North American J-pop concerts 2005

[nmskalmn]

Bonnie Pink is doing a concert in NYC, 15 March 2005:

http://www.pianosnyc.com/shows0305.html

I can't go because it's on a Tuesday

[aiko_hoshi]

camino is coming to austin, texas on the 19th of this month (man, last minute notice for me >O)!
http://www.headhuntersclub.com/
^^^
i'm excited. i think i'll be able to go thank god for having family just recently moving to austin. haha.

[Belinda]

Just checked......wow! Yoko Ishida and Maaya Sakamoto!! T_T! I wish I would be able to see them also, along with bonnie pink...but it seems that nobody wants to see her with me!!!!!!! And I don't want to go alone.....man this sucks....Utada's concert would be good also.

[nmskalmn]

Japan Girls Nite US Tour 2005

March 20th Chicago @ Bottom Lounge
*Petty Booka：Ukulele Chorus duo
*Titan Go King's : Girl punk trio
*Tsushimamire : Girl alternative Rock trio
*Puppypet: Fusing punk with Japanese melodies/Twin Girl Vocals
*FANTASY'S CORE : Rock Monster from Nagasaki
8pm doors / 9pm show , ticket:$8 adv $10 door *age21+
address: 3206 N. Wilton , Chicago, IL 60657
phone:773.975.0505　www.bottomlounge.com


March 21st NY @ Sin-e
*Petty Booka：Ukulele Chorus duo
*Titan Go King's : Girl punk trio
*Tsushimamire : Girl alternative Rock trio
*Puppypet: Fusing punk with Japanese melodies/Twin Girl Vocals
*Gaijin A Go Go:from NY
ticket:$8 adv $10 door
150 Attorney St. New York, NY 10002
(212) 388-0077 info@sin-e.com
http://www.sin-e.com/

March 22nd Boston @ Abby Lounge
*The Emeralds
*Titan Go King's : Girl punk trio
*Tsushimamire : Girl alternative Rock trio
*Puppypet: Fusing punk with Japanese melodies/Twin Girl Vocals
Starts: @8:45, ticket: $7
address:3 Beacon Street SOMERVILLE, MA 02143 USA
Tel 617-441-9631 Fax 413-208-3414
http://www.schnockered.com/abbey/abbey.htm

March 23rd Canton/ NY
@The Underground/St. Lawrence University
*The Emeralds
*Titan Go King's : Girl punk trio
*Tsushimamire : Girl alternative Rock trio
*Puppypet: Fusing punk with Japanese melodies/Twin Girl Vocals
9pm doors 9:30pm show , Free show , All ages
address: Music Department, St. Lawrence U., Canton, NY 13617
phone: 315.229.5166
http://arts.stlawu.edu/music/mushome.html

March 25th LA @ KING KING
*Pink Mochi: from LA
*The Emeralds
*Titan Go King's : Girl punk trio
*Tsushimamire : Girl alternative Rock trio
*Puppypet: Fusing punk with Japanese melodies/Twin Girl Vocals
*Noodles
start: 8:00pm , ticket: $8.00 advance $10 for day
advance ticket : http://www.virtuous.com
address: King King 6555 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90026
http://www.kingkinghollywood.com/

March 26th Starry Plough/ BERKELEY
*The Emeralds
*Titan Go King's : Girl punk trio
*Tsushimamire : Girl alternative Rock trio
Time :8:00pm Price :$10
http://www.starryploughpub.com/

March 27th SF @ Studio Z.
*The Emeralds
*Titan Go King's : Girl punk trio
*Tsushimamire : Girl alternative Rock trio
*Noodles
*Pillows
Time :8:00pm Price :$10
address: 14 11th Street SF San Francisco,CA 94103-4314
P: 1.415.252.766 info@studioz.tv

March 28th Seattle @ Sunset Tavern
*Butterstrips: all girl band JPN girl singer from Seattle
*The Emeralds
*Titan Go King's : Girl punk trio
*Tsushimamire : Girl alternative Rock trio
Petty Booka / Titan Go King's / TsuShiMaMiRe
Doors 8pm / Start time: 9:00pm , ticket price: $10 *age21~
address:5433 Ballard Avenue, Seattle Washington,98107
booking: (206) 784-0627 bar: (206) 784-4880
http://www.sunsettavern.com/

