One of Japan’s longest-running experimental music and film festival in Fukuoka, Against, is now on its 11th year. This year the festival features musicians from Sweden, Norway, Australia, United Kingdom and the USA playing at various venues in Fukuoka throughout September and October. Not to be missed is the performance of Los Angeles grind-core/noise duo Sissy Spacek on Sep. 14. Check out the rest of the schedule below.
Trespass Trio
• Sep. 6 (Thu.)
• 20:00 (doors open 19:00)
• Adv.: ¥2,500, Door: ¥3,000
• Fukuoka New Combo
• 5-1-22 Watanabe-dori, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
• 092-712-7809
• http://newcombo.sakura.ne.jp/
Sissy Spacek (USA)
• Sep. 14 (Fri.)
• 19:30 (doors open 19:00)
• Adv.: ¥2,000, Door: ¥2,500 (one drink order required)
• Utero
• 2-6-34 Kiyokawa, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
• 092-534-5222
• http://utero.jp
John Wiese (USA)
Wiese is a veteran of the US experimental music scene. He has collaborated with Wolf Eyes, Sunn O))), Merzbow, Thurston Moore and many others. His sound is comprised of multilayered textures that traverse across subtle processed sounds and extreme bursts of noise walls. Along with Kevin Drumm, Wiese is one of the leading post-noise sound artists/composers in the US today. He will perform solo this Saturday (9/22) at Art Space Tetra in Fukuoka. Also performing will be Duenn, DJ Speedfarmer, inoise and Against curator Shayne Bowden.
• Sep. 22 (Sat.)
• 19:30 (doors open 19:00)
• ¥2,000 (one drink order required)
• Art Space Tetra
• 2-15 Susaki-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
• 092-262-6560
• http://www.as-tetra.info/
Hard-ons (Australia)
• Oct. 5 (Fri.)
• 19:00 (doors open 18:30)
• Adv.: ¥2,500, Door: ¥3,000 (one drink order required)
• Graf
• B1F, 3-4-19 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
• 092-733-1199
• http://www.fukuoka-graf.com
There Are No More Four Seasons (Sweden)
• Oct. 14 (Sun.)
• 19:00 (doors open 18:30)
• ¥2,000 (one drink order required)
• Art Space Tetra
• 2-15 Susaki-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
• 092-262-6560
• http://www.as-tetra.info/
Astro (Tokyo)
• Oct. 19 (Fri.)
• 19:30 (doors open 19:00)
• ¥1,500 (one drink order required)
• Gigi
• 3F, 1-8-10 Kiyokawa, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
• 092-531-7011
• http://sound.jp/cafe-gigi/
Astro (Tokyo)
• Oct. 20 (Sat.)
• 19:00 (doors open 18:00)
• ¥2,000 (one drink order required)
• IAF Shop*
• 2F, 3-7-19 Yakuin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
• 090-5475-5326
• http://iafshop.tumblr.com
Svendsen/Nilssen-Love/Yandsen Trio
• Oct. 22 (Mon.)