osaka). In this montage, which was shot with a cell phone and a digital camera, Alex pulls out all the post production editing stops he knew of at the time. This saved me from having to use all the same cheesy effects in my first videos! Thanks Alex! Music by Mono Blanco who performed that day.

Here's the original video (much higher quality!) that we posted previously on NFTOS, and another one from our archives to commemorate Cinco de Mayo, Hans with Horns.

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Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Hans a.k.a. h-monster, Cinco de Mayo, festival, party, video, Osaka, Umeda Sky Building, 大阪, 梅田スカイビル, 日本

This just in from poet, podcaster & radio DJ Patrick Widdess:

Subject: If you're in Cambridge DON'T listen to Headstand this Wednesday 9-11pm
 
"Greetings Listeners,

The next Headstand promises to be a great show with an interview and poetry from Melanie Challenger, recent artist in residence for the British Antarctic Survey and local Poet Nick Stibbs talking about the life and work of 13th Century poet, Rumi. All this and the usual eclectic mix of music and spoken word.
But if you"re in Cambridge switch off your radios and head to the Drama Studio on Covent Garden off Mill Road for an evening of performance poetry hosted by the Anglia Ruskin Literary Society. Headlined by renowned Carribean poet Jean 'Binta' Breeze, it'll also feature open mic from literary society members and music. It starts at 7pm.
From Thursday onwards you can listen back to the show on headstand.209radio.co.uk

Stay tuned,
Patrick"

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Tags:  NFTOS, Headstand, 209radio, Cambridge, England, poet, poetry, poem, music, show, spoken word, Rumi, Drama Studio, Covent Garden, Mill Road, Anglia Ruskin Literary Society, Jean 'Binta' Breeze, The Trenchparrots ?

This just in from DJ D-Mac in D.C.

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Tags: D-Mac, Faction Theory, Modernist Society, Washington D.C., event, documentary, a/k/a Tommy Chong, Neville C, Bourbon, 18th Street

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This just in from Charles-Éric Billard, who needs no introduction to NFTOS or those on the Osaka art-music scene:

"Soon will be Cloneliness's first SOLO LIVE SHOW in Japan : April 26th, from 20:00 to 22:00.

Cloneliness will perform home-made instruments including slitars, inflatable beetle toy, wooden house and various custom-made variations on the above. Some pre-recording samples will include drum work by JERRY GORDON and spoken poetry by RALPH FAMULARO. Please come and enjoy ABSTRACT ROCK! Between sets, there will be video projection of Clonelness music videos as well as the screening of recent animation work by DAIKI MURAKAMI.

  Here is the schedule for the evening :

20:00 first live set
20:30 video projection of video and animation work
21:00 second live set
21:30 open jam session

For the open jam session, feel free to bring any acoustic instrument you may want to play with people in the audience. electronic bleepers welcome if setting up can be done in less than 5 minutes.

Tickets are 2000 yen at the door, 1500 in advance. You can contact Soho (06-4394-7456) to reserve a seat.

Soho gallery is located on Sennichimae Suji, a short walk down the hill when you get off Tanimachi 9 chome Station exit 3.

For more information, or to see samples of previous works, see the website : charlou2006.blogspot.com or send an email to : charles_billard@hotmail.com "

Posted by Rob.

This just in from Daniel Rosen in Tokyo. Daniel creates some pretty wild film projects, the first of which I saw at David Roy's Quick Flick World video extravaganza held last year at SuperDelux in Roppongi. Daniel writes:

"Hey people,

Long time no e-mail! I've been meaning to send out a "Happy New Year" e-mail and before I knew it it's April. How crazy is that? I guess the big news is that the Rinpa Eshidan DVD is finally coming out. And to mark the occasion we're doing a special exhibition opening and DVD pre-release party at Tokyo Artcomplex in Shinjuku on April 19. Details are below. http://www.geocities.jp/wtymd050/exhibition/upcoming/index.html
http://rinpaeshidan.jp/info/

The DVD will be on sale in the gallery for 2,500 yen. For those of you who can't make it and want to buy one, please send me your contact info (mailing address in Japan) and I will add you to a list so we can send you one later. Unfortunately we are not yet able to accept orders from abroad, but hopefully we'll have that sorted out by our official release date in June.

Rinpa Eshidan: [en]
April 16 through May 3 at Art Complex in Shinjuku, Tokyo (closed Mondays) http://www.gallerycomplex.com/home/schedule/hall/rinpa_eshidan.html
Opening Party with Live Events on Saturday, April 19, 5:00pm to 9pm featuring music by DJs Miyoshi, Cut Lemonn, Super Samir and Fencer. At 7pm 'zycOs minus one with Cal Lyall and Keigo Iwami' will join Rinpa Eshidan for a special 'live art and music' set. Opening Party Admission:\1,000, includes wine courtesy of [yellow tail].

Hope to see you all there!

Cheers,

Daniel"
www.dhrosen.com

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This just in from Joseph Baldwin (noisivelvet), jack-of-all-arts and regular NFTOS Art Show participant, who will be having his thesis exhibition 18-22 April.

"Please join me at the opening reception of the 2008 UIC School of Art and Design BFA Theses Exhibition on April 18 from 5:00-8:00 pm at CUPPA Hall on 400 South Peoria, Chicago, Il 60607 -- in the Great Space on the 5th floor. It really is a great space.

It is a great group of interdisciplinary artists work (that covers the course of two semesters, and 8 professors) and I'm very excited to be a part of it.

I realize a lot of you that I'm sending this to are in other cities, and likely won't be in Chicago at this time, but please send your good thoughts our way for a great show - and of course feel free to pass along the e-postcard.

I'll have a 5' cube with video installed inside of it and some small sculptures nearby. If you can't make it Friday night and would like me to join you another time, maybe over the weekend, please send me a note and I'll do my best to join you. The show is open from 11:00 to 5:00 through the 22nd.

Thanks!
Joe"

CONGRATULATIONS JOE!!

Posted by Rob.

This event developed by musician Kristy Farkas and presented at Kobe's Big Apple, will feature five live experimental music bands. Jerry Gordon, Rick Tuazon and Charles Billard (Cloneliness) will perform a 25 minutes set from the second half of the show, from 20:00.

STAGE 1

5:30 California 18
Sakiyama Kazuhiro (drums)
Wada Yoshiharu (bass)
Kinoshita Kazushige (violin)

6:00 Isohata Shin'Ichi (guitar, etc.)
Kristy Farkas (piano, etc.)

6:30 Melagukan
Miyake Woshinichi (s sax, etc)
Suzuki Masaru (banjo, etc)

7:00 Play Plot
Kuramoto Takahiro (tablePc, Viola daGamba)
Morikawa Norie (koto,musical saw)

STAGE 2

8:00 Jerry Gordon (sax, percussion)
Charles-Eric Billard (slitars & effects)
Rick Tuazon (laptop)

8:30 Isohata Shin'ichi (guitar)
Won Jiksoo (vocals, etc.)
Nishikawa Bunsho (guitar)
Toshimori Akira (piano)

9:00 Lonesome Hope (cello, guitar)
Kristy Farkas (piano, etc)

9:30 Open Session

1800yen with reservation (contact 078-251-7049)
2000yen at the door.

