Weekend Live Music Roundup: Yugong Yishan Sixth Anniversary, Creators Project, GBOB
I have heard this so many times from others: "I want to see more gigs, but always ended up at some club or party, because my friends like those." or something similar.
Who are those friends? OK, I have to admit it, I have them too. Sometimes, you would just miss a good gig like that. Hence I'm proud of myself that I resisted all other temptation and went to 2 Kolegas and Yugong Yishan last weekend and saw some young bands I wanted to see. A band which actually has been around for many years but has never been known by many people caught my attention at the GBOB: Residence A (A公馆). They handled their post-brit-rock style really well. Keep an eye on the GBOB, there could be more surprises.
Hopefully there will be no struggle for me this weekend: Yugong Yishan Sixth Anniversary and the Creators Project seem big enough to drag the party animals to our side.
Check the listing here for more, feel free to comment if we missed anything.
Friday (September 17)
Army of Jade Kirim, Logic Lose Control
Metal heads gather, it’s time to get brutal. RMB 60, RMB 50 (advance). 8pm. MAO Livehouse
Folk Fiction
Three bands: The Pink Chimneys, Mr. Wolf and Ping Pong Diplomacy bring you sixties pop and folk rock. Free. 8.30pm. Hot Cat Club
Global Battle of the Bands (Heat 3)
Literally the "Heat 2", since last weekends event got cancelled. RMB 15. 10pm. D-22
Longjin
Reggae, funk, dub. Longjin warms up the night. RMB 40. 9pm. 2 Kolegas
Shi Xiaofei, Wang Shengnan
Good place to hide from the big party scenes tonight, quiet girls singing folk songs with Lonely China Day's He Feng as guest guitar player. RMB 40, RMB 30 (advance). Jiang Hu Liveshow Bar.
Welcome New Students
Celebrate the starting of the new semester with post punk, metal, hardcore and gothic. Lineup includes Needle, Point Eight and Out of Control. RMB 40. 9.30pm. 13 Club
Yugong Yishan Sixth Anniversary: Part One
Day one of two features live music from Re-TROS, Free the Birds, Long Shen Dao and more. RMB 50, RMB 30 (advance). 9pm. Yugong Yishan
Saturday (September 18)
Ember Swift
Ember Swift brings her folktronica project to The Bookworm (6503 2050). Free. 8pm. The Bookworm
Global Battle of the Bands (Heat 4)
It will be determined who will be in the Beijing Final of GBOB after this one. RMB 15. 9pm. 2 Kolegas
Hanggai Music Festival
The best folk musicians in China gather at Shunyi following the Mongolian Folk band Hanggai. RMB 150, RMB 130 (advance). 2pm. Anlilong Resort
Jimi Hendrix' night
Purple Smog covers Jimi Hendrix' work on the 40th death anniversary of the guitar god. RMB 50. 9.30pm. 13 Club
Rock School
Rustic, Mr. Graceless, Lazy Camels and Me Guan Me gather at Wudaokou. RMB 40, RMB 30 (students). 10pm. D-22
Xu Fengxia, Li Tieqiao
Check out this ensemble of the most traditional Chinese instruments and Western music. RMB 50, RMB 40 (advance, students). 9pm. Jiang Hu Liveshow Bar
Sunday (September 19)
Burket
Regular flamingo night with Burket. Free. 9pm. Hot Cat Club
The Discounts
They bring you funk and reggae, claim that they'll "deliver a live show with passion and intensity rarely witnessed outside of the bedroom." RMB 40. 9pm. Yugong Yishan
Zhou Laoda + Zhou Shengjun
You can never have enough folk at Wudaokou. RMB 30, RMB 20 (students). 9pm. D-22
September 17-19
The Creators Project
A three-day art festival contains all kinds of creativity. Live music part features New Pants, Queen Sea Big Shark, White+ and more. Free (RSVP needed). 798 Art District
