Art
Electric Empire
A trawl through the great soul music catalog of the ’60s and ’70s
Kuniyoshi: Spectacular Ukiyo-e Imagination
Edo’s ultimate graphic designer
Soul Clap
The Boston duo pushes the limits of house
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
One of the burningest live acts to be heard
Evanescere
Blending butoh’s stark sensibilities with contemporary dance and ballet
Washed Out
The chillwaver is just a salaryman at heart
Jean-Michel Othoniel, My Way
Exhibiting 60 works, many made from colorful Italian Murano glass, from over 25 years of the artist’s career
Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival
19th century American masterpieces along with the latest creations from Japan’s current generation of quilters
Arrested Development
Afro-cool hip-hop at Billboard Live
Barbara Frittoli
Italian soprano live at Tokyo Opera City
The Field
The Swedish techno trio heads up Kompakt night in Shibuya
Radars
Islet and S.C.U.M head up Creativeman’s new band showcase
Pat Metheny
Guitar virtuoso refuses to stand still
Modeselektor
Berlin electronica duo hit Tokyo's newest and largest club
En Somme
Insomnia transformed into a dance piece
Anatopia
Dutch electro duo trawl the Tokyo dives
2012 A&E Calendar
Mark your musical dates for the coming year
Sugizo
Time to move on, says the visual kei icon
UFC fights back
The mammoth mixed-martial arts lightweight title match is ready to hit Japan hard
Space Ibiza New Year
Get over the new year at Womb
Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl's rockers pump their new album
The Drawing Show
Korean director Jin Kyu Kim takes live painting to a new level
Dialog with Bach
Get a dose of the baroque
Toyz
Guerilla art exhibition/concert all-nighter in Asagaya
Hidden Dragon
Reconstructing Japanese folk music vocabulary
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
The Brooklyn rockers’ first visit since Fuji Rock ’09
The Best of the Yamatane Collection
Draws on one of the world’s finest Nihonga collections
Vivienne Westwood Shoes, An Exhibition
Around 200 pop shoe designs from a 40-year career
Nijinsky Gala
Vladimir Malakhov and the Tokyo Ballet in homage to the legendary Russian dancer
Irving Penn and Issey Miyake
Creative synergy remembered at Tokyo’s temple of style
Shinjin 10
Take in some strange dance before Die Pratze closes doors
Noh Masks and Costumes from the Mitsui Collection
Get into Noh, face first
Anya Komichi Ueno to Asakusa Underground Cruise
Tsuzuki tours the shabby eastern half of Tokyo
Gojira, Hoshano, Hikashu, Moretsu na Christmas
Consider celebrating Christmas the “violent” way