NEMOPHILA - Live at Whisky a Go Go | My mom enjoyed it |  

Yeah really are pure metal. I like that they dont need any gimmicks, they kick your ass with their instruments and vocals!

@@Shreddawg I totally agree no crap just good metal

and an awesome growl

FistBump to that

Well they are from Japan, if those things come into play you're pretty much in the yakuza or a loser anyway.

I couldnt agree more! They deserve to be touring around the world. They are all very talented and very humble for what they call the "opportunity" to play that show. I am pretty sure everyone at the show was grateful to have the opportunity to see THEM play.

I can tell you, at this show you could literally FEEL her drumming, it was insane! She is so damn talented.

Thought the same even from the other Whisky a Go Go videos. She's a fucking beast.

They really are all incredible. Seeing them live sure was something!

Check out Trident & Rolling Quartz!

@@btsdancestudio5691 I know all about both bands! Have been a fan of RQ for the last year or so and have been a fan of TRiDENT since I discovered JRock years ago.

Haha thank you! I hope you and your family have a great new year!

I will 100% purchase the bluray if they make one! The show was super good! I am sure these ladies will be touring the world soon! Thanks for stopping by!

They were all going hard! Hazuki was actually very impressive throughout the whole show! It was pretty cool to have such a great view of her!

Thank you for stopping by! I am so happy I got the chance to see NEMOPHILA. I hope they have more success and perform bigger tours around the world. One day I would like to see them in Japan as well. I cannot wait until travel is back open and I can visit Japan again! NEMOPHILA and great music brings people from around the world together!

@@Shreddawg It would be great if we could take a RU-vid video together at a venue of NEMOPHILA somewhere😆😆😆

@@mr-dai That would be very cool! Hopefully travel opens up soon and I can catch a NEMOPHILA show in Japan! I usually visit in the fall October/November. Its good weather at that time.

Yes, that is exactly the same for me! Evern though im not the biggest metal/power metal fan out there, I think I would probably still consider NEMOPHILA my 2nd favorite band because Mayus voice is just incredible! Her screaming is for sure top notch as well! All of the ladies of NEMOPHILA are so talented, they really are a "super band".

She’s like two singers in one.

たむちゃん 素晴らしいライブです。 メンバー全員最高です。 一番驚いたのはたむちゃん。

She is absolutely incredible! Having the chance to see them live was really something!

Para mi Hazuki, después de Saki y Miyako es la tercera

Thank you for the kind words! Both Game over and Life were awesome live! Game over is my favorite song by them to date. To be fair, the whole show was really good! I think I had the most fun with Change the World, it was just a fun song hearing it live. My mom was really excited about getting tickets and she said it was one of the best shows shes been to. Ill have her on probably in a few days to actually talk about the show!

@@Shreddawg Hi Shreddawg! I'll be looking forward to that! Your Mom's a great person and a great Mother! Just look at Son she raised! The positive traits that you have, are the one's she imparted to you!

@@Shreddawg "Adabana" and "A Ray of Light" are also extremely uplifting! Nemophila is shining a ray of light on a World plunged in darkness and despair. Hopefully, we can work together to make a better World.

@@Russ.Murphy Thank you for the kind words! Both those songs are really great! I still have change the world stuck in my head. "Light the way with music and bring a smile to the world" ...Yeah they doin that.

@@Shreddawg Absolutely, Shreddawg! What Makes America and the World Great is not people justifying their prejudices, or attacking those who can't defend themselves, or turning a group of people into second class citizens, or denying human rights to others, or destroying the principals of Democracy. What makes greatness is uplifting others, extending a hand to those in need, treating each other with human respect, preserving people and the planet, tackling superstition with science, building bridges, not walls, and as you quoted from Nemophila, "Light the way with Music and bring a smile to the World".

Thank you for stopping by and thank you for the kind words!

I cant wait! Feel free to say "Hi" if you see me!

