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Concerts
PoPular
Wilco
Groundbreaking US
alt-rock group. Apr 12, 7pm,
¥7,000 (standing)/ ¥7,500
(seated). Unit. Nearest stn:
Daikanyama. Apr 13, 6pm,
¥7,000 (standing)/ ¥7,500
(reserved seating) +1d.
Shibuya-AX. Nearest stn:
Harajuku. Tel: 03-3444-6751.
www.smash-jpn.com
Roach
Okinawan metal boys on a
solo show in Tokyo. Apr 12,
7pm, ¥3,000 (adv)/ ¥3,500
(door) +1d. Shelter. Nearest
stn: Shimokitazawa. Tel:
03-3466-7430.
The Jim Kweskin Jug
Band
Legendary band’s 50th
anniversary tour. Apr 12,
7pm, ¥8,000 (adv) +1d.
Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall.
Nearest stn: Nihonbashi.
toms-cabin.http://sakura.
ne.jp/Jim2013
Ayumi Hamasaki
J-pop diva. Apr 13, 6:30pm;
Apr 14, 4pm, ¥8,500. Saitama
Super Arena. Nearest stn:
Saitama-Shintoshin. Tel:
0570-550-955.
Donna Burke for Shine
On
Romantic songs by original
artist, with proceeds going
to Shine On Kids charity. Apr
13, 1 & 5pm, ¥3,000 (adv)/
¥3,500 (door) +1d. Akasaka
Kumin Center Hall. Nearest
stn: Akasakamitsuke or
Akasaka. Tel: 03-5413-2711.
www.donnaburke.com
Spring Nightmare
Gothic, Lolita and alternative
live show with Rose Noire
and more. Apr 14, 4pm,
¥3,000 (adv)/ ¥3,500
(door) +1d. Live Inn Rosa.
Tel: 03-5956-3463. www.
artism.jp
The Wildhearts
Geordie hard rock and
melodic pop mix band. Apr
15, 7:30pm, ¥6,800 + 1d.
O-East. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
Tel: 03-3499-6669. www.
creativeman.co.jp/english
OF BLUE NOTE TOKYO
Jazz Auditoria 2013
With the help of Blue Note Tokyo, Chiyoda Ward is celebrating
Unesco International Jazz Day with a free jazz festival at the new
Waterras complex in Kanda. Blue Note means big names and
Jazz Auditoria does not disappoint. Heading the lineup is the
Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra, led by Japan’s most important
jazz composer and one of just a few women anywhere to make
their mark on jazz as bandleaders. Filling out the ranks are the
Blue Note Tokyo All Star Jazz Orchestra and individual players
including popular violinist Naoko Terai and hepcat piano
personality Swing-O a.k.a 45.
Waterras, Apr 28-30, free. Nearest stn: Shin-Ochanomizu. Tel:
03-5259-0529. www.jazzauditoria.com
Rizing 2 End
Osaka punk rock with
Hi-Gravity, Symphony School
and more. Apr 17, 5:15pm,
¥2,000 (adv)/¥2,500 (door) +1d.
Club Lizard. Tel: 045-663-4755.
www.club-lizard.com
I Have a Dream
Chaotic and charismatic
rockers NSDP with Fear from
the Hate etc. Apr 19, 6:30pm,
¥2,800 (adv)/ ¥3,000 (door)
+1d. Ruido K2. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. Tel: 03-3462-5310.
www.ruido.org/k2
Punk Ollie Vol.22
Hardcore bands The Twisted
Harbor Town, A Barking Dog
Never Bites and more. Apr 19,
6:30pm, ¥1,500 (adv)/ ¥2,000
(door) +1d. Deseo. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. Tel: 03-5457-0303.
www.deseo.co.jp
Asia Music Exchange
Festival
Artists from all over Asia, inc.
Korea’s J-Min, and Japan’s
Twin Cross. Apr 20, 5:30pm,
¥7,350-8,400. Muza Kawasaki
Symphony Hall. Nearest stn:
Kawasaki. Tel: 044-520-0100.
www.tvk-yokohama.com/asia
Christopher Owens
Former Girls singer goes solo.
