Panthea Lee

For one reason or another, when it comes to nightlife, Shanghaiist has its reservations about the Bund. Sure, we do the promenade/requisite bar crawl when out-of-towners come to play but, at the end of the day, we’re just not sold on it. (Our aversion was further amplified upon recently discovering... continue reading on Shanghaiist

In Shanghaiist's past life, when she was not Shanghaiist but, rather, Torontoist -- oops, that's right, she wrote for the better local blog, blogTO -- she used to go to a kickass monthly called Shuffle. The crowd was usually good, the vibe was mostly tight, but the music --... continue reading on Shanghaiist

We went to the last Pecha Kucha night in Shanghai. We had a good time. We recommend you attend the next one being held this upcoming Saturday. We would elaborate more but we are sleep deprived and cranky. So, without further ado, the old straight-from-the-source trick: Pecha Kucha is known... continue reading on Shanghaiist

"People say they love hip hop, but then they go to Guandii. To me, we’ve never had hip hop in China. We just took things from the States. It’s never been homegrown. And I really hope we can have a scene to call our own." Those are the words of... continue reading on Shanghaiist

Killa Kela hasn't been in town that long but, already, he's been getting around. And by 'around', we mean in the doing-lots-of-things sense, not in the slutty sense (unless any readers want to come forward and tell us otherwise...) Last Saturday saw the beatboxing bad boy open for the Infadels... continue reading on Shanghaiist