WRASfest Friday July 3rd! WRASfest is this friday at Eyedrum! Bands include Zoroaster, The Spooks, Thy Mighty Contract, and Danger Woman. Admission is $8 and the show is all ages. The first 88 people get a gift bag and doors open at 7pm!
6/28 Show: This week's show featured music by two artists with debut releases that have also recently been released by two Seattle-based labels.
Tomoko Sauvage (official site, label page) is a Paris-based Japanese artist who creates music with water, porcelain bowls, hydrophones (underwater microphones), condenser mics, metal wire, and wooden spoons. The use of hydrophones allows her to capture the subtle sound of water waves and drops resonating in porcelain bowls. Her first album Ombrophilia was recently released by either/OAR records.
Golden (official site, label page) are a three piece from Tokyo that formed in 2007. Kota Saito, Ryosuke Tahiro, and Tetsuyoshi Kojima use a wide range of instruments including mandolin, banjo, keyboards, and harmonica, in addition to guitars, bass, and drums. Their first release, Golden, is now available from Tsurumi Records.
2008 Listener Poll! Thank you for voting! The results are available here. The results from the 2007 poll are available here.
WRAS Listener Awards: Nippon Music Champ won Best Specialty Show in the Listener's Choice category of the first WRAS Awards. Thank you so much for voting and listening!! To see the full results, click here.
Extra! There is an interview with me on Tokyo no Radio.
Nippon Music Champ is WRAS Atlanta 88.5's weekly rockin' & rollin', jumpin' & jivin' Japanese music show. Please tune in every Sunday from 6pm to 8pm on 88.5 FM. The show is now six years old!
The website is still under construction, but isn't it lovely?
The drawing to the right was done by Mari from Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re. Used with permission.
6/28 Show: This week's show featured music by two artists with debut releases that have also recently been released by two Seattle-based labels.
Tomoko Sauvage (official site, label page) is a Paris-based Japanese artist who creates music with water, porcelain bowls, hydrophones (underwater microphones), condenser mics, metal wire, and wooden spoons. The use of hydrophones allows her to capture the subtle sound of water waves and drops resonating in porcelain bowls. Her first album Ombrophilia was recently released by either/OAR records.
Golden (official site, label page) are a three piece from Tokyo that formed in 2007. Kota Saito, Ryosuke Tahiro, and Tetsuyoshi Kojima use a wide range of instruments including mandolin, banjo, keyboards, and harmonica, in addition to guitars, bass, and drums. Their first release, Golden, is now available from Tsurumi Records.
2008 Listener Poll! Thank you for voting! The results are available here. The results from the 2007 poll are available here.
WRAS Listener Awards: Nippon Music Champ won Best Specialty Show in the Listener's Choice category of the first WRAS Awards. Thank you so much for voting and listening!! To see the full results, click here.
Extra! There is an interview with me on Tokyo no Radio.
Nippon Music Champ is WRAS Atlanta 88.5's weekly rockin' & rollin', jumpin' & jivin' Japanese music show. Please tune in every Sunday from 6pm to 8pm on 88.5 FM. The show is now six years old!
The website is still under construction, but isn't it lovely?
The drawing to the right was done by Mari from Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re. Used with permission.