ALi-MO

Jammin' Out

noreply@blogger.com (lisa) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:27:00 +0000

ALi-MO @ CRAWFISH, akasaka, tokyo
Richie, Minori and Merlyn jamming solos
in the coversong, "play that funky music"

Resurrected for the FULL MOON -- 7/15

noreply@blogger.com (ALi-MO) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:59:00 +0000

ALi-MO --
JULY 15th, FRIDAY.
@Crawfish Akasaka

Date: July 15th, Friday
Venue: CRAWFISH Akasaka
http://crawfish.jp/ (03-3584-2496)
Social Akasaka BF 3-11-7 Akasaka
Minato-ku, Tokyo JAPAN　107-0052
Price: FREE!!
ALi-MO Music from 9:00-ish p.m. (or possibly earlier...) untill Midnight-ish
-- another awesome acoustic band may be opening before ALi-MO... TBA.

Guest musician -- Michiko "Maysico" Kawaguchi on SAXOPHONE!
http://silver.ap.teacup.com/areia/

Ali-Mo Website：
http://ali-mo.blogspot.com/

LIKE us on Facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/ALi-MO/40416569651?ref=share

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(Japanese text below)

7月15日, 金曜日 -- 満月の夜。
ALi-MO ライブ@Crawfish Akasaka

日時：7月15日（金）
会場：CRAWFISH 赤坂
　　　http://crawfish.jp/ (03-3584-2496)
　　　〒107-0052
　　　東京都港区赤坂3-11-7 ソシアル赤坂地下

入場料：無料。
ALi-MO演奏： 9:00 p.m.くらい〜真夜中頃まで。
オープニングにはもしかして別のアコースティック・ユニットが
　演奏するかも。

ゲスト：Michiko "Maysico" Kawaguchi on Saxophone。
http://silver.ap.teacup.com/areia/

ALi-MO blog:
http://ali-mo.blogspot.com/

find us on facebook, become a 'fan' --
http://www.facebook.com/pages/ALi-MO/40416569651?ref=share

Giggin' 2011

noreply@blogger.com (ALi-MO) — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:31:00 +0000

ALi-MO's back -- First gig of 2011!!!
Come celebrate the beginning of
a jumpin' New Year-of-the-Rabbit
with COOOL music by ALi-MO!!!

February 12th, Saturday
ALi-MO @Crawfish Akasaka

Date: February 12th, Saturday
Venue: CRAWFISH Akasaka
http://crawfish.jp/ (03-3584-2496)
Social Akasaka BF 3-11-7 Akasaka
Minato-ku, Tokyo JAPAN　107-0052
Price: FREE!!
Doors Open -- 7:00 p.m.
Music from 8:00 p.m. till 11:30-ish-ish

Ali-Mo Website：
http://ali-mo.blogspot.com/

LIKE us on Facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/ALi-MO/40416569651?ref=share

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(Japanese text below)

2月12日, 土曜日
ALi-MO ライブ@Crawfish Akasaka

日時：２月１２（土）
会場：CRAWFISH 赤坂
　　　http://crawfish.jp/ (03-3584-2496)
　　　〒107-0052
　　　東京都港区赤坂3-11-7 ソシアル赤坂地下

入場料：無料。
開場： 7 p.m.
開演： 8 p.m.〜11:30 p.m.頃まで

ALi-MO blog:
http://ali-mo.blogspot.com/

find us on facebook, become a 'fan' --
http://www.facebook.com/pages/ALi-MO/40416569651?ref=share

ALi-MO Rocks Akasaka, Friday, 11/26, Live @ CRAWFISH

noreply@blogger.com (ALi-MO) — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:39:00 +0000

Come party with 'Tokyo's coolest band'--
or at least the one with the most itinerant members
--at their 832nd Reunion Show!

