Nugget Celebrates Lofi Analog Sounds This Weekend With Cassette Store Day 2022

It’s the time of year for a bit of cheer, cozying up from the cold with the lofi joy that comes from cassettes – that’s right, Cassette Store Day is right around the corner, and it’s happening all weekend long at nugget.

This annual celebration of tunes in analog is officially celebrated from Oct 9-15, but, due to Covid-related stuff here in Beijing, our own celebrations had to be postponed to this month.

That being said, this holiest of holidays for cassette lovers is finally happening in the capital!

Celebrations kick off on Friday night, with the first of the Cassette Day concerts – starting off with lost memory machine, an indie pop duo that’s a musical project of nugget co-owner Dave Carey, as well as nugget record’s first ever cassette release, way back in 2019 before the hutong space had opened yet.

This act will be followed closely by the techno beats of looooooooongish cat, and the folk and bossa nova of Hazel Shang.

The next night’s concert has a more rock-forward lineup – punk rockers Sincerely Yours, Sergei, shoegazers The Claptraps, and Carey’s latest project, gilded forest.

Sunday brings the culmination of Cassette Store Day 2022: the music + merch market, an all-day market featuring tapes and vinyl records from the likes of nugget records, Daftpop Sounds, Eating Music, Whitelight, MaybeMars and Exchange>Buy Record Shop. Also on offer will be zines, prints, stickers and more, as well as tattoo artist April Song manning a pop-up tattoo station.

For those seasoned in the world of cassettes, vinyl and the like, or those just looking to get into analog and listen to some great local bands while at it – Cassette Store Day is the place to be this weekend!

Cassette Store Day 2022 is happening at nugget from Friday, Nov 11 to Sunday, Nov 13. Live music on Friday and Saturday begins at 8.30pm, and the Sunday music + merch market goes from 2-9pm. Tickets are RMB 80 pre-sale, RMB 90 at door or RMB 120 for a weekend pass. They can be purchased by scanning the QR code below.

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