Blog Tag - Split Works

William Tyler
Nashville isn’t all about all-American cowboys, strumming guitars at open mics, wailing lyrics meant to tug at the heartstrings of a mass audience....
Need an Excuse to Visit Shanghai? Concrete and Grass Fest May Just Be Your Ticket
Whereas festival season here in the capital has pretty much wound down for yet another year, one of China's biggest festivals is still yet to come....
Brit Soul Stars Honne talk “Re-inventing Babymaking Music” Ahead of Aug 1 Tango Gig
There was a time when the “being big in Japan” trope was slapped on one hit wonders like Mr. Big and other Western bands that failed to gain lasting...
Get Out of Your Rut With Alt-Folk Guru Devendra Banhart Ahead of His Jun 9 Yugong Yishan Gig
Feeling a little down? Fear not, because indie folk star and feel-good guru Devendra Banhart has plenty of sunny vibes and time-honored wisdom to...
Post-Punks Protomartyr Keep It Upbeat Ahead of Jun 15 Yue Space Gig
Be it frontman Joe Casey's gruff singing style or his bandmates' pummeling playing, Detroit post-punks Protomartyr are a band that certainly don't ...
"Johnny Marr Makes a Great Cup of Tea": Q&A With The Cribs Ahead of Their May 13 Gig
They're Brits, they're brothers, and they play rock and roll, but that's just about where the comparison to a certain other set of famous UK rock...
Desert Rock Legend Bombino Talks Being A Refugee, Surviving War, and Sharing the Stage With Robert Plant Ahead of Dec 12 Yugong Yishan Gig
Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin. Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. David Longstreth of Dirty Projectors. These are but a few of the rock stars with whom...
'Fight Hard As Hell to Keep Being a Good Person' – Japanese Breakfast Talks Tragedy and Triumph Ahead of Dec 2 Yue Space Gig
Although music was a means to mourn for Michelle Zauner after her mother’s passing, one of her songs became all the more cathartic when she found out...
"We Will Always Fight For That Freedom": Tinariwen Frontman Ibrahim Ag Alhabib Discusses War-Torn Past Ahead of Nov 16 Tango Gig
Long before Ibrahim Ag Alhabib and his bandmates in Tinariwen won a Grammy, before they collaborated with indie-rock hotshots like Kurt Vile and...
Don't Dare Call Her A Little Flower – Kick-ass Songstress Margaret Glaspy Talks Subverting Expectations Ahead of Sep 12 Yue Space Gig
Who says you need to be big and burly in body to be imposing? Margaret Glaspy's singing, for instance, can be brawny enough to make a giant quiver in...
Rising Brooklyn Alt-Rocker Margaret Glaspy to Play Yue Space, Sep 12
Boasting a voice that is by turns rawly vulnerable and sweetly tender, along with guitar chops and songwriting skills that easily straddle alt-rock...
R White Hot American Ambient Pop Group Cigarettes After Sex To Light Up Yugong Yishan for Your Pleasure, Aug. 20
Since 2015, Texan ambient pop quartet Cigarettes After Sex have been steadily building an enthused following with a string of singles that are...
R Popular Punks Cloud Nothings will Compel You to Pogo at Modernsky Lab, April 14
Beijing music fans' hearts sank when gig promoter Split Works' plans to bring indie rock darling Angel Olsen to the Mainland recently fell through....
R Q&A With Oscar Winning Indie Pop Star Owen Pallett Ahead of his April 23 Gig
He’s been up on stage on his own, drawing a bow across his violin’s strings, and yet creating more bombast than an entire orchestra. That’s because...
Playlist: Krish Raghav, Gig Promoter for Split Works
Krish Raghav, when not helping to fill Beijing’s gig calendar with top-notch foreign acts as the Content and Media Coordinator for China-based gig...