Blog - Weekly revue: 2013 week #9 (February 23 to March 1)
Weekly revue: 2013 week #9 (February 23 to March 1)
Last weekend was a little trip to Yokohama!
Food: - Went for dinner with Gangpol/Sylvain and friends at an oden & Okinawan restaurant in Shinjuku
- Ice cream at Boboli, Nishi-Ogikubo
- Stocked up menchi-katsu at meat shop Toraya, Nishi-Ogikubo
- Curry lunch at Tapir, Shin-Ōkubo
- Gyōza at Shandong (山東), China Town, Yokohama
- Oahu Island Avocado BBQ Burger at Kua'Aina, Shibuya
Shopping: - Went to Kichijōji to visit Luvri, a friend's girl accessory shop (mainly self-imported from France). It used to be "Lyly-Pad" just a minute away.
- Suzy Wong, the souvenir shop ran by Crazy Ken Band's leader's parents!, in China Town, Yokohama. It was my first time there, and Crazy Ken's parents were both there at the counter. They were very nice and even treated us a handful of candies, saying "Ken-chan"'s favorite is the strawberry milk one. :) I got a cool yellow Yokohama/CKB T-shirt!
- Bought a stool with a cute cat drawing at B:Ming (by Beams), in Yokohama
Music event: - On Tuesday, February 26, was an event at Saravah Tokyo in Shibuya, featuring friend Ōkawara Izumi (Qypthone), and also guitarist Saigenji.
It was my first time at Saravah, a small seated venue owned by the Japanese wife of French singer Pierre Barouh. The event was a "showcase", inviting anyone to perform what they want on stage, with Izumi and Saigenji being the two main acts. The other performers were also quite good, I especially liked an oldish couple who played sanshin and guitar, while their young son came to shout comments. There was also a cello player who wasn't especially very good, but he had a distinctive style, he was called back for an encore at the end.
I hadn't had the chance to see Saigenji before, but seeing this short set instantly convinced me of his genius. His scats are wonderful!
As for Izumi, she did a set of about 5 songs, accompanied by guitar (Qypthone's Ishigaki Kentarō), woodbass and drums, with sometimes a backtrack. This was a really fun set that reminded of Qypthone's sounds. There was also the good news that she'll be singing again on March 29 at an event on Jicoo (the bar on Matsumoto Leiji's Himiko futuristic boat).
New music: - Kaji Hideki's new album "Sweet Swedish Winter", fun and pop, a bit short at 30 minutes (despite containing 10 songs!). His fans shouldn't hesitate to grab this! I'm looking forward to an in-store live on April 5 at Tower Records Shinjuku (starts at 19:00).
- Denki Groove new album "Human Beings and Animals"! A bit less techno, more non-genre new wave/80's/funky sounds, lots of singing, all danceable! I love the panda artwork by Sunahara Yoshinori is great too! The "Tour Panda" will hit Tokyo on March 12 and 13. Can't wait! :)
- A brand new track by Konishi Yasuharu, titled "Are you looking for something?", is available here for free!
Music release news: "NHK CD dai! tensai terebi-kun MTK the 17th" (The Aprils, Omodaka, Takanami Keitarō, Kamomiya Ryō, Okii Reiji, etc.), Crue-L Grand Orchestra vs TBD (12"), Crystal (12")
Playlist: Breakbot, Nomiya Maki, Vanilla Beans, Qypthone
Tech: I've been playing with UserScripts and HTML5's <audio> element, using it to play sounds when clicking certain links. I know this may seem annoying, but it can be fun too. :)
Posted on March 3, 2013 at 00:19 | Tweet
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