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Week Around the Ists
Interview: Coco Zhao, from jazz to M. Butterfly
WEDNESDAY
New York's Bang On a Can All-Stars, which the New York Times called "a fiercely aggressive group, combining the power and punch of a rock band with the precision and clarity of a chamber ensemble," is banging on more than just cans at the James Cohan Gallery. If you go NOW, you won't miss it. Especially since it's free.
FREE, 7PM James Cohan Gallery, 170 Yueyang Lu, Lane 1, Bldg 1 near Jianguo Xi Lu
As part of its New Faces night, Ssighborggg (two Korean electronic kids) Rainbow Danger Club (Chinese indie dream pop) are playing at Yuyintang.
FREE, 9PM, Yuyintang: 1731 Yan'an Xi Lu, entrance at Kaixuan Lu 延安西路1731号 入口在凯旋路
THURSDAY
The cutely Chinglish "We Comes From University Round 4" features Shanghai's emerging Chinese student rock talent at 696 Weihai Lu. All of the bands, as the name implies, are getting their start on Chinese college campuses.
¥20, 9PM, Live Sound Garage: #103 Building 11, 696 Weihai Lu, 威海路696弄11号103近茂名路
FRIDAY
Local music site Layabozi.com is hosting a night of Shanghai's funnest indie rock bands: Duck Fight Goose, Dovetail Joints, Boys Climbing Ropes and Weghur (which we think won the recent GBOB challenge).
¥40, 9PM, Yuyintang: 1731 Yan'an Xi Lu, entrance at Kaixuan Lu 延安西路1731号 入口在凯旋路
Back to the Roots presents the "Champion Sounds", a group of some of the most awarding winning hip hop DJs in the industry. Check out Zeb-Roc-Ski, DJ Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop, DJ DSK & MC Flexi, Lab Crew, DJ HBD (2009 DMC China Champion) at Shelter
¥50, 9PM, Shelter: 5 Yongfu Lu near Fuxing Xi Lu, 永福路5号
Eli Smith, founder of So Sweet and nurturer of some of the top Indie Electro Dance artists (Crystal Castles, Le Castlevania) will be indie electro dance rocking it out at Not Me with S.T.Djs R3 and Kidplastik.
¥30, 10PM, Not Me: 21 Dong Ping Lu near Hengshan Lu, 东平路21号近衡山路
For more Shanghai indie rock, Little Nature and Fingers Dancing are hitting up Live Sound Garage with two other unnamed bands. We guess they want to keep it a surprise?
¥30, 9PM, Live Sound Garage: #103 Building 11, 696 Weihai Lu, 威海路696弄11号103近茂名路
We love musicals and we love Richard Rodgers (of Rodgers and Hammerstein), so we're psyched about Heidi Krenn and Steve Sweeting playing out some of Rodgers' greatest songs. In fact, we could say we're Whistlin' a happy tune.
FREE, 7:30PM, TwoCities Gallery: 2F, Bldg 0, 50 Moganshan Lu, 莫干山路50号零号楼二楼
SATURDAY
Krazy Kraut costumed metal and dark rock group Subway to Sally are now one of Germany’s best and most popular live bands... and they're coming to Mao Livehouse on Saturday.
¥50, 9PM, Mao Livehouse: 570 Huaihai Xi Lu near Hongqiao Lu, 淮海西路570号 近红桥路
Badtastic 2, sequel to Badtastic 1, will be happening at Not Me. This time around, DJ False Idol, DJ Neighbor Lust, Sir-Eat-Alot, DJ Lazy Eye, DJ Asian Mom, DJ OMG and DJ Gimme Gimme will be bringing "an eclectic mix of Electro, Hip Hop, Indie Rock, Pop, Calypso, Tibetan Throat Singing, Chinese Karaoke Classics, Grime, Donk, Guilty Pleasures and more all mixed together with the skill of untrained monkeys."
FREE, 10PM, 21 Dong Ping Lu near Hengshan Lu, 东平路21号近衡山路
Rock out at LOgO on Saturday with The Bandits (vintage instrumental rock), The Snots (garage punk) and Ben Botiller (50s doowop rock n' roll and bluegrass) for Trash a Gogo. Sounds like we should get our hair slicked back and our poodle skirts on.
FREE, 10PM, LOgO: 13 Xingfu Lu, near Fahuazhen Lu. 幸福路13号, 近法华镇路
Two great Chinese indie rock acts: YuGuo and The Honeys will be doing a special gig at Yu yin tang. There will also be a lucky draw for a Recording King Acoustic Guitar.
¥40, 9PM, Yuyintang: 1731 Yan'an Xi Lu, entrance at Kaixuan Lu 延安西路1731号 入口在凯旋路
Swiss seven-piece Starch will be playing at 696 Weihai Lu. According to their Myspace, they use the soundtrack of a generation grown up simultaneously with rock, hiphop and funk to create their own highly energetic music. It's euphoric, crazy and full of artistic fantasy.
¥35, Live Sound Garage: #103 Building 11, 696 Weihai Lu, 威海路696弄11号103近茂名路
SUNDAY
Folk rock group Low Wormwood releases its new album (on the Maybe Mars label) and warms up the room at Yu Yin Tang on Sunday. Allegedly, as soon as the band approached Maybe Mars to put out their CD, the label automatically started a folk subsidiary - they were THAT good.
¥40, 9PM, Yuyintang: 1731 Yan'an Xi Lu, entrance at Kaixuan Lu 延安西路1731号 入口在凯旋路
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