Temple Turns 3: An Altar of Rock n Roll, Excess and Good Times
It’s really been 3 years? I mean it doesn’t seem like there was a gulou dong da jie without Temple at any point in time but yeah, that little venue has made its mark...
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Quickslants: Sepultura at Zhangbei, Suyang, Devils, Bastards, Mademoiselle and more
world cup is over folks.. world cup is over… scream it out loud! Now we can get back to our regularly schedule programming of getting smashed at live houses, hackling bands and being merry…...
‘dazeFEAST 2014: All Messy Things Must Come to an End
This might qualify as the worst non-post in history since the news about ‘dazeFEAST 2014 has been out pretty much for over a month and there was nothing at all about it on beijingdaze.com....
Quickslants: Fangzui, Acid Live, Frank Turner, Dawanggang and more..
How you surviving the week y’all? With Jue kicking ass and taking names, it seems like the last 2 weeks have been a constant stream of live shows and music news and none of...
Quickslants: Reggae Parties, Old School Rock, Throat Madam and more
recovered yet folks? I think yesterday’s little gig at 2 kolegas was my Hair of the Dog… Full of energy, ready to get back in the ring and dish out/take another swing. So, what’s...
The Virgins at Mao- Devils and Pirates steal the show with the Youth Gone Wild.
Saturday night, Mao live was home to yet another strangely titled performance: The Virgins… now, I’m not sure why or how and I can testify that no virgin was sacrificed in the name of...
Quickslants: Jue Starts, 80s revival, Ajinai, that Prodigy dude, Buyi and more
We’re almost back on regular rotation folks meaning that the good shows are back on the menu but so are the bad ones! It’s unfortunately the side effect of having so many bands around...
Rock n’ Roll is gonna save us – Arcane Saints preach to the choir at Mao
You know we’re biased here at Daze Central right? So when an Aussie band with a Kiwi singer turns up in Beijing there’s no way I’m missing this show. BD decided to skip this...
Quickslants: The Beijinger grows up, Vasko VATT trio, Lao Da unleashed, Metal Fever and more
After the musical onslaught that was last week, I’m really looking forward to a slow weekend with a few opportunities to catch up with friends away from concert halls and live houses. Still, there...
What once started as my personal ramblings has morphed into the number one collective resource about underground live music in Beijing and China. All bands, all music, all Rock n Roll, all the time with a little side of eclectic topics.. best of all, it's still as BIASED as ever