Big apple is located a 10 minutes walk away from Sannomiya station.
Visit the Big Apple's web page bekkoame.ne.jp/i/big-apple for directions and decent size map.

Visit myspace.com/andsoon to hear some of the organizer's music samples.

Rob and Makiko's wedding at Matsuo Shrine, Kyoto, through Okha's camera.

Posted by Rob.

Check out the wonderful world of Yo.

CONGRATULATIONS YO!!

Posted by Rob.

"Thank you to those who came to the opening of "3-D Images and Videos" exhibition opening event, February 23rd. It was a really enjoyable event for me and I was happy to gather such fine performers. Here are some pictures of the event, and the link to "Cube Taisou" (cube gymnastics) 3-D video, all viewable with red and blue glasses." -Charles

Cube Taisou video: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=WZKNl48XUx0

Two years of NFTOS! Here's a little flashback, a short video by Alex Brooke of a night out at Panorama. It was taken on a mobile phone so the sound quality isn't so good. Name that tune! Artwork by Chika Yoshii.

The original video and blog.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Panorama, El Gringo, Rob, DJ, Osaka, Japan, Chika Yoshii, High Llamas, Alex Brooke, hunyaga, party, 大阪, 日本, アート, 展覧会, パーティ

2007.12.28 (Fri) @ Sunsui
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It's great to be back in Osaka!  Makiko and I crashed the HiJak x-mas party at GARB on the 23rd, and I got to DJ a bit then.  On Christmas Day, we explored the hills of northeastern Osaka, an area we'd never been to, near the Nara and Kyoto borders.  The last few days, I've been hanging out with my pals Claire and Andrew (former Osaka residents and current world travelers).  We've been dropping in on our favorite old haunts and pretending we never left. 

NFTOS regulars will be familiar with many of those old haunts from videos which bear their names, i.e. Chove Chuva (Brazilian music shop & cafe), Barbes (Bar & restaurant specializing in Cous cous and Pho), Kasu Udon (fantastic udon shop near Laba Laba), Cafe Absinthe (if you have to ask...), Omoni (Korean restaurant downstairs from Oasis Lounge) and Bar Uno (which you can see in Loop Line #5 of 8:  http://www.newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=255472 ).  We've also been trying some new places too!

Tonight I'll be DJing at Cafe Absinthe from about 8:00 p.m., then heading over to nearby Laba Laba (the first place I ever DJed) to hangout for the rest of the evening.  I'll try to post the exact times here later today, before heading out.

Right now I'm staying in Suminodo, in northeastern Osaka.  At the moment I am enjoying an early morning cup of coffee and watching the sun come up over Mount Ikoma. 

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Osaka, bars, cafes, restaurants, DJing, DJ events, HiJak, Garb, Chove Chuva, Barbes, Deligo, Kasu Udon, Absinthe, Omoni, Bar Uno

Saturday, 22 December 2007

CREAM LATTE @ The Pink Cow in Shibuya, Tokyo

DJs: El Gringo and Mateus Branco (who recently changed his name to a symbol or something)

Spinning chilled out tunes early on that later morph into who knows what!

A buffet dinner from 7:30 p.m. till 9:00. Come after that, if you don't want to pay the 2,650円 for food.

Details, map: ThePinkCow.com

Or in case I missed something, check Cowlander of events for December, which states:

Sat. Dec. 22nd – CREAM LATTE' Lounge Night Happy Holidays from the CL Crew! 180:productions:live presents Cream Latte' A warm blend of Cafe Lounge, Latin & House grooves with a cream topping of Short films. djs Mateus Branco & el gringo plus guest dj. Visuals by David Ray & QFW directors. Vj kila kila killa! no charge!! one80productionslive.blogspot.com

9:30pm - am?? No Charge!!

DJ's: forensic dj, basal, dj miki & el gringo!

expansion dj & vj event: www.expansionjapan.com

come early for buffet dinner and stay for the music!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: (you can probably figure them out for now!)

An outtake from Talk Show #42. Upcoming events in Tokyo.

Edit by Alex. Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo

Coming up this Saturday, the monthly SambaNova Brazilian dance party at Roots in Shibuya, and next weekend, it's the suave and civilized Cream Latte DJ event at The Pink Cow, also in Shibuya.

SambaNova will line up most of the usual suspects. I'll have more details, including the full roster, posted right here soon.

The following Saturday, 17 November, is Cream Latte, which is supported by Asoboo.com and sponsored by 180:productions:live, adds a member to its roster, Syril (MedVacances) who will be joining regulars Mateus Branco (a.k.a. Forensic DJ) and El Gringo (who recently appeared at The Pink Cow as La Gringa).

The visual designer will most likely be kila kila killa (Flo-Union).

Last time, Matt's guests recieved a free bottle of wine per table! What wonderful act of hospitality awaits his guests this time?

Come early and enjoy The Pink Cow's mouth watering buffet from 7:00 p.m. for a mere 2650円. Or, if you're just interested in drinks and the DJ event, come at 9:00 p.m. when there will be NO DOOR CHARGE.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Cream Latte, The Pink Cow, Mateus Branco, Forensic DJ, 180:productions:live, El Gringo, Syril, MedVacances

Posted by Rob.

Tags:

MUNDO POPULAR 5 @ L'Institut Franco-Japonais
Sunday, 4 November 2007

18:00 OPEN

18:00-18:30 DJ Ryosuke, Narita
18:30-19:00 Beakers Folklorico Japon Live
19:00-19:30 DJ El Gringo
19:30-20:00 Jardin du Luxembourg Live
20:00-20:30 DJ Syril
20:30-21:00 Femme est Femme Live
21:00-21:30 DJ Narita
21:30-22:00 DJ El Gringo + Syril

Posted by Rob.

Tags: Mundo Popular, Beakers, Jardin du Luxembourg, Femme est Femme, DJ Cyril, MedVacances, Narita, NRT, SambaNova, El Gringo, Itoh, Taiyo Record, L'Institut Franco-Japonais, Ichigaya, Tokyo, Japan, live, music event

Supported by Asoboo.com & Sponsored by 180:productions:live

A new feature to the Latte...

Introducing Jazz singer Tomoka Miwa!! Her debut performance at Cream Latte Groove Lounge

Cream Resident DJ's: Mateus Branco ( UK ) & El Gringo
( brazilian, chill out, french, latin & house )

Visual Designer: kila kila killa ( Flo Union )

Matt's guests will recieve a free bottle of wine per table!!

Come early for The Pink Cow's mouth watering buffet!
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NO CHARGE

20:00 Saturday, Oct 20, to 01:00 Sunday, Oct 21.
Posted by Rob.

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Hello everybody!

Takedao Tunnel Event is coming soon! Sunday, AUGUST 5th, from 14:00 to 22:00 a ten minutes walf from Takedao Station, (3 Stations from Takarazuka), in an abandoned train tunnel along Mukogawa River in a very natural landscape. In order to do the email flyer (that you can print yourself to distribute), I would need the confirmation of participating members. (See list above)

Participating artists, please email me your telephone number. I will contact you soon about the schedule.

