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Nov 1 Clive Chin The Chinese-Jamaican brings the usicBACK, Velvet Highway reggae. See Clubhouse, p58. Hard rockers show power. RMB 50 (includes a drink). 9pm. RMB 40, RMB 30 (advance, Bed Bar (8400 1554) students). 9pm. Tiny Salt Coffee Club (5900 0969) Dongzi M Say farewell to autumn with Low Wormwood, Lidong acoustic folk. RMB 40, RMB 30 Xi’an rockers return from (advance, students). 9pm. their national tour, and Ningxia Tiny Salt Coffee Club (5900 0969) folksters support. RMB 50, RMB 40 (advance, students). 9pm. Jiang Xin, Silkfloss, Rolling Rolling, MAO Livehouse (6402 5080) The Ghost Spardac, Shishahai, Milk & Coffee, Yu Yang The Core followed by electronica. Bop with this Norwegian RMB 60, RMB 50 (advance, quartet. RMB 50. 9pm. Yugong students). 9pm. MAO Livehouse Yishan (6404 2711) (6402 5080) Wu Zhuoling Long Shen Dao Acoustic folk from the south. Chinese reggae band brings RMB 30, RMB 20 (students). 9pm. one love to Wudaokou. RMB 50. D-22 (6265 3177) 9.30pm. 13 Club (8261 9267) Nov 2 Luo Qi, Chaine, Thin Man, Clueso Dr. Feelgood, Yan German indie rockers pay a visit. Former Cobra star Luo Qi joins Nov 21: Owl City RMB 50. 9pm. Yugong Yishan fellow musicians from the good (6404 2711) old days of Chinese rock. RMB 80, A one-man pop orchestra. See listing, p68. Nov 3 RMB 70 (advance), RMB 150 (VIP). 8.30pm. The Star Live (6425 5677) Lu Xin Pei, Streets Kill Strange ast month, four days before the Modern Sky Music Animals, Criminal Minds Skyscraper Festival was set to start, the performances of all 14 scheduled The weekly “Zoomin’ Night” rock quartet turns on the continues with noise rockers and jam. Free. 9.30pm. Jiangjinjiu Bar foreign bands were cancelled, all due to the same “unforeseen . RMB 30, RMB 20 (8405 0124) L (students). 8pm. D-22 (6265 3177) Nov 7 circumstances.” I’m guessing it was the British punk band Buzzcocks, Nov 4 Al Quimia since their name in Chinese, “嗡嗡鸡,” literally means “vibrating MUSIC Hoochie Coochie Gentleman with bossa nova, chicken.” Blues invades Nanluogu Xiang. samba and pop elements. RMB 20, Assuming all the evil foreign musicians scheduled this month Free. 9pm. Salud, Nanluogu Xiang free (before 9.30pm). 10.30pm. (6402 5086) Ginkgo Restaurant & Bar (6402 7532) actually make it to town, November will feature some impressive No Name Trio line-ups. Starting in Dongcheng, Yugong Yishan stages Swiss trio visits Houhai. Free. Buyi 9.30pm. Luce (8402 4417) Ningxia folk rockers pay a regular pianist Nik Bärtsch and his funky jazz ensemble Ronin on visit. RMB 30. 9.30pm. Jiangjinjiu The Real Deal, Larry’s Pizza Bar (8405 0124) November 12 (see photo, below), Brooklyn keyboard trio Au Revoir Ska punk straight out of Montreal. RMB 50, RMB 40 Camel, Old Fashion, Wu & The Side Simone on November 20 (see Feature, p66) and the synth pop hands (advance). 8.30pm. Effects, The Beginning of Autumn of Owl City on November 21 (see photo, above). In addition, local MAO Livehouse (6402 5080) meets funky blues. RMB 40, RMB 30 (students). 10pm. psychedelic band The Ruins turn ten years old on November 14 Nov 5 D-22 (6265 3177) with an album release; expect support from fellow veterans including Gray, Inverter, Qing Jiang Careless, Candy Monster, Load up on grunge. RMB 30, Steely Heart, Nucleus Zuoxiao Zuzhou and X.T.X. RMB 20 (students). 9pm. D-22 Friends gather in the name of Across Nanluogu Xiang to the Gulou and Andingmen ’hood, (6265 3177) punk and grunge. RMB 40, RMB 30 Jordan Thomas Mitchell (students). 