I rarely write about a local band’s upcoming show just for the heck of it but these cats are special. Last time they were in Beijing, there was not a freaking way in hell to get a ticket for their gig. So, here’s your chance to get going early and go book one in advance [...]
Tags: Omnipotent youth society
Hellooo Beijing.. miss me? I didn’t think so either. Ruby did an amazing job keeping the show on the road while I was out on an ear-cleaning mission. Many posts/comments coming up once I catch up but let’s first get started with some quick slants as tonight (wednesday) has some pretty darn solid offerings. Wednesday [...]
Tags: candy monster, DH & the hellcats, low bow, muma, Omnipotent youth society, second hand rose, skarving, Steely Heart, SUBS, voodoo kungfu
most of the blogosphere has given MIDI a lot of shit over the past 2 years for their awards and the incestuous nature of the nominees/winners. Fact is a lot of progress was made from the first edition to the second edition last year. This year, the jump is even bigger! The nomination process notice [...]
Tags: long shen dao, Mamer, MIDI Awards, MIDI Awards 2011, Omnipotent youth society, Steely Heart, Suffocated
Remember Noisey? they launched a while back in Beijing with a bang and put on an interesting show at Yugong Yishan. Well, they’re at it again, only this time, they picked a bigger venue with Tango 3rd floor and invited one of the hardest bands to see this year: Omnipotent Youth Society 万能青年旅店. The shizi [...]
Tags: noisey, Omnipotent youth society
Hellllo Beijing… miss me? Been on a nice sabbatical for a little while during which Ruby did one hell of a great job keeping the blog going!!! Big ups to my BFF. A whole bunch of shows and CD reviews are overdue but I’ll get to those in due time. For now, biggest thing is [...]
Tags: CMCB, ill nino, Inmusic festival, Omnipotent youth society, Reflector
So, earlier this year ( or late last year) we had the MIDI awards that follow the standard award formula to a T… Interesting winners but mostly established bands with a few surprises. Not so hot on their heels come the Mao Live Awards fort 2010. Interesting thing about the Mao Live awards is that [...]
Tags: hell city, Mao Live Awards, me guan me, Nanwu, Omnipotent youth society, perdel, SUBS, The Ghost Spardac
With concerts back on the menu, so are news and happenings, new records and what not. so what’s been cooking over in Beijing land? The Redbucks, in their original incarnation, are pretty much done. Joining Daisy Sweetgrass and Chip, Luke has also departed Beijing. The remaining members don’t plan to sit on their thumbs though [...]
Tags: Amazing insurance salesmen, Bad Mamasan, Flying Mantas, Omnipotent youth society, Pete DeMola
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