Acid Mothers Temple on Tour

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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

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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.