Japanese Indie
Dr. Steven Tanaka talks Next Music from Tokyo
Arts June 19, 2019By: Kitty Cheung, Staff Writer Next Music from Tokyo, an annual cross Canada tour of Japanese Indie bands, came to Vancouver for its fourteenth time this past May. The tour is organized, and funded, by Japanese-Canadian and Toronto Anaesthesiologist Dr. Steven Tanaka and seeks to show Canadians the Indie music Japan has to offer — and what Canada has to offer them in turn. After attending NMFT14 in May, Peak staff writer Kitty Cheung had the chance to interview Tanaka over email about the tour and where it’s headed next. You can find the review of the show in print…
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Next Music from Tokyo brings a diverse selection of Japanese indie to Canadian stages
Arts June 17, 2019By: Kitty Cheung, Staff Writer Dr. Steven Tanaka, a Toronto anaesthesiologist and UBC alumnus, spends his spare time organizing tours for underground Japanese bands to perform across Canada. Next Music from Tokyo is an annual (sometimes biannual!) tour that Tanaka…
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