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[photo] Puffy AmiYumi @ Irving Plaza 10/10/10
Thursday, October 14th, 2010 by Kathy Chee[photo] BOOM BOOM SATELLITES @ Irving Plaza 10/10/10
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 by Kathy Chee
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[photo] Zazen Boys @ Irving Plaza 10/10/10
Monday, October 11th, 2010 by Kathy Chee
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[press release] Zazen Boys & BOOM BOOM SATELLITES @ FETES Showcase NYC
Thursday, August 19th, 2010 by Kathy CheeThe New York Anime Festival is proud to reveal bands Boom Boom Satellites, Zazen Boys, and Echostream will come together with previously-announced musical guest Puffy AmiYumi at the Far East To East Showcase (FETES) on Sunday, October 10, 2010! Boom Boom Satellites, Zazen Boys, Echostream, and Puffy AmiYumi will all be appearing at NYAF for speaking sessions and autograph signings prior to their FETES show.
Presented in Irving Plaza (East 15th Street, New York, NY) for the first time, the Far East to East Showcase — created by our friends at Superglorious — is a one-night-only, once-in-a-lifetime lineup, built to create an evening of music appealing to anime fans, audiophiles, and casual New Yorkers interested in something new.
Tickets to FETES are separate from NYAF and NYCC admission and they can be purchased now at www.superglorious.com or www.livenation.com.
[press release] PUFFY AMIYUMI TO PERFORM AT FAR EAST TO EAST SHOWCASE AT NYAF
Thursday, July 8th, 2010 by Kathy Chee
Duo To Headline Concert At NYC’s Irving Plaza
The New York Anime Festival (NYAF) and Superglorious today announced Puffy AmiYumi, an iconic Japanese girl rock band, will perform at the Far East To East Showcase (FETES) on Sunday, October 10, 2010. FETES is produced by Superglorious, a live event production firm responsible for orchestrating events with a very eclectic and exciting mix of artists. The New York Anime Festival, an anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture convention, will take place October 8-10, 2010 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in Manhattan. It is created by and co-located with the New York Comic Con. Puffy AmiYumi will be appearing at NYAF prior to their FETES performance. NYAF has already announced Japanese rock band VAMPS will appear as guests, and comics legends Stan Lee, John Romita, Sr., and John Romita, Jr. will headline the New York Comic Con.
FETES — going into its third year — is a night of music that brings together musical artists from both America and Japan, focusing on the borderlessness of song, and creating an evening appealing to anime fans, audiophiles, and casual New Yorkers interested in something new. Presented in Irving Plaza (East 15th Street, New York, NY) for the first time, FETES is proud to take place in this historic venue, and will be presenting a roster of performers fully befitting the concert hall.
“FETES has been a unique attraction at the New York Anime Festival since 2008,” NYAF and NYCC Show Manager Lance Fensterman said. “And, in 2010, we’re excited to welcome in a new year of FETES — with our biggest group of artists from both the US and Japan that we’ve seen yet.”
“I’m very happy to work with the renowned Puffy AmiYumi,” FETES Director Hayden Brereton said. “Their exceptional body of work and global appeal will promise a very exciting show for our audience.”
Puffy AmiYumi will be appearing at the New York Anime Festival and New York Comic Con throughout the weekend for panel discussions and autograph signings before taking the stage on Sunday night at Irving Plaza. Tickets are $22 in advance and $25 at the doors. Tickets can be ordered at Irving Plaza’s Box Office or via Ticketmaster from July 9th. FETES will be announcing further details and additional acts throughout the summer.
Tickets for NYAF or NYCC may be purchased at www.nyanimefestival.com or www.nycomiccon.com. Other information about the shows, as well as news about the Reed Pop Culture Group, which also organizes Star Wars Celebration, is available at Lance Fensterman’s blog, www.mediumatlarge.net.
[press release] Superglorious Presents Boom Boom Satellites
Monday, November 16th, 2009 by Kathy Chee
We’re very excited to announce that we’ll be presenting the Boom Boom Satellites at Santos Party House on November 24th. Ticket price? Free! RSVP at www.superglorious.com.
