Acid Mothers Temple on Tour

'bout 1.5 hours with encore

Ken, thanks. I'll hope that my feet can maintain their arches.

it's terrible, ddb. you have no idea.

L.A. IAN and L.A. JON.

SPENCER?!?!

NED!!!!

GOD CAN WE MAKE THIS THE ILX MAIN INDEX IMAGE PLEASE?!?!?!?!

He looks like the first man to successful replicate the Brian Connolly hair quaff since 1974.

< /ROFL COPTER!!!! >

my day has been made!

the show is $10-, $14- if you buy will call tickets at ticketmaster. you may want to do that ... there's a pretty big stoner rock contingent in san diego, and the hometown heroes (earthless, not subarachnoid space) are opening, so a lot of people will show up at the door early.

i got my tickets will call.

It was a joke, mostly about how long there set was. We showed up at 10 and they were already playing and went steadily until exactly 12. Then, the few people there started to leave and a guy got on the PA and said that since the A/C was broken, the bar was serving $1 Rolling Rocks and that everyone should stay and see AMT play some more. But, I couldn't hack it, so I left. AMT was at the merch booth and there was a surprisingly huge crowd trying to buy CDRs so I knew it would be awhile. The thought that such a long show was good is definitely evidence of how well they played and how nicely paced everything was. But this is also the opinion of someone seeing AMT live for the first time, so ...

Ha, that's right! If I get a chance to talk to one of them, I'll mention it!

http://www.sharingthegroove.org/msgboard/showthread.php?s=&threadid=72265

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWK

Highlight for me -- the Neu!/motorik tribute break in that one monster song they always do. It lasted for 10 minutes and reduced any other band's attempt to do same in recent years, from Stereolab to Sonic Youth to whoever, to rubble.

Subarachnoid weren't bad (seen them better, though), Earthless were a revelation and definitely deserve to be seen live.

Marco, I did indeed pass on your best, they were happily appreciative, and Hiroshi thought very highly of grappa.

Subarachnoid Space were boring as fuck. Must have been great for bar sales. It didn't help that the bass player wore a Grateful Dead T - unironically!

AMT were great of course, but by the end I couldn't take any more. Did they do an encore?

Probably -- I have that around somewhere, must dig it out again.

I was there too.

It was a night for ILX! Not only myself and Elvis T. and Matt Maxwell and you, but Vahid and then famous athlete, who came up to me and asked "Are you Ned Raggett from I Love Music?" I was completely flustered! And I was talking to Mario from Earthless at the time and he probably wondered what the fuck was going on!

Favorite band were Earthless, actually. Why haven't I heard of them before?

Hell, I've been on the Rocket list forever (in that Mario from Earthless is the same Mario in Rocket and formerly with Clikitat Ikatowi) and I only just heard of them the other day -- now I have a fave new band! Emusic.com has the show from last night available -- they have some sorta Clear Channel deal with the Casbah -- while the CDR the band were selling is from a show there earlier in the year, I'm listening to it now. Three tracks, the first is a touch slower than what they played yesterday but still great -- however, they are DEFINITELY a live band, they've got that sheer room-filling explosive feeling down.

Subarachnoid miss Mason Jones a bit, I think. No encore as such from AMT -- just two goddamn hours of noise and wackiness.

http://www.emusiclive.com/casbah/

hi cheshy! <3

Dude, he's BEEN in Rocket for three years now!

Earthless
Earth

I AM GETTING ILX CREW HIGH BEFORE THEY PLAY, GUARANTEED.

long live!

JON, ACID IS HARD TO FIND.

John, in case you haven't heard, the show has been moved from the Echo Lounge to the EARL (just up the street) and it's now a 21+ show.

