through the looking glass

Disclaimer: I was kinda drunk when I typed this and 20mins late, but here are my notes from my mobile in all their erroneous glory!

Despairs aug 4th slims sf
Crowd only five rows deep. JRockRevolution dude fittin outside trying to get comped in.
Shit, I don’t know any thing from after Kamikaze, lol
15 min intermission at the 8:45 mark wtf
Baaaaai! is this korn? 8:59p hella feed back, going with it
Reset hahah. Oh shit again, sorry. Reset x 2
Karyu hella strummin tryin to keep the crowd going, lots of pitch shifting, nice recovery, crowd is hollerin… Nope hey guys. Our computer crashed. Wtf
Here we go, free style Karyu. Oh poor despairs. Zero is mad. Tsukasa is bowed. Karyu is pissed, looping the intro riff.
Comedy. Karyu just walked off. Hizumi is filming the crowd. Zero is misting, arms crossed. Karyu returns. Here we go 9:07p
Baaaaaii!
Track not so bad… they’re playing with hella anger
Forbidden! Fuck yeah!
Hollow!
SIXty∞NINe time!
Born!
Rocked
Hella good slow jam qne it becomes you…
Hizumi: I was inspired by deep deep sea at rest…
Ear hustlein: Nani kore? < Shaggy looking dude with hoe
Super short track!
More redeemer and after stuff I don’t know about
MIRROR!
Garnet!
Curtain down… oh shi- no Murder Freaks, ファシズム, 朧ノ月, quarter void… Nooooooooo
950 walk off…
Signing.
We’llllll fuck.

Damn, LA gotta a way better show =/

So the J Rock (that’s how I roll) communities worst kept secret is out. The music festival that was supposed to happen is now happening. Kind a late to the game with the news so those with summer plans may need to adjust to squeeze some Japanese Rock into their hot days. Lots of returning bands here (MUCC, D’espairsRay, Miyavi, and DuelJewel) and some long awaited bands (Vidoll, Merry, Kagrra,) are on the roster.

The Official Jrock Revolution Announcement:

MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC:

FRESH, PURE JAPANESE ROCK TALENT STORMS THE U.S.

Jrock Revolution

Yoshiki and 4 Fini Surge Forward with Multi-Artist Festival, May 25-26

SANTA MONICA, CA Created by Japanese rock superstar Yoshiki of X JAPAN, Jrock Revolution, the first multi-artist music festival in North America to exclusively showcase Japanese rock music (jrock for short) straight from Japan, launches May 25 at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles.

Boasting a variety of artists, some of which have already performed and released albums in Europe, the U.S., and Japan, Jrock Revolution answers the wishes of curious music lovers and tens of thousands of jrock fans alike. The festival is scheduled to run May 25-26 and will feature alice nine., Vidoll, DuelJewel, Kagrra, Miyavi, D’espairsRay, Merry, girugamesh, and MUCC.

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