The Boom Boom Satellites are a Japanese electronic music duo consisting of guitarist and vocalist Michiyuki Kawashima and bassist and programmer Masayuki Nakano. While their music can be mostly classified as big beat or nu-skool breaks with heavy jazz influences, they are famous for the heavy usage of electric guitars in their music, and the final product often has a strong rock or punk flavor. They are currently signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan, with whom they have released all of their albums in Japan
Opening for the Boom Boom Satellites will be Brooklyn based indie band: Me You Us Them.
Details:
November 24th (doors 7pm//show 8pm) [18+]
Santos Party House
96 Lafayette Street, New York
Boom Boom Satellites
Me You Us Them
DJ’s: Hipstarr; Hotline
[live report] Far East to East Showcase (Gelatine, Echostream, Swinging Popsicle, Kokusyoku Sumire)
Monday, October 5th, 2009 by Victoria Goldenberg
When pop group AKB48 ran across the stage waving at their fans during their debut American concert, the members were in perfect sync. When Fujishima Mineko of Swinging Popsicle ran across the stage high-fiving the audience at the Far East to East Showcase, she nearly hit her head on a speaker.
The New York Anime Festival closed with two polar opposite Japanese concerts at Webster Hall on Sept. 27. Pop fans could enjoy AKB48’s slick choreography and endearing adorableness. But two flights down at The Studio, the music was totally underground. The second annual Showcase, presented by Superglorious and NYAF, covered punk, ambient, indie pop and cabaret in four distinctive bands. It was an intimate affair all about the originality, raw energy and spontaneity that make small club gigs so appealing.
Gelatine conveyed a simultaneously dark and comical mood through the two-prong thrust of its frenetic punk music and menacing stage presence. This New York City band formed in 2001 to play both original music and that of singer Seiko’s old band, 10Yen Ana-kinoko. Its first record, the murky Gie Ji Gaii, finally came out this year. Gelatine’s chief draw is Seiko, who has the confidence and twisted humor to perform in a diaper and act like nothing’s strange about it. This time she wore a bra and bondage leash, which seemed almost tame in comparison. Though leashed, Seiko behaved more like id unfettered: swinging around from the mic stand, stomping in place, and moving from cute shrieks to aggressive snarls within seconds. The rest of the band was ready to meet Seiko at every capricious turn, and they complemented her bizarreness with their own. Guitarist Takeshita Jun literally growled his MCs about glamorous topics like the sweat in his eyes. Rock ‘n’ roll, indeed.
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[press release] Swinging Popsicle @ NYAF – Far East To East Showcase
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 by Kathy Chee
Swinging Popsicle to perform at New York Anime festival!
Info at:
http://www.superglorious.com
http://www.mediumatlarge.net/2009/08/far-east-to-east-showcast-at-nyaf.html
Last year, the New York Anime Festival and our friends Karaterice launched the Far East To East Showcase at The Knitting Factory. It was a celebration of indie, punk, rock, and pop both from Japan and NYC. This year, NYAF and Karaterice — now with the super name Superglorious — are bringing FETES back, and bringing it into the iconic Webster Hall.
From Japan, FETES hosts Kokusyoku Sumire and Swinging Popsicle, and from NYC, FETES features Echostream and Gelatine. (Bios are available at nyanimefestival.com.) Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 the day of the show and available now at www.ticketweb.com and www.websterhall.com. The doors open at 5:30 PM, and the show starts at 6:30 PM on September 27. FETES is open to audiences of all ages.
Kokusyoku Sumire, Swinging Popsicle, Echostream, and Gelatine are four amazing bands — bands selected not because of their involvement in anime, but selected because of the intensity and integrity music.
For more on the Far East To East Showcase, Superglorious will hold a FETES Press Panel on Saturday, September 26 at the New York Anime Festival. Superglorious will also maintain a booth at NYAF all weekend long where various FETES artists will appear.
Superglorious Official website – http://www.superglorious.com/
JapanFiles Official website – http://www.japanfiles.com/
Swinging Popsicle Official website – http://www.swinging-popsicle.com/