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Chicken Katsu Records

since 1993

About Me

The Chicken Katsu Records Network is made up of good friends who play in bands, distribute records, create artwork, and/or book shows in their local towns.
The branches: CHICKEN KATSU RECORDS (Okinawa), KATSU CURRY (Hawaii), KROKET (Osaka), TAKOYAKI (Las Vegas), TOMATO KATSU (Minneapolis), CKR BOISE , and CKR AUSTIN
History: Chicken Katsu Records was born in 1993 and was brought up in a tiny but very loud Rock-n-Roll bar called Champs in the Nakanomachi area of Okinawa City. Those were the days of AILING DEER, BLANKET FACE, CHORDIALLY YOURS, CRACKPIPE, EVERGREEN, SELFISH GENE , STOOPIDLY YOURS, and WATER COLOR. October 1994, we headed off to Minneapolis and spent a number of years freezing our asses off in that frozen tundra. Somehow we ended up doing a lot of drinking with the guys from MUDHONEY ... a long drunken story that includes BLOODLOSS, awamori, Chicago, and of course Louie. However we did manage to witness and be involved with a good many of great live bands. We had many a fun nights working with these bands: BAGGER 97, CHOPLOGIC , EXPANDABLE HOLE FILLER, GRICKLE-GRASS, GUITARZAN VS BAZILLA , LANDSPEEDER , MUNCHKINS IN THE CAN , RANK STRANGERS , SASPIRILLA, SODA POP JERK , SOMBERTOWN, TURN ON RED, and more. April 2004, back to the homeland of Okinawa! Currently on our front line is: FIRE FOR EFFECT , GUITARZAN VS BAZZILLA , THE HAND , HI-CHEESE, MUNCHKINS IN THE CAN , ONE HUNDRED BLUE, SELFISH GENE , and SODA POP JERK .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/11/2004
Band Website: chickenkatsu.com
Band Members:

FIRE FOR EFFECT
GUITARZAN VS BAZZILLA
THE HAND
HI-CHEESE
MUNCHKINS IN THE CAN
ONE HUNDRED BLUE
SELFISH GENE
SODA POP JERK

R.I.P.
AILING DEER (94-95)
ANSWERMAN (92)
BAGGER 97 (97-99)
BLANKET FACE (92-93)
BLINDSIDE (92)
CHORDIALLY YOURS (92-95)
CRACKPIPE (94-95)
EVERGREEN (93)
GRICKLE-GRASS (97-05)
JACOBSPOON (94-96)
PORT GUYANA (03-06)
SPIMA (99-01)
WATER COLOR (93-95)

Influences: J Church
"My Favorite Place"
(We miss you Lance!)

Orion Beer, Jim Beam, Old Grand-Dad, Early Times, Four Roses, love hotels, kanso umeboshi, Clay Records, Selfish Records, Alternative Tentacles Records, Dischord Records, SST Records, Empty Records, Boner Records, Sub Pop Records, C/Z Records, Broken Rekids, Mordam Records, Taang Records, Estrus Records, SEX PISTOLS, LIP CREAM, CHAOS UK, SUBHUMANS, RAMONES, DEATH SIDE, GBH, DISCHARGE, OUTO, BAD BRAINS, THE BLUE HEARTS, IGNITION, MINOR THREAT, FUGAZI, JAWBOX, LOVE & ROCKETS, BAUHAUS, BUCK-TICK, DEATH ANGEL, THE STOOGES, MUDHONEY, THE ACCUSED, THE SAINTS, RADIO BIRDMAN, HARD-ONS, RHYTHM PIGS, NAKED RAYGUN, GROOVIE GHOULIES, THE SMITHS, Joan Jett and THE RUNAWAYS, PIL, SHUDDER TO THINK, DICK DALE, DEAD KENNEDYS, ANGRY SAMOANS, MISFITS, WIRE, Dynamite Tommy and Free Will Records, Paradox Bar, Popeye Ramen, Olive Curry House, Himawari Shokudo, Lenny and LEQUIO, THE DYNAMITES, EARSHOT, BLINDSIDE, BLACK ROSES, Champs Bar, Kirin Ichiban Shibori, Kumesen, Yoshimoto Bento, Tetsuya Taira, Steve Wharton, Naoki Omine and 69 Used CD Store, Moby Dick Bar, Ice Cream Smile Hitomi, THE REPLACEMENTS, HUSKER DU, CHUCK BERRY, MEAT PUPPETS, HOUSE OF LARGE SIZES, SOUL ASYLUM, NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS, GANG OF FOUR, LEMONHEADS, TESTORS, SONNY VINCENT, STIFF LITTLE FINGERS, THE UNDERTONES, THE MAGNOLIAS, BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS, TREEPEOPLE, STUNTMAN, PIXIES, VELVET UNDERGROUND, LOU REED, Terry Katzman & Garage D'or Records, Chris V. and Know Name Records, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Summit Extra Pale Ale, Blue Boar Pale Ale, SP Productions, Mike Wisti & Albatross Studios, Captain Sensible and THE DAMNED, T. REX, J CHURCH, CRINGER, BLOODTHIRSTY BUTCHERS, COWPERS, EASTERN YOUTH, THE JET BOYS, TEENGENERATE, THE SONICS, ARCHERS OF LOAF, BUILT TO SPILL, RANK STRANGERS, CARL PERKINS, LINK WRAY, MANCE LIPSCOMB, GENE VINCENT & THE BLUE CAPS, BUZZCOCKS, THE HIGH-LOWS, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, KNAPSACK, OBLIVION, gin gimlets, Nice And Neat Records, Whitey's Bar, Pizza Luce, Big Mike's Super Subs, Village Wok, Camdi, Andy Stephens, Big V's, Joe Holland, Joe "Guitarzan" Hastings (and let's not forget the ambulance), Ninja Hattori Toei-kun, Sun Records, THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN, THE ADVERTS, BLANKEY JET CITY, THE RAYDIOS, THE CRO-MAGNONS, BLEACH, SHAOLONG TO THE SKY, OSTOOANDELL, VAIDURYA, Sapporo Beer, Kiku No Tsuyu, Palms Tropical Bar, 500 Mile Bar, El Sol Rehearsal Studio, CD Ya, Oi-chang's Studio, gurukun, Tropicana Bar & Grill, Takoyaki Chanpon, Bamboo Cafe, Paddy Macs Irish Pub, Chemi Bar, Ebisu Beer, Morokoshi Wa Tarou, Nihedebiru No Ji Biru, Bar Boon, Oto Bora, Okonami Goya, and of course Cabetsu Tarou.
Sounds Like: A bottle of beer being poured into a nice cold frozen mug! Sashimi being delicately sliced then devoured! The waves of the ocean setting out for destruction during a typhoon! Okinawans cussing up a storm at a bus stop in Minneapolis during the February cold! Drunk people dancing, singing, falling all over the place, kissing, gettin' it on, and who knows what else! Drunk people falling off the bar stools! Loud noisy Rock-n-Roll!

