Calendar 2010 - Boris - US Tour

July 24- September 5
Boris
US Tour

7/24/2010 The Casbah - San Diego, CA
7/25/2010 Plush - Tucson, AZ
7/27/2010 The Loft @ Palladium Ballroom - Dallas, TX w/ Russian Circles
7/28/2010 The Mohawk - Austin, TX w/ Russian Circles
7/30/2010 Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA w/ Russian Circles
7/31/2010 The Engine Room - Tallahassee, FL w/ Russian Circles
8/01/2010 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA w/ Russian Circles
8/02/2010 Cat’s Cradle - Carrboro, NC w/ Russian Circles
8/03/2010 930 Club - Washington DC w/ Russian Circles
8/04/2010 Starlight Ballroom - Philadelphia, PA w/ Russian Circles
8/06/2010 Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
8/07/2010 The Middle East - Cambridge, MA w/ Russian Circles, Cave In
8/08/2010 Le Tulipe - Montreal, QC w/ Russian Circles
8/09/2010 Lee’s Place - Toronto, ON w/ Russian Circles
8/10/2010 Magic Stick - Detroit, MI w/ Russian Circles
8/11/2010 Southgate House - Newport, KY w/ Russian Circles
8/13/2010 Metro - Chicago, IL w/ Russian Circles
8/14/2010 Firebird - St. Louis, MO w/ Russian Circles
8/15/2010 Granada Theatre - Lawrence, KS w/ Russian Circles
8/16/2010 Marquis Theater - Denver, CO w/ Red Sparrowes
8/17/2010 *TBA - Salt Lake City, UT w/ Red Sparowes
8/19/2010 Republik - Calgary, AB w/ Red Sparowes
8/20/2010 The Starlite - Edmonton, AB w/ Red Sparowes
8/22/2010 Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, BC w/ Red Sparowes
8/23/2010 Neumo’s - Seattle, WA w/ Red Sparowes
8/24/2010 Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR w/ Red Sparowes
8/26/2010 Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA w/ Red Sparowes
8/27/2010 El Rey - Los Angeles, CA w/ Red Sparowes
8/28/2010 The Glass House - Pomona, CA w/ Red Sparowes
9/05/2010 Kutsher’s Country Club - Monticello, NY @ ATP Fest - “Altar set” w/ SUNNO)))
9/07/2010 Brooklyn Masonic Temple - Brooklyn, NY - “Altar set” w/ SUNNO)))

Source: Southern Lord

Calendar 2010 - Boris - UK/Australia/US gigs

Boris
UK, Australia and US gigs

ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES Curated by Pavement
May 14 (FRI) 16(SUN)
Butlin's Holiday Centre, Minehead (UK)
Information: http://www.atpfestival.com/

Vivid Live festival Curated by Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson
May 28 (FRI)
Sydney Opera House (Australia)
Information: http://vividlive.sydneyoperahouse.com/Default.aspx

ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES Curated by Jim Jarmusch
September 5 (SUN)
Kutsher's Country Club, Monticello, New York (USA)
SUNN O))) and BORIS present ALTAR
Information: http://www.atpfestival.com/newsview/1003251415.php

Source: MySpace

Boris

While most might think of Boris as a band of extremes, they are also a band of rather pure and simple work. "Loud" would be one facet of their sound. "Heavy" and "huge" a couple others. "Uncompromising, "unfashionable" and "unrelenting" even more. While they may be very experimental at times, they also limit themselves to a small pallet of sounds, sticking almost entirely to the traditional line up of guitars, drums and vocals.

While they occasionally fall into the stoner-rock sound, they are anything but dull and boring. Droning, yes, but at the same time their music is active and full of a sort of inevitable weight. Their album titles alone are a useful look into their sound: Amplifier Worship, Heavy Rocks, Dronevil, Megatone (with Merzbow!), Sun Baked Snow Cave (again, with Merzbow!), Pink. OK, that last one might be ironic. Anyway, think lots of lumbering guitar riffs, lumbering drums, etc etc.

But it's not all blissed-out guitar drone jams. Very far from it. Over the years their sound has slowly drifted into territory a bit more palatable to the hard rock masses. Their songs are more like songs and less like steaming rivers of slow-moving tar. Their latest album Smile ranges from all-out rockers to downright sentimental tunes. Of course there's also plenty of noise and obliterated instruments, but on the whole it's a solid, thundering, rock and roll album.

