I love that we have such a strong music scene here in Beijing, but when you have so many livehouses with shows on and then throw in an Aircraft carrier rave and Moon Beach party just outside the city, what you end up with is a dilution of fans; and bands who deserve to be [...]
Tags: bedstars, maybe mars, Proximity Butterfly, rustic, yugong yishan
We’re a bit late on this review mostly due to a hectic schedule and me getting ready for yet another overseas trip but I really wanted to get this in ahead of the Proximity Butterfly show at Yugong Yishan tonight (July 2). ‘daze on Reprieve: I’ve been keeping both eyes on this band for a [...]
Tags: bedstar, Proximity Butterfly, rustic
Well folks, last weekend was fun but this week ain’t looking too shabby if you ask me! Quite a decent variety of pretty darn good music will be available all around town for your listening pleasure from punk to bluegrass, going through psychedelic rock…. it’s all there! so let’s get started with it! Thursday June [...]
Tags: army of jade kirin, bedstar, Brain Failure, four five, gangzi, Nanwu, Proximity Butterfly, rustic, Steely Heart, Twisted Machine, Unregenerate Blood, wu & side effects, you zunpeng
BD and I both took the chance to get out of the city last weekend, but early morning flights didn’t stop us heading out to Friday night shows! While he was checking out AIS, Ghost Spardac & Candy Monster at the drive-in, I popped into the newly re-opened Yugong Yishan to see Daze Central favourites [...]
Tags: album launch, live music, rustic, yugong yishan
Rustic Heartbreak: They must have had a premonition when they named the album: City of heartbreak and Horror!! By now, most people already know that Rustic’s much anticipated album launch at Yugong Yishan last Friday didn’t happen. The official reason was “Technical problems”. That’s the venue’s story and they’re sticking to it! I’m not even [...]
Tags: Flying Mantas, Residence A, rustic
Extremely charismatic frontman, never out of sunglasses, looking all rock n roll with a style. Meet the voice of Rustic, Lucifer Li. Ruby had done an interview with Lucifer last year ahead of one of their shows. Now, I get to catchup with him before the album launch and see what’s he’s been up to. [...]
Tags: Lucifer Li, rustic
Sometimes, I really wish i didn’t have this many choices. This upcoming weekend in Beijing is one hell of a hard one to to make up one’s mind about where to go/what to see. Inner Mongolia is heavily represented with Hanggai, Ajinai and Voodoo Kungfu all deriving inspiration from the sounds of the grasslands. I’ve [...]
Tags: ajinai, Bigger Bang, Dancers, Hanggai, Hedgehog, Love's Tourettes, rustic, voodoo kungfu
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