Apr 20, 6pm, ¥5,500 +1d. Unit.
Nearest stn: Daikanyama.
Tel: 03-3499-6669. www.
creativeman.co.jp/english
Kawaii Matsuri
TM Revolution, Kyary Pamyu
Pamyu, and other harbingers
of cute. Apr 20, 2:30pm; Apr 21,
2:30pm, ¥5,800 (1 day)/ ¥10,500
(2 days)/ ¥13,650 (VIP). Tokyo
Metropolitan Gymnasium.
Nearest stn: Sendagaya. Tel:
0570-00-3337. www.kawaiimatsuri.jp
Kim Jinho
K-pop singer's first solo show
in Japan. Apr 21, 6:30pm.
¥9,800. Bunkamura Orchard
Hall. Nearest stn: Shibuya. Tel:
03-6416-1515. www.kimjinho.jp
Artism Market Opening
Anniversary Festival
Alt. and gothic bands, fashion
show, and more. Apr 21, 3:30pm,
¥3,000 (adv)/ ¥3,500 (door) +1d.
Live Inn Rosa. www.artism.jp
Triple Axe Tour
Hey-Smith, Coldrain and SiM.
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Apr 21, 6pm, ¥2,800 (adv)
+1d. Studio Coast. Nearest stn:
Shin-Kiba. Tel: 03-3444-6751.
www.smash-jpn.com
The Strypes
Rhythm-and-blues quartet
from Ireland. Apr 24, 7pm,
¥3,800 (adv) +1d. Club
Quattro. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
Tel: 03-3444-6751. www.
smash-jpn.com
Silhouette from the Skylit
Melodic hardcore band with
Countlost, Supernova and
more. Apr 24, 4:30pm, ¥2,500
(adv)/ ¥3,000 (door) +1d. Club
Asia. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
www.silhouettefromtheskylit.
com
Fear from the Hate
Emo-electro hardcore
with oriental metal band
Harvest and more. April 26,
6pm, ¥2,400 (adv)/ ¥2,900
(door) +1d. Shibuya The
Game. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
Tel: 03-3409-1336. www.
shibuyathegame.com
The Pete Best Band
Original Beatles drummer
and band. Apr 27-29, ¥7,000-
8,000. Cotton Club. Nearest
stn: Tokyo. Tel: 03-3215-1555.
www.cottonclubjapan.co.jp
Okamoto’s
Japanese rock band. Apr 27,
6pm, ¥ 3,150. O-East. Nearest
stn: Shibuya. www.okamotos.
net
The Hacienda Oiso Festival
Music festival with 808 State,
Digitalism, Happy Mondays,
and more. Apr 27, 11am; Apr
28, 11am, ¥8,900 (1 day adv)/
¥8,900 (adv)/ ¥11,000 (door)/
¥16,000 (2 days adv) +1d. Oiso
Long Beach. Nearest stn: Oiso.
www.fac51thehacienda.jp
Exile
R&B 14-strong boy band
famous for hot moves. Apr
27-May 1, 6pm, ¥9,500. Tokyo
Dome. Nearest stn: Suidobashi.
Tel: 03-5800-9999. www.
tokyo-dome.co.jp
Japan Jam
The Starbems, The Back Horn
and more. May 3-4, 3pm,
¥4,800 (one day)/ ¥8,000
(two days) +1d. Studio Coast.
Nearest stn: Shin-Kiba. Tel:
050-5533-0888. www.
japanjam.jp
Untitled Fest
Tokyo metalcore bands
Artema, A Ghost of Flare, and
more. May 5, 1:30pm, ¥2,800
(adv), ¥3,300 (door) +1d. Club
Asia. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
www.clubasia.co.jp
Man with a Mission
J-rockers in wolves' clothing.
