FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2008 – Japanese pop-punk rockers ketchup mania will perform at the SXSW Music Festival in March 2008, followed by a set of shows as part of the legendary Japan Nite lineup. They will finish their USA tour by playing at Sakura-Con 2008 in Seattle, WA.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese indies band LiN CLOVER to separate indefinitely in 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE tokyo pinsalocks to perform at Anime Boston 2008 December 11, 2007 – Japanese electronic/pop group tokyo pinsalocks will make their USA premiere at Anime Boston 2008 in Boston, MA, March 21-23, 2008.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ketchup mania returns to the USA for Sakura-Con 2008 December 6, 2007 – Japanese pop-punk sensations ketchup mania will return to the USA for a special engagement at Sakura-Con 2008 in Seattle, WA.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Electro-pop Nagoya band Budo Grape to perform at A-Kon 2008 December 4, 2007 – Nagoya-based electro-pop band band Budo Grape will make their USA debut at A-Kon 19 in Dallas, Texas. The Japanese new wave band will play the event’s opening night concert on Friday, May 30, 2008.
Link: http://jrockeventsusa.com/articles/lincloverpmx07_report.html
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LIN CLOVER RETURNS TO USA FOR PMX 2007 September 20, 2007 – Japanese rock band LiN CLOVER returns to the USA for a special concert on Saturday, November 10, 2007, at Pacific Media Expo in Los Angeles.
Link: http://jrockeventsusa.com/articles/km07_report.html
ARTIST: ketchup mania EVENT: A-Kon 2007 (Dallas, TX) DATE: June 1, 2007 CONCERT ATTENDANCE: 2500
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ARTIST: LiN CLOVER EVENT: Sakura-Con 2011 (Seattle, WA) DATE: April 11, 2007 CONCERT ATTENDANCE: 2000
Link: http://www.japanzine.jp/article/jz/963/notes-from-the-underground
Link: http://www.keikaku.net/mothercoat/
Formed in Japan in 1995, Swinging Popsicle‘s pop style showcases catchy guitar work as well as Fujishima Mineko’s emotional vocals and writing talents. Swinging Popsicle members are Fujishima Mineko [vocals], Shimada Osamu [guitar] and Hirata Hironobu [bass]. In May 2006, the band played for the first time in the USA in San Jose, CA. I […]
Link: http://www.keikaku.net/swinging-popsicle/
Mothercoat‘s instrumental-driven arrangements give their melodic rock style a rich and varied range of sound. Mothercoat members are Hitokazu Giga [Guitar, Vocals], Makoto Myojo [Guitar Chorus], Toki Imada [Bass, Chorus], Tomo Naito [Drums, Chorus] and Junpei Sugihara [Sound Engineer]. I talked with mothercoat’s bassist Toki Imada about the band’s new album, Mama Manner, and their […]
Link: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fm20060622a1.html
ARTIST: Swinging Popsicle EVENT: Fanime MusicFest (San Jose, CA) DATE: May 28, 2006