Incoming: Boys Noize, Lex Luger, Holy Ghost, New Festivals, More…
The summer slowdown is a myth -- here's some new bookings and upcoming shows. On Thursday, August 13, S.T.D. and Arkham are bringing in German maximal techno / booty bass producer Boys Noize again,...
View Article2001: A Space Odyssey Sold Out, Steve Reich Tix Still Availalbe
Heads up -- the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra's performance of the score to 2001: A Space Odyssey, with the movie playing on the huge projector this Sunday. Sounds rad, right? Bummer though, according to...
View ArticleSymphony News: 2001: A Space Odyssey Sold Out, Steve Reich Tix Still Available
Heads up, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra is performing the score to 2001: A Space Odyssey on Sunday, with the movie playing on a huge projector. Sounds rad, right? Bad news -- the show is sold out....
View ArticleBummer…Robbie Williams Cancels Entire 2015 Asian Tour
Rough week for cancellations. Pool Parties...SH Contemporary...That zombie run. And now, this. Robbie Williams has canceled his entire Asian tour, which includes dates in Shanghai, Beijing, HK, KL,...
View ArticleIncoming: O.T. Genasis On Aug 9
So, no typhoon (called it), but, there is a category 7 trap monsoon on the horizon... Mr. "I'M IN LOVE WITH THE COCO" -- creator of the the biggest commercial hip hop track of 2015, and the reason An...
View ArticleYour Best Shot To See Laibach in North Korea
Rumors have been circulating on the net for a while, confirmed by the band themselves, even, that Slovenian industrial, neo-classical... um... post-human, maybe? band Laibach has been scheduled for two...
View ArticleInterview: 18 Year-Old Chinese Drill / Trap Rapper Young Peach
Somewhere in the purple, half-gangster-half-taking-the-piss area between Lil B and Shanghai hip hop group Busy Gang is the heavily auto-tuned / half-trolling rapper Young Peach and his crew RNBG Gang....
View ArticleWeekend In Clubbing: Deadmau5, DJ Wordy, Dancehall
Bit light on the international bookings compared to last week, but lots of good nights on this weekend, with everything from Japanese techno and hip hop to turnt up club bangers and proper house,...
View Article\m/ \m/ MEGADETH IS COMING \m/ \m/
So it was rumored on Chinese-language social media, so it has come to be. American thrash metal royalty Megadeth -- nay, MEEEEGADEEETH -- will be making their long-awaited China debut at the Shanghai...
View ArticleGood Morning, Iron Maiden Is Coming to China Next Year
Woe to you, oh earth and sea / For the Devil sends the beast with wrath... British heavy metal icons-slash-the source of everything I know about history, Iron Maiden have released a loose schedule for...
View ArticleBon Jovi Cancelled
"THIS IS A SONG FOR THE BRO. KEN. HEARTED." In a Weibo post released by concert promoters AEG, news has officially been released that dad rock visionary-slash-agit prop activist Bon Jovi would be...
View Article[Streaming]: Busy Gang x Conrank, SVBKVLT
When it rains it pours, eh? In the last week we got not one, but two heavy releases bubbling up from Shanghai's club scene depths. The gang's been busy. Here are some fresh streams for your ears, and...
View ArticleToday in Canceled Stuff: Sick of It All
This one sucks. NYHC legends Sick of It All have been compelled to cancel the China dates for their Asia tour and won't be performing in Shanghai... err Suzhou for the Electronic Midi Festival this...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: Gilles Peterson's Mixtape
Shanghai's not starved for choice for post-turkey clubbing shenanigans on Thursday night, and although the kids are all Flying Lotus this and Flying Lotus that, bund club Unico across town has a very...
View ArticleGodspeed You! Black Emperor
This one's not for a ways off yet but we figured you'd like to know anyways. Canadian post rock anarchists par excellance Godspeed You! Black Emperor are returning to Shanghai, via local galactic...
View ArticleIron Maiden China Tour Confirmed, Satan PUMPED
Woe to YOU, oh earth and sea 'cause it looks like British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have been confirmed to play their first China tour in April of this year. Here's the release from tour...
View ArticleAraabMuzik Playing Arkham In March, Young Thug Playing There Sometime Soon-ish
Good news: 1LVSH / SHFT has American hip hop producer / "MVP of the MPC" AraabMuzik coming through Arkham in early March for a proper live set. Dude has made beats for Cam'ron, Dipset, as well as solo...
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