Music

Come celebrate China's Valentine's Day with a night of heart-swooning hip-shacking as curated by a handful of the best bands in Beijing that will get you dancing.

Returning to School after what seems like months away are China's answer to The Strokes - Byebye Noise, electro Britpop rockers The Diagon Alley, disco dance-punks that have been turning heads in a big way lately Brickleberry, and last but not least, the smooth ambient pop-rock vibes of Jeaqi!

Show write-up: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ZcZq-f0kwjH71Hb_tBZ-XQ

RMB 80 // RMB 60 in advance // RMB 77 for two lovebirds (guy-girl/girl-girl/guy-guy all welcomed)
Advance tickets: https://wap.showstart.com/event/61185

Line-up:
Byebye Noise: https://site.douban.com/baizaoyin/
The Diagon Alley: https://site.douban.com/DiagonAlley/
Brickleberry: https://site.douban.com/Brickleberry/
Jeaqi: https://site.douban.com/jeaqiapeiron/

School Bar August Calendar of Shows: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ZmWbghidGaWY6XSiPCwfNw

School Bar: http://site.douban.com/school/

Follow School Bar on WeChat for all the latest show info, last minute updates/secret shows, interviews, and more! WeChat ID: schoollivebar

Come to celebrate this Wednesday evening and celebrate the weekend early with a eclectic line-up of four diverse and captivating acts.

Set to play are bluesy pop ensemble The Story Teller, "nature" (as in the outdoors) rockers Mao Ba Shi, heavy EDM dubstep act Synth Cells, and rounding out the line-up, straight out of the US, insane trio war/n/t that is better left to be witnessed in person.

RMB 40

Line-up:
The Story Teller: https://wap.showstart.com/artist/226494
Mao Ba Shi: https://wap.showstart.com/artist/1315589
Synth Cells: https://wap.showstart.com/artist/1275928
war/n/t: https://wap.showstart.com/artist/1135947

School Bar August Calendar of Shows: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ZmWbghidGaWY6XSiPCwfNw

School Bar: http://site.douban.com/school/

Follow School Bar on WeChat for all the latest show info, last minute updates/secret shows, interviews, and more! WeChat ID: schoollivebar

The Ensemble Etoile is oboist Xue Shunjie, erhu artist Dai Shenghua and classical guitarist Fan Wei. Join them at Temple for an evening of western classics, including works by JS Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Edvard Greig and a special performance of Faure’s Sicilienne.

For more information or for tickets, visit: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/iLc528JsIKoV4amaGXvxvg

Singer Ellen’s Duo, consisted of Ellen and her Husband Xiao Long, are good at Funk, R&B, Raggae, Blues, Jazz etc. They were participants of the talent show in China in the year 2016-2018. Won high praise from all judges and audience. "If you never heard Eleen singing, your nightlife in Beijing is not complete."

Ellen’s Jazz Band是由歌手Ellen，吉他手小龙组成的。二位国内知名音乐人，擅长Funk、 R&B、雷鬼、Blues、Jazz等现代音乐演唱。 歌手Ellen于2016年参加录制云南卫视《中国情歌汇》节目，并与节目第十一期播出。 于2016年参加浙江卫视《梦想的声音》录制，并于第五期播出。导师羽•泉、张惠妹，萧敬腾、田馥甄，林俊杰。都给予Ellen很高的评价。 吉他手小龙，同年与Ellen一起登上梦想的声音舞台，并且担任多位原创歌手乐队吉他手。参与多次音乐直播现场节目录制。

This is it, friends, our most appropriately named debut album, "Odyssey", is finally coming out! And what an odyssey it was indeed...after one year of recordings, production and working alongside numerous visual artists from Beijing and beyond to deliver an awesome looking opus, we've reached the end of the rainbow. Come celebrate with us on September 14th at Temple Livehouse, our official release party. Preparations for the event are underway and, although we don't want to give too much away for the moment, trust me when I say it ain't gonna be your usual night out!

FUNKY SUNDAY - WITH DJ PETER STONE
What is better than sipping on fresh cocktails on a sunny terrace to recover from a long weekend. On Sunday, DE REFTER cocktails are all at 48RMB.
DJ Peter Stone will play some funky tunes to wake you up and energize your inner vibes again.

Jazz and hip hop fusion brand SlowPulse brings top jazz artists to The Bricks for a dialogue and discussion on jazz. Hear about innovation and improvisation from electronic producer Wen Liang, trumpeter J Kyle Gregory and guitarist Simone Schirru.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://www.showstart.com/event/62431

Join the foremost gay choir in the USA, the Portland Gay Men's Chorus, under the direction of trailblazing artistic director Bob Mensel, for a fun performance in partnership with the Beijing Queer Chorus. The programme will include American and Chinese traditional and folk songs.

For more information or for tickets, visit: https://ac.lingxi360.com/activity/capyw3m54kreo867m8m3692vnxglzq71?utm_bccid=ca4lkpryz7m38qd93eqlyd9vxe2n15wo

For eight years, pangbianr has represented the underground music scene in Beijing (and beyond) with finesse and respect. The platform and its de facto leader Josh Feola are heading to Shanghai for good and they’re throwing a farewell party at fRUITYSPACE – expect live sets from Bye Bye Thanks for the Fish (SUBS avant-garde folk project), Simon Frank (of Hot & Cold), and producer Menghan. Plus, wicked DJ sets from Nevin Domer, Krish Raghav, and more. It’s gonna be emotional and a heck ton of fun. FREE 

As a solo artist, Kamau mixes jazz chords, soul rhythm, slide guitar, blues riffs and percussive styles with lyrics that have been called pop but personal and full of soul. You may have heard him rip the blues with Great Buffalo Blues or shred chords with his rock band D. Cortisol, but his solo work is a lush and carefully woven narrative of music, lyrics and stories that together are quite an experience, a musical road trip not to be missed.

TYZ is a South African singer-songwriter, musician and producer based in Beijing, China. He started writing lyrics in primary school to hip hop songs on the radio. After high school he joined the metal band Killing The Undead as a vocalist. He has been a part of many music projects across many genres from Electronic and Hip Hop to Rock and Pop.

TYZ currently plays solo as a singer-songwriter as well as being the guitarist and vocalist for tydiknots and MUTI, bassist and backup Vocalist for Bang Bang Mary and Shitty Sister and is also an electronic music producer. See them for free on Saturday.

For more information or for tickets, visit: https://www.showstart.com/event/61856