it’s been a hell of a week folks but i’ll be damned if i miss a quickslant so here it is, better late than ever. Friday May 18th: Randy Abel Stable will rock 2 Kolegas along with The Little Handsome and The Berlin Mummies. Over at Hot Cat Club, Not There will be showing their [...]
There’s a lingering feeling that most of us are suffering from post-festival apathy.. too much music, too little time and tons of other obligations. Still, no rest for the wicked and things are moving on for the weekend. Let’s see what’s kicking, shortslants style Thursday May 10: The Stanleys, another Your Town Touring band, hits [...]
Tags: 16mn, Beijing Beatles, Ember Swift, Flau Night, Goodbye thank you for the Fish, jungle mico, juratt, mademoiselle, Mamer, Perpetual Motion Machine, Twinkle Star
I’m not sure I’ve entirely recovered from last weekend’s musical onslaught.. really folks! MIDI rocked the shit out of me, especially with an awesome Miserable Faith performance. Ningxia Night on Monday was special as usual and so were the other days.. Still, It’s thursday and time to see what else is happening over the next [...]
Tags: Amazing insurance salesmen, Bad Apples, Hanggai, hanggai festival, iz, Mamer, Residence A, The Argies, The On Fires, Twinkle Star
seriously, I’ve lived in 4 continents, countless cities and seen my share of shows but nothing compares to the musical onslaught that is about to be unleashed on Beijing over the next 5 days. It’s actually mind blowing and busy enough to make a music fan go insane trying to decide where/what to do. This [...]
Tags: arcane saints, Backyard Surgeons, Brain Failure, buyi, Dimefest, Flyx, iz, La Souris Deglinguee, lao da, Lidong, Mamer, NovaHeart, Nucleus, Residence A, SUBS, The On Fires, whai
You’re in it for a treat Beijingers… this is a good weekend with some substantial goodies in store for you all. I’m just pissed off I’m gonna miss a lot of it due to out-of-town Capoeira commitments. Let’s get started: Thursday April 19th: Swan Punch @ Tango Metalheads from Denmark hit Beijing tonight as part [...]
Tags: abaji, bedstars, Borbetomagus, DH & the hellcats, dolan, mademoiselle, Marky Ramone, Scarred by Beauty, skarving, Steely Heart, The Kandidate
After a few weeks of balls-to-the-wall type of shows, we got a nice chilled weekend to recharge the batteries before facing another onslaught for weeks! and that’s why you’re getting minislants folks! Let’s get to it: Thursday April 12 Rock Tigers Rolling Bolling @ 2 Kolegas Chances are this is not gonna happen as I’m [...]
Tags: Amazing insurance salesmen, candy monster, Jacky Danny, Li Jianbin, manafest, rock tigers, rolling bolling, Steely Heart, SUBS
I’m not sure how the week went by but it’s already Thursday and I’m not sure i’ve recovered from the onslaught of Sex in the Xity over the past few days. Still, as the weekend nears, time to check out what’s gonna keep me busy and entertained. It’s deceivingly quiet but there are some interesting [...]
Tags: ajinai, King Lychee, Miao, randy abel stable, Reflector, Return of the Truth, Rolling Bowling, XitneverhappenedX
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