AND FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE BUT ARE NOT YET ON THE LIST, PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE : 090-9889-9523 / charlou@k.vodafone.ne.jp

Posted by Rob.

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Miki
El Gringo
Vince from Paris

Visuals by David Roy.

Posted by Rob.

Last Sunday I span my hard drives @ Absinthe for Jonny Heart Breaker and other friends. It was a little quiet that night but it was good to play my favorite tunes, hang with friends and get the odd free beer. This was my low key sayonara party in town. Thanks for coming out guys, you know who you are.

Sorry for the crappy video but it was taken on my phone. Yoroshiku. Posted by Alex.

(ENGLISH TRANSLATION COMING IN A DAY OR TWO--BUSY!!)

6月17日（日）Mundo Popular 4 (& Taiyo Record 2nd Anniversary)

MUNDO POPULAR 4 〜大洋レコード2周年記念パーティー〜

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Live Performance :
Tamanco Buco (Coco, ブラジル北�部音楽)
Banda OkaraQubari (Tropical Latin Punk)
Beakers (Folklorico Japon)

Slide&Talk Show:
栗本斉 Hitoshi Kurimoto (~旅�リズム~, Argentina and all Latin America)

DJs :
Samba-Nova Crew (every 2nd Saturday at Shibuya Roots)
KTa★brasil (excite公�ケイタブラジルblog / TOKYO FM digital "RITMO")
Rob Holbrook (el gringo)

Shop :
Ponto (Brasilian college T-shirts)
中�米マガジン

Tomorrow! @ The Pink Cow
Map: http://thepinkcow.com
4.29 Sun 21:00 - late

Live Music:
Beakers (folklorico japon)
Jet Jaguar (laptop set)
Jonny Heartbreaker (accoustic guitar)

DJs:
Yoshihiro Narita (samba nova)
Meagan
el gringo
+super secret guest dj!!

Video:
Charles-Eric Billard
Joseph Baldwin

Artwork:
Abdul Qadim Haqq
Charles-Eric Billard
Craig Schultz
Eric Seaholm
Guido Saldana
Joseph Baldwin
Kanae Terachi
Makiko Mizutani
Michi:D
Motoko Nakao
Okha Ryu
Patrick Widdess
Raymond Dunlap
Rik Sanchez
Rob Holbrook
Sridhar Ramasami
Yuko Onishi

Date: 29 April 2007 (a Sunday night before a national holiday).
Place: The Pink Cow in Shibuya ( http://www.thepinkcow.com )
What? Live music, DJs, great food, etc.
Charge: No charge, so eat up & drink up!

Performers List:
DJ Narita
Beakers (folk pop band)
DJ Meagan
Jet Jaguar (laptop set)
Charles Billard (video)
Johnny Heartbreaker (accoustic guitar & inspired vocals)
DJ El Gringo*

(*maybe)

Posted by Rob.

Stay tuned for a new track from Chris Perren who performed last night! We also had tunes from DJ Ryousuke Itoh of Taiyo Record, videos by Charles-Eric Billard and more visuals by Hadi a.k.a. "The Pleasure Pimp." Do you mixi? For now, this is the only photo album I have up: mixi. Can't read Japanese? Well, first you learn Japanese, then you go join mixi and you can see the rest of the photos! Or, you can learn Japanese while trying to figure out mixi. Mixi is quite user friendly--ten times more logical than MySpace! Gomen ne! Posted by Rob.

More Nama Art Show photos coming soon at groups.msn.com/RecentlyOkha. Posted by Rob.

Well, the opening party is over, but the post-disaster clean-up has yet to begin. DJ Pops (a.k.a. Shunsuke Kado) kicked things off right on time (maybe even a few minutes early) with a crunchy electro-turned-house-turned lounge set, while some artists were still setting up their works. Kira Kira Killa (a.ka. David Roy) splashed and daubbed an apocalyptic glow in the dark mural with the help of the Flying Koala (a.k.a. Okha Ryu). Billard & Brooke played some experimentalage and then introduced the Harmless Bard, Patrick Widdess. Then the technical difficulties began. Kim La Roc was forced to play her sassy latin-funk-hip hop blend with one CDJ player and one DiskMan... (To be continued / Time to make some more coffee / Three zombies snoring...) Photo Charles in The Pink Cow. Posted by Rob the morning after.

GMap gave us a listing on their news and announcements (front) page! If I understood my brief conversation with Steve last Friday (or was it Saturday?), they're developing Tokyo area maps you can access from your cell phone. Nama Art Show.

Posted by Rob.

Greetings from sunny Kagurazaka, Tokyo! It was kind of windy in the park, so if you can't hear something, or have any other questions, please comment below or e-mail me at robholbrook@mac.com . Here's a bunch of info for the performers of our 1 April opening party. Stuart, sorry, your name slipped my mind while we were recording. Posted by Rob.

The homepage for the Nama art event is now up. Hoorah !

Check it out HERE !

If there any inaccuracies, or problems or anything you think needs updating email me at mail@alexbrooke.com

Thanks !

Posted by Alex.

It's early Saturday morning here in Tokyo. Just 21 days till the Nama art show begins on Sunday, 1 April 2007! Here are some links off the top of my head of some of the artist participating in the event:

1. Joseph Balwin (Chicago)
2. Abdul Qadim Haqq (Detroit)
3. Raymond Dunlap (Osaka, Japan)
4. Eric Seaholm (Tokyo)
4. Sridhar Ramasami (Zhangye, China)
6. Okha Ryu (Seoul)

I'll post a few more artists' links in a day or two. Meanwhile, Alex is still working hard on the homepage for the show, and Craig and I should have the flyer out in a couple days. Photo by Charles Billard. -Rob

Nama is the title of our next artshow. So what is "NAMA" about? Well, it's NOT a new idea, and it's NOT the next big thing. It's a springboard for new ideas which will lead to that next big thing! To that challenge you thought you'd put yourself up to this year, but hadn't gotten around to yet.

To some it may seem like we're re-inventing the wheel. Repeating the same words that have already been said a million billion trillion times except they're in a different order--remixed.

To some it may be called recycling, reusing, recreating or just plain and simple--RECREATION--which it is! To others it may just look like spring cleaning--which [for me] it is somewhat. Out with the old, in with the new--again!

There have been people throughout history who question whether or not there can be "anything new under the sun." There were those in the time of the Industrial Revolution who predicted the next major invention would be the last. And there are those who say our next stupid war...

[But I'm not here to argue about that.]

Just like scientists, artists can't let those kinds of prophecies keep us from our craft, from our dreams, from our visions and everything we do which makes us come alive!

So, "NAMA" is just a starting point for where we're going next. And if you can't go there with us, you can still stay tuned for more News From The Other Side.

Posted by Rob.

This is the idea for the flyer that Craig Schultz is working on now. Nama artshow participants, please send him .jpegs of your artwork to the address I sent in the last e-mail, so they can be added to the collage! Posted by Rob.

