It depends how you look at this one folks.. cup half full of cup half empty! Either way, there is no denying that some interesting shows are taking place on Turkey weekend so get out there dancing to drop off those extra kilos if you end up indulging. Friday Nov 25: Black Friday @ Mako: [...]
Tags: buyi, da bang, juratt, Lao Liu, ma tiao, Not There, randy abel stable, Shan Ren, slap, tang dynasty
there was a lot of yugong yishan early February. On sunday, the folks from Guitar China ( who deserve a lot of kudos for their work) put together one hell of a guitar extravaganza! The who’s who of Chinese guitar players was on call to celebrate spring festival with a stringed instrument bonanza. It was [...]
Tags: Chen Lei, Guitar China, Lao Si, Sou Yang, Spring Autumn, tang dynasty
This week’s shows: Ok.. No real quickslants this week in music as all the good gigs seem to be happening on friday with one or two exceptions: Back to Basic at the worker’s stadium with the old guard that is uniting for the first time ever on the same bill with Cui Jian, Tang Dynasty, [...]
Tags: Cui Jian, free the birds, Hang on The Box, tang dynasty, wu & side effects, ZIYO, 追星族 Chasing Star
You ever get the impression that kids nowadays are trying too hard? Noise rock, indie rock, experimental rock, slap rock and god knows how many other types are being labeled! What happened to good old rock n roll? a few instruments, vocals you can hear and comprehend and a jolly good time! By the sound [...]
Tags: black panther, tang dynasty
Tang Dynasty is one of those names I have been hearing about since I first landed in China, they’re always mentioned in the same vein as Black Panther and even Cui Jian. They played The Starlive this past sunday along with Brain Failure to celebrate the launch of their new record. Yours truly didn’t make [...]
Tags: Kaiser Kuo, Miss Ruby, starlive, tang dynasty
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