I will most likely.. hmm yellow heavy metal karaoke t-shirt - not because its cool..but because its all thats clean

emmacleveland was there! I din't know there was other ilx0rs in my area!

j0hn--i was in jeans and a dark teeshirt. and i was swaying and headbanging in the front.
i hope you were either the hacidic jew or the man in tapered leg jordaches and a fannypack!

amt in baltimore ruled. does anybody know anything about the song that tsuyama (bassist) introduced as "a new song"? it had yodeling and was UNBELIEVABLE.

oh I know! the people I was hangin' out with wanted to see the decemberists, and we left after two songs. (the long winters were really good though. just not as completely insanely mindblowing as AMT, who had one song that started in 4/4, shifted into 5/4 very subtly, then to 6/4, then back into 5/4...it made me woozy and punchy and delighted)

He was switching grips in the show in Denton, but yeah, he seemed really old school. There's something awesome about a stone-faced drummer with a crew cut playing with AMT.

if only the third one had been master of reality, it would have actually been the best concert of all time.

psychic paramount was good, too. their last song was close enough to sabbath, real drony over a super-heavy riff. its just tough to remember that the first two bands were pretty good when AMT were just so incredible. EACH of those guys is amazing at their instruments. theyre so individually good, that the really amazing thing i think is how well they gel. kawabata did this thing where, at the end of a song, he hung his feedingback guitar on one of the overhead speakers and left. right before he did that was just the most blistering 5 minutes of guitar attack ive ever heard or seen. all of a sudden, shred made sense to me, but this guy wasnt just shredding...

anyway, suffice it to say - i was a fan before, but now im hooked.

btw, Psychic Paramount features two former members of the defunct Laddio Bolocko, and they used to have a diff drummer than the one I saw with them at this show. I got a CDR of theirs a while back from the same label that issued the LB 2-CD compilation, and it was pretty good.

the acid mothers show has been cancelled. some kind of visa problem.
sorry guys!

They were talking about their own in-store but it sounds like the whole tour is off? I tried going to acidmothers.com but it says 'no website is configured at this address'...

man, i revisited Born To Be Wild in the USA 2000 the other day, i love that semi-bootleg atmos-fug, what a mighty group in their prime (anyone heard the new configuration yet?)

Tix just bought - thanks Drew!

PS "Rainbow in Curved Air" live??! FUCK!

(somehow ended up $35 for two with 'service fees' though - fuckin' Ticketmaster!)

i used to book my college's independent music festival and i tried to get damo suzuki, but he also couldnt get across customs.

WED 9/14 NEW YORK, NY @ Rothko (CMJ)
THU 9/15 MONTREAL, PQ @ La Sala Rossa
FRI 9/16 OTTAWA, ON @ Babylon
SAT 9/17 TORONTO, ON @ Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
SUN 9/18 BUFFALO, NY @ Soundlab
MON 9/19 CLEVELAND, OH @ Grog Shop
TUES 9/20 DETROIT MI @ Magic Stick
THU 9/22 CHICAGO, IL @ Empty Bottle
FRI 9/23 MILWAUKEE, WI @ Todd Wehr Conference Center
SAT 9/24 MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ Triple Rock Club
TUES 9/27 SEATTLE, WA @ Neumos
WED 9/28 VANCOUVER, BC @ Richards On Richards
THU 9/29 PORTLAND, OR @ Berbati's Pan
FRI 9/30 SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
SAT 10/1 LOS ANGELES, CA @ UCLA (w/ Terry Riley)
SUN 10/2 SAN DIEGO, CA @ Casbah
MON 10/3 PHOENIX, AZ @ Modified Arts
TUES 10/4 TUCSON, AZ @ Club Congress
THU 10/6 SALT LAKE CITY, @ UT Ego's
FRI 10/7 DENVER, CO @ Larimer Lounge
SAT 10/8 LAWRENCE, KS @ The Jackpot Lounge
SUN 10/9 DENTON, TX @ Hailey's
MON 10/10 AUSTIN, TX @ Parish
TUES 10/11 HOUSTON, TX @ Mary Janes Fat Cat
WED 10/12 BATON ROUGE, LA @ Spanish Moon
THU 10/13 TALLAHASSEE, FL @ The Beta Bar
FRI 10/14 ORLANDO, FL @ The Social
SAT 10/15 GAINESVILLE, FL @ Common Grounds
SUN 10/16 ATLANTA, GA @ The Earl
MON 10/17 ASHEVILLE, NC @ Grey Eagle
TUE 10/18 BALTIMORE, MD @ Ottobar
WED 10/19 BROOKLYN, NY @ Southpaw
THU 10/20 PHILADELPHIA, PA @ First Unitarian Church
FRI 10/21 NEW YORK, NY @ Knitting Factory
SAT 10/22 CAMBRIDGE, MA @ Middle East
SUN 10/23 NEW HAVEN, CT @ Bar Nightclub
MON 10/24 NORTHAMPTON, MA @ Pearl Street Nightclub

Yay Denton, the home of happiness.

but maybe I have bad taste in psych and all these other folx are right...who knows?