May 6, 6pm, ¥4,500 (adv)/
¥5,000 (door) +1. Nippon
Budokan. Nearest stn:
Kudanshita. Tel: 050-5533-
0888. www.mwamjapan.info
Tokyo Rocks
Cancelled. For info on
refunds see website. May
11-12, ¥12,500 (one day
pass)/¥23,000 (two day pass).
Ajinomoto Stadium. Nearest
stn: Tobitakyu. Tel: 04-2440-
0555. http://tokyorocks.jp
Ozzfest
Slash, Slipknot, Black Sabbath,
Deftones, and more. May 11-12,
noon, ¥14,000 (1 day, standing)
/¥16,500 (1 day, reserved
seating) /¥27,000 (two day,
standing). Makuhari Messe.
Nearest stn: Kaihin-Makuhari.
http://ozzfestjapan.com
Sigur Ros
Icelandic dream-pop
juggernaut. May 14, 7pm,
¥7,800. Nippon Budokan.
Nearest stn: Kudanshita. http://
nipponbudokan.web.fc2.com
Greenroom Festival
Surf vibe fest feat. The Brand
New Heavies, Newton
Faulkner, and more. May
18-19. ¥9,000 (1 day)/16,000
(2 days). Yokohama Red
Brick Warehouse. Nearest
stn: Minatomirai. www.
greenroom.jp
Fujifabric
Electric power pop. May 19,
6pm, ¥5,000 (adv) +1d. NHK
Hall. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
www.nhk-sc.or.jp/nhk_hall
The AP Tour
The Used, Silverstein and
Crossfaith. May 19, 6pm, ¥5,500
+1d. Shibuya-AX. Nearest stn:
Harajuku. Tel: 03-3499-6669.
www.altpress.jp
Teentop
Manly K-pop heart stealers.
May 21-22, 7pm, ¥9,450. Tokyo
International Forum Hall A.
Nearest stn: Yurakucho. Tel:
0570-02-9999. www.teentop.jp
But By Fall
Tokyo pop punkers in solo
show. May 26, 7pm, ¥2,500
(adv) +1d. Shelter. Nearest stn:
Shimokitazawa. Tel: 03-3466-
7430. www.butbyfall.com
Takako Minekawa and
Dustin Wong
Experimental pop
collaboration. May 26, 7pm,
¥3,000 (adv)/ ¥3,500 (door)
+1d. O-Nest. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. Tel: 03-3462-4420.
www.shibuya-o.com/nest
Jazz/World
Helen Merrill
Veteran 82-year-old jazz
vocalist. Apr 9-12, ¥8,500. Blue
Note. Nearest stn: Omotesando.
www.bluenote.co.jp
Candy Dulfer
Funky, powerful, and sexy
Dutch saxophonist. Apr 13-16,
¥8,400. Blue Note. Nearest stn:
Omotesando. Tel: 03-5485-
0088. www.bluenote.co.jp
Nerima Tea Club
English tuba player Gideon
Juckes' all-star acoustic
quintet plays strange old
European music. Apr 14, 7pm,
free, donations welcome.
Cafe Muriwui. Nearest stn:
Soshigayaokura. Tel: 03-5429-
2033. http://meturl.com/
nerimatealive1
Fred Hersch
US jazz pianist in solo show. Apr
17-19. 6:30 & 9pm, ¥5,800-7,000.
Cotton Club. Nearest stn: Tokyo.
www.cottonclubjapan.co.jp
Karen Souza
Voluptuous vocalist. Apr 19-20,
¥6,500. Blue Note. Nearest stn:
Omotesando. Tel: 03-5485-
0088. www.bluenote.co.jp
Stanley Jordan Trio
Jazz fusion guitar and piano.
Apr 20-23, ¥7,350-8,500. Cotton
Club. Nearest stn: Tokyo. www.
cottonclubjapan.co.jp
Jens Lekman
Swedish singer-songwriter.
