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2/9/2008 - New Shows
akai SKY has announced two new shows - Oakland's Stork Club in March and Kin-Yoobi Con in Hayward in August.

11/13/2007 - Thanks!
Thanks to all those who came to akai SKY's last show of the year at JTAF 5 in San Francisco. Check this space and akai SKY's Myspace for the most up-to-date akai SKY news.

10/4/2007 - Battle of the Bands Schedule Update
akai SKY will now be performing at Ani-Magic's J-Rock Battle of the Bands competition at 3PM on Saturday, October 5th. Visit the schedule page for more details.

10/2/2007 - akai SKY Joins J-Rock Battle of the Bands
akai SKY will be participating in Ani-Magic's first J-Rock Battle of the Bands competition. The band will be performing on October 6 at 11:45 AM in Lancaster, CA. Visit the schedule page for more details.

8/20/2007 - New San Francisco Performances
akai SKY has added two new shows in San Francisco to its live schedule. akai SKY will be performing at a private party at the Asian Art Museum on August 28. The band will also be performing at JTAF 5 in November.

7/22/2007 - New Performance & Schedule Updates
akai SKY has added a new show at MikomiCon at CSU Northridge in Northridge, California. Additionally, due to circumstances beyond the band's control, akai SKY will not be performing at Con-X-Treme in San Jose, California on July 27.

7/13/2007 - SacAnime Time Announced
akai SKY will be performing at 4PM at SacAnime on July 14th. Please visit akai SKY's schedule for more information.

6/17/2007 - Show at Anime Expo on July 1st
akai SKY will be performing their first Southern California show of 2007 at Anime Expo in Long Beach, CA. Anime Expo is the largest anime convention in the United States and akai SKY will be performing on Sunday, July 1st at the AX Dance. For more information, visit akai SKY's schedule.

5/19/2007 - 4 New Shows Announced
Four new shows have been added to akai SKY's live performance schedule. In addition to Con-X-Treme in San Jose in July, akai SKY will also be making its first visit to Texas and Virginia for Realms Con in Corpus Christi and Anime USA in Arlington. In December, akai SKY will also be performing at YamiCon in Houston. For more information on these and other shows, please visit the schedule page.

4/27/2007 - Fanime & SacAnime
akai SKY has added two new performances to it's 2007 schedule. The band will be returning to the Fanime MusicFest in San Jose on May 27th and will also be performing in Sacramento on July 14th at SacAnime. For more information on both performance visit the band's schedule.

4/8/2007 - Weezer.com Mention
akai SKY's Japanese language covers of "Island in the Sun" and "Hashpipe" were linked on the official Weezer website's March 31st cover band alert.

3/18/2007 - Announcing Live in Fremont, CA
akai SKY is slated to return to Fremont, California to perform at the Manga, Art & Graphic Novel Expo on April 28th.

3/18/2007 - akai SKY
A cover of Glamorous Sky has been posted on akai SKY's Myspace. Check out the recording here.

2/25/2007 - First Live With New Members
The first official live with akai SKY's new members, val and J, is ChibiFest in Las Vegas on March 31, 2007. Former vocalist/drummer Yama, will no longer be making an appearance at the Las Vegas show.

1/24/2007 - New Members
New members will be joining akai SKY in 2007. A brand new vocalist, val, and drummer, J, will be joining current members Hayashi (guitar) and Umi (bass).

9/28/2006 - Performance at Ani-Magic
akai SKY performs this Saturday, September 30th at 11:45 a.m. on the poolside stage. See you there!

8/17/2006 - New Time for Ani-Jam!
Please note there is a new time for akai SKY's performance at Ani-Jam. The new time is 5:30 p.m. at the Paul Paul Theater on Saturday, August 19th! Fore more information, visit the lives page.

8/10/2006 - JTAF
akai SKY is pleased to announce it will be performing at the 4th Annual Japan Town Anime Fair in San Francisco on September 16th. For more details on both of these events, please visit the lives page.

6/18/2006 - Thanks Fanime & New Live!
akai SKY is pleased to announce, they will be performing at Ani-Jam, which runs August 19-20 in Fresno, CA. For more information on all of akai SKY's live performance, please visit the lives page.

5/11/2006 - akai SKY at Fanime
akai SKY is excited to announce the band is performing at Fanime's MusicFest on Saturday, May 27th. The band will play on Fanime's Stage One, located in San Jose's Convention Center at 1 PM.

4/19/2006 - More Details, More Lives
Additional details for akai SKY's live performances at Manga, Art & Graphic Novel Expo and Sac-Anime are now available. akai SKY is also pleased to announce two new peformances at Anime Expo and Ani-Magic.

4/1/2006 - New Live Announced
akai SKY is happy to announce the band will perform at Sac-Anime 2006 in Sacramento on July 15, 2006.

2/25/2006 - New Live
akai SKY is pleased to announce that the band will perform at the Manga, Art, & Graphic Novel Expo in Fremont on April 29, 2006.

12/18/2005 - Japan Town Anime Faire 3
akai SKY wishes to extend their apologies to those who wished to attend their live performance at JTAF3. The weather and other factors beyond the band's control made performing impossible. akai SKY extends their appreciation to the JTAF staff who treated them well and the fans who came up to chat. If you're interested in learning what the band is up to this winter, please sign up for the mailing list and visit akai SKY's MySpace.

12/15/2005 - Performance Time Update
Time change announcement for JTAF performance: akai SKY will now be playing at 4PM on Saturday, December 17 at the Japantown Peace Plaza. See lives page for more details.

12/10/2005 - Peace Plaza Live at JTAF Details Confirmed
Details regarding akai SKY's performance at JTAF in San Francisco's Japantown have been confirmed. The band will be performing on Saturday, December 17, 2005 at 3PM at the Japantown Peace Plaza.

11/4/2005 - UCB Live at Anime Destiny Details
Details have been confirmed regarding akai SKY's performance at Anime Destiny at the UC Berkeley campus. akai SKY will be performing on Saturday, November 5, 2005 at 12 Noon in the Pauley East Ballroom.

10/11/2005 - Another New Live
akai SKY is happy to announce that the band will be performing in their hometown of San Francisco during the JapanTown Anime Faire taking place at the Japantown Peace Plaza December 17-18.

10/09/2005 - New Live Announcement
akai SKY is pleased to announce that the band will perform at Anime Destiny @ UC Berkeley on November 5th.

9/17/2005 - Studio Live 1
akai SKY will be performing a secret live at their studio in San Francisco on September 24th. Doors open at 1PM. The band will be preparing for their two-day akiyume live in Lancaster.

7/21/2005 - Akiyume Live at Ani-Magic
akai SKY is pleased to announce they will be attending Ani-Magic in Lancaster, CA, September 30-October 2, 2005. akai SKY will play a short selection of songs during opening ceremonies in addition to a longer concert, time to be determined. Please watch the news section for further updates.


 
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