2 Kolegas has become one of my favourite music venues in this city, with it’s earsplitting sound system, chilled outdoor area and tasty chuan’r. They’re even catering for the football fans with a big screen showing all the games for the next few weeks. After noise-control regulations stopped Wu & The Side Effects from playing [...]
Tags: 2 kolegas, buyi, wu & side effects
Ah man.. where to start? So we had the 2 Kolegas 5th year anniversary bash this past weekend with the festivities starting on friday night and going on through the wee hours of sunday morning! The party was loud, messy, grimy, rowdy, chaotic and entertaining all in one! Just pure unadulterated fun… here is what [...]
Tags: 2 kolegas, black cat bone, buyi, DH & the hellcats, Nucleus, wu & side effects
After weeks of festivals and being spoiled with more music than the ear could listen to, we’re back to the regular end of the week routine of sifting through the gigs for palatable performances and while we might not have that many, we got some quality!
Thursday May 13th:
Zhou Yun Peng & Wu Tun @ Jianghu: [...]
Tags: Bad Mamasan, buyi, Chunqiu, rustic
Sometimes, it’s just hard to keep track of what’s going on in Beijing’s music scene, especially over the past few weeks where all the bands are coming out of their collective hibernations and comas.
Last friday at 2Kolegas marked the last show of You Mei You as they’re gearing up for a rebranding of sorts [...]
Tags: Bad Mamasan, blackwater, buyi, Maggie Who, The Redbucks, vital time, wu & side effects, xie tianxiao
Thinking about rewriting the side note of the blog to take away my “other interests” at this point… seems like it’s been music and music all along over the past few weeks and it’s not even over yet! This weekend we got yet another festival to contend with: Ditan Folk fest which should be loads [...]
Tags: Alfa, Amazing insurance salesmen, buyi, Ditan Folk Festival, Girls In Tech
There is an amazing breadth of musicians from Ningxia roaming the streets of Beijing.. a lot of them! Every so often, a few get together a 2Kolegas for what’s becoming a monthly Made in Ningxia gathering which means more often that not 核乐队(Nuclear), Wu & The Side Effects as well as Buyi. I finally got [...]
Tags: Amazing insurance salesmen, buyi, nuclear, wu & side effects
Yes, it’s thanksgiving and yours truly loves this holiday.. while there’s a lot of things to be said about Turkeys, this weekend’s live show offerings are no turkey. We’re looking at one of the most solid lineups of live acts over a 3 day span that Beijing has seen in a while!
Friday Nov 27:
MADE [...]
Tags: buyi, GAWTMY, live music, The Redbucks
After 2 weeks of less than thrilling live music options in the city, it looks like we’re back on track for some really decent live shows this week with both local and visiting artists! Yeah Baby, let’s get some rock n roll! So, here is where yours truly might end up this week should time [...]
Tags: buyi, chimera, live music
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