Especially liked that the small Japanese woman on analog synth was wearing a WWE Generation DX hockey jersey!

they didn't encore even though i thought we managed good applause for the crowd size (tiny by end)-- is this typical??

m.

Hiroshi has some long fingers!

what the FUCK

the band isn't actually playing at this venue. they're at some other small bar in Asheville. I just got off the phone with some bitchy woman from the Grey Eagle who was not helpful at all. ugh, get your shit together, tour managers!

lue.velvet.

haha, awesome. I want the Acid Mothers Temple to stay with me!

13 Apr.(fri) @ Troubadour LOS ANGELES, CA (http://www.troubadour.com/)
17 Apr.(tue) @ Emos Jr. AUSTIN, TX (http://www.emosaustin.com/)
19 Apr.(thu) @ Bottletree BIRMINGHAM, AL (http://www.bottletreecafe.com/)
20 Apr.(fri) @ The Earl ATLANTA, GA (http://www.okproductions.net/)
21 Apr.(sat) @ Grey Eagle Tavern ASHEVILLE, NC (http://www.harvest-records.com/)
22 Apr.(sun) @ Satellite Ballroom CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (http://satelliteballroom.com/)
23 Apr.(mon) @ Ottobar BALTIMORE, MD (http://www.monozine.com/)
24 Apr.(tue) @ Rock and Roll Hotel WASHINGTON DC, DC (http://www.rockandrollhoteldc.com/)
25 Apr.(wed) @ First Unitarian Church Sanctuarty PHILADELPHIA, PA (http://www.r5productions.com/)
26 Apr.(thu) @ Knitting Factory NEW YORK, NY (http://www.knittingfactory.com/)
27 Apr.(fri) @ South Paw BROOKLYN, NY (http://www.spsounds.com/)
28 Apr.(sat) @ Middle East Downstairs CAMBRIDGE, MA (http://www.mideastclub.com/)
29 Apr.(sun) @ Bar Nightclub NEW HEAVEN, CT (http://www.barnightclub.com/)
30 Apr.(mon) @ Babylon OTTAWA, ON (http://www.babylonclub.ca/)
01 May.(tue) @ Lees Palace TORONTO, ON (http://www.leespalace.com/)
02 May.(wed) @ Soundlab BUFFALO, NY (http://www.bigorbitgallery.org/)
03 May.(thu) @ Grog Shop CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH (http://www.grogshop.gs/)
04 May.(fri) @ Magic Stick DETROIT, MI (http://www.majesticdetroit.com/stick.asp)
05 May.(sat) @ Empty Bottle CHICAGO, IL (http://www.emptybottle.com/)
06 May.(sun) @ Triple Rock Club MINNEAPOLIS, MN (http://www.mpshows.com/)
09 May.(wed) @ Richards On Richards VANCOUVER, BC (http://www.richardsonrichards.com/)
10 May.(thu) @ Chop Suey Presents SEATTLE, WA (http://www.chopsuey.com/)
11 May.(fri) @ Doug Fir Lounge PORTLAND, OR (http://www.dougfirlounge.com/)
12 May.(sat) @ Bottom Of The Hill SAN FRANCISCO, CA (http://www.bottomofthehill.com/)
13 May.(sun) @ Attic SANTA CRUZ, CA (http://www.theatticsantacruz.com/)





Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.
- at the time of this tour are :
Kitagawa Hao : voice, thermin, hot spice & alcohol
Tsuyama Atsushi : bass, voice, cosmic joker
Higashi Hiroshi : synthesizer, guitar, dancin'king
Shimura Koji : drums, latino cool
Kawabata Makoto : guitar, speed guru

and
Justin "Jastin" Waters : driving, vinyls exploration, chicken sandwich
the support band : Mammatus


We'll sell new albums "Nam Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo" (Ace Fu Records),
"Crystal Rainbow Pyramid Under The Stars" (Important Records) and the
limited tour 12' "Crystal Rainbow Pyramid" (Important Records) also
Tour T-shirts at SHOPZONE table in each night.

ohh no -- doug fir?!!! say it isn't so.

cotton casino on theremin

Acid Mothers...Guru Guru!