Thats awesome! I cant wait to check it out. I have it on order but will not listen to it right away... will wait to see if they drop any more songs on YT ^^

The Zaiko stream should be really good! Based off what was streamed on YT, every looked and sounded great! I hope for more tours as well! I would not hesitate to see them again!

Thank you! I tried my best to get as good of audio/video as I could while still enjoying the show ^^

😆😆😆😆😆

Hey Brandy, i decided i'm not even bothering to work from home today. Yay for me.😁

Hopeful for Europe Tour soon BD 🤘😁🤘

@@waterwalker9600 Hi Walker, are you in Europe cos I always thought you was states-side ?

Yeah my mom is pretty cool! Shes been to so many shows in her time but this was something totally new for her. Not only was it cool to see them in such a small venue, it was a piece of history since it was their first US show. I am glad I got to record it. I would love to see them again as well, hopefully they do a full tour. Based off what their YT page posted of the show, the recording seems like it will be really good. I show was great so the ticket price for the stream is well worth it!

@P in D² Hi, P in D! Nemophila gets along well with Gacharic Spin. Aldious has played the States before. But a better bet may be The Warning from Monterey, Mexico. The Warning and Nemophila have slightly different fan bases. Their concerts together would expand the fan base of both groups. It's a Win-Win! I'm sure that the Villareal Sisters would like to visit Japan as well!

@P in D² Hi P in D! Well, Yaah! I live in San Antonio. Before COVID hit, The Warning's first tour stop was to be San Antonio and then the Whole tour was canceled. Nemophila has a good fan base in San Antonio. Most are either retired or professional musicians. So, the average age is somewhere between 55 and 65. I'm 70. If you talk to a kid in San Antonio about Bruno Mars they can give you his life history. But, they have no idea who Nemophila is. In San Antonio, The Warning is like Bruce Springsteen in New Jersey! Nemophila and The Warning playing together in San Antonio is a NO BRAINER!

I hope you enjoyed!

@@Shreddawg Thank you very much. I also watched the streaming and I could find you in the streaming😄

Thank you for stopping by! NEMOPHILA is awesome!

Thanks for stopping by! the was awesome and the Zaiko stream will be even better than what I captured. It sounds like the mix is very good from the first 2 songs they streamed. I am sure they will start touring the world soon! They are a hell of a band! Ill tell my mom you said hi! :)

はい！ 彼らは世界中の大きなアリーナでプレーする価値があります。 彼らは皆とても勤勉で信じられないほど才能があります。 世界中の誰もがそれらを見たいと思っています。

Glad you enjoyed it! They are awesome and I am happy I was able to get a halfway decent recording!

Thank you! It was great chatting with you and thanks for letting us know about the seats! I was able to get some great footage with your help! Plus, it was nice to have my mom away from the crowd! I look forward to seeing you at the BAND-MAID show!

Linda you were there? Wow. God Bless!

Thank you for watching! 見てくれてありがとう！

とてもかっこいい！ NEMOPHILAは素晴らしいショーを提示します！ 非常に印象的 はハラグチサンだよ！

Thank you for stopping by!

I bought one ticket, wasn't happy with the quality, especially for the very high price, I can have a 4k bd concert for that much :/

GJ 👍 I'll see ya there

Yeah I recommend everyone purchase it! I am sure they captured some incredible live footage. They had a large crew there filming!

@@LukCPLPicture and sound was 10 out of 10 on my PC. Everyone I’ve heard from in chats in Discord says the same. Not sure why you had issues. If I wanted to see it live I’d be up for a few thousand bucks. I’m not going to whinge about the price.

@@Shreddawg I heard their main writer from their song writing team flew over for it too. He’s supposed to be a legend in Japan. Would have been a great interview subject.

Very cool! I would love to see them in Japan while visiting. I cant wait to visit Japan more!

@@Shreddawg Please come to Japan! I envy your proximity to the "Aftershock Festival" in October!😄

@@michihiroonodera6579 Ill go back to Japan for a visit as soon as travel opens up! I think its around 8 hrs drive from my house depending on traffic. I cannot go to the aftershock festival but at least I saw NEMOPHILA at a good venue. I like the smaller shows more than the big festivals. But the big festivals are very cool too!

