I’m not sure where to start reviewing this baby because it’s so close to my heart and it’s very very very freaking biased but here comes folks! It’s gonna be a long one so buckle up and get a cup of coffee! I’ll start off by thanking 2 Kolegas for being the perfect venue and [...]
Tags: 2 kolegas, back cat bone, Black Snakes, dazeFEAST, Dude, Lidong, mademoiselle, Maggie Who, Michael Dallin, Nucleus, randy abel stable, richard todd, ruby, wu & side effects, Zhang Si An
Yes folks, after threatening to do this for a while, we’ve take the plunge thanks to great friends all over Beijing that will make it possible! I’m announcing the first ( and probably only) ‘dazeFEAST to be held at 2 Kolegas Saturday June 25th 2011 What: ‘daze FEAST – A Celebration of Music & Fun [...]
Tags: 2 kolegas, black cat bone, Chunqiu, dazeFEAST, Flying Mantas, mademoiselle, Maggie Who, Zhang Si An
I’m a Hard Rock/Metal kinda guy but I do have a soft sport of good old Jazz. From Louis Armstrong to Ella Fitzgerald and going through all the classics. French Jazz, with its little Gypsy flavor, also holds a special place in my heart with the likes of Boris Vian, Georges Brassens et Co. The [...]
Tags: mademoiselle
As I mentioned a few months ago, when I had the chance to conduct a first interview with Marie-Claude LeBel, the one and only Montreal Minx, she was the first musician mentioned on Beijing Daze when it was all started… It seems so long ago but then again, things haven’t changed much: Marie Claude is [...]
Tags: Beijing 人, li dong, mademoiselle, mademoiselle et les chinoix
You’d think things would slow down in December but we’re just getting ready for a whole bunch of CD releases along with news about shows worth marking your calendar over: Mademoiselle will be releasing her long awaited CD on Tuesday December 14th at 2 Kolegas. This comes right on the heels of Lao Da (zhao [...]
Tags: free the birds, Jacky Danny, mademoiselle, The Fever Machine
With 2 Kolegas on a temporary hiatus, it’s a great time to check out other venues and see different spots in town! One that’s been high on my list was VA vanguard around the corner from the Lama Temple. I went in a few months back when they first opened on a sunday afternoon and [...]
Tags: mademoiselle, VA Vanguard
It’s one hell of a strange weekend music wise in Beijing with mostly humho shows and a few gems in the form of old faithfuls on the scene: Friday 13th: Mademoiselle @Vanguard VA Cafe & Bar: I don’t think Marie-Claude and her crew need an introduction anymore on the ‘daze. Her playful voice, gypsy jazz, [...]
Tags: Ember Swift, mademoiselle, Pairs
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
