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More and More Music is coming! 
S.I.G.M.A. Project EP Preview!!!Not even southern California fires can stop the music! Check out the newest release by this band and receive a disc of some of the tracks off their new release! Giveaways available to the first 40 attending members  .
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Filk with Nick SmithFilk is a corruption of the word folk and is applied to parodies, original lyrics applied to well known songs, and new music in a fan-based genre. Nick Smith, a convention panelist who leads games and selects anime for Pasadena's public libraries, just happens to be a reknown filker! He will be here to explain filk and share some examples that apply to the anime fan base. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pirates Charles The Pirates Charles are a crew of crazed scallywags here to rock your very existence to the core. Armed with cutlasses dripping moonshine, epic tales of the sea and its many heroes and villains and of course the trusty Sarton Blades, they will pillage your mind and leave you bewildered and compelled to drop your entire existence and join us on our adventures and become a Pirate Charles as well.
The history of the Pirates Charles is a rich and adventurous, though surprisingly short tale. It all started near the beginning of 2007, when Captain Diggity and The Red Pirate Cassidy began writing songs and entertaining the idea of forming a pirate band the likes of which the world has never seen. The songs came swiftly and without mercy, as did the addition of pirate twins Tor and Dylan Cronin (flute and mandolin, respectively). Now solid enough to begin playing shows, the crew worked tirelessly on their original shanties, war ballads and drinking songs, expanding their catalogue of material and bolstering the ranks along the way with the thunderous percussive madman Harpoon Austin. Now with well over thirty original songs (and numerous old world shanties) and a live album under their belts, The Pirates Charles continue to enamor new fans anywhere they go, whether it be at their home venue, The Verity Room or on a packed Labor Day beach or ComicCon or local pirate festivals or performing with the magnificent Pirates For Hire.
Influences :
Tom Waits, Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, The Doors, Rogues' Gallery, rum, stories about pirates, The Pirate Captain, Guybrush Threepwood, and the tea made from the Flower of Bermuda.
Sounds Like :
A furious maelstrom at sea within which there is no eye, Tom Waits and Jim Morrison arguing in someone's voicebox, about four times the amount of voices in the band, concentrated rum-soaked fun
Both of our Live CDs, Live Scallywags and The New Steez EP, are being sold at AnimeLA. Live Scallywags is also available for purchase at www.cdbaby.com 
------------------------------------------------------------------- Dig Jelly Dig Jelly is the crossroads of 4 abused hopeless dreamers. They are your life in a different dimension. Dig Jelly is your biggest fan, the shadows that lurk in your private thoughts. They are promoters of your humanity and the Windex to your personal reflection. Dig Jelly doesn't agree with everything you do or believe in but they agree with your freedom to do and believe. Dig Jelly only expresses what you have already felt or will feel someday. They did not invent anything they just describe and express the same world that so many have lived in.
To hate Dig Jelly is to turn your back on yourself and the embodiments of existence. It is the same as shunning your very soul. Dig Jelly would never dream of telling you what to do or how to think. Dig Jelly only wishes for you to love yourself. Dig Jelly loves you . Hear music from their new release, ParaNoize, at : 
lo:lita
The sound of lo:lita is a challenge to what people expect from the genres of punk, metal, and industrial. A strange meshing of all of the above, lo:lita uses its varied backgrounds to create a distinct and unique yet identifiable sound. In 2006 lo:lita self released their first full length CD and a mini-album. Since then they have opened for bands such as BLOOD, Karma Shenjing, Voltaire, the Psycrons, and more. They have played cons such as Anime Expo and Jrock Connection. Also, they did a song with indie visual band Suicide Ali. It was the first time an American band had collaborated with an indie VK band.
----------------------------------------------------- Midnight Karaoke Midnight Karaoke on Friday and Saturday nights gives convention members a chance to sing out their own songs or select from our book of hits. Our KJs will be there with ribbons for the participants! ----------------------------------------------------- Daytime KaraokeDaytime sessions on all three days of the con will be available for members of the convention to express themselves in song. Bring along your own discs or sing to selections we have. Two KJs (Heide and Aimèe ) will be there to introduce the talent and hand out ribbons. There are two two-hour sessions a day of Karaoke, so plenty of chances to make yourself heard! ------------------------------------------------------------- Jun Fan The band members are: Anton - Vocals, Vinnie - Guitar, Tom - Guitar, Kenny - Drums
We were brought together by Music, Anime, Martial Arts, and too many hours spent on Video Games.
The name of our band is Jun Fan (pronounced "Juhn Fun"). Its name is taken from Bruce Lee's birth name Lee Jun Fan. We did this not only because we love Martial Arts but becuase our music shares the same philosphy as his Martial Arts. Not being set by styles, taking things from everything and intergrating it into your own form. We strongly believe music is a form of self expression. A good way to express emotion, but human beings have many emotions. We aren't always mad, or happy, or angry, or emo. So our music varies. Some songs are hard and fast, some soft and melodic, some both. 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RusikaRusika is a Japanese rock band lead by Natz (Vo., Gu.) who composes artistic and romantic music with poetic phrases and a profound sense of Japanese spirits. The unique and refined style of music and performance has gradually gathered attention by both J-rock fans and people who have not been exposed to it. Natz recorded his first acoustic EP, "Hope Through Loneliness" at Tommy's home studio. In November, 2007, Tommy(Ba.) officially joined Rusika. Their new song, Sunny Day Despair, is selected for a recent L.A. Indie compilation CD, and the band keeps performing all over the U.S. We are delighted to welcome back Russika who's webpage is http://www.myspace.com/rusika Natz (Vo, Gu)
Tommy (Ba)
Albert(Gu)
Alfred (Dr)
DarkSide Rising In 2006 two guitarists from the small port town of San Pedro birthed the initial idea of DarkSide Rising. Compelled by the need to break the typical death metal scene set in place for our town, Andrew and Alex set out to recruit a force worthy of putting an end to our urban mediocrity. Now in 2007, after the addition of a Singer(Ricky), a Bassist(Mike), a Drummer(Chris), and a Keyboardist(Shen), DSR has built their fortress of metal with countless influences including heavy hitting bands such as Dragonforce, Avenged Sevenfold, Children of Bodom and Galneryus. Utilizing sounds from an incomprehensible amount of genres, DSR as a whole will continue to strive for musical excellence and a unique approach to modern metal. 
The Black Crystals We are delighted to welcome back the Black Crystals! Three friends, Allie, Ryo, and C, started a band dedicated to covering Anime & Video Game music such as: Naruto, Bleach, Death Note, Full Metal Alchemist, D.Gray-man, Witch Hunter Robin, Ouran High School Host Club, FLCL, NOIR, .hack//, One Piece, Hellsing, Cowboy Bebop, BECK (Mongolian Chop Squad), Guitarfreaks / Drummania, Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy, Guilty Gear, Sonic The Hedgehog, Megaman, The Legend of Zelda, and more! Also throwing in original arrangements of certain songs and every now and then playing some original music. Check their music out at http://www.myspace.com/blackcrystalmusic
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Serafiilia Serafilia, born in 1998, has been a reflection of visual rock slowly encompassing the American rock underground. Convicting social violators with light of truth, they intend to comfort the inflicted with a long empathetic shadow. While nothing can piece back together the shattered nerves of the truly tormented, there is some solace in providing the hurt with a voice to reflect the pavement in the streets we all walk. Ran, Hazel, Jeremy, Tony, Stephanie and Maggie are a North Hollywood band with a unique sound. Hear them at:  www.myspace.com/serafilia