@@Shreddawg NEMOPHILA, formed in 2019, has never been able to LIVE in larger venues due to COVID-19 occurring shortly after its formation. We have heard the sound of smaller venues, but would like to hear the NEMOPHILA sound in larger venues.

@@michihiroonodera6579 Thats a good point. Covid has been a difficult time for bands. I just heard on NHK there are record covid cases in Tokyo. I travel to Japan a lot (before covid) so I still keep all my NHK alerts active on my phone. A large venue would be cool as well, they deserve to play in a large venue. A lot of people in the US would probably like to see them in smaller venues once before large venues.

Agreed! :D

Thanks for stopping by!

彼らはお祭りで大活躍するでしょう。 彼らは世界中を旅し、何千人もの人々のためにプレーするに値します。 NEMOPHILA はとにかく素晴らしいし、バンドのメンバー全員が素晴らしい。

They really deserve it! They are so damn talented! Ill be seeing them in LA again in a couple weeks!

I totally agree. I think this show in particular will show the western world that the Japanese really know how to rock out. The raw talent that was displayed that day is certain to turn heads towards the Japanese music scene.

私の母はショーを楽しんだ。むらたたむは彼女のお気に入りです

@@Shreddawg わたしもタムちゃんファンですよ💌

@@user-ss6yc1bg8g 彼女はすごい！彼女のライブを見るのはとてもうれしいです。

@@Shreddawg 私もむらたたむが好き😆😆😆

I know! Thats the craziest news!

Good point! Japan hit back so much harder with amazing female bands! I cannot wait for October! Ill be at the LA and San Diego show!

Thanks for stopping by!

Thanks for stopping by!

They are amazing!

@@Shreddawg I know ;)

見てくれてありがとう！

Thank you for watching! I wanted to share how awesome the show was! I was hoping it would help more people purchase the stream since the stream is WAY better quality and better angles!

They are a hell of a band, thats for sure. I am glad you discovered them and enjoyed them. I hope my recording could give you a taste of what they are made of! I wish you and your band lots of success. Keep on the grind and dont give up!

@@Shreddawg Thsnks I appreciate that and yes they are a great band, I would love to see them live. Your recording was great thank you. My band hopes to tour the USA next year.

@@Fuel2Fireband If they ever play near by, I highly recommend it. Tickets are typically very inexpensive as well which is a crazy value. I wish you the best of luck in your musical journey!

@@Shreddawg Absoultely I will go if they come to Sydney, Australia and thank you for the good luck.

Thanks for stopping by!

¡Gracias por pasar! NEMOPHILA es increíble. ¡Asegúrate de apoyarlos como puedas!

@@Shreddawg 😎👌

I was very lucky they were playing near by and I happened to see the post about it on IG as soon as it went live. I think I was one of the first to purchase tickets ^^ Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the show!

咲はとてもかっこいいです！ 彼女は英語をとても上手に話します。 マユは歌ったり叫んだりするのがすごいです。 それらはすべてとてもかわいいです:)

Thank you for watching!

はづきさん、カッコイイですよね！しかし、彼らは本当にクールです。彼らはスタイルが良く、素晴らしい才能を持っています！

Thank you for watching!

I agree! They are incredible and deserve all the success in the world!

@@Shreddawg I was at the show right in front of hazuki.

@@TheRobsam Not a bad spot to have! It was a great show! Hazuki killed it! You were right by Haraguchi as well!

@@TheRobsam Lucky Dog. What a show, the mix they had on the stream was so good, best I've heard yet.

I was pretty lucky to get the spot that I did. Most of the upstairs was reserved. The only bad thing is that speaker lol but all in all I cant complain too much.

@@Shreddawg yeah, I know you condensed the time frames somewhat but you were good enough to keep all the solo's! 👍 the greatest test of their talents is when they play real live, and they fucking perfectly killed it! I think Hazuki was deliberately teasing me/us how good she was as well as Hara coming out of the shy closet lol

@@tedtosterone2262 Yeah, I couldnt bring myself to chopping the solos up ^^ They were insane for sure! Hazuki was just incredible. I was very surprised by Haraguchi as well! She was owning that stage!

