japanese post rockers saisa on tour
local label 1724 records is known for supporting post rock bands from all over the country, but their newest recruits, japan’s saisa, are from outside the middle kingdom and you can catch them on...
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Mamer & Song Yuzhe: opposites attract at Jianghu
Let me set the scene. In one corner you have a guy sitting on a stool, wearing a black t-shirt and jeans, shoulder wavy length hair sticking out of a black cap pulled down...
65daysofstatic: intense euphoric electronica
“This is the last show of the tour, we’re going home tomorrow,” 65daysofstatic’s guitarist Joe Shrewsbury told the crowd at Yugong on Sunday night. But this wasn’t an excuse for the band to give...
Perpetual Motion Machine: new album preview video
It’s seems like yesterday that Perpetual Motion Machine released their first album 天启 (Apocalypse), they’ve been on the road most weekends for the last 6 months playing album release shows all over the country...
newz to ooze: new venues, web mags & movies
Lot’s on new stuff popping up in the ‘jing recently, if you’ve been away over the holiday like me, check out what’s been going on … New Venue – 3098 (or 3098Live or 3098...
The GAR return: new EP, new sound & old friends
I love The GAR. Let me just get that out there before I even start. I love them so much my entire Oct holiday is planned around leaving the day after their EP launch....
News to ooze: international post rock bands visiting this month
Post rock fans are in for a treat over the next couple of weeks with 3 very different international bands visiting Beijing from opposite ends of the world showing just how broad this genre...
Magic abounds at Mao for Zhaoze’s 1911 album launch
18 mths ago I stumbled upon a Sunday show at Mao that started my love (or maybe obsession?) with Chinese post rock music. It was the album launch for Guangzhou based band Zhaoze’s album...
Lucky 8 questions with IndieChina’s Road: 8 year anniversary shows, melancholy post rock & china music industry insight
Here at Beijingdaze we try to do what we can to promote local Beijing, and Chinese music to an English speaking audience, and there’s also some great sites out there doing the same in...
Grooving in the Grasslands: Behind the scenes at Zhangbei InMusic Festival
Zhangbei, around 4 hours drive from the capital, close to Inner Mongolia, has been referred to as China’s Woodstock, but it commonly known as one of the more chaotic, gritty local festivals on the...
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