Two Gallants face the curse of Yugong and come out shining
Is it so wrong to see the same band three times in 10 days? In my defense, the first show was to see them, the second to see two other bands and they just...
Tagged: yugong yishan
Top Floor Circus: One night in Beijing
Sure, Beijing has the lion share of good musicians as far as the Chinese rock scene goes but other cities also have some pretty gifted acts. Shanghai based Top Floor Circus (顶楼马戏团 / dǐng...
Electric Monday: MusicAcoustica kicks off and Max Tundra heads out
I’m shocked. There’s a whole week of new electronic music by visiting composers from all over the world at the Central Conservatory of Music (中央音乐学院), and I just found out last night. Apparently through...
Quickslants: Xiao He’s Silly Ballad, SUBS + Perdel Unholly Alliance and Happy 7 to Yugong
Man.. It’s Quickslants time already! This week has just flown past, I swear! Things got started yesterday at Temple with a lovely performance by the newly formed Lulu Galore & Sweet Leaf and we...
Bedstars crash & burn, Rustic shine and Proximity Butterfly soar
I love that we have such a strong music scene here in Beijing, but when you have so many livehouses with shows on and then throw in an Aircraft carrier rave and Moon Beach...
Welcome to the City of Heartbreak & Horror – Take 2!
BD and I both took the chance to get out of the city last weekend, but early morning flights didn’t stop us heading out to Friday night shows! While he was checking out AIS,...
City Weekend Awards: DH & The Hellcats, Yugong take the big ones
Hot on the heels of the beijinger awards, City Weekend had their little celebration last wednesday at Migas. It was one hell of a good party, nice crowd and lots of friends… Before going...
Yugong Yishan and Mao Live: They didn’t start the fire!
It’s only rock n roll but it can be a pain in the ass, especially if you’re a music venue in Beijing’s Doncheng district. Last weekend, as I was out in Lanzhou, I got...
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...
It’s the buzz, cocks!
I know I bitch about YGYS a lot, but when they have a big show, I still go, even if the price tag is a little on the high side of things. So when...
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