NOvember 26th, FRIDAY
ALi-MO @Crawfish Akasaka

Date: November 26th, FRIDAY
Venue: CRAWFISH Akasaka
http://crawfish.jp/ (03-3584-2496)
Social Akasaka BF 3-11-7 Akasaka
Minato-ku, Tokyo JAPAN　107-0052
Price: FREE!!
Doors Open -- 7:00 p.m.
Music from 8:00 p.m. till Late

Ali-Mo Website：
http://ali-mo.blogspot.com/

Find us at Facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/ALi-MO/40416569651?ref=share

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(Japanese text below)

11月26日, きんようび
ALi-MO ライブ@Crawfish Akasaka

日時：11月26日（金）
会場：CRAWFISH 赤坂
　　　http://crawfish.jp/ (03-3584-2496)
　　　〒107-0052
　　　東京都港区赤坂3-11-7 ソシアル赤坂地下

入場料：無料。
開場： 7 p.m.
開演： 8 p.m.〜

ALi-MO blog:
http://ali-mo.blogspot.com/

find us on facebook, become a 'fan' --
http://www.facebook.com/pages/ALi-MO/40416569651?ref=share

Gigging!! July 24th, Saturday:

noreply@blogger.com (ALi-MO) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:39:00 +0000

ESCAPE the HEAT --
Come See ALi-MO and be CoooLL!

Date: July 24, Saturday

Venue: What The Dickens! (EBISU)
http://www.towncryer.jp/WTD.html
4th Floor, Loop6 Bldg
1-13-3 Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-5545-4242

Time: 9:00-ish p.m. till midnight
Price: FREE!!

Trick or Treat!!

noreply@blogger.com (ALi-MO) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:54:00 +0000

October 31, Saturday!!

Join ALi-MO for Fearless Fun:
A Halloween Bash at the Cow, costumes and all!!

Featuring:
LIVE music with ALi-MO and the V1 Rockets
The Pink Cow DJ team
Special Guest performers & artists
Door Prize for the best Costume!

Party Starts at 7pm,
Music from 8-ish p.m. till 11-ish p.m.
500 yen entry -- FREE if you wear a costume!

The Pink Cow website:
http://www.thepinkcow.com/NewHome_e.htm

ALi-MO's back! April 25, Saturday

noreply@blogger.com (ALi-MO) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:06:00 +0000

Celebrate the Start of Spring with
ALi-MO

April 25th, Saturday

venue: The Pink Cow (shibuya)
http://www.thepinkcow.com/
Directly across from Aoyama Park Tower
Villa Moderuna B1, 1-3-18 Shibuya,
Shibuya-ku Tokyo, 150-0002
Phone: 03-3406-5597

ALi-MO Music
from 21:00-ish to 23:00-ish
No cover charge from 21:00 --
a small menu will be offered from 21:00
for people not coming for the dinner buffet.
Pre-show buffet dinner:
18:30~21:00
2,800 yen
To reserve dinner, please email: cowmail@pinkcow.com
(reserved tables for dinner customers only.)

* 2,800 yen gets you a reserved table and the Cow's stellar buffet dinner
-- and you can even meet and greet the band members pre-show, from 18:30 to 21:00.
* During the Dinner Buffet,
another awesome band, WET BAND WAGON,
will play a set starting 19:30-ish

No cover charge from 21:00 --
(serving drinks/light food only from 21:00)
　
Dine, Drink, Dance!!

find us on facebook, become a 'fan' --
ALi-MO on facebook

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日時：4月25日（土）
会場：The Pink Cow (渋谷)
青山パークタワーの真向かいの建物のB1です。
東京都渋谷区渋谷1-3-18ビラモデルナB1
tel: 03-3406-5597

ALi-MO LIVE: 21:00頃〜23:00頃
（演奏開始の21:00からは入場無料）

この日はピンク・カウ恒例のディナ・ビュッフェが行われるので
18:30~21:00の間はお一人様につき¥2,800のビュッフェ料金がかかります。
19:30頃からは、別のバンド「WET BAND WAGON」が１セット演奏します。

ライブが始まる21:00からは入場無料で、
軽食＆ドリンクはキャッシュバーでオーダーすることができます。

ディナ・ビュッフェのご予約は
cowmail@thepinkcow.comまでメールして下さい。
（テーブルのご予約はビュッフェのお客さまのみとさせて頂きます）

Happy 2009!!

noreply@blogger.com (ALi-MO) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:45:00 +0000

photo: E.L.Papazian

Hope everyone is enjoying a great start of the year 2009.
And to those who came to our last show at the Pink Cow,
a great big "THANK YOU!"
ALi-MO will keep rocking again this year, starting off on
January 24, Saturday, from the same venue where we left
off last year -- the Pink Cow.
Yes, we'll be rocking the Cow in the year of the Cow. ;)
Doors open 7:00pm, music goes on until 11:00pm-ish.
There will be no cover charge, and the venue will be
serving food from its a la carte menu - no buffet this time.
More details will be announced shortly on our gig page.
Looking forward to seeing you all very soon!

