The folks at Japan Nite usually put their house in order before most other entities, and this year is no different. Per their announcement on Christmas Day, Japan Nite SXSW 2010, scheduled for March 19th, will feature six of the country’s finest, including Chatmonchy, Red Bacteria Vacuum, Dolly, Omodaka, and Okamoto’s. (Sixth band TBA.) Japan Nite has invariably delivered intriguing and exciting talent at SXSW for fourteen years now and we’re anticipating another stellar night of “musical madness from Japan” come March 2010. more ›

SXSW Asia released the details for its annual Japan Nite festivities last week. Elysium will be the venue of choice for the action in Austin; the tour then leaves for New York and more before culminating with shows in California at the end of March. more ›