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
Is it already late thursday/early friday? goodness this week has flown by! They say that’s what happens when you’re busy having fun so here is hoping i had tons of fun because it did freaking fly by. So, another weekend looming with some pretty sweet and diverse choices to pick from. Let’s kick it! Friday [...]
Tags: ajinai, Bookswap, capoeira Beijing, Chunqiu, Flying Mantas, Hanggai, la pegatina, ma tiao, randy abel stable, song yunzhe, The Power Powder, xiao he
Holly shit was it a busy weekend! I can’t recall running around jagged like this since maybe the May day festivals between Anda at Mako, Intercity at Chaoyang Park and Hell ‘Bone at Yugong… but here, let’s start at the beginning, shall we? Disclaimer: I was invited to attend day 1 of the festivities as [...]
Tags: Anda Mongolian Festival, Hanggai, Jiu Bao, Mako Livehouse, thin man, 九宝乐队, 朝乐门和AXD乐队
This is the kind of weekend that hurts my head in terms of picking where to go… so many good shows, so little time and I wanna see them all.. yes my precious, I want them all! Mongolian Music Festival at Mako, Pilot Records Intercity Festival in Chaoyang Park, Black Cat Bone w/ DH & [...]
Tags: black cat bone, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, CMCB, Cui Jian, DH & the hellcats, Hanggai, Intercity Music Festival 2011, Miserable Faith, Mongolian Music Festival, Pretty REckless, second hand rose, Suffocated
Holly smokes is this looking like a busy weekend in Beijing… stop me if you’ve heard this before but there’s a whole lotta rocking to be done. I’m almost glad I won’t be here for this as the ‘daze crew if off checking out the rock scene with our buddies from DUDE. Still, for those [...]
Tags: Amazing insurance salesmen, Arrows Made of Desire, blackwater, Chunqiu, Flying Mantas, Gost Spardac, Hanggai, SUBS, The Face, The On Fires, Your FAvorite Enemy
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