AH, Midi day 1. The first day of a festival is always the trickiest one! That’s the one that sets the tone for the rest of the festivities from atmosphere to logistics and it’s fair to say MIDI was off to a rocky start with mother nature doing all she could to get in the [...]
Tags: Gammalux, MIDI 2011, SUBS, Suffocated, The Dancers, Voodoo Kungfoo, yaksa
Remember The Dancers? allegedly China’s first supergroup that rose from the ashes of of Hedgehog, Casino Demon, Joyside etc..? Well, they’re still around and they got themselves an EP out already. I’m hoping to get my hands on it soon but you can order it from taobao here: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=9746257501 Anyways, this isn’t really about the [...]
Tags: old school punk, The Dancers
While BD is away sipping cocktails on the beaches of Vietnam, the rest of us here are braving the icy Beijing winds looking for places to escape the cold. Things will soon be winding down for the annual Chunjie break with 2Kolegas being the first venue to stop advertising shows (although I hear through the [...]
Tags: Amazing insurance salesmen, D22, Ember Swift, jianghu, The Dancers, wu & side effects, yugong yishan
There were a few things happening last saturday in Beijing in terms of entertainment but your truly was particularly curious about one of them events: Hang on the Box relaunching at Hot Cat Club on the same bill as Rustic, The Dancers and 诱导社 Lure. It was also a good chance to finally check out [...]
Tags: Hang on The Box, rustic, The Dancers
The rock gods have smiled on you Beijing and delivered a meaty week of treats like we haven’t had in a long long time! We got quantity and quality with almost compatible time slots to boot. of course, there are plenty of options all week all around town starting with Star Max festival in Ditan [...]
Tags: Amazing insurance salesmen, ditan park, mao live, Punk Festival, The Dancers, The Unsafe
I’ve been talking up The Dancers, arguably China’s first supergroup, quite a bit since the first time I saw them live opening for Maggie Who. Since then, I’ve seen them 3 or 4 times and they keep getting better which each performance. These guys are all professionals that have been around the music business for [...]
Tags: China Supergroup, Mao Livehouse, The Dancers
Last Friday, the SUBS came back to Beijing after a few weeks on the road supporting their new album: Queen of Fuc-ing Everything. The gig was pretty darn good and fans showed up in big numbers at Mao Live house which was refreshing to see considering the last few gigs i’ve been to in Beijing [...]
Tags: great show, Mao Livehouse, Omnipotent youth society, SUBS, The Dancers
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