There were a few shows taking place this past friday in Beijing and some were quite high profile.. that said, I couldn’t not go to Mao Live for their pre-halloween bash once i heard that there was a good chance it might be Girls Are Waiting to Meet You’s last performance for a long time/ever. [...]
Tags: GAWTMY, Mao Livehouse, nakoma, Nanwu, Not There
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
To say that Mao Livehouse has been flying below the radar since it reopened a month or so ago would be an understatement: They’ve been keeping a low profile and not really advertising any of their gigs much as of late! So much that events that I would usually recommend have been neglected. Whatever their [...]
Tags: Amazing insurance salesmen, Concrete Nothing, GAWTMY, Mao Livehouse, X doctor, You Mei You
Thanks to Girls Are Waiting to Meet You for the previously non released “Zombie Girl”.. it was downloaded 47 times in April and 182 times in may as of yesterday before I removed it!!! The Goodies just keep on coming from the amazing musicians we have in Beijing: We’ve already had Mademoiselle and her Gypsy [...]
Tags: Free Music, freebies, GAWTMY
Two of my favorite bands managed to combine forces this past saturday for a show to remember at Yugong Yishan: Mademoiselle with her charming gipsy jazz & Girls Are Waiting To Meet You with their cacophony of uptempo melodies! Mademoiselle opened up the festivities and the full band minus Nico (drummer) was there! The guitar, [...]
Tags: GAWTMY, mademoiselle
It was just about 9 months ago when i first came across Girls Are Waiting to Meet You at the French Cultural Center in Beijing (read it here) . A lot has happened since then: The band survived the GAWTMY curse long enough to release an album and play a few gigs then lead singer [...]
This past sunday marked the debut of GAWTMY V. 2.0 with a new lineup to make up for the departure of some members. It also marked my first time visiting Jianghu Jiu Ba, a favorite amongst musicians in Beijing for their cozy and intimate feel. The new Girls: So, the Girls lost 3 members and [...]
Tags: GAWTMY, jianghu jiu ba, live music
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