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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; Concert Previews</title>
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		<title>June: Taicoclub, Tokyo Camp kick off festival season</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Mckenna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students are counting down the days till school lets out, while urban commuters are starting to sweat the impending heat. Summer is coming, and a sure sign of that is that music festivals are starting to kick up around the country. The month starts off with Taicoclub at Kodomo no Mori in Nagano Prefecture on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February: My Bloody Valentine returns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick ST. Michel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[January featured a ton of great concerts across Japan, but February might be even better &#8212; hope your wallet isn&#8217;t too thin this month. One of Tokyo&#8217;s best shows this month also happens to be one you should get on right away. Apocalyptic rockers Swans come to the capital for one show on Feb. 19 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January: Spirit of punk alive as Patti Smith, Death Grips come to Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Mckenna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The new year is starting out with a slew of potentially great gigs throughout the country. The most anticipated of these is probably Patti Smith and her Band&#8217;s seven-city tour, which starts in Sendai on Jan. 22 (Sendai Rensa; 7:30 p.m. start; &#165;7,000 in advance; 022-256-1000). The singer-songwriter&#8217;s shows should be great in and of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We got the beat: Our club picks to ring in the New Year</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2012/12/13/music/we-got-the-beat-our-club-picks-to-ring-in-the-new-year/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=we-got-the-beat-our-club-picks-to-ring-in-the-new-year</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daisuke Kikuchi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The end of the year is approaching, which means &#8212; if you&#8217;re not stuck in the house watching popular music show &#8220;Kohaku Uta Gassen&#8221; with Grandma &#8212; it&#8217;s time to party hard. For those who like beats, there are tons of dance-music events across the country. We&#8217;ve sifted through the press releases and found the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We will rock you: Our concert picks to ring in the New Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daisuke Kikuchi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear rockers, music festivals in the summer are not the only major events of the year. There&#8217;s unfortunately — or fortunately — no time to waste sitting at home next to the heater. Seek out the warmth of a mosh pit instead, because a ton of end-of-the-year live gigs are ready to get you jumping. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matthewdavid and Anenon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daisuke Kikuchi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Two up-and-coming electronic musicians, Matthewdavid and Anenon, are in Japan to support the local branch of Los Angeles-based, nonprofit Internet radio station Dublab and they&#8217;ll tour five cities with some of this country&#8217;s next big dance acts. Having released the album &#8220;Outmind&#8221; via the Brainfeeder label, which is run by renowned artist Flying Lotus, Matthew [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Isao Tomita</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daisuke Kikuchi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Turning 80 this year hasn&#8217;t interrupted Isao Tomita in his search for new musical possibilities. Known to many as the father of Japanese electronic music, the artist is about to turn his latest dream into a (virtual) reality, by collaborating with computer-generated diva Hatsune Miku. This weekend, Tomita will welcome her on stage to sing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scissor Sisters</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2012/09/13/music/scissor-sisters/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=scissor-sisters</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Hall</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re looking for a midweek party to tide you over until the weekend, a pair of Scissor Sisters gigs might be just what you&#8217;re looking for. A decade into their career, Scissor Sisters have shown themselves to be an enduring, refreshing and interesting pop group that flirts with the mainstream while still retaining some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feel the Roots</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian Morelli</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you get when you mix prehistoric Jomon Period ruins and free-spirited, improvised percussion and rhythm? Jomon Trance, that&#8217;s what. A genre coined by global music group RaBiRaBi, it&#8217;s a sound that &#8220;blends the ancient and the future to create a new ceremonial space.