Shortslants: Friend or Foe, Punks Galore
So.. a weird one in town folks. It’s pretty much Punk weekend in Beijing with and without the punk festival, thus the shortslants. I’ve already posted about the 4 night extravaganza at School bar...
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Quickslants: Reflector, One Drop, Funky, Cohen Night and more
great weather in Beijing these days, means we’re getting more good tunes. Last week’s onslaught turned out fantastic with amazing gigs by Second Hand Rose and a beautiful affaire over at Yugong for the...
Quickslants: Carsick Cars Roar, 2 Kolegas opens and Drunk is Beautiful
How you surviving them smoggy days y’all? been rough around here i hear but thankfully, i was busy elsewhere. Still, that’s no excuse to keep this space quiet with the temperatures warming up and...
Slimslants: Jamafreeca, Girl Kill Girl, bye Sarah and Saving Baixue
yup, it’s july… Slim pickings around town as far as live music goes which kinda makes it the perfect time for new bands to emerge in the scene and fill the void left by...
Quickslants: Lidong, Yunggiema, Not There, Reggae and more
Gee… 3 days of non-stop music are over and we’re back to regular rotation before we go unto another onslaught of tunes. So in case the festivals didn’t do you in, here are some...
Quickslants: Women’s Day, Jue, Punks and Japanese Noise
A bit of a late quickslants edition but as they say, better late than never. A whole lotta things going on for the weekend and even early next week so let’s get right into...
Quickslants: Monsters, Queens, Ghools, Fairies and more Creature Music
here’s a toast to post titles that don’t mean jack shit.. because that’s really the case here. I couldn’t think of anything better that would encompass all the musical goodness that lies ahead over...
Quickslants: Capitan Tifus, Indie Attack, Hardcore Lands and Ningxia Night Retruns
Early quickslants this week folks after last week that saw no quickslants due to a busier than expected schedule. There’s a good reason for this, namely an Argentinian Ska band, Capitan Tifus, stopping by...
Quickslants: Abaji is Back, Marky Ramone Returns, Borbetomagus and Swan Punch more Music Fun
You’re in it for a treat Beijingers… this is a good weekend with some substantial goodies in store for you all. I’m just pissed off I’m gonna miss a lot of it due to...
Quickslants: Lots of Insurance, Subs-tacular, Tributes, Electric Shadows Anniversary and more
After a few weeks of balls-to-the-wall type of shows, we got a nice chilled weekend to recharge the batteries before facing another onslaught for weeks! and that’s why you’re getting minislants folks! Let’s get...
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