Apr 22, ¥4,000-6,000. Billboard
Live. Nearest stn: Roppongi. Tel:
03-3405-1133. www.billboardlive.com
Abiah
Jazz and organic soul. Apr 25,
¥6,500. Blue Note. Nearest stn:
Omotesando. Tel: 03-5485-
0088. www.bluenote.co.jp
Mike Price Jazz Orchestra
Featuring the music of Gerald
Wilson, who is perhaps the most
senior and respected among
living US jazz composers
and bandleaders. Apr 26,
¥3,990. Someday. Nearest
stn: Shinjuku-gyoenmae. Tel:
03-3359-6777. http://someday.
net
Vincent Gallo
Actor, film director, artist
and musician. Apr 26-27, 7 &
9:30pm, ¥8,400. Blue Note.
Nearest stn: Omotesando. Tel:
03-5485-0088. www.bluenote.
co.jp
Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz
Orchestra
A reunion with Lew Tabackin.
Apr 28-May 2, ¥9,000. Blue
Go to www.meturl.com/listinGs
Note. Nearest stn: Omotesando.
Tel: 03-5485-0088. www.
bluenote.co.jp
Sara Gazarek
Charming, natural jazz singer.
May 3-5, ¥5,800-8,000. Cotton
Club. Nearest stn: Tokyo.
Tel: 03-3215-1555. www.
cottonclubjapan.co.jp
Gifts of Music, Gift for All
Modern French classics. May
4, 2:30pm, free. The Museum of
Modern Art, Saitama. Nearest
stn: Kitaurawa. Tel: 048-824-
0111. http://momas.jp
Jake Shimabukuro
Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso.
May 10, 7pm, ¥6,500.
Bunkamura Orchard Hall.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. Tel:
0570-550-799. www.jklub.jp
Sound/Art—Tuning in to
Africa
Malian kora player Ballake
Sissoko. May 18, 7pm; May
19, 2pm, ¥3,000 (adv)/
¥3,500 (door) +1d. Yokohama
Creativecity Center. Nearest
stn: Kannai or Sakuragicho.
Tel: 045-221-0325. http://saa.
yafjp.prg
Sinne Eeg
Bittersweet vocals from
Scandinavia. May 20, from
¥6,000. Cotton Club. Nearest
stn: Tokyo. Tel: 03-3215-1555.
www.cottonclubjapan.co.jp
Jazztronik
Jazz-and-house DJ. May 22,
¥4,500-6,500. Billboard Live.
Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.
billboard-live.com
Fabrizio Bosso Quartet
Trumpet and acoustic jazz
from Italy. May 26. Cotton
Club. Nearest stn: Tokyo.
www.cottonclubjapan.co.jp
Suoni Italiani
"Italian sounds" by Stefano
Bollani. May 26, 7pm,
¥6,000. Suntory Hall
Blue Rose. Nearest stn:
Roppongi Itchome. www.
newageproductions.it
Kodo Legend
Traditional Japanese taiko
artists. May 29, 7pm, ¥4,500
(general), ¥3,000 (students).
Green Hall. Nearest stn:
Sagami-Oono. www.kodo.or.jp
ClassiCal
Oboe Recital
Award-winning Ami Kaneko
performs German baroque.
Apr 13, 11am, ¥2,000. Tokyo
Bunka Kaikan. Nearest stn:
Ueno. Tel: 03-3296-0600.
www.tokyo-harusai.com
Spring Festival in Tokyo
Classical music events
across Ueno. Until Apr 14.
Tokyo National Museum,
The Royal Ueno Museum
and more. Nearest stn: Ueno.
Tel: 03-5205-6403. www.
tokyo-harusai.com
Frans Bruggen Project
A series of performances
led by world-famous Dutch
conductor. Apr 4-15, 7pm,
¥6,000-12,000. Sumida
Triphony Hall. Nearest stn:
Kinshicho. Tel: 03-5608-1212.
www.triphony.com
Otello
Giuseppe Verdi's opera
performed by the Gran
Teatro La Fenice. Apr 17 &
19. 6:30pm, ¥9,000-45,000.
