You know, I go to my share of shows and write about tons of mediocre bands on a regular basis but i keep forgetting to mention one of the latest sensations doing the live house circuit around old smoggy: The Beijing Beatles! This foursome has been around for a little while now but finally settled [...]
Tags: Temple, The Beijing Beatles
well my darlings, last week was i think the first time in over two years that the blog didn’t have quickslants… can you believe that? truth be said, pretty much all live music venues are closed and/or all musicians have taken the week off…. expect a few hard working souls over at Temple who have [...]
Tags: blackwater, bluewolf, Djan San, Modernista, Temple, Toy Head
Since they came back from their world tour, IZ has been keeping a very low profile. A few things bearing mention was that they got a weibo for the band as opposed to having Mamer be the mouthpiece all the time. They’re also just using the name IZ instead of Mamer & IZ… I like [...]
Tags: Gig of 2012, iz, Mamer, Temple
It’s been quieter than usual over here with gig reviews mostly because it’s been quite repeptitive over the past few weeks with nothing too exciting. There will be a gig review of the Dawanggang show from Saturday night but not much more… a few news and notes though: I got to see Twinkle Star a [...]
Tags: Blue Stream, devils at the crossroads, illness sickness, jurat, Lamb of God, Opeth, Steely Heart, Temple, Twinkle Star
Interesting weekend ahead folks. There isn’t a single must see show in my book looking at the various options available but there are quite a few intriguing options in places not often talked about. So, without any further due, let’s see what’s on the menu. Thursday July 21: DaKuaiTou and TianTang @ Yugong: Talk about [...]
Tags: Amazing insurance salesmen, DKT, longshendao, queen sea big shark, Reflector, Temple, tiantang, tookoo, wu tun
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