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Weekend Live Music Roundup: Mongolian Hip-Hoppers and Rustic Glam

danedwards — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:00:00 +0800

We’ve all heard of traditional Mongolian music involving throat singing, but like the rest of China, Inner Mongolia is diving into he modern world. This weekend, we have an invasion of Mongolian hip-hoppers, with PTS, MNT, TST at Mako Livehouse. On the rock front, after winning the Global Battle of the Bands back in April, Rustic are the latest “stars about town,” and they’ll be rocking the stage up at D-22 on Saturday.

Weekend Live Music Roundup: Usher, Abigail, Jets Overhead and Birdstriking

Jerry — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +0800

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve no doubt heard that the big show this weekend is Usher at Wukesong Sunday night – his first-ever show in Mainland China. But if mainstream R&B just ‘aint your thang, there are, as always, a host of other live gigs this weekend.

The one-and-only Abigail Washburn brings her sweet bluegrass stylings to The One tonight, and D-22 hosts a night of noisy indie-rock featuring Birdstriking from Taiwan, Boyz & Girl and local Canadian-born experimental duo Hot & Cold on Saturday night.

Meanwhile The Star Live gets back on track with new management an interesting gig – singer/songwriter Natti Vogel from New York, Long Shen Dao plays reggae, Chinese style, at Jiang Hu tonight and Canadian rock quintet Jets Overhead play 2 Kolegas on Saturday. Read on for many more options:

Music Reviews – International: April 2009

thebeijinger — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:00:07 +0800

Hungry Bird by Clem Snide

The album that Clem Snide broke up over when it was recorded in 2006 is finally out. Needless to say, the band is also back together. Straddling the alt-country and indie rock genre, they return with darker, more foreboding lyrics. Frontman Eef Barzelay maintains his soft, twangy wailings but lacks in the whimsical memorability found on previous albums. With verses like “Not everyone will die/ but no one is promised they’ll live” propped up against melodic guitars, banjos and trombones, the songs are resigned and wounded. The esoteric lyrics still cut deep, but these ten tracks will take a few listens to stick. JP

Video of the Week: Furong Jiejie Live in Beijing

thebeijinger — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:30:28 +0800

Furong Jiejie Live
RMB 180, RMB 120 (advance), RMB 280 (VIP), RMB 100 (students)
2pm. The Star Live (6425 5677)

We're still a little peeved that she didn't send us any info before hand so that we could included it in our 7 Days e-mail newsletter, but internet celebrity and the woman that Chinese netizens have made a fetish out of reviling, Furong Jiejie, performed in Beijing last Saturday afternoon.