So plug in your mic and try saying something to Nama Strange things will happen

We've booked The Pink Cow for April. Listen to the podcast for details. More will follow! Links coming soon!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Nama, art show, announcement, The Pink Cow, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, event, 渋谷, �京

I'll be DJ'ing from around 8:30 or 9:00 p.m. till the last train (if I leave right at midnight, there's plenty of time to catch it, including the 10-15 minute walk to the station). There's no cover charge, so DRINK UP! If you get hungry, the neighborhood is full of little food joints...

Address: Bar Bonobo, 2-23-4 Jingu-mae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Directions: Walk south from JR Sendagaya Station past the gymnasium, Subway Sandwiches and MOS Burger. At Hatomori Jinjya, turn left and walk east (in the direction of Gaien Nishi Street). Bonobo is on a right-hand corner, in front of a Daily Yamazaki, a little before you get to Gaien Nishi Street.

Harajuku Station is also not far away, but i don't know the way from there. Call when you get to the station, if you choose that route! Here's an easy map to Bonobo / Costa Rica / Cusco and more details on this page, or you can try out the yahoo map. .

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Posted by Rob.

"...E este ano nao vai ser igual a aquele que paso, O! Que paso."  -Os Novos Baianos.  Posted by Rob.

It's that time of the year again! I have a feeling I'll be posting quite a few friends' New Year's Party flyers this year, starting with this one from DJ D-Mac in Washington D.C. Posted by Rob.

How about an artshow in April, with an opening party on, say, the 21st? Okha and I have been mulling over the idea of having a show in Tokyo for quite sometime now, and the only way to make it happen is to say "It's going to happen!"

Over in Nebraska, Peter Morris and Ed Mejia are cooking up something FRESH, an art magazine or a small design book or something. Since I don't want to get too scattered, I've decided to concentrate on one theme this spring, so we're kind of bandwagoning the title of their project. I'd like to call our show fresh too, only in Japanese.

The "kanji," or Chinese character, for the word is pronounced "nama" in Japanese, and that's what our show is going to be called. This character can be used in a variety of ways, creating multiple meanings, so we'll be able to expand on the English definitions of "freshness."

This is only the beginning yet really. If you're interested in this show, please join the NFTOS forum at groups.msn.com/newsfromtheotherside. Posted by Rob.

Tonight! Tuesday, 12 December 2006. See the flyer to the right for links and details. I'm a last minute add-on as DJ and I'll be filling the after 10:00 p.m. till last train slot. Don't know what I'll spin yet. Christmas tunes? Probably not, but I assure you, the mood will be festive yet UNPREDICTIBLE! Posted by Rob a.k.a. DJ El Gringo.

This podcast is actually a continuation of last Monday's Skype Conference Call between Alex, Makiko and Rob. In OSAKA, it's the LAST DAY of Charles Billard's exhibit at Gallery Flou! Unfortunately, we find ourselves in the grey and drizzly Tokyo today. Monsieur Billard's show brings together a series of collages, some of which were exhibited in France in a show called "Roots of Origin." More recent works deal with the idea of loss, symbolized by empty white spaces covering cryptic messages. The CLOSING event on December 9th is an attempt to push further the idea of collage, through the pairing of artists working in disciplines that seldom connect: Buyou dance and sanshin, African drum and abstract sound art, contemporary dance and classical Indian sitar... These are a few examples of what you can experience at the event. And don't forget to bring your own instrument, as there will be a collective jam session where everyone is welcome to join. Most of the text from this article was pilferred from Kansai Scene. Photo of Tokyo Tower by Alex who is back in the Tokyo area for a few days. Posted by Rob.

Today in Tokyo, I recommend the monthly SambaNova DJ event at Roots in Shibuya. The graphic is a photo of the new Taiyo Record first anniversary wear now available at DJ Ryousuke Itoh's music store in Kagurazaka. Links coming soon (most have been posted before, just look in the events folder). Posted by Rob.

Spice up your evening! Tonight from 9:00 p.m. till last train (near Sendagaya Station on the Soub Line or Harajuku on the Yamanote Line). There's a map on this page, same place as Gallery Cuzco. Come on out, you hear? Posted by Rob.

For more info about Charles's upcoming show, opening party, etc at Gallery Flou in Osaka. And here's another collaboration of Jerry's and his. Posted by Rob.

Charles Billard has another artshow coming up soon in Osaka. We'll post more info about that later today. I also have more of Jerry's and his music to upload, but for now, please enjoy this .mp3 of an anonymous Englishman and an American trying to translate the Englishman's "favorite" French word into Japanese at an event held at l'Institut Franco-Japonais awhile back. Because sometimes things just get totally F%$#ING lost in translation. Posted by Rob.

Last night, as I was approaching the foot of the hill in Ichigaya where L'Institut Franco-Japonais is located, there was an opening party spilling out onto the sidewalk in front of Gallery Space Pause. Inside, you could hear Korean, Japanese, French and broken English being spoken. The artists were students from the Ulsan University College of Fine Arts in Korea. My communication with the artists and Korean staff members was minimal, but luckily the title cards were in English as well as Korean for all their artwork and there was a catalog showing most of the artwork in the exhibition as well. I had been walking all over Meguro-ku earlier in the day, so I wasn't quite my usual genki self... Photo of Lee Jin Wook with untitled work. Posted by Rob

You can see Abdul Qadim Haqq's photos from Tokyo and from the rest of his Japan trip with UR DJ James Pennington on Third Earth Visual Arts website. I'm looking forward to their next event, which might be sometime next spring... Posted by Rob.

29 October 2006 is Mundo Popular 3 @ La Brasserie (de l'Institut Franco-Japonais) which is part of Machitobi Festa this year. The event starts at 4:30 p.m. and ends at around 9:00 p.m. Please see Mundo Popular 2 for more links. Posted by Rob.

NFTOS is planning an artshow for the spring of 2007. Everything is pretty much open and flexible at the moment, with nothing carved in stone. Here's the idea: Something similar to the previous 3 NFTOS artshows held in Insadong (SEOUL), Noda and Taisho (OSAKA), only this time will be in TOKYO. Here's where we're at in the planning process: 1. Location: Tokyo Here's what's next: 2. Select Venue and decide on cost(s), 3. Determine number of participants, 4. Set Dates, 5. Choose Theme, 6. Set deadlines: * 7. Invite participants, 8. Create flyer/brochure, 9. Set up show, 10. Have opening party. *There will be separate deadlines for receiving digital artwork or of photos of artwork for a flyer and/or brochure, creating the flyer, receiving artwork submissions, etc. Your input is welcome! Posted by Rob.

I heard from a reliable source in Osaka that Wes will be DJ'ing at Cafe Barbes tonight. I'm not sure who else will be joining him, but when we started doing regular gigs there together about a year-and-a-half ago, we were often joined by lounge DJs like Jules, Hitomi Nova and Satoshi. Cafe Barbes is a popular hangout for some of Osaka's hippest artists, DJs, filmmakers, musicians, photographers, etc. Here's a short .mp3 featuring DJs Akio and Wes on a night during the Horie Music Festival, which was also Halloween weekend, 29 Oct 2005. The photo is from 22 Apr 2006. Posted by Rob.

