This spring Live Beijing Music makes its seasonal trek to DDC to cook up a live music extravaganza - a red hot, fresh off the market lineup that’ll spring you into the Qingming Holiday weekend. We’ve been scouring the landscape for some Beijing’s best-kept secrets, as well as a new breed of scoundrels, punks, and bands that have sprung up in Beijing’s various neighboring cities, including Xinxiang, Baoding, and Tianjin.

One of the most vivacious and respected punk bands in China, Pumpkins, out of Xinxiang, south of Beijing in Henan province, return and they’re out for blood. The band was lucky enough to record at the legendary Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin and since then they’ve been only going stronger – 'loud, dirty, fast, and ready to soundtrack a sweaty good time'.

Just southwest of Beijing lies Baoding, where indie rock kids Briefs Dryer are quite literally holding the torch for underground rock and roll in China’s most polluted city – no small feat! Their brand of angst-driven melodic indie rock never plays it easy so expect to be delighted and surprised.

In our port city neighbor to the northeast, Tianjin, we stumble upon post punk ruffians Division Control - the band has been increasingly finding their way into our city and for good reason – their take no prisoners style of riotous post punk is just the thing this city needs.

The last year saw a host of inspiring bands emerging onto the scene - including Qianchuan Drugstore, formed by students of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Nominated for Freshmen Band of the year by School Bar the band’s genre-bending, poetic-bent alternative rock has been receiving good word of mouth.

And finally, one of 2016’s breakout success, post punk renegades Lonely Leary, give their final performance before the band heads to the studio with renowned producer and musician Yang Haisong to record their debut release, which’ll be released on Maybe Mars late this year.

Five bands from Beijing and beyond – each looking to kick start your spring and keep the good times rolling. What more could you ask for?

Line up:
Pumpkins (Xinxiang, Punk)
Lonely Leary (Beijing, Post Punk)
Qianchuan Drugstore (Beijing, Alt-Rock)
Briefs Dryer (Baoding, Indie rock)
Division Control (Tainjin, Post Punk)

时间/Time: 2017年4月2日 20:30
门票/Ticket: 50(presale)/70(door)
地点/Venue: 黄昏黎明俱乐部 (DDC)
地址/ADD: 北京市东城区美术馆后街山老胡同14号
Shanlao Hutong NO. 14, Dongcheng District
电话/Tel: 010-64078969
邮箱/Mail: DuskDawnClub@gmail.com