10pm. 2 Kolegas Mongolian warriors Hanggai greet MAO Livehouse on November Original compositions on sax. Free. (6436 8998) 13, followed by a battle on November 15 by ’s best rappers, 9.30pm. Ginkgo Restaurant & Bar Chen Chi Chen (6402 7532) including In3’er and Little Ray, to decide the niubi and the shabi. Cheer, the Taiwanese indie pop Nov 6 star, sings acoustic melodies. MAO gets more elegant on November 21, when the once-punk siren Tickets at 400 810 3721 or 6417 AOK 0068. RMB 280-1,380. 7.30pm. Wang Yue (Gia) turns bossa nova with her solo debut release (see warms up the weekend. Capital Gymnasium (6835 8306) RMB 50. 9pm. Yugong Yishan photo, p68). But if you still feel like dancing, Sunny Dee returns to (6404 2711) Shuangzi & The Boxers, Chinatown, Ginkgo on the same night with of Afrokoko Roots. Good Nuclear Fusion-G Birdstriking, Don Vito, Le Singe Industrial metal accompanies back- alternatives are also available at the nearby Jiangjinjiu Bar, where Blanc, Face by Face talking emcees. RMB 60, RMB 50 Alternative rockers meet post-punk (advance). 9pm. MAO Livehouse the rowdy Redbucks perform bluegrass every Monday – prepare recruits. RMB 40. 10pm. (6402 5080) to be late for work on Tuesday. D-22 (6265 3177) The west side story of Wudaokou couldn’t be any more dynamic with its dirty, grungy and punk attitude. 13 Club shows loyalty to metal with a tribute to Guns N’ Roses on November 7 and a black metal night on November 20. Bring earplugs, and a helmet – or try to get out if you can’t take it. In case you do get out, just pass through that disgusting public toilet and make it to D-22. The ongoing “Zoomin’ Night” series (every Tuesday) brings some of the strangest yet most inspiring musicians. For some & roll sweat, return on November 28 to rock with 24 Hours and Guai Li (see photo, p68). Having said all that, never forget the outdoor fun of 2 Kolegas. Local electronica weirdo Sulumi takes his Shanshui crew (iLoop, LIman) to the drive-in cinema on November 21 for a party. What’s more, it only costs 30 kuai – isn’t it nice to have some budget fun after the heavy spending of the October holiday? Get out before Nov 12: Ronin Swiss neo-jazz funk. See listing, p67. Beijing gets frozen. Wang Ge

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SIMONEAu Revoir Simone say bonjour SAYS to Beijing by Wang Ge MUSIC

reamy, sweet, hip and relaxing – Au Revoir Simone have Iceland. “We played in front of 600 people and it was all very exciting,” the kind of sound you want to hear as you wake up in the Erika recalls. “The best part of being on tour is having the oppor- Dmorning, or something to pop in your car stereo during a tunity to play music and becoming a better musician by learning from traffic jam (quite practical for a Beijinger). new people. So far we have seen so much of the world and I feel like Heather D’Angelo, Erika Forster and Annie Hart founded a different person than when we started the band.” Au Revoir Simone in Erika’s apartment in 2003. With vintage “The kindest thing someone said to me about it was that we all keyboards rescued from garage sales and a wooden drum machine had nice hair,” adds Annie. inherited from a movie set, the three Brooklynites started their With the release of third album, Still Night, Still Light, the three- musical journey. It’s taken them from their shared love of key- some will tour China to share their stylish art-folk gloriousness boards – unsurprising considering Erika and Heather have both with Beijing and Shanghai. The girls visited last year been playing piano since