LiDong & LaoDa play for the family at 2Kolegas
There was a great post on City Weekend last week about the underrated Old What Bar and how it’s so much friendlier than other music venues in this city. I agree with Liz that...
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Bedstars crash & burn, Rustic shine and Proximity Butterfly soar
I love that we have such a strong music scene here in Beijing, but when you have so many livehouses with shows on and then throw in an Aircraft carrier rave and Moon Beach...
Taking the Beijing Blues to America – Alan Paul talks about his book ‘Big in China’
Not many laowai can claim to have become ‘Big in China’, the only person I can think of would be DaShan maybe? Well, Alan Paul can also claim that title, or at least he...
Welcome to the City of Heartbreak & Horror – Take 2!
BD and I both took the chance to get out of the city last weekend, but early morning flights didn’t stop us heading out to Friday night shows! While he was checking out AIS,...
S.A.M.E – bridging the gap between China and Australia
Beijing has seen an influx of French and Canadian indie acts touring over the last year or so, now it’s the time for bands from downunder to get a chance to bring their music...
Too many shows, too little time – just another weekend in the ‘Jing!
I was a little surprised when BD described last weekend as “underwhelming” in the Quickslants! From what I could see it was shaping up to be a great weekend with many shows I wanted...
Kama Shows Us The Love
Last weekend’s Kama Love Festival almost slipped by under the radar, popping up on this and other blogs only in the last few days before it happened. My Canadian buddies were possibly the only...
Rynostock 2011: 1 Day of Peace, BBQ & Music
Beijingdaze Note: I really wanted to make it out to Shunyi this year for this little festival.. but a 7:00 a.m return home from the first day of 2 Kolegas anniversary bash somehow got...
2 Wheeler Rules in Beijing: Jing A or Jin B plates, Driver License
In my quest for a 2 wheeler in Beijing, it’s been extremely difficult to gather updated information on processes and legal steps until I came across this little gem by user Settha Lee who...
No Rust & Deafening Crowd Roars: Miss Ruby on Tang Dynasty @ Starlive
Tang Dynasty is one of those names I have been hearing about since I first landed in China, they’re always mentioned in the same vein as Black Panther and even Cui Jian. They played...
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