Concerts and Music Festivals in May
by Saeko Higuchi
| 02 (Wed) Nagoya |
GIANT CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' JAPAN TOUR 2001 DJs: Christopher Lawrence - Hook UK / Moonshine / giant (LA) Sandra Collings - Tranceport3 / Kinetic Records NY The popular and respected club in LA is now landing in Japan for the first time. Opened last year Giant Club is the leading club of trance music in California and was chosen as the Best Mega Club, Best New Club and Best Club Promotor by URB, the most read dance music magazine in the US. Check out the world's top dance music DJs with your own body! about the Giant Japan Tour 2001: www.hyperdisc.com/giant/jp about the Giant Club: http://www.giantclub.com special guest: DJ 19 and more |
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(Wed) Nagoya |
ZAKK WYLDE Influenced by Black Sabbath, he started to play and has built his own style by strong and deep guitar play which is respected around the world. He passed the audition of Ozzy Osbourne when he was 20 to play in his band and participated in 4 albums. He launched his first solo album in 1996 and now a new live album, Alcohol Fueled Brewtality, will be released in May. http://www.zakkwylde.com 19:00h - QUATTRO - ¥6,500 - TEL: 052-264-8211 |
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(Fri) Shizuoka 23 (Wed) |
MEJA Singer and songwriter from Sweden. Her first album, Meja (1996) was very successful and this year she released her 3rd album, Realitales with a maxi single, Hippies in the 60's. http://www.meja.net Shizuoka - 18:30h - SHIZUOKA SHIMIN KAIKAN - TEL: 054-261-7011 |
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(Fri) Nagoya |
M-flo Japanese Hip Hop & Soul group. Their original style of beautiful melody line by Lisa, soulful groove by DJ Taku and skillful rap by Verbal has made a great success selling out their albums all over Japan. The new album, EXPO EXPO was just release in March. www.m-flo.com 19:00h - DIAMOND HALL - ¥4,725 (all standing) - TEL: 052-320-9100 Also in Fukuoka, Osaka, Sendai and Tokyo. |
| 13(Sun) Nagoya 25(Fri) 26(Sat) |
PACO DE LUCIA SEXTET Can't talk about Flamenco without seeing their show. This time Paco de Lucia(gt) is coming back with Duquende(Vo), Joaquin Grilo(dancer), Ramon de Algeciras(gt) and more. Nagoya - 17:00h - AICHI-KEN ART HALL - S:¥9,000, A: ¥8,000- TEL: 052-962-0511 |
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(Mon) Nagoya |
STEPHEN MALKMUS Ex-member of Pavement and composed most of the songs of the group. Their album, Slanted & Enchanted was chosen as one of the best albums in the 90s by SPIN magazine. After the band split, he released his first solo album, Stephen Malkmus, in February. www.stephenmalkmus.com 19:00h - QUATTRO - ¥6,000 - TEL: 052-264-8211 Also in Osaka and Tokyo. |
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(Wed) Nagoya |
LINKIN PARK Alternative band from LA. The first album, Hybrid Theory, with a single (One Step Closer), released last autumn in the US quickly received the Gold Disc. Their music is alternative rock with mixture of Hiphop and other elements which covers wide range of today's contemporary rock. Don't miss this chance and get their messages live! Official Website http://www.linkinpark.com 19:00h - DIAMOND HALL -
¥6,000 (all standing) - TEL: 052-241-8118 |
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(Tue) Nagoya |
JAPAN BLUES CARNAVAL 2001 The anual event of deep blues. Feel the soul of bluesmen and the spring breeze with all your body in the open-air halls. Otis Rush, Eric Sardinas |
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(Tue) Nagoya |
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Made a sensational debut in 1994, they were the first rap group to receive the Best New Artist Award in Grammy. Their original style in music and band format made their first album a big hit selling over 7million albums around the world. The group split up in 1994 but reunited again in 2000. They just released their first album after the comeback, "The Heros of the Harvest" in January. Need something nice for our spirit and soul? Don't miss it. 19:00h - CLUB DIAMONDHALL - ¥6,500 - TEL: 052-320-9100 |
