30 things to do this weekend

Saturday

Tamura Akihide: Light of Dreams
'Yume no Hikari' (Light of Dreams) was the title that photographer Akihide Tamura chose for his debut solo exhibition in 1969, and it's the name for this retrospective, collecting over 100 images from throughout his career. Read more

This & That Café Vol. 10
The tenth installment of free art 'n' music gig This & That Café throws a spotlight on Tokyo's 'gaijin band' scene, with indie boys The Watanabes, country-tinged rockers Jimmy Binks and the Shakehorns and more. Read more

Day and Buffalo
Should we expect dub rock, power pop or Tropicalia at Day and Buffalo's gig tonight? No idea, but with support from Miila and the Geeks and Grayson Gilmouor, it should be a humdinger either way. Read more

Akai Ko-en
If the tastemakers are to be believed, Akai Ko-en are this year's Next Big Thing – and their live shows certainly rise to the task. Join the girl-rock quartet at Unit as they celebrate the release of their latest mini album. Read more

100% Silk x Diskotopia Summer Party
Hip LA imprint 100% Silk serves its house music rough and doused in reverb at this inaugural Tokyo party, where overseas visitors Mi Ami, Magic Touch and Ital get woozy with local gal Sapphire Slows. Read more

Clash
Detroit techno survivors Lawrence and Leonard Burden – aka Octave One – are the star attraction at Ageha's monthly techno party, which also features Takkyu Ishino and French house producer Seuil. Read more

Tight 14th Anniversary
Local spinners DJ Yas and Quietstorm celebrate 14 years of underground hip hop action at Air, in a knees-up that boasts guest appearances from scene godfather DJ Krush and belly dancer Tanishq. Shazam! Read more

Idjut Boys Japan Tour 2012
Conrad McDonnell and Dan Tyler – aka dub-disco merchants Idjut Boys – head a varied lineup at Eleven, including club jazz trio Cro-Magnon and über-veteran DJ Ageishi, whose career started nearly 40 years ago. Read more

Showcase feat. Sander Kleinenberg
Sander Kleinenberg's DJ sets are meant to be seen as well as heard. Go get your retinas seared as the Dutch DVJ pioneer plays for four hours at Sound Museum Vision, supported by Groove Patrol and Yuki Tsukinaga. Read more

World Bass Summit
If your first thought on hearing a new dance track is 'Where's the drop?', you'll like this. Dieselboy (US), Downlink (Canada) and Razor Rekta (UK) star in a night of what we're grudgingly going to label 'bass music'. Read more

Brave
Kelly Macdonald supplies the voice of Pixar's first lead heroine, a feisty lass with some spectacular hair. Brave opens in Tokyo today, but be warned that only a few cinemas are showing the subtitled version. Read more