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Kuwahara is playing tonight in Champaign, Illinois (Feb 2nd). I had a task "to do" for their writeup yesterday evening, but I fell asleep early - hey it's been a very busy and cold week for me.
It looks like the band got their name from their guitarist and singer, Mike McKuwahara. I believe this is a stage name, the actual singer's name is Mike Mc(something).
According to their record label, Sub Space Platform, Kuwahara's debut album, Roam Arrow, was released August 2007.
The album open up with "Moneterey", a kinetic song that sounds like there are four fuzzy guitars playing at the same time. This is easily the best song off the album.
Unfortunately, they're all followed by great songs! So choosing just one good song to use is tough. You can always head over to their myspace and download some free tunes.
I liked both free songs off their myspace: "Black Light Fashion" is like and old 70s tune, while "Down to the Motor City in Muscle Cars" shows their modern/experimental side. The later song has no lyrics, instead it's a looping of a recording of some announcer saying, "down in the Motor City in muscle cars".
Since they didn't have "High Neeled Hurricane", I thought I'd showcase this song. Listen closely and you can hear a little bit of maybe Jonny Greenwood's guitar trick? I just love how the song sounds like some rock and roll surf music and doesn't feel at all like it's from 2007. It's also very Redd Kross-esque.
Kuwahara are currently playing a few dates, here and there:
02/02/08 Great Western Recs Champaign,IL
02/15/08 East of Peoria, IL
03/01/08 Peoria Pizza Works Peoria Hts, IL
Their album, Roam Arrow is out now. I tried looking for an easy link to let people know where to buy it, but unfortunately, as of this writing, there's no details on how to obtain a copy.
02/02/2008 10:54:53 vu my♥posts 
myspace.com/kuwaharasongs
