Tales of Live Music From Beijing's Mostly Underground Rock Scene..
world cup is over folks.. world cup is over… scream it out loud! Now we can get back to our regularly schedule programming of getting smashed at live houses, hackling bands and being merry…...
I think we can safely dub 2013 as “The Year of the EP” Going through all the records i got and looking back at all the gigs I did go to, there’s definitely been...
This Saturday, Second Hand Rose and their wild antics descend on the worker’s gymnasium, following the footsteps of XTX and Bob Dylan just to name a few. First time i heard about these guys...
stop me if you have heard this before: here comes a crazy few days of too many decent/wonderful musical choices for us to deal with. The onslaught began monday with no hype on that...
well well well! did you think festival season was already over? Heck no!! With all the debates and chats about MIDI, Strawberry and the cancelled dongpai, the 2013 Dreamer Festival of Indie Music almost...
I make no qualms about Ditan Folk Festival Being one of my favorite days of the years. As I wrote before, it’s the perfect day to bring together all the musos and non-musos alike...
I remember a time when only local expat bands got any coverage from the expat rags and I’m extremely happy to see that things are changing slowly! There is hope! Last year, DH &...
It depends how you look at this one folks.. cup half full of cup half empty! Either way, there is no denying that some interesting shows are taking place on Turkey weekend so get...
In the bathrooms of 2 Kolegas lies a handwritten scribble talking about not being labelled, typecast, judged etc.. I forget the exact wording but I can’t help thinking about how fitting and appropriate this...
Damn, just as I was getting ready to put on my indie hat, I see the show i wanted cancelled… boo boo boo! not cool but i guess we’ll have to just make up...
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