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For those keeping an eye on the music reviews on AVO Magazine for a while, might recognise the name NightRetriever. The music project got started in 2017, where the guitarist...

Legendary house producer Soichi Terada will be returning to Europe for another tour. The tour will start tomorrow, the 13th of October, in Edinburgh. In total, the tour consists of...

Malaysia-based Toybox Projects will be presenting an online performance event, named Toybox Showcase, where four Japanese indie bands will perform. This event is scheduled to take place Saturday 16 October...

Partnered Post  AVO Magazine is a partner of Heroes Made in Asia Gorinchem. After some delay, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the related restrictions, it’s finally time for the...

Finally, Guitar Wolf will be presenting the 2021 edition of Shimane Jett Festival 2021, planned to be held on Saturday, 9th of October, 2021. Unfortunately, due to the situation around...

More than a year after a part of the art collective performed at CAMERA JAPAN, Japone Artists can look forward to a new performance on a physical stage. The group...

After the pandemic made a 2020 edition impossible, it is now finally time for another edition of Made in Asia in Brussels! The event will take place from 8 until...

With Bandcamp Friday’s return, it is time to start highlighting a couple of Japanese artists and labels in an article. In the past, there were suggestions done in a sort of...

Alternative rock band tricot will be returning to Europe for a tour in the spring of 2022. The band announced this alongside the announcement of a new album, titled Jodeki,...

After a couple of years of absence, the Kyoto-based singer-songwriter Ichiko Aoba will be returning to Europe for another tour. To promote her latest album release, titled アダンの風 (Adan no...

Utrecht-based festival Le Guess Who? has revealed its full line-up for the 2021 edition. The 14th edition of the festival is planned to take place from 11 to 14 November....

The first raindrops and leaves have fallen and it’s getting colder. Fall is almost here and as we’re all still trying our best to stop the spread of COVID-19, what...

After being postponed earlier this year, the music event LOW POWER is now planned for 26 September 2021. LOW POWER is an event that focuses on low frequency and power...

It is not episode three of the AVO Magazine Podcast, but after this collaboration, it might be coming sooner than later. It all depends on the timing. Recently AVO Magazine's...

After postponing the Sudden Fictions promotional tour through the United Kingdom from October 2020 to April 2021, London-based psych-rockers Bo Ningen had to reschedule the tour once again due to...

For its 16th edition CAMERA JAPAN has presented a varied programme, with both films and events, all focussed on Japanese culture. From drama to anime, and even a Shibari/Kinbaku workshop,...

Girl band SCANDAL have announced that they will once again postpone their world tour, with shows in Europe and North America, planned for fall this year. Furthermore, SCANDAL announced that...

With Bandcamp Friday’s return, it is time to start highlighting a couple of Japanese artists and labels in an article. In the past, there were suggestions done in a sort of...

While fans of Esprit D'Air are waiting for the upcoming single release of Kai's melodic metal and electronicore solo project, the music project has something else in store. Kai recently...

Ultra-dark idol group NECRONOMIDOL will return to Europe for the first time in two years. This upcoming tour is scheduled to take place in autumn and will be the fourth...

Visual Kei melodic metal band Jupiter will hold their very first livestreaming concert on Saturday the 28th of August. Titled Jupiter Tour "THE FORCES" Tokyo, the four-piece will perform on...

There has been a lot of news surrounding the band KUUNATIC lately, time to put it in order. Swamp Booking announced the addition of tribal-psych trio KUUNATIC to their tour...

To celebrate the release of the album, ナナりんご (Seven Apples), pop-rock band Vaiwatt will be touring. This album release tour will mostly take place in Japan, but will take a...

With Bandcamp Friday's return, it is time to start highlighting a couple of Japanese artists and labels in an article. In the past, there were suggestions done in a sort...