This has been one hell of an interested weekend all over Beijing with great performances, once in a lifetime events, reunions, festivals and what not. I was dead set on the Back to Basics concert at Workers Stadium for Friday night but I ended up at Yugong Yishan instead for Zippo Hot List with Chasing [...]
Tags: Bigger Bang, free the birds, The Face, Yugong Yi, Zippo Hot List, ZIYO, 追星族 Chasing Star
This past friday marked the latest installment of the Zippo Hot List which is fast becoming one of the better monthly events in Beijing with consistently strong and diverse lineups. The last one was no exception but they might have taken the diversity on the wrong path: The festivities started almost on time which is [...]
Tags: guaili, ourself beside me, snapline, white, Zippo Hot List
Interesting weekend ahead music wise in Beijing with a few good – if not great- shows going head to head with a music festival over 3 days. So check out the Inmusic Festival post for more details about getting your fix of blue sky & grass (maybe) they have some decent acts lined up, especially [...]
Tags: candy monster, guaili, Zippo Hot List
Well, BD billed it as one hell of a show, and that it was! I have to admit I was a little concerned before that the Yugong Yishan curse would strike again, but the someone has done something to that sound system, because it was pumping last night! My buddy S joined me for this [...]
Tags: 24 hours, AV Akubo, rustic, Zippo Hot List
The World Cup still holds it’s grip over Beijing nightlife this weekend with vuvuzela being the instrument de jour. It’s relatively quiet on the music front, but Saturday has some gigs not to be missed. Thursday June 24 Zhang Si’an @ Jianghu One of the city’s busiest musicians Jean-Sébastien gave us some free music a [...]
Tags: Jean Sebastian Heru, rustic, The Redbucks, Zippo Hot List
A whole lotta things been happening here yonder and not always needing their own post so here’s a summary: SUBS are rocking a new album and have already started a China tour last saturday (5/29) in Shijiazhuang. I caught a few songs on Friday at Yugong Yishan as part of the Zippo Hot List. The [...]
Tags: Fever Machine, free the birds, Maggie Who, SUBS, Zippo Hot List
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