O.E. Gallagher, 27 Jul 2014

Rory Gallagher tribute band O.E. Gallagher (Taste cover) live at 獅子王, Sugamo Tokyo, 27 July 2014.

Rory Gallagher with Richard McCracken and John Wilson - stormy band of Taste.
These 3 Japanese guys indulge themselves deeper into the young Taste days 1968-1970.

テイストという若い3人組のバンドが、欧州各地のライブハウスや
ロックフェスティバルを駆け抜けたのは、1968～70年の2年余り。
反戦運動と、ブルースロックの嵐が吹き荒れた時代。
その嵐に、この3人は、いよいよ深くはまり込んでゆく。

- 大井貴之 Takayuki O.E. (guitar/vocals)
- 香川浩則 Hironori Kagawa (bass)
- 上田周一 Shuichi Ueda (drums)

Using Carl Zeiss/Contax Planar 135mm/F2 single focal lens, Planar 85mm/F1.4 single focal lens with Sony Alpha ILCE-7 35mm full-frame camera.
All photo copyright © 2014 Megumi Manzaki.

Set list from Taste:
- Morning Sun
- Sugar Mama
- I'll Remember
- What's Going On
- Same Old Story
- Catfish

41 photos taken by Megumi in this session available.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/megumi_manzaki/sets/72157646023941233/

CABU, 27 Jul 2014

Mountain tribute band CABU live at 獅子王, Sugamo Tokyo, 27 July 2014.

Using Carl Zeiss/Contax Planar 135mm/F2 single focal lens with Sony Alpha ILCE-7 35mm full-frame camera.
All photo copyright © 2014 Megumi Manzaki.

46 photos taken by Megumi in this session available.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/megumi_manzaki/sets/72157645566177778/

東京エクスペリエンス, 27 Jul 2014

Jimi Hendrix tribute band 東京エクスペリエンス Tokyo Experience live at 獅子王, Sugamo Tokyo, 27 July 2014.

Using Carl Zeiss/Contax Planar 85mm/F1.4 single focal lens with Sony NEX-7 APS-C camera.
All photo copyright © 2014 Megumi Manzaki.

26 photos taken by Megumi in this session available.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/megumi_manzaki/sets/72157645554671408/

Also YouTube slideshow with audio track "Ezy Rider"
(recorded by Mick Okabayashi, mixed by Stevie Miyawaki)
http://youtu.be/0Fw-fLfkQoQ

Tears, 26 Jul 2014

Tears live at Outbreak, Yotsuya Tokyo, 26 July 2014.

- 森屋輝男 Teruo Moriya (guitars)
- 木下秀幸 Hideyuki Kinoshita (guitars)
- 渡部直美 Naomi Watanabe (keyboards)
- 石崎義文 Yoshifumi Ishizaki (bass)
- 上田周一 Shuichi Ueda (drums)

Using Carl Zeiss/Contax Planar 135mm/F2 single focal lens, Planar 50mm/F1.4 single focal lens with Sony Alpha ILCE-7 35mm full-frame camera.
All photo copyright © 2014 Megumi Manzaki.

26 photos taken by Megumi in this session available.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/megumi_manzaki/sets/72157645539438467/

The Shepherd's Bush Irregulars, 21 Jul 2014

The Who tribute band The Shepherd's Bush Irregulars live at Zippal Hall, Kanda-Ogawamachi Tokyo, 21 July 2014.

The band won the grand prix of Miyaji Oyaji Copyband Festa 2014.

- Kowa Daltrey
- Ando Townshend
- Kawaguchi Entwistle
- Matsushita Moon

Using Carl Zeiss/Contax Planar 85mm/F1.4 single focal lens with Sony Alpha ILCE-7 35mm full-frame camera.
All photo copyright © 2014 Megumi Manzaki.

95 photos taken by Megumi in this session available.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/megumi_manzaki/sets/72157645812587792/

Apollo Blues Session, 17 Jul 2014

Apollo Blues Session, Shimokitazawa Tokyo, 17 July 2014.

Featuring Texas blues guitarists - Clarence Gatemouth Brown and Johnny Guitar Watson.
Coincidentally it was the day we heard the news of Johnny Winter's death.

はからずもジョニー・ウィンター訃報の夜、下北沢に響く テキサス ブルース ギター。
ブルースって、やり古されたようでいて、やる度に新しい。いつまで聴いていても心地よい。

Using Carl Zeiss/Contax Planar 85mm/F1.4 single focal lens with Sony Alpha ILCE-7 35mm full-frame camera.
All photo copyright © 2014 Megumi Manzaki.

148 photos taken by Megumi in this session available.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/megumi_manzaki/sets/72157645336608637/