Blog - Weekly revue: 2015 week #21 (May 16 to 22)

Weekly revue: 2015 week #21 (May 16 to 22)

Food: - Apricot pork pie, fish & chips, and curry (finally!) at Bespoque
- Pork curry at Montenvers, Ebisu
- And a fun party with friends who all just got back from trips abroad. :)

Music event: I went to a great event titled "Magicant Fes.", hosted by Maika Leboutet and Andersons, held at "yagi ni, kiku?" in Daikanyama. The event not only featured bands but also a market corner selling books and accessories, and there was a free buffet with chicken and curry that was really good!

First to play was Sami Elu, a guy who plays a self-made instrument he calls the Chopstick Piano, it has a really beautiful sound! Next on was jan and naomi, a duo of two guitarists (jan is of the band GREAT3), who played a very pleasant set. At the end they sat at the piano for "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" which was great.

Then was Andersons, a band that I didn't know but liked instantly. They played a fun set of upbeat tracks with live guitar and keyboards. They're on 80KIDZ' PARK label. I'll definitely be looking out for them. Last was Maika Leboutet, this time playing a set with just her keyboards and drummer Bun-chan. Most of the music was played entirely live, showing off Maika's wonderful keyboard skills. There was a song using a strange speaking puppet that made me very curious. :)

Exhibition: I dropped by Music Jacket Gallery 2015 held outside Takashimaya in Shinjuku, and got to see nice displays of works by Shindo Mitsuo (P5! Cornelius! & much more), Groovisions, Enlightenment, ... This ends today (May 24).