The Dodos, a two piece indie rock outfit from San Fransisco, hooked us back in 2011 with their fourth album, No Color, and the duo is about to share it with Beijing at Yugong Yishan, May 26. I asked them what to expect from their next big release, due August 27 on their new label, Polyvinyl, and get their thoughts on Game of Thrones.

Happy Thursday, music fans. Let's get to the pick of the coming seven days in the Beijing music world, which is Record Store Day on Saturday. The lovely chaps at XP are having a Record Store Day party with the vinyl-only local label Genjing Records. Good on 'em as music does sound better on wax. It adds atmosphere (and, yes, that was the reason we started the post with Joy Division).

What else is going on, you ask? All of this:

While all the buzz is about the big boys (Strawberry, Midi, Ditan), there’s an upstart in the mix – and every year it gets bigger and louder. What started out as a mini showcase two years back is now a three-day festival and a two-day music industry conference. Banquets, parties, meetings, seminars, interviews and a range of branding activities will make up the 30+ subcategories of this year’s Sound of the Xity.

In our March issue, we talked to seven personalities of the JUE Festival to tell us more about each of the seven elements of JUE. Musician Zhang Qiushuang reveals what's behind JUE Community.

We can't be everywhere all at once and with Beijing being as busy as it is, there's just not enough time, or cabs, to see it all. Luckily, you can see what you missed in our Galleries. If you didn't get tickets to Yen's Countdown, were unaware there'd be a lingerie fashion show at Suzie Wong's or decided to skip on The Ataris here's a bit of what you've missed.