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Official Site
MySpace

Members:
Takeshi - Vocals, Bass, Guitars
Wata - Guitars, Vocals
Atsuo Mizuno - Drums

Albums:
Absolutego (1996)
Amplifier Worship (1998)
Flood (2000)
Heavy Rocks (2002)
Akuma no Uta (2003)
Boris at Last: -Feedbacker- (2003)
The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked (2004)
Dronevil (2005)
Soundtrack from Film Mabuta no Ura (2005)
Pink (2005)
The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 2 (2006)
The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 3 (2006)
Vein (2006)
Smile (2008)

My Neighbor Satan


Heavy Friends


Pink

November/December Calendar - Boris - US & Canada Tour

November 9-Dec 6
Boris
US and Canada Tour
w/Nine Inch Nails (where noted)

11.09 (SUN) Hoboken NJ, Maxwell w/ PSYCHIC PARAMOUNT

11.11 (TUE) Canada Ottawa ON, Scotiabank Place w/ NINE INCH NAILS
11.12 (WED) Canada Montreal QC, Bell Centre w/ NINE INCH NAILS
11.13 (THU) Canada Toronto ON, Lees Palace w/ ORN
11.14 (FRI) Canada Hamilton ON, Copps Coliseum w/ NINE INCH NAILS

11.15 (SAT) Grand Rapids MI, Van Andel Arena w/ NINE INCH NAILS
11.16 (SUN) Cleveland OH, Grog Shop w/ BARONESS, COLISEUM, MINSK
11.17 (MON) Columbus OH, Schottenstein Center w/ NINE INCH NAILS
11.18 (TUE) Fort Wayne IN, Allen County Memorial w/ NINE INCH NAILS
11.20 (THU) Cedar Rapids IA, US Cellular Center w/ NINE INCH NAILS
11.21 (FRI) Columbia MO, Mizzou Arena w/ NINE INCH NAILS
11.22 (SAT) Tulsa OK, BOK Center w/ NINE INCH NAILS
11.24 (MON) Iowa City IA, The Picador w/ LOCAL
11.25 (TUE) Minneapolis MN, Target Center w/ NINE INCH NAILS
11.26 (WED) Council Bluffs IA, Mid-America Center w/ NINE INCH NAILS
11.28 (FRI) Minneapolis MN, Triple Rock Social Club w/ CLOUDS
11.29 (SAT) Chicago IL, Empty Bottle w/ CLOUDS
11.30 (SUN) Detroit MI, Magic Stick w/ CLOUDS
12.01 (MON) Buffalo NY, Soundlab w/ CLOUDS
12.03 (WED) Brooklyn NY, Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ GROWING, CLOUDS
12.04 (THU) Baltimore MD, Ottobar w/ GROWING, CLOUDS
12.05 (FRI) Danbury CT, Heirloom Arts Theatre w/ GROWING, CLOUDS
12.06 (SAT) Providence RI, Jerky’s w/ GROWING, CLOUDS

Source: MySpace

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ZB in Otaku USA #6

Sorry for the lack of regular updates lately. Things have been a bit busy outside of the A-Z. No, really! Here's the evidence!

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There's a complete guide to the awesome P-Vine "Techno Ca-Yo" compilations of vintage '80s synth pop, all eight discs! I also have reviews of the new Motocompo and Boris albums, and Kayo's (of Polysics) solo album Mitsuami Heroine.

Of course there is a mega-ton of great anime, manga (they have a staggering number of manga reviews ever issue,) film and general (and not so general) otaku goods coverage. OUSA is really the best place for some great obscure stuff, as well as fantastic coverage of the breaking stories. Obviously I highly recommend it!

Go grab a copy and let me know what you think. It would mean the world to me if you could show your support for more J-music coverage and send a few good words over to the crew.

Things are starting to pile up, and that's a very very good thing. Hopefully I'll be able to buckle down and clear my desk for a full-force return to the A-Z next week. For now, I have a big bold "THANK YOU!" to all of you constant readers out there, and a huge bold and italic "THANKS!" to the Otaku USA crew for their support!