their childhoods to play for fashion designer Agnes B, but – to easy-listening electro-pop populated by “The kindest thing Erika had her own encounter with the vast experimental characters. land back in 2005. “I traveled in China as Since everyone in the band plays someone said to me was an assistant to two photographers,” she the same instrument, the challenge that we all had nice hair” says. “We spent only one day in Beijing, and lies in collectively writing songs without the rest of the time we traveled in making any individual feel left out. The three work together to fin- province to Datong, Pingyao, and visited Wutai Mountain and ish songs, even if one person comes up with the idea. “That’s one Yungang caves. It was a really amazing trip. We woke up every of the best things about being in Au Revoir Simone!” says Heather. morning at dawn and took pictures of so many special places.” “There is no leader, just the group.” Having achieved both commercial success and critical Luckily, the Brooklyn neighborhood has proven friendly to their acclaim, the members of Au Revoir Simone have gained some creative minds. “Living among a community of other artists and perspective as well. “For me, being an indie musician means musicians made it seem normal to start a band and focus more on taking matters into your own hands to get whatever done to accomplish that than having a more typical job,” Heather explains. “It’s a little your artistic vision,” says Annie. For Erika, on the other hand, it’s not intimidating to embark on a creative career because it isn’t easy or only about the approach to making songs. “It’s also because we have predictable. But if you have faith in your own ideas and the courage our own label and have been able to independently fund our record-

to see them through, the results can be very rewarding.” ings, but I don’t think that makes us better or worse than any other PHOTOS: SARAH WILMER The band started off playing shows in bars and clubs in Manhattan, band or business model.” Yet for Annie, even after six years, she’s still but it wasn’t all singing-in-the-park from day one. “The worst place got a newcomer’s perspective: “I still can’t believe anyone wants to we ever played a show was inside of a cage in the middle of a roller- hear anything I’ve created, so anything that happens along the way is skating rink,” says Heather. “Since we’ve had some success, we don’t appreciated and taken as a life experience.” play those places anymore. Now we play nice places!” If only we could all be that positive. Au Revoir Simone had their first international appearance in Au Revoir Simone plays Yugong Yishan on Nov 20. See listing on p67. that’smags 66Stheept. 2005Beijinger www. / thatsbj.comNovember 200 9 www.thebeijinger.com REVIEWS Toxic Avenger, Steely Heart, Baifan, 10.30pm. Ginkgo Restaurant & Bar LIman, R3 (6402 7532) No Party People 24 Hours 二十四小时 French electro thrash with local Wang Juan, Xia Dong, Esse Dong, rockers and electronica maestros. Chanchan, Silkfloss hifting from post-punk to RMB 80, RMB 50 (with mask). Easy-listening acoustic. RMB 60. 10pm. Yugong Yishan (6404 2711) , the Xi’an rock trio 9pm. Yugong Yishan (6404 2711) releases their long-awaited debut Tribute to Guns N’ Roses Nov 14 S Metal heads honor the steely rose on Maybe Mars Records (produced by with cover songs. RMB 40. 9.30pm. Caffeine former Public Image Ltd. drummer 13 Club (8261 9267) Manga kids play pop punk. RMB 60, RMB 50 (advance, students). Martin Atkins). All gruff riffs, vigorous Yao Zheng 8pm. MAO Livehouse (6402 5080) China’s pop idol winner goes back singing and marching-band beats, to his rock roots. RMB 50, RMB Hummingbird 24 Hours sound like a female Franz 40 (students). 