It’s been a long time coming and one way to look at it is that anything worth doing is worth taking a long time to do well. Lixia et Co. must have had that in mind over the past few years…. a lot of work, shows, recording sessions and rehearsals, all leading up to the [...]
Tags: buyi, CD Release 2012, dongzi, Hanggai, lao da, Lidong
I’ve been looking for this one since i saw the first post about it over a month ago.. Why? just look at the names coming in and the numbers of countries/ethnics represented! Hanggai, in organizing the 2012 edition of their festival, has pulled off one hell of a coup. They have also managed to stay [...]
Tags: ajinai, Hanggai, hanggai festival, hanggai festival 2012, rhythms of Rajastan, Soul of dolan, Tiloun, Yemen Blues
I’m not sure I’ve entirely recovered from last weekend’s musical onslaught.. really folks! MIDI rocked the shit out of me, especially with an awesome Miserable Faith performance. Ningxia Night on Monday was special as usual and so were the other days.. Still, It’s thursday and time to see what else is happening over the next [...]
Tags: Amazing insurance salesmen, Bad Apples, Hanggai, hanggai festival, iz, Mamer, Residence A, The Argies, The On Fires, Twinkle Star
Things are heating up folks… It’s looking as if April and May 2012 will be filled with musical goodness! And I mean filled. More information on each even will follow in due time but for now, we’re gonna be looking at the freshly announced Hanggai Music Festival 2012. When: May 5 and 6th 2012 at [...]
Tags: dolan, Hanggai, hanggai festival, Nancheng Er Ge, Rhythm of Rajastan, Tiloun, Yemen Blues
it started with a bang at 2 Kolegas as Buyi, Nucleus, Rustic and Subs rocked the hell out of the drive-in. That was one hell of a good show to start the year and remains in the top ten of best shows in Beijing for 2011. Many bands came, some vanished, others just took a [...]
Tags: abaji, AK 47, Bad Mamasan, best of 2011, Bigger Bang, Black Snakes, Chunqiu, concrete blonde, da bang, dazeFEAST, Hanggai, la pegatina, Last Choice, Out of Control, SUBS, thin man
Wah, I’m still recovering from last weekend, is it really time for Quickslants again? The year may be winding down, but there’s still no shortage of great gigs to check out this weekend. Here’s just a taste of what’s available. Thursday December 15th: Little Marbles @ Yugong Yishan Swedish indie-gypsy-pop meets American bluegrass, a strange, [...]
Tags: duck fight goose, Hanggai, jurat, kang mao, Lidong, little marbles, randy abel stable, shanren, Zhang Si An
I must admit it’s refreshing to see non-Chinese bands every so often because it puts things back in perspective. Now, maybe it’s the wrong way to put it but no matter how many good solid Chinese bands there are out there, the number of mediocre ones is just staggering high and i do find myself [...]
Tags: Hanggai, Jiu Bao, la pegatina, nine theaters
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