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• Posted Kenny Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee to Shanghaiist
  Since Shanghaiist has indie cred to burn, we don't feel that we need to justify our decision to attend the Kenny G concert last night. The show was two hours of jazz-lite — he actually only played one song and then just held the final note (an E-flat, we believe) for another hour and 55 minutes. Ok, unfortunately he played a lot of songs, including: that one pop song where he holds a note for...
• Posted Notes from the underground: This week in music to Shanghaiist
  It's been a while since we wrote one of these, so we apologize if we're a little rusty. Friday: The Honeys, one of Shanghai’s most experienced rock bands, take a break from recording their new album to team up with Ark regulars Blue Garden for a show at Shuffle Bar. They describe themselves as "aesthetic but accessible," or as a friend of Shanghaiist put it, "indie-rock for normal people." Opening the show is Flying Fruit...
• Posted Interview: Tim Kao, lead singer of Mint to Shanghaiist
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• Posted Saturday Night in Shanghai: We fought the law ... and won to Shanghaiist
  For a city notoriously lacking in live music, last night Shanghai rocked. While we (along with headliners Another Kind of Light) weren't able to make it to the opening of Yuyintang's Music Warehouse, we did manage to catch local rock-with-Chinese-characteristics band Three Yellow Chicken at Shuffle before heading to Tang Hui's pre-re-opening party, Electro Town. Co-organized by Tang Hui and Shanghai Real-Live Entertainment, Electrotown was the second in a series of events combining DJs, VJs,...
• Posted Notes from the underground: Weekend in review to Shanghaiist
  We hate to sound like we're shilling for Live Bar, but with ten shows in the five weeks since they officially opened, the Yangpu dive is fast becoming the number one venue for live rock music in Shanghai. Three consecutive concerts this past weekend meant six long cab rides, 13 bands, and innumerable (20-kuai!) pitchers of beer. Friday: School of Rock, an event designed to showcase up-and-coming student bands (and flaunt China's intellectual property policies),...