here's the frangipani gig guide of countryside deprivation.... shows i'll be missing over the coming 2 months because
(1) i live in the (lovely) country 110-ish minutes from tokyo and
(2) work till 9:15 pm monday to fridays for a small school in a small town, with only one backup part time native english speaking teacher who is notoriously unreliable and elusive (a californian surfer).

the school tends to fall apart if one of us gaijins are "sick"... nevertheless, i just may have to fall sick on the 5th of november. see if you can pick the show...

B.R.M.C. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
10/21 (Tue) @ Club Quattro, Osaka
(06) 6281-8181
10/22 (Wed) @ Club Quattro, Nagoya
(052) 264-8211
10/24 (Fri) @ Zepp Tokyo
(03) 5466-0777
Open 18:00/Start 19:00/¥6,000 (1 Drink)

CATO SALSA EXPERIENCE/THE MOONEY SUZUKI
11/7(Fri) @ Liquid Room, Tokyo
(03) 3444-6751
11/9 (Sun) @ Club Quattro, Nagoya
(052) 264-8211
11/10 (Mon) @ Club Quattro, Osaka
(06) 6535-5569
Open 18:00/Start 19:00/¥5,800

THE COOPER TEMPLE CLAUSE
10/11 (Sat) @ Big Cat, Osaka
(06) 6535-5569
10/13 (Mon) @ Bottom Line, Nagoya
(052) 936-6041
10/15 (Wed) & 16 (Thu) @ Liquid Room, Tokyo
(03) 3444-6751
Open 18:00/Start 19:00/¥6,000

ELVIS COSTELLO
10/1 (Wed) & 2 (Thu) @ Tokyo Geijutsu Gekijou Dai-Hall, Tokyo
(03) 3444-6751
10/4 (Sat) @ Osaka Sankei Hall, Osaka
(06) 6535-5569
Open 18:00/Start 19:00/¥7,000

ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN
11/10 (Mon) @ Ebisu The Garden Hall, Tokyo
Open 18:00/Start 19:00/¥6,500
(03) 3444-6751

FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE
New York-based power pop quartet
10/1 (Wed) @ Liquid Room, Tokyo
Open 18:00/Start 19:00/¥5,500
(03) 5466-0777
10/2 (Thu) @ Club Quattro, Nagoya
Open 18:00/Start 19:00/¥5,500 (1 Drink)
(052) 264-8211
10/5 (Sun) @ Club Citta, Tokyo
Open 17:00/Start 18:00/¥5,500
(03) 5466-0777
10/6 (Mon) @ Club Quattro, Osaka
Open 18:00/Start 19:00/¥5,500 (1 Drink)
(06) 6281-8181

MANDO DIAO
11/10 (Mon) & 11 (Tue) @ Club Quattro, Tokyo
(03) 5466-0777
11/13 (Thu) @ Club Quattro, Nagoya
(052) 264-8211
11/14 (Fri) Club Quattro, Osaka
(06) 6281-8181
11/15 (Sat) @ Drum Logos, Fukuoka
(092) 714-0159
Open 18:00/Start 19:00/¥5,800 (1 Drink)

THE WHITE STRIPES
10/21 (Tue) & 22 (Wed) @ Shibuya-Ax, Tokyo
(03) 3444-6751
10/23 (Thu) @ Club Quattro, Nagoya
(052) 264-8211
10/25 (Sat) @ Drum Logos, Fukuoka
(092) 771-9009
10/26 (Sun) @ Club Quattro, Hiroshima
(082) 542-2280
10/27 (Mon) @ Namba Hatch, Osaka
(06) 6535-5569
Open 18:00/Start 19:00/¥6,000

YEAH YEAH YEAHS/LIARS
Garage rock revivalists
10/1 (Wed) @ Club Quattro, Nagoya
(052) 264-8211
10/2 (Thu) @ Club Quattro, Osaka
(06) 6535-5569
10/3 (Fri) @ Drum Logos, Fukuoka
(092) 771-9009
10/6 (Mon) @ Shibuya-Ax, Tokyo
(03) 3444-6751
Open 18:00/Start 19:00/¥6,000

YO LA TENGO
11/29 (Sat) @ Club Ba-Coo, Fukuoka
(092) 771-9009
12/1 (Mon) @ Club Quattro, Nagoya
(052) 264-8211
12/2 (Tue) @ Club Quattro, Osaka
(06) 6535-5569
12/3 (Wed) & 4 (Thu) @ Club Quattro, Tokyo
(03) 3444-6751
Open 18:00/Start 19:00/¥5,500 (1 Drink)

MOGWAI
11/5 (Wed) & 6 (Thu) @ Shibuya-Ax, Tokyo
(03) 3444-6751
11/8 (Sat) @ Drum Logos, Fukuoka
(092) 771-9009
11/9 (Fri) @ Club Quattro, Hiroshima
(082) 542-2280
11/10 (Mon) @ On-Air, Osaka
(06) 6535-5569
11/11 (Tue) @ Bottom Line, Nagoya
(052) 936-6041
Open 18:00/Start 19:00/¥5,800

i'm lucky I got to see The Yeah Yeah Yeahs when they supported um... someone... in Australia last year, they were awesome. better than the headline act. other acts (not all to my tastes) coming through before the end of the year include CHRISTINA AGUILERA (ho hum); THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS; ANDREW W. K.; THE BLUETONES; BOOMKAT; MICHELLE BRANCH; BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA; BUFFALO DAUGHTER; ERIC CLAPTON; THE DARKNESS; CRAIG DAVID; ELECTRIC SIX; LESS THAN JAKE; LINKIN PARK; METALLICA; MEW; MIS-TEEQ; A PERFECT CIRCLE; SANTANA; SUPER FURRY ANIMALS; LEEROY THORNHILL (ex prodigy); THE WILDHEARTS; and ZEBRAHEAD. and that's just the bands! the dance world is equally as exciting.

i can't wait to live in tokyo. goddamn spoilt for choice. something for everyone.