BeijingDazeTales of Live Music From Beijing's Mostly Underground Rock Scene..

Jul
27thSubs Album Launch: I think I saw Rock n Roll in Beijing.. or something like it!

Last Friday, the SUBS came back to Beijing after a few weeks on the road supporting their new album: Queen of Fuc-ing Everything. The gig was pretty darn good and fans showed up in big numbers at Mao Live house which was refreshing to see considering the last few gigs i’ve been to in Beijing had less than 50 in attendance. The Dancers whose merits and performances I’ve been praising a lot opened up the festivities and delivered one hell of a performance again. It’s pretty much the same set list for a few weeks back but that’s not a complaint. The guys are just getting started and finding their sweet spots. Their live show is getting tighter with each performance and you just know that they’re good: The way they look at each other during solos, the antics.. they’re a rock n roll band! Next up was Omnipotent Youth Society ( 万能青年旅店) who was one hell of a surprise. I’ve never seen them or heard of them before but they’ve been around for a little while and hail from the great province of Hebei. Think 80′s arena rock with a trombone… The audience seemed to definitely know who they were and had quite a bit of applause in store for them. I was caught off-guard by the trombone and how well it complemented the guitar.. I’ll be keeping an eye on these kids. Finally, the kings of Beijing were up! The lights went dim, the video started on a [...]