I'm uploading an .mp3 file that I recorded with Haqq last week. (We didn't have storage space, or I would've uploaded it before the show--sorry about that Haqq!). Several more segments will follow, maybe one every other day--wouldn't want to spoil the fun by giving it all away at once! In the meantime, here's a link to Underground Resistance label. Posted by Rob.

Osaka photographer, musician and all-around artist John Harte has a show entitled "Wetdream Idols" running at the Littlemore Chika Gallery in Sendagaya, Tokyo, through 22 October. The nearest station is JR Harajuku Station. Exit the station near the Harajuku shopping street, on the "inside" of the Yamanote line and walk along the tracks until the road narrows and begins to veer away from the tracks a little (see map). If you get to the "Belle Epoque Beaty College," you've gone to far. They're open from noon until 7:00 p.m. Phone: 03-3401-1042. Posted by Rob.

I have a few audio files to upload, but not storage space, so for now, I'll just say please come out to Studio Cube 326 from 23:00 on 7 October for DJs and live painting. Suburban Knight (UR) will DJ and Abdul Qadim Haqq (above photo with sushi chef--I'll have the shop's name translated soon!) will be having an art show and a live painting session. Thanks to the folks at "elements lifeline" for the great evening! Posted by Rob.

On Saturday night, there's Abdul Qadim Haqq's artshow opening party and live painting event at Studio Cube 326. Then, on Sunday evening, it's John Harte's photography exhibit and opening party at the Littlemore Chika Gallery. I'll be DJ'ing for Haqq's opening party on Saturday night. Details coming soon! Photo by John Harte. Posted by Rob.

To be held rain or shine, 1 October 2006, Sunday, at Minatomachi Riverplace. 10月1日 (日) 雨天決行 １２：��〜２１：��. 湊町リ�ープレイス（�ん� Hatch. More info. Artwork by Rob! Posted by Rob.

My college buddy Brian and his wife Amber's wedding was televised on Chinese TV. Now it's on YouTube! Required reading: Apples & Oranges. More links to Brian's blog and stuff like that soon, I promise. Posted by Rob.

On my way home today I got an e-mail inviting me to DJ tomorrow night at Expansion. Don't have much info yet other than the link. Stay tuned! Posted by Rob.

QFWorld.tv link. I believe this is the podcast where I mistakenly call Cornelius's former band "A Bathing Ape," which of course is a line of clothing. The band was called "Flipper's Guitar." I think I also called MC Solaar a DJ. Please forgive me, I hadn't eaten for along time, and with all the excitement... Posted by Rob.

[Oops! This file seems to have been replaced with another one by the same name. If anyone finds a file in their iTunes called EXMIC030.mp3 which has David, Yuka, Kasumi and I talking about QuickFlickWorld, I would like a copy!] Last night I met up with David, Kasumi and Yuka at Combine in Nakameguro last night. They are working on a monthly film contest which will debut this month. More on that soon! In this segment, we talked about Cornelius, who lives in Nakameguro, MC Solaar (he's an MC, not a DJ as I so erroneously stated), karaoke favorites, Morning Musume, Shina Ringo, Hamasaki Ayumi, Aiko, Shinohara Tomoe, and about what is going on around town this weekend, including a samba parade in Musashi Sakai. Hope everyone's having a great weekend, but I'm crashing out early tonight. �や�����! Posted by Rob.

Message from Charles: "Hello everyone! I will have an exhibition at Cafe Absinthe (Kita-Horie, Osaka) with my recent works for September 3rd to September 30th. The opening night is September 10th, at 19h, with live music by Kyoto sound artist K_Kalna from 20h, and sitar by Tadao Ishihama from 20h30. Be sure to visit both of these artists's websites. You can also find some of my recent paintings on my blog. Hope you can come and enjoy this art and music event." -Charles-Eric Billard. Cafe Absinthe, Moriwaki Bldg 1F, 1-16-18 Kitahorie, Nishi-ku, Osaka. Telephone : (06) 6534-6635. Open : 11:30-2:00 Mon, Wed-Sat / 15:00-24:00 Sun. Posted by Rob.

Been so busy lately, I almost forgot to post something about tonight's Flo Union @ The Pink Cow. Flo Union is a monthly event which features DJs, live performances, tormented poets, etc. I'll be providing the sonic wallpaper. The event starts at 7:30, but I'll be there to set up a bit earlier, maybe about an hour before things kick off. 8月27æ—¥ (日曜日) 19:30~? 毎月様々ã?ªåˆ†é‡Žã?®ã‚¢ãƒ¼ãƒ†ã‚£ã‚¹ãƒˆé?”ã?«ç™ºè¡¨ã?¨ãƒ?ットワーキングã?®å ´ã‚’æ??ä¾›ã?™ã‚‹ã‚¤ãƒ™ãƒ³ãƒˆã€‚ 発表ã?™ã‚‹ã‚‚良ã?—ã€?見ã?«æ?¥ã?¦å?‹é?”を作るã?®ã‚‚良ã?—。ショートフィルムã€?音楽ã€?è©©ã€?写真ã€? アートã€?何ã?§ã‚‚ OK ã?§ã?™ã€‚ Click here for Flo Union's mixi or here for a map. Posted by Rob.

This is a summer festival in Osaka which always draws huge crowds. There's a parade, food tents along the Ogawa, river barge floats and fireworks which all take place near Tenmangu Shrine. I enjoyed the festival so much, I even wrote a haiku about it awhile back: ����や / �ん�ん��り / �����。Here's more specific info about the event. Video by Alex. Posted by Rob.

My friend Amy (Silver Lucy Design) is doing another event. Sometime, before too long, we're going to get her over here to Japan for some fashion shows in Tokyo and Osaka. Posted by Rob.

This is part one of the Mundo Popular 2 evening at La Brasserie de l'Institut Franco-Japonais. The DJ portion, actually part two, was posted first. Posted by Rob.

On 23 July 2006, La Brasserie de l'Institut Franco-Japonais hosted a world music event featuring live music by Limelight Circus, Beakers Duo, and DJs from the Samba Nova and Taiyo Record posses. It was, well, see for yourself! The live music portion will be edited and posted before long. This post was by Rob.

@ La Brasserie de l'Institut. ７月２３日�日曜日�16:00~21:30. Live Performance: Tokyo Limelight Circus (accoustic, swing, traditional, jive), Beakers Duo (folkloric accoustic pop). DJs: Yoshihiro Narita (NRT/Samba Nova), Shota Inaba (Rip Curl Recordings/Impartmaint), Yukari Nakahashi (Ahora Corporation), Toshihiro Sasaki (Intoxicate/nmnl), Shigeki Sekine (Drink 'Em All), El Gringo, Ryosuke Itoh(Taiyo Record). Info: 03 3235 8825, info@taiyorecord.com, http://www.institut.jp. NO COVER CHARGE.

check out Amazon Ecolounge which promises to be a great event featuring live painting Djs music and more. It's being held at the DRAPEAUX bldg, "WHY YOU ARE HRE" in Minami semba on 17th June 3pm to 8pm. 1500 gets you in and a drink. For more details you can contact Walderedo at waljah@hotmail.com. 今週土曜日（１７日１５時ー２ï¼?時ã?¾ã?§ï¼‰å?—船場ã?®"WHY YOU ARE HERE"DRAPEAUX bldg, ã?§Amazon Ecoloungeã?¨ã?„ã?†ã‚¤ãƒ™ãƒ³ãƒˆã?Œè¡Œã‚?ã‚Œã?¾ã?™ã€‚ Walderedo Oliveiraã?®ç™ºé€? ã?«ã‚ˆã‚‹å¤§é˜ªã?®DJã€?ライブペインティングã?ªã?©ã?®é?¢ç™½ã?„イベントã?§ã?™ã€‚是é?žè¡Œã?£ã?¦ã?¿ã?¦ ã??ã? ã?•ã?„。 入場料：１５ï¼?ï¼?円（フリードリンク付ã??） 詳細ã?«ã?¤ã?„ã?¦ã?¯Walderedo ã?¸ waljah@hotmail.com。

For more information in English or 日本語 contact Charles Billard at charles_billard@hotmail.com.

