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Geisha briefly reformed in April 1998 and released a compilation album, The Very Best of Geisha, late that year. Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane described their style as "1970s glam rock and early 1980s English New Romantic bands such as Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet". Another version of Geisha was established by Doheny in 2007.
The Miyako Odori takes place four times a day from 1 to 30 April at the Gion Kōbu Kaburen-jo theatre near the Yasaka Shrine.. The dances, songs, and theater productions presented in the framework of the Miyako Odori are performed by the maiko (apprentice geisha) and geisha of the Gion quarter.
A summer tradition around the time of the Gion Festival among the hanamachi of Kyoto is to distribute personalized uchiwa (団扇, flat fans) to favored patrons and stores that both maiko and geisha frequent. These feature a crest of the geisha house on the front, and the geisha's name on the back (house name, then personal name).
"More Than a Game" is a song recorded by Australian musician and former Geisha lead singer Chris Doheny. The song was written by Darren Sanicki and John Albert as the theme song to the Nine Network 's Australian rules football variety program The Footy Show .
Doheny also composed and performed source music for the soundtrack for the 1998 Bruce Sweeney film Dirty, as well as appearing with his band in the 1997 Brian Dennehy TV movie A Father's Betrayal. Doheny lives in New Orleans, Louisiana, [2] and is an advocate for the rebuilding of New Orleans to its original form, history, and traditions.
After Pseudo Echo disbanded, in 1990, bassist Pierre Gigliotti joined All the Young Dudes with former Geisha lead singer Chris Doheny. Lead singer Brian Canham moved into record production, [17] and produced Chocolate Starfish's 1994 debut album, Chocolate Starfish, which peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
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Ohana Festival began as a partnership between Live Nation, Eddie Vedder, and Pearl Jam manager Mark Smith, [1] and is named after the Hawaiian concept for family. [2] The first event was held in August 2016 at Doheny State Beach and included artists such as Vedder, Elvis Costello, Lana Del Rey, Band of Horses, Cat Power, and City and Colour. [3]