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Next Music From Tokyo Vol. 8

Next Music from Tokyo Volume 8 was dominated by feminine soprano voices reminiscent of anime opening sequences simultaneously playing mean, bass-thumping, head-banging, mosh-worthy indie rock….

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Next Music From Tokyo, Vol. 7

Every year, the same too-weird-to-be-true story makes the rounds just before, and then hyperbolically during, the annual event that is Next Music From Tokyo. The…

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Next Music From Tokyo Vol. 6

Next Music From Tokyo (NMFT) has, for the last five years, consistently topped my list of favourite musical events in the city. The why isn’t…

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Next Music From Tokyo Vol. 5

The venue for Next Music From Tokyo has changed a few times over the years, but what remains consistent in its fifth generation is the…

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Next Music From Tokyo Vol. 4

Next Music From Tokyo, a tour that brings Japanese bands to Canada every year, is always the highlight of my musical year. The event, this…

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Next Music from Tokyo Vol. 3

NATSUMEN- Whole Lotta Summer Since 2010, Toronto’s Steven Tanaka has organized Next Music from Tokyo, a tour which, as its name implies, has to do…

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Next Music From Tokyo

Promoter Steve Tanaka is the brain behind Next Music from Tokyo Vol. 1. His love of Japanese indie music lead him to bring five bands…