Chatmonchy Free In-store Performance at Amoeba Music! March 26, 2010

FREE AND ALL AGES!

Chatmonchy are three girls from Japan who rock. Playing raw, energy-infused, melodic rock music, Eriko (guitar and vocals), Akiko (bass), and Kumiko (drums) have been making a buzz all across Japan since their 2005 major label debut. Now, with their latest album, Hyoujyou -- Coupling Collection (out on March 24th), they're ready to infect North American fans with their catchy take on girl-rock power.

Chatmonchy (whose name means absolutely nothing!) burst onto the scene without any label backing in 2004, quickly catching the ear of Sony Music Japan. The next year, Sony's Ki/oon Records released their debut EP, chatmonchy has come, and the band set off on their first nation-wide tour of Japan in 2006.

Inspiring fans with their feistiness and fire, Chatmonchy released their first full-length album, Miminari, in July of the same year. The album garnered a Top 10 spot on the national Oricon chart, and the girls were invited to perform at Japan's most important summer festivals, including Summer Sonic, Rock In Japan Festival, and the Nano-Mugen Festival.

After the success of their summer festival dates, Eriko, Akiko, and Kumiko did a national tour in the Fall of 2006, then headed back to the studio to finish Seimeiryoku, the album they had started writing the year before. The album, released in late 2007, hit number two on the Oricon charts and Chatmonchy played sold-out shows all around Japan -- including a two-night solo concert at Budokan in the Spring of 2008 in front of more than 16,000 fans!

Following the first album, the rock-power girl trio released four singles that reached the Oricon Top 10, three that hit the Top 20, and four DVDs, which included music videos and passionate live performance footage. In addition, the single "Dai Dai" was featured as the theme song on the anime series Bleach -- their first step toward connecting to a world-wide audience.

Next, Chatmonchy hits SXSW 2010! Also catch them on March 26th at The Independent in SF.

Official Website: http://www.amoeba.com/live-shows/performances/san-francisco/2010-march-26/chatmonchy/artist.html