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ACID MOTHERS GURU GURU - US tour 2007

Mani Neumeier : dr. vo (from Guru Guru)
Tsuyama Atsushi : b. vo (from Acid Mothers Temple)
Kawabata Makoto : g (from Acid Mothers Temple, Gong)

Aug. 31 (fri) @ Middle East Upstairs CAMBRIDGE. MA
Sep. 01 (sat) @ Mercury Lounge NEW YORK. NY
Sep. 02 (sun) @ Johnny Brendas PHILADELPHIA. PA
Sep. 04 (tue) @ Empty Bottle CHICAGO. IL
Sep. 05 (wed) @ Triple Rock Club MINNEAPOLIS. MN
Sep. 08 (sat) @ Chop Suey SEATTLE, WA
Sep. 09 (sun) @ Doug Fir Lounge PORTLAND. OR
Sep. 10 (mon) @ Bottom of The Hill SAN FRANCISCO. CA
Sep. 11 (tue) @ Troubadour LOS ANGELES. CA
Sep. 12 (wed) @ Casbah SAN DIEGO. CA

__________________________________________

KAWABATA MAKOTO
"FREE DAMN FESTIVAL"

Sep. 14th (fri) @ Blak Casl STONE MOUNTAIN
Sep. 15th (sat) @ Blak Casl STONE MOUNTAIN

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More here plus other upcoming shows later in the year in Japan.

Does anyone know much about AMGG? Am thinking of going to the gig here next week, but it clashes with a baseball game we're already planning on, so it'd have to be good to be worth going...

i know that AMT is awesome live and Mani is a killer drummer

# 19th (Sat) @ South Paw BROOKLYN, NY w/ Psychic Paramount

I will be attending the Brooklyn show.

-- HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Monday, June 7, 2004 2:33 PM (3 years ago) Bookmark Link

lol, i was at that show before i even knew there was an ilx or a jw. iirc Makoto jammed his guitar into the ceiling at the end of a 30 minute pink lady lemonade and it kept ringing some chord for quite a while.

And once again, with Danava:

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Thu 03/13/08 Echo Los Angeles CA Danava
Fri 03/14/08 Che Cafe San Diego CA Danava
Sat 03/15/08 Plush Tucson AZ Danava
Mon 03/17/08 Emos Jr. Austin TX Danava
Tue 03/18/08 HaileyÃÔ Denton TX Danava
Wed 03/19/08 One Eyed Jacks New Orleans LA Danava
Thu 03/20/08 The Earl Atlanta GA Danava
Fri 03/21/08 Local 506 Chapel Hill NC Danava
Sat 03/22/08 Ottobar Baltimore MD Danava
Sun 03/23/08 Rock N Roll Hotel Washington DC Danava
Mon 03/24/08 Johnny Brendas Philadelphia PA Danava
Tue 03/25/08 Mercury Lounge New York NY Danava
Wed 03/26/08 Middle East Upstairs Cambridge MA Danava
Thu 03/27/08 La Sala Rossa Montreal PQ Danava
Fri 03/28/08 Legendary Horseshoe Tavern Toronto ON Danava
Sat 03/29/08 Magic Stick Detroit MI Danava
Sun 03/30/08 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights OH Danava
Mon 03/31/08 Empty Bottle Chicago IL Danava
Tue 04/01/08 7th Street Entry Minneapolis MN Danava, Born Ruffians
Fri 04/04/08 Pats Pub Vancouver BC Danava
Sat 04/05/08 Sunset Tavern Seattle WA Danava
Mon 04/07/08 Holocene Portland OR Danava
Tue 04/08/08 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco CA Danava

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. :
Tsuyama Atsushi : monster bass, voice, cosmic joker
Higashi Hiroshi : synth, guitar, voice, dancin'king
Shimura Koji : drums, latino cool
Kawabata Makoto : guitar, voice, speed guru

Hard to get excited about them live still :(

Yeah, I love them and all but this time around I'm not as jazzed.

