Lo-Fi Blog

2010.November.19 (Friday)  "Groove Alchemist"


When we were on tour in Nagoya we did a show with SPEAKER SGT.
On the 19th they'll be organizing a jazzy music event in Kichijoji.
Lo-Fi will be playing at 20:30-21:00!




Where: MANDALA (KICHIJOJI) http://www.mandala.gr.jp/man1.html
〒180-0003 Minamimachi 1-5-2 Kichijoji, Musashino-shi, Tokyo
TEL：0422-48-5003


2 minute walk from Kichijoji station

Entrance: ¥2000 + 1drink order, Door ¥2200 +1 drink order

Time Table:1.Sifaka 19:00-19:30　http://www.myspace.com/sifakafis
2.SNATCH 19:45-20:15　http://www.myspace.com/snatchinfo
3.Lo-Fi 20:30-21:00
4.Speaker Sgt. 21:15-21:45  http://www.myspace.com/speakersgt
DJ Ryohei  http://www.myspace.com/djryoheiart


for questions and reservations:  news@lofi-net.com



2010.11.20(Sat)  "Forest Jam Grande 2010"

The last outdoor music festival in Japan this year... Forest Jam
It's a two day event from the 20th to the 21st at the Nakadai Art Village!


Where:  NAKADAI ART VILLAGE (Chiba prefecture)

Entrance: 5,500yen (Door 7,000yen)

Online ticket sales: e++ http://eplus.jp/sys/T1U14P0010163P0108P002047337P0050001P006001P0030001


For English assistance in purchases please contact news@lofi-net.com

Artists:
The Sunpaulo
Spina B-ill
Kingdom☆Afrocks
cro-magnon
Hypesessions
Majestic Circus
Hale Bale
Dachambo
UCOCA
DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite.jp
Lo-Fi


Official HP: http://grande.forestjam.net/

Here's a new video clip from a concert that was performed in Nagoya. At the Apollo Theater there.
It was strange that a venue would use such a famous name with no regard to it's origin!
Anyway, they have a great sound system and the crowd was really great there.

Tonight we've got a special Hip-hop gig at the Tsukimiru-Kimiomou in Gaienmae - Aoyama area of Tokyo.
The details for the venue are here:


大きな地図で見る


We start at 19:25!! Please say "Lo-Fi" at the door to get the special discount

I haven't worked on a Lo-Fi video for a long time,
here's a post of our latest video that we made for a magazine DVD special.




We are doing two performances this week one at the Tsukimiru-kimiomou
in Aoyama - Gaienmae area of Tokyo Japan.
This venue has great sound and a nice feel to the place.
The stage is backed by a giant moon!
April 7th from 18:45
Entrance is ¥2000 yen + 1 drink (500 yen)
Here's a link to the venue and map
http://www.moonromantic.com/
(click on "access" to see the map)

The next day on the 8th we are doing a performance at CLUB ASIA in Shibuya Japan.
We start playing from 20:00! Entrance is also ¥2000 yen plus one drink.
http://asia.iflyer.jp/venue/

I hope to see ya'll there!
We are planning to have some special discounts for people who contact us ahead of time.

http://mag.vibirth.com/2010/03/exchange-0319.php

This month we we're booked for a large scale music event that's going to be held in the O-East stage in Shibuya. This concert hall has a capacity around a thousand so I'm interested to see how large the party is going to turn out.


The artists that are participating are bands and musicians affiliated with the TBS TV show in collaboration with viBirth music distribution on myspace.

The show features an indie artist and other alleged "pros" give them advice about how to shape up their act. For better or for worse Lo-Fi hasn't been privaleged to the honor of taking part in this show.

Many people tell us how it's kind of difficult to push our music/band, 'cause we don't fit snug into the J-Pop scene. Well personally I don't understand how sounding like someone else or sound stereotypically jpop is going to help my music or our listeners but I guess I'll just have to weather this type of common expectation in the music industry now.

We are getting lots of positive feedback from directors or producers event organizers that want to take their projects overseas as well. This is great becaus we think music international and just sound by itself has no borders.
And slowely I guess international-English is becoming the common language in a large part of the world.

Which reminds me I wish I had the ability to sing in more languages. Until then I'll do my best to reach out with the sound.

Well on March 19th we were fortunate enough to have our supporters push us into this event. So if your in town please drop by to catch the music.



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I can't express how much it meant to us for so many people showing to see our show in Tokyo.

This was actually our first CD release party and to be honest it was nerve racking due to so much trouble that happened on the day and days leading up to the event. BUT with everyone's support the party turned out great. It was heartwarming and inspirational and I was grateful to have so many fans out there along with my favorite artists that came to participate in our event.

I really think that we had so many challenges that would have made the event impossible if it were not for everyone there who pushed us along!

Also for those of you who were truly worried and come up to us to give us advice on the accident,

Yosh got the hospital after the show and had a full scan and there are no complications other than

some neck pain (he got a brace for that). 

I'd like to introduce once again the artists that helped make the event happen!

Art/Paint:

  Ayumi http://www.a-live-ayumi.com/ 

  Yaberay http://ameblo.jp/ray-yabe/ 

http://r.gnavi.co.jp/b771800/
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