This Saturday, November 29th, go THREE D with ALi-MO at the PINK COW!

noreply@blogger.com (ALi-MO) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:19:00 +0000

Join ALI-MO, Tokyo's coolest band, at the PINK COW,
Tokyo's hippest eatery, bar and art space,
for a three-dimensional evening out:
Dinner, Dancing and Drinks.

Date: November 29, Saturday
Venue: The Pink Cow (Shibuya) (Map)
Directly across from Aoyama Park Tower
Villa Moderuna B1, 1-3-18 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo, 150-0002
Phone: 03-3406-5597
http://www.thepinkcow.com/NewHome_e.htm

Pre-show buffet dinner:
18:30~21:30
2,800 yen
To reserve for dinner, please email: cowmail@thepinkcow.com

ALi-MO Music:
21:30~23:00
(no cover charge after 21:30)*

* 2,800 yen gets you a reserved table and the Cow's stellar buffet dinner--
and you can even meet and greet the band members
as they gorge themselves pre-show, from 18:30 to 21:30.
Or come at 21:30 for drinks only, no cover; music from 21:30 to 23:00.

To reserve for dinner please mail the cowmail@thepinkcow.com
For maps and more info check www.thepinkcow.com

See You All There!!

check out the latest ALi-MO video clip on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSQihNBR25o

ali-mo website:
www.ali-mo.com

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今週の土曜日、11月29日。
ALi-MOが渋谷のPINK COWでライブを演ります！
DINNER、DANCING、DRINKINGと三拍子揃えば、
楽しい「３D」な夜になること間違い無し？

ALi-MOの演奏は21:30から23:00までですが、
その前の18:30から21:30まではディナー・ビュッフェ・タイム。
テーブル席を予約すれば、2,800円でPINK COWの
美味しいディナー・ビュッフェが楽しめます。
ドリンクのみでOKの人は、ライブ開始の21:30からは入場無料です。
せっかくなので、よかったらPink Cowのビュッフェの時間からお越し下さい！
ディナーの予約は cowmail@thepinkcow.com にメールを。

会場：The Pink Cow（渋谷）地図　
　　渋谷区渋谷1-3-18 ビラモデルナB1
　　tel: 03-3406-5597
　　http://www.thepinkcow.com/NewHome_j.htm

ディナ・ビュッフェ(2,800円)
　　18:30~21:30

ALi-MO GIG　(21:30から入場無料)
　　21:30~23:00
　　
ALi-MOの最新 video clip on YouTube :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSQihNBR25o

ali-mo website:
www.ali-mo.com

Thanks!!

noreply@blogger.com (ALi-MO) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:35:00 +0000

We had a great gig on Saturday. So happy to see so many people showing up!!
To those of you who came, "thank you!"
We're planning another gig near the end of this month and will be announcing it shortly.
Meanwhile, here's a clip from the gig on 11/8:

ALi-MO's BACK!!! 11/8, Saturday!

noreply@blogger.com (lisa) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:34:00 +0000

Ali-MO's back in the studio, prepping for the come-back gig:
NOVEMBER 8, Saturday.
Nishi-Azabu, "The BARON".
JOIN US!!

ALi-Mo fans--WE love YOU/YOU are US

noreply@blogger.com (ALi-MO) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:45:00 +0000

summer tour 08 is over. you guys rocked us to our bones--and we are gratefully deboned.

we're headed to the studio this weekend to prep for future gigs. arigato.

