This weekend might not be as abysmal in its musical offerings compared to the last one but that is for 2 main reasons only: The White Eyes ( see review below) and 2 yes that 2 Lamb of God concerts in Beijing!!! Friday April 9: Free Wine @ Shuangjing carrefour: No, it’s not a new [...]
Tags: 2 kolegas, Ginkgo, Lamb of God
I wrote a few months ago about how Ginkgo (map) was slowly but surely setting themselves apart in Beijing with an eclectic mix of live acts and great times… This past saturday was just more evidence of that. Their Jam line up for this past saturday didn’t even make it unto my quickslants for music [...]
Tags: bossanova, chimera, Ginkgo, Poncho & Sol
As a customer in Beijing, I find myself feeling ripped off more often than I like when heading to so-called “western” bars and restaurants. High prices and below par service with various excuses… you know what I mean if you’ve lived here for any length of time. Chad Lager is setting out to change that [...]
Tags: Beijing 人, Chad Lager, Cider, FUBAR
I wrote about Together Bar closing last week and how sad it was to see the place go.. I was looking forward to heading there tonight for one last evening of “getting together and feeling alright” but alas, it’s not meant to be.. Got some sad updates over the week from Robin regarding the fate [...]
Jee… I’m starting to feel like a mortuary here with goodbye shows and closing night and what not… here comes another. This one hots a little bit closer to home as it’s happening across the street from my office and concerns one of the few few “gin-joints” that are down to earth and homey in [...]
Next time I hear someone talking about “there is nothing to do in Beijing but go out and get drunk in a bar”, I might hurl!!! There are plenty of happenings in the city that a lot of people are enjoying but are not always mediatized. Board Games and Bookswap Saturday in one of them. [...]
Tags: boardgames, books, cafe, geek matters
When we think about live music in Beijing, names like Yugong Yishan, D-22, Mao Livehouse are usually the first to pop up, and rightfully so! They’re doing their fair share of keeping music alive in the city and providing us with live shows on a nightly basis. However, there are also a number of smaller [...]
Tags: andingmen, Ginkgo, live music, wine
What once started as my personal ramblings has morphed into the number one collective resource about underground live music in Beijing and China. All bands, all music, all Rock n Roll, all the time with a little side of eclectic topics.. best of all, it's still as BIASED as ever