Jerry Gordon arrived in Osaka on 4 June 1994--Year of the Dog. Anyone on the Osaka art or performance scenes in the past 12 years has probably at least heard of him. Most recently, he was one of the directors of this year's [re]GARB event. I first started seeing his name pop up associated with the Voicebox poetry event. Check out some of his writing at moontriangle and at softlogicmonkey, and this musical collaboration with Charles Billard called Smouldering Door. Anyway, Sunday is 4 June 2006--Year of the Dog. To commemorate the completion of this calendar cycle, he says "I'm going to play music and read poetry and generally howl my thanks to the streets of Osaka for all of you folks who I have met and become friends with." The performance will run from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., on Sunday, 4 June 2006. It will happen in a narrow alley between two Yodoyobashi office buildings. Jerry describes the place as "a beautiful little urban canyon." The event is free, but please bring something to eat, drink and sit on. And, bring your own glass if you want to drink some Dog to Dog whiskey. If it's raining; the event is cancelled. Directions: From Yodoyobashi Station (Midosuji Subway / Red Line) go out either exit 9 or 12. The alley is one block south of Exit 9 and one block north of Exit 12. Posted by Rob.

Late last summer, 19 September 2005 to be exact, a bunch of us went to a "Mexican Fiesta" under the Umeda Sky Building (which you can see in the Loop Line #2 and ALT Rap videos). At the fiesta, we ate prized dishes that are hard to come by in Osaka, bought CDs, straw hats and t-shirts. What I like most about this video is that it is old skool Alex Brooke at its best! Collaging mobile phone stills and video with editing tools he was just figuring out how to use. Blending English, Portuguese and Spanish text without blinking. It ain't pretty, but it's pretty funny, don't you think? Well, maybe you just had to be there. Oh, and sorry 'bout the obscene gesture--didn't think it was going to end up in a movie! Posted by Rob.

Now don't get me wrong. I don't wanna diss Tokyo (yet). It's just that Covent Garden called me the other day to ask if I was still going to do an event I'd been scheduled to do in Osaka before I up and moved here, and then there's Oasis Lounge is hosting this event, Modest, which promises to be a lot of fun! I don't know the special guest DJ on the right of the flyer, but I believe those are cutouts of (L-R) Matt Duffy (a.k.a. DJ TripleByPass), DJ Joey and DJ Dimitri (owner-manager of Cafe Absinthe). Also, Oasis ownder Dan, bartender Shawn and Osaka house music icon I-Bec are all known to keep their music on hand and are apt to jump in unannounced from time to time. So, without a doubt, Osaka will be hoppin' this weekend! And, if you can't make it into town, then you can do like I'll be trying to do and tuning into Modest through the Oasis downloads page, providing you can figure out how to use eDonkey. Meanwhile, here in Tokyo, I have made some contacts on the DJ & music scene, but no gigs yet. On the career front, I just had my first job interview (the fish are nibblin' but not bitin' yet). Flyer expertly designed by TripleByPass and Will Spin. This post by Rob.

This just in from my father (sorry for associating your good name with this homepage, Dad) about my brother, who is a birdwatcher / amateur ornithologist: "Hans just called to give yesterday's report from Cape May, New Jersey. Its his second year in the WSB (World Series of Birding) representing the Maryland Ornithological Society. The competition is divided up into various categories, he has participated in the Cape May County listing along with 3 other "young turks" of the Maryland birding community. This is the second year the MOS has sponsored this team rather than the traditional "duffers". Last year the young turks came in second by 2 or 3 birds and the perennial winning team that is New Jersey based were worried that they might get beat in the near future. This year after a day of careful scouting, and going from just after midnight to 11:30 pm (nearly 24 hours) they racked up 179 species and in spite of missing several key rarities and having a very poor migration pattern, they took first place by 10 species even beating last year's first place by 2 species! It is the first time in over 10 years that the MOS has taken the trophy--so guess who's hyped up today? He said he was on his way to the awards meeting now and commented "so now we'll have to stand up in front everyone and receive the trophy" as though that was the hardest part of the whole adventure!" Links: 1. WSB winner rankings by category (fourth group listed). 2. Winner Cape May County (see 13th line on the list). Footnote: After cleaning out their vehicle, Hans says he found 28 "energy drink" containers (ranging from 24 oz. cups of coffee, to 16 oz. Rock Stars, to 8-10 oz. Red Bulls, Cokes, Dr Peppers, etc). On Monday he called in sick, says he has a terrible headache. Dehydration? -r

This is a couple of segments from the evening I DJ'ed with Ryosuke and Satoshi at Cafe Pangea in Sakai City 29 April 2006. It was a good evening. Thanks to Satoshi and Saori for the ride and to Makiko, Yuka, Charles and his friend for coming from so far away!

My next-to-last gig in Osaka (before moving to Tokyo) will be at Cafe Pangea by the marina in Sakai City. Please come! The afternoon will feature "Radio Tapestry," DJ Satoshi, DJ Ryosuke Takeuchi and me, "El Gringo." It'll all get started around noon and continue till around 11:00 p.m., so plenty of time for last train. 「La Terrazzaã€? @ Cafe Pangeaã€?2006.04.29（sat/ç¥?日）・・・通常営業。DJs: Misu Satoshi, Takeuchi Ryosuke & 「El Gringoã€?。 営業時間オールDJタイム。 心地よã?„カフェタイムを演出。 今回ã?¯ã€?休日ã?®å?ˆå¾Œã?«ãƒ©ã‚¸ã‚ªã?‹ã‚‰ç¹°ã‚Šè¿”ã?—æµ?ã‚Œã?¦ã?„ã?Ÿã? ã‚?ã?†å??曲ã?Ÿã?¡ã‚’å¼¾ã??語りã?§ã?Šå±Šã?‘ã?™ã‚‹ã€ŒRadio Tapestryã€?ã?¨ã?®åˆ?コラボレーション。 ã?‚ã?ªã?Ÿã?®å¿«é?©ã‚«ãƒ•ã‚§ã‚¿ã‚¤ãƒ ã‚’ã?Šæ‰‹ä¼?ã?„。 ã‚‚ã?¡ã‚?ã‚“ 入場料ã?ªã?©ã?¯ã?‚ã‚Šã?¾ã?›ã‚“。 通常営業ã?§ã?™ã€‚ 春ã?®é€±æœ«ã‚’ パンゲアã?§jazzyã?ªå¿ƒåœ°ã‚ˆã?„音楽ã?¨ã?¨ã‚‚ã?«é?Žã?”ã?—ã?¦ã?¿ã?¦ã?¯ã?„ã?‹ã?Œã?§ã?—ょã?†ã?‹ã€‚ La Terrazzaã?®å?ˆé–“ã?«ã€?4月ã?®Radio Tapestryã?Œé–‹å‚¬ã?•ã‚Œã?¾ã?™ã€‚ 2Stage→→14:30/16:30。Radio Tapestry are vocals カトウトモコ（La Turbo) and piano ヨダナオミ (dada)。

