japanese post rockers saisa on tour
local label 1724 records is known for supporting post rock bands from all over the country, but their newest recruits, japan’s saisa, are from outside the middle kingdom and you can catch them on...
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Snapline: A long snap shot ahead of Rockland 10 Years Party
This is a guest post by our newest contributor, Kyle Mullin, who catches up with Snapline ahead of the Rockland Extravaganza at Yugong Yishan tomorrow night. Snapline’s music may sound futuristic, but it’s far...
65daysofstatic: intense euphoric electronica
“This is the last show of the tour, we’re going home tomorrow,” 65daysofstatic’s guitarist Joe Shrewsbury told the crowd at Yugong on Sunday night. But this wasn’t an excuse for the band to give...
The GAR return: new EP, new sound & old friends
I love The GAR. Let me just get that out there before I even start. I love them so much my entire Oct holiday is planned around leaving the day after their EP launch....
News to ooze: international post rock bands visiting this month
Post rock fans are in for a treat over the next couple of weeks with 3 very different international bands visiting Beijing from opposite ends of the world showing just how broad this genre...
Live Music Quickslants: Ciao bella, Happy Birthday, Farewell and Don’t grow up!
With Daze Feast preparations well underway, and BD’s new baby, Cuju, due to open next week, things are little busy here at Daze HQ, but you can be sure that’s not going to stop...
Yugong Yishan: Still The King.. and more award for 2 Kolegas, Temple, The Stable, Hot Club and Residence A
a lot of happenings in town the last few week have kept me beyond busy with half a dozen unfinished reviews.. They’ll come out sooner or later! In the meantime, a few things have...
Sound of the Xity: Chengdu’s Sound Toy at Yugong Yishan
With all the shows lined up for the Qing Ming Holiday (most of which are under the Sound of the Xity 影响城市之声 banner) it would be quite easy to overlook a show because I’m...
Sign your life away: The return of Amazing Insurance Salesmen (Part I!)
It’s been around 8 months since I last saw AIS play, but the long awaited (for me at least!) reunion of last year’s China GBoB winning band finally happened last Saturday at Yugong Yishan,...
Wu Force: a magical mix of banjo, guzheng, trumpet and guitar
It was almost exactly 1 year ago to the day that I got my first taste of Wu Force at Capital M. With Abigail Washburn based in the US and WuFei here in the...
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