--gk

noreply@blogger.com (Kent) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:22:00 +0000

Look for the so-called " incorrigible rogue " keyboardist Kent at the age of 15 .. and win a trip to club alife on any given Saturday night ( good for one person only and absolutely no sandwiches and bentos allowed ) .. Tim ..?? ..

So long, farewell, and remember the olamo!

noreply@blogger.com (Tim) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:41:00 +0000

We had a lot of fun playing our last concert for the summer at Billy's Beer Bar in Aoyama on Saturday night. The crowd was full of energy - or was it alcohol? - and the manager of the bar graced us with a few excellent jazzy solos on his guitar. Thanks to all our friends who joined us.

It was also the last engagement for me with Ali-Mo, as your humble bassist is moving on from Nippon. I've been playing with the band for about a year now, and I must say it's been a fantastic experience and lots of fun. Ali-Mo is made up of some extremely talented and wonderful people, and it was a great privilege for me to play with them (the keyboardist, however, is an incorrigible rogue).

And for the record, Ali-Mo is also the only gaijin rock band in Japan with a Lamborghini.

Since we had a mid-afternoon sound check a full four hours before our gig on Saturday, we spent quite a bit of time in the neighborhood. We handed out flyers for the concert, had steak in a restaurant that seemed stuck in the year 1962, discussed make-believe marsupials and counseled one of our members on matters of love. It brought home to me the fact that being in a band isn't just about playing music, it's about friendship. And I will miss these friends very much.

Before I am overcome with tears, let me say thank you to all in the band. I hope we'll have the chance to play together again. But for now - so long, farewell, and remember the olamo!

Synchronicity?

noreply@blogger.com (ALi-MO) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:40:00 +0000

This weekend, the two surviving members of the brilliant and now ancient British rock band, THE WHO, are being feted in Los Angeles, with several young American bands--including The Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam--performing Who songs live, and for a later broadcast on VH-1.

Here's a guide to WHO Heaven in LA.

The same weekend, the ancient, multi-cultural Tokyo rock band, ALi-MO, will be feted by... themselves!

In Aoyama Saturday night:

ALi-Mo's last Summer gig.

Coincidence? I think NOT!!

(Er, well, okay, it probably is an accident. And we can't jump as high or play as loud as the almighty WHO. But we do have passion, and that counts for something, ne?)

If you're not otherwise occupied in LA--join us in Tokyo!

Saturday Night GIG -- July 12 at BBBB

noreply@blogger.com (lisa) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:25:00 +0000

To those of you who came to our gig in Ebisu last Friday -- Thank you!!!
Okay -- we're gearing up for another one this Saturday at Billy Barew's Beer Bar (Aoyama).
It'll be our first time playing at this venue, which is only about 6 minutes away from Omotesando station. Cool location. Cool bar. Please come join the fun!! *******************************************
VENUE:
Billy Barew's Beer Bar (AOYAMA) B1F 1-6-3, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
(6 minutes walk from Omote-sando station, exit B2)
TIME: 9:00 p.m. till midnight -- No Cover Charge!!

What does 'Ali-Mo' mean?

noreply@blogger.com (Tim) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:43:00 +0000

Inquiring minds want to know. What in the world does "Ali-Mo" mean?

A survey of band members was recently conducted to get to the bottom of this mystery.

This is what they had to say:

Lisa (vocals): Ali-Mo is from ari mo in Japanese, which means "ants also." I'm a huge fan of Adam and the Ants so it's a tribute to 1980s rocker Adam Ant. He was so misunderstood.

Kent (keyboards): What's it mean? That's easy. Aringmo means a woman's p**** in Indonesian! An inside joke between me and Denny. Ha ha ha! I love bentos.

Tim (bass): Actually, Ali-Mo refers to Alice Moore Hubbard, a famous feminist. She died when the RMS Lusitania sank in 1915. Her expression "humanity will move toward the light" inspires all of us. Truly.

Rich (guitars): You've never heard of the olamo? It's an Australian animal. It's a marsupial, I think. It's really furry and cute. The olamo is the official mascot of my hometown, Canberra. Tastes pretty good on the barbie, too.

Roland (drums): It's taken from a Haruki Murakami story. And that's all I'm going to say!

