A couple updates about tomorrow night's gathering at Sasha's. First, we forgot to mention the wines that will be included in the half-price drink special. They are: Santa Rita 120 Sauvignon Blanc and Wolf Blass Eagle Hawk Shiraz/Cab/Merlot. Second, lots of people have asked1 for more information about the music that will be played at the Happy Hour, so we have included a list of artists featured on the playlist under "Music" below.
Again, here are the details. See you tomorrow night.
What: Shanghaiist Happy Hour at Sasha's (11 Dongping Lu, near Hengshan Lu, 东平路11号
近衡山路, Tel: 6474-6628). The entire first floor and garden area is open to Happy Hour guests.
When: Thursday, August 7, 8 pm to midnight
Drink Specials: Selected drinks half price. Included drinks: Draft Beer - Carlsberg; Bottled Beer - Boag’s (James), Corona, Crown Lager, Heineken, Tsingtao; All soft drinks and non-alcoholic cocktails; House Spirits with Mixer (not including Red Bull or cranberry juice) - Russian Standard Vodka, Gordon's Gin, Bacardi White Rum, Cuervo Gold Tequila, J & B Rare Whisky, Jack Daniel's Whiskey; Cocktails - Fancy Martinis, Bloody Mary, Sex on the Beach, Cosmopolitan; Wines - Santa Rita 120 Sauvignon Blanc, Wolf Blass Eagle Hawk Shiraz/Cab/Merlot.
Music: Our favorite songs from 2008 so far, featuring the following artists: Be Your Own Pet, Beck, The Black Keys, Black Kids, Bon Iver, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Born Ruffians, British Sea Power, Crystal Castles, Del The Funky Homosapien, Delta Spirit, Dengue Fever, Dennis Wilson, The Dodos, Elbow, Elf Power, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Fleet Foxes, Flight Of The Conchords, Foals, The Fratellis, Frightened Rabbit, Girl Talk, The Helio Sequence, Hercules and Love Affair, The Hold Steady, Hot Chip, Jason Collett, Jim Noir, Kaki King, Kate Nash, The Kills, The Last Shadow Puppets, The Magnetic Fields, Marlena Shaw, MGMT, Miracle Fortress, Missy Elliott, The Mountain Goats, Mudcrutch, My Morning Jacket, R.E.M., The Raveonettes, The Roots, Santogold, Say Hi, Shearwater, Sigur Rós, Stephen Malkmus, Supergrass, The Switches, Thao, Tilly and the Wall, Tim Fite, Tokyo Police Club, Vampire Weekend, Wolf Parade, The Young Knives
Entry: 50 RMB, includes one Russian Standard Vodka mixed drink. (If you don't want to pay the 50 RMB, you are still welcome to join the party, you just don't get the happy hour drink specials.)
1 OK, no one asked. But you really should have.

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jesus, enough with the music list, we know you're cool already. I'd be more impressed if you grew up and got a job you hated like the rest of us.
ps. is Shanghaiist ever going to update it's logo with the world financial center?
no Wham?