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Mar
29thQuickslants: Hellcats, Mantas, Metal Battles, Sound of the Xity and more

This end of March/beginning of April period is kicking ass, taking names… And there’s no escaping it baby! These quickslants basically carry over into next week thanks to the ballsy folks from Sex in the Xity who have pretty much taken over Beijing from April 1-3 with shows all over the freaking city spawning all genres! C There’s a lot to get to so let’s get started without any further delays: Thursday March 29 Dong Chorus @ Jianghu I went out of my way to catch these guys last Thursday. They didn’t disappoint! beautiful harmonies, really interesting outfits and just all around special. I’d see them again. Be warned though that even though they might announce Wu Hongfei on the bill, she doesn’t play. I actually got quite ticked off about that at 2K but what the post. Still, worth checking. Friday March 30 Hellcats/Mantas/Beatles @ 2Kolegas Put on you dancing shoes an come on over baby… The hellcats will be swinging it, The Flying Mantas with surf things up and might show you a couple of surprises. The Beijing Beatles can take care of the fab side… This is an early candidate for gig of the freaking year and I expect to see 2 Kolegas hopping til the wee hours of the morning. Christmas, purveyors of idiotic rock, also on the bill. gonna be an interesting one. Saturday March 31 Mademoiselle @ Modernista Yes, spring is back and so are the lovely tunes of one Marie Claude Lebel. The [...]
Mar
16thQuickslants: Earthquake Benefit, Metal Extravaganza, Irish tunes, Return of Ningxia and Capoeira

Holly shit is this week rich in amazing cultural initiatives all over Beijing…. Usually, it bad enough having to pick between shows but this time around, you got so much more. you want music? you got it! You want sports? You got it! You want literature? You got it….. Let’s get things started Thursday March 17: Blackwater @ Salud: In honor of St. Paddy, Beijing’s only original Irish folk outfit, Blackwater, will deliver some good old stomping tunes that can be washed down with Jameson’s or Salud’s own blend of house rums. fun times guaranteed. Campus Rock @ Mao Live: Residence A, Gray and Mr. Freeman, 3 of the better more promising new bands in Beijing share the entertainment duties at Mao Live. These cats are cool with Residence A being pretty darn fun, talented and extremely high octane. Could be loads of fun! Friday March 18: Things get a bit difficult starting Friday and it don’t get any better Earthquake Benefit @ 13 club: I really oughta go there but i won’t be able to make it unfortunately. Nanwu, Joker and more have set up this impromptu benefit concert to raise money/awareness about the earthquake in Japan. This is the sentimental favorite for the night. if you can’t attend, at least get a ticket for support. Shanren @ Tango(starlive): One of the more entertaining and melodic ethnic bands to come out of China. Jue has got them headlining friday night at the place previously-known-as-starlive. These cats can put on [...]