Osaka band Shonen Knife on US and Canadian Tour

[AsahinaKimi]

Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ, Shōnen Naifu; lit. "Boy knife") is an all-female Japanese pop-punk band formed in Osaka, Japan, in 1981. Heavily influenced by 1960s girl groups, pop bands, The Beach Boys, and early punk rock acts, such as the Ramones, the trio crafts stripped-down songs expressing infectious melodies and simplistic, exuberant lyrics sung both in Japanese and English.

Despite their pop-oriented nature, the trio maintains a distinctly underground garage rock sound rooted in edgy instrumentation and D.I.Y. aesthetics, which over the course of their 27-year career has earned them a solid, worldwide cult following and made avid fans out of seminal '90s alternative rock acts such as Sonic Youth, Nirvana, and Redd Kross. The band has been credited with making "the international pop underground more international" by "opening it up to bands from Japan". They have also performed as a Ramones tribute band under the name The Osaka Ramones.



Sep 8 2010 8:30P
Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA
Sep 9 2010 8:00P
Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, BC, CANADA
Sep 10 2010 7:30P
Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
Sep 11 2010 9:00P
Uptown Oakland, California
Sep 12 2010 8:30P
Bottom Of The Hill San Francisco, CA
Sep 13 2010 8:30A
Casbah San Diego, CA
Sep 14 2010 8:30P
Spaceland Los Angeles, CA
Sep 17 2010 10:00P
Red 7 Austin, TX
Sep 18 2010 8:00P
The Loft Dallas, TX
Sep 19 2010 8:00P
Record Bar Kansas City, Missouri
Sep 20 2010 7:00P
The Cave Northfield, MN
Sep 21 2010 8:30P
Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL
Sep 22 2010 9:00P
The Strutt Kalamazoo, MI
Sep 23 2010 7:00P
Midpoint Music Festival Cincinnati, OH
31st Pub Pittsburgh, PA
Sep 25 2010 7:00P
Asia Society Museum New York, NY
Sep 26 2010 8:00P
ROCK AND ROLL HOTEL Washington, DC
Sep 28 2010 7:00P
KNITTING FACTORY BROOKLYN, NY
Sep 29 2010 8:00P
Daniel Street Club Milford, CT
Sep 30 2010 6:30P
Cabaret du Mile End Montreal, QC, CANADA
Oct 1 2010 9:00P
Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON, CANADA
Oct 2 2010 8:00P
Mohawk Place Buffalo, NY

more info: http://www.myspace.com/shonenknife

[Wickerman]

1. No Twin Cities date

but one in Northfield. Sweet. Thanks for the post.

[Tindalos]

2. Cool!

Gonna pick up some tickets tomorrow.

Thanks :hi:

[NBachers]

3. "Error: You can't recommend threads from this forum"

Not for lack of trying. Am I missing something here?

[NYC_SKP]

4. Hi there. Not all forums allow for the "recommend" and "unrecommend" features.

This is one of them, the DU Lounge is another, and I don't know how many others among the less-traveled DU forum that also don't have these features.

Why is a mystery.

Wrapped in an enigma.

Just kidding, I have no idea but there is nothing wrong with your computer or browser.

Some forums have the rec, others do not.

:hi:

[AsahinaKimi]

5. HERE IS SAMPLE of Shoen Knife ~Twist Barbie (Live)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u25__HY4XwE&feature=related

[ZombieHorde]

6. I Am a Realist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhxFBpCjFic