10 Bangin’ Nightlife Events
Another rowdy weekend approaches, let's raise the roof of multiple venues across the city, shall we? Expect a big night at Arkham, the usual revelry at Celia and Le Baron and a few big names kicking about town. Check out our top 10 nightlife picks.
Wednesday
John Jam Session @ Shake
Address: 3/F, 46 Maoming Lu
Price: Free
One of the city’s longest-running jam sessions goes down tonight at Shake, Shanghai’s house of funk and soul. This is a great night to hear veteran musicians and up-and-coming talent perform covers, originals and pure improvisation on a warm sound system.
Thursday
More @ Le Baron
Address: 7/F 20 Donghu Lu
Price: free entry (face control policy on the door)
Lina K Nights @ Celia
Address: 298 Xingfu Lu
Price: RMB 100 includes one drink
Thursday’s are for Lina K Nights. Joined weekly by guest djs, friends, and the Mini Disco Ball Dance Floor Mafia. Dedicated especially to your ears, filled with techno to deep tech to whatever makes you dance. Everything beyond commercia. Everything beyond mainstream.
Friday
Silk roads sounds experience @ Arkham
Address: 168 Julu Lu
Price: RMB 150
As creative tribes from the East and West continue to intertwine both online and offline, Yeti Out launches its record label; Silk Road Sounds paying homage to local regions through innovative music sampling. Silk Road Sounds Vol 1 merged underground frequencies from Cantonese Trap, Turkish psychedelic beat, Tokyo grime, UK Funky, to deconstructed electronica from Saigon.
Silent Disco @ The Mansion
Address: Dynasty Villa - B18, 851 Hongjing Lu,
Price: RMB 100 includes 5 drinks, plus head phone rental.
Mansion basement club will be banging vinyl only for Friday night with three DJs who together share of 60 years of DJ experience: Mantis, DJ/prometer in Shenzhen, Allan Marshall, Yeti Shanghai and Fane, Mansion Resident. The 1st floor will be turned into a disco paradise where 3 teams battle each other on a high quality Silent Disco system: Team Red: Come Correct Crew, Hiphop Team Green: Open Deck, register Tommy-Hendriks Team Blue: The Mansion DJs, Disco/Electronic Basement: Fane Mantis Allan Marshall. Headphone rental RMB 100, RMB 50 refund when returned.
Sevdaliza Shanghai @ Bandai Namco Dream Hall
Address: 179 Yichang Lu
Price: RMB 300
Born in Tehran and raised in Amsterdam, Sevdaliza's a self-taught singer, songwriter, director and composer. Her enigmatic tunes create rhythmic, tension-filled mood music. With husky vocals contrasted against precise basslines and sharp harmonies, she draws a little from Portishead, a bit from Bjork, and Velvet-Rope Era Janet Jackson. It's delicate but intense.
DJ Toy @ Le Baron
Address: 7/F 20 Donghu Lu
Price: free entry (face control policy on the door)
DJ TOY, born Allyson Toy, is a Shanghai/NYC based DJ and music industry professional who is as sought after for her talent behind the turntables as her experience working with artists worldwide. DJ TOY seamlessly bridges hip hop, R&B, dance and sounds of the global underground, making her a versatile performer perfect for any crowd.
Saturday
D-Unity @ Arkham
Address: 168 Julu Lu
Price: RMB 100
Techno Train team up with Toxic Entertainment to bring you an infamous techno artist from Canada D-Unity, who currently is central figure in the Canadian electronic music scene, with a very busy touring schedule, playing across Europe, Asia, America. He’s played some of the world’s top 49 30006 49 14942 0 0 1827 0 0:00:16 0:00:08 0:00:08 3617 49 30006 49 14942 0 0 1604 0 0:00:18 0:00:09 0:00:09 3503 clubs such as: Egg (London, UK), Womb (Japan), Pacha (USA), Stereo (Canada) and other renowned venues in the lands of Europe, South America & Asia.In the past 2 years he has released music on 2 one of the biggest underground labels “Suara” & “Intec” which are managed by 2 of the world’s top techno Dj’s Carl Cox & Coyu. Miiia (Co:motion), Aida (TechNOrules), Lina K (Techno Train) on support
Cézaire @ Le Baron
Address: 7/F 20 Donghu Lu
Price: free entry (face control policy on the door)
Child of the G-Funk, raised in rhythmic powerful and groovy of the years 80'et and 90 ', Cézaire is for the electronic music, that was the movement " French Touch " at the dawn of the new millennium, the permanent musical renewal doubled of imperceptible one note of freshness. CEZAIRE is the founder of the trendy label ROCHE MUSIQUE.
Egyptian Lover @ Dada
Address: 115 Xingfu Lu
Price: RMB 100 before midnight, RMB 130 after
Los Angeles native Egyptian Lover is internationally recognized as a pioneer of West Coast hip hop and helped bring electro rap to the masses, while influencing many DJs and MCs in his wake since the early ‘80s. The first West Coast rapper/producer to achieve international success, Egyptian Lover paved the way for the early West Coast hip hop pioneers like Dr Dre, Eazy E, Rodney O, Snoop Dogg, King Tee, among others.
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