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With Midi being canceled our mood has definitely turned glum. But what sucks for those festival fans and the Beijing scene might not be all that bad for us here in Shanghai. More of the bands originally scheduled to attend Midi are scrambling to book gigs in Shanghai, packing our schedule with quality shows. Kicking things off tonight are the Hussy Hicks a folk/jazz duo from Australia who will be providing plenty of much needed chill out music at Labella Cafe. This show is free and the cocktails are always good, so what better way to relax after a hard day at work (or writing angry blogs).
If mellow music isn't enough to release your blogger's rage, then Friday night head to Live Bar where angry sounding metal bands Angry Christ, Destruction of Redemption and Resurrection will help you head bang out your anger. This weekend is also big for French bands and Shanghaiist recommends showing your support by checking out electro-rockers Oolfloo at Yuyintang on Friday (Saturday at Live Bar) and Orange Zebre with One Step Inside at Windows Tembo on Saturday. If you are pissed at their government, it doesn't mean you should show hate to these fun-loving bands. Hell, they are touring China because they like it here and hope to make more Chinese friends. Analog Girl from Singapore has been gaining a lot of international exposure lately and is bringing her surreal sound to Labella on Saturday.
Thursday - April 24th
Hussy Hicks - Labella Cafe
Friday - April 25th
Oolfloo - Yuyintang - 9pm - 30rmb
Metal Night - Live Bar - 9pm - 40/35rmb w/ one drink
Saturday - April 26th
Electro Ratio w/ Orange Zebre and One Step Inside - Windows Tembo - 9pm - 30rmb
Oolfloo - Live Bar - 9pm - 5ormb
The Analog Girl - Labella Cafe - 9pm - free
Labella Cafe - 127 Yongfu Lu, by Fuxing Lu 永福路127号，近复兴路和淮海中路
Yuyintang - 1731 Yan'an Xi Lu, by Kaixuan Lu 延安西路1731号(凯旋路)天山公园小白楼
Live Bar - 721 Kunming Lu, by Tongbei Lu 昆明路721号，近通北路
Windows Tembo - 66 Shanxi Beilu 陕西北路66号
Video of Oolfloo.
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The organizers at Midi (beijing) have still not given talents a final confirmation about it being canceled or postponed. It seems they are still working on a solution to keep it on. It looks grim, but there's still hope.
As for the Shanghai Midi -- you can't cancel something that was never planned in the first place. The whole thing was a rumor from the start.
The "Mini Midi" has not been canceled and there doesn't seem to be any reason it should be. It's scheduled at 2 Kolegas in Beijing on May 1, 2, and 3.
It seems there was some confusion, some people were calling the rumored Shanghai Midi as "Mini Midi"... but the real mini midi is the experimental-noise-electronic stage that's usually at the Haidian Park with the rest of the fest, but at 2 Kolegas this year. Perhaps they were thinking smart in advance by planning it there!
Official site here:
http://www.minimidi.cn/
Hey Michael
YYT submitted an official permit application to host a Shanghai branch of the Midi festival in Tianshan park behind the YYT venue. It was then rejected by way of being told the time was too short to approve the application under the current conditions.
This news was then posted on the YYT facebook group and I followed it up by speaking to people in the YYT office. Hence - 'cancelled'.
Do you think that the YYT people were not in touch with the Beijing Midi people and were doing an unofficial show? I didn't look into that ro ask them about it.
Right, but "submitting an application" is not even close to being "planned" -- we should all know that by now!