9pm. The Star Live from Xinjiang, with a (6425 5677) Latin touch. Free. 9.30pm. Ferdinand with catchier melodies and Jiangjinjiu Bar (8405 0124) Zhang Guonian, Ethereal Warriors softer choruses. Distance between Tripazia Junglecat notes is deliberately misplaced to go Acoustic folk accompanies the Jess Meider returns with her trip-hop collective. RMB 40, electro- and a solo with hardcore guitar chords, beefed- RMB 30 (advance, students). 9pm. album release. RMB 50, RMB 40 up percussion and spontaneous vocals. Even so, the album’s Tiny Salt Coffee Club (5900 0969) (students). 10pm. 2 Kolegas (6436 8998) grunginess is neatly organized by its classic rock & roll mentality. Nov 8 Rahzel There’s something highly original about 24 Hours; it’s very difficult to Buyi Witness the meaning of a human fit them into a single category. Regardless of the genre, it makes for one Indie rockers go unplugged. beat machine. RMB 100. 9pm. RMB 30, RMB 20 (students). 9pm. Bling (5905 6999) of the Beijing rock scene’s most impressive releases yet. Wang Ge D-22 (6265 3177) The Gar, Golden Driver, Me Too Da Ya Zhan Pan screams into the post- Yazi takes you to planet funk. rock era. RMB 40, RMB 30 See You at Your Childhood’s Sunset EP 在小时候的黄昏见 Song Jie 宋捷 RMB 40. 9pm. MAO Livehouse (students). 9pm. D-22 (6265 3177) (6402 5080) The Raving Radio Gangzi Metal heads hit hardcore. RMB 40. iserable Faith guitarist Song Folk from the Mongolian grass- 10pm. 13 Club (8261 9267) Jie takes a giant leap on this lands. Free. 9.30pm. Jiangjinjiu Bar (8405 0124) Zhou Yunshan & The Ruins first solo effort, shifting gears Folk rockers celebrate their tenth M from the brooding rock-rap and going Gatecrash anniversary with an album release. Dutch elctronic jazz quartet on RMB 80, RMB 50 (advance). 9pm. folk almost to the point of campfire their Asian tour. RMB 80, RMB 70 Yugong Yishan (6404 2711) (students), RMB 120 (VIP). 9pm. singalong. Even still, there’s a simplistic The Star Live (6425 5677) Nov 15 beauty to these melodies: an ever-so- Nov 10 In3’er, MC Wiktor, MC Li Meng, slight shift in harmony, as on “Don’t

Little Ray, 5.5 RMB, MC Dog-J, MUSIC Chimera MC Zhang Nan Want to Forget”; subtle quirks, like the The Canadian sisters harmonize. Beijing hip-hoppers take to battle guitar plucking of “I Think of You”; or Free. 9.30pm. Ginkgo Restaurant & at Gulou. RMB 50. 8pm. Bar (6402 7532) MAO Livehouse (6402 5080) the lyrical poetry of “Illusion.” And just Li Tieqiao, Kristian Mondrup, VJ Lake Woebegon when you think it’s all a bit too Beach James Cui, DJ Tilman Porschütz Pop metal with traditional Boys-y, the title track trickles down a trip-hop vein, with muted trumpets, Avant-garde jazz with visual aids. Chinese elements. RMB 40, RMB 30 subdued percussion and delayed echoes taking lead. It’s easy to imagine RMB 40, RMB 30 (students). 8pm. (advance, students). 9pm. Tiny Salt D-22 (6265 3177) Coffee Club (5900 0969) losing yourself to this album for hours, short though it may be, only Nov 11 Nov 17 to discover, very quickly, that you already have. Lisa Liang Ismat Philip Spencer Xinjiang band plays the Spanish Acoustic guitarist plays classics. guitar. Free. 9pm. Salud, Nanluogu Free. 9.30pm. Ginkgo Restaurant & Draw The Line David Gray Xiang (6402 5086) Bar (6402 7532) The Eastern Quartet Tide of the Theory, A4Destroyer, ray seems to have exhausted his Jazz band with a Latin twist. Free. Sister Oriented 9.30pm. Luce (8402 4417) creativity with the enormously Another Zoomin’ evening of sound successful White Ladder. Here, Nov 12 experiments. RMB 30, RMB 20 G Me Guan Me, Streets Kill Strange (students). 