o'summer vacation at Chess Club

Mar 12, 2025

10:00pm – 10:40pm CT

Chess Club

Formed in Kyoto in 2010.

After a member change, the base was moved to Kobe. Current members are mikiiii(bass), Ami(vocal) and Date(drums).
Although a guitarless trio, the band's eccentric sound and unusual arrangements have been likened to the influences of lightning volt, This Heat and Melt Banana.

2021 Signed a contract with UK-based DAMNABLY RECORDS, to which Otoboke Beaver and Shonen Knife belong, and released their first album, Wicked Heart.

2023 Invited by Markus Acher (a.k.a THE NOTWIST, 13&God, etc.), the most important figure in German indie rock, to tour seven German cities.

In the same year, they performed at the ALIEN DISKO FES in Munich again.
They performed with Juana Molina and other artists from all over the world and received three encores in front of an audience of over 1000 people.

In 2024, the band will tour Europe, visiting three countries.

Their second album, mixed and produced by Shinji Masuko(a.k.a BOREDOMS,DMBQ),watchman (a.k.a. COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS, MELT BANANA), was released in October 2024 on the German label Alien Transistor in cooperation with the renowned electronica label morr music. It was released on Alien Transistor.

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About
From: Kobe, Japan
Genre: Punk
Subgenre: Hardcore
Type: Showcase