&#8221; If your chakra has started tingling then that should set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crying Nut and Yellow Monsters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Despres</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As K-pop continues its rise in stature, South Korea&#8217;s small but prolific indie scenes are beginning to gain some recognition abroad as well. K-punk, which mixes American-style punk sounds with soju-fueled attitude and shenigans, looks to get an extra boost with Crying Nut and Yellow Monsters both doing separate tours in Japan this month. Recognized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kiwa Kiwa Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Martin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Emerging in March of this year promising to &#8220;challenge the limits of &#8216;independent,&#8217; &#8221; Kiwa Kiwa &#8212; a music website and promoter (and cafe, curiously) &#8212; launched in a flurry of activity including disc and live reviews as well as columns from a quartet of local Tokyo indie musicians. It was a bold move with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hokuo Music Night 2012/Finland Fest 2012: Metal Attack</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2012/05/24/music/hokuo-music-night-2012finland-fest-2012-metal-attack/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hokuo-music-night-2012finland-fest-2012-metal-attack</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 00:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Robson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Talk all you like about Cool Japan &#8212; the Nordic countries have been exporting their sound for years, and it&#8217;s positively freezing. From the sweetly kitsch pop sound of The Cardigans to the otherworldly soundscapes of Sigur Ros to the black metal of Bathory, the region has a habit of throwing up acts that are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>group_inou</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2012/05/10/music/group_inou/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=group_inou</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Despres</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based duo group_inou are one of those acts that seems like a perfect fit for the Fuji Rock Festival, which is held annually in Naeba, Niigata Prefecture. This summer will mark the band&#8217;s third time at the event. The act first showcased its hip-hop/electronica hybrid (with a dash of chiptune to keep it fresh) at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lenny Kravitz</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2012/03/29/music/lenny-kravitz/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=lenny-kravitz</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mads Berthelsen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When Barack Obama campaigned for the presidency of the United States in 2008, the topic of race often came up in discussions about him. Obama was born to a black father and a white mother, and questions such as &#8220;Is America ready for a black president&#8221; and &#8220;Is Obama black enough&#8221; seemed to follow him [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moja &#8220;Super Ultra Gold 79&#8243;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Despres</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Since its 2006 formation, Tokyo two-piece Moja has strived to make its mark globally by showcasing a bass-and-drums-driven brand of rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll at music festivals and club gigs in the United States, Canada, England, Italy and Hong Kong. The band&#8217;s 2009 eponymous debut was recorded in Virginia, and its &#8220;Super Ultra Gold 79&#8243; sophomore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Gold, My Pink &#8220;Teenage Riot</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick ST. Michel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Your Gold, My Pink&#8217;s decision to name its debut full-length album &#8220;Teenage Riot&#8221; shows some serious guts from the young quartet. It&#8217;s a title that has certain connotations, that either the band embraces the adolescent rebellion of punk &#8212; or just really likes Sonic Youth. This &#8220;Teenage Riot,&#8221; though, sounds very little like either of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>t&#233; &#8220;Oto no Naka no &#8216;Keiren Teki&#8217; na Bi wa, Kannen wo Koe Nikutai ni Otozureru Yasei no Senritsu&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2012/02/23/music/t-oto-no-naka-no-keiren-teki-na-bi-wa-kannen-wo-koe-nikutai-ni-otozureru-yasei-no-senritsu/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=t-oto-no-naka-no-keiren-teki-na-bi-wa-kannen-wo-koe-nikutai-ni-otozureru-yasei-no-senritsu</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Despres</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Since debuting with its 2005 full-length album, &#8220;Naraba, Imi kara Kaiho Sareta Hibiki wa &#8216;Oto&#8217; Sekai no Shinen wo Kataru,&#8221; Tokyo-based instrumental-rock group t&#233; has given its subsequent records (and track titles) similarly lengthy names. Former bassist Masahiro Watanabe was the man behind the gimmick, always making album titles 29 kanji characters long and song [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TsuShiMaMiRe &#8220;Shocking&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Despres</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Now a dozen years into their career, female rockers TsuShiMaMiRe have established a considerable international cult following. Since 2004, the Tokyo trio have completed several American tours, playing in excess of 150 gigs there. One of their higher profile stateside stints was a string of opening slots for the Suicide Girls, a traveling burlesque show [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo Jihen &#8220;Color Bars&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick ST. Michel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo Jihen&#8217;s first five albums have titles relating to types of television programming, &#8220;Sports&#8221; or &#8220;Variety&#8221; or &#8220;Adult.