Plus some SXSW info:

== SXSW 2005 in Austin Texas ==
Come Party with US!　-JAPAN NITE BUSH!-

Thursday, March 17 5pm-8pm
@ Brush Square Park Tent (in front of Convention Center)
open bar, BBQ, and live music!
noodles, Titan Go King's, the pillows, Petty Booka, BONNIE PINK

Friday, March 18 3pm-7pm @Caribbean Lights
Party with band!
THE HOT SHOTS, THE EMERALDS, i-dep, ZANZO, SANS OWL


~Musical Madness from Japan Live show~
Japan Nite#1
March 18 (Fri.) @Carribian Lights
Titan Go King's/I-Dep/The Emeralds/Noodls/The Pillows

Japan Nite#2
March 19(Sat.) @Elysium
The Hot Shots/Suns Owl/ZANZO/Petty Booka/Bonnie Pink

Free live ~ CHEAPO DISC INSTORE
3/17 2:00pm~ Titan Go King's
2:30pm ~ HOTS SHOTS
3/18 3:00pm~ Petty Booka
Cheapo Discs
914 North Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78703 CORNER OF 10TH AND LAMAR
www.cheapotexas.com

All info from BENTEN Label & Sister Records

[nmskalmn]

the pillows
Noodles
21 March 2005
Knitting Factory
74 Leonard Street
New York City, NY 10013

[lolo66]

*sigh where's my money for the trip to the one(s) I want to see?!

[Delirium-Zer0]

*sniff*... the pillows in new york? aw man. dude.

They'll never come to albuquerque either. SUCK. SUUUUUCCCKKK!!

But Shonen Knife are coming here. That makes me feel special.

[nmskalmn]

the pillows
Anime Central 2005
13-15 May 2005
Hyatt Regency O'Hare and the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Rosemont, IL

Kumiko Kato
Sogen Con
20-22 May 2005
Southwest Minnesota State University
Marshall, Minnesota

Maaya Sakamoto
Anime Expo 2005
1-4 July 2005
Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92802

angela
Sakura-Con 2005
8-10 April 2005
Seattle Airport Hilton/Sea-Tac Marriott
17620 Pacific Highway South
Seattle, WA 98188

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Tours by some other Japanese groups:


DMBQ
DMBQ US Tour
3 March - 23 April 2005

MONO
MONO North American / European tour Spring '05
North America: 4 March - 16 April 2005
Europe: 26 April - 22 May 2005

GITOGITO HUSTLER
GITOGITO HUSTLER US TOUR 2005
11 March - 26 March 2005

MELT BANANA
MxBx HEDGEHOGS' TOUR USA 2005
14 April - 11 June 2005

Check the links for more info.

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the pillows
noodles
DELICIOUS BUMP TOUR in USA

the pillows and noodles perform to all shows.
　
3/17 (wed) SXSW Official Party @ Brush Square Park Tent
start 17:00~
Only the invitation.
The official invitations are given out to people at registration for SXSW.

3/18 (thu) SXSW Japan Nite#1 @Caribbean Lights
http://www.caribbeanlights.com/
612-614 East 6th Street, Austin, Texas 78701 / P 512-472-8883
19:00 doors open
with : Titan Go King's www.est.hi-ho.ne.jp/pinkysama/
I-Dep www.i-dep.jp/
The Emeralds emeralds.jp/

3/20 (sun) NY @PIANOS
http://www.pianosnyc.com/
158 Ludlow St New York, NY 10002-2211
21:30 start / $5 / 21+
with : Daddy www.daddywantsyou.com/
Pretty Suicide www.prettysuicide.com/

3/21 (mon) NY @Knitting Factory / Tap Bar
http://www.knittingfactory.com
74 Leonard St New York, NY 10013 / P 212-219-3132
20:00 start / $8
with : Daddy www.daddywantsyou.com/
Male Room www.male-room.net/

