The 5.6.7.8’s

Overview

It's common knowledge that having your music feature in a Tarantino movie is as good a seal of approval as winning a whole bunch of miniature phonographs (sorry Adele). But what about when cinema's most sonically discerning director decides you're so cool as to warrant on-screen visibility?

Of course, it helps that The 5.6.7.8's look great with their shoes off, but there's no denying that they're also the most bad-ass all-girl Japanese surf-rock trio around.

Before appearing in Kill Bill Vol. 1 they sung their songs mostly in Japanese and were a bit hit on the Tokyo urban clothing store circuit. That's where Tarantino discovered them on his way to an airport, offering the clerk double the retail price to purchase the CD. Now Sachiko, Yoshiko, and Akiko's savage take on American rock 'n' roll is synonymous with the Tokyo danger-surf and garage babe-rock scenes. Or what you'd imagine those to be like anyway.

This is a rare chance to see the ladies perform at Oxford Art Factory alongside the equally era-defying La Mancha Negra and Mother & Son.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=TIKORxPeFq8