I keep being asked why i’m so excited to see Abaji in Beijing and it’s a bit difficult to explain.. But this is the kind of stuff i love: A Jam session between him, Zhang Wei Wei and Song Yu Zhe from last year’s Jue festival. If tonight is half as good, I’ll be extatic…
Tags: abaji, jue festival, Song Yuzhe, zhang weiwei
This one might take the crown for tackiest blog post title.. it’s also the king of late posts as it comes a full 2 weeks after the fact but hey, Beijing is keeping me busy. To say that I had been looking forward to this show would be an understatement… Talk about this night started [...]
Tags: friend or foe, jue festival, Rainbow Danger Club, shanghai bands
Like I warned yesterday, you’re not done reading the name “Jon Campbell” on this blog, at least not for this week. I believe I’ve already interviewed Jon before before, albeit more for gigs he was playing in. This time around, it’s different! He’s in Beijing as part of Jue Festival and the Bookworm Literary Festival [...]
Tags: black cat bone, jon campbell, jue festival, Red Rock, SUBS
After the madness from last week, it feel like this weekend might be an opportunity to get some rest… hum…yeah right! It’s not as charged but just as hectic and this is again happening all over the place! Metal competition for Wacken, Bookworm and Jue Festivals etc.. you name it! Let’s dig in: Thursday March [...]
Tags: black cat bone, Bookworm Literary Festival, devils at the crossroads, Electric Shadows, jue festival, Kick Ass, longway band, Luka Lesson, Poetry Slam, Red Pirates, Steve MacKay, Summer Tribe
Of all the good people that have left their imprint on Chinese rock n roll, or Yaogun, as he likes to refer to it, none deserves more kudos than Jon Campbell as far as I’m concerned. He’s been a true trooper, participant, supporter of Yaogun and we do miss having him in Beijing. ( Jon, [...]
Tags: black cat bone, Bookworm Literary Festival, jon campbell, jue festival, Red Rock
oh yeah babay.. it’s heating up in Beijing and I’m not talking about the weather that’s taken a dip again. Beijing is finally fully awake and we’re getting to that point where it’s tough picking which show(s) to go to. This Saturday is a prime example with good stuff all over the goddamn city from [...]
Tags: abominati, Amazing insurance salesmen, Bad Mamasan, Bookworm Literary Festival, candy monster, CD Release 2012, Dong Chorus, Jacky Danny, jue festival, me too, randy abel stable, reTROS, Tarot Saints, wu hongfei
The upcoming Jue Festival (March 9-25) was primed last night by Brooklynites Pains of Being Pure At Heart at Yugong Yishan, their relatively short set finally giving some context to the hype and many reviews. Fortunately they don’t care about either of those things, and frontman Kip Berman provided a thoughtful interview on getting reviewed, [...]
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