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Petty Booka

By Bobby /Jan 21, 2008
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Take two Japanese girls, dress them in country western gear and teach them how to rock the ukelele.  That’s pretty much the formula for Petty Booka. 

The band is either in its third or fourth generation--it’s really hard to keep track of all those Pettys and Bookas!  Some of the fans of the dynamic duo might have grown attached to previous band members (sadly, as I have) but at least Petty Booka lives on!

Petty Booka plays an eclectic mix centered around Hawaiian ukelele music and Western swing standards.  They also cover punk, 80s pop and recently dipped into the psychedelic 60s sound thanks to “Petty Booka Loo” produced by Keitaro Takanami, one of the original members of Pizzicato Five.

Petty Booka Loo

One of the most unique indie bands from Japan under Benten Label, Petty Booka is mostly the creation of producer Hiroshi Asada.

Petty Booka will be touring stateside in March as part of Benten Label’s annual Japan Nite US Tour lineup.  The other bands are:
The Emeralds
Ketchup Mania
Detroit 7
The Beaches
Scandal

March 16th (Sun) NEW YORK @Knitting Factory
March 17th (Mon) BOSTON @ TT The Bears
March 18th (Tue) CHICAGO @ Empty Bottle
March 19th (Wed) DENVER @ TBA
March 20th (Thu) SEATTLE @ Hi Dive
( *ketchup mania is not performing in Seattle)
March 21st (Fri) SF @ TBA @ Independent
March 23rd (Sun) LA @ Knitting Factory

For information on the tour, visit The Japan Nite MySpace page.

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