QRO’s spotlight cuts across the Pacific to Osaka and garage-rock icons Shonen Knife.
Name: Shonen Knife
Hometown: Osaka, Japan
Members: Emi Morimoto (former), Etsuko Nakanishi (former), Michie Nakatani (former), Mana Nishiura (former), Ritsuko Taneda, Atsuko Yamano, Naoko Yamano
Albums: Minna Tanoshiku (1982), Burning Farm (1983), Yama-no Attchan (1984), Pretty Little Baka Guy (1986), 712 (1991), Let’s Knife (1992), Rock Animals (1993), The Birds & the B-Sides (rarities & b-sides) (1996), Brand New Knife (1997), Happy Hour (1998), Strawberry Sound (2000), Heavy Songs (2002), Candy Rock (2003), Genki Shock! (2006), fun! fun! fun! (2007), Super Group (2008), Free Time (2010), Osaka Ramones (covers) (2011), Pop Tune (2012), Overdrive (2014), Adventure (2016), Sweet Candy Power (2019), Our Best Place (upcoming, 2023)
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Review as part of All Tomorrow’s Parties in Minehead, U.K. on May 7th, 2010
Photo gallery from Public Assembly in Brooklyn, NY as part of CMJ Day Four on October 22nd, 2011
Photo gallery, with special guest CJ Ramone, at Bell House in Brooklyn, NY on November 18th, 2011
Live review at Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, U.K. on April 26th, 2018
Photo gallery from Brudenell Social Club
Tour dates:
Sep 20 Buffalo, NY Music is Art Festival
Sep 21 Boston. MA Sonia
Sep 23 Hamden, CT Space Ballroom
Sep 24 NYC Littlefield
Sep 26 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
Sep 27 Sellersville, PA Sellersville Theater
Sep 28 Pittsburgh, PA Preserving Underground
Sep 30 Columbus, OH Rumba Cafe
Oct 02 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Oct 03 Ann Arbor, MI The Blind Pig
Oct 04 Grand Rapids, MI Pyramid Scheme
Oct 05 Indianapolis, IN Hi-Fi
Oct 07 Kansas City, MO The Record Bar
Oct 09 Denver, CO HQ
Oct 10 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
Oct 11 Santa Fe, NM Meow Wolf
Oct 13 Phoenix, AZ Rebel
Oct 14 San Diego, CA Casbah
Oct 16 Los Angeles, CA Roxy Theatre
Oct 17 Fresno, CA Fulton 55
Oct 18 San Jose, CA The Ritz
Oct 19 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
Oct 21 Novato, CA Hopmonk
Oct 22 Sacramento, CA Harlow’s
Oct 24 Portland, OR Star Theater
Oct 25 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
Oct 26 Tacoma, WA Spanish Ballroom
Shonen Knife playing live at All Tomorrow’s Parties:
Shonen Knife playing “Ramen Rock” live at Brudenell Social Club:
