September 2: Anamanaguchi live at Ground Kontrol

Anamanaguchi are a band from NYC who make “loud, fast music with a
hacked NES from 1985″ (anamanaguchi.com). They played at Penny Arcade
Expo (paxsite.com) to thousands in 2008, and will be playing there
again this year. This is their first full US tour and their first
Portland show and we're really excited to have them!

The genre of music Anamanaguchi are most often associated with is
chiptune, which applies to a wide variety of music made with specially
hacked old-school console hardware & software (usually a NES and/or
Game Boy.) Anamanaguchi also use live guitars and drums to create a
crazy punk-rock version of chiptune.

Operation Mission (Ray Rude from The Builders & The Butchers) and
Plain Flavored (an 18-yr old high school kid named Adam Shackart) will
open the show. Both are chiptune artists with very different styles -
Operation Mission has more of a progressive sound, like 70s/80s sci-fi
synth soundtracks. Plain Flavored is more hyperactive, like an old
computer game running on modern hardware.

We're hosting 2 shows for Anamanaguchi – one at 4pm for all-ages, and
one at 9pm for those 21 and older. Full details below!

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 4PM
ANAMANAGUCHI all-ages matinee
all-ages, $3 cover

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 9PM
ANAMANAGUCHI
OPERATION MISSION
PLAIN FLAVORED
21+, $5 cover

Links:

Anamanaguchi:

http://anamanaguchi.com

http://myspace.com/anamanaguchi

Operation Mission:

http://myspace.com/operationmission

Plain Flavored:

http://myspace.com/plainflavored