Blog - Weekly revue: 2018 week #15 (April 7 to 13)

Weekly revue: 2018 week #15 (April 7 to 13)

Food: - Napoli pizza at Massimottavio, Eifukuchō
- Salmon curry at Shake Stand, Daitabashi
- Steak at Benjamin Steak House, Roppongi

Music event: - On Saturday April 7 was "Tower Records 39th Anniversary Live 'Thank You For The Music'", a special event held by Tower Records for their 39th anniversary of coming to Japan. The show featured The Scooters and Tokyo Panorama Mambo Boys, and also several other bands: Little Tempo, The Ska Flames and The Miceteeth. Also there was a side-stage with performances by The Pen Friend Club, Strange Reitaro, DJ Matsuura Toshio and Kim Wooyong. Pretty much the whole was great! All the main stage bands were very entertaining, and also I was happy to see a full set of The Pen Friend Club (who I had seen briefly at an in-store event at Tower Records Shinjuku).

The Scooters did a great set playing many of their recent singles, and also originals "kanashii uwasa" (written by Konishi Yasuharu) and "Tokyo Disco Night", and live favorites "Heat Wave" and "Shout!!". I'm always amazed by hearing those great vocals (Ronnie's voice!, the charismatic Turban Chada Jr. and the great chorus girls), and the band's unique sound that takes you instantly to another era, and of course leader (and famous art director) Shindō Mitsuo! The Scooters were formed also 39 years ago!

The Scooters set list: Heat Wave / Miracles / Dancing in the street / Young Americans / kanashii uwasa / Make You Mine / Shout!! / Tokyo Disco Night

Later on the main stage was a set by Tokyo Panorama Mambo Boys (Comoesta Yaegashi, Paradise Yamamoto and Gonzales Suzuki), who instantly changed the mood with their mambo club sounds and live percussions. They said they had to take break between every song or so because they're getting old. Nevertheless that was the day's most energetic and crazy show! At one point they invited by Saitō Neon Sign's leader Saitō Hiroyuki for original hits "Dynamite Mambo" and "Bongo Tengoku", after which burlesque dancer Miss Cabaretta joined and the show just kept getting hotter. I had seen Tokyo Panorama Mambo Boys in very small clubs before, but I think it was my first time seeing them on a big stage. Great show!

The official report with many photos can be seen here.