I don’t get over excited by rumors nor do i endorse them usually but this one is way too big to ignore if it proves right!!!
The folks over at China Music Radar who usually have great insight into the happenings within the mainland’s musical sphere were the first one to get wind of this rumor [...]
Posts Tagged ‘MIDI’
Heroes of the Day: Miserable Faith brings MIDI to an end, and what a glorious one it was
By Beijing Daze in Tunes under the moon, blabbersI think we can safely say that the May 1-4 period is one of the most exciting, musically rich ones in Beijing: 3 festivals, tons of stages and bands as well as lots of good music. Yesterday was the last day of it with MIDI day 4 and it was a truly magical end.
I [...]
Tags: MIDI, Miserable Faith, music festival
MIDI day 2: This is how a festival is done!
By Beijing Daze in Tunes under the moon, blabbersI think I made no secrets of my feelings for Strawberry Festival this year and I must admit that on Sunday morning, i was extremely hesitant to head up to Haidian for day 2 of MIDI… I strongly considered not going but the draw was too good and i had faith in MIDI’s experience. I [...]
Tags: Dude, mao live, MIDI, music festival, voodoo kungfu
Strawberry Day 1: How Music Saved the Day When the Organizers did Their Best to Ruin it
By Beijing Daze in Tunes under the moon, blabbersI’m generally a nice guy…most of the time and i takes a lot to get me all wound up and angry! It’s takes even more to keep me fuming for 3 days in a row after the fact! Well, my little trip to Day 1 of Strawberry music festival in Tongzhou managed to just do [...]
Tags: fuck up, MIDI, rant, Strawberry Festival
Taking a Stand: Mao LiveHouse moves to MIDI for a few days
By Beijing Daze in blabbersThis little blurb was posted on Mao Livehouse’s website yesterday:
MAO LIVEHOUSE MOVES TO 2010 MIDI FESTIVAL!
MAO LIVEHOUSE入驻2010年迷笛音乐节,届时将分为现场演出及娱乐休闲两个区域。现场演出区主要以乐队演出为主,稍后乐队阵容将会公布!娱乐休闲区将提供好喝的特调鸡尾酒及咖啡。
虽然天有不测风云,但我们也不想闲着,所以大家迷笛见吧!
It looks like the good folks at Mao are not ready to give in yet and fully intend on rocking away sooner than later! Their Douban page lists gigs as early as May 9th which does [...]
Tags: Mao Livehouse, MIDI
Beijing’s 2010 Outdoor Music Festival Season is here: MIDI, Strawberry and Folk
By Beijing Daze in Tunes under the moonit’s festival season folks, celebrating that time of the year when we can go outside, enjoy warmer weather, chill on the grass and just listen to some good tunes…. ok so it’s Beijing and the weather kinda missed the boat so far but the music is arriving! So here’s your primer
MIDI Festival
Dates and Duration: [...]
Tags: Ditan Folk Festival, MIDI, Strawberry
Beijing MIDI Day 2 Review and Musings
By Beijing Daze in Tunes under the moon, blabbersSaturday ended up being a busy day! After a trip to Nanluoguxiang where I spent most of the afternoon soaking up what will turn out to be one of the last great days to be outside before winter hits (that’s a mouthful), I jumped up on a 40mn cab ride to 798 for MIDI.
This [...]
Tags: 798, China Rock Awards, MIDI, SUBS, XTX
Bejing Quickslants: This week’s cool live shows
By Beijing Daze in Tunes under the moon, blabbersIt’s a quieter week than usual in Beijing and the fact that the weather is cooling down might have a lot to do with it. That said, it’s sometimes better not to have too many good choices because it makes it difficult to make up one’s mind about what to do and where to go.. [...]
Tags: 798, China Rock Awards, MIDI
2009 MIDI Rock Awards Musings and Ramblings
By Beijing Daze in Tunes under the moon, blabbers3 years ago, MIDI was the most important music festival/event in Beijing IMHO. The names, the acts, the festival atmosphere and the fun all added up to one hell of an experience! Also, there is no denying that they were the catalyst to vibrant music scene in old smoggy as they literally paved the way [...]
Tags: Beijing Bands, live music, MIDI, Rock awards
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