Vaeidos Vaeidos is a newly formed unique hybrid rock quartet with members from both Japan and the United States consisting of Xion on vocals, Perry on guitar, Gene on bass & AiRA on drums. Representing the Japanese side of the equation are Xion & AiRA. Bringing in Westernized perspectives are the two Americans, Perry & Gene. They are currently based out of Los Angeles, California. Influences: Lots of musicians, artists, writers, comedians & films from all around the world. Our first EP is ready at Anime LA! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RANDOM with Special Guest MAJA RANDOM (a): Unpredictable, Following no particular pattern, deterministic...a system whose evolution cannot be predicted exactly. Philadelphia native, Phoenix resident Random, aka Random Beats, or Mega Ran, personifies what Hip-Hop should be: Spontaneous, fun, and true-to-life. A full time educator as well as a full time musician, Random continues innovate and elevate a dying artform. Released the critically acclaimed "The Call" which was named "best of 2005" by many sources, and followed up with "Mega Ran," a full length album dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the classic video game series 'Mega Man.' Check it out at: 'MAJA (pronounced "Mey-juh") is taking hip-hop to a whole new level through fresh themes, merged with the style and sound of current hip-hop, creating a musical fusion of New School sound. Linguistically gifted, he rhymes at times in Japanese and Spanish, mixing it with English to make what he calls "Janglish Speak."In June of 2007, MAJA teamed up with CARTOONMOGUL to release the ground-breaking video for his song TRANSFORMER which has since accumulated over 50,000 views on Youtube alone! With his Youtube video for his song entitled ANIME, MAJA found a following in Japan and appeared on Japanese television in September. His first album, The Amalgam Project, was released in August of 2007 and immediately made waves in the anime and hip-hop scenes.
L2D Melding Pop and Rock influences from Japan and America, Los Angeles ' L2D (Love Twice Despaired) creates a fresh, yet familiar sound. L2D's sound is rich and layered, but also grounded in the beauty of simple, catchy melodies. Their EP "Infinite Finale" features guest appearances by Kevin Ridel (AM Radio, Ridel High) and Matt Harris (The Posies, Oranger). It was recorded and mixed by Brad Cook (Foo Fighters, Counting Crows, Tool). Influences include L'arc~en~Ciel, Gackt, Luna Sea, Malice Mizer, Glay, Penicillin, Baiser, TM Revolution, Janne Da Arc.
L2D: Love Twice Despaired
Midnight Karaoke Midnight Karaoke on Friday and Saturday nights gives convention members a chance to sing out their own songs or select from our book of hits. Our KJs will be there with ribbons for the participants.
Daytime KaraokeDaytime sessions on all three days of the con will be available for members of the convention to express themselves in song. Bring along your own discs or sing to selections we have. Two KJs (Heide and Aimèe ) will be there to introduce the talent and hand out ribbons. There are two two-hour sessions a day, so plenty of chances to make yourself heard! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ghost Town Ghost Town is Nobu (guitar,vocal),Yasu (drums), and Yoshi (Bass). This current line up above, has been together for a year. Formerly known as Nobu Yellow Blues Band, we changed name recently to Ghost Town. We are a hard striving Rock n Roll band just trying to create a new style of music, all of us are from Japan and presently reside in Los Angeles. We are influenced by blues ,classic rock, 60s,70s, R&B, Funk, Soul, Folk, Country, basically. But we are totally interested in any kind of music. We are a Live Band, we play and share genuine music not the artificial music. 
Click the albumn cover above to go to the myspace site and hear Ghost Town music ------------------------------------------------------- Thee Out ModsThee Out Mods was formed in the summer of 2006 with three Japanese rockers SANA(Vocals), YOSHIKI(Bass), KENNY(Drums) as the band produced by Ace (lead singer of Tokyo Smog) from 7 Samurai Records. SANA's straight and ironic expression of the youth generation is powerfully combined with the band's intense rock n' roll sound. Their sharp, stylish, high energy performances have earned them a committed fan following in Los Angeles, even though most of their songs are performed in Japanese. In April 2007, they toured to support LiN CLOVER (with former members of GACKT Job), highlighted by a knock-out performance at the famous Slim's live house in San Francisco.Currently, the label has been receiving various offers for them from events, conventions, magazines, radio stations, etc. across the country. www.myspace.com/theeoutmods2006 
Also, there will be a closing theme song sing-a-long! |
