May 2, 2011 Shibuya O-Nest

Kabusacki with Shugo Tokumaru, Mito, Itoken, OLAibi and OORUTAICHI

Shibuya O-Nest

Last concert of a wonderful tour. I feel sad, although I'm happy to fly back home tomorrow, I'm also happy about the tour. So much exciting music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very intense experience...


Taxi with Kaz to Shibuya

These colourful things announce a national holiday.

Interview with dear Shinja, whom I haven't seen in many years, and whom I haven'trecognised inmediately due to his new haircut!!! very good job by the translator.

The new Cafe Renoir...

The streets of Shibuya

Arriving at O-Nest, nice venue!!!!!!!!!

Soundcheck

The concert, view taken by Koki from the side of the stage

My pedals...

The merchandise table: Luck CDs and T-shirts

With the wonderful musicians I played with tonight...

Ai...stunning drummer of OOIOO...

Ai and Ourotaichi...

The stage...

Wrote something for the upcoming Kirie memorial exhibition. I love Kirie.

Dinner at the venue's bar and back to the hotel for final packing.

May 1 2011: Kabusacki & Otomo Yoshihide at Vacant, Tokyo

Kabusacki & Otomo Yoshihide (guitars) at Vacant, Harajuku, Tokyo

I changed my guitar's strings last night and practiced more than usual. I feel better when I practice more!

I'm very excited I will play with Otomo today, a guitarist I greatly admire but whom I never played with before!

Taxi with Koki to Vacant...

Setup takes place...wonderful venue...wood!!!!!!!! I love the sound of wood..so warm...

lights are being setup...with great care...getting to look very beautiful...

my corner...

is it an illusion or this amp sounds much better that all the JCs I used previously? maybe that I practiced more last night? or the room? or the air? or the amp....

Otomo's corner

my Tokai, with new strings...

dressing room...

a nice old Fender sitting in the dressing room...

The performance was so much fun! with delicious moments of joy... I'm very happy! I found myself playing in a way I never did...stunning...surprising...fresh...Otomo was superb!!!!!!!

the concert was recorded in a high quality format with this gear...

Stuff ready to go...

while people take all the lights setup apart...

goodbye Vacant! I hope I'll play here again, and hope I'll play with Otomo again. Luxury...

here's a trailer of the release...



The recording of the performance (audio and DVD) is available here, with some additional valuable info and a review on the performance.