w00t w00t.. looks like there is some action again in town with a few more locales opening up after this highly unusual Spring Festival hibernation. Seriously, in 3 years of covering the scene, it’s never died as much as this year… Sure, we had Temple to keep things going but man, it was tough! Club [...]
Tags: beyond redemption, bob marley, bob marley tribute, dafay and skyscraper, devils at the crossroads, mitabe, Never Before, shaddai
You know, I go to my share of shows and write about tons of mediocre bands on a regular basis but i keep forgetting to mention one of the latest sensations doing the live house circuit around old smoggy: The Beijing Beatles! This foursome has been around for a little while now but finally settled [...]
Tags: Temple, The Beijing Beatles
well my darlings, last week was i think the first time in over two years that the blog didn’t have quickslants… can you believe that? truth be said, pretty much all live music venues are closed and/or all musicians have taken the week off…. expect a few hard working souls over at Temple who have [...]
Tags: blackwater, bluewolf, Djan San, Modernista, Temple, Toy Head
Since they came back from their world tour, IZ has been keeping a very low profile. A few things bearing mention was that they got a weibo for the band as opposed to having Mamer be the mouthpiece all the time. They’re also just using the name IZ instead of Mamer & IZ… I like [...]
Tags: Gig of 2012, iz, Mamer, Temple
I’ve been meaning to get this one out for a while but it’s been a bit hectic. I mean here I am in 2012 doing the write up for a gig from 2011. I would normally skip it altogether but we don’t get Muma & Third Party playing that often lately so here comes. I [...]
Tags: muma, Muma & Third Party
time to see what’s been happening around the interwebs lately… let’s catchup! First up is this fantastic guide to Chinese musical styles on Timeout Beijing courtesy of Wang Ge.. http://www.timeoutbeijing.com/features/Music/14310/Chinese-musical-genres.html This little piece should be mandatory reading and good reference the next time you’re in a gulou bar arguing with hipsters… Learn the differences between [...]
Tags: Avril Lavigne, reTROS, Roxette, Wang Ge
I’ve been trying to get the quickslants in early this week mostly for tonight’s show at Mako in support of the young Hasetie’er. Friday is gonna be one of those “it’s fucking hard to pick” which show to go to day with solid ass lineups all around town. Let’s get this baby started with my [...]
Tags: Bad Mamasan, Brain Failure, CD Release 2012, CMCB, dawanggang, dongzi, hell city, iz, Liu Kun, low wormwood, ma tiao, Mamer, Mohanik, Never Before, Wan Xiaoli, yaksa
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