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9pm, La Fabrique, Shanghai,  Toote6 is a duo by tootekool and B6 cover charge 40 RMB/ person 10pm, 13 Club, Beijing Punk band Reflector performs at 13 Club,RMB 30/ticket 9:30pm, Nameless Highland, Beijing ""Sound Rock Vol.1" Release, artists include Man Yan/The Sky/Jelly/Mike Zhang Zhang and, a secret guest 8pm, Cherry Lane ...

10 pm, D-22, Beijing  30 years ago on Sept. 16, the Velvet Underground returned to New York from their disastrous West Coast trip. Come celebrate the incomprehension with performances by local musicians, including Hang on the Box, Carsick Cars, Scoff, and others. 9 pm, 13 Club, Beijing "Tianjin Rock Drops by", bands include ...

9:30 pm Beijing Sound Fragment at Nameless Highland 8 pm The Star Live House- Painkiller Magazine 6th Anniversary, bands include Hades/Suffocated/Yaksa/Last Chance of Youth/Nether Flute Address: 3F of Tango, 79 Heping Xijie (near the Lama Temple subway station), Dongcheng District, Beijing 9:30 pm Punk Restless 2006, bands The ...

Located in a small corner of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, One Way Street Library has begun to attract people's attention with its unique features. Actually, “One Way Street Library” is not exactly a traditional library but a distinctive bookstore. The difference is it's most concerned with how to foster its public ...

(updated: we heard the news that tanghui has forced to cancel all the live shows after september 1.) This Beijing band Queensea Big Shark (houhai da shayu) claims their sound is dance rock which, obviously, is going to make you wanna dance. The young band gets pretty rave reviews in Beijing, so be sure to check them out, this Friday, ...

Hidden behind the noodle stands inside the south gate of Workers' Stadium is a narrow tree-lined path. At the end of the lane, like a mirage appearing amidst the forest of Beijing's ugly concrete structures, stands the sparkling China Lounge. Floor-to-ceiling windows give outsiders a glimpse of elaborate, crystal designs, soft ...

Beijing needs more bars like Sino-Chu, an intimate hole-in-the-wall venue, situated on a whimsical tree-lined street, away from dance floors stuffed with inebriated youngsters and bars dedicated to keeping them buzzed. If you're the type who'd rather sip a smart cocktail without worrying about getting tequila sloshed on your ...