Bunkamura Orchard Hall.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
bunkamura.co.jp
Yuja Wang
Chinese classical pianist
performs as part of the “Piano
Etoile Series.” Apr 20, 2pm,
¥1,500 (students), ¥3,500-
4,500 (general). Saitama
Arts Theater. Nearest stn:
Yonohonmachi. www.saf.
or.jp/en/index.html
Orchestra Detective Team
The New Japan Philharmonic
Orchestra presents classical
event for children. Apr 27,
4pm, ¥1,000-4,000. Sumida
Triphony Hall. Nearest stn:
Kinshicho. Tel: 03-5610-3815.
www.njp.or.jp
Masako Ezaki
Chopin piano recital. Apr 29,
2pm, ¥3,500-4,000. Tokyo
Bunka Kaikan. Nearest stn:
Ueno. Tel: 03-5774-3040.
www.japanarts.co.jp
Wiener Saengerknaben
The Vienna Boys' Choir sings
works by Strauss, Schubert and
more. May 3 & Jun 5, ¥1,000-
7,000. Suntory Hall. Nearest
stn: Roppongi-itchome.
May 4-Jun 16, ¥1,000-7,000.
Tokyo Opera City Concert
Hall. Nearest stn: Shinjuku or
Hatsudai. www.wsk-japan.org
NHK Symphony
Orchestra
Beethoven's symphony No.7
in A major and works by
Sibelius. May 5, 2pm, ¥5,800-
7,800. Suntory Hall. Nearest
stn: Roppongi-itchome.
Tel: 0570-000-407. www.
suntory.com/culture-sports/
suntoryhall
Wiener Symphoniker
Mozart, Brahms and
Beethoven. May 13 & 15,
7pm, ¥7,000-22,000. Suntory
Hall. Nearest stn: Roppongiitchome.
Tel: 03-5774-3040.
Schubert and Mahler. May
18, 6:30pm, ¥7,000-19,000.
Tokyo Opera City Concert
Hall. Nearest stn: Shinjuku or
Hatsudai. Tel: 03-5774-3040.
www.japanarts.co.jp
Alexander Romanovsky
Piano concert. May 14, 7pm,
¥4,500. Hamarikyu Asahi
Hall. Nearest stn: Shimbashi.
Tel: 03-5774-3040. www.
japanarts.co.jp
Music in Heaven: The
Comfort in Spirit
Harp concert to support those
dealing with terminal care.
Reservations only. May 15,
7pm, free. Hamarikyu Asahi
Hall. Nearest stn: Shimbashi.
Tel: 03-5458-9560. info@
gem-impact.com
Tokyo String Quartet
International quartet plays
Haydn, Beethoven and more.
May 16, 7pm, ¥3,000-6,000.
Tokyo Opera City Concert
Hall. Nearest stn: Shinjuku or
Hatsudai. Tel: 03-5777-8600.
www.japanarts.co.jp
The World of Dragon
Quest X
Video-game music turned
classical. May 25, 2pm,
¥4,000-5,000. Olympus Hall
Hachioji. Nearest stn: Hachioji.
Tel: 042-655-0802. www.
olympus.hall-info.jp
Lise de la Salle
Piano recital. May 26, 3pm,
¥1,000-3,500. Saitama
Arts Theater. Nearest
stn: Yonohonmachi. Tel:
0570-064-939. www.saf.or.jp
La Mer and Petrouchka
Duo piano recital of Debussy
and Stravinsky. May 30,
7pm, ¥4,000-6,000. Kioi
Hall. Nearest stn: Yotsuya.
Tel: 03-5774-3040. www.
japanarts.co.jp
Stage
The Magic Flute
Mozart's operatic love story.
Apr 14 & 17 & 21, 2pm; Apr
19, 6:30pm, ¥3,150-21,000.
New National Theatre Tokyo.
Nearest stn: Hatsudai. Tel:
03-5352-9999. www.nntt.jac.
go.jp/english
Women of Ireland
Song, dance, and live music. Jul
19, 7pm; Apr 20, ¥6,000-10,000.
Bunkamura Orchard Hall.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
bunkamura.co.jp/english/
orchard
Shen Yun
New York based dance