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I accidentally found great news - Yokohama's two hottest post-rock/hardcore bands Jamming O.P. and my name is... both were reunited this year and will play together next week. I can't express how great they were especially in a live setting and wait for seeing them again soon. On this occasion, I'd like to talk a bit about indie rock scene in Yokohama.
Yokohama(wiki), where I have lived since I was 9, is approx. 20mins away by train from central Tokyo. It's the second biggest city in Japan followed by Osaka and about 3.6 million people live there. It's a big city in terms of size of population and dimension.
When I was a university student, I had a lot of friends who were in a band so that often went to small clubs in the city to see their plays. At the moment, albit divese, Yokohama indie rock scene was pretty much about post-rock / hardcore / progressive / emo (and the trend hasn't changed since then) - bands based in Yokohama tended to be very skillful and so aggressive on stage. Despite being quite close to Tokyo, Yokohama has their own thriving and unique music scene. I don't think you can find many bands in Tokyo that are similar to Yokohama bands. The scene is that unique I would say.
I love my hometown's music scene as it has its own identity. I always like any local music scenes that have the one. It's a pity people wouldn't pay attention consistently to local music scenes unless a city has a great reputation in producing amazing bands such as Manchester, Glasgow and NY. So, I'd like to say this: if you have a chance to come over to Yokohama, why not popping in a small venue like one of the greatest club in Yokohama Club Lizard and see local bands?
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