Kaminari Taiko News Archive

This is an archive of the short news updates that we've posted to our site since September 2009. To stay up to date on current Kaminari news, check us out on Facebook or Twitter.

2010

July 29 - Now you can support Kaminari Taiko just by shopping at Kroger. Click here to download a barcode that will add KTH to your Kroger Plus Card.

July 20 - We're opening up seat reservations for GTC 2010 and launching our membership campaign today! Click on the Support tab and learn how to reserve your seats and/or become a Kaminari Taiko Supporting Member!

July 3 - Announcing the dates for this year's Grand Taiko Concert: Friday, September 17, and Saturday, September 18. Mark your calendars!

April 22 - The Dragonboat Festival has been removed from the schedule. We're as bummed as you are, folks. We hope to return to the Dragonboat Festival next year.

April 12 - Thanks to all our fans, old and new, who came out to see us at Houston Japan Fest! We had a blast, and we hope you did, too.

April 3 - Kaminari Taiko's online press kit is now live under the Press tab. We do enjoy a bit of news coverage every now and then.

April 1 - We've posted some video clips of last year's Grand Taiko Concert to our YouTube account. Check it out here.

March 30 - College of the Mainland International Festival removed from schedule.

March 25 - Our spring schedule is filling up! New performances added to the Schedule page: College of the Mainland International Festival on April 9, Houston Japan Fest on April 10-11, and Houston Dragon Boat Festival on May 1.

February 17 - New performances added to the Schedule page: Pre-show for Tao: The Martial Art of Drumming on February 27 and Borderfest on March 6-7.

2009

December 1 - The Kaminari Taiko online store is now live! Got any taiko fans on your holiday gift-giving list?

November 24 - Kaminari's fall performance season is drawing to an end. We'll spend the winter conditioning, writing new songs, and refining the numbers already in our repertoire. Look for us again in the spring - the first public performance currently on our schedule is the Second Annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Nashville, Tennessee, in March.

November 19 - ALERT: There's a 70% chance of rain in Alexandria on Saturday night, so the event organizers have advised us that they might move the show to an indoor venue. This is all we know right now, but if you're planning to go to the Alexandria show, keep an eye on our Twitter stream. We'll post the news as we learn it.

October 21 - New performance added to the Schedule page: Kaminari Taiko Concert in Alexandria, LA, on November 21.

October 8 - See a copy of the Consul-General's Commendation on the Community Outreach page.

September 26 - The first round of Grand Taiko photos have come in! Check them out under the Photos tab. Photographers: If you have photos from Grand Taiko or any of our other shows, we'd love to see them. Email webmaster@ilovetaiko.org.

September 19 - We broke the attendance record at Miller Outdoor Theatre, attracting an audience of 19,000 over two nights. Thank you to our amazing fans for your support!