MIDI 2011 day 1: Tales of Storms, Dust, Suffocated, SUBS and Rock
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...
Tagged: The Dancers
Old School Punk with The Dancer’s Frogs Want to Go Home
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...
Weekend Quickslants: Music, Art and Sex Toys – a little something for everyone
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...
Hang on the Box returns, sort of.. and my first time at Hot Cat Club
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...
Beijing Live Quickslants: Max Star for Max Music, Punk made from China and housewives that rock
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...
The Dancers – Live video sample
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...
Subs Album Launch: I think I saw Rock n Roll in Beijing.. or something like it!
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...
The month Live Music died? not so quick! Ember Swift, Jess Meider, JSB, Dancers, Jets Overhead and more
Since before i took off for South Africa to catch some world cup fever, there’s been talk about how the period of “June 11 to July 11” is and will be the month where...
Youth Gone Wild meets China’s First Supergroup: Maggie Who and The Dancers at 2 Kolegas
Friday night at 2 kolegas was a weird one: I can honestly say I’ve never seen such a motley crowd there! It was mostly made up of international school kids coming to support their...
What once started as my personal ramblings has morphed into the number one collective resource about underground live music in Beijing and China. All bands, all music, all Rock n Roll, all the time with a little side of eclectic topics.. best of all, it's still as BIASED as ever