Marie-Claude Lebel, aka Mademoiselle, has been and still is one of my favorite musical acts in the city! I could go on for hours about how amazing she is and how she puts on some of the best live performances and commands a stage with the technique and presence of an seasoned military general. She [...]
Tags: Beijing 人, mademoiselle, mademoiselle et les chinoix, Marie Claude
It was May 2008 if memory serves me right and we were having a few drinks at the Saddle Cantina when i got a phone call from a friend telling me about a show that night at the newly opened “The Boat” with these kids playing good rock n roll. I didn’t really have much [...]
Tags: Bad Apples, Beijing 人, Michael Dallin, yugong yishan
We’re extremely lucky in Beijing with all the great music we get and the tasty food we have access to.. but what really rocks is the really cool people we have in this city. Jon Campbell of Black Cat Bone and RandomK(e) fame is one of those folks.
Jon took time of his schedule while in [...]
Tags: 2kolegas, Beijing 人, black cat bone, live music, randomk(e)
Abigail Washburn stopped by Beijing last weekend for a one off performance at Yugong Yishan billed as Abigail & Friends. It was my first time seeing her so I have no basis for comparison but what i can say though is that this show was up there with some of the most moving ones i [...]
Tags: abigail washburn, Beijing 人, interview, roots music
Since the last GAWTMY show at Yugong Yishan, there has been talk of the band breaking up with the departure of lead man Natan Doron and multi-talented Luke Tweedy despite the shocking announcement made at the time which clearly stated that the band would go on with a new voice: Aaron Bronson Rosa.
BeijingDaze caught up [...]
As a customer in Beijing, I find myself feeling ripped off more often than I like when heading to so-called “western” bars and restaurants. High prices and below par service with various excuses… you know what I mean if you’ve lived here for any length of time.
Chad Lager is setting out to change that with [...]
Tags: Beijing 人, Chad Lager, Cider, FUBAR
Fanboy Warning: I’m in awe of the Kaiser!
That said, nothing can sum up what’s gonna take place this saturday better than the words on the flyer I received from Yugong Yishan:
I still remember last time I saw the Dirty Deeds live back in 2006 at the old Yugong Yishan and have been pestering Kaiser and [...]
Tags: Beijing 人, Kaiser Kuo, yugong yishan
Buford, the other one, Nigel St G …. so many nicknames, so much talent, and a musical acumen rivaling the best of them all. The man also known as Ian Sherman, who spent his last few years in Beijing bringing musical joy through his regular “Indie Night” and comic relief through a little known ‘zine [...]
Tags: 2kolegas, Beijing 人, Ian Sherman, live music
Rob Oh’guitar Lein aka Beijing Rob aka Guitar Rob aka Robert aka “that dude from open mike night” is leaving us and it is truly a sad day for Beijing as one of the people that have made a big difference in this city’s live music scene is about to bid us all goodbye!
How [...]
Tags: Beijing Rob, Beijing 人, live music, Tun
May is really synonymous with Arts in Beijing! So far, we’re counting a whole bunch of music festivals, a film festival and last but not least, the limited run of Elyse Ribbons’ new play: Kung Pao Shakespeare. I had the pleasure of catching one of her previous plays, “Green Eyes on Chinese”, which i [...]
Tags: Beijing 人, comedy, Elyse Ribbons, plays
Welcome to my little collections of ramblings and comments about Beijing Live Music Scene, Chinese Restaurants in Beijing as well as any weird and quirky cultural ditties that i might come across!
