Blog Tag - Temple Bar

2021 Year in Review: We Bade Farewell To, Part 1
The year 2021 has been filled with twists and turns, making us all the more ready to bid it farewell. But Beijing wasn’t too bad of a place to spend...
After 9 Years of "Romanesque" Debauchery, Temple Bar Officially Shuts Its Doors
Temple opened the same year I started LiveBeijingMusic. I can still vividly recall my first night there in late December 2011, after wandering...
Aotu Space and Temple Bar Unveil "Pay It Forward" Plans
With the exception of e-commerce, streaming sites, and mask producers, there’s hardly an industry that was spared by COVID-19. Everything from...
Raise a Glass to (And Insert Your Earplugs For) Temple and DDC's Joint Anniversary Week
I don’t think people quite appreciate how good we have it regarding the handful of music venues in Gulou and nearby that are still going strong. If...
Shenzhen's Scrappy Rockers m0tt Bid China Farewell With Doubleheader This Weekend
Often seen as a city with no discerning personality, a city designed for hordes of tech startups and with them the rotating suits and modern city...
Brace Yourself for Japanese Cheer Punk Band Ni-Hao!'s "Sounds Like Yelling"
Listening to Ni-Hao!’s 2016 release No Respect is akin to participating in a triathlon. Scratch that. It's akin to finding yourself on a booby-trap-...
 过年How?: How Pink of Temple Bar Rocks Out During CNY
We quiz some long-term Beijingers on how they intend to spend this year's Chinese New Year and hopefully uncover some horror stories along the way....
Live out Your Slasher Fantasies with Scare the Children at Temple Bar This Friday
Whether or not metal or horror is your jam, you have to admire the commitment, craft, and vision of the multi-national four-piece Scare the Children...
Beijing Underground's Djang San Sheds Light on the City's Music via Summer Music Days, Jun 29-24
It's shaping up to be a busy summer for Djang San. Having been involved in last week's Grand Slam at Yue Space and the recent Loreli Affordable Art...
Strumming From the Trump Heartland to Mexicao City: Troubadour Todd Clouser Talks Breaking Down Walls With Song Ahead of Dec 27 and 28 Beijing Gigs
A border under threat of becoming a wall, inciting bitter division and fear of the other. Though these current US domestic affairs loom large, Todd...
State of the Arts: Liu Yujia’s Beach, Constellations and Experimental Films Revisited With an Audio Twist
State of the Arts is our regular arts column whereby we take a look at the newest moves in Beijing's creative scene and highlight art news as well as...
The Secrets of Temple Bar – What the Mystery on Aug 26 Possibly Be?
Temple Bar has announced a curious three-day musical feast casually titled “Marshall’s Birthday Bash.” The only text under a vintage-style, alien-...
DP Temple Goes Hard, Celebrating 6 Years of Being Beijing's Primo Rock Bar
Temple, the epicenter for all things down and dirty, celebrates six years of rocking and rolling with an all-week anniversary showcasing some of the...
R Stevie Mac and the Mac Daddies Set to Debut New Original Tunes at Temple, May 13
Since forming two years ago Stevie Mac and The Mac Daddies have kept us covered in every sense of the word, not only playing a multitude of gigs at...
A Closer Look at the Bar & Club Awards: Best Live Music Venue
With the "A Closer Look" series, we raise our glasses in recognition of the Beijinger 2016 Bar & Club Award winners, before giving a toast (in...