Hi!

Shonen Knife is in Portland now.  Our North American tour is going well.
In an hour and a half, we'll be on stage.
Tomorrow is a travel day and the day after tomorrow, we'll play in San Francisco.
Come to our show and let's rock if you are around the city.

Photographs of the tour is updated at our official web site.

http://www.shonenknife.net/



Rock!

Naoko

Hi everyone,

Our Australian tour after 12 years went very well.  So many people came to the show.
Thank you very much!  I updated some photos at our official web

www.shonenknife.net

By the way, our Beijing show at Modern Sky Festival was cancelled.  All foreign bands' performance was cancelled including us.  It's Chinese government matter and no one can help.  I just want to say sorry for our fans who was waiting for the show in Beijing.

Naoko

Hi everyone,

Shonen Knife are leaving Osaka for Australia tomorrow.  This tour will be the first one after 12 years.  I'm looking forward to see Shonen Knifers in Australia.  Let's rock!!!

Thank you for e-mails.  I've read them.  We'd like to go to Europe again soon.

After Australian tour, we'll go to Beijing for Modren Sky Festival and North American tour will start from October 16th.  In December, we'll play in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka Japan.

Everybody rocks!

Naoko

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I'll play in Roppongi, Tokyo tomorrow
with the Wedding Present.

Shonen Knife is the guest of their show
but we'll play a lot of songs so please come to the show.

The Wedding Present is a great band from
U.K.  Their music is very cool.

Many people might know already, though.

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Love,

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Naoko

Thank you for your comments.  I always enjoy reading.

I've been to Tokyo for press interviews, a show and video shooting.  As you know, I'm living in Osaka.  The distance between Osaka and Tokyo is 8 hours by car and 2 hours and 30 minutes by bullet train.  For this time, we took a bullet train.  It's very fast but we had to carry heavy luggage by ourself.
Osaka is a big city but Tokyo is a mega big city.  Everywhere in Tokyo was crowded.

We played in Kichijoji, Tokyo on October 11th.  It was Saturday and so many people gathered to the club.  At first, there was a fashion show.  Then two Japanese all female bands played.  After that, Riff Randells from Cargary, Canada played.  We played at the end.  I like all females bands.  Every band is fun.  Kichijoji is 30 minutes by train from the down town of Tokyo but threre were so many people around the station where is a shopping area.

After sound check, I went to a game arcade and tried to crane games.  I took nothing.  It was difficult.  

Two days after the show, we took video.  It went well.  The video director is a genius.  I can't wait to watch it.

ROCK!

Hi!

I have great news!

We accepted a new bassist as an official member.  Her name is Ritsuko.
Yes!  Shonen Knife became 3 piece band.

Shonen Knife was started as a 3 piece band then, original bassist left the band in 1999.  Since then, the original drummer Atsuko switched to the bassist and played with support drummers.  Two years ago, the drummer Etsuko became our official member.  Just at that time, Atsuko moved to Los Angeles and it became difficult to play regularly.  She graduated Shonen Knife rock school.  Then Etsuko and I was playing with some support bassists.  Ritsuko is one of them. She is a good musician and a big Shonen Knife fan.

Now, Shonen Knife is Naoko - vocal & guitar, Etsuko - drums and Ritsuko - bass and backing vocals.

We will release our new album "Super Group" on November 7th in Japan.  We'll have Japan tour in December.  As soon as possible, we'd like to go to play in overseas, too.  I hope to see you guys at our show soon!!!

Lots of love,

Naoko