Blog - Uehara, Komazawa, Nakameguro
Uehara, Komazawa, Nakameguro
Yesterday, I went for a bike ride that led me to a bunch of interesting places, of which here are a few.
No.12 Gallery in Uehara is currently hosting an exhibition of "hand-shaped" skateboards. Graffiti and other artists have not only put their designs on skateboards, but they've cut the skateboards into original shapes. One of them is graffiti artist KAMI. The free show is sponsored by Nike SB, which provides free shoelaces and stickers to anyone who comes by. It's on until September 10.
Next, it was coffee break time, and I went down to Komazawa to check out Rocketman Cafe. Promoting the new album by Rocketman (aka Fukawa Ryō's club music solo unit), the friendly café plays mixes prepared by Rocketman himself, and there's also a special Rocketman cocktail available. I had a "broken chocolate cake" that was large, very delicious and satisfying. For those who already have Rocketman's great summer album (also sold at the café), there are some related flyers to be picked up. Until August 31 at Rice Cafe.
Last but not least, down in Nakameguro I went to café/restaurant prata to eat some good food and chat with friends while enjoying some easy listening tunes mixed by DJs Yoshida Tetsuto (Readymade) and Hase (solange et delphine). The small space not being quite equipped to accomodate DJing, the mixing was done on portable turntables (including a Pizzicato Five original) in a very "at home" kind of way. Comoesta Yaegashi even dropped by for a while. The "untitled" event is held every month's last Sunday, and could perhaps use a few more patrons who like good music and good food. Give it a try!
Posted on August 29, 2006 at 00:40 | Tweet
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