Looking to check out some new artists from Nippon?

Japan Nite kicks off its 2010 tour with a big show at SXSW Austin on March 19th featuring CHATMONCHY (rock), Dolly (Visual Kei), Omodaka (electronica), Red Bacteria Vacuum (rock), and Okamoto’s (rock).

Following the tour’s kick off, you can catch most of these artists as they hit up various clubs across the US.

March 21 in New York at the Bowery Ballroom
March 22 in Cambridge at TT The Bears
March 23 in Chicago at the Empty Bottle
March 25 in Seattle at Tractor Tavern
March 26 in San Francisco at The Independent
March 27 in Los Angeles at the Viper Room

Visit the Japan Nite SXSW page for more details on the event there, or the official tour page for ticket and band information.