8pm. D-22 (6265 3177) he stretches his melodic acoustic Animals Nov 18 guitar and piano to an eighth album. experiments. RMB 30, Crime-X, Dark Haze, Harsh, After the radio-friendly “Fugitive” RMB 20 (students). 9pm. D-22 Poshangcun (6265 3177) Melodic death metal encounters (all too reminiscent of “Babylon”), he Ronin pop rock. RMB 20, RMB 10 freaks you out with “Here we are, butt Swiss pianist Nik Bärtsch charms (students). 8pm. D-22 (6265 3177) naked” (“Draw the Line”). Foolishly, Beijing with his neo-jazz funk Huang Shaofeng & Friends the album’s two collaborations fail to ensemble. See photo, p65. RMB 50. Continuing the charity concert 9pm. Yugong Yishan (6404 2711) series to raise money for orphans highlight the presence of either Annie Yellow Flowers via the New Hope Foundation. Lennox (“Full Steam Ahead”) or Jolie Psychedelic blues covers from Jimi RMB 100, RMB 70 (advance). 9pm. Hendrix to Led Zeppelin. Free. Yugong Yishan (6404 2711) Holland (“Kathleen”). Despite having a voice able to turn cheese into 9.30pm. Ginkgo Restaurant & Bar Liu Yue Guitar Trio gold, Gray shows no great development through the years. Wang Ge (6402 7532) Local heroes answer the jazz Nov 13 calling. Free. 9.30pm. Luce Darknight Enchantment (8402 4417) Kamaal the Abstract Q-Tip Metal celebrates four years of Nov 19 darkness falling. RMB 40 (includes La Loupe, Pacalolo, Pink Chimneys he lost album from Q-Tip has a CD). 8.30pm. 13 Club (8261 9267) Rock that electronica. RMB 30, finally surfaced. Originally meant Hanggai RMB 20 (students). 9pm. D-22 to follow Amplified, thankfully Beijing’s Mongolian chiefs release (6265 3177) T their horses. RMB 50. 9pm. Nov 20 Kamaal the Abstract sounds nothing like MAO Livehouse (6402 5080) 24 Hours, DH & Chinese Hellcats, that 1999 pop chart-oriented debut. Planet Map, Ku Zhu Wu Skarving Instead, this belated release follows Mellow electronica followed by Rock joins in the garage. rappers from Shenyang. RMB 40, See Review, this page. RMB 50, in the bluesy, jazzy vein of 2008’s RMB 30 (students). 10pm. RMB 40 (students), RMB 500 (VIP). The Renaissance. Truth be told, had 2 Kolegas (6436 8998) 10pm. 2 Kolegas (6436 8998) Kamaal the Abstract been released Seeder Band An Zhihua, Wang Shengnan, Feng Yan according to schedule, its wholesome Folk sing love songs. RMB 40, Check out the city’s latest folk RMB 30 (advance, students). 9pm. stars. RMB 50, RMB 40 (advance, and gentle, no-fuss production would Tiny Salt Coffee Club (5900 0969) students). 8pm. MAO Livehouse have sounded very Tribe but likely The Over Easy (6402 5080) somewhat tired. At present it still sounds very Tribe - only, in this Jazz covers and original tunes. Au Revoir Simone RMB 20, free (before 9.30pm). Find out why the electro-pop trio day and age, refreshingly nostalgic. Lisa Liang

