Blog Tag - Live Beijing Music

过年How?: Will Griffith on Necking Baijiu and Incurring the Wrath of Mother-in-Laws
We quiz some long-term Beijingers on how they intend to spend this year's Chinese New Year and hopefully uncover some horror stories along the way. ...
As We Say Goodbye to China Music Geek Will Griffith, What's Next for Live Beijing Music?
The specifics of exactly when and how Will Griffith and I first met are murky but there's one thing we can both agree on: it was at a show. Ever...
Say Farewell to Summer With 6 of China's Indie-Pop Up and Comers
While Beijing may be still be considered the musical hub of China, the fact is, it’s hard (and getting harder) to get bands from outside of Beijing...
UK Producer Lastboss Discusses Turning Dreams Into Music Ahead of Friday's Show
For the past four years, my Bandcamp feed has been grateful for the numerous works of UK-born, Zhuhai-based producer Tate McNeil AKA Lastboss. The...
Noise Pollution: Taiwan Showcase, Dawei & The Social Poets, Fang Shier, Tulegur, Junko Onishi Trio
July creeps up and the music scene heats up. And, like a spiced up hot pot dinner, you should expect a heavily flavored broth of rock and roll...
Noise Pollution: Wild Nothing, Toe, BimBamBoom, Hotel Balkan, Uramones, Velvet Road
Chillwave, darkwave, no wave, and then some. How about Balkan music to shake your butt to? Or Japanese funk that doesn't funk around? And of course,...
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Considering venturing out to a cemetery isn’t at the top of anyone’s holiday ‘to-do list,’ why not pay tribute to the dead by honoring our musical...
Noise Pollution: Gao Jiafeng, Chinese Football, Hyde, The Soft Moon, The Foreigners
Things are heating up this weekend as March bids farewell with a jam-packed weekend of music – full of surprises and new beginnings – from math rock-...
Noise Pollution: The Sino Hearts, 3C Ensemble, Yu Miao, SNSOS, Criminal Minds
The great wind machine has cometh and that means a fresh, brisk weekend for all you music-hoppers out there. Nothing holding you back from all the...
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Time to open up the windows, let in the breeze, and smell the springtime air. And no better way to welcome the new season than with a little live...
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It’s a new semester ladies and gent; time to put away your childish things, burying your face in some books, and mingle with the opposite sex....
Noise Pollution: Mono, Guiguisuisui, Deadly Cradle Death, Video Game Orchestra
Spring is creeping up on us! The musical thaw is officially over! It’s time for bands and artists to emerge from their hibernation and get those...
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If last week was a dry run then this weekend is truly the music scene’s post-Chinese New Year coming out party as all the venues step in line and get...
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The musical fasting is over folks! The Year of the Pig is here and boy does it feel to be back to our regular schedule of live music-filled weekends...
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The music scene says farewell to the Year of the Dog with a bang. Well in actuality, this weekend's lineup is a bit shorter than most but don’t let...