3/23 (wed) Seattle @THE CROCODILE CAFE
http://www.thecrocodile.com/
2200 2nd Ave Seattle, WA 98121-2017 / P 206-441-5611
$6 / 21+
with : THE STEREO FUTURE www.thestereofuture.com/
TOMO (FROM ASAHI) www.asahi-music.net/

3/27 (sun) SF @Studio Z
http://www.studioz.tv/
address: 14 11th Street SF San Francisco,CA 94103-4314 / P 1.415.252.766
20:00 start / $10 / 21+
with : The Emeralds emeralds.jp/
Titan Go King's www.est.hi-ho.ne.jp/pinkysama/
Tsushimamire www.gakki.ne.jp/~mamire/

[Aisha_Angel]

If I had a car...if I had a license...I would not be sitting here right now having a hissy fit!

[Still Alone]

Why Louisana???? Can't koda Kumi have a concert in California!

[Super Ichiban]

I will be photographing the Japan Girls Nite US Tour show in LA. It will also be very likely that I will be photographing the PuffyAmiYumi show in LA next month as well.

During the winter I became a photographer for a US based Japanese entertainment website. If there is a j-pop concert in LA, I can probably get in to shoot it. This is something that I've always wanted to do.

[nmskalmn]

Originally Posted by Super Ichiban

During the winter I became a photographer for a US based Japanese entertainment website. If there is a j-pop concert in LA, I can probably get in to shoot it. This is something that I've always wanted to do.

Cool! Let us know how it goes.

[Nu-NRG]

that's a long list i missed Bonnie Pink's performace...and i wanna see Koda Kumi too...why can't she come to Toronto

[nmskalmn]

Here's the info about the Puffy tour Super Ichiban mentioned:

Hi! Hi! Puffy AmiYumi ROCK SHOW *** GO WEST!!

22 April 2005
Crystal Ballroom
1332 W. Burnside
Portland, OR 97209

23 April 2005
The Showbox
1426 1st Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101

24 April 2005
Vogue Theatre
918 Granville St.
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1L2

26 April 2005
Warfield
982 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

29 April 2005
Wiltern Theater
3790 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90010

30 April 2005
Soma
3350 Sports Arena Blvd
San Diego, CA 92110

2 May 2005
Marquee Theatre
730 N. Mill Ave
Tempe, AZ 85281

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A 5 concert tour by another Japanese group:
Boredoms
17-25 May 2005

[Rickumi]

Originally Posted by kayokyokufan

Hmmm. I wonder if Koda Kumi is any good in concert? Only things I've ever seen are PVs.

Ye she is god. Im not telling this because im a fan.... Its true. She is natural,she dances, smile.... she is hot (not just sexy..... she realy transmits something to us).

I tell this because there are so many singers that are like clowns on stage... dont move.... dont feel confortable....

kumi is THE one!

[DarkWanderer]

wow that's alot of performances here in the U.S!! thanks for the info

[nmskalmn]

Akiko Yano

30 April 2005, 3:30 PM
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Sakura Matsuri
Brooklyn, NY 11225

2 May 2005
Joe's pub (at the Public Theater)
425 Lafayette St.
NY, NY 10003

[Aldonia]

*saw Kumi last night at KamikazeCon*

Okay, so I don't like her much or at all, but my friend invited me to the con at the last minute and I decided to go. (it was very fun by the way..) Anyway Kumiko Kato opened for her - she has a nice voice & good English ^^ - then Kumi came on. One of her female dancers was wearing a friggin bra, short jacket, and underwear the whole time.. x___x;; She was lacking in clothes too, but she's got a good voice live. She performed Cutie Honey, a couple of ballads I don't know the names of because they sound alike ><, 1000 no Kotoba, Selfish Hot Stuff, Real Emotion.. I might've forgotten something or messed up the order a little bit... :\ Sorry! Anyway, she had a translator, it was cute XD Yeah and then she did an encore of Real Emotion. The fans were really really into it, so I guess if you were a fan of hers it was a good show.

[kayokyokufan]

Thanks for all the info. Too bad there won't be any Namie concerts here. If there were, I would jump on that with the quickness!

[Delirium-Zer0]

Maybe i can go see puffy in Tempe.... yeah right, baby's due any day at that point, i won't be able to go anywhere! >__<!!!!!