Another day at the office

noreply@blogger.com (richie) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:53:00 +0000

Yesterday, as part of my daily life as a salary man I went to the virtual reality expo tenjikai (expo) at Tokyo Big Site. On the way back to the station this girl was screaming that you could catch a ferry instead of being on a crowded train and go straight to Hamamatsucho station, so I decided to give it a go.

Apart from the thousands of jelly fish in the water and the fact they didn't sell any beer on the ferry, it was a good alternative to the monorail and broke the monotony of the day. The only problem is they don't tell you it's another 10-15 minute to Hamamatsucho station once you get off the boat!

Anyway, looking forward to our unscheduled gig this Friday at What the Dickens!

July 4th & 12th

noreply@blogger.com (ALi-MO) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:49:00 +0000

Last night was great. We visited a new venue in Aoyama where we will be playing -- really close to Omotesando station -- called Billy Barew's Beer Bar.
We're set to play there on July 12, Saturday.
But wait, before that there's July 4th at What the Dickens.
Come see both!

pleasantly UNexpected ALi-MO fan

noreply@blogger.com (ALi-MO) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:55:00 +0000

while strolling through breezy shinjuku last night, i felt a sudden tap on my shoulder. a young man with close-cropped hair grinned up at me. he was wearing a suit and bearing a backpack.
"hey, man," he said.
i squinted. he was grinning with recognition.
"hey," he repeated.
we stared at one another. the masses flowed past us.
the filofax in my head was flipping madly. who was he?
"ali-mo," he finally said. "i've been to your gigs."
ah. very cool.

next one: SATURDAY, JULY 12th, billy barew's in shibuya. info here.

noreply@blogger.com (Kent) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:49:00 +0000

ALIMO .....BANZAIIIIIIIIIIIII.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Steely Dan's Japan

noreply@blogger.com (Tim) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:55:00 +0000

There were a few unexpected guests on stage with our band last week when we played in Ebisu. I'm not talking about the cockroaches, but flautist Shin and sax player Michiko, two extraordinarily gifted musicians. I was not surprised to learn that Michiko likes Steely Dan, one of my favorite bands, and began thinking about them in the context of Japan.

Turns out there are quite a few links between SD and Japan. Jazz-rock geniuses and all-around hip cats Walter Becker and Donald Fagen named their addictive brand of alchemy after a fictional sex device called Steely Dan III from Yokohama in William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch. Ironically, said "marital appliance" (as Becker once described it) is made of rubber, not steel. Steely Dan I and II were destroyed in unmentionable circumstances.

SD tunes like "Bodhisattva" reference Japan, and the group's 1977 masterpiece album Aja features the late Japanese supermodel Sayako Yamaguchi on its minimalist cover; the title track contains some jaw-dropping drumming by the great Steve Gadd and a superb Wayne Shorter solo. Fagen's 1993 solo album Kamakiriad mentions Tokyo in the otherworldly "Snowbound." SD has a huge following in Japan, with rare CDs issued only for the domestic market and the 2007 Heavy Rollers dates in Tokyo selling out easily.

I, for one, would love to do an Ali-Mo version of Dan's great ode to outlaw LSD chemist Owsley Stanley III, "Kid Charlemagne." Long may it reign.

Tired on a Sunday night

noreply@blogger.com (richie) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:32:00 +0000

Well, it's pretty late on a Sunday night after our Amnesty International gig so too tired to write much. Overall, a pretty good gig and the crowd was great!

I have some great Jap-lish photos somewhere to add to Kent's contributions.
Anyway, gotta go to bed and join the land of the working slaves early tomorrow morning.

Below is one of the funniest 'how to speak English' videos I've ever seen! Check out how the camera does close ups of their shoulders!!

Amnesty and ALi-MO by Numbers

noreply@blogger.com (ALi-MO) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:20:00 +0000

Roughly two years ago, ALi-MO played an Amnesty Benefit concert in Ebisu.

We dug it; they dug us.

We're back on Sunday night. No promises. But ... promises.

See you there.
--GK

Chinklish ...uh..

noreply@blogger.com (Kent) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:05:00 +0000