Afri Rampo
 

They're a Japanese two-piece chick band I saw supporting Sonic Youth in 2003 and haven't been able to shake them since. Anyway they're touring and I think those of you who are able to check them out should do, it's really something else.

2005 Tour:

5th Oct.wed Greece ,Athens,@BIOS 10eouro www.bios.gr
8th Oct.sat Slovenia
11th Croatia ,Zagreb@KSET
13th Oct.thu Norway ,Trondheim@cherrox
14th Oct.fri Norway,Oslo "Ultma festival!"@Blaa
15th Oct.sat Norway,Stavanger @Tou
16th Oct.sun Norway,Bergen @Landmark
18th Oct.tue U.K,Edinburgh @Cabalet Voltaire
19th Oct.wed U.K,Glasgow @Stereo
21th Oct.fri U.K. London @Luminaire (311 Kilburn High Road,Kilburn,London NW 6 7JR)8pm
26th Oct.wed Holland ,Amsterdam @Groningen w/kinsk

Various ways to listen to 'em here too

http://onipika.versus.jp/index_2.html