Japanese rock/psychedelic/metal band Boris is on tour with Michio Kurihara and Damon & Naomi.
09-30 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle (Adventures in Modern Music)
10-05 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts
10-06 Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet
10-07 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
Boris is an excellent band to see live. A full list of tour dates is on the Southern Lord website.
Ensemble N_JP will play at The Renaissance Society, University of Chicago campus, with guests Ko Ishikawa (sho) and Kazuhisa Uchihashi (guitar and electronics)
Mon, Sep 17, 8:00 pm
BUNRAKU
In conjunction with the tour by Japan’s National Bunraku Theater, the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Chicago is hosting a number of Bunraku-related events.
October 1st – 3 PM: Sounds of Japan Music workshop
October 1st – 7 PM: Bunraku Puppet workshop
October 3rd – 6:30 PM: Lecture and demonstration by the Bunraku Bay Puppet Troupe and Imada Puppet Troupe.
For more information, visit the U. Chicago website.
FILM
September 16th: 1960s avant-garde classic Funeral Parade of Roses by Toshio Matsumoto screens at the >University of Wisconsin-Madison
September 14th – September 20th: Noriko’s Dinner Table, a new horror film by Sion Sono, plays at Facets Cinematheque in Chicago.
FESTIVAL
Saturday, September 22nd, 1 – 5 PM: Japan Festival in Saginaw, Michigan
2 comments:
I just wanted to say "thanks!" for the tip on the live Boris shows. I linked back to your post over at Japanator.
Also, I just wanted to point out that Polysics will be playing some shows in the area in October. I'll be at the Milwaukee show!
Thanks again for the great blog!
Zac/Japanator
Zac, thanks for the link & info! I posted about the Polysics tour today.
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