Tokyo

hard rock

There are at least 6 bands named Tokyo 1) Tokyo was a short-lived band featuring the ex-Dillinger Escape Plan vocalist, Dimitri Minakakis. In 2003 they released the Jones Demo. This was their only release. 2) Tokyo is a band from Virginia Beach, VA consisting of Robert Smith (keys, vocals), Josiah Schlater (guitar, vocals), Felix Jason Schlater (drums), and Aaron Lachman (bass). They released an EP called Swan King on March 14, 2008 independently. Check out more at: www.myspace.com/tokyomusic. 3) Tokyo was also a band that appeared in the decade of 1980 in Brazil, more precisely in 1985, with a pop-rock style and that revealed the pop-punk singer Supla and the producing of MPB BiD (at that time Bidi, guitarist). The band appeared in the peak of the movement denominated Brazilian rock. 4) Tokyo was from the Central NY area, and released a 4 song EP in the 80's. The band has since broken up, and members went their separate ways, only to reform and do a reunion show in the late 90's. Part of the band then went on to become the band Sgt. Stress, and later Stress, with alternate members, such as Jeff Howell (Outlaws, Foghat) on bass. Original drummer J. Harman now owns a prominent Ithaca, NY nightclub called The Haunt, and plays in a band called Boiler. The band's second drummer, Ron Hurd, along with guitarist/vocalists Danny Stillwell and Shane French are now in a local band called M-Eleven. Bassist Dave Halton plays in the local band Iron Horse. Sadly, former lead sing...