OLEDICKFOGGY
Six-piece Tokyo outfit that welds mandolin, banjo, and accordion onto a punk chassis and calls it rustic stomp â 100 shows a year, every year, since 2003.
About
OLEDICKFOGGY emerged in 2003 from the ashes of their predecessor band Pastrale Castle, and immediately staked out territory that almost nobody else in Tokyo was occupying: country-punk filtered through late-'60s Japanese folk protest music, played with the intensity of a hardcore band and the instrumentation of a bluegrass ensemble. Vocalist/mandolinist Yukazu Ito fronts a six-piece that includes Susie on guitar, TAKE on bass, Mirai Shijo on banjo, yossuxi on keys and accordion, and Jundo Okawa on drums. They call their sound "rustic stomp" and it fits â the songs swing between rowdy sing-alongs and gut-punch political ballads delivered in Japanese. The band's work ethic is staggering. They average roughly 100 live shows a year and have kept that pace for over two decades. Their discography runs deep: debut full-length "Prosperity and Its Neighborhood" (2007, SSP Records), followed by "Rustic Ga Tomerarenai" (2009), "Iya, Sono Gyaku" (2012), "Shinsekai" (2014), "Good By" (2016), "Gerato" (2018, Diwphalanx Records), and "Zanya no Teisen" (2024). They played Fuji Rock Festival in 2018 for the first time in a decade. In a Tokyo scene dominated by hardcore, thrash, and noise, OLEDICKFOGGY are a genuine anomaly â a folk-punk band with real folk chops and real punk teeth, singing in Japanese about things that matter. They pack rooms because the songs connect, not because the genre is fashionable.
Upcoming Shows
Recent Shows
- Sat, May 30, 2026Shinjuku Loft～ Diwphalanx Records 30th Anniversary & GARA 15th Anniversary ～ 「 FIRE IN THE BELLY 〜 あの衝動を 」Details
- Sat, Apr 25, 2026ShelterGENUINE&FUTURE book.006 ~談話室F 101号~Details
- Tue, Apr 7, 2026MoonstepPLASTIC TONESDetails
- Sat, Mar 21, 2026Shinjuku LoftSt.Paatrick’s Day THE WILD ROVER 2026Details
- Sun, Mar 15, 2026AntiknockNO REGRETSDetails
- Fri, Mar 6, 2026AntiknockCombine our power.Details