Felicity Live 2011

Japanese indie label Felicity is a tough one to peg: though it's put out over 100 releases since 2002, including albums by Downy, Spange Call Lilli Line, Hifana and OOIOO, it's hasn't cultivated much of an identity in the process. Audiences will get a chance to join the conceptual dots for themselves at two evenings of gigs involving acts from the Felicity roster. Thursday's show is headlined by Tavito Nanao, a musician for whom the tag 'acoustic singer-songwriter' feels painfully inadequate, with De De Mouse-esque electronica artist Dorian, leftfield rapper Yakenohara (appearing with Kicell) and Analogfish in support. On Friday it's indie-pop king Hideki Kaji – playing with former Beat Crusaders frontman Toru Hidaka – plus hip-hop duo Cypress Ueno and Robert Yoshino and guitar slingers Sister Jet and Kaisoku Tokyo.