September 09 Calendar - Glay - US Gigs

September 9-12
Glay
US Shows

Wednesday, September 9 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Friday, September 11 - Hollywood, CA - House of Blues Sunset Strip
Saturday, September 12 - Hollywood CA - House of Blues Sunset Strip

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SUPER JAPANESE ROCK BAND GLAY ARRIVES IN THE U.S. WITH CONCERTS AT THE
FILLMORE SAN FRANCISCO AND THE HOUSE OF BLUES HOLLYWOOD IN SEPTEMBER

UDO Artists, Inc. Brings Celebrated Super J-Rock Glay to U.S. Audiences in
San Francisco and Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California and Tokyo, Japan (August 25, 2009) ‹ Celebrating
fifteen (15) rocking years and with over 56,000,000 sold Singles, CD¹s,
DVD¹s, Japan¹s super rock group GLAY will take the U.S. by storm with
concerts in early September at The Fillmore (San Francisco; Sept. 9, 2009)
and with two (2) shows in Hollywood at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
(Sept. 11 and 12, 2009). More information can be found at
www.glay.co.jp/en/ and
www.myspace.com/glayofficial .

UDO Artists, Inc. is launching the GLAY U.S. TOUR 2009-THE GREAT VACATION, a
limited live concert series for all lovers of great radical Japanese rock
music. Don¹t miss GLAY U.S. TOUR 2009-THE GREAT VACATION it is a ³MUST
ATTEND² event for any J-Rock fan! Tickets are available via Ticketmaster
(www.ticketmaster.com ) and Live Nation
(www.livenation.com ). More information can be
found on the GLAY official website at www.glay.co.jp/en/
and their official Myspace page at
www.myspace.com/glayofficial .

GLAY tour dates and performance locations are as follows:

* Wednesday, September 9, 2009; 8:00 PM: San Francisco CA: The
Fillmore
* Friday, September 11, 2009; 9:00 PM: Hollywood CA:
House of Blues Sunset Strip
* Saturday, September 12, 2009; 9:00 PM: Hollywood CA: House of
Blues Sunset Strip

Tickets are available now onsite at the concert venue or online via
Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com ) or Live
Nation (www.livenation.com ). San Francisco
tickets available starting at $45.00/each and Hollywood shows available
starting at $37.50/each with special group rates.

About GLAY
Formed in 1988 by two (2) high school friends (TAKURO and TERU), GLAY
considered on of the most successful and popular J-Rock bands still today
with a total of four (4) band members (TERU-Vocals, TAKURO-Guitar,
HISASHI-Guitar and JIRO-Bass). To date, GLAY, has sold over 56,000,000
Singles, CD¹s, DVD¹s and has drawn over seven (7) million concert attendees.
More information can be found at www.glay.co.jp/en/
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The Predators

The Predators are probably exactly what you would expect to hear from a band influenced by Nirvana and fronted by the singer for The Pillows, Sawao Yamanaka. Namely, rough edged songs, played simply, but with the same good natured happy glow that seems to surround just about every track from the Pillows.

The big name band members don't stop at Yamanaka though. In fact the trio is a sort of indie super-group, with Shinpei Nakayama of Straightener on drums and Jiro from Glay on bass. While any one of these guys brings plenty of experience and hard earned credibility to the fore, together they manage to sort of cancel each other out, at least to the point that they can actually get some songs written. Perhaps it's because they stick to the simplistic song structures and straight ahead songwriting, or maybe they all just want to take a break from their more serious bands. Whatever the case, they do manage to produce some nice little grunge tinted indie pop sings.

Their first album Hunting!!!! is the more Nirvana-esque of their two short releases. Each track has the signature three chord rock sound of just about any early grunge band. The requisite out-of-tune singing is missing though, replaced by Yamanaka's easy-going voice. Basically, it's like typical material from The Pillows with more aggressive guitars and louder production. Their second album Kiba wo Misero is like the progression from Nirvana to the Foo Fighters. While still stripped down and rockin' the production is a bit tighter and richer, with the songs being just a bit poppier and bold.

While The Predators are a natural fit for any fan of The Pillows, they also offer up a bit more muscle for those wishing that The Pillows would rock out a bit more. The don't offer up any surprising twists or flashy guitar tricks, instead focusing in very catchy songs and the sort of epic positive vibes we've come to expect from the various bands the individual members usually inhabit.

BUY THE PREDATORS RELEASES HERE

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Official Site

Members:
Sawao Yamanaka - Vocals, Guitar
Shinpei Nakayama - Drums
Jiro - Bass

Releases:
Hunting!!!! (2005)
Kiba wo Misero (2008)

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August Calendar - Glay - California Tour

August 12-16
Glay

8-12 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
8-15 - House of Blues Sunset Strip - Los Angeles, CA
8-16 - House of Blues Sunset Strip - Los Angeles, CA

Source: J!-Ent