live reports
alphabetically by band...
12012
New York City, NY ~ July 6, 2007
12012 made their second US appearance at AnimeNext; we were able to attend their concert. Read more...
An Cafe
Tokyo, Japan ~ January 9, 2008
日本で・・・ We watched as An Cafe performed at C.C. Lemon Hall in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. Read more...
San Jose, CA ~ May 25, 2008
We were there as An Cafe made their US debut performance at Fanime Convention in San Jose, CA. Read more...
Anaheim, CA ~ April 12, 2009
An Cafe made their second appearance in the US as part of their world tour, with stops along the west coast. We got a chance to check them out at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA. Read more...
Anna Tsuchiya
Long Beach, CA ~ June 30, 2007
Anna Tsuchiya made her US debut at Anime Expo. Read more...
Anti Feminism
Brooklyn, NY ~ December 9, 2007
Anti-Feminism took the stage after Hagakure on the first stop of their coupling tour. Read more...
auncia / Satsuki
Los Angeles, CA ~ July 4, 2009
Satsuki and auncia both played at 2nd Street Jazz Bar in Los Angeles, CA, an intimate venue where the fans were close enough to touch. Read more...
-ayabie-
Chicago, IL ~ June 18, 2008
-ayabie- made their US debut with a brief, four-city tour with stops on both coasts, as well as one in Chicago. We got to attend their Chicago show to see them strut their stuff. Read more...
Back-On
Arlington, VA ~ November 17, 2007
Back-On made their second appearance in the USA as the musical guest of Anime USA. Read more...
BLOOD
Chicago, IL ~ February 4, 2008
The Subterranean in Chicago, IL was the final stop on the Darkest Labyrinth vol.7 US Tour. Read more...
La Fin de la Journée BLOOD Final Tour ~ 2009
At the end January and into the beginning of February, BLOOD embarked on their final tour before their disbandment, with GPKISM and DJ SiSeN along for the ride. Project: JRock Events (USA)'s first ever interview was with BLOOD, so we thought it fitting to give them a little extra coverage for their final tour. Check out our live reports from their final two shows, both in Philadelphia and in Chicago.
The Candy Spooky Theater
New York City, NY ~ May 21, 2007
We had the opportunity to attend The Candy Spooky Theater live at the Knitting Factory in New York. Read more...
Los Angeles, CA ~ November 9, 2007
The Candy Spooky Theater made their second appearance in the USA at Pacific Media Expo in Los Angeles, CA, with their new guitarist, Kiddy Skeleton. Read more...
D&L
Los Angeles, CA ~ November 9, 2007
D&L kicked off PMX's awesome line-up of musical guests as they opened for The Candy Spooky Theater on Friday, the first night of the convention. Read more...
DIO ~Distraught Overlord~
Houston, TX ~ December 19, 2008
Oni-con 2008 saw Dio's US debut after a performance from Sugar. Read more...
GLAY
Los Angeles, CA ~ September 12, 2009
GLAY returned to the US for their second west coast tour, The Great Vacation. We attended their concert the second night that they played the House of Blues Sunset Strip. Read more...
Hagakure
Brooklyn, NY ~ December 9, 2007
Hagakure was the first headliner to take the stage in the Anti Feminism and Hagakure coupling tour. Read more...
Halcali
Chicago, IL ~ May 17, 2008
The pop duo HALCALI made their US debut at Anime Central this year. Read more...
Head Phones President
Los Angeles, CA ~ November 11, 2007
Head Phones President was the last of PMX's musical guests to perform. It can be debated that the best was saved for last. Read more...
Japan Nite 2008
Los Angeles, CA ~ March 23, 2008
This year's Japan Nite featured Petty Booka, detroit7, ketchup mania, The Emeralds, and SCANDAL. We got a chance to see then perform on their last stop on their tour. Read more...
JRock Revolution
Los Angeles, CA ~ May 25-26, 2007
JRock Revolution was the first music festival to exclusively feature all JRock bands. Read more...
Juno Reactor ft. SUGIZO
Los Angeles, CA ~ September 25, 2008
SUGIZO made his third live appearance in America on tour with world band, Juno Reactor. A memorable show for all who witnessed it. Read more...
Kanon Wakeshima
Baltimore, MD ~ July 18, 2009
Kanon Wakeshima made her US debut on the Otakon stage the second day of the convention. With her clear voice and beautiful cello lines, she won her audience. Read more...
Kaya
Los Angeles, CA ~ November 9, 2008
The glamorous Kaya made his US debut at PMX 2008, and we got a chance to watch him strut his stuff with his dancers in front of an audience of anime and JRock fans. Read more...
ketchup mania
Dallas, TX ~ June 1, 2007
We were there as ketchup mania made their USA debut at A-Kon 18 in Dallas, Texas. Read more...
LiN CLOVER
Los Angeles, CA ~ November 10, 2007
LiN CLOVER was the main act to play on Saturday at PMX. Read more...
LM.C
Los Angeles, CA ~ July 5, 2008
Two days after their US debut at Anime Expo, LM.C performed a longer concert at Crash Mansion. Read more...
Mix Speaker's, Inc
Tokyo, Japan ~ January 5, 2008
日本で・・・ We attended Mix Speaker's, Inc's live at Shibuya O-East in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. Read more...
Miyavi
Tokyo, Japan ~ December 25, 2007
日本で・・・ We got the chance to attend Miyavi's Christmas live at C.C. Lemon Hall in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. Read more...
Los Angeles, CA ~ May 16, 2008
Miyavi's second stop in the USA during his 2008 world tour was in Los Angeles, CA at the Avalon. Read more...
m.o.v.e
Chicago, IL ~ May 9, 2009
m.o.v.e strutted their stuff onstage the first day of ACen 2009. Read more...
Peelander-Z
Chicago, IL ~ May 17, 2008
This band comes from Planet Peelander, and their performance at ACen was definitely out of this world! Read more...
S.K.I.N.
Long Beach, CA ~ June 29, 2007
We watched as S.K.I.N. made their world debut at Anime Expo in Long Beach, CA. Read more...
The Slants
Los Angeles, CA ~ November 11, 2007
Starting off the final night of PMX, The Slants were the only non-Japanese band to perform at the convention. But that doesn't mean that they weren't awesome enough to merit a live report! Read more...
San Diego, CA ~ March 23, 2008
The Slants played at Lestats this spring day in San Diego. Read more...
Chicago, IL ~ May 8, 2009
Chinatown Dance Rockers, the Slants, visited the midwest's largest anime convention, Anime Central, May 8-10. We attended their performance on Friday as Chicago got their first taste of the Slants. Read more...
Sugar
Houston, TX ~ December 19, 2008
Oni-con 2008 saw Sugar's US debut after a performance, followed by a performance with DIO ~Distraught Overlord~. Read more...
Thee Out Mods
Los Angeles, CA ~ November 10, 2007
Thee Out Mods kicked off the second night of PMX's musical guests. Read more...
Versailles ~Philharmonic Quintet~
Dallas, TX ~ May 30, 2008
Versailles made their US debut on Friday night of A-Kon, after the opening act of Budo Grape stepped off the stage. Read more...
Arlington, VA ~ October 11, 2008
For their second US tour, Versailles stopped at Anme USA in Arlington, VA. Things weren't running very smoothly, but Versailles still took the stage the second night of the convention. Read more...
