A Long-Time, Come-and-Go Festival Where You Can Enjoy Eight Acts of Music All Day

Celebrating Boys' Day with Male Musicians Who Play with Music as Innocently as Children──The music festival “Kodomo no Hi: Boys Fest” brings together a curated selection of musicians brimming with innocent childlike wonder.

In the midst of Golden Week, on a Sunday afternoon, relax with the finest music and songs at this long-time, come-and-go festival.

Performers
Lantern Parade, Keitaney Love Kojima + Rocket or Chiritori, Killer-Bong, Reizaburo Adachi Quartet, Sucholi, Gustave Coquiot, vapour trail (+ chanson sigeru), Lahencoco




Gustave Coquiot
Formed in 2008 by university friends Takuto Kawai, Mahiko Omiya, and Shinichi Murato. All members handle composition, guitar, and vocals. After exploring various forms including sound design and electronic production, they settled into their current lineup. They perform primarily in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Their first album, “Pony Blows,” was released on RONDADE in September 2011. Their long-awaited second album, “Bulky,” was released in May 2013.
http://gustavecoquiot.org/gustave_coquiot/index.html

vapour trail (+ chanson sigeru)
Shoegaze-style fingerpicking acoustic folk.
http://www.myspace.com/vapourtrail

Sucholi
After concluding his activities with the American roots rock band “Larry Papa & Carnegie Mama,” he began his solo career in 2006. His gentle, flavorful songs reminiscent of 70s singer-songwriters, his voice that conveys quiet emotion, and his warm stage presence captivate audiences. At his self-organized event “MOON COUNTRY,” he has performed with artists such as Uujin, Beautiful Hummingbird, Inotomo, Koji Ataka, YANCY, and Tetsuro Yafune.
http://sucholi.web.fc2.com/

Lahencoco
Formed in 2012, centered around singer-songwriter Takamasa Morita, with guitarist Keiichiro Yoshiyuki, bassist Kazuki Arai, and percussionist/drummer Gon. The members, who had been collaborating across various genres, came together to form this group. The songs, created by Morita in his six-tatami mat room, evoke a sense of traveling the world and may represent a new form of Japanese pop music. They are currently working on their first album.
http://ameblo.jp/montakamasa

Keitaney Love Kojima
Debuted in 2009 with the rock band ANIMA on WEATHER/HEADZ. In 2012, as a member of the dramatic reading performance “Night on the Galactic Railroad,” he embarked on a tour of Tohoku with novelist Hideo Furukawa, poet Keijiro Kiguchi, and translator Motoyuki Shibata. His solo album “Keitaney Kojima,” released the same year, featured lyrics of high literary merit that were praised by various media outlets. In 2013, his dramatic reading performance at the first-ever Tokyo International Literary Festival received acclaim from both domestic and international audiences. For this event, he plans to perform with special guest Rocket or Chiritori.
www.keitaney.com

Killer-Bong
The most “black” man, head of BLACK SMOKER RECORDS.
http://www.blacksmoker.net/

Reizaburo Adachi Quartet
This pseudo-jazz quartet is led by Reizaburo Adachi, who is also a drummer for cero, Kataomoi, and Dodoh Kazuhiro, as well as a saxophonist, singer-songwriter, and body researcher. Although billed as a jazz quartet, they perform Adachi’s songs, which possess a unique suppleness, spatiality, cosmic nostalgia, and romanticism. The members are Reizaburo Adachi (sax, gt, vo), Uyu Arauchi (pf, from cero), Yoshiro Atsumi (bass, ex-GUIRO), and Wataru Mitsunaga (dr, from Lantern Parade Band). In April 2013, they released a 7-inch single from Kakubasm & Magical Doughnut Records.
http://yaplog.jp/adc-r3o/

Lantern Parade
A solo project by Tamihiro Shimizu. He has established a unique style by rapping sharp lyrics that pierce society or murmuring with a fading fragility, in a delivery that is neither rap nor poetry, over tracks built on samples and loops from records spanning genres and eras, from soul, jazz, disco, and pop to Brazilian music. In 2011, he released his album “DISCO CHAOTIC DISCHORD,” his first in two years.
http://rose-records.jp/artists/lanternparade/