Limited Express (has gone?) - coming to US this weekend!

[mousepod]

When Heather and I went to Japan with NA and €uro this year, we went to a concert on the recommendation of Ken from JapanLive and were not disappointed. Now Ken tells us that there's a "don't miss" show coming to California this weekend. That's good enough for me!

His recommendation:

If you are in the U.S. and Limited Express is coming your way, skip work, cancel important dinner appointments, TiVo your favorite TV show, put off proposing to your future wife etc., and go to their show, because these guys are really worth seeing (especially if you have a taste for alternative Japanese music)!

His review:

Limited Express (has gone?) was the band I’d been most looking forward to tonight, because I’d seen a DVD recording of their show, and they seemed wild and intense in a fun musical way. The trio didn’t disappoint. The female vocalist/bassist, who wore a yellow tank top and tight denim shorts and had huge hair, would at one moment sing in the most rapid-fire Japanese I’d ever heard, then would scream in a strange, vibrato way, and then run from one end of the stage to the other, all the while playing the bass with total control. It’s hard to describe the sound—maybe, a cute, punk Captain Beefheart on speed?—but I was completely absorbed by it, and bought one of their CDs after the show.

The dates:
9-10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo*
9-12 - San Francisco, CA - Hemlock (Limited Ex main show)
9-14 - Cambridge, MA - The Middle East ****
9-15 - Boston, MA / TBA - TBA**
9-16 - New York, NY- Kill rock Stars CMJ showcase at Knitting Factory**
9-17 - Providence, RI - As220**
9-18 - Boston, MA / TBA - TBA**
9-19 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rosa**
9-20 - Toronto, ON - X-Pace**
9-21- Lansing, MI - Mac's Bar **
9-22 - Chicago, IL - Estrojam Festival @ The Bottom Lounge**
9-23 - Madison, WI - High Noon Salloon**
9-24 - Milwaukee, WI - Onopa**
9-25 - Urbana, IL - Canopy Club**
9-26 - Newport, KY - Southgate House*****
9-27 - Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Art Works**
9-28 - Baltimore, MD - Talking Head Club **
9-29 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church **
9-30 - Brooklyn, NY - TBA**

[tracilicious]

Isn't the Limited Express a clothing store?

[Stan4dSteph]

What? No Albany, NY? I'm shocked!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Here.

Looks like Ken and I have differing views on quality music

[mousepod]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Here.

Looks like Ken and I have differing views on quality music

Don't see your review there...but if their first album was released on John Zorn's 'Tzadik' label, that alone merits a look...

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by mousepod

Don't see your review there...but if their first album was released on John Zorn's 'Tzadik' label, that alone merits a look...

Yes, those are mighty fine qualifications.....and I love what I'm hearing in these tiny music samples. I can't wait to see them tomorrow evening.

[mousepod]

Dear Limited Express,

Thank you for playing such an amazing show tonight. I wish the stupid bar hadn't pulled the plug after less than 30 minutes so a DJ could play. Here are a couple photos I took of you:


and a short video here.

I hope that my friends in LA got a chance to see you this past weekend and that my friends back east go to your upcoming shows.

Thanks for signing my CD after the show, too - your music is so intense, yet you seem to be having so much fun both on and off stage. I look forward to your next visit to the US, or my next trip to Japan.

Your New Fan,
MousePod