Jazz is generally popular in Japan so we wouldn’t be surprised to hear there are some fans of Medeski Martin & Wood out there. Chris Wood, the bassist of that avant-garde trio, has more recently been working with his brother Oliver Wood in a very different genre: folk and Americana. Although they have been putting…

Nabowa has been wowing fans for years at packed shows across Japan, and is known to many in the craft beer community for having played at Snow Monkey Beer Live every year. We even sometimes see them at Bungalow, one of Kyoto’s craft beer bars—it’s their neighborhood, after all. We’ve known the friendly quartet since…

Mississippi bluesman Steve Gardner is becoming a regular performer at craft beer festivals in Japan these days, having most recently played at Ikon Europub’s Kraft Zap party this past November, as well as monthly gigs at Babel Bayside Kitchen

Taylor Martin’s debut album Engine will appeal to anyone who likes folk and Americana (think Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, etc), especially with gravelly vocals and lively acoustic guitar. Based in Asheville, NC, which has been voted Craft Beer City USA