They are fire! 🔥🔥🔥✌🤘

@@Shreddawg like them lot you left to suffer is good band lol heard of them lol

Thanks for stopping by! Glad you enjoyed!

Hey! Yes, I did pick up tickets for that show! I couldnt pass up on tickets to see NEMOPHILA for $20, such insane value! Not to mention its pretty close to me. I have not been to the Echoplex before but I do know roughly where it is. Not sure how many people will be there but if you see me feel free to flag me down ^^

@@Shreddawg Hi Shreddawg! Yeah! I'll do that! I've been to California before, but not LA. I've checked out the Echoplex on google maps, and it looks like you enter through the alleyway behind the building, but I'm not sure. I'm supposed to go to the ticket office one hour before opening with my paperwork. The hotel where I'm staying looks like a duplex. So, I'll call next week to find out about check-in procedures. The irony, Nemophila is doing two 40 minute performances at SXSW in Austin, TX during the week of 13 to 18 March 2023. The music pass for SXSW is almost $700. The cheapest hotel rates in Austin that week are $460.00 @ night. I only live 86 miles from Austin. But with over 100,000 attendees, try finding a parking space.

@@Russ.Murphy I havent looked that much into it but theres usually some kind of parking whether it be paid public or private parking. Do you have to go to the box office? Live Nation gives me a mobile ticket option. I hope your hotel is nice! I am generally not a big fan of the music festivals generally there is only a couple bands I want to see and a bunch of bands I could care less about lol. $700??? That is insane lol. Wow they jack those hotel prices up too huh? Its crazy how 1 event like that is the price of a short vacation somewhere else. I think seeing NEMOPHILA in a smaller venue is something pretty special to do. In a couple years you will probably only have the chance to see them in massive arenas. I think the show will be at the echo which is a smaller venue at the echoplex which holds 350 people. ...I dont know what to say about LA. Its not all that its cracked up to be. Most of it is pretty dirty and theres a lot of crime. There is a serious homeless issue there and unfortunately, I think a lot of the people have mental health issues.

Thanks for stopping by!

Thank you! I tried to be as respectful as possible. I wanted to post the footage but not the whole songs which is why the songs are chopped up. I wanted to share my experience with everyone while also recommending people to purchase the live stream. I will talk about this in a future video very soon. I am not sure exactly sure why it was tough to hear Saki but I have a couple of theories. One thing I can say is im sure Saki will sound better in the livestream since they can mix the audio. I hope they get a full US tour and hopefully with small venues like this. Smaller venues are the best places to see bands in my opinion. I also do not think they will be playing small venues due to them becoming massively successful! Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the kind words!

@@Shreddawg You got it brother! 🤘

彼らは素晴らしいです。ライブショーはとても良いです。彼らは皆才能があります。

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Hahaha thats Ok if you are not a Japanese! I like to just give a shoutout in Japanese since the majority of my views come from Japan. :) Thanks for stopping by! The show was great! I am sure you will enjoy the stream!

"kon'nichiwa" I'm a japanese from sapporo . 😃ROCK, AROUND THE WORLD, FOREVER!👍

@@user-zg5tl9py6d ロサンゼルスからこんにちは！

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Thanks for stopping by! Glad I could share it with others!

Hello from Los Angeles! Thank you for watching.

Mayu was absolutely insane with her screaming at Echoplex! That was after playing 2 shows back to back before which is impressive! The whisky show, Mayu wasnt kidding when she said she was gonna kick our asses, lol. I really felt like they came out swinging at Whisky. This show was much more of a fun vibe. The merch was awful at this show for sure! I was all the way in the back because I wanted to buy some merch >.> Sorry we didnt meet up. I walked up and down the line at echoplex a few times looking for people to chat with till a little past 6pm. I thought line would be moving since doors should have been open by then >.> At that point it was just an hour in the same spot waiting. Ill try and get a full review of the show out at some point. Perhaps I can call up my mom and we can chat about it for a video.