that’smags www.thebeijinger.com Novemberwww. 200 thatsbj.com9 / the Beijinger Sept. 200567 qualifies as one of David Lynch’s pop. See photo, this page. RMB 60, favorites. See Feature, p66. Tickets RMB 50 (advance, students). 9pm. at 8402 8477. RMB 150, RMB 100 MAO Livehouse (6402 5080) (advance). 8pm. Yugong Yishan Nov 22 (6404 2711) Bertie Higgins Evil Befall Go back to the good old days with Eight bands gather for a night of all ’80s classics. Tickets at 400 810 black metal. RMB 50. 9.30pm. 1887 or 8408 5551. RMB 180-880. 13 Club (8261 9267) 7.30pm. Beijing Exhibition Theater Jess Meider (6835 4455) -songwriter tells acoustic Dongzi stories. Free. 9.30pm. Ginkgo Acoustic folk to get you through Restaurant & Bar (6402 7532) the week. RMB 40, RMB 30 Maze (advance). 9.30pm. This experimental orchestra will Jiangjinjiu Bar (8405 0124) get you dizzy. RMB 40, RMB 30 Orange, Yi Nan, The Fist, Sweet Rock (students). 9pm. D-22 (6265 3177) Indie pop and rock with Beijing San Wei Yu, Gui Jian Chou, Yes No flavor. RMB 40, RMB 30 (advance, Break, SSS students). 9pm. Tiny Salt Coffee Indie rockers party in office Club (5900 0969) blocks. RMB 40, RMB 30 (advance, Zhao Guang students). 9pm. Tiny Salt Coffee Folk night. RMB 30, RMB 20 Nov 28: Guai Li Club (5900 0969) (students). 9pm. D-22 (6265 3177) Punk awaits in the back streets. See listing, this page. The Beginning of Autumn, Surprise, Nov 24 Lucky Monkey, Caffeine, PB33 Boys and girls rock the electro-pop Birdstriking, Ice Seller, Wanderlust things up; emo and metal do the The Redbucks and emo punk. RMB 60, RMB 50 Post-punk ends the November rest. RMB 60, RMB 50 (advance). Banjo, mandolin and violin paint (advance, students). 9pm. MAO “Zoomin’ Nights” concert series. 8pm. MAO Livehouse (6402 5080) bluegrass. RMB 40, RMB 30 (advance, students). 9pm. Livehouse (6402 5080) RMB 30, RMB 20 (students). 8pm. Acid Live D-22 (6265 3177) Tiny Salt Coffee Club (5900 0969) Wu & The Side Effects Jazz charged with funky-electro. A at Gulou. Pierre Brahim Trio RMB 50. 9pm. Yugong Yishan Nov 29 Free. 9.30pm. Jiangjinjiu Bar An evening of jazz meshed with (6404 2711) Ajinai (8405 0124) , funk, bossa nova and Bemused, Cao Qin & Starry A Mongolian folk jam in French musette. Free. 9.30pm. Zhong Tongxi & Band British rockers encounter local Wudaokou. RMB 30. 9pm. Ginkgo Restaurant & Bar similar minds. RMB 40, RMB 30 D-22 (6265 3177) Avant-garde folk makes its way to (6402 7532) Fangjia Hutong. RMB 30. 8.30pm. (advance, students). 9pm. Tiny Salt Bigger Bang, Fall Insects, Flower Hot Cat Club (6400 7868) Nov 25 Coffee Club (5900 0969) Child, Orange Info, Deng Liyuan, Nov 21 Jess Meider Cold Case, Flyx, Shochu Legion, TBOR, PSD The acoustic songstress performs in The Concussion Indie musicians release their Afrokoko Roots an intimate setting. Free. 9.30pm. Hard rockers declare old school CD. RMB 50, RMB 40 (advance). Sunny Dee brings Afrobeats and Luce (8402 4417) chaos. RMB 30, RMB 20 (students). 8.30pm. Yugong Yishan reggae classics to Andingmen. 10pm. D-22 (6265 3177) (6404 2711) RMB 20, free (before 10pm). Pekka Pylkkanen 10.30pm. Ginkgo Restaurant & Bar The Finnish jazz composer calms Michael Langer & Sabine Ramusch Blast Wave, Leaping Soul, PB33, (6402 7532) the Wednesday night with his Austrian guitar duet blends Heaven Square, Chaliangfen, Panasia saxophone. RMB 30. 9pm. Yugong classics into six strings. RMB Easy listening indie pop Ajinai Yishan (6404 2711) 30-380. 7.30pm. Forbidden City electronica. RMB 50, RMB 40 Mongolian big band sings home Concert Hall (6559 8285) (advance, students). 8pm. tunes. Free. 9.30pm. Jiangjinjiu Bar The Jolly Fellow Uku Band MUSIC MAO Livehouse (6402 5080) (8405 0124) Original tunes on ukulele. Free. Skunky Monks 9pm. Salud, Nanluogu Xiang Funky jazz goes rock & roll. RMB Up Down, Sanklala, The Icing Dolls, Candy Monster, IDH, Rustic, (6402 5086) 20, free (before 9.30pm). 10.30pm. Mama's Mud You Mei You Trash Cat, My September, Ginkgo Restaurant & Bar (6402 7532) Mellow pop meets alternative Punk rock smashes into the garage. rockers. RMB 40, RMB 30 (advance, RMB 40, RMB 30 (students). 