Beijing Beats: Sanlitun Vice, Shogun, TOKiMONSTA and Kyoka and Ueno Masaaki

Beijing Beats brings you the best in Beijing nightlife each weekend. Its aim: to help you soothe the woes of a long and stressful week with some out-of-body gyrating and some experiences you'd rather forget come Monday. Check the weekend's full list of nightlife events here.

Friday, August 4

Shogun
This hotly buzzed trance and progressive DJ was ranked among the world's best turn table stars on DJ Mag's annual poll. Born and raised in America, Shogun Taiwanese heritage and has played at many of the top clubs around the world. Aside from his DJing prowess, fans also enjoy Shogun's numerous remixes for Armin Van Buuren. 10pm. Elements

Saturday, August 5

Club Paradise
Get properly sauced with Club Paradise DJs Saucy, Chloe and Mooke-She for a night of open bar boozin and disco groovin at Blue Marlin. Open bar is just RMB 88 all night! 10pm. Blue Marlin

Renowned German experimental techno label Raster-Noton brings two great live acts from Japan 
Kyoka, a musician/composer in Berlin and Tokyo is known for her chaotic yet direct musical approach and a heavy, rough sound. She'll be at Dad along with Ueno Masaaki, who creates sound installations as part of the »p±h« collective and also works as an electronic composer and producer. Price TBA. 10pm. Dada

Sanlitun Vice
Imagine Miami in ‘85. Palm trees, bikinis, neon light-up flamingos, pastel shirts and gold chains. This is the setting for Sanlitun Vice. Fully loaded with synthy disco jams and laser boogie anthems, the DJs of Sanlitun Vice have the sounds to make you get down. Price TBA. 10pm. The Bar at Migas

TOKiMONSTA
Born Jennifer Lee, this a classically trained musician who creates a unique blend of electronica and hip-hop in performances that also make inventive use of multi-media imagery. LA Weekly magazine named her "LA’s best female DJ" and especially praised her versatility as a producer. RMB 120 (RMB 100 in advance). 10pm. Yugong Yishan

Sunday, August 6

Disco 2000
Whether you work in F&B, events or education there is always a chance you may have Mondays off. Just imagine making Sunday the start of your 'weekend' when the majority of people are in bed early, awaiting the start of the working week. Thankfully, the folks at 8-Bit are the same boat as we also have Mondays off. RMB 20. 10pm. 8-Bit
 

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