(Band) Shonen Knife

[~Dan~]

I searched and there's no thread for Shonen Knife so here is one.

It was their drummer Etsuko's last gig on March 20th at Osaka Fandango.  New drummer Emi joined soon after, according to the bands blog it looks like her first gig was 2 days later in Fukuoka.  Announced on the bands blog as Emi-chan, cue a lot of speculation on who the mysterious new drummer was.  Finally revealed as Emi Morimoto, formerly a member of bands Ni Hao!, mamastudio, Ultra Jr & NASCA CAR.  She fits in well and hopefully the current lineup will remain stable for some time to come.

They're currently in the middle of a European tour.  They just finished their UK dates and now into the rest of Europe, with a couple more UK dates at the end.  The little red numbers are links to videos available on youtube.

Thu 06 May – Thekla – Bristol, UK [noembed]1[/noembed] [noembed]2[/noembed] [noembed]3[/noembed] [noembed]4[/noembed]
Fri 07 May – Matt Groening’s ATP – Minehead, UK [noembed]1[/noembed] [noembed]2[/noembed] [noembed]3[/noembed]
Mon 10 May – King Tuts – Glasgow, UK [noembed]1[/noembed] [noembed]2[/noembed]
Tue 11 May – The Musician – Leicester, UK
Wed 12 May – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK [noembed]1[/noembed] [noembed]2[/noembed]
Thu 13 May – Sala Matisse – Valencia, Spain
Fri 14 May – Sala Becool – Barcelona, Spain [noembed]1[/noembed] [noembed]2[/noembed] [noembed]3[/noembed] [noembed]4[/noembed] [noembed]5[/noembed]
Sat 15 May – Gruta'77 – Madrid, Spain [noembed]1[/noembed] [noembed]2[/noembed] [noembed]3[/noembed] [noembed]4[/noembed] [noembed]5[/noembed] [noembed]6[/noembed] [noembed]7[/noembed]
Mon 17 May – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands [noembed]1[/noembed] [noembed]2[/noembed]
Tue 18 May – Kultchurbunker – Cologne, Germany
Wed 19 May – Cafe Glocksee – Hannover, Germany
Thu 20 May – Kato – Berlin, Germany
Sun 23 May – Freebutt – Brighton, UK
Mon 24 May – Scala – London, UK

Their manager was updating his twitter page. but after a few dates he went to London then flew back to Japan so the updates end.  There's also the bands blog but that's not had an update since last week.

5th May

Itami airport, 8am(Japan time).


12 hours later at London's Heathrow Airport, 11am(UK time)


Driving from Heathrow to Reading


6th May

Breakfast



At the venue, Bristol Thekla.  It's a ship!


Dinner


7th May

Merchandise


ATP Pavilion


Dressing room


On stage at ATP

(This last photo from some guys flickr page.)

I saw them last night in Leeds and got a chance to test my new camera...



Afterwards I bought one of their cd's and got it signed, and I shook Naoko's hand & kissed her hand. 

[~Dan~]

Shonen Knife N.American tour announced for September (& 1st day of October) 2010.
Anyone who's nearby, go and see them!

http://www.panacherock.com/artists.php?id=119

09.08.10 Wed   Seattle, Washington. Tractor Tavern
09.09.10 Thu   Vancouver, British Columbia. Biltmore Cabaret.  W/ Jeff The Brotherhood
09.10.10 Fri   Portland, Oregon. Mississippi Studios
09.11.10 Sat   Oakland, California. Uptown Night Club
09.12.10 Sun   San Francisco, California. Bottom of The Hill
09.17.10 Fri   Austin, Texas. Red 7
09.18.10 Sat   Dallas, Texas. The Loft (TX)  W/ Lovies
09.19.10 Sun   Kansas City, Missouri. Record Bar
09.20.10 Mon   Northfield, Minnesota. The Cave
09.21.10 Tue   Chicago, Illinois. Schubas
09.24.10 Fri   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 31st St Pub
09.25.10 Sat   New York, New York. Asia Society Museum
09.26.10 Sun   Washington, DC. U St. Music Hall
09.30.10 Thu   Montreal, Quebec. Cabaret du Mile End
10.01.10 Fri   Toronto, Ontario. Horseshoe Tavern

[Yoshino]

From Tokyohive:

To celebrate their 30th anniversary together, female pop-punk band Shonen Knife will be releasing a special cover album this summer!
The album is titled “Osaka Ramones“, and as indicated by the title, it’s a tribute piece to the popular band, the Ramones. The band opened for the Ramones during their Japanese tour, and have also performed as a Ramones tribute band called The Osaka Ramones in the past. With the album scheduled to drop on July 20th, it’s a fun way to celebrate the thirty years the band has been together.
Further details about the cover album are currently not available, but it’s been revealed that “Osaka Ramones” is the only the first of two things planned for the band’s anniversary.
Shonen Knife has also announced that they will be going on a European tour this year, which will include stops in Ireland and the UK. No official schedule has been confirmed at this time, but European fans can check Shonen Knife’s website for news on their upcoming tour.