Yet another great night at Japan Underground, this time with Otoboke Beaver おとぼけビーバー, an all female quartet from Kyoto. A "Japanese girls knock out / pound cake band" named after a local love hotel!
Support from BRUJA and 雲雀 Hibari.
It had been just under a year since the last Japan Underground event, although I had missed three years of shows while I was in Japan!
I've always loved that these events bring a mix of both music lovers and Japanophiles to what many who haven't been might see as an otaku gathering. Japan Underground has always been about bringing Japanese music and exciting live performances to an English audience.
This time we saw THE TOMBOYS; previously an ex-Scandal (スキャンダル) cover band called 'NoName', perform their first show in the UK before the release of their debut album.
Glen Matlock (ex-Sex Pistols) also made a surprise appearance with his 'Kobe Beef' band.
The Picaresque and The Johns also supported.
