Music

Women's Day celebration continues at School Bar!
Rock n' roll is not about gender or sexual orientation or genre or any labels people many times use. In celebration of this occasion, however, we have invited a handful of the best female fronted bands in Beijing to play some of their tunes on their special day!

You know them, you love them, Xiao Wang leads from the front tonight with their bombastic brand of kawaii-core! Also taking the stage tonight are grunge outfit Pure, in your face punk-glam-alternative rockers Pizza Face, and last but not least the introspective shoegazey New Generation!

RMB 60

Show write-up: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MDU5OTA4MA==&mid=2658810188&idx=1&sn=aaa8d6816ec74fe03ff0affa0c36c4f0&chksm=bdcccb8b8abb429d7fabccdf03ad3eaacfb5ce198e128802fd730c4b9ef4d3c5fdac6658d152&xtrack=1&scene=90&subscene=93&sessionid=1551704308&clicktime=1551704505&ascene=56&devicetype=android-23&version=27000334&nettype=3gnet&abtest_cookie=BAABAAoACwASABMABAAjlx4AVpkeAMuZHgDXmR4AAAA%3D&lang=en&pass_ticket=9X59QSua%2FrmRGAqVydAEUnwdTMrdGzEHPHKPeMG%2F%2BiurHJ7kcd%2FPXkFzEF%2F3m4ug&wx_header=1

Line-up:
Xiao Wang: https://site.douban.com/xiaowangsocute/
Pure: https://site.douban.com/chunchun/
Pizza Face: https://wap.showstart.com/artist/1109678
New Generation: https://wap.showstart.com/artist/161984

School Bar March Gig Guide: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/H6NfeSWSfCbEU9y6GH_zUQ
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

Awarded the International Prize for Pianistic Creativity, Cristina Casale is qualified by the specialists as a musician with a great temperament and expressivity.

Cristina Casale began to play the piano at the age of four under the supervision of her mother. She gave her first concert at the age of eight, so beginning a career as a concert pianist which has led her to play in major cities across Europe, United States and South America. She has studied with the professors Irina Zaritzkaja and Ilze Graubin from the Moscow Conservatory and also with the French pianist Emmanuel Ferrer. Stands out on this time her debut in the Palau de la Música Catalana with Chopin piano concerto n. 1.

On various occasions she has received musical advice from Alicia de Larrocha, earning between 1994 and 1998 several international awards in Spain -Berga, Manresa, Arjau, Barcelona- and Italy -Camillo Togni - specially for her interpretation of Spanish music. From 2004 and during ten years, she reduces drastically her musical career to live maternity and dedicate time to her three children.

In 2014 she returns to stage and has her debut in Weill Carnegie Hall in New York, within a concert tour around United States sponsorized by Freixenet. She offered commented concerts from an entirely Spanish music program, receiving a great acclaim from the public. In 2015, she is nominated to the City Prizes of Sant Cugat. This city is a referent in Catalonia for its artistic activity and creativity. This year Casale announced her third CD -Debut at Weill Carnegie Hall- with Spanish piano pieces by Granados, Falla, Albéniz, Soler and Mompou.

Casale refreshes the music scene with her genuine combination of temperament, musicality and outstanding virtuosity. With her interpretations and with her talent for communication, Casale has a way of expressing her passion for music and all the values that music contains through her commented concerts which she occasionally presents.

Ticketing ：https://h5.youzan.com/v2/goods/2oledpjksbhf8?redirect_count=1

Notice on Ticketing：

The performance lasts about one and half hours, please arrive 30 minutes before starting time. No seat numbers are allocated to the tickets, seat selection is based on "first come, first served" rule. Paper tickets are not needed, QR code and your name/mobile number will be checked against purchasing. Parking space is very limited, we recommend you come by taxi or public transport.

Children under 1.20 meters are free of charge, however, seats will be not secured when tickets are sold out.

Once a ticket is sold, it is final, not refundable or changable.

Japanese new-gen pop singer Mukai Taichi takes the stage at Omni Space on Friday, March 29th as part of a three-city tour. His influences come from the American South, bringing together elements from funk and jazz in his music. Get tickets before they sell out.

For more information or for tickets, visit: https://www.showstart.com/event/73888

American post-rockers Whale Fall appear at Omni Space on Wednesday, March 6th. The ambient and post-rock group has an indescribably sad, soft sound, making them one of the most interesting bands on the scene today. Catch them on their first China tour.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://www.showstart.com/event/77848

Swedish heavy metal rockers Arch Enemy appear at Omni Space on Sunday, March 24th. The group has spent more than 20 years propagating an unerring creed of technical excellence, songwriting genius and thunderous, irresistible live performance, accruing a huge global fan base along the way.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: www.247tickets.com/t/arch-enemy-beijing

Super School Fighter is the brainchild of GeiGei, aka Gu Jingping, aka Quick Shot signer, and aka long-time staple of the Beijing music scene. For the past 5+ years she has been booking gigs at School via her Super School Fighter project, and over the last couple years has settled into booking almost every Thursday evening show at School. Starting last summer SSF expanded beyond Beijing, and now books weekly/monthly shows in Shanghai, Chengdu, Xiamen, Wuhan, and elsewhere around China as well. With an eye out for new talent and wanting to discover bands just getting started, don't miss these shows at School Bar.

March SSF Gig write-up: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzU2NTczNzI4OQ==&mid=2247486720&idx=1&sn=b8e3cc1ecf2dbf9a1cd7693f8b1ccf10&chksm=fcb66f26cbc1e6300c74ea93bb33a4b85275b9f2888ce1d55763360f7c8e661ef2a04c415d9f&xtrack=1&scene=90&subscene=93&sessionid=1551412749&clicktime=1551412751&ascene=56&devicetype=android-23&version=27000334&nettype=WIFI&abtest_cookie=BAABAAoACwASABMABAAjlx4AWpkeAMuZHgDXmR4AAAA%3D&lang=en&pass_ticket=bIHcZ%2Bw9FiVWrqCNlJm09SHZl1cUcf6XUkAnorOGaxlki7485d2oghbp55ml5yU6&wx_header=1

All shows RMB 40 // RMB 30 in advance

March 7
Light the Night: https://site.douban.com/ltn/
Les Deux Chiens
Yǐnshì Xiǎo TiánBǐng

March 13
Huang Zihan: https://wap.showstart.com/artist/1800895
Li Haotian
Tan Xiaojun and Band: https://site.douban.com/tanxiaojun/

March 21
The Playcat: https://site.douban.com/theplaycat/
MingZi
Central Park

March 28
Di Liu Tian: https://wap.showstart.com/artist/1034756
Sense: https://wap.showstart.com/artist/442061
Yu Zijun X Zhang Ziwei: https://wap.showstart.com/artist/754298 / https://wap.showstart.com/artist/822038

Super School Fighter: https://site.douban.com/215772/

School Bar March Gig Guide: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/H6NfeSWSfCbEU9y6GH_zUQ
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

New local label Drunkard tonight (and tomorrow in Zhengzhou) holds Volume 3 of their "Glory of City" series!

School Bar is sure to be packed as Drunkard has put together one heck of a line-up.
On the docket are Maybe Mars and Modern Sky heavyweights Fazi up from Xi'an and The Fallacy making the trek in from Xinxiang. Also set to play are rising underground stars The Hotline, shoegaze psychedelic foursome Last Goodbye, avant-garde post-punk ensemble QianChuan YaoDian, and closing out the night is DJ Rturenahmean from the Dungeon Beijing crew!

If that wasn't enough, tonight School Bar manager Jocelyn celebrates her birthday - sure to get crazy!

RMB 120 // RMB 100 in advance
Advance tickets: https://www.showstart.com/event/75854

Show write-up: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MDU5OTA4MA==&mid=2658810188&idx=5&sn=a3abdede1a48db6bc97e348a4a4aecb5&chksm=bdcccb8b8abb429d9b4b876d71f6ed7669ea2168172f35d77e0877d7f964f06137fda41c1c8d&xtrack=1&scene=90&subscene=93&sessionid=1551704308&clicktime=1551704485&ascene=56&devicetype=android-23&version=27000334&nettype=3gnet&abtest_cookie=BAABAAoACwASABMABAAjlx4AVpkeAMuZHgDXmR4AAAA%3D&lang=en&pass_ticket=9X59QSua%2FrmRGAqVydAEUnwdTMrdGzEHPHKPeMG%2F%2BiurHJ7kcd%2FPXkFzEF%2F3m4ug&wx_header=1

Line-up:
Fazi: https://site.douban.com/FAZI/
The Fallacy: https://site.douban.com/fengyi/
The Hotline: https://site.douban.com/hotline/
Last Goodbye: https://site.douban.com/goodbye/
QianChuan YaoDian: https://site.douban.com/qcyd/
DJ Rturenahmean

School Bar March Gig Guide: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/H6NfeSWSfCbEU9y6GH_zUQ
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

Get dizzy at School Bar Wednesday and conquer the midweek hump with a little help from three great bands.

Set to lead from the front are out of control grunge/punk foursome The Reprobates, 4 young rockers being themselves on stage with their brand of hip-hop/punk Cypher T, and last but not least, Britpop indie rockers The Fastfood!

Show write-up: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MDU5OTA4MA==&mid=2658810188&idx=3&sn=b7ade788a687727aa0433538e04f9a30&chksm=bdcccb8b8abb429dc93b612e725990e6c995400e0829564420b7f0b65ae1a78a1071c00d82d0&xtrack=1&scene=90&subscene=93&sessionid=1551704308&clicktime=1551704436&ascene=56&devicetype=android-23&version=27000334&nettype=3gnet&abtest_cookie=BAABAAoACwASABMABAAjlx4AVpkeAMuZHgDXmR4AAAA%3D&lang=en&pass_ticket=9X59QSua%2FrmRGAqVydAEUnwdTMrdGzEHPHKPeMG%2F%2BiurHJ7kcd%2FPXkFzEF%2F3m4ug&wx_header=1

RMB 50

Line-up:
The Reprobates: https://wap.showstart.com/artist/1754679
Cypher T: https://wap.showstart.com/artist/1671295
The Fastfood: https://site.douban.com/sushichanpin/

School Bar March Gig Guide: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/H6NfeSWSfCbEU9y6GH_zUQ
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 Descendents are coming to China. Anyone who reads the previous sentence and doesn’t want to run to the nearest mosh pit or mug of coffee is in dire need of a crash course in “punk 101”.

The Descendents, who formed in 1977, are the earliest pioneers of US pop punk and have been at the forefront of the west coast hardcore punk movement since its genesis in the late 1970s. Founding drummer, Bill Stevenson, is one of the most recognizable and respected drummers of the genre having played for Black Flag during their most daring and genre bending years.

He and singer Milo Aukerman whose cartoon-y portrait adorns most of Descendents iconography (and an infinite number of tattoos), guitarist Stephen Egerton, bassist Karl Alvarez have made it their mission to remind the legions of fans that have followed in the wake of their massively influential debut LP “Milo Goes to College” that punk is and will always be dangerous, spontaneous, defiant, fast, emotional and most of all fun. Green Day, Blink 182, Fall Out Boy, A Day to Remember and so many more stadium filling mainstream punk bands have paid tribute to them. Rolling Stone, Spin, NME, Pitchfork and so many more publications have included them on their many lists of TOP punk bands.

These guys are the very cream of the crop and for their entire existence, they’ve been just out of reach for fans living in the Orient…until now. This April, The Descendents will for the first time play in the People’s Republic of China for 4 nights in 4 cities with Shanghai’s adopted punk sons Round Eye in support. Do yourself a favor, people, and come partake in the rad-age that is THE DESCENDENTS.

Get ready to jump, jive, & wail with one of Beijing's hottest party bands!

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