Fashion Crisis (May 2012)

I skipped mentioning the last Fashion Crisis due to not having a computer, but it was a pretty spectacular double feature with James taking charge of the Tokyo party at our regular venue of Koenji One and me hooking up with CAR stalwarts Miha and Zana in Ljubljana for our first European edition of the party. Disco madness ensued.

Anyway, we're back to normal this month with James and I both playing at One, backed up by friend of the event and minimal wave disco infiltrator Komlaski, as well as Soh from 80s-influenced psychedelic punk noise terrorists Hysteric Picnic. Appearing live will be Loser & Ribbons, the latest project of Her/Yamaco mastermind Noriko Yamada.

Place: Koenji One
Date: March 2nd (Fri)
Time: 8:00pm-last train
Cost: FREE
LIVE:
- Loser & Ribbons
DJs:
- Komlaski
- Soh (Hysteric Picnic)
- James Hadfield
- Ian Martin

Praha Depart in New York, March/April 2012

Tokyo's finest psychedelic dance-punk power trio Praha Depart will be in New York this week for a series of shows that should not be missed by any Gothamites. You can catch them at the following venues:

Thursday, Mar 29th@ Pianos (Manhattan)
Friday, Mar 30th @ Fontana's (Manhattan)
Saturday, Mar 31st @ Lit Lounge (Manhattan)
Sunday, April 1st @ Don Pedro (Brooklyn)
Monday, April 2nd @ The Trash Bar (Brooklyn)

Fashion Crisis (March 2012)

This March will mark 36 months of uninterrupted events for the Fashion Crisis team, setting the stage for our third anniversary celebrations next month. Joining us this time will be the wonderful Masatoo from Shibuya's Rewind Tapes event, and DJ Rally from post-hardcore, prog-bubblegum noiseniks The Mornings.

Place: Koenji One

Date: March 2nd (Fri)

Time: 8:00pm-last train

Cost: FREE

DJs:

- Masatoo (drwng)

- Rally (The Mornings)

- James Hadfield

- Ian Martin

Call And Response bands with Bo Ningen in Kyushu

This coming weekend, UK-based psychedelic rock quartet Bo Ningen are on a short three-date tour of Kyushu, with Call And Response bands Zibanchinka and Hyacca supporting them on all dates, along with some other good friends of the label.

Date: Feb 10th (Fri)

Place: Kumamoto Navaro

Time: 8:00/8:30pm

Cost: 2000/2500yen + drink

Bands: Bo Ningen / Zibanchinka / cynicalsmileisyourfavorite / The Fruits / Ecology Kannon

DJs: Tomo (Style band Tokyo)

Date: Feb 11th (Sat)

Place: Saga Rag-G

Time: 5:00/5:30pm

Cost: 2000/2500yen + drink

Bands: Bo Ningen / Zibanchinka / Hakuchi / Strawberry Chocolate's Surf Club Band / Yaoyoruzu / Freaks / The Crunch Dog

Date: Feb 12th (Sun)

Place: Fukuoka Utero

Time: 6:00pm

Cost: 2000/2500yen + drink

Bands: Bo Ningen / Hyacca / MacManaman / The Fridays / Chainsaw TV / Nekuraman

DJs: Tomo (Style Band Tokyo) / Ian Martin (Call And Response Records)

Fashion Crisis (February 2012)

Fashion Crisis this February features the cyborg pop stylings of Kanterbury, the only man in the world who uses a non-Apple laptop onstage -- come marvel at the strange sight and sound of this curious instrument! Guest DJs include the jet setting sounds of pop cats 3TE1 and the eclectic alien transmissions of J.A.G.U.A.R.

Date: Feb 3rd (Fri)
Place: Koenji One
Time: 8:00pm-last train
Cost: FREE
LIVE:
- Kanterbury
DJs:
- J.A.G.U.A.R.
- 3TE1
- James Hadfield
- Ian Martin

January 29th: An Embarrassment of Riches

There are three magnificent events going on this Sunday, all of which have Call And Response's firm seal of approval. Anyway, here they are in reverse order of cheapness and ascending order of opening time:

Firstly, I'm going to DJ at the event Style Band Tokyo are doing for Bo Ningen, who will be touring in Kyushu with Zibanchinka and Hyacca next month (details coming soon).

Place: Shibuya Club Asia

Time: 15:30

Cost: 3000/3500

Bands: Bo Ningen / Guitar Wolf / N'Shukugawa Boys / 6eyes / Psysalia Psysalsis Psyche / Tadzio / Moja

DJs: Tomo (Style Band Tokyo) / Taigen Kawabe (Bo Ningen) / Yamada (Knew Noise Recordings) / Sumire & Methyl (Twee Grrrls Club) / Soccreboy / Gypsy Badman (Control) / Le Champ (Control) / Sam & Mark (Tokyo Indie) / Tommy (Boy) / Tommi (Dancer Danger) / Yuta Sekiyama (from England to me!) / Kenta Hirano (Love Action) / Judy (Throw that beat!) / Ian Martin (Call And Response) / wizzjones / hahas disco / Full Circle / Black Neon Party / si oux (Vive Vagina) / Y Brando (Passione+) / Apu (Afterdark) / Sho (Plasticzooms) / Boys Get Hurt

Also, Hyacca will be playing at the Next Music from Tokyo tour finale, with all the bands they toured Canada with last October.

Place: Shindaita Fever

Time: 17:30:18:00

Cost: 2500/3000

Bands: Hyacca / Natsumen / Merpeoples / Akai Koen / Chiina

Finally, Anatopia will finish up their Japan tour in style at an excellent event The Mornings are putting on over the other side of town.

Place: Akihabara Club Goodman

Time: 18:00

Cost: 2000/2500

Bands: Anatopia / The Mornings / Ultra Bide / Emily loves Tennis / Umi no Te

Telephone Club New Year Party (Sunday, January 22nd)

As I've already mentioned in my previous post, Dutch new wave duo Anatopia are currently in Japan and ready to kick off their tour at Shin-Koenji Club Liner tomorrow. Call And Response will hold an event of our own for Anatopia before they shoot off to Osaka and Kyushu next week.

Taking the form of a kind of mini-festival in the warehouse-like underground cavern that is Kichijoji GOK Sound, the event will also feature a raft of Tokyo postpunk, new wave, garage and indiepop bands, with DJ team Youth is Wasted playing tunes in between live performances.

There's no compulsory drink order and you're free to bring your own beer in with you, although we'll try to have cheap drinks available inside as well. It's going to be a blast!

Place: Kichijoji GOK Sound
Date: 22nd January (Sunday)
Time: 16:00-23:00
Cost: 2000yen

LIVE:
- Anatopia (from Amsterdam)
- tacobonds
- Tessendoriko
- Praha Depart
- Hysteric Picnic
- Girls Pancakes
- tantan to tantan

DJs:
- Youth Is Wasted: NAH & Sue / Tack Terror / Komlaski / Gosuke
VJ:
- Terada (HUH)