Shonen Knife (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)

Shonen Knife play at the Black Cat on Monday, Sept. 3! You can win tickets to go with Parklife DC.

Following the release of their tenacious live DVD/CD ALIVE! In Osaka (Released on Robby Takac of The Goo Goo Dolls’ Good Charamel Records), Shonen Knife have prepared to deliver that same hometown energy to the Black Cat.

Shonen Knife frontwoman Naoko Yamano said, “Our first live album Live in Osaka was released in 2006, and was recorded at the same venue as this new one. After the first live album, we toured, released music constantly, grew as a band and improved. This year we would like to bring the fever from ALIVE! in Osaka on our US tour. Not only will we play songs from the record, but we are also preparing special rarely played songs from earlier albums to the present. Let’s have a fun time together!”

Naoko and her bandmates promise to perform selections from the new live album, including “Twist Barbie,” “Bear Up Bison,” and “Sushi Bar Song,” as well as a cover of Nick Lowe’s classic “Cruel to be Kind.” Watch Shonen Knife perform “Riding On The Rocket” From ALIVE! In Osaka on Vimeo:

Parklife DC is giving away a pair of tickets to see Shonen Knife. To win, simply leave a comment on this blog. You can leave any comment, but we would like to know your favorite song by Shonen Knife.

For the rules of this giveaway–

Comments will be closed at 5pm on Friday, and a winner will be randomly selected. The winner will be notified by email. The winner must respond to our email within 12 hours, or they will forfeit their tickets and we will pick another winner. We will email you instructions on claiming your ticket. Good luck!

If you don’t win, buy your tickets online.

Shonen Knife
Black Cat
Monday, Sept. 3.
Doors @ 7:30pm
$16/$18
All ages