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Dec
4thSucker Punch, Cute Union Bunny and Lifetest KTV

The last few months haven’t brought many interesting gigs on weekdays for whatever reason or maybe i just haven’t been inclined to go check them out. Either ways, this past wednesday, i had a reason to head back to Mao Live midweek when Xi’An’s SUCKER were in town. I had seen them 6 months ago in Xi’An and was curious to see if they had changed at all. It was also a good opportunity to see 2 young Beijing bands I’ve been hearing about a lot lately: Union Bunny and Lifetest. Union Bunny got things started early for a rather short set. I was a bit hesitant to check them out thinking I’d find another gimmick band with schoolgirl-looks but absolutely no substance. I was half right! Admittedly, they played 4 songs but it was good enough for me to make up my mind. They’re swimming along a current of J-Pop or Emo that is not really my cup of tea but they sounded good at it… i think. I could just picture my hipster friends (if i have any) watching them and going: “ohhh… they’re so cuuuute”. Lifetest, whom I had not seen before either, came on next. They share a bass player with Larry’s Pizza and that’s as much as I could tell from looking at them. Then they started playing and I found myself just wondering what the hell i was looking at. The band actually sounded alright but throughout their set, I kept thinking that they [...]