An all-girl Japanese/American band from Seattle, Buttersprites, will be playing this Friday, 9/16, at CBGB 313 Gallery at 1 am as part of CMJ Music Marathon. If you like Shonen Knife, you'll like these sugar-pop-punk girls in uniforms singing about pretty things, like fried eggs and dog food. LuvLuvLuv!
GIGI, a legendary Indonesian free pop-rock band, is coming back for another stint of tour in East Coast. The dates are:
Sept 16th (Fri) - Philadelphia, PA @ Whiskey Dix 421 N 7th Street. Philadelphia, PA 19123 with Suaka. Tickets are $25 (Adv), $30 (Doors) Sept 18th (Sun) - Vienna, VA @ Jammin Java 227 Maple Ave E. Vienna, VA 22180 with Fashion Design, Mezzo. Tickets are $25 (Adv), $30 (Doors) Sept 24th (Sat) - West Lafayette, IN @ Purdue South Ballroom. Purdue Memorial Union. West Lafayette, IN with Suaka. Tickets are $23 (Adv), $30 (Doors) Sept 25th (Sun) - Boston, MA @ Harpers Ferry 156 Brighton Ave. Allston, MA 02134 with Rock Messenger, Venus Bullet. Tickets are $25 (Adv), $30 (Doors)
Check out the poster for more info or the band's website to see what their all about. They rock, and roll too!
Kamikaze wok'n roll band, The Spunks and the always happy Gito Gito Hustler are again teaming up for another East Coast Tour. The Gearhead labelmates will begin their tour on September 16th in Richmond Virginia and will head to New York City on Oct 1st for the grand finale. Karaterice will be presenting the tour finale at the Lion's Den, NYC. The Emeralds from Japan will also dive in to drop their surf style samurai rock 'n roll at the show. By the way, The Spunks have also released their 7" single featuring “Russian Roulette” and their tribute to Bass Wolf: “Can-Nana Fever”, both of which were produced by Don Fury. Currently only available at Gearhead's website.
Bulletproof Junkie is playing tonight (8/26) at 11 pm @ Underscore (1733 1st Ave bet 89th & 90th St). Admission is $5 (21 and over). They wont be playing the original venue at 13 Little Devils.