I would rather see Danava or SubArachnoid Space than AMT. Any day.

The Guru Guru drummer guy was fun to watch last time though...

http://speedguru.blog45.fc2.com/
^ kawabata blog

Hard to get excited about them live still :(

but dude, they are awesome live, far better than on record. And they rocked when I saw them again late last year, just when I was thinking that maybe I had seen them sufficiently often.

i'm really interested in American roots music and Country music in these years

yikes. be very afraid.

Kawabata's blog is a nice surprise. he comes across as very down to earth, very cool, just another music-loving dork who can't keep his enthusiasm bottled up, be it for Jeff Beck or for some Frog-rock obscurity. dispels some of the strong misgivings i've had about AMT's relentlessly collector-baiting promotional tactics. K clearly just loves music and gets off on sharing that love. no crime in that. and, huh, he can expresses himself pretty well in English. so what's with this "sorry - no speak Engrish" front AMT put up whenever they come to town?

So people leave them alone?

Yeah, they don't get to have any privacy, they are rock stars, after all.
I know that they would never stonewall any pretty American girls that may want to chat after a set. Who needs another psych geek talking at you?

Hard to get excited about them live still :(

-- Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 22:56

Yeah, I love them and all but this time around I'm not as jazzed.

-- Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 23:01

they were killer. again. danava was blech and i missed the first band which was apparently the return of t0ni3 j0y's th3 c0nv0cation

Well that's good -- turns out they'll be at Terrastock (yeah, big surprise I know) so I'll catch them then.

Danava fucking suck

Are these guys ever not on tour? Every time I check the paper to see who's playing they are always in town. Unless they play Detroit twice a month every single month or something.

Ned - one guy from Acid Mothers will be at Terrastock. You probably know that, but just to clarify.

how was that t0n13 j0y shit

i missed the first band which was apparently the return of t0ni3 j0y's th3 c0nv0cation

-- am0n, Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:04 PM

kinda wished i hadn't cuz it turns out i know the new bass player

they're playing here again. on 4/20 lol

Kept meaning to revive this thread:

Apr. 2009
3 (fri) @ Echoplex LOS ANGELES CA (http://www.attheecho.com) w/ Kinski, Sonic Suicide Squad
4 (sat) @ Bottom Of The Hill SAN FRANCISCO CA (http://www.bottomofthehill.com) w/ Kinski, Sonic Suicide Squad
5 (sun) @ Holocene PORTLAND OR (http://www.holocene.org) w/ Kinski, Sonic Suicide Squad
6 (mon) @ Sunset Tavern SEATTLE WA (http://www.sunsettavern.com) w/ Kinski, Sonic Suicide Squad
7 (tue) @ Biltmore Cabaret VANCOUVER BC (http://www.biltmorecabaret.com) w/ Kinski, Sonic Suicide Squad
10 (fri) @ 7th Street Entry MINNEAPOLIS MN (http://www.first-avenue.com) w/ Sonic Suicide Squad
11 (sat) @ Empty Bottle CHICAGO IL (http://www.emptybottle.com) w/ Sonic Suicide Squad
12 (sun) @ Grog Shop CLEVELAND OH (http://www.grogshop.gs) w/ Sonic Suicide Squad
13 (mon) @ Magic Stick DETROIT MI (http://www.majesticdetroit.com/stick.asp) w/ Sonic Suicide Squad
14 (tue) @ El Mocambo TORONTO ON (http://www.elmocambo.ca) w/ Sonic Suicide Squad
15 (wed) @ La Sala Rossa MONTREAL PQ (http://www.casadelpopolo.com/contents/lasalarossa) w/ Sonic Suicide Squad
16 (thu) @ Middle East Upstairs CAMBRIDGE MA (http://www.mideastclub.com) w/ Sonic Suicide Squad
17 (fri) @ Mercury Lounge NEW YORK NY (http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com) w/ Sonic Suicide Squad
18 (sat) @ Johnny Brendas PHILADELPHIA PA (http://www.johnnybrendas.com) w/ Sonic Suicide Squad
19 (sun) @ DC9 WASHINGTON DC (http://www.dcnine.com) w/ Sonic Suicide Squad
20 (mon) @ Ottobar BALTIMORE MD (http://www.theottobar.com) w/ Sonic Suicide Squad
21 (tue) @ Local 506 CHAPEL HILL NC (http://www.local506.com) w/ Sonic Suicide Squad
22 (wed) @ The Earl ATLANTA GA (http://www.badearl.com) w/ Sonic Suicide Squad
23 (thu) @ Hi-Tone Cafe MEMPHIS TN (http://www.hitonememphis.com) w/ Sonic Suicide Squad
24 (fri) @ Hailey's DENTON TX (http://www.haileysclub.com) w/ Sonic Suicide Squad
25 (sat) @ Emos Alternative Lounge AUSTIN TX (http://www.emosaustin.comnet/) w/ Sonic Suicide Squad
27 (mon) @ Plush TUCSON AZ (http://www.plushtucson.com) w/ Sonic Suicide Squad
28 (tue) @ Casbah SAN DIEGO CA (http://www.casbahmusic.com) w/ Sonic Suicide Squad

