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• LIVE REPORT ROOKIE A GO-GO

  

  deepfunkun

• LIVE REPORT ROOKIE A GO-GO

  

  King Gnu

  New name, new sound for these rookie contenders

  Electro-rockers King Gnu took to the Rookie A Go-Go stage fresh off a quick US tour with fellow rookie band CHAI, where they also performed in the SXS...

• LIVE REPORT ORANGE CAFE

  

  Taiyoukoumon Supapan

• LIVE REPORT RED MARQUEE

  

  WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA

  Bringing the performance right to the people

  What makes a memorable festival performance? In the moment, it seems easy enough — hearing all the big hits, an artist bringing lots of energy, a grea...

• LIVE REPORT THE PALACE OF WONDER

  

  MATT SOUNDS

• LIVE REPORT ROOKIE A GO-GO

  

  otobokebeaver

  Scream If You Wanna Be In The Red Marquee

  Every year I come away from the Rookie Stage feeling a little deflated. I think it's just the fatigue of sitting through another whimsical Japanese in...

• LIVE REPORT CRYSTAL PALACE TENT

  

  THE CABARET CATS’ REVUE with JVC FORCE TYO

• LIVE REPORT CRYSTAL PALACE TENT

  

  DJ JIM

• LIVE REPORT CRYSTAL PALACE TENT

  

  OSAKA=MONAURAIL

• LIVE REPORT CRYSTAL PALACE TENT

  

  TAIZO

• LIVE REPORT CRYSTAL PALACE TENT

  

  TAKEUCHI TOMOYASU QUARTET

  Super funk to end the fest!

  In one of the last time slots of the festival came one of my favorite sets of Fuji Rock 2017, the Takeuchi Tomoyasu Quartet. They are something of a f...

• LIVE REPORT ROOKIE A GO-GO

  

  fornow

  That's it ...

  The grand finale for me at this year’s Fuji Rock was the band fornow which has one album Naked with four tracks on it. That should make the band easy ...

• LIVE REPORT CRYSTAL PALACE TENT

  

  IZUMI SAWAMOTO

• LIVE REPORT ROOKIE A GO-GO

  

  THE GURL

  The group can’t be accused of false advertising as they do indeed feature a girl among their members. The band is old-school rock and roll, with their...

• LIVE REPORT CRYSTAL PALACE TENT

  

  NAOKI IENAGA (DUB STORE RECORDS)

• LIVE REPORT ORANGE CAFE

  

  Hiyamuta Tatsuyuki [MORE THE MAN]

• LIVE REPORT ORANGE CAFE

  

  Ilid Kaolo

• LIVE REPORT RED MARQUEE

  

  THE AMAZONS

  Stomping through a blistering set

  Reading’s The Amazons stomp on stage with a white car burning on the video screen directly behind them. The image is fitting as this young four-piece...

• LIVE REPORT THE PALACE OF WONDER

  

  MIMI MAURA

  The Diva of Ska in the Crystal Palace

  The award-winning Latin ska singer Mimi Maura returned to Fuji Rock this year for the first time since 2012, taking the stage at the Crystal Palace te...

• LIVE REPORT FIELD OF HEAVEN

  

  STURGILL SIMPSON

  Sturgill Simpson was the third to take the stage in this year’s trio of butt-kicking country and blues acts, with the Marcus King Band and Elvin Bisho...