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

Feb
8thQuickslants: Opeth, Pangbianr, Wu Hongfei and that Jefferson Airplane Dude

well well well… Meaty Quickslants ahead sailors! It’s been quite sometimes since we’ve seen a busy little week worth of music in this town! Almost too long! This week, pretty much all the usual suspect are back in action with only 2 Kolegas hibernating. I’m going through such a Ningxia withdrawal that I’ve decided to go visit them over the weekend and get me some saozi mian straight from the source. That said, if i were in town, these are some of the places where you’d most likely find me. I’m actually almost glad not to be here saturday so I don’t have to pick between Tango and yugong yishan.. it would be one hell of a tough call! Wednesday Feb 8th: Hot Cat Club of Beijing @ Modernista: I’ve covered these guys multiple times before and they remain one of the more talented acts roaming the cafes of Beijing. 1920s flavored Jazz well played and well done in a cool little environment! I’m not sold on Modernista as a venue for live music but it’s been full pretty much every time i’ve gone there. Should be a cool party! Thursday Feb 9th: Nathaniel Gao & Liu Yue @ Jianghu: Some more good jazz in store with two recognized names in the industry. Liu Yue cut his chops as part of Cui Jian’s band whereas Gao has been around the scene for a while playing with just about every Jazz musician. There’s gonna be some undeniable talent in here folks! [...]