Alex over at Beijing Gig Guide labelled it his gig of the week and I agree on principle. A lineup of this quality is worth checking out for surprises are bound to happen… and they did! Free the Birds came on first for a quick set so that Helen could get on a plane to [...]
Tags: 24 hours, DH & the hellcats, free the birds, rustic, the k
it’s gonna be a costumes, costumes and more costumes this weekend for a special freaky edition of the quickslants… Beijing goes hogwild for halloween when all the freaks come out the play and sure enough, there are plenty of live shows to match any weirdness you might have in you. Thursday October 28th: Purple Smog [...]
Tags: 2 kolegas, free the birds, GAWTMY, halloween, nakoma, Nanwu
And then it turned six! some people might argue about how old the place is and what not considering it’s only been in its current location for 3 years but that’s a debate for some other time. Last friday was more about celebration and there was celebration to be made. The bill was appetizing and [...]
Tags: free the birds, long shen dao, re-tros
A whole lotta shaking going on this week folks! With the official ‘daze #1 crush leaving, yours truly is free to focus again on music as opposed to worrying about excessive drooling. Interesting variety in terms of choices available to us… one thing is clear, there is no time to be bored in Beijing. Wednesday [...]
Tags: Amazing insurance salesmen, free the birds, GBOB, hanggai festival, Mamer, yugong yishan
ah! Helen Feng… A favorite ‘daze crush and one of Beijing’s premier musical personalities winning multiple awards and accolades from the likes of Time Out and MIDI. I’ve been closely following her over the past year ( I swear it’s not stalking) and enjoying every opportunity to see her perform. Plenty of rumors have been [...]
Tags: free the birds, Helen Feng, Pet Conspiracy, ZIYO
This has been one hell of an interested weekend all over Beijing with great performances, once in a lifetime events, reunions, festivals and what not. I was dead set on the Back to Basics concert at Workers Stadium for Friday night but I ended up at Yugong Yishan instead for Zippo Hot List with Chasing [...]
Tags: Bigger Bang, free the birds, The Face, Yugong Yi, Zippo Hot List, ZIYO, 追星族 Chasing Star
This week’s shows: Ok.. No real quickslants this week in music as all the good gigs seem to be happening on friday with one or two exceptions: Back to Basic at the worker’s stadium with the old guard that is uniting for the first time ever on the same bill with Cui Jian, Tang Dynasty, [...]
Tags: Cui Jian, free the birds, Hang on The Box, tang dynasty, wu & side effects, ZIYO, 追星族 Chasing Star
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