APRIL 2014 LIVE PERFORMANCES by SAMM BENNETT & his various GROUPS
FRI 4/4 : The Metaphors
as part of "Before vol. 2"
at Art Baboo, Yokohama
JR Ishikawacho Station, north exit
details here at Facebook Event page
Time to get Metaphorical once again, this time down Yokohama way. Yokohama Chinatown, even, at Art Baboo! Check out the Metaphors HERE, and then come hear us up close and personal! Other cool stuff on the bill as well. Can't make it to Yokohama that night? Well, we're in Higashi Nakano the night after, so check that out, just below!
as part of "Before vol. 2"
at Art Baboo, Yokohama
JR Ishikawacho Station, north exit
details here at Facebook Event page
Time to get Metaphorical once again, this time down Yokohama way. Yokohama Chinatown, even, at Art Baboo! Check out the Metaphors HERE, and then come hear us up close and personal! Other cool stuff on the bill as well. Can't make it to Yokohama that night? Well, we're in Higashi Nakano the night after, so check that out, just below!
SAT 4/5 : The Metaphors
Shimizu Hiroshi (various percussion),
Marcos Fernandes, frame drum, talking drum, etc.
Samm Bennett diddley bow, percussion, vocal, etc
at Big River, Higashi Nakano, Tokyo
東京都中野区東中野4-2-27
19:00 start - 3 sets
3000 yen (incl. 2 drinks)
Big River website -- Google map to Big River -- Big River website map (with handy aerial view!)
Shimizu Hiroshi (various percussion),
Marcos Fernandes, frame drum, talking drum, etc.
Samm Bennett diddley bow, percussion, vocal, etc
at Big River, Higashi Nakano, Tokyo
東京都中野区東中野4-2-27
19:00 start - 3 sets
3000 yen (incl. 2 drinks)
Big River website -- Google map to Big River -- Big River website map (with handy aerial view!)
SAT 4/12 : Samm Bennett TRIO
featuring Habu Hiroshi and Iwami Keigo
at Leaven Cafe, Koenji, Tokyo
As part of Land Fes vol.4, this special new
trio with Habu Hiroshi (from S&H) and
Iwami Keigo (from Swamp Root Jimmies) will perform a mix of songs and extemporaneous jams. See flyer below for a rundown on Land Fes vol.4 shows. And check the video below that, from a recent show by the Trio...
Google map to Leaven Cafe
Leaven Cafe blog
featuring Habu Hiroshi and Iwami Keigo
at Leaven Cafe, Koenji, Tokyo
As part of Land Fes vol.4, this special new
trio with Habu Hiroshi (from S&H) and
Iwami Keigo (from Swamp Root Jimmies) will perform a mix of songs and extemporaneous jams. See flyer below for a rundown on Land Fes vol.4 shows. And check the video below that, from a recent show by the Trio...
Google map to Leaven Cafe
Leaven Cafe blog
SUN 4/13 : The Dosages
providing musical accompaniment
for a performance by bondage artist Arisue Go and dancers
at Samsa, Asagaya, Tokyo
阿佐谷北2丁目12-21
Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-0001
Phone: 03-5327-7640
This will be the the 5th time I've joined rope master Arisue Go for one of his amazing bondage performances. Joining me as musical accompanist will be the great Jyoji Sawada (the other half of my duo unit the Dosages) on bass and guitar. As Go-san expertly ties various young women up and suspends them from the rafters in a mind-boggling array of positions, Sawada-san and I will offer our musical interpretations of the esoteric proceedings. Come see us if you're not tied up that night...
Facebook Event Page - Samsa (pronounced "ZaMuZa") website
providing musical accompaniment
for a performance by bondage artist Arisue Go and dancers
at Samsa, Asagaya, Tokyo
阿佐谷北2丁目12-21
Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-0001
Phone: 03-5327-7640
This will be the the 5th time I've joined rope master Arisue Go for one of his amazing bondage performances. Joining me as musical accompanist will be the great Jyoji Sawada (the other half of my duo unit the Dosages) on bass and guitar. As Go-san expertly ties various young women up and suspends them from the rafters in a mind-boggling array of positions, Sawada-san and I will offer our musical interpretations of the esoteric proceedings. Come see us if you're not tied up that night...
Facebook Event Page - Samsa (pronounced "ZaMuZa") website
SAT 4/19 : Samm Bennett SOLO,
plus David Brennan, Charles Cullen and others
at LanCul, Shimokitazawa, Tokyo
20:00 ~ 22:00
ENTRY : pass the hat (投げ銭) - pay as you're able
This will be an evening of songs and such: I'll be playing a solo set. Also on the bill is Irish songster David Brennan, American singer/songwriter Charles Cullen (with David Rudall on trumpet). Datiko Gee will be there with his guitar, and from Jamaica, poet/rapper Dave Colleymore. LanCul is a language school by day, bar/cafe by night. The place has a very friendly and relaxed vibe: last time I played there it was a lot of fun and the international mix of the audience is great. LanCul is VERY close to Shimokitazawa station North Exit (check the map!), so hey, come on down.
