Noise Pollution: The Descendents, Warbly Jets, and Howie Lee
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I know, I know – most of you work on Sunday. But don’t let that stop you from taking the bull by the horns and charging full steam ahead this weekend for your live music kicks. Live music is working overtime this weekend, so let’s raise a glass to the musicians, bands, and fans keeping the flame lit and show them our support. Venture forth!
Friday, Apr 26
For those looking
to inject a little reggae into their night of rock and roll, look no
further – School Bar will have their cake and eat it as they invite
all-star ska outfit The Sailor's Grape (featuring members of P.K.14 and
Bedstars among others), long time reggae and folk veterans Long Jin, new
reggae ska group Wedge Cut, reggae lovers Yewai Leigei Zhinan, and last
but not least, reggae hip-hop collective the DB Bros.
RMB 100
Cangku's Stock
Music Festival brings together an array of diverse voices and bands to
Soi Baochao including newly formed indie rockers Tenzin Dolkar, UK
singer-songwriter Will Pope, lady killer Lil Yan (formerly of Rustic),
rockers Better Off Alive, and more.
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Shining Soundscape
– the new multi-media series taking the scene by storm (an artistic
performance that combines both digital painting and music, live in a way
in which the two mediums feedback to one another) makes its way to Aotu
Space. The duo behind the concept, the ambient spiritual punk doom duo
Guiguisuisui, fresh off the release of their new EP – which 'blends
minimal wave synths, trip-hop beats, and shoegaze guitars with samples
of traditional Chinese instruments and whispered poetry juxtaposed
against Chinese opera vocalizations' will be on hand.
RMB 60
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Saturday, Apr 27
A bit of a stretch
including electronic music in here, but Shanghai's 33EMYBW and Gooooose
are not your average producers and have been pushing the boundaries of
the electronic music for years. Tonight, 33EMYBW drops her newest album – DONG2 – a conceptual album that combines music and voices from the DONG
culture with the producer's trademark arachnid high-wire, adrenaline
pumping and aesthetically simulating soundscapes.
RMB 100
Los Angeles-based
but Brit pop at heart The Warbly Jets, fresh off the release of their
latest EP, Propaganda, and two years on the road with Oasis' Liam
Gallagher and the Dandy Warhols, bring their upbeat and bombastic live
show to Yue Space as part of their China tour. Support from one of
Beijing's own dance queens – indietronica veterans Da Bang.
RMB 220
Not sure how this
one flew under the radar, but three of China's most cutting-edge
electronic producers with be teaming up with three visual artists for a
live show unlike anything you've seen. The Do Hits! crew – headed by
Howie Lee and Jason Hou – and alongside Alex Wang – will be presenting
their mythology-rich, dystopian-frenzied, and sino-futurist soundscapes
alongside three visual artists with a knack for creating terrifying,
virtual worlds that pay tribute to everything from Egyptian
civilizations to A Brave New World.
RMB 150
Sunday, Apr 28
Milo goes to
Beijing! US pop-punk pioneers The Descendents, who formed in 1977, have
been at the forefront of the west coast hardcore punk movement since its
genesis in the late 1970s, influencing many of today's stadium-filling
punks such as Green Day, Blink 182 and Fall Out Boy. Founding drummer,
Bill Stevenson, is one of the most recognizable and respected drummers
of the genre, alongside singer Milo Aukerman, continue their reign of
dangerously alluring punk that's spontaneous, defiant, fast, emotional,
and most of all fun. Read our recent interview with Mr. Aukerman
himself, via the QR code above.
RMB 280
Spittunes returns
with their latest poetry and music collaboration tonight (which will be
going down in Gothenburg at the same time) with Daniel Rothwell and Jumi
Bello collaborating, followed by Anthony Tao with Liane Halton and
Brendan McCumstie, which will add in the element of live painting, with
finally Zuo Fei on hand giving translations of Chinese poetry.
RMB 60
A special
performance from the Guizhou orchestra, Golden Bamboo, who combine
native music from the southwest with modern day instruments and
innovation.
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Click on "Read more" at the bottom of this article for the full list of events.
Images: Live Beijing Music, courtesy of event organizers
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