Really have to say -- having seen them various times over the years, last night's show was easily one of their best. Last couple of times had almost been 'standard' AMT, but while it was still very much them in full effect there were more new/random song choices and experiments, and even "Pink Lady Lemonade" got a bit of a redo via two different versions, the first starting off on acoustic guitar.

Also, Kinski killed as per usual so show up early if you have the chance to see them too here on the West Coast. Sonic Suicide Squad were all right enough, noise/free jazz roar but I think Zu works in the same field with better focus.

i think i will see them

Indeed you should.

i am so baffled as to why this is in the entry here (which for the non locals is supermegatiny)

i've never been to the entry before! do they sell earplugs?

also i just bought my ticket

hmmm i should probably decide either to do this or not soon.

i would bring yer own earplugs to the entry, they normally have them but sometimes they forget/dont bother to check.

the fact that it's on a friday makes it sort of a no-brainer for me. it's basically the one day of the week i can go out guilt-free

i mean legal capacity for the entry is 250 (which is horrorshow style packed btw). am i missing something here about how few people would want to see AMT? last time they played at the triple rock which is way way bigger, maybe that show didnt do well?

just revived this thread to ask if anyone has seen this tour, happy to see ned's endorsement. i'm going friday, taking a couple of AMT newbies so i'm hoping for something good. i missed the last tour or two.

they never play providence anymore :(

i would totally go see them again if i didn't have class. last year's show was great--i don't have any of their records (my gf does) and we go in and they've already started, these seriously decrepit-looking dudes playing super-slow space rock, and i'm like is this going to be kind of lol but mostly sad.....of course after 15 minutes it was obvious that i was wrong and they totally kicked ass.

Yep. I saw the Vancouver show last week. First time seeing them and it was great. I guess it was a compact line-up. Just four of them - I think they sometimes have more. But this was space rock as she is meant to be played. Kinski played too and that was equally fantastic. They are now hard, tight and fast and not so much in the Mogwai mould from when I last saw them a few years back. I have not felt this stimulated at a live show for ages. You'll not be disappointed I think.

I just read upthread a bit. Earplugs not required unless your the type that always uses them. It wasn't oppresively loud. The sound was perfect.

my experience at previous shows has been, they start, and i'm kind of "yeah, this is ok," and things go on a little and at some point i lose track of it all and i sort of come to in the middle of this howling cloud of rock and i can't remember quite how i got there. (and that's without being on anything stronger than alcohol.)

yeah that is absolutely how it felt

And they're back! Looking forward to this once again.