&#8221; The Shiina-Ringo-led group&#8217;s sixth album, though, is titled &#8220;Color Bars,&#8221; after the rainbow lines that grace the TV screen during technical difficulties or dead-air time. It&#8217;s a fitting title, as the band announced in early January they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethnic Minority &#8220;Startin&#8217; &#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been near Shibuya Station in Tokyo at night in the past 12 months, you may well have encountered three young guys playing up a storm to passers-by, many of whom have stopped to listen, cheer and/or dance. This trio goes by the name of Ethnic Minority, and is led by saxophonist Hiroyuki Yokota. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;G&#8221; is silent, but the night won&#8217;t be</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Holmes</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s get one thing out of the way: The first &#8220;G&#8221; in Gbenga Adelekan&#8217;s name is silent. Great. The Nigerian-born musician is getting ready to show Japanese fans two sides of his musical persona when he storms Tokyo next week. First, as bassist/vocalist of British electro-poppers Metronomy; then more personally, he&#8217;ll stay on as Olugbenga, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tenniscoats &#8220;Papa&#8217;s Ear&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Despres</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo&#8217;s Tenniscoats have certainly kept busy over the last nine months. In April, the indie-pop duo of multi-instrumentalists Takashi Ueno and Saya (who goes by only her first name) released their &#8220;Tokinouta&#8221; disc and in October they issued &#8220;Enjoy Your Life,&#8221; a collaborative effort with American lo-fi art-rocker Jad Fair. As if that wasn&#8217;t enough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best of 2011: Vampillia &#8220;Rule the World/Deathtiny Land&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Despres</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Wanting to attract attention at Texas&#8217; South by Southwest music Festival in March, Osaka&#8217;s Vampillia bound vocalist Psychic Yamanashi in a plastic-wrap straitjacket, tied a chain around his neck, and led him through downtown Austin. To add to the spectacle, he periodically had fake seizures. Meanwhile, someone held a sign nearby promoting their festival gig. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best of 2011: Miila and the Geeks &#8220;New Age&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick ST. Michel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Miila and the Geek&#8217;s debut album, &#8220;New Age,&#8221; would be my favorite Japanese album of 2011 even without the postquake context into which it was released. The Tokyo trio took the abrasive sound of no-wave and crafted catchy songs out of it. On tracks such as &#8220;Cigarette and Water&#8221; and &#8220;Trouble,&#8221; lead singer Moe Wadaka&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make it a countdown to remember</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Jarnes</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In Japan, New Year&#8217;s Eve is traditionally celebrated at home with the family. For many it is a somber &#8212; if not sober &#8212; experience. Yet over the years Japan has firmly placed itself on the world map as a major stop-off point for some of the biggest names in the electronic music scene, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perfume &#8220;JPN&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Martin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Whatever else you might say about idol trio Perfume&#8217;s new album, &#8220;JPN&#8221; is a title fraught with possible meanings. Is it a postquake rallying cry? A doomed attempt to reach out to overseas audiences following the use of &#8220;Polyrhythm&#8221; in Pixar&#8217;s pointless &#8220;Cars 2&#8243; flick? A kick aimed at the waves of Korean idol groups [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EKD &#8220;Bon Voyage!&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Despres</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Comprised of a guitarist, a DJ, and a percussionist, EKD have opened Japan dates for globe-trotting rabble rousers such as France&#8217;s Manu Chao and Spain&#8217;s Obrint Pas. This year, the Tokyo three-piece have showcased their infectious multicultural tunes in Europe and also performed at Fuji Rock. Praised by local critics for their spirited live shows, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blackwoods</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daisuke Kikuchi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In a city like Tokyo, with more than 13 million people and who knows how many aspiring musicians, what does a band need to do to set their show apart from the others? The Blackwoods event, hosted by Tokyo-based rock trio Golden, hopes to change the way Japanese audiences experience live performances. &#8220;When it&#8217;s just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bitch Magnet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Despres</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The flier for next week&#8217;s Tokyo concert by recently reunited posthardcore pioneers Bitch Magnet boasts praise from Ian Williams, the guitarist for acclaimed rock act Battles: &#8220;Probably more than any other band, Bitch Magnet sent me in the direction I took with the music I have tried to make.&#8221; It&#8217;s a fitting quote considering it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burning Spirits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DAISUKE KIKUCHI Special to The Japan Times Who says Halloween isn&#8217;t popular in Japan? The Burning Spirits Halloween 2011 event will rock Shinjuku Antiknock on the scariest night of the year, with acts hand-picked to create a creepy but fun atmosphere. Expect bands and DJs made up like corpses, all offering themselves up to the [...]]]></description>
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