Beijing Weekly Gig Guide: July 27-Aug 2
July 27-29: Temple 5th Anniversary Week
It’s Temple’s 5th anniversary and they’re celebrating with a lineup of great shows all week long. Wednesday (tonight) is garage and punk rock night, Thursday will feature hard rock and glam rock bands, Friday will be all about metal and heavy rock, Saturday will be fusion night (with a mystery band) and on Sunday it's time to party.
Wed-Fri, July 27-29; 10pm. Temple Bar, 202, Building B, 206 Gulou Dong Dajie, by Baochao Hu Tong, Dongcheng 东城区鼓楼东大街206号B楼202, 近宝钞胡同（131 6107 0713）
July 29: Ex-Punishment in Beijing
Hong Kong noise-rock band, The Yours is coming back to Beijing this Friday. But this time around they have an entirely different name: Ex-Punishment. Expect to hear a darker, more aggressive sound from the group. David Boring and Gate to Otherside will also take the stage at what promises to be a loud and gritty affair.
Fri July 29. 9.30pm, RMB60. School Bar, 53 Wudaoying Hutong, by Andingmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang 朝阳区五道营胡同53号（6402 8881）
July 29: Bye Bye Kitty Band @ Modernista
This one’s for all of you 90s kids out there. Nineties rock cover band Bye Bye Kitty is going to be playing a set straight from one of our favorite decades. Expect a lot of Nirvana, Blink 182, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day and lots more.
Fri July 29, 10pm. Free entry. Modernista, 44 Baochao Hutong, Dong Cheng 东城区鼓楼东大街宝钞胡同44号（136 9142 5744）
July 30: Maybe Mars High Saturation! Showcase
Maybe Mars is pulling out all the stops with their High Saturation! showcase. Alpine Decline, indie-rockers Dream Can's, Ex-Punishment and White+ will be flaunting their musical prowess at Yugong Yishan on Saturday.
Sat July 30, 9.30pm. RMB80 (presale)/RMB100 (door). Yugong Yishan, 3-2 Zhangzizhong Lu, Dongcheng 东城区张自忠路3-2号（6404 2711）
July 30: Violette & The Hunters
Violette & The Hunters really need no introduction. As always, they’ll be wowing the audience with their signature jazz, R&B and pop tunes at Modernista on Saturday.
Sat July 30, 10pm; Free entry. Modernista, 44 Baochao Hutong, Dong Cheng 东城区鼓楼东大街宝钞胡同44号（136 9142 5744）
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