@@Shreddawg I was going to wear a Nemophila T and a nice, warm Band Maid hoodie. I inadvertently left the hoodie at home, which left me with just the T, so I did my best impression of an icicle while standing in the cold wind-tunnel (caused by the high surrounding buildings) that blew through the line-that-never-moves. Lots of Band Maid merch being worn by people in line, but not a lot for other Japanese bands (excepting Nemophila, of course).

@@bruceveary1758 Yeah I brought my BAND-MAID zip up jacket but gave it to Tiff since her legs were cold. I still had my BAND-MAID hat and bag. It was a bit chilly when the wind blew but overall I was fine with just the TShirt. That line really never did move lol. There were for sure a lot of maidiacs there!

Damn i was right. On a non existent day of B-M reactions i was waiting for you to say Whiskey Dust. Oh man, here comes my ex-girlfriend again.😉

@@GaryHolloway-810 lol! Sorry Brother but That show was pure Fire!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘😎

@@doobiejones9388 It's ok Doobie i'm sure i can put up with her :)

@@GaryHolloway-810 😎😎😎✌️

I have never heard of Whisky Dust. Ill have to check them out! Thank you for the recommendation. I can try and message them for approval. Ill look into it. Either way ill check out some of their songs!

Sim, eles são uma ótima banda! Eles são todos tão talentosos e eles dão um show infernal!

Thanks for watching! Greetings from Los Angeles!

It really was a great show!

@@Shreddawg I was glad to have Brudda Bluto to convince me to go 🤙🏼

@@Shreddawg I blew it for not knowing you were going to be there

@@Shreddawg btw great video. I actually could see the drummer from your point of view. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

@@curtisrrobles7885 Was Brotha Bluto there with you, Curtis?

I tried to my best to capture what I could. If they decide to take it down that would be their decision, I cant argue with it. I will say the recording does not do the show justice. The video quality also did not come out the best but it is what it is. Also after watching the 2 songs they put up on their page, the mix they have is really good. Saki comes through a lot more on that. I purchased the stream and cant wait to watch it!

それらはすべて素晴らしいです。 葉月のライブを見るのは特別な楽しみでした。

I know! The speaker was trolling me so hard lol. I was able to get her a bit in a few songs. Really had to stretch my arms out for the shots lol. Tamu was just going off the whole night! There was a lot of adjustments in the first few songs. From what I heard Saki was having a lot of issues with her audio. At least it seemed like that to me. One point mid solo her audio level tripled lol.

With coffee and JRock?!

@@Shreddawg coffee, then drive to work belting out nemophila, and lovebites etc. 'kawaii metal'

@@eyeflynoosa LOL yup thats about it

¡Esas son algunas palabras importantes! SHOW-YA es la banda de metal femenina original. Pero... Sí, NEMOPHILA es bastante buena.

@@Shreddawg no olvides que son sus madrinas

@@josesalas1174 ¡Eso es verdad! También han hecho mucho por las artistas femeninas. ¡Son realmente geniales!

If you figure it out let me know! I think thats pretty cool. NEMOPHILA is pretty damn cool though. I was very lucky to be able to see them live! :)

Im not sure if they could not get a whole tour cleared by their government maybe. They had to get approval to do this show without masks. This show was for sure done at a financial loss as well though I imagine the live stream helped out with that. Hopefully they do a full world tour so everyone can see them!

@@Shreddawg Hi Shreddawg! I'm kind of confused. The Concert was sold out. Why was it a financial loss? What would a tour take to be profitable? Are only large venues profitable? Mountain had Cream producer, Felix Pappalardi as their bassist. He flew the band from NYC to Woodstock via helicopter. It's really hard for newer bands to get gigs at Coliseums. With a lot of pull, they can end up at a major festival. In 1969, Felix Pappalardi = PULL.

