it has been a while since the last update here, during which we have played a handful of gigs around tokyo, one of which coincided with me being out of japan at the time. not wanting to cancel the gig, shinnosuke picked up the bass and learned how to be a bass/vocalist in time for the show. ive seen him do it a couple of times in practice and actually he is pretty good - from what i hear the gig was a success too. still, it stings to have missed my first icon girl pistols gig in 4 years. almost 100 gigs in a row and finally ive had to miss one (im sure ken felt the same way when we played a show without him in taiwan in 2010, accompanied by a drum machine).
of course im pleased the show went well, but also it is a concern that things went so well without me! and i started thinking about other bands where the guitar player takes up the bass and uh-oh could i be stuart sutcliffe all over again...
thankfully we have a lot of gigs coming up in the next month or so which i will definitely be a part of!
[christopher]
Friday October 26th @ NOB, Shibuya
ICON GIRL PISTOLS' bloody halloween party
w/PlayFight, Dead Sea Dropouts
open 19:30, start 20:00
\1500 inc. 1 drink
\2500 inc. all you can drink
Saturday November 3rd @ OTO, Shinjuku
FROM ENGLAND TO ME!
a club event with DJs all night, and icon playing a set at about 1am.
more details: http://blog.fetm.jp/?eid=996154
open/start: 10pm until morning
\2000 in advance, \2500 on the door
Saturday November 10th @ CRAWFISH, Akasaka
BLACK LIGHT PARTY 2
w/Bitter Haze, Jimmy Binks & the Shakehorns, David Whittaker
open 18:00
\2000 on the door
http://www.facebook.com/events/355270527888444
Wednesday November 14th @ CLUB LIZARD, Yokohama
Open/Start: 1800/18:30
\1500 in advance, \2000 on the door
Saturday November 24th @ GAMUSO, Asagaya
w/ The Watanabes, Jimmy Binks & the Shakehorns, Negative Zero, Stuart O'Connor
Open 19:00, Start 19:30
Free Entry
