Well, BD was away in Australia last week, and I thought it wouldn’t be fair on Jurat to do this one by myself, so I’ve invited a good friend and long-time member of the Beijing music scene Jean-Sébastien Héry (aka Zhang Si’an) to step into Badr’s shoes and take on the ‘He says’ side of [...]
Tags: jurat, psychadelic rock, sans famille, uyghur music
It was almost exactly 1 year ago to the day that I got my first taste of Wu Force at Capital M. With Abigail Washburn based in the US and WuFei here in the Jing, I’ve had to wait until now for them to get back together to get a second helping of their unique [...]
Tags: abigail washburn, kai welch, wu force, wufei, yugong yishan
Wah, I’m still recovering from last weekend, is it really time for Quickslants again? The year may be winding down, but there’s still no shortage of great gigs to check out this weekend. Here’s just a taste of what’s available. Thursday December 15th: Little Marbles @ Yugong Yishan Swedish indie-gypsy-pop meets American bluegrass, a strange, [...]
Tags: duck fight goose, Hanggai, jurat, kang mao, Lidong, little marbles, randy abel stable, shanren, Zhang Si An
As much as I wanted to hangout with the Santas on Saturday and make the most of a rare not so cold, blue sky day in the Jing, I also wanted even more to head into the big warm dark cave that is Tango 3rd Floor and spend the entire day watching bands, drinking beer [...]
Tags: gala, hao yun, Liquid Oxygen Can, long shen dao, louqi, MIDI Awards 2011, Miserable Faith, modern sky, ordnance, Pet Conspiracy, Steely Heart, voodoo kungfu, yaksa, zuoxiao zuzhou
Ho Ho Ho, it’s that time of year again, where we all don Santa suits and roam the streets and bars of Beijing spreading goodwill and drunken cheer! This year marks the third official Santacon in Beijing, and Santa’s got a few secrets up his sleeve to make this the biggest and best yet. Daze [...]
Well, BD is escaping the snow and heading off to sit on the beach in sunny Australia, so you’ve got Ruby on quickslants this week, Which means I get to plug the shows I’ll be heading too! And there’s some good ones in the mix too, looks like I’ve swapped BD for a couple of [...]
Tags: Brain Failure, devils at the crossroads, illness sickness, MIDI Awards 2011, parkway drive, santacon beijing 2011, split works, Steely Heart, The Ghost Spardac
Sometimes I wonder if the sheer amount of shows on in this city is a blessing or a curse. There’s been countless times I’ve wanted to split myself in 3 to make sure I don’t miss anything. Saturday was one of those nights. After a mellow Friday hanging out 5 mins from home at Old [...]
Tags: 2 kolegas, chiren, hot cat, illness sickness, jianghu, Lidong, Sand, the k
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