@@Russ.Murphy the whiskey is a small club; only seats maybe 500 people max? And it's "pay-to-play," that is the band is basically renting the venue and stage for their performance. The venue keeps any parking/food/liquor revenue-- all of that is, again, exorbitant- the fan pays a helluva lot, but the artist sees very little of it....And then most tickets were 15-20$, so maybe 6-8000$ in ticket sales, if we assume 400 base-rate tickets. Of course, quite a bit more when you factor in the VIP/Backstage/Meet-and-Greet packages, but still not a hell of a lot of money when you consider paying the venue, 5 round-trip plane tickets from Japan, then either shipping costs for gear (exorbitant) or gear rental (also exorbitant), a couple days of food/lodging/per diem in LA (also expensive). You need at least a day beforehand because of the time difference and jet lag... I'm not sure if the band brought roadies or if they even could-- I dunno if the Whiskey is a "union shop," and any gear handling is done at union scale (ridiculously exorbitant). You might hope to make back some scratch from merch sales and CDs, but you're mostly banking on publicity and future sales. Their next US gig isn't until October, when they get to redo the whole process again. If their record label fronted them they money for this gig, they either pay the difference, or lose some revenue from future CD sales.... And that's an iffy proposition at best, I mean within two days of Oiran or Revive being released the full rip was available on probably two dozen file-sharing sites. What CD sales? The music business today is an often grueling labor of love with very little financial reward for the artist.

@@mikeallen3666 Hi Mike! Thanks for your explanation. You've done a good job. Now, do you have any ideas on how to make a tour profitable? I really want to see Nemophila! I'm retired, and live on a fixed income. Aftershock tickets are $300.00+, airfare to Sacramento (exorbitant), lodgings (rates higher during events), car rental (week rate cheaper per diem than weekend rate). What would it take to get Nemophila to play the Laurie Auditorium in San Antonio? The Laurie Auditorium has 2700 comfortable seats and outstanding acoustics. If they teamed up with The Warning every seat would be sold. Could that be profitable? The last concert ticket I bought in the US. cost me $126.00. I could afford that.

They are all awesome!

I hope they do a large tour and stop at many places. If they do happen to play a show within traveling distance to you, I highly recommend you traveling if possible. I would take a plane to see them again for sure! Especially if you can catch them in a small venue like this one.

I was in a hurry to get there so I didnt take my foot off the gas :P LOL Ill let her know you said hi. I was hoping it came out OK. I felt is was not bad for a cell phone and being on the second level (by choice, got a great spot). Did I not send you the links to everything?

@@Shreddawg Yes you did. I think the footage & audio is excellent. So glad you & your mom enjoyed it.😁👍

@@GaryHolloway-810 Ok cool! I thought I did but my brain has been all over the place the last couple weeks >.> Work and life have just been busy Yeah it was good times!

@@GaryHolloway-810 out here in So Cal you have to drive that fast to stay ahead of the next traffic accident that is going to happen 🛻💨💨 😉🤙🏼

@@curtisrrobles7885 HaHa😆 Curtis, in London you're more likely to get run over by a pedestrian.😏

For sure! The more they practice, the better they will get. Its pretty cool that they try so hard to speak english though. My Japanese is terrible so I understand the struggle. I cant imagine trying to speak Japanese on a big stage lol.

Yeah they are pretty damn good!

@@Shreddawg okay 👍 you lol heavy metal lol me and my band we playing new song lol

@@Shreddawg your awesome like you lot lol big fan lol

@@spencerrose859 Thanks, thats awesome to hear!

As a fan of rock/metal since 1978 (thanks to a band called KISS and 51, by the way), I, TOO, find today's rock/metal crowds a LETDOWN! I mean, what IS the point of going to a rock/metal concert and "NOT GOING C-R-A-Z-Y?!" I guess some people "JUST DON'T TAKE MUSIC 'PERSONALLY' !"

Yeah it was a bit of an interesting crowd. Everyone was real cool though and the show was awesome. The smaller venues like that are always fantastic to see great bands like this as. The security was pretty strict. They were not allowing any moshing or much of anything. They will see chaos at Aftershock for sure!