Record Label: The Benishoga Company
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Live Reviews

I'm hoping we get another event in before the close of 2007 but who knows... Both the bands and myself would like to do something for New Years... Anyways here's the link to some of the show reviews o...
Posted by Chicken Katsu Records on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:45:00 PST

Sayonara - Lance Hahn

Chicken Katsu Records bows it's head to a great influence and supporter of Chicken Katsu Records. It is a very sad day here at Chicken Katsu Records to have to report that Hawaiian Punk legend Lance H...
Posted by Chicken Katsu Records on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:59:00 PST

Chicken Katsu Records Newsletter October 2007

So next Saturday (October 27th) they got a Halloween festival on Chuo Park Avenue. Interesting enough since I was at the barbeque that the Park Avenue kumiai through together to discuss this so-called...
Posted by Chicken Katsu Records on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:33:00 PST

Chicken Katsu Records Newsletter September 2007

Hello, The Beerbug here with the latest news from the Chicken Katsu RecordsUniverse. So how did the 14th Annual Chicken Katsu Records Party turn out?Well... it was a blast! A good time indeed, a lot o...
Posted by Chicken Katsu Records on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:10:00 PST

Chicken Katsu Records 14th Annnual Party Review

Taken from: http://www.livenoisyrocknroll.blogspot.com/  I was really excited about this event because it was being held at Kazu's (Uchu Neko) new bar. If you don't know, Kazu was the original ow...
Posted by Chicken Katsu Records on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:45:00 PST

Chicken Katsu Records Newsletter June 2007

So this year's annual Chicken Katsu Records Party will be at a new venue here in Okinawa City called Oto Bora (Tsubohachi Biru B1, 3-1-24 Chuo, Okinawa City). It's located right around the corner from...
Posted by Chicken Katsu Records on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:17:00 PST

Chicken Katsu Records Newsletter April 2007

May will see the first issue of Fiction Romance fanzine! It has interviews with Eric Spicer of NAKED RAYGUN, Jake Burns of STIFF LITTLE FINGERS, Ray Ahn of HARD-ONS, Mark Arm of MUDHONEY, Lance Hahn o...
Posted by Chicken Katsu Records on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:59:00 PST

Chicken Katsu Records Newsletter March 2007

Fiction Romance fanzine issue #1 will be out in May! Thanks to all of you that sent in contributions. I am very pleased with what we have and it once again proves that DIY culture reigns supreme. Thou...
Posted by Chicken Katsu Records on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:38:00 PST

Fiction Romance fanzine Issue no. 1 (May 2007 release)

I'll have a proper newsletter out maybe tomorrow or if not in a couple of days. But as of now I want to report that Fiction Romance fanzine issue number one will be out around May! Cheers! Break out t...
Posted by Chicken Katsu Records on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:23:00 PST

A Message from Joe Holland

Hello,Friday and Saturday, December 1st and 2nd, we are having two rockshows at Big V's (Midway area St. Paul, Minnesota) in memory of my friend Stefan Olson (1960 - 2006). He died suddenly in ea...
Posted by Chicken Katsu Records on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:15:00 PST