9pm. Elec-bunny, Gao Feng Wu & The Side Effects, Buyi, Nucleus Punk gets emo while acoustic students). 9pm. Tiny Salt Coffee D-22 (6265 3177) “Made in Ningxia” carries on with Club (5900 0969) keeps the peace. RMB 20, RMB 10 funk and grunge. Free. 10pm. Owl City, Silkfloss (students). 8pm. D-22 (6265 3177) 2 Kolegas (6436 8998) Every Mon Adam Young synthesizes Beijing with his one-man pop orchestra, Nov 26 Nov 28 The Redbucks echoes through supported by the similar-minded CAssette 24 Hours, Careless, Guai Li, Silkfloss. See photo, p65. Tickets at Indie rock warms up the weekend. Gulou’s hutongs. Free. 9.30pm. The Offset: Spectacles Jiangjinjiu Bar (8405 0124) 135 2297 6852. RMB 160, RMB 120 RMB 30, RMB 20 (students). 9pm. Garage rockers meet punk heads (advance). 7pm. Yugong Yishan D-22 (6265 3177) when artsy noisemakers turn on Every Thu (6404 2711) Tony Tse, Sunny Dee the underground. See Review, p67 Liu Yue Guitar Trio Sulumi, LIman, iLoop, Doshy, Shanghai-based guitarist surfs and photo, above. RMB 40, RMB 30 Jazz lines read by classic guitar. Metwang the history of popular music with (students). 10pm. D-22 (6265 3177) Free. 9.30pm. East Shore Live Jazz Local electronica crew welcomes Sunny Dee on percussion. Free. Chinatown, Up Down, The Raving Cafe (8403 2131) guest DJ from Germany. RMB 9.30pm. Ginkgo Restaurant & Bar Radio, Velvet Highway, Army of Jade Panjir 30 (first 50 people get a copy of (6402 7532) Kirin, Maul Badly, BACK, Hybrid, 641 Shanshui compilation album). 9pm. Uygur folk meets jazz. Free. Nov 27 Run the range of metal, from old 9.30pm. Jiangjinjiu Bar (8405 0124) 2 Kolegas (6436 8998) school to nu. RMB 40. 9.30pm. 13 Wang Yue (Gia), Ding Ke A-Z, Saving Molly, The Falling, Club (8261 9267) Every Fri The Ghost Spardac, The Reason, The former Hang On The Box diva Chyi Yu Nathaniel Gao Jazz Quartet releases her (belated) solo album, Unregenerate Blood Sax it up with neo-jazz. Free. Electro-folk and punk rock heat Taiwanese folk queen greets supported by Ding Ke’s dreamy Beijing. Tickets at 400 810 1887 or 10pm. East Shore Live Jazz Cafe 8408 5551. RMB 180-880. 7.30pm. (8403 2131) Beijing Exhibition Theater Every Sat (6835 4455) Liu Yuan Saxophone Quartet Hoochie Coochie Gentleman China’s jazz forefather keeps Boogie woogie with this local Houhai’s shores smooth. Free. blues quartet. RMB 40, RMB 30 10pm. East Shore Live Jazz Cafe (advance). 9.30pm. Jiangjinjiu Bar (8403 2131) (8405 0124) Every Sat & Sun Kang Xi Sheng Dian All-Star Concert Wild Strawberry Unplugged Talk show hosts Steven Tsai and Music Festival Xidi Hsu bring Taiwanese pop stars Covering three weekends from to Beijing, including Leehom Wang Nov 7-22, this intimate folk and Stanley Huang. Tickets at 400 gathering in Houhai includes 810 1887. Price TBD. 7.30pm. Zhang Qianqian, Buyi, Wang Capital Gymnasium (6835 8306) Juan, Ma Tiao and ethnic sounds Mono, Sugar Plum Ferry from Yunnan. RMB 50 (per day), Post-rock from Japan and . RMB 80 (includes set meal). Tickets at 400 680 6840. RMB 200, 3-9pm. Wild Strawberry Cafe RMB 180 (advance). 9pm. (8328 4250) Yugong Yishan (6404 2711) Every Sun Rustic, Me Too, Careless, Old Fashion Moreno Donadel Trio Nov 21: Wang Yue Punk rock shakes the garage. Italian pianist collaborates with RMB 40, RMB 30 (students). 10pm. In the mood for bossa nova. See listing, this page. a few Beijingers. Free. 9.30pm. 2 Kolegas (6436 8998) East Shore Live Jazz Cafe (8403 2131)

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