Takako Minekawa | Dog Eaters

Dustin Wong & Takako Minekawa @ NHK Fureai Hall

Posted on 02.04.15 under Dustin Wong, Dustin Wong, Live Beat, NHK, Takako Minekawa

On Feb 3, Dustin and Takako played at Fureai Hall for Live Beat. This will be aired on NHK FM on Feb 22 from 10:30 ~ 11:30 AM.

New songs were introduced. If you can, check it out!

Dustin and Takako make a year-end list

Posted on 12.18.14 under Dustin Wong, Takako Minekawa

The Japan Times “Albums We Liked” list, that is…

Dustin and Takako will tour the US

Posted on 09.27.14 under Dustin Wong, Takako Minekawa, thrill jockey

“Savage Imagination” is the new and 2nd album for Dustin and Takako out on Art Union/Plancha in Japan and Thrill Jockey in America.

Takako just got through the first part of the visa process and will go for her interview nest. Tour date have been scheduled:

11.07.14 – Northfield, MN – The Cave at Carleton College (w/ William Tyler)
11.08.14 – Chicago, IL – The Hideout
11.09.14 – Detroit, MI – MOCA Detroit
11.10.14 – Toronto, ON – Handlebar
11.11.14 – Montreal, QC – Casa Del Popolo
11.12.14 – Pawtucket, RI – Machines With Magnets
11.13.14 – Princeton, NJ – Terrace Club
11.14.14 – Brooklyn, NY – Palisades
11.15.14 – New York, NY – Cake Shop
11.16.14 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
11.17.14 – Baltimore, MD – Floristree
11.19.14 – Durham, NC – The Pinhook
11.20.14 – Atlanta, GA – 529
11.21.14 – Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder
11.24.14 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
11.26.14 – Tempe, AZ – 51 West
11.28.14 – Los Angeles, CA – Club Los Globos
11.29.14 – San Francisco, CA – Hemlock Tavern
12.01.14 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
12.03.14 – Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
12.04.14 – Boise, ID – The Crux
12.06.14 – Denver, CO – Lost Lake Lounge

Here’s the new video for “Pastel Ice Date.”

A couple of recent interviews:
tiny mix tapes
Impose Magazine
i-D/Vice
Japan Times
And the Pitchfork review.

Dustin and Takako get good press!

Posted on 09.02.14 under Dustin Wong, Takako Minekawa

There’s a lot of bad news everyday (although Kei Nishikori did make the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open), but Dustin and Takako are on the cover of the Japan Times.

The same article can be found online here.
The i-D/Vice article and review is here.

Takako Minekawa & Dustin Wong new video

Posted on 08.23.14 under Dustin Wong, Savage Imagination, She He See Feel, Takako Minekawa

The duo’s 2nd album, “Savage Imagination,” drops Aug 28 via Thrill Jockey in America and Plancha in Japan. Here’s a video of “She He See Feel” to pave the way.