Lo-Fi Blog

The gig at Hayama beach house Oasis was really great!
We played there in July but now it's almost halfway into August and it's too bad I haven't been updating my blog yet.

We played two sets that night and both were very different. We started out the concert with some slow jams and covers. After we got people listening we did a bunch of Lo-Fi songs for the second set.

I didn't know that the beach there in Hayama was so cool.
I lived in the Fujisawa area for a few years as a student here but never got a chance to visit the beaches I was so busy studying Japanese and music.

This month we've got gigs planed on the 18th Saturday in Shibuya at a venue called Wasted Time. it's right near Tokyu Hands.
we start after eight and play till quarter before nine.

The next week on the 24th Thursday we'll be playing a gig back on the beach in Zushi. We plan to play with Hank and maybe a special guest we are still arranging.

The venue is called Surfers.
It's really close to the other music venue there called Otodama.

Hope to see everyone there.
Time flies!

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Yesterday we had a gig at beach house "Surfer's" on Zushi Beach in Kanagawa Japan.



I lived in the area as a student almost 8 years ago, but never got the chance to hang out on the beaches there before. I must admit I was missing out on a lot!

Last night we performed with Kat, Yutaka, and Aaron-san. Was mostly acoustic style performances, (except for Lo-Fi) and great atmosphere.

I love playing outside, but the beach is really tough on the gear I must say.
We played Surfer's last year in the summer too, and all my stomp boxes were covered in sand. my Amp and cabinet also had to be disassembled for me to clean out the dust and sand from the beach.
The salty moisture really does no good for the instrument finishes or strings either. It's always a blast to play out there, but so much hard work to get the gear back in shape.



Today we're going to play at and event to promote a movie hosted by Moet.
Really the opposite atmosphere of what we did last night!
In the middle of the city / restaurant style... Its our first time playing in the Roppongi Event indoor event space. We'll be doing two sets tonite hope to have fun!


- Posted by 5

great weather today in Tokyo!
We took a small break from the studio last week so it was great
playing with the band again today!

Today we were rehearsing with a great singer Lisa Halim who'll be playing with us tomorrow at the Beach Party in Sendagaya at the Good Morning Cafe







Lisa and her crew









Yosh & Nori at the rehearsal...



We should be playing from around three tomorrow... It should be a hot day so if all goes well we'll be playing outside!



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Very cool place to check out!











I didn't know that they kept the temple area open even pretty late.

I'm a bit dissapponted that we missed the chance to see one of the famous gift stores in that area...!


5

Lo-Fi is featured in the DVD of Surfing Life released in Japan on 10th of May!


This is a photo of the DVD that comes with the magazine.
The waves on this DVD are pretty wild... to be honest I didn't know Japan had giant waves like some you can see in the DVD. Anyway this DVD brought the summer a little closer to me than the weather right now in Tokyo.

This is a shot from our gig yesterday!
We had my friend from the Netherlands be our VJ for the night.It was a mix of some abstract photos paintings and lyrics!Check his site out:http://massoudhassani.squarespace.com/
Hope to see everyone on Friday!

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:


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