LanCul website - Facebook Event Page - Google Map to LanCul
plus David Brennan, Charles Cullen and others
at LanCul, Shimokitazawa, Tokyo
20:00 ~ 22:00
ENTRY : pass the hat (投げ銭) - pay as you're able
This will be an evening of songs and such: I'll be playing a solo set. Also on the bill is Irish songster David Brennan, American singer/songwriter Charles Cullen (with David Rudall on trumpet). Datiko Gee will be there with his guitar, and from Jamaica, poet/rapper Dave Colleymore. LanCul is a language school by day, bar/cafe by night. The place has a very friendly and relaxed vibe: last time I played there it was a lot of fun and the international mix of the audience is great. LanCul is VERY close to Shimokitazawa station North Exit (check the map!), so hey, come on down.
LanCul website - Facebook Event Page - Google Map to LanCul
MON 4/21 : Swamp Root Jimmies
at Amrita Shokudo (アムリタ食堂) Kichijoji, Tokyo
アムリタ食堂 0422-23-1112
1st set 19:30〜 - 2nd set 20:20〜
charge: pass the hat (投げ銭) - pay as you're able
Yes, the trio of Samm Bennett, Numa Naoya and Iwami Keigo is back to stir the pot and sling some sounds around the kitchen! Doing it like only the Swamp Root Jimmies can! You will not,
we repeat, NOT be disappointed!
Amrita Shokudo website
Google map to Amrita Shokudo
at Amrita Shokudo (アムリタ食堂) Kichijoji, Tokyo
アムリタ食堂 0422-23-1112
1st set 19:30〜 - 2nd set 20:20〜
charge: pass the hat (投げ銭) - pay as you're able
Yes, the trio of Samm Bennett, Numa Naoya and Iwami Keigo is back to stir the pot and sling some sounds around the kitchen! Doing it like only the Swamp Root Jimmies can! You will not,
we repeat, NOT be disappointed!
Amrita Shokudo website
Google map to Amrita Shokudo
FRI 4/25 : Samm Bennett SOLO
and accompanying various poets as part of
DRUNK POETS SEE GOD #14
at Bar Gari Gari, Ikenoue, Tokyo
(8.7 seconds from Ikenoue Station,
Keio Inokashira line)
It's the big 14th installment of DRUNK POETS SEE GOD, where some of Tokyo's most daring and engaging wordsmiths get on the mic and show their stuff. Hosted by by Samm Bennett, singer and poet Sorcha Chisolm and spoken word titan Frank Spignese, this is the place to be for those who want to keep abreast of the latest in loquacious lingo! Samm (as well as other musicians, depending) will be on hand to provide instantaneous musical backing to any poet who might happen to want it, and all are welcome to read, recite, intone, chant, grumble, shout or otherwise enunciate. Fun stuff, serious stuff, flights of fancy, hilarity, stream of semi-consciousness, heaping helpings of free association and extended elocution. Hooray!
Come early (opens at 7pm) to sign up for a slot, if you want to get on the mic and let us hear what you
got to say. Otherwise, just roll in for a drink and a listen! 500 yen entry charge.
Gari Gari website
Google map to Bar Gari Gari
Facebook event page (tell us you're coming!
and accompanying various poets as part of
DRUNK POETS SEE GOD #14
at Bar Gari Gari, Ikenoue, Tokyo
(8.7 seconds from Ikenoue Station,
Keio Inokashira line)
It's the big 14th installment of DRUNK POETS SEE GOD, where some of Tokyo's most daring and engaging wordsmiths get on the mic and show their stuff. Hosted by by Samm Bennett, singer and poet Sorcha Chisolm and spoken word titan Frank Spignese, this is the place to be for those who want to keep abreast of the latest in loquacious lingo! Samm (as well as other musicians, depending) will be on hand to provide instantaneous musical backing to any poet who might happen to want it, and all are welcome to read, recite, intone, chant, grumble, shout or otherwise enunciate. Fun stuff, serious stuff, flights of fancy, hilarity, stream of semi-consciousness, heaping helpings of free association and extended elocution. Hooray!
Come early (opens at 7pm) to sign up for a slot, if you want to get on the mic and let us hear what you
got to say. Otherwise, just roll in for a drink and a listen! 500 yen entry charge.
Gari Gari website
Google map to Bar Gari Gari
Facebook event page (tell us you're coming!
SAT 4/26 : Blues Cruise w/ Steve Gardner
Bluesman Rambling Steve Gardner will bring his own personal brand of deep country blues to the Sumida River, aboard one of those classic Japanese party boats. Lotsa food (all you can eat!) lotsa beer (all you can drink!) and lotsa BLUES! On bass will be Hisa Nakase, and on drums, yours truly, Samm Bennett. These Blues Cruises have been a whole bag of fun (this will be the third one for me) and I'm really looking forward to this one as well. BUT... it's all sold out. Sorry about that! There'll be another one on July 20, though, and I'll keep you updated on that!
Bluesman Rambling Steve Gardner will bring his own personal brand of deep country blues to the Sumida River, aboard one of those classic Japanese party boats. Lotsa food (all you can eat!) lotsa beer (all you can drink!) and lotsa BLUES! On bass will be Hisa Nakase, and on drums, yours truly, Samm Bennett. These Blues Cruises have been a whole bag of fun (this will be the third one for me) and I'm really looking forward to this one as well. BUT... it's all sold out. Sorry about that! There'll be another one on July 20, though, and I'll keep you updated on that!