a lot was said in the comments on the lead up to this show in terms of band quality and who was deserving of spots over in Austin, none of it mattered come showtime last thursday at Yugong Yishan. I feared Yugong being overtaken by the lensless cool crowd but thankfully, that was not the [...]
Tags: Beijing Bands at SXSW, carsick cars, China Bands in Austin, deadly cradle death, Nova Heart, rustic, sxsw 2012
This week has really flown by folks. It’s already Thursday and I’m bracing myself for a busy fun few days ahead! If you haven’t done so yet, go ahead at read jtdj’s review of the Pains show last Saturday. It has sparked a lovely discussion with over 20 comments and still going.. Great exchange on [...]
Tags: 2 kolegas, Amazing insurance salesmen, buyi, carsick cars, flaming heat, Goodbye thank you for the Fish, Nova Heart, Nucleus, pangbianr, rustic, Sally Can't Dance 2012, Torturing Nurse, whai, wu & side effects
Well folks, it’s that time of the year when we see the announcements about our beloved bands heading over state-side for SXSW. For the 2012 edition, looks like the Maybe Mars folks have decided to take in a mixed bag of acts: Rustic, Carsick Cars, Novaheart & Deadly Cradle Death It’s interesting to see the [...]
Tags: carsick cars, deadly cradle death, fake love music, maybe mars, NovaHeart, rustic, sxsw 2012
damn damn damn… another year goes down, another calendar thrown out, a few more gray hairs and it’s the end of 2011 folks! Let’s see it go down in flames. Last year, the lineups for NYE shows were mighty impressive and it was pretty darn hard to pick one. This time around, it’s a bit [...]
Tags: AV okubo, carsick cars, DH & the hellcats, Flying Mantas, gar, Hoochie Coochie Gentlemen, Lazy Camels, Nucleus, PK 14, Residence A, Rolling Bowling, whai, wu & side effects, wu hongfei
It’s been a beautiful beginning for october in Beijing with blue skies, mild temperatures and freaking empty roads… oh yeah! For those of us fortunate enough to be in Beijing and enjoying the quiet, it’s pretty cool. That said though, nightlife and music events are plentiful for the next few days… heck, there are so [...]
Tags: black cat bone, buyi, carsick cars, hsu-nami, iz, Lidong, lone, mademoiselle, Mamer, Misandao, Nucleus, Old What Bar, Pairs, randy abel stable, skarving, Song Yuzhe, The Unsafe, whai, Xia Band, Zhou yun Peng
Much like Beijing gig guide, I received this little message from Carsick Cars last night, not too long after they finished opening for The Raveonettes at Yugong Yishan: 我们做出了一个重要的决定：由于音乐兴趣的差异和成员各自的发展计划，贝斯手李维思和鼓手李青选择退出乐队；张守望将和新的成员一起，继续Carsick Cars的创作。11月16日的演出也会是carsick cars原始成员的最后一次演出。 从2005年最初的排练与演出，五年多来，我们三人一同完成了两张专辑，经历了上百场演出，以及国内和欧美的巡演，这是我们人生最重要的经历和美好的回忆。 在未来，李青与李维思会将音乐重心更多的放在Snapline与Soviet Pop上；而在Carsick Cars之外，守望同时也在进行着White+等音乐实验。而在将来我们三个也很有可能再合作一个更自由的音乐项目。 In a nutshell, the band as we know it is done! Li Qing and Li Weisi will focus on snapline [...]
Tags: carsick cars
Was that rain or was it rain this past saturday in Beijing? that was precipitations of biblical proportion folks and it made for one hell of a wet day for yours truly. I was supposed to catch the Punk Festival at Mao then head on to Ditan Park but for once, Mao decided to get [...]
Tags: Brain Failure, carsick cars, Max Star Festival, Nancheng Brother, Twisted Machine, xie tianxiao
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