Archives for: November 13, 2009

HANGGAI Wu JunDe & Traveler

[ December 24, 2009; 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] This Inner-Mongolian band has earned a glut of admirers in Beijing and influential music website Pitchfork’s accolades for their throat singing-meets-rock’n’roll debut album “Introducing Hanggai”.

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  • Tickets: Rmb 50

LI DAIGUO

[ December 16, 2009; 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] This performer is highly infectious – current Chengdu resident, American Chinese improvisor, composer and street musician Li Daiguo has been known to play violin, viola, cello, pipa, nanyin pipa, huqin (including erhu, sihu,banhu erxuan), flute (xiao, nan-xiao [also called shakuhachi], hulusi, koudi and bawu), the Zimbabwean mbira, kalimba and clarinet.

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  • Tickets: Rmb 30

JESS MEIDER – CANCELED !!

[ December 30, 2009; 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Jess Meider’s songwriter performance showcases an acoustic set of her old songs, as well as new tunes not available on her cds.

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  • Tickets: Rmb30

TRIBUTE TO THE MASTERS

[ December 27, 2009; 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm. ] “Mystery”the Middle East tambourine and belly dance group special performance for the first time.

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  • Tickets: Rmb 20

SECTION 6

[ December 26, 2009; 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Your dreams have been fulfilled! Beijing’s only live and direct Hip-hop party is back and in full effect! DJS Wesley and Jia Ming will be bumping a connoisseur’s selection of Reggae, funk, hip hop and old-school, accompanied by the New York heavy hitter DJ Lo Mang.

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  • Tickets: Rmb 30

ABIGAIL WASHBURN & FRIENDS

[ December 12, 2009; 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] For the seventh time since 2004, bilingual singer / songwriter and banjo player Abigail Washburn returns to China for another extremely limited number of performances.

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  • Tickets: RMB70 (50 presale)

ICE GOLD OF KINGDOM

[ December 23, 2009 9:30 pm to December 24, 2009 8:30 pm. ] Say goodbye to the old Gia (Hang On The Box, Girl Kill Girl) and get to know the new Gia, your Ice Gold queen!

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  • Tickets: Rmb50/40(advance / students)

IMMACULATE MACHINE CHINA TOUR 2009

[ December 19, 2009; 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Canadian indie-pop lullabies and folk-rock gems. Try to envision an elegant symbiosis of punk, pop, and folk sensibilities muddied up with a heap of good ol’ Northwestern indie grunge.

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  • Tickets: RMB 50

MY LITTLE AIRPORT

[ December 18, 2009; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Hong Kong indie band My Little Airport’s music is twee, their aesthetic coy with Casio keyboards and lightweight call-and-response ditties about “toddling” in the zoo and forbidden romances.

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  • Tickets: Rmb 180

ASHRAM(Italy) CHINA TOUR 2009 – Beijing

[ December 11, 2009; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Ashram delivers a neo-classical sound that is at once both beautiful and somber, shadowed and glimmering.

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  • Tickets: Rmb200/150 (presale – 200 tickets limited)