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
Hope you got some rest last weekend folks cause this upcoming one will require some serious stamina from all of you considering all the fun stuff taking place in Beijing over the next few days! so, what we got? Wednesday June 22nd: Misandao @ Mao: Misandao is tons of fun! I love these guys because [...]
Tags: Bad Apples, black cat bone, Black Snakes, Brain Failure, Casino Demon, Dancers, dazeFEAST, Dude, Ember Swift, Heavenly Stems, Jess Meider, Lidong, Maggie Who, Misandao, Nucleus, Prom Night, randy abel stable
Beijingdaze Note: I really wanted to make it out to Shunyi this year for this little festival.. but a 7:00 a.m return home from the first day of 2 Kolegas anniversary bash somehow got in my way. I’m glad however that good friend and banjo player extraordinaire, Peter Schloss, was able and willing to send [...]
Tags: Beijing Beatles, Maggie Who, Out of Control, outsourced blabbers, Peter Schloss, randy abel stable, rynostock 2011
2 Kolegas is getting a lot of the spotlight this weekend but they’re not the only game in town! The good folks over in suburbia, aka expat housewives-land, better known as shunyi, get their own rockfest: Rynostock I believe they’re in their 5th year with the 2011 edition set for Saturday May 28 at Pomme [...]
Tags: Bad Apples, Beijing Beatles, Maggie Who, Out of Control, randy abel stable, rynostock 2011
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 briefly referred to this gig on yesterday’s news post in passing but this is actually the full review of the gig which saw some of Beijing’s most fun bands pay tribute to The Rolling Stones. I got to Mao just as Maggie Who was launching into their first song. This was my first time [...]
Tags: Flying Mantas, Jacky Danny, Maggie Who, Out of Control, Rolling Stones Tribute
Gee how the week flies! It’s fun time again and I haven’t even gotten around to writing about last weekend’s amazing shows! Let’s get this party started baby… Thursday February 24: No Purpose show @ Mao Live: Some really cool bands on this bill tonight: Residence A is one of the better young bands I’ve [...]
Tags: army of jade kirin, buyi, Capital M, Flying Mantas, Maggie Who, Residence A
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
