It was May 2008 if memory serves me right and we were having a few drinks at the Saddle Cantina when i got a phone call from a friend telling me about a show that night at the newly opened “The Boat” with these kids playing good rock n roll. I didn’t really have much [...]
Tags: Bad Apples, Beijing 人, Michael Dallin, yugong yishan
Fanboy Warning: I’m in awe of the Kaiser!
That said, nothing can sum up what’s gonna take place this saturday better than the words on the flyer I received from Yugong Yishan:
I still remember last time I saw the Dirty Deeds live back in 2006 at the old Yugong Yishan and have been pestering Kaiser and [...]
Tags: Beijing 人, Kaiser Kuo, yugong yishan
Quick… what do Videos, Zombie Chickens, Girls Are Waiting to Meet You and Beijing have in common?
Well, here comes: Andy Deemer, director of Poultrygeist ( a zombie chicken flick) just finished directing the video for “Zombie Girl” , a track by Beijing’s own Girls Are Waiting to Meet You (see story on City Weekend’s [...]
Tags: GAWTMY, yugong yishan
Flashback to 2006.. yes, that’s 2006! pre-Olympics Beijing when the area across from the North gate of Gongti was home to Nanjie, redbar and Yugong Yishan (map)! Seems like a long time ago? that’s because it is..
A friend of mine rang to say that this Bass player dude she knew was playing a gig at [...]
Tags: live music, yugong yishan, 追星族 Chasing Star
Yes, I’m a proud Beijinger and I got the blog to prove it.. that said, not everything that doesn’t come out of Beijing is bad.. And the Lions of Puxi, despite being from Shanghai, fit that category!
These cats be cool y’all!!!
They’re so cool that i don’t hold shanghai against them! They’re so cool [...]
Tags: lions of puxi, live music, yugong yishan
This past Sunday was “La fete de la musique” (world music day) hosted by the French Cultural Center in Beijing. I stopped by early on to catch a glimpse of “Mademoiselle” playing and stuck around for the other bands which included Rwanito, the incredible JSB and GAWTMY who are just something different!
Now, the band has [...]
Tags: GAWTMY, live music, yugong yishan
YABB ( Yet Another Beijing Blog) for my pleasure and amusement! I'm hoping some folks might find the information useful or entertaining! It's mostly about strange and unusual happenings in this concrete urban jungle I call home. 