Beijing entrepreneurs have responded with skepticism to a recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article suggesting foreign businessmen were "heading home, disillusioned."
The phrase "all the world’s a stage" will take on extra resonance at Mao Live this Sunday afternoon, Dec 16, as the Haidian livehouse plays host to bands from India, Vietnam, and Africa for a world music showcase. Spearheaded EZFM of China Radio International, the show will feature the solo Indian performer Chaudhari Dilip Giridhar, the Vietnamese band Tran Nguyen (or Living Mythologies in English), Africa King Drum, and the Chinese act Soul Band.
Most musicians are music buffs, milling about packed clubs and jockeying to be part of a scene. But not iimmune.
“I don't really know much about Beijing's nightlife, and I don't go to the nightclubs except for my own performances,” the burgeoning local producer says, which would probably shock of fans who have seen him play synths, keys, and other DJing hardware onstage. Despite looking like a natural fit for the club during those sets, iimmune is instead an introvert who prefers making music over mingling on the dancefloor.
Beijing can be overstimulating place to live, to say the least. Let’s be real: sometimes even our sixth sense (the one that tells you when that stick of chuan'r will make you sick for the next two days) gets a decent workout. With such a wide variety of events, restaurants, and gigs to attend, we suggest bathing each of your five senses in one, if not all, of the nourishing goings-on below.
With the holiday season fast approaching you could be forgiven for starting to get into a bit of a panic about finishing your gift list. Luckily, Liangma International Jewel and Antique Market offers something of a one-stop shop for all your trinketry and tchotchke needs – and not just for the holidays. You may even discover a treat for yourself at one of the many vendors.
Popular Beijing brewery Slow Boat announced today (Dec 14) that they will be opening a new taproom in the central neighborhood Dengshikou shortly after Chinese New Year.
As if boosting the capital’s literary scene with their quarterly publication, numerous poetry readings, writing workshops, and a multitude of spinoff events wasn't enough, the Spittoon collective also took to the road to celebrate writing, music, and the joy that is creativity, outside of Beijing in 201, including stops in Chengdu, Suzhou, and Shanghai. What’s more, those events were captured in a twenty-two minute documentary dubbed That's What Spittoon Is that will be screened at Camera Stylo on Dec 15.
Your weekly dose of noisy happenings around town.
What's Up in Beer is our weekly rubdown of all things ale and suds. Lather yourself in the latest beery news, gossip, and openings all the while forgetting what exactly it was that you were meant to be doing. Don't worry, beer can fix that too.
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our eleven-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and wonderful of yesteryear.
