Beijing Weekly Gig Guide: Mar 29-Apr 4
Mar 31: Mobby Kingdom
Indie rockers Mobby Kingdom have been traversing the Mainland on their current tour. The Nanjing-based band will be stopping off at School Bar on Friday. Britpop band Secret Club and alt-rock group Silent Speech will also perform.
Fri Mar 31, 9pm-12am; RMB100. School Live Bar, 53 Wudaoying Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区五道营胡同53号(6402 8881)
Mar 31: Cosmic Child
Cosmic Child is currently touring around China. The Singapore-based shoegaze group will be stopping off at Hot Cat Club on Friday night along with Last Goodbye.
Fri Mar 31, 9pm. Hot Cat Club, 46 Fangjia Hutong (just south of Guozijian Jie), Dongcheng 东城区方家胡同46号(6400 7868)
Apr 1: Free Sex Shop, Skin Bad, XianTong & Moland
Cold Neo is bringing an epic night of music to School on Saturday. Punk band Skin Bad, post-rockers XianTong and pop rockers Moland are all performing. The ladies of Free Sex Shop will also be taking the stage.
Sat Apr 1, 9pm-midnight; RMB80 (door) / RMB50 (presale). School Live Bar, 53 Wudaoying Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区五道营胡同53号(6402 8881)
Apr 1: First Boom
Yugong Yishan has planned five hours of heavy metal and rock on Saturday. A ton of bands will perform including CMCB, City, Saw, Laisee, Fearless, Need a Name, Drunkard, Fukedaifu, Devil Mask, Dr. V'Agent, The Uncrowned, Ephemerality, Army of Jade Kirin, Scar Constitution, The Skin I Live In, Nuclear Bomb and Changchun. Jeez, we're exhausted just listing all the bands.
Sat Apr 1, 5-10pm; RMB180 (door) / RMB150 (presale). Yugong Yishan, 3-2 Zhangzizhong Lu, Dongcheng 东城区张自忠路3-2号(6404 2711)
Apr 1: Stevie Mac & The Mac Daddies
Stevie Mac & The Mac Daddies will be invading DDC on Saturday. As always, expect a highly entertaining show full of awesome instrumentals and jazzy-pop tunes.
Sat Apr 1, 9pm; RMB40 (presale) / RMB50 (door). DDC, 4 Shanlao Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区美术馆后街山老胡同14号(6407 8969)
Apr 2: Spring Romp
Live Music Beijing is bringing us a night dedicated to Chinese bands. Pumpkins (punk), Briefs Dryer (indie rock), Division Control (post punk), Qianchuan Drugstore (alt rock) and Lonely Leary (post punk) will perform. So if you want to get a taste of the Chinese rock music scene, DDC is your place.
Sun Apr 2, 8.30pm-midnight; RMB50 (presale) / RMB70 (door). DDC, 4 Shanlao Hutong, Dongcheng 东城区美术馆后街山老胡同14号(6407 8969)
Apr 3: Chinese Football
The last time we saw Chinese Football play in Beijing, they packed out School Bar for a sweaty, energetic night of emo (the good kind, we promise). Just over a year later, they’re set to play a far bigger stage – Yugong Yishan. Something must be going well for the Wuhan four-piece, who cite late 1990s emo pioneers like Jimmy Eat World, Death Cab for Cutie and American Football as inspiration (see what they did there?). Wuhan is known for in-your- face punk bands like SMZB and AV Okubo, but Chinese Football produce a sound that’s altogether more serene.
Mon Apr 3, 9pm; RMB80 (door), RMB60 (presale); Yugong Yishan, 3-2 Zhangzizhong Lu, Dongcheng 东城区张自忠路3-2号(6404 2711)
Apr 3: Peace Room Festival
This two-part music fest sounds pretty cool. During the first part, bands like Dragon Kam and Penicillin will pay tribute to John Lennon, Leonard Cohen, BB King and Bob Marley. And for the second half DJs Puzzy Stack, Lofi Maker and Zaliva-D will provide some heart pumping beats.
Sun Apr 3, 8.30pm; RMB100 (presale) / RMB120 (door). Modernsky Lab, 5-108, Floor B1, Building D, Galaxy SOHO, Dongcheng 东城区朝阳门银河SOHO D座B1层5-108(5773 3620)
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