Sun 03/21/10 Plush - Tucson AZ
Mon 03/22/10 Casbah - San Diego CA
Tue 03/23/10 Spaceland - Los Angeles CA
Wed 03/24/10 Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco CA
Fri 03/26/10 Mississippi Studios - Portland OR
Sat 03/27/10 Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver BC
Sun 03/28/10 Sunset Tavern - Seattle WA
Wed 03/31/10 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis MN
Thu 04/01/10 The Picador - Iowa City IA
Fri 04/02/10 Empty Bottle - Chicago IL
Sat 04/03/10 Crofoot Ballroom Pike Room - Pontiac MI
Sun 04/04/10 El Mocambo - Toronto ON
Mon 04/05/10 La Sala Rossa - Montreal PQ
Tue 04/06/10 Middle East Upstairs - Cambridge MA
Wed 04/07/10 Knitting Factory - Brooklyn NY
Thu 04/08/10 DC9 - Washington DC
Fri 04/09/10 Johnny Brendas - Philadelphia PA
Sat 04/10/10 Ottobar - Baltimore MD
Sun 04/11/10 Local 506 - Chapel Hill NC
Mon 04/12/10 Pilot Light - Knoxville TN
Tue 04/13/10 Grey Eagle Tavern - Asheville NC
Wed 04/14/10 Cosmic Charlie's - Lexington KY
Thu 04/15/10 Hi-Tone Cafe - Memphis TN
Fri 04/16/10 The Loft - Dallas TX
Sat 04/17/10 Emos Alternative Lounge - Austin TX

Line-up is as follows:
Tsuyama Atsushi : monster bass, vocal, acoustic guitar, cosmic joker
Higashi Hiroshi : synthesizer, guitar, chorus, dancin'king
Shimura Koji : drums, latino cool
Kawabata Makoto : guitar, chorus, speed guru

And support act is Over-Gain Optimal Death.

New album 'In A To Infinity' coming in April on Important as well, so expect a lot of that chord on the tour.

I was thinking about going to the Pontiac gig next Sat. & reading this thread has confirmed that I will be doing exactly that!

I'm already planning on seeing Mission of Burma at a local dive that same week, so we've got a bumper crop of quality live shit going on here in the midwest (& this is passing up Titus Andronicus, Washed Out, Broken Social Scene & Deer Tick at the same time - all gigs I would have wanted to see, were they not all piled on top of each other!)

I've been up since 6:00am and was planning on doing laundry and going to bed early tonight but SURPRISE! Acid Mothers are tonight. And friends from out of town, too. *coffee*

I been a hair's width from seeing them like 7 times, pretty excited for this.

plz to report back. I am v curious.

considering how little i listen to AMT, it's funny to me that they're the band i've seen play the most in the last decade. but their live shows are so great, i'll never pass them up. definitely going to the knoxville show in a few weeks.

Lineup appeared to be as listed above, though replace "acoustic guitar" with "bitchin' clarinet". I kinda expected them to play one 1-hr song but they played a set of songs kinda! With verses sometimes! Mokoto rubbing his guitar on his ass, holding his guitar over his head by the trem arm, swinging it wildly by the neck. Guitar hanging from the ceiling. Bass dude sings a lot. He makes chromatic shredding groove somehow!? Really liked him. Great, great show.

sadly (FOR ME) my report from the high on fire show says that you won MPLS/STPL shows this evening ;_;

Bummer, what were they like?

My full report is on the rolling metal thread but the general vibe is noodly yet boring

They fucking destroyed Chicago's Empty Bottle, last night. Brilliant from start to finish. Frenzied. Brain-flaying. Superconductive. Etc.

this bodes well for my plans tonight! are they freakishly loud or anything? I don't like to wear earplugs, tho I will if I have to.

Very freakishly loud, though it's a loud venue to begin with. Just white noise, at a few points. You could see them playing, but it was just a wall of static.

fuck that was loud

haha yah

these dudes + titus andronicus in the same week = rawken out

i've been waiting for a band to end their set like that for my entire life. like not specifically two guitars hanging from the ceiling and feedbacking while the rest of the band go nuts rawkin out, but at least that sort of totally unhinged wave of noise that just grows and grows uncontrollably. these dudes understand sweet motherfucking release more than any band i've ever seen.

Been a while since we updated! Even though they pretty much still do annual tours here, so:

http://acidmothers.com/wp-content/uploads/AcidMothersTour-731x1024.jpg

Even better are the California Flashback shows:

https://image-ticketfly.imgix.net/00/03/11/21/50-og.jpg?w=960&h=1200

I'm only going to be able to attend the first night in SF but Christ, that's a lineup.

They're playing a matinee show at Cafe Oto in London at the end of June: https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/acid-mothers-temple/

I'm uh hoping to be able to go to the Windsor show