Blog Tag - Modernista

A Final Farewell: Stevie Mac & the Mac Daddies’ Last Ever Show Tomorrow (Feb 25)
Back in October last year, Stevie Mac & The Mac Daddies announced that they would be disbanding, and in true music fashion began a farewell tour...
5 Things To Taste, Smell, Touch, Hear And See, May 17-19
Beijing can be an overstimulating place to live, to say the least. Let’s be real: sometimes even our sixth sense (the one that tells you when that ...
Lips McKenzie
Jam bands were a part of my regular diet as a young, northeast American concert-goer. There was something electrifying about watching musicians ...
Wudaokou Watch: "I Do Not Feel Homesick in Beijing"
In this new Wudaokou Watch column, we'll profile a different Beijing-based student from abroad each week to hear about their life in China's capital...
Boundary Pushing Bellydancing with Inko di Ö’s Odd Cabaret
There’s body language, and then there’s conveying entire narratives with your moves. Few dancers are adept enough to step, swerve and shimmy their...
Expat Band Zhege, Beijing’s Answer to Weird Al, Will Make You Giggle and Groove at Modernista, June 7
If seeing a fellow Beijingers sporting lensless glasses or riding goofy Segways makes you giggle and spout a sarcastic “Ooooh, that’s so fashion!”...
Rumble in the Jumble
The heat of the summer is beginning to settle over the capital, which can only mean one thing: market season is here! Be it pursuing of earrings and...
Noise Pollution: Brain Failure and China Grrrl at School, SNOS at Temple, Yugong Yishan Fest
Did Beijing all the sudden turn into a sauna? Did we just hurdle over spring and fall face first into summer? Cause my blue jeans are soaking through...
Beijing's Best Events That Won't Leave You Hungover, Jan 02-07
Our Events Watch series aims to highlight happenings that aren't focused on alcohol and drinking, but instead take a more educational or productive...
Modernista Turns Six, Standing Tall as a "Great Brickening Survivor" With Gigs Aplenty Nov 10-12 and Nov 24-26
The dust has settled, and many of our favorites have fallen, but there's still plenty of incentive to stay positive. At least that's the case for...
Shedding Light on Depression: Dance to Celebrate Two Year CandleX Anniversary at Modernista, Apr 1
This April 1 marks two years since CandleX was founded, aimed at promoting awareness on depression and providing social support throughout Beijing....
Seeing Green: Beijing 2017 St. Patrick's Day Round-up
[UPDATED March 16, midday]  Get ready Beijing, because next Friday, March 17, it is St. Patrick's Day again! Put on your greenest clothes, and find...
"Rock to the Rescue" Animal Welfare Concert to Be Held at Modernista, March 4
It'll be an event fun enough to leave a pup panting and its tail wagging. Rock to the Rescue, slated to take place at Modernista on March 4, will...
This Single's Day: Kisses for Charity at Modernista, Speed Dating a The Big Smoke
Unlike what you may think, you don't have to spend double 11, or Singles' Day, doing something with your significant other or spending all of your...
Yes, Modernista Is Still Open and are Celebrating Their Fifth Anniversary
Contrary to what you may have concluded following the news that somewhat sudden renovation has started taking place on Baochao Hutong, Modernista is...