NXNE Band Profile: Japanther

Who: Japanther
Location: Brooklyn, NY
NXNE Shows: Thursday @ Sneaky Dee's (1am), Friday @ Wrongbar (12am), Saturday @ Yonge Dundas Square (5:30pm)
Five Questions: Who are you guys looking forward to seeing while north of the border? Any Canadian bands you're really excited to see?
We love Aids Wolf, Think About Life, DD/MM/YYYY, Black Feelings and Saint Alvia. We feel akin to the other great artists on the Busy Bodies imprint and have lots of friends up there we consider family.

What do you guys look forward to about playing in Canada?
Degrassi like atmosphere, friends and family.

Are there any Toronto sites you guys are looking forward to seeing? Or restaurants you wanna eat at?
Yeah, Fresh has good food and any pizza spots that are open heck of late, we like the vegan stop in Waterloo as well.

What's your favorite episode of Degrassi?
The next generation episode where they pass STDs around the school. Also the "I drank, I drove, I killed a kid.." episode.

What's the biggest difference between playing shows throughout New York and when you head out to different cities?
We have a built in audience here of really fun kids who dance to our songs. when you go on tour there is no built in nothing. Everything is a an adventure.
Listen: Japanther - "The Dirge"
Japanther - "Bumpin' Rap Tapes"

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