Blog - Weekly revue: 2018 week #13 (March 24 to 30)
Weekly revue: 2018 week #13 (March 24 to 30)
Food: - Fried sardine (with potato salad inside) at Ebisu, Nishi-Ogikubo
- Sakura & white chocolate cake at Kies, Nishi-Ogikubo
- Lemon chicken & pork vindaloo curry at Bar Hoshio, Shinjuku
- Sakura & chocolate ice cream at Tomohisa Ice Cream, Shinjuku
Music events: - On Sunday March 25 was the release party for SOLEIL's 1st album "My Name is SOLEIL"! There was a very long line outside, and it took longer than expected to fit everyone in Yoyogi Zher the Zoo. After everyone got in safely the show finally started! On stage were the three band members (singer Soleil, bassist & producer Sally Kubota and guitarist Nakamori Yasuhiro), plus drummer Shirane Kenichi, chorist Lemon and guest chorist Hoshino Michiru! The show consisted of most of the songs from the album, plus two covers, and also a special corner where Michiru sang two of her own songs backed by SOLEIL (with Soleil on drums!). I bought a new poster and photobook, and had the poster signed by all three members. Thanks!! :) That was a great show, and needless to say the album is awesome! It was announced that another album is already being prepared, and it might be released at the end of the summer.
Set list: Theme of SOLEIL / Do You Believe in Magic? / Guitar in Love / Love Letter in Blue Ink / koi no Happy Date (Gotta Pull Myself Together) (Ishino Maki cover (original by The Nolans)) / Apple Princess Go Go! / Captain Scarlet theme song / Hoshino Michiru "You love me" / Hoshino Michiru "Magic Hour" / Pinky Fluffy / The Fruits Who Dream / Are you happy? / Summer Wink / Marine I Love You / Good Bye My Fourteen / Theme of SOLEIL (Reprise)
Encore: Session (Soleil on drums) / To Know Him Is To Love Him
- Actually on the way to SOLEIL I dropped by Tower Records Shibuya to catch Wakita Monari at the Moshi Moshi Nippon Festival 2018! :) She did a set backed by DJ Nachu who mixed many of her best songs, fitting as many as possible in the short 30-minute set, including a new unreleased one ("Peppermint Rainbow"), and also the just released "Take It Lucky!!!!". That was a very fun set, and free!
Set list: Est! Est!! Est!!! / akai Skirt / nakimushi Revolution / Peppermint Rainbow / Wingscape / Boyfriend / I'm with you / Take It Lucky!!!! / In the City
- Then on the next day I went to Tower Records Shibuya again for an in-store event by SOLEIL, again! :) This time it was a karaoke-style set. Although members Sally and Nakamori Yasuhiro were on stage with their instruments, they were unplugged on purpose, saying to enjoy the show like a performance on an old TV show. :)
Set list: Marine I Love You / Guitar in Love / Summer Wink / Do You Believe In Magic?
On the way back I went to Tower Records Shinjuku to see SOLEIL's photo exhibition and I sneaked a few photos!
- On Friday night, I went to a free event at the recently opened hotel koé in Shibuya (where used to be Parco Part 2) to see DJ Konishi Yasuharu! He played some lounge music, and also lots of danceable tracks several Pizzicato Five songs ("Nata di marzo", ""Baby Portable Rock", "Tokyo wa yoru no 7ji" (Nomiya Maki live version),...), and what I believe are a few new remixes! There will be a 5-CD set of works from Konishi's whole career released on May 2, and also two Pizzicato Five 7"'s ("On Her Majesty's Request;ep" and "Lovers Rock") on May 16. Can't wait for these, and of course any new remixes/tracks that might be on the way! :)
Music release news: Cornelius, Wakita Monari, Yogee New Waves, Shonen Knife, The Pen Friend Club
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