T-Mode/Tokyo No Records Announce Musical Lineup
DC Metro area anime and gaming convention teams up with Tokyo No Records to host four Japanese bands
Arlington, VA, May 6, 2008 - T-MODE, the DC Metro area's newest anime and gaming convention, is celebrating its second year with an unprecedented line-up of Japanese musicians including *Thee 50's High Teens*, *Gelatine*, *Sakura Madams*, and *Love etc*.
"I was more than happy to lend a hand making this year's T-MODE a truly special event," says Eric Bresler, Operator of Tokyo No Records. "Last year's T-MODE marked The Captains' first appearance at a domestic anime convention and I am excited to introduce their label mates, Thee 50's High Teens, to U.S. audiences at this year's event." T-MODE will be the first stop on Thee 50's High Teens' "Punch De Beat U.S. Tour 2008" in support of their first domestic CD release "Punch De Beat" on Tokyo No Records.
The garage rock female fury of *Thee 50's High Teens* will be accompanied by a variety of New York City-based Japanese musicians: jazzy J-pop duo *Love etc.*, power-funk outfit *Sakura Madams*, and horror-comical-freak core rockers *Gelatine*.
"I'm really excited to work with Eric and Tokyo No Records to bring more great bands to T-MODE. Last year's collaboration brought us the The Captains, and to have four more talented bands for 2008 is simply incredible," remarks Renee Fortune-Stuckey, Vice-Chairman of T-MODE. "Not only that, but T-MODE has recently suffered the loss of our Chairman and my husband, Lawrence Stuckey. We want to make this year's T-MODE an amazing event to honor Lawrence's memory and dream, and I think having four Japanese bands perform live on our stage will help us to achieve that goal."
T-MODE '08 will be held September 5-7, 2008 at the Hilton Crystal City in Arlington, VA. The T-MODE '08 roster includes 3 days of guests, musical performances, anime and cosplay events, and a complete line up of gaming excitement. Pre-registration is now open and additional information can be found at their website: http://www.tmode.org
*About T-MODE *
T-MODE is an annual anime and gaming convention dedicated
to the
expansion of Asian culture and video gaming in the United
States.
Previously announced guests for 2008 include
actor/director/musician
Johnny Yong Bosch (Bleach, Trigun, Mighty Morphin Power
Rangers);
industry member Kevin McKeever (Robotech); and the first
Maryland visual
kei band, [geist]. This year's T-MODE is dedicated to
the memory of
T-MODE Founder and Chairman, Lawrence Stuckey.
http://www.tmode.org
*About Tokyo No Records *
Tokyo No Records is a Philadelphia-based independent record
label
dedicated to preserving the music of Japan's past and
present for the
benefit of English speaking listeners. 2008 will see the
release of Thee
50's High Teens first record, a new Captains record and
Fall tour, and a
special compilation featuring covers of classic Japanese
rock songs.
http://www.tokyonorecords.com
*About Thee 50's High Teens *
Thee 50's High Teens are four beautifully furious girls
from the Fukuoka
prefecture of Kyushu (southwest Japan). Formed in 1998, the
High Teens
combine the sounds of 60s garage rock with 70s punk rock
and top it off
with matching Group Sounds-inspired outfits. They are
currently at the
top of the indie scene in Japan and will be making their
first trip to
the U.S. this September.
http://sound.jp/50s/
http://www.myspace.com/thee50shighteens
*About Gelatine *
Gelatine have been frightening American audiences with
their unique
brand of horror-comical-freak core rock since 2000. Lead
singer/songwriter Seiko's wide variety of influences
include traditional
Japanese pop, Japanese war songs, Japanese folk songs, old
Japanese
cartoon songs, traditional world children's songs, punk
rock, and heavy
metal. Her memorable on-stage performance has been called
everything
from "funny" to "scary" to just plain
"sick". You have been warned.
http://www.gelatine5.com
http://www.myspace.com/gelatinenyc
*About Sakura Madams *
Sakura Madams' music represents the primal yet sensual
vibes of Asian
women as related through everyday experiences. The band is
the funky
brainchild of lead singer/songwriter/bass vixen Yukino who
has lived in
New York City for over 10 years and performed in such bands
as
Animallink and Kino. Their racy stage performances always
deliver a
funky good time to audiences of all backgrounds.
http://www.myspace.com/sakuramadams
http://www.woozyfly.com/SakuraMadams
*About Love etc. *
Formed in 2005 by Yasuyo and Tsubasa, Love etc. combines
classical
mentality, the warmth of Japanese pop, soulful jazz,
ambient sounds and
marvelous hooks. Yasuyo (Lead Vocals) began singing in a
local choir at
age 7 and continued singing throughout her teenage years in
the choir
and in a local pop band. Tsubasa (Piano) began studying
classical piano
at age 4 in Japan and wrote her first composition at age 5.
http://www.loveandetc.com/
http://www.myspace.com/loveetc
