October 17 2010 - Keswick Theatre/Glenside, Pennsylvania October 18 2010 - Skirball Center For the Performing Arts/New York City, New York October 20 2010 - Berklee College of Music/Boston, Massachusetts October 22 2010 - Outremont Theatre/Montreal, Quebec October 24 2010 - Queen Elizabeth Theater/Toronto, Ontario October 27 2010 - Vic Theatre/Chicago, Illinois October 30 2010 - Moore Theatre/Seattle, Washington November 1 2010 - Vogue Theatre/Vancouver, British Columbia November 3 2010 - Regency Ballroom/San Fransisco, California November 5 2010 - El Rey/Los Angeles, California
Oct 07,Wed - Hau 1 (Berlin/Germany) Oct 09,Fri - Tonhalle (Dusseldorf/Germany) Oct 11,Sun - Central Theatre (Leipzig/Germany) Oct 13,Tue - Arengerg Theater (Antwerpen/Belgium) Oct 15,Thu - Enjoy Jazz Festival (Heidelberg/Germany) Oct 20,Tue - Teatro Valli Opera House (Reggio Emilia/Italy) Oct 22,Thu - Teatro Comunale, Florence (Florence/Italy) Oct 25,Sun - Teatro Politeama (Cantanzaro/Italy) Oct 26,Mon - Teatro Politeama Garibaldi (Palermo/Italy) Oct 28,Wed - Auditorium Parco De La Musica (Rome/Italy) Oct 30,Fri - TBA (Italy) Oct 31,Sat - Teatro Comunale, Terviso (Terviso/Italy) Nov 02,Mon - Teatro Regio (Turin/Italy) Nov 04,Wed - Ferrara Opera House (Ferrara/Italy) Nov 05,Thu - Teatro Arcimboldi (Milan/Italy) Nov 08,Sun - Espace Pierre Cardin (Paris/France) Nov 11,Wed - Teatro Circo Price (Madrid/Spain) Nov 13,Fri - Auditorio de Galicia (Santiago de compostela/Spain) Nov 15,Sun - Auditorio de Girona (Girona/Spain) Nov 17,Tue - Kursaal Auditorium (San Sebastian/Spain) Nov 19,Thu - Cartagena Jazz Festival (Cartagena/Spain) Nov 20,Fri - Teatro Infanta Leonor (Jaén/Spain) Nov 22,Sun - Symphony Hall (Birmingham/UK) Nov 24,Tue - Bridgewarter Hall (Manchester/UK) Nov 27,Fri - Brighton Dome (Brighton/UK) Nov 29,Sun - Cadogan Hall (London/UK) Nov 30,Mon - Cadogan Hall (London/UK) Dec 02,Wed - Queens Hall (Edinburgh/UK)
- Belgium General information: Greenhouse Talent http://www.greenhousetalent.be/artist.asp?id=143
Arengerg Theater Grote Zaal, Antwerpen, Belgium October 13,2009 Info: http://www.provant.be/kalender/vrije_tijd/cultuur/cultuurhuizen/arenbergschouwburg/ ryuichi_sakamoto_091013.jsp?referer=tcm:7-9327-64 Tel:+32 (0)70 22 21 92
- Italy General information: International Music and Arts http://www.international-music.it/homepage.html
Teatro Valli Opera House Piazza della Vittoria, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy October 20, 2009 Tel: +39 (0)522 458811 Info: http://www.iteatri.re.it/Sezione.jsp?idSezione=258
Teatro Comunale, Florence October 22, 2009 Info:http://www.tuscanypass.com/events_tuscany/event-details.html?eId=23150 http://www.maggiofiorentino.com/?q=node/1086
Teatro Politeama Cantanzaro October 25,2009 Info: www.politeamacatanzaro.net Tel: +39 (0)961 50 18 18 – (0)961 50 18 19
Teatro Politeama Garibaldi Via Giuseppe De Spuches, 10, 90141 Palermo (Sicilia), Italy October 26, 2009 Tel: +39 (0)91 6053421
Auditorium Parco De La Musica Viale Pietro de Coubertin 30, 00196 Roma, Italy October 28,2009 Info: www.auditorium.com/ Tel:+39 (0)680241281
Teatro Comunale Treviso Corso del Popolo, 31, 31100 Treviso, Treviso (Veneto), Italy October 31, 2009 Info:http://www.venetojazz.com/news/new.jsp?idm=C4E64O7D4689T293KIG47HGEU838214C0K829Q9T2DOGZ780S3F10973AZ0D8681&prg=1 Tel: +39 (0)423 452069
Teatro Regio di Torino Piazza Castello, 215, 10124 Torino, Italy November 02, 2009 Info:http://www.teatroregio.torino.it/en Tel: +39 (0)11 88151
Teatro Comunale di Ferrara Corso Martiri della Libertà, 5, 44100 Ferrara (Emilia Romagna) Italy November 04, 2009 Info: http://www.teatrocomunaleferrara.it/index.asp Tel: +39 (0)532 202675
Teatro degli Arcimboldi Viale dell'Innovazione, 20 – Milano, Italy November 05, 2009 Tel: +39(0)2 64 11 42 212/214
- France General information; Voyez mon producteur http://www.voyezmonproducteur.com/
Espace Pierre Cardin 1-3, Avenue Gabriel 75008 Paris France November 08,2009 Info: http://www.pierrecardin.com/home_en.html
- Spain General information: Stage Planet http://www.stageplanet.net/
Festival de Otoño de Madrid 2009 Teatro Circo Price Ronda Atocha, 35, Madrid, Spain November 11th 21:00 h Info: www.madrid.org/fo/2009/es/index.html Ticket sales online: www.entradas.com Phone sales: +34 902 876 870
Auditorio de Galicia Santiago de compostela, Spain November 13, Friday Info: http://www.auditoriodegalicia.org/auditorio/index.php?txt=aud_auditorio&lg=gal
Auditorio de Girona Girona, Spain November 15, Sunday
Kursaal Avda. de Zurriola, 1 - 20002 Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain November 17th Info: www.kursaal.org Ticket sales: www.kutxa.net
Cartagena Jazz Festival Cartagena, Spain November 19, Thursday
Teatro Infanta Leonor Jaén, Spain November 20, Friday
J-Pop and J-Rock are only the beginning. The modern Japanese music scene is just as vibrant and varied as any other music scene in the world. I'm Zac Bentz, writer, musician, designer and all around Japanese music fanatic. Here I hope to share with you a comprehensive (!!) list of Japanese artists and bands (with a strong focus on underground and indie acts) that you may or may not have heard of, in the hopes of expanding our mutual awareness of Japanese music.
I don't mean to suggest that everything I listen to is great. Quite the contrary, I hope that you will take the time to recommend your own favorite artists in the comments so that we can all learn a bit more about the huge range of Japanese music that's out there.
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