October 11, 2004
News | New Kids on the Tatami | Japan
It's not every day you can write the words pin-up and shamisen in the same paragraph, but the PR guy for the Yoshida Brothers gets to do just that:
"Still in their early 20's, Ryoichiro and Kenichi, also known as the Yoshida Brothers, are the newest sensation in traditional Japanese World Music, achieving pin-up status with an ever-growing legion of fans. The brothers play a Tsugaru-Shamisen, a three-stringed instrument resembling the banjo and with a style originating from northern Japan with intricate and fast picking."
Like Chinese female counterparts 12 Girls Band, the brothers have hit it big in Asia with their contemporized traditional sound and are trying to do the same in the US with their second release. Hit the link below for dates on their current US publicity tour.
9/28/04 3:30pm Wheeler Auditorium, Berkley,Ca
9/30/04 5:45pm Virgin Megastore, San Francisco, Ca
10/01/04 7:30pm Norton Simon Museum Pasadena, Ca
10/03/04 4:00pm Borders Books and Music Santa Monica, Ca
10/07/04 12:30pm Borders Books and Music Chicago, Il
10/09/04 3:00pm Virgin Mega Store Boston, Ma.
10/15/04 12:00pm Tower Records Washington DC
10/16/04 1:00pm Tower Records Philadelphia, Pa.
10/20/04 6:00pm Borders Books and Music New York, NY.
10/21/04 7:00pm Kinokuniya Bookstore New York, NY
10/23/04 3 & 8pm Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Sympony Space, NYC, NY.