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Eleven days ago, we proudly announced that The Living Thin, one of our favorite local bands, would be headlining our RMB 100 all-you-can-drink Shanghaiist Happy Hour at Shuffle Bar on Friday, April 21. Well, it turns out all is not rock 'n roll for rock 'n roll bands in Shanghai. Instead of "our guitar player entered rehab and we have to cancel our gig" it's "our guitar player's parents are visiting and he is joining them on a trip to Beijing that weekend so we have to cancel." Let's just hope he does some drugs with his parents in Beijing. Or at least some bai jiu.
Anyway, the party is still on. And so is the all-you-can-drink special. It's just that the band lineup isn't set yet. We're working on it. Not that it will matter to most of you -- you'll be wasted by the time bands take the stage at 10 pm.
What: Shanghaiist Happy Hour III
When: Friday, April 21, 7 pm - closing
Where: Shuffle Bar, No. 137 Xingfu Lu (上海市幸福路137号)
Bands: To be determined. Music should start at 10 pm.
Drink specials: Open bar, all ... night ... long!
Entrance: RMB 100 (add another RMB 50 and get a Shanghaiist T-shirt)
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Age limit?
age limit? in Shanghai?
this is not to say that we condone underage drinking, but have you EVER been ID'd going into a bar in China?
Then again, if you are young enough to be asking whether there is an age limit, perhaps you are too young for an all-you-can-drink event. That being said, I definitely feel too old for such an event.
Try getting Sui/ Marrow. Imagine Shanghai's answer to The Poster Children, Sonic Youth or Uzeda. Their singer is a woman from Szechuan who is very cool. I have the singer's telephone number if you are interested.
Maybe they just want to bring their kids.
Nice site you've got here ...
I'm the lead singer/songwriter for a successful alternative heavy rock band here in Melbourne, Australia. We've been on national television and radio shows, and have two videos screening. It seems I'm going to be coming to Shanghai for a while, perhaps to live, in the near future.
Maybe the rest of the band will come too, don't know yet.
What I want to know is how likely is it I can keep making a living as a rock singer in Shanghai? I keep hearing that the scene isn't big enough, "it's no Beijing", but what are your thoughts?
I'm a professional rock singer and I don't want to give it up.
Any thoughts would be appreciated. We're making a new video this month, stay posted ...
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