There is one place to be in Osaka this weekend, and unfortunately I won't be there 'cos I've got a ride to Tokyo which I'll be taking advantage of to move some of my stuff up there (Yes, the rumor is true, I'll be moving 1 May. But, if I were in town tonight (it's Saturday at the time of this post) I'd be at the hottest DJ lineup in town: CHERRY BOMB! If you for some reason you're not sure about crawling out from whatever rock you've been hiding under, you can check out all their mixes on the Bike Club DJ Mixes Master Post (except for Dimitri, but I'll vouch for him). Posted by Rob.

Today will be my last Cafe Absinthe DJ event before I move to Tokyo. As usual, I'll be starting at 9:00 p.m. NO COVER CHARGE. 今日�夜９時�らCafe Absinthe�ＤＪ�����京�引�越���最後�ＤＪ�� （他�場所����やり��）���も通り�NO COVER CHARGE.

Is the bar moving? El Gringo administers eclectic and edgy tunes to make you keep one eye on your baggage while the other eye scans the excellent food and drinks served up on the anaconda skin that runs the entire length of the bar counter top! Check your inhibitions at the door. TERMINAL JET LAG: El Gringo & amigos @ TIME TABLE CAFE. April 8th, Saturday, from 9:00 p.m. till 1:00 or 2:00 a.m., or everyone leaves. NO COVER CHARGE. 今日ã€?夜9時ã?‹ã‚‰TIME TABLEã?§DJã?—ã?¾ã?™ã€‚æ?¥ã?¦ä¸‹ã?•ã?„ï¼? JR桃谷駅ã?‹ã‚‰å¯ºç”°ç”ºé§…ã?¸å?‘ã?‹ã?£ã?¦æ­©ã?„ã?¦ (400m / 5分ã??らã?„)。高架下ã?«ã?‚ã‚Šã?¾ã?™ã€‚店ã?¯æ˜¼2時ã?‹ã‚‰å¤œ1時ã?¾ã?§ã€‚木曜日やã?™ã?¿ã€‚電話番å?· 06-6779-1719。Photo stolen from Mimi. ...Directions: TIME TABLE is near JR Momodani Station. Walk exactly 400 meters along the inside of the Loop Line (clockwise) toward Teradacho station. you'll find the cafe under the tracks at the Katsuyama-dori intersection. I'll start at 9:00 p.m. and probably play till 1:00 or 2:00 a.m. Y'all come on down now, you hear? Photo stolen from Mimi. Want a listen first? Direct downloads: El Gringo @ Laba Laba 22.09.2004 & Mind Mangle Part 1 @ Oasis 12.11.2005 at Bike Club Osaka.

There's going to be a Brazilian art & music "festa" tomorrow afternoon at Chove Chuva in Higobashi, Osaka. Chove Chuva is a cafe and music store that specializes in all genres of Brazilian music. It is the unofficial home to several local bands and live performances are hosted there weekly. Chove Chuva is just north of Utsubo Park. The best way to get there is from exit #7 of Higobashi Station. From there, walk south along Yotsubashi Street past the Ehime Prefecture Tourism Center and East China Airlines. Turn right at the light just after Yoshinoya Restaurant and walk two blocks past Loco George's Second Hand Goods. Take your first left. Chove Chuva is upstairs from Earth Cafe. You can't miss the Brazilian flag waving from the second floor. Enjoy music from DJs Hitomi Nova, El Gringo, Wes, Dainari, Tatsumi and others! Poster art by Peter Morris. The following message in Japanese is from DJ Hitomi Nova: ã?¤ã?„ã?«ï¼?ã?¤ã?„ã?«è‡ªåˆ†ã?Œã‚ªãƒ¼ã‚¬ãƒŠã‚¤ã‚ºã?™ã‚‹ã‚¤ãƒ´ã‚§ãƒ³ãƒˆã‚’スタートã?•ã?›ã?¾ã?™ï¼?ï¼? 希望ã?¯ã€?３ヶ月ã?«ï¼‘回ã?®ãƒšãƒ¼ã‚¹ã?§ã€‚ ＤＪ経験もã?‚ã‚“ã?¾ã‚Šç„¡ã?„ã??ã?›ã?«ã€?大丈夫ã?ªã?®ã?‹ï¼?？ ã?£ã?¦ã€?ã?Šè©±ã?ªã‚“ã?§ã?™ã?Œã€?ã?ªã‚“ã?¨ã?‹ã?ªã‚‹ã?§ã?—ょã?†ã€‚ ã?„ã‚„ã€?ã?¡ã?Œã?†ã?¡ã?Œã?†ã€‚　やã?£ã?¦ã?¿ã?›ã?¾ã?™ï¼?ï¼? ※今後一緒ã?«å‡ºæ¼”ã?—ã?¦ã??ã? ã?•ã‚‹ï¼¤ï¼ªã?•ã‚“を募集中ã?§ã?™ã?®ã?§ã€?我ã?“ã??ã?¯ï¼?ã?¨ã?„ã?†æ–¹ã?¯ãƒ¡ãƒƒã‚»ãƒ¼ã‚¸ä¸‹ã?•ã?„ï¼? ç§?ã?Œå¤§å¥½ã??ã?ªå ´æ‰€ã€?CHOVE CHUVA。 西区ã?®ã?†ã?¤ã?¼å…¬åœ’ã?«éš£æŽ¥ã?—ã?Ÿè—¤åŽŸãƒ“ルã?®ï¼’Ｆã?«ã?‚ã‚‹ã€?居心地ã?®è‰¯ã?„カフェ兼ブラジルＣＤショップ。 公園ã?®å„ªã?—ã?„ç·‘ã€?å£?一é?¢ã?®çª“ã‚’é–‹ã?‘ã‚Œã?°ã€?季節ã?®é¢¨ã?Œå…¥ã?£ã?¦ã??る。 常時良ã?„音楽ã?Œæµ?ã‚Œã?¦ã?„ã?¦ã€?本格ブラジルコーヒーやã€?ジュースを飲ã‚?ã?¦ã€?時間を忘れる程ã?®ã‚“ã?³ã‚Šã?¨é?Žã?”ã?›ã‚‹å ´æ‰€ã€‚　 争ã?„ã?Œçµ¶ã?ˆã?ªã?„世界ã?§ã€?å°‘ã?—ã?§ã‚‚ã€?ã??ã?“ã?«å±…る人é?”ã?Œå¿ƒä¸€ã?¤ã?«ã€?幸ã?›ã?ªæ°—æŒ?ã?¡ã?«ã?ªã‚Œã‚‹ãƒ”ースã?ªå ´æ‰€ãƒ»ç©ºé–“を作れã?Ÿã‚‰ãƒ»ãƒ»ãƒ»ã€‚ ã?¨æ€?ã?„ã€?始ã‚?る事ã?«ã?—ã?¾ã?—ã?Ÿã€‚ 「ＡＬＥＧＲＩＡï¼?ï¼?ã€? ãƒ?ルトガル語ã?§ã€?å–œã?³ãƒ»å¹¸ã?›ã?¨ã?„ã?†è¬‚。ã?“れをイヴェントå??ã?«ã?—ã?¾ã?™ã€‚ 尊敬ã?™ã‚‹ï¼¬ï¼¡ï¼¶ï¼¡ã?•ã‚“ã?®ï¼‘ＳＴ「ＡＩＲＥ ＡＬＥＧＲＩＡ(幸ã?›ãƒ»å–œã?³ã?®ç©ºæ°—)ã€?ã?‹ã‚‰ãƒ’ントを頂ã??ã?¾ã?—ã?Ÿã€‚ 今回ã?¯å?‹äººã?®ï¼¤ï¼ª ロブã?®é€?別会も兼ã?­ã‚‹ã?®ã?§ã€?ＶＯＬ．ï¼?ã?¨ã?—ã?¦ã€?入場ã?¯ç„¡æ–™ã?¨ã?ªã‚Šã?¾ã?™ï¼? (店主ã€?カナミã?•ã‚“ã?®ã?”好æ„?ã?«æ„Ÿè¬?致ã?—ã?¾ã?™ï¼?) ※１ＤＲ ５ï¼?ï¼?円を入りå?£ã?§é ‚戴ã?—ã?¾ã?™ã?®ã?§ã€?ã?”了承下ã?•ã?„ã?¾ã?›ã€‚ ★４月２日(æ—¥)　ＰＭ３：ï¼?ï¼?〜　「ＡＬＥＧＲＩＡï¼?ï¼?ã€? ＠ブラジルＣＤショップ「ショヴィ・シュヴァã€? ＤＪｓ：hitomi nova, EL GRINGO, wes, DAINARI, tatsumi…and more! 大阪市西区京町堀1-13-2藤原ビル2F 電車：地下鉄四ã?¤æ©‹ç·šã€€è‚¥å¾Œæ©‹7番 or 本町28番出å?£ã‚ˆã‚Šå¾’æ­©5分 電話：06-6225-3003 ブラジリアンã€?ラテンã?ªã‚¸ãƒ£ã‚ºã€?ãƒ?ウスã€?ニュー・ジャズã€?ç­‰ 様々ã?ªéŸ³æ¥½ã?Œç››ã‚Šã? ã??ã?•ã‚“ï¼? ã?Šæ˜¼ã?‹ã‚‰ã?®ãƒ‘ーティã?§ã?™ã?®ã?§ã€?クラブã?«è¡Œã?£ã?Ÿäº‹ã?Œã?ªã?„人やã€?抵抗ã?Œã?‚る方もã€?ã??ã?£ã?¨æ¥½ã?—ã‚“ã?§é ‚ã?‘ã?¾ã?™ã‚ˆï¼? フードã?®ã?¿ã€?æŒ?ã?¡è¾¼ã?¿å¤§æ­“è¿Žï¼?ï¼?ã?©ã?ªã?Ÿæ§˜ã‚‚ã?Šæ°—軽ã?«ã?”æ?¥åº—ã??ã? ã?•ã?„ï¼?ï¼?(ã?Ÿã??ã?•ã‚“ã?Šå?‹é?”を誘ã?£ã?¦é?Šã?³ã?«æ?¥ã?¦ä¸‹ã?•ã?„ï¼?) 皆ã?§é¨’ã?„ã?§ã€?ピースフルã?ªæ¥½ã?—ã?„一日をé?Žã?”ã?—ã?¾ã?—ょã?†ï¼?ï¼? ＣＨＯＶＥ ＣＨＵＶＡã?®ã‚³ãƒŸãƒ¥ãƒ‹ãƒ†ã‚£ã?¯ã‚³ãƒ?ラ

My buddy Daryle in D.C. has quite an impressive collection of old funk and soul records, and after honing his skills for quite sometime now, he's finally getting a shot at the 18th Street Lounge (ESL Records / Thievery Corporation ring a bell?) this Saturday night! I've been trying to get him over here to Japan for a visit and a few gigs, so please give DJ D-Mac your own personal invitation! Here's a mix for ya! Promophobia Vol. 1. Posted by Rob.

Wes gave us the low down on some upcoming DJ events and parties for February and March. 1) 26 Feb, Tropicana @ Bar Zerro in Shinsaibashi DJs, tropical drinks and Fusion Tapas (last Sunday of every month). 2) 4 March, Dan's birthday @ Oasis in Miyakojima. 3) 11 March, Reelin' for the Feelin' @ Oasis with DJs Wes, Jules, Ange and more... Also, check out his interview on the Japanese proficiency test. That'll be posted this Friday on Learn Japanese. Photo by James - Bike Club Osaka.

This is definitely the event we would be at if we were in Osaka this weekend! Check out the [re]Garb event tonight at Cafe Garb
DATE: 2006/02/11(sat)
DOOR OPEN: Midnight-late
ADV: 1,500yen+1drink?
ADM: 2,000yen+1drink?
AT: cafe GARB
add: 4-4-7 Bakuro-machi Chuo-ku Osaka Japan.
tel: 06-6258-3341 Since this event doesn't start till midnight, the obvious warm-up would be "The Drum, The N and The Bass" at Zerro. See Bike Club Osaka's events calendar for more info. Y'all go out and have a good one now, you hear!

(update 2/13) A bunch of us went to Basement Bar in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo, to catch Osaka band Argyle in action. They were playing at two different venues on Saturday, and we went to the earlier of the two shows. They were traveling with a new drummer who played most of the songs with sheet music, except for the encore which he had to improvise. He did pretty well for himself, and we all agreed that they rocked! Argyle's next gig will be March 20th at the Barbes Anniversary Party held in Club Noon, Umeda. Check out Argyle's website for more upcoming events.

Sorry kids, we had technical difficulties ! Here is the promo for Flo Union @ The Pink Cow.

The cool and funky David and Tomoko are helping to make it happen, so check it out !

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Posted by Alex.

Here's a short fun video of a night out in Panorama. This was taken on a mobile phone so the sound quality isn't so good. パノラマã?®æ¥½ã?—ã?„夜ã?®videoã?§ã?™ã€‚ã?©ã?†ã?žã€‚(æ?ºå¸¯ã?®videoã? ã?‹ã‚‰éŸ³è³ªã?Œã?‚ã‚“ã?¾ã‚Šã‚ˆã??ã?ªã?„。）Chika Yoshii's homepage