20 things to do this weekend

Saturday

Raft Tokyo 3rd Anniversary
True to the hands-on approach taken by many of their Detroit techno peers, sibling duo Octave One continue to use hardware rather than laptops in their performances. Find out how it's done this weekend. Read more

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Glaswegian techno DJ and remixer Tony Scott was in Tokyo when the earthquake hit on March 11, and his gig the following night ended up – unsurprisingly – getting cancelled. Go on: catch him on the rebound. Read more

Summer Sonic 2011
At the time of writing, tickets are still available for the first day of the Ghidorah-sized music fest. The Strokes headline on a varied bill that includes everything from Odd Future to Avril Lavigne to Village People. Read more

Zettai-Mu
Former Mute Beat trumpeter Kazufumi Kodama and Audio Active frontman Masamatix are two of the guests at a night that combines Japanese dub artists past and present for a wallow in the low-end. Read more

Travelling
British warehouse scene veteran and Power Tools label boss DJ Ant is the guest of honour at the birthday bash for Tokyo's leading party for what used to be known as, ahem, 'funky/wanky techno'. Read more

Mo' Noise Vol. 7
Former Can vocalist and insatiable gigger Damo Suzuki continues his never-ending world tour, in which he plays with a different set of musicians each night. Big Spaghetti, Jon + Hiko and others support. Read more