Gig & CD Review: Muma & Third Party Returns – A Musical Evolution
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...
Tales of Live Music From Beijing's Mostly Underground Rock Scene..
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...
Just in case you didn’t know it, Su Yang is widely recognized as one of the best folk musicians in China who rose to fame with his debut album, Xian Liang (Able & Virtuous),...
Roughly about two years ago, I had one of the most memorable gigging experiences in Beijing when I managed to catch ChunQuiu Unpluged at jianghu, Voodoo Kungfu and the Folk Orchestra at Mao Live...
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...
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...
I’ve had this one pencilled in for a while now, ever since i got my hands on the double LP with Fanzui Xiangfa and SS20. Hardcore is not my preferred go-to kinda music but...
Saturday November 19th at 2 Kolegas was the second of two 4 am nights which hasn’t happened in a long time. It was busy musically and for good reasons! Ruby headed over to D-22...
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...
It’s a transient city, a transient lifestyle and it’s bound to happen sooner or later to most expat musos.. they leave! It was Mathieu Wahiche‘s turn… On a rainy November friday night at 2...
There were a few good shows on last Saturday, Free The Birds were resurfacing at 2 Kolegas, with the help of DH & the Hellcats, Reflector was heating up the 3rd floor at Tango...