Music

Punk night at School Bar! Just drink!

Yep, that about says it all.

Tonight Anti-Flag worshipers The Flyx and all girl punk band Free Sex Shop invade the School Bar stage!

Joining them are a yet to be named band from Yunnan currently in town - vague? - yes - but you will like it!

Show write-up: http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3b6Kkowpasv0gF1tSEJlAw

RMB 40

Line-up:
The Flyx: https://site.douban.com/theflyx/
Free Sex Shop: https://site.douban.com/FSS/
......and another band!

School Bar March Calendar of Shows: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/W844uEMexp0GzdrvwHYH0Q

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

Tonight China's preeminent sleazy glam hard rockers Los Crasher are set to play a special School Bar showcase show. After not having graced the School Bar stage for a couple years now, Los Crasher are ready to strike with a vengeance and unleash an eclectic set list spanning their whole career. Best to catch the band while you can, as their 2018 schedule will be filled with another tour of China and also a jaunt into Europe!

Opening up the night are friends and fellow rock n' rollers with a bluesy vibe from Lynard Skynard to glam punk type stylings of Guns n' Roses, Ramblin' Roze!

Join us!

Show write-up: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/BvkMxgWqihqVKWvsrXed8A

RMB 80 // RMB 60 in advance

Line-up:
Los Crasher: https://site.douban.com/crasher/
Ramblin' Roze: https://site.douban.com/ramblinroze/

School Bar March Calendar of Shows: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/W844uEMexp0GzdrvwHYH0Q

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

Spring is in the air and local promoters QingChun ZhiZao have lined up a Friday night of rock n' roll for your indulgence.

Set to take the stage are self-described post-Brit-pop rockers Rhythm Traveler, pop rock fivesome Mr. Freeman, artsy indie rockers Self Portrait, and last but not least, pop-punk ensemble Panda Eyes!

Show write-up: http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/BipxaAvePPQqZ1lYyfY2qQ

RMB 100 // RMB 80 in advance
Free beer with ticket purchase!

Line-up:
Rhythm Traveller: https://site.douban.com/jiezoulvxingjia/
Mr. Freeman: https://site.douban.com/freeman/
Self Portrait: https://site.douban.com/selfportrait/
Panda Eyes: https://site.douban.com/pandaeyesband/

QingChun ZhiZao: https://site.douban.com/qingchunzhizao/

School Bar March Calendar of Shows: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/W844uEMexp0GzdrvwHYH0Q

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

In celebration of Women's Day, School Bar has organized a special "Girls KO Big Brothers" gig! Set to play and take the stage are a handful of ladies currently making noise in the scene!

More accustomed to playing larger stages and festivals, Finger Family will engulf School this evening with their catchy brand of pop-punk! Joining them are happy-go-lucky rockers Candy Monster, rioooott girl foursome Quick Shot, and rounding out the line-up, all girl punk band Free Sex Shop!

Also be sure to wish Free Sex Shop drummer and School Bar manager Jocelyn a happy birthday!

Show write-up: http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/QJRJY_iM6Q2zl-P2DE3u-Q

RMB 80 // Ladies free!

Line-up:
Finger Family: https://site.douban.com/fingerfamily/
Candy Monster: https://site.douban.com/candymonster/
Quick Shot: https://site.douban.com/QUICKSHOT/
Free Sex Shop: https://site.douban.com/FSS/

School Bar March Calendar of Shows: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/W844uEMexp0GzdrvwHYH0Q

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

Boplicity Studio is a recent addition to the Beijing music scene. Made up of some of the areas best Cool Bop and Hard Bop musicans, Boplicity Studio is dedicated to playing popular American Jazz from the late 1950's and 1960's. Composers such as Horice Silver, Herbie Hancock, Gil Evans, Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter as well as many other great musicans, are the bands main influences and direction. Combining this 1960's music with a modern interpretation and performed by the areas top Hard Bob musicans will for sure be a musical experience especially unique every night. This is Boplicity Studio.

Band Members:
Matthew Parker - Trumpet
Joe Longardner - Tenor Saxophone
Doug Martin - Guitar
ET - Bass
Fiach O'Briain- Drums

Matthew Parker

Joe Londgarner

Joe Longardner has recently relocated to Beijing, China. Joe has been living in China for the past 5 years performing and teaching Jazz Music. Joe has performed his original music in some of Asia's top Jazz Clubs in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul and Bangkok and has performed in a few European and Asian Jazz Festivals. He has an Undergraduate degree in Jazz from Butler University and a Masters Degree in Jazz Studies from the University of South Florida, both in the United States. Joe also studied composition at the Escuela de Musica Creativa in Madrid, Spain.

Doug Martin

American guitarist, Doug Martin, started studying music at age 12. For the first few years of playing he studied rock and blues guitar. His early influences at that time were wide ranging from Joe Satriani, to Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Rush, as well as Freddy King and others. His early blues influences naturally led him to discover notable jazz pioneers such as Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, Django Reinhardt and George Benson.

E.T. (徐广君)

Guangjun Xu (ET), a great talent bass player who lives in Beijing. He studied traditional Chinese music with his father when he was a boy. Affecting by his cousin, he started to study double bass in 1999.
Guangjun Xu was graduated from MIDI Music College; he studied Jazz music from many famous jazz musicians in China, such as: Hongwei Kong (Golden Buddha)， Yong Huang, Ling Zhang, Yue Liu…etc.
Guangjun Xu started to perform on stage when he was 17 years old, he has been cooperated with many world well known Jazz music to perform the Jazz music.

Fiach Ó Briain
Fiach has had the privelege of attending workshops and classes with modern jazz legends including; Jeff Ballard, Chander Sarjoe, Edu Ribero, Jim Black, Tom Rainey and Ralph Peterson.

In 2015 Fiach relocated to Beijing and since then has been an active member of the Beijing music scene, performing with artist of many styles including Tia Ray, 斯琴格日乐，and 王韵壹. Fiach has also performed with many International musicians touring in China such as Laurent Maur…etc.

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Indie rock, psychedelic, electronica, Noise

Redundant Seconds is an indie rock/ punk band set up in and got their first show at the ‘Old What Bar’ in 2010. We have an album out 'Come Back To Beijing'

Drums: Elliot Zon (China)

Bass: Lluc Sitjas Hsu (Catalonia)

Guitar/ Vocals: Sid Silwal (Nepal)

Buy presale tickets here

Monesque & the White Russian

Monesque & the White Russian are an original indie pop guitar duet. One half Dutch-Australian and the other half Russian.

Andrew Little

Andrew Little is a folk artist from Dallas, Texas, United States. Influenced by traditional Appalachian and also modern folk, his songwriting takes an introspective, emotionally cathartic approach to the genre. He composes his music alone and his songs typically feature only banjo or guitar, but he has also performed his music with full bands around Houston and Dallas, Texas. Currently, Little is studying Chinese at Tsinghua University and has several revamped folk versions of classic Chinese songs he occasionally performs. He plans to soon move from songwriting and performing into recording.

Head to the Goethe Institute for a free (digital) concert as new conductor Kirill Petrenko makes his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic. The orchestra will play a programme that includes Mozart, John Adams and Tchaikovsky, so there should be something for everyone.

For more information on the concert, visit: https://www.douban.com/event/30181782/

Catch multi-instrumentalist Xu Chen at Jianghu on March 15th. Growing up in Xinjiang, teenaged Xu was influenced by 60’s and 70’s rock as well as traditional music, and seeks to integrate folk-rock elements into traditional Chinese songs.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://www.showstart.com/event/47580

The Radiance’s Steve Blaque appears at Mogu Space on March 9th in advance the release of the band’s Double A Side Single on March 22nd. He’s joined by singer-songwriter Eric 'Ol' Buck' Allen, who brings the soulful sounds of America's heartland to the Beijing stage and Raymond, a folk artist and